• The PC World 100: Best Products of 2009

  
  A laptop that recharges wirelessly, a CPU that leaves the competition in the dust, and a top pick that's changing the face of computing--these are just three of the items in our PC World Top 100 list of the best products of the year.

• 10 Amazing Google SketchUp Buildings

  From the Pyramid of Peace in Kazakhstan to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in Cleveland, Google's 3D modeling SketchUp tool brings Google's maps to life.
• Free Tools for Fine-Tuning Your Windows 7 Setup
• Jitouch Adds New Gestures to Multi-Touch Trackpads
• Synchronize Your Data With Multiple PCs, Macs, and Mobile Devices
• How to Automate Windows 7 Backups
• Optimize Your Windows 7 PC
• SMART Utility Monitors Hard Drives' Health
• Amazon's Kindle for PC App: 10 Things to Know
• DoorStep X Security Suite Ready for Snow Leopard

Utilities Reviews

• PaperPort Professional 12 Document Management Software Veteran document manager gets an interface makeover and more-polished tools.
• Genie Timeline Keep your data backed up with this nicely done utility.
• Acronis True Image Home 2010 This latest version of the venerable image-backup software has a vastly improved interface and compelling new features.
• PDF Converter Enterprise 6.0

Utilities News

• 10 Amazing Google SketchUp Buildings From the Pyramid of Peace in Kazakhstan to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in Cleveland, Google's 3D modeling SketchUp tool brings Google's maps to life.
• Jitouch Adds New Gestures to Multi-Touch Trackpads I'm a big fan of the Multi-Touch trackpads on Apple's recent laptops; by letting you use various gestures to perform actions, this technology makes the trackpad...
• The PC World 100: Best Products of 2009 A laptop that recharges wirelessly, a CPU that leaves the competition in the dust, and a top pick that's changing the face of computing--these are just three of the items in our PC World Top 100 list of the best products of the year.
• DoorStep X Security Suite Ready for Snow Leopard Open Door Networks updated its DoorStop X Security Suite, adding compatibility with Mac OS X 10.6 along with other enhancements to its collection of security...
• Bugs & Fixes: Font Duplicate Misadventures Troubleshooting fonts is among my least favorite Mac tasks. Understanding precisely what is going on and what fix is needed too often seems a bit above my pay...

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  How to Automate Windows 7 Backups How to set up and automate backups in Windows 7.
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  How to Resurrect a Crashed Hard Drive Recover data using the freezer and Frisbee tricks and more.

Utilities How-Tos

• Free Tools for Fine-Tuning Your Windows 7 Setup No-cost apps and Web services help you set up your Windows 7 computer just the way you want it.
• Synchronize Your Data With Multiple PCs, Macs, and Mobile Devices Gone are the days of carrying important files on optical discs and thumb drives. Here are some easy ways to synchronize your files across multiple platforms.
• How to Automate Windows 7 Backups How to set up and automate backups in Windows 7.
• Optimize Your Windows 7 PC Squeeze the very best performance out of your PC with these Windows 7 optimization tricks.
• Disaster! How to Retrieve a Deleted File What you've accidentally erased isn't necessarily gone forever.