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Digital Photo Shopping Guide, Part 2

More annual recommendations from Dave, including digital cameras, snapshot printers, and photo books.

Offbeat Laptop Bags

A bullet-resistant backpack? But of course. Here’s a guide to some offbeat laptop bags.

Digital Photo Shopping Guide, Part 1

Dave’s annual recommendations, covering photo editors, flash gadgets, and photo storage.

Lock Down the Data on Your Portable Drives

New hardware and software simplify the task of keeping your sensitive information safe from data thieves.

Hands-On With Sprint’s Mobile Broadband

Sprint’s cellular broadband service works well–but its customer service needs improvement.

All-in-One Security Suites: Tried and Tested

We check out eight products, from the popular to the relatively unknown. They can’t protect you from everything, but some come close.

Napster, Amazon MP3: Digital Music Done Differently

Napster’s music-subscription service has a great playlist function; Amazon’s MP3 store is easy to navigate and very affordable.

Top 10 Internal Hard Drives

Need more storage? The top-ranked internal hard drives will fill the bill. Ratings and rankings can change due to pricing and technology changes, so check back frequently for the latest info.

Ask Our Experts: Connect USB External Drives Wirelessly?

Can external hard drives become network-attached storage over Wi-Fi?

Desktops: Penryn PC Takes Power Prize

The first desktop we’ve tested with Intel’s new Penryn CPU tops our chart.

A Speedy Tablet and a Bargain Laptop Debut

The low-cost T-6815 and the convertible E-295C, formerly under the Gateway brand and now sold by MPC, enter our all-purpose laptops chart.

Sony LocationFree Tops Slingbox Solo

Sony’s LF-V30 LocationFree delivers sharp video and audio, while the Slingbox Solo supports multiple devices.

A $30 Inkjet Competes With Printers Thrice Its Price

Lexmark’s extremely budget-priced Z1300 inkjet printer claims the ninth spot on our latest chart.

Top 10 Inkjet Printers

These are the top Inkjet Printers today, but ratings and rankings can change quickly due to pricing and technology changes, so check back frequently for the latest info.

Checkpoint ZoneAlarm Internet SecuritySuite 7.1

Checkpoint offers a full-featured firewall, but the rest of the suite is flawed.

Trend Micro Internet Security 2008

The Trend Micro security suite combines a good feature set and solid malware disinfection, but those benefits are offset by below-average detection as well as interface and installation bugs.

Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0

Kaspersky’s top-tier Internet security suite scans slowly, but otherwise it performs well. It responds quickly to new outbreaks and has a nice design.

Avira Premium Security Suite

Avira’s great threat detection is offset by a dearth of various features typical of a security suite.

BitDefender Internet Security 2008

BitDefender was an excellent performer among security suites, but it’s best for experts who don’t need guidance regarding security extras and pop-up alerts and who don’t mind therough interface.

CA Internet Security Suite Plus 2008

CA’s easy-to-use security suite lacks sufficient protection to stop many of today’s threats. Don’t rely on it.

Symantec Norton Internet Security 2008

Symantec’s Norton Internet Security 2008 suite offers solid security protection and features, including the best behavior-based defense against unknown threats.

McAfee Internet Security Suite

McAfee’s Internet Security Suite has ample features, including a backup program and antispam plug-ins for Windows Mail and Thunderbird; but threat detection could be better.

High-Tech Hyatt Place

The budding hotel chain promises high-tech amenities–and for the most part, delivers on that promise.

Pocket Perfect Compact Digital Cameras

These sleek point-and-shoots reach resolutions up to 12 megapixels and have fancy features such as image stabilization and face detection, plus snazzy colors. Better yet, some capable models cost as little as $200.

Top 10 All-Purpose Laptops

These laptops can do it all and are a great choice for most notebook users. Ratings and rankings can change due to pricing and technology changes, so check back frequently for the latest info.

Top 5 Power Desktop PCs

These powerful desktop PCs are the right choice for demanding users. Ratings and rankings can change due to pricing and technology changes, so check back frequently for the latest info.

Holiday Shopping the Smart Way

New sites that help you research electronics and video games, a few gift ideas, and help tying your shoelaces.

SightSpeed Business Videoconferencing Service

SightSpeed Business offers an affordable and reliable videoconferencing service for business users–no matter how big or small your company.

Gadget Gift Ideas

A gift buyer’s guide to laptops, smart phones, and GPS devices.

Samsung SCH-i760, From Verizon

With the addition of the Samsung SCH-i760, Verizon gives its ho-hum selection of Windows Mobile 6 smart phones a much-needed boost.

Top 10 Compact Cameras

These compact cameras fit easily into a pocket, but still offer lots of megapixels and low prices.

First Look: Sentry Remote and eBlaster 6.0

The Sentry and eBlaster parental-control apps offer practical tools for monitoring computer usage–but they can be aggressive.

Head-Start Holiday Gift Guide

Get a jump on your gift buying with this guide to digital camcorders and cameras.

The 10 Biggest Web Annoyances

The new, improved Web won’t deserve that name until sites make clear what they do with your private data. And online tech support gets a lot better. And…

CashView Bill Management Service

CashView bill management service helps businesses ease the burden of shuffling paper.

GotVoice Premium Visual Voicemail Service

GotVoice’s visual voicemail service can save you time by turning your voicemail into e-mail.