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CNET
CNET is a well-designed technology portal
that reports on computing products and
trends and discusses living with the technology
around us. You'll find technology news
(a TV news show debuted a few months ago),
product reviews, and links to its TV shows.
Head to Download.com for free software
and to Gamecenter.com for fun and games.
Other recent additions: auctions, jobs,
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McAfee.com
You probably know McAfee for its antivirus
tools, but its site offers much more for
the conscientious PC owner. For $29.95
a year, you can subscribe to the McAfee
clinic, a collection of Web-based apps
to keep your PC tuned up and virus-free.
Even if you don't sign up, you'll find
plenty of tools and utilities, not to
mention free online storage of up to 100MB
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MyHelpdesk.com
Why not create your own personal--and
free--help desk, with links to all sorts
of resources related to all the applications
and peripherals you use? At MyHelpdesk.com,
1,500 products are covered. You get quick
access to vendor resources and phone numbers;chat
rooms and message boards related to each
product; instant access to the latest
tips, updates, and news about the apps
you use; and FAQs for each app and product.
It's an excellent resource that can help
alleviate some of the daily pain of your
computing life. |
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Service911.com
This new and rather remarkable site wants
to help you solve your computing problems,
and it's willing to provide real live
human beings to help you get the job done.
Have a question? Check out a video tutorial.
Not good enough? E-mail your question
and an expert will answer within a day.
Not fast enough? Chat live with an expert
who will tackle your questions. Still
stumped? Ask an expert to come to your
home or office (the one service that you
will, in fact, have to pay for). |
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ZDNet
ZDNet underwent a redesign in October
to bring its many resources to the surface.
The site offers a seemingly endless supply
of breaking news, analysis, and product
and game reviews (with links to current
prices), and the huge Software Library
continues to add dozens of downloads each
day. At the relaunched SmartPlanet.com,
you can choose from among 350 computing
courses, and the recently added Updates.com
lets you register for automatic notification
when the software you use needs a bug
fix or an upgrade. |
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