Archive for the ‘Uncategorized’ Category

How to Clean Your Windows Registry and Speed Up Your PC

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
A cluttered Registry can slow Windows to a crawl, but cleaning it up effectively isn't easy. Steve Bass reviews some of the leading Registry cleaners, and offers tips to help you get your Registry down to size and improve your PC's performance.

Welcome to the Blog and What Are Those find.pcworld.com URLs

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
I start my new blog with a very frequently-asked question.

Canon PowerShot A590 IS Point-and-Shoot Camera

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
For a beginner's camera, the PowerShot A590IS offers amazing image quality and superb stabilization.

Change the default folder view in Vista

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

There are many things I like about Windows Vista. The OS's approach to folder views isn't one of them.

XP had it right: To change your default view in Windows Explorer and folder windows in Vista's predecessor, you just open a folder, change it to the view ...

Still Nervous About Online Shopping? Really?

Monday, August 18th, 2008
Assurz, a service that promised no-hassle returns, is no more, but BuySafe seeks to reassure online shoppers about obscure e-commerce sites.

Insider Deals: Sweet, If You Can Score Them

Monday, August 18th, 2008
You don’t have to be a PC vendor’s friend, relative, or employee to snag deals that were created for the benefit of exclusive groups of insiders.

Detecting Digital Photo Fakery

Monday, August 18th, 2008
What's real? Learning to tell truth from fiction in the Photoshop Age.

5 Movies Starring Computers

Saturday, August 16th, 2008
Homicidal. Amorous. Vengeful. Yearning. Cute. Anyone who says that computers aren't emotional hasn't seen these five films.

Merge your Outlook and Gmail contacts

Friday, August 15th, 2008

I spend most of my workday Alt-Tabbing between my Gmail inbox and the Outlook account on my employer's Exchange Server. The problem is, when it comes to contacts, there isn't much overlap between the two: Only a handful of Gmail addresses are also in the Outlook contacts list, ...

PC World’s Guide to Mobile Living

Friday, August 15th, 2008
A special guide, in PDF format, with detailed reports on laptops, remote access, and wireless devices.