As you’re roaring around the web in your new Windows computer, or putt-putting along in an old one, you might enjoy a pit stop at PCPitstop.com. We did, and we found out some interesting things about Joy’s computer. The visit was entertaining and informative.
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A reader wrote to say he was fed up with his email program and was waving the white flag. We advised him to try Google’s Gmail. We made this switch four years ago and have been happy with it ever since.
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Adobe invented the PDF, so understandably the granddaddy of PDF editors is Adobe Acrobat. But at $300, it does a whole lot more than most people need or want. Recently we found something cheaper. It’s “PDFZilla,” the Godzilla of PDF converters. We got it for $30 from pdfzilla.com.
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You can read the special digital version of PC Magazine on your computer, iPhone or iPod Touch if you sign up for it at Zinio.com. Zinio’s site exactly duplicates what the magazine looks like in print. The key word here is “exactly.”
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“Windows Live Photo Gallery” is a new free photo editor from Microsoft, part of their “Windows Live” programs. The promotional material on Microsoft’s web site says it is so easy to use, a 4- year-old can do it. Said four-year-old is shown on the screen, presumably doing it.
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If you think a $199 laptop is too good to be true, you’re right. Radio Shack has been offering the “Acer Aspire” for this price — with a big catch: You have to sign up for a two-year, $60-a-month 3G Internet connection. This is a very high-speed connection you can use anywhere, and some say it’s worth the price, but this contract adds $1440 to the cost of the laptop. We’ve seen netbook computers – similar to laptops — for $300 from ASUS.
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We were recently pitched on a game for teaching arithmetic to children in kindergarten to second grade. It’s an online teaching game from Dreambox.com and instead of a one-time price, it costs $13 a month.
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