PC World USA - August 2011 torrent

PC World Magazine - August 2011
PC World Magazine - August 2011
English | PDF | 100 pages | 16 MB

FEATURES
58 Make Your TV
Smarter - Transform your HDTV into a Web-connected, PC-like home theater—and do it without putting a big dent in your wallet.
67 Do-It-All Printers - We asked real-world offices to use rival inkjet MFPs for their everyday tasks and let us know
which ones they liked better.
75 Essential Apps for Every Smartphone - Here’s our collection of the best mobile software for handling social networking, news, travel, security, productivity, and more.
81 Cleanup Utilities - System-scrubbing tools claim to speed up PC performance by getting rid of clutter. We tested four, and got surprising results.

COMMUNITY
9 techlog
11 PcW Forum
96 the Back Page

DEPARTMENTS
15 Forward
Windows 8: The revamped OS emphasizes touch interaction.
17 GeekTech
20 Staff Picks
23 Consumer Watch
Ways to Pay Online: Don’t put your credit card at risk.
24 Skeptical Shopper
28 On Your Side
29 Business Center
Stay in Sync: Cloud services can make data syncing simpler.
30 Net Work
32 Tech Audit
35 Security Alert
Facebook Scams: Learn how to avoid or recover from them.
38 Bugs and Fixes
38 Privacy Watch

LAB TESTED
42 Reviews & Rankings
Tablet Roundup: We survey today’s tablet landscape, and rank the fi ve best contenders.
48 Seagate GoFlex Satellite
48 Top 10 Pocket Megazooms
50 Motorola Droid X2
52 Top 10 Ultraportables
55 Top 10 Performance PCs
56 Adobe Dreamweaver
57 Sony VAIO VPC L218FX/W

DO IT YOURSELF
86 Here’s How
Upgrade a Motherboard: It isn’t too diffi cult to pull out an old board and install a new one.
91 Answer Line
93 Hassle-Free PC