CES 2010: Roxio CinemaNow takes on iTunes with 3D, HD movies

By | 1/7/2010

The Roxio CinemaNow service has been the ignored stepchild of online movie streaming and download platforms, but maker Sonic Solutions has its sights set on iTunes territory with the impending CinemaNow 2.0 service demo'd at this year's Consumer Electronics Show.

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CES 2010: Lojack for Laptops moves into consumer space

By | 1/7/2010

Absolute Software's Lojack for Laptops, which can track lost or stolen laptops if and when they log back onto the Internet, has traditionally been considered a corporate product -- but the company is broadening its consumer options.

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Free Alternatives to Microsoft Office -- The (Don't Have To) Buyers Guide

By | 1/5/2010

From open-source software to Web-based applications, there are so many free alternatives to Microsoft Office it's a wonder anyone pays hundreds of dollars for a word processor, spreadsheet, or presentation program anymore. But of all the freebie office suites out there, which is most worth the money you don't have to spend? We break down the top five contenders in this buyers guide.

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2009 Remote Access Software Home Buyer's Guide

By Greg | 12/30/2009

We've reviewed five remote access tools each with their own capabilities, strengths, and weaknesses. Some programs worked flawlessly, others did alright, and one fell flat on its face. Read on to see which Remote Access program earned our Editor's Choice.

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2010 Free Antivirus Buyers Guide

By Charles P. Jefferies | 12/15/2009

Over the last several months Notebook Review looked at several free antivirus solutions -- today we compile our results in our 2010 free antivirus buyers guide and declare a winner. Read on to see which one is most worthy of your bandwidth.

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Online Video Service Buyers Guide 2009

By | 12/10/2009

Netflix or Hulu? Amazon or iTunes? Which online video service offers the best combination of video quality, selection and price to command your loyalty for (legally) watching movies and television shows on your computer? We break it down in this buyers guide.

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Five Reasons NOT To Buy MS Office This Holiday Season

By | 11/20/2009

If you're buying a PC this holiday season, virtually every vendor will try to up-sell you a license for some version of Microsoft Office 2007. Not only should you not buy MS Office 2007, you shouldn't pay for any office productivity suite this year. Here are five reasons why.

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Is Outlook 2010 the Facebook-killer? Not yet.

By | 11/18/2009

Microsoft is going to war with Facebook. That's the hidden message in the launch of the Outlook Social Provider, a surprisingly un-Microsoft-like feature debuting in the beta release of MS Office 2010 today.

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Holiday Software Buyers Guide 2009

By | 11/13/2009

Believe it or not, there is a bigger software question this holiday season that "Do I need to upgrade to Windows 7?" As in, what software stocking-stuffers to buy for a new (or old) PC? We rate the best software application in six key categories -- Security, Office Suites, Photo Editing, Video Editing, Online Backup, and Personal Finance -- and offer free alternative apps in each sector for those of you shopping for software on a recession-friendly budget.

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USB Bootable Windows 7 For Netbooks Available

By Charles P. Jefferies | 10/23/2009

Microsoft is offering a downloadable version of its new Windows 7 operating system for netbooks and other PCs without an optical drive.

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Windows 7 - To Buy or Not to Buy?

By | 10/22/2009

Windows 7 hits the streets Thursday, and with it something rather new from a recent Microsoft operating system: Positive reviews. Does this mean you should definitely update your OS -- and maybe your entire system -- just for the sake of embracing Windows 7? Or is this just another hypefest that will end in tears a la Windows Vista? We break it down in this buyer's guide.

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Windows 7 - A Guide to the Editions

By | 10/22/2009

Windows 7 comes in six different flavors -- with a few more niche alternates just for good measure. We've told you why (or why not) to buy Windows 7, but which Windows 7 edition is right for you? We breakdown the feature sets in this buyers guide.

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