How Many Users Will Really Dump Facebook, and Will Google+ Gain?

By Jacqueline Emigh | 10/10/2011

While some outraged users dump Facebook, complain to public officials, and launch lawsuits, others downplay privacy concerns.

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Norton Launches NIS 2012 and NAV 2012 for PC Security and More

By Jacqueline Emigh | 9/7/2011

As a big piece of a larger set of Norton product announcements, Symantec on Wednesday launched Norton Internet Security (NIS) 2012, an update to its PC software with new mobile gadget protections.

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MeetingBurner Rolls Out 'Freemium' Web Conferencing

By Jacqueline Emigh | 8/16/2011

GoToMeeting, Adobe Connect, and Cisco's WebEx are now getting more company in the Web conferencing ring, with the public beta of a new service called MeetingBurner, now available free of charge for groups ranging from small to huge.

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As XP Dies, Will Users Step to Windows 7, 8 or Something Else?

By Jacqueline Emigh | 7/12/2011

As CEO Steve Ballmer crows about Windows 7 sales, another exec, Stephen Rose, blogged warnings about the final death knell of Windows XP. This all flies in the face of recent Windows 8 sneak peaks, an OS Ballmer calls their "riskiest move yet."

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Google+ Battles Facebook & Microsoft

By Jacqueline Emigh | 7/11/2011

Google is planning further integration between Google+ and Gmail, along with a business edition of its emerging social networking service, two moves that could give Google's lineup a big leg-up against Facebook, Twitter, and even cloud-based office suites such as Microsoft's Office 365.

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Moms, Dads & Grads Software Buyers Guide 2010

By | 5/7/2010

If you're considering buying a loved one a new PC this spring, don't forget that software has as much (if not more) impact on your computing experience as hardware. We rate the best software applications in five categories -- Security, Office Suites, Photo Editing, Video Editing, and Online Backup -- and offer free alternative apps in each area, just in case you forgot to budget for apps when you laid down cash for your new desktop, laptop, or tablet computer.

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Windows PC Optimization Guide -- Part Two

By Charles P. Jefferies | 1/26/2010

NotebookReview's Computer Optimization Guide is designed to help you and your computer work faster together to be more productive. In part one we focused on improving your computer's performance, and now we will focus on improving the way you use a computer.

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Windows PC Optimization Guide

By Charles P. Jefferies | 1/19/2010

This three-part series is designed to help everyday computer users improve their productivity by optimizing their computer's performance, making use of handy shortcuts in the Windows operating system, and creating and maintaining a backup schedule. Let's get started with part one, improving performance.

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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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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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Personal Finance Software 2009 Buyer's Guide

By | 7/31/2009

Given the current state of the global economy, now is probably a great time for you to consider organizing your household budget -- and maybe even your investments -- with some personal finance management software. The question thus becomes: Which finance app offers the most bang for your buck, especially when some of them are available for free. We separate the toxic assets from the sound financial instruments in this buyer's guide.

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IBM Releases Lotus Symphony Software at No Charge

By | 9/18/2007

IBM today announced Lotus Symphony, a suite of free software tools for creating and sharing documents, spreadsheets and presentations. Starting today users can download this office software for any purpose whether it's academic, business or personal.

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