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New iMacs

Plus: Free Microsoft Works, Filtering on YouTube, and Thunderbird Leaves the Nest.

Eric Dahl, PC World

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:00:00 UTC
Plugged in neutral icon.New iMacsNew iMacs: Aluminum, glass, and a new keyboard. That's the big product line update? Somebody wake us when Leopard finally arrives.
Plugged in neutral icon.Free Microsoft WorksFree Microsoft Works: Low-cost office suite finally joins the club--sort of. It's free only to OEMs. Honestly, you couldn't pay us to use it.
Plugged in negative icon.Filtering on YouTubeFiltering on YouTube: Without illegal copies of TV shows, what's left? Man cannot live on Diet Coke and Mentos, and strange Japanese TV, alone.
Plugged in positive icon.Second Life Charity WalkSecond Life Charity Walk: Do people pressing <Up Arrow> qualify as walkers? No matter--raising money to fight cancer is never a bad thing.
Plugged in negative icon.Don't Fear the GoogleDon't Fear the Google: Bill Gates doesn't--at least not as a mobile phone competitor. It worked great for Web search, so why not keep it up?
Plugged in neutral icon.Thunderbird Leaves the NestThunderbird Leaves the Nest: Apparently Thunderbirds are no longer "go" at the Mozilla Foundation. We wish the mail client well on its own.

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