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============================================================ ********** Sponsored by AT&T ********** Get unlimited calling in the U.S. and to Canada through your broadband connection and save at least $200 with AT&T CallVantage(sm) Service. Just $19.99/mo. for the first 6 months. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1264-1-53-371668-121253-0-0-0-1 ************************************************************ ============================================================ Welcome to today's edition of Inside PCMag.com. We, like so many other online (and print) technology publications, offer a good helping of technology opinion from pundits big (Dvorak) and small (Ulanoff). But what purpose do these pontificators serve? Do you find them useful guides or droning contrarians? Tell us in the forums about your favorite pundits (at PCMag.com and elsewhere) and why you trust their opinionated prose. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1264-1-53-371668-121256-0-0-0-1 IN THIS ISSUE: * Review Blockbuster: Choose Your Next PC * Review: Metroid Prime 2 Echoes is One for the Fans * Review: An LCD with Good Features and Minor Flaws * Solutions: Video Editing 101 * Opinion: Unearthing Hidden Online Shopping Secrets * Holiday Gift Ideas: ADS Instant Music * Review: Firefox 1.0 is a Worthy IE Alternative ============================================================ Review Blockbuster: Choose Your Next PC You've been waiting to buy your next PC for far too long. There are so many good choices out there. We've pulled together 47 desktops and notebooks, put them through our new and exhaustive benchmark tests, and selected the top systems for you. Read all the reviews and decide if you agree with our assessments. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1264-1-53-371668-121259-0-0-0-1 Find the Best Desktops http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1264-1-53-371668-121262-0-0-0-1 Find the Right Notebooks http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1264-1-53-371668-121265-0-0-0-1 How We Test: Learn about our new PC benchmark tests http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1264-1-53-371668-121268-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Review: Metroid Prime 2 Echoes is One for the Fans Every gaming console platform has its GAME. You know what we mean, the game that sets or raises the bar and that gaming enthusiasts line up for with each new release. Metroid Prime is that kind of game for Nintendo's GameCube. But does Metroid Prime 2 Echoes live up to the hype? We have the review and a visual tour that should provide the answer. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1264-1-53-371668-121271-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Review: An LCD with Good Features and Minor Flaws The 17-inch Sharp LL-172G LCD monitor is not the cheapest display of its kind, nor is it the most expensive. Similarly, its features are good, if unspectacular. All in all, it's a case where price and performance are pretty evenly matched. Where the Sharp display stands out, though, is in the extra helping of features that have been thrown in. We have all the details in our lab tests and review. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1264-1-53-371668-121274-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Solutions: Video Editing 101 You've got all the equipment--a camcorder, a video-transfer device, video-editing software, and even a DVD burner. So what are you waiting for? Perhaps a little guidance on the proper way to edit video. It's not brain surgery, but it's also not very intuitive. Our video guru, contributing editor Jan Ozer, has created a simple, straightforward introduction to video editing that's sure to get you off on the right foot. Read, learn, and start editing all that video. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1264-1-53-371668-121277-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Opinion: Unearthing Hidden Online Shopping Secrets Think you know everything there is to know about shopping online? Executive editor Lance Ulanoff bets that there are still a few tidbits that you have yet to discover. He looks at some of his favorites in his latest column. This could be a valuable online shopping guide. Don't miss it. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1264-1-53-371668-121280-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Holiday Gift Ideas: ADS Instant Music Convert your old records and tapes to digital music. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1264-1-53-371668-121283-0-0-0-1 Make Your Pictures Talk More than just a drawing and coloring program, Pix Speak lets you create your own visual masterpiece with sound. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1264-1-53-371668-121286-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Review: Firefox 1.0 is a Worthy IE Alternative Tired of Internet Explorer and its laundry list of vulnerabilities (to be fair, Microsoft has closed off most of them)? Then you may want to try out Mozilla.org's Firefox Web browser. We did, and found a streamlined and effective Internet-surfing interface that appears to sidestep many of IE's pitfalls. 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