Weekly Brief
September 20th, 2004
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In Today's Weekly Brief:
* Top Story: Should Your Next PC Be a Workstation?
* News: Open Source Software Goes to Work
* Reviews: Top 10 DVD Drives
* How-To: Security Tips: Keep Viruses, Worms, and Spyware Off Your PC
* Downloads: XP Service Pack 2? Now Try Latest Files from Symantec
Plus, More Inside...
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Our Top Story:
* Should Your Next PC Be a Workstation?
Despite sub-$1000 prices, the answer still depends on what apps you
run.
http://pcwnl.pcworld.com/t/225460/21421674/755221/0/
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News:
* Open Source Software Goes to Work
Businesses don't have to dump Windows to test drive free or low-price
applications whose use may improve the bottom line.
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* Tiny Drives With Big Brains
It's hard to resist these increasingly handy devices. But should you
try?
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* Is It Time to Ditch IE?
Feds say switching browsers is one way to deal with security threats.
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* News In Brief
Office 2003 gets tweaked; Sidekick gets thinner and flashier; more
powerful wireless networking is on the way; and hard-drive-based
digital music players offer long battery life and lots of storage.
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Reviews:
* Top 10 DVD Drives
A new crop of 12X drives joins the chart this month.
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Check current prices on DVD/DVD-RW:
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* Sizing Up Mini Audio Players
The pocket-watch-size Joybee and the lipstick-size Yepp offer
alternatives to the IPod Mini.
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Check current prices on MP3 Players:
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* Top 15 Notebook PCs
New this month: a wide-screen multimedia model with booming sound from
Dell, and a Ferrari-red entrant from Acer.
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Check current prices on Notebooks:
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How-To:
* Security Tips: Keep Viruses, Worms, and Spyware Off Your PC
Close the gates to these threats before they infect your system.
http://pcwnl.pcworld.com/t/225460/21421674/755229/0/
* Answer Line: How Do I Share a Printer on My Small Network?
Give multiple PCs on your home network access to one printer. Plus:
Add options to the right-click menu.
http://pcwnl.pcworld.com/t/225460/21421674/755230/0/
* Web Shopping: A Cart Full of Frustration
Buying online should be simple and pleasant. Here's how to end the
hassles.
http://pcwnl.pcworld.com/t/225460/21421674/755231/0/
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Downloads
* XP Service Pack 2? Now Try Latest Files from Symantec
Boost your protection against security threats with Symantec's latest
releases, which pick up where Microsoft's service pack leaves off.
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* ScenalyzerLive
Nab DV format video from your Firewire-equipped camcorder and capture
it to your hard disk
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* PocoMail
Uses an internal HTML viewer--not the Internet Explorer component--to
preview your HTML messages.
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