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Seagate Business Storage Windows Server review: No-nonsense NAS for business
Running Microsoft's Server Essentials 2012 Workgroup edition, Seagate's Business Storage Windows Server NAS box is a good fit for Windows-centric houses. But it's pricey for the features provided.Reviews
StageLight 1.3 Review: Groundbreaking GarageBand competitor for the PC
Ultra-affordable DAW app offers a lot of beat for the buck, but pro users may find it a tease.Reviews
Reveal 11 Business review: automated videography for your professional needs
Pick a style, supply the content, and create near pro-quality promotional or training videos with this easy-to-use production tool.Reviews
D-Link DWA-182 review: A solid performer at all distances
There’s a lot to like here, including compact dimensions, a handy cradle, and decent performance.Reviews
Netgear Nighthawk review: One of the best 802.11ac routers you can buy
If you want the best Wi-Fi on the market, it’s this or the Asus RT-AC68UDownload This
6 audio/video players to ease the sorrow of losing Winamp
Winamp is no longer supported as of December 20. If you've had eyes for no audio/video player but Winamp, take a look at these six attractive alternatives. Most are free.Reviews
Skydog review: Tomorrow’s network-management features; yesterday’s hardware
This router's awesome cloud-based management features are undercut by its ultraconservative hardware, which is based on the old 802.11n standard.Reviews
Haswell, Surface Pro 2, and Kindle Fire HDX top PCWorld’s ‘Best of 2013’ list
It's that time of year again, when the editors of PCWorld and TechHive name the absolute best new hardware, gadgets, software, and servicesReviews
Nexus 5 review: Wouldn’t be as sweet without KitKat
Without its slick OS, the Nexus 5 would be just another top-of-the-line Android phone.Download This
Cyberlink Director Suite 2 review: Video suite adds FX, support for more technologies
Cyberlink's Director Suite 2 remains a powerful set of media editing and production applications that handle video, images, and audio with aplomb. The new features. though welcome, form a relatively mild upgrade.Reviews
Soundodger+ Review: A much different—much better—way to play your music
Soundodger+, from developer Studio Bean, turns the rhythm genre from pure functionality into a work of art.Download This
Share, snapshot, and stream your games with these 7 tools
Games are better with friends (or at least when you're proving your chops to admiring strangers). These tools let you broadcast your gaming prowess. Now go out on the Net and get your game on.Download This
VLC Review: 2.1 “Rincewind” looks the same, plays better
The finest free multimedia player in the world is now even better, thanks to lots of improvements under the hood.Reviews
WD My Cloud review: A better, more secure alternative to cloud storage
Who needs Dropbox when you can get 2TB of web-accessible storage this cheap?Reviews
Acer Aspire V3 review: “Budget desktop replacement” needn’t be an oxymoron
Yes, you can buy a 17.3-inch Haswell-powered notebook with a discrete GPU for $1100. Just be prepared to make some compromises in features.Download This
Ashampoo MP3 Cover Finder review: Organize your playlists—for a price
Ashampoo's MP3 Cover Finder is a tool to provide metadata and visual covers to mp3 files that are missing them or are incorrect. It uses intelligent fingerprint technology and searches the Internet to identify the tracks.Download This
Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate 6.5 review: Robust, fast, and feature-rich
If a free video converter won't cut it for you, Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate's speed and disc burning may be what you seek.Download This
Review: Musique is the simple and beautiful music player you’ve always dreamed of
Musique is a functional and easy to use music player that will appeal to both beginner and more advanced users. With its basic features and beautiful interface, it will quickly become your go-to place when you want to relax to some music.Download This
Review: Helium Music Manager 9 jazzes up music management
Helium Music Manager looks good, and it offers plenty of useful tools for managing extensive music collections. Unfortunately, though, many of its best features are only in the Premium version.Reviews
Review: iPod Copy Master can’t master music management
iPod Copy Master is a $20 application that promises to help you transfer music and playlists from your iOS device to your PC. Unfortunately, it's harder to use than it should be, and its free trial version is too limited to be useful.Reviews
Review: DropTunes plays music directly from your Dropbox folder
If you use Dropbox to store your tunes, DropTunes allows you to play them from the cloud sharing service. It's light on features, but it's more than Dropbox can do on its own.Download This
Review: ProDrenalin fixes home action video problems
For not much cash, ProDrenalin fixes nearly any problem with your home video: fish-eye, rolling shutter effect, or the shakes.Reviews
QNAP TS-469 Pro review: A fast NAS box well suited to both business and pleasure
This speedy four-bay box is a fabulous storage device for SMBs and consumers alike.Reviews
Kingston’s MobileLite Wireless streams multimedia and charges mobile devices, too
This lightweight device wirelessly shares multimedia content on the road. Though it lacks internal storage, it can host SD/SDHC cards and USB drives.Reviews
Review: Search and filter recently posted Reddit videos with Reddit TV
You don't have to scroll through all the subreddits looking for videos. This website corrals the YouTube gems posted to Reddit.Reviews
It’s a WiDi shootout! Actiontec’s ScreenBeam Pro vs. Netgear’s Push2TV
These tiny devices let you stream high-def video from a notebook, tablet, or smartphone—when they work.Download This
Review: Convert video to many formats with Sorenson Squeeze 9
Sorenson Squeeze 9 is expensive, but it's also a best-of-breed video transcoding app that's multi-threaded fast and produces sterling output.Download This
Review: Smideo HD 2013 makes smart-looking video slideshows
Smideo HD 2013 makes it (mostly) easy to create slick slideshows. You can add video and photos to the project, but Smideo doesn't always offer a lot of hand holding to users.Reviews
Review: The Patriot Aero streams media without wires—not even a power cable
The Patriot Aero creates a Wi-Fi hotspot for multimedia streaming, and it works well. In battery life and performance, however, it's a step behind the competition.Reviews
Ceton InfiniTV 6 review: A six-tuner dynamo for Microsoft’s dying media center
Tired of renting your cable company's lousy DVR? Buy this box, and you can record six channels at once—and watch those recordings on any PC in your house.Reviews
Review: Minitube brings the YouTube experience at its best to your desktop
Minitube is a well-designed YouTube app that makes it easy to watch interesting videos quickly and continuously, with a viewing experience that's even better than get from YouTube's Web interface.Reviews
Review: iTunes Library Toolkit tidies up iTunes
ITunes Library Toolkit offers a host of features for cleaning up and maintaining your iTunes library. It can add files automatically and delete dead links, but doesn't always offer you perfect control.Reviews
Review: iTunes Folder Watch does what it promises
ITunes Folder Watch is an inexpensive utility that helps you monitor what does— and doesn't—get added to your iTunes library. It only does one thing, but it does that one thing very well.Reviews
Review: DriveTunes adds a music player to Google Drive
Chrome app DriveTunes lets you hear all the music in your Google Drive files.Reviews
Review: Fantashow makes (almost) fantastic videos
Fantashow offers an easy way to combine your own video clips and still photos into one polished video. You can save your video for viewing on a PC or TV, or share it online.Reviews
Review: SynciOS takes over for iTunes
SynciOS is a free tool for managing your iOS device from your PC. It lets you transfer content to and from your mobile device with ease, though it stumbles a bit as a contact manager.Reviews
Review: Notion 4 shatters your musical notation notions
The slickest musical score editor on the planet has new entry tools and a significantly lower price.Reviews
Review: Corel VideoStudio X6 eases creative video production
Corel's VideoStudio X6 is the easiest-to-learn, easiest-to-use video editor out there. It supports most major technologies, and the creative tools are first-rate.Reviews
Upgrade your home network with a media-streaming, backup-ready NAS box
Single-drive, network-attached storage boxes attach to your router and start at around $200.Reviews
Review: Name, tag and sort your MP3 music files with Mp3tag
Sometimes when you rip your CDs, the tags and album art don't come with it, leaving the MP3 file without identifying information. Mp3tag is here to help you add those tags and album art back.Reviews
Review: Three amps for building your own desktop audio system
If you've got a set of traditional bookshelf speakers gathering dust, it's time to pull them out of the closet. We take a look at three compact amplifiers for creating your own desktop audio system.Reviews
Review: Slice your AVI files up into separate files with AVI Splitter
When you are watching a media file in AVI format, you may want to copy a section as a separate AVI file for easier watching later. AVI Splitter makes this a quick and painless process with a few clicks of the mouse.Reviews
Review: Amara is a Web-based service that lets anyone transcribe and translate online video
Once the domain of trained professionals, Amara tries to put the process of video transcription, subtitling and translation within reach of everyone.Reviews
Wi-Fi hard drive showdown: Corsair Voyager vs. Seagate Wireless Plus
A new class of portable hard drive creates its own Wi-Fi hotspot, so you can stream media or transfer files from a PC, notebook, tablet, or smartphone without a cable. Which one's best?Reviews
Review: DivX Stash stores Web videos for mobile viewing
DivX Stash lets you store links to Web videos so you can view them later on your PC or mobile device. It's a great way to get your videos organized, but it stumbles a bit with Hulu content.Reviews
Review: PowerDVD 13 Ultra media player is loaded with under-the-hood improvements
While unchanged outwardly, PowerDVD 13 significantly enhances 1080 video, delivers better performance, and remains the premiere DVD/BD/3D playback solution.Reviews
Review: Freemake Video Downloader grabs any video with a URL
This standalone utility will download any video you can grab a URL for, and it can download directly from YouTube.Reviews