PC Magazine, July 2008

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Seven Technologies That Will Touch Your Life
The future will be a feast for the senses. We visited leading research labs to investigate new technologies poised to enhance our ability to touch, see, hear, and even smell. Come along for a look at the material that may someday revolutionize microprocessors -- and at what your laptop, phone, and digital camera could look like in 2020.

Store It, Keep It
Storage is incredibly cheap. Still, not enough of us keep our data backed up. We show you the best devices for protecting your data and the top apps and services for automatic backup.

Wi-Fi Home Improvements
Keep your network running at peak performance -- and choose who reaps the benefits.

Shooting and Editing Better Videos
Millions of words and photographs have been devoted to telling amateur cinematographers how to shoot videos, but this advice can be broken down into two rules. These rules apply across all editing platforms, and if you abide by them you will save yourself a lot of time and effort.

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PC Magazine, June 2008

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501 Tips for Better Computing
Your PC user manual has tons of information, but it's also hundreds of pages long. For the very special June issue, we boil down that hundreds of pages into hundreds of tips -- 501 to be precise, carefully organized into nearly three dozen categories. This should take the hard work out of being an expert!

Manage Your Music
Whether you prefer a simple set of playlists or a sophisticated smart-tagging system, follow these tips to organize your music to your heart's content.

Convert Your Records and Tapes
In these days of Blu-ray players, DVRs, and iPods, it's hard to believe we ever relied on VHS tapes for watching video and cassettes for listening to music.

Measuring Identity Theft at Top Banks
Is your bank a top target? Does it matter?

Make the Command Line Work for You
Anyone who uses Linux will quickly find value in using this interface.

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