Lincoln Spector's
Articles on
Computer Software
How to Do
Everything Faster
PC World.com, April 27, 2008
25 Answers To
Common Tech Questions
PC World, March, 2008
Fifteen Great
Time Saving Utilities
PC World.com, October 21, 2007
Get Rid
of Ghost Messages in Windows Mail
PC World.com, August 23, 2007
First Look:
New Appearance, New Features for Office 2007's Major Apps
PC World.com, part of a
larger
article, May 23, 2006
We Need Better Backup Software
PC World.com, October 18, 2005
The Software Thinks It Owns Your Computer
PC World.com, October 7, 2005
Windows 2000's Demise: Greatly Exaggerated?
PC World.com, June 28, 2005
We Take Longhorn for a Test Drive
PC World.com, April 29, 2005
Supercharge Your Software:
Media Stars
PC World, part of larger
article, May, 2005
New Ghost Draws From Drive Image
PC World.com, August 2, 2004
Great
Stuff for Your PC
PC World.com, May 26, 2004
Free Search Bar Also Blocks Pop-Ups
PC World.com, May 17, 2004
Updated VideoStudio Seeks Simplicity
PC World.com, April 28, 2004
New DVD Copying Tool Enters Fray
PC World.com, April 27, 2004
Magix Tool Offers to Remaster Tunes
PC World.com, April 7, 2004
MailWasher Pro Enhances Spam Filter
PC World.com, April 2, 2004
Recovery Commander Gives XP the Boot
PC World.com, February 13, 2004
WinZip,
PKWare Call Truce in Format War
PC World.com, January 22, 2004
The
Trouble-Free PC: Tune it up. Back it up. Ramp it up.
PC World, February, 2004
Updated True Image Does Double Duty
PC World.com, December 11, 2003
Control
Windows Bloat?
PC World, January, 2004
Extra-Suite Virus and Spam Protection
PC World, November, 2003
Norton Updates Toughen Online Security
PC World.com, September 8, 2003
Creative Unveils Lightweight Nomads
PC World.com, September 5, 2003
Great Software for Your Home Office
PC World.com, September 1, 2003
.Zip
File Format Splinters
This is a shorter, print version of the June 9 online article.
PC World, September, 2003
Magix Updates MP3 Maker
PC World.com, June 25, 2003
The
.zip Standard Splinters
PC World.com, June 9, 2003
Updated
WinZip Alters Zip Format
PC World.com, May 20, 2003
PentaWare
Ships File Manager
PC World.com, April 4, 2003
Revamped
AskSam Supports E-Mail, Web
PC World.com, February 21, 2003
DataViz
Tool Secures Your Password List
PC World.com, February 11, 2003
Original
Zip Program Revamped
PC World.com, January 30, 2003
Partitioning
Plus Backup
PC World, January, 2002
Image-Shrinking
Tool Hits New Lows
PC World.com, November 12, 2002
Diskeeper
Lite Tidies Files (Manually)
PC World.com, September 16, 2002
Acronis
Offers New and Improved PC Utilities
PC World.com, September 04, 2002
Ten
Essential (but Cheap) Utilities
PC World.com, August 23, 2002
New
Compression Software: Zip It Good
PC World, September, 2002
Copy,
Back Up Your PC's Drive With Ease
PC World, August, 2002
Move
Your Net Files Faster
PC World, July, 2002
Powerful
PC File Manager
PC World, July, 2002
EasyRecovery Update Rescues Data
PC World.com, May 23, 2002
Apps
for Tweaking PC Perfomance
PC World, June, 2002
Cover
Story: Tools for Trouble-Free Computing
PC World, May, 2002
PowerDesk
Powers Up With Release 5
PC World.com, March 18, 2002
ZoneAlarm Evolves Into Full Security Tool
PC World.com, March 08, 2002
You
Choose Which Windows OS to Use
PC World, April, 2002
SystemSuite
Gets Bigger, Better, Buggier
PC World, March, 2002
Software
Cleans Adult DVDs for Family Viewing
PC World.com, December 28, 2001
More
Zip for Your Files
PC World, November, 2001
Make
Move to a New Computer Easier
Basically a shorter version of the review below, for print
PC World, September, 2001
An
Easier Move to a New Computer
PC World.com, July 11, 2001
Smooth-Sailing
Utilities
PC World, August, 2001
Make Your Hard Drive Work for You
PC World.com, February 1, 2000
First Look: PC Guardian's Useful, Easy
Company-Wide Encryption Control
CommWeb.com, December 14, 2000
QuickClean Your Hard Drive
PC World.com, November 30, 2000
Drive Image 4 Writes to CD
PC World.com, November 6, 2000
A First Look at AOL 6
PC World.com, October 25, 2000 (this article
will also appear in the January print version of PC
World)
Find Files Fast--for a Hefty Price
PC World.com, July 25, 2000
FileQuest Challenges Windows Explorer
PC World.com, July 20, 2000
Minimize the Hazards of Trying Windows 2000
PC World, July, 2000
OnShare Updates File-Sharing Tools
PC World.com, June 5, 2000
Utility Sharpens Your PC's Sound
PC World.com, May 18, 2000
PowerQuest Adds Win 2000, Linux Support
PC World Online, April 7, 2000
In Praise of Older Software
PC World Online, March 30, 2000
Shareware PIM Versatile but Difficult
PC World Online, March 7, 2000
PowerDesk Manages Files Without Explorer
PC World Online, March 2, 2000
WinZip Gets a Facelift
PC World Online, January 24, 2000
dBASE Revived
PC World Online, September 24, 1999
The Fix Is In: Top Windows Utilities
This is a multi-author roundup of Windows
utilities. The part I wrote was "File
Managers: Explorer Gets Lost." PC World, August,
1999
Make Windows Work for You
PC World Online, March 16, 1999
Find: Not a Great Collector's Item
PC World Online, February 8, 1999
Syncronys's BigDisk Spells Big Risk
PC World, August, 1998.
Operating System Upstarts Challenge Windows ![]()
PC World, July, 1998
Windows Utilities: Rx for Your PC
PC World, June, 1998. I was one of
three writers. I did the sections on Diagnostics,
Disk
Scanners, and Defragmenters.
Best Free Stuff Online
PC World, April, 1998. I was one of three
writers on this. I did the sections on Utilities,
Drivers,
and most of section on Personalizing
Your PC.