Best Buys
August 16th, 2004
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Each month, the PC World Test Center tests, compares, and ranks a
large number of PCs, printers, monitors, graphic boards, and CD-RW
drives. The best products in each category earn the distinction of
being named a PC World Best Buy.
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* Today's Best Buy: Sony LCD WEGA KLV-21SG2
With a 4:3 aspect ratio, Sony's 21-inch LCD TV is particularly good at
displaying standard television. And in addition to excellent image
quality, the 21SG2 provides rich, full sound from the twin 4-watt
speakers mounted on each side of the display.
The 21SG2 has a respectable assortment of input and output options,
including one set of component inputs and pairs of S-Video and
composite inputs. It has left and right audio outputs should you want
to plug in a beefier stereo sound system. It alsos provide a Memory
Stick card slot for viewing JPEG photos or MPEG1 movies directly on
the TV.
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market, availability and pricing listed on our Product Finder page
occasionally change before this newsletter reaches subscribers. We
regret any inconvenience.
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This week's Lockergnome.com picks:
3D Screensaver - The Earth Is Our Homeland [1.44 M] Win9x/2k/XP FREE
Many of us have had lifelong dreams of being an astronaut. The whole
experience of viewing our Earth from space is one thing that has
fascinated mankind for many years. What if I told you that you could
view Earth from space for free? OK, it may just be a free screensaver,
but you have to take what you can get. What am I - Paul Allen? The
Earth Is Our Homeland is a free screensaver for the non-gravity type.
The graphics are pretty decent for a screensaver. A few interesting
facts about the Earth are also included with the download. You'll
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my speakers. Goodnight, everybody!
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FileAsoc [320K] Win9x/2k/XP FREE
Have you recently asked your file associations how they're doing? So
many of the programs that we download today try to take over our
associations, and this can be very aggravating. Sometimes when you
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Svoi.NET PHP Edit v5.2 [1188K] Win98/Me/NT/2k/XP FREE
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specifically designed for PHP coding and provides buttons to quickly
insert common code and variables, as well as other handy shortcuts and
a code snippet library, PHP help integration and the option to execute
and debug PHP scripts (requires PHP.exe). Additional features include
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CryptoExpert 2004 Lite v5.01 [1159K] NT/2k/XP FREE
CryptoExpert 2004 Lite allows you to create a virtual drive and use it
to securely store documents, images, or any other files. The content
of the secure container acts and looks just like any other drive,
however, it is encrypted on-the-fly and only accessible if the user
has logged in. Additional features include integrated e-mailing of
files, secure file deletion, auto or hotkey dismount, and more. The
program uses 128-bit CAST encryption, and the free version is limited
to a 20M container size (though you can create multiple containers).
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NeoBirthday v2.0 [1783K] Win98/ME/2k/XP FREE
NeoBirthday is a personal birthday organizer that can remind you in
advance about upcoming birthdays. In addition to names and ages, it
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