Editors' Top Software
updated March 10, 2006
 
Robert Vamosi, Senior Editor
  Multimedia is the wave of the software future--why do you think Media Center PCs are so exciting? But if you want to rip and burn CDs, create your own music, download audio files, or stream radio stations and video clips, you'll still need software. Get the following.
-- Robert Vamosi, Senior Editor
 
Productivity apps  |  Apps for a new PC  |  Entertainment apps  |  Utilities  |  Security apps  |  Graphics apps

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