Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7 continues to outshine its competition with its ease of use combined with thorough antivirus protection.
The Lenovo 3000 N200 is quite a nifty notebook which verges on desktop replacement. Once all the extra useless software has been stripped off, it's a robust and well performing system that is sure to find a home slung to the shoulder of a few office execs.
If you need to partition your live hard drive, Norton PartitionMagic 8 is still the application to beat.
AVG Anti-Virus 7.5 Professional Single Edition is a pretty good, no-frills virus scanner. But you'll need to purchase antispyware software for complete malware protection.
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6 is light and fast and consistently wins detection awards against the competition; it's worthy of our Editors' Choice designation.
AVG Anti-Virus 7.1 Professional Single Edition is a solid, no-frills virus scanner. But you'll need to purchase antispyware software and a firewall for complete protection.
Acronis True Image 8.0 is a first-class imaging program that makes it easy to copy the contents of a hard drive.
Despite McAfee's acquisition of SpamAssassin and other technologies, SpamKiller 6.0 is a muddle of an antispam app.
Check out the basic IBM ThinkPad R51 if you're low on cash, but think twice before loading up on expensive options.
We recommend installing Windows XP SP2 but only after Microsoft has had a few weeks to work out the kinks.
We'll step you through the process of installing Linux alongside Windows XP so that you can boot either OS.
The ThinkPad T42 is a good choice for business professionals looking for a top-notch laptop at a reasonable price.
Though it shows some potential, DVD Xtreme is no competition for mature CD/DVD software suites from Nero and Roxio.
Business travellers who like to travel light should definitely consider IBM's sleek, new, full-featured powerhouse: the ThinkPad X40.
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