PCWorld Top 100...

[openmind]

...Products of The Year.

Ubuntu made Number 27! :)

Congratulations!!

#1 Operating System
#2 Open Source Product (Firefox)
#15 Software

The only Linux-Specific Item on the list!!

[RAV TUX]

...Products of The Year.

Ubuntu made Number 27! :)

Congratulations!!

#1 Operating System
#2 Open Source Product (Firefox)
#15 Software

The only Linux-Specific Item on the list!!

sounds great but do you have a link?







.

[RAV TUX]

sounds great but do you have a link?







.
Here is the link and three clarifications the list is for 2005, the version is 5.04 and Ubuntu is ranked at #26.
Wait till they see Dapper!

http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120763,pg,12,00.asp

The 100 Best Products of 2005
Mozilla Firefox (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,118959,00.asp) Web Browser
Google Gmail (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,116301,00.asp) Web Mail
Apple Mac OS X Version 10.4 (Tiger) (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120646,00.asp) Operating System
Belkin Wireless Pre-N Router and Notebook Network Card (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,118666,00.asp) Wireless Networking
Dell Ultrasharp 2405FPW (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120529,00.asp) 24-Inch Wide-Screen LCD
Alienware Aurora 5500 (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,119123,00.asp) Performance PC
Seagate USB 2.0 Pocket Drive (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,119104,00.asp) Portable Hard Drive
Skype (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120481,00.asp) VoIP Service
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,119729,00.asp) Digital SLR Camera
PalmOne Treo 650 (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,118848,00.asp) PDA Phone
Zone Labs ZoneAlarm Antivirus (http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_zaav.jsp) Antivirus and Firewall Software
Mysoft Technology Maxthon (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,118794,pg,3,00.asp) Browser Plug-In
Rio Carbon (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120417,00.asp) Midcapacity MP3 Player
Webroot Window Washer 5.5 (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120340,pg,5,00.asp) Utility
Maxtor H01R300 Shared Storage Drive (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120063,00.asp) Network Hard Drive
Google (http://blogs.pcworld.com/techlog/archives/000685.html) Search Engine
Netgear 54 Mbps Cable/DSL Wireless Travel Router Model WGR101 (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,117622,00.asp) Travel Router
OnlyMyEmail Pro (http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,119983,pg,2,00.asp#spamFilter) Spam Filter
Sony PlayStation Portable (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120117,00.asp) Handheld Gaming Device
NVidia GeForce 6600 GT (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,118382,00.asp) Graphics Board
APC Back-UPS RS 800VA 120V (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,114500,00.asp) Uninterruptible Power Supply
2BrightSparks SyncBackSE (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,119982,00.asp) Utility
Moon Software Password Agent (http://www.moonsoftware.com/pwagent.asp) Password Manager
HP Officejet 7210 All-in-One (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120683,00.asp) Multifunction Printer
Winternals Software ERD Commander (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120340,00.asp) Data Recovery Software
Ubuntu Linux 5.04 (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120520,00.asp) Linux Distribution
Epson PictureMate (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,116696,00.asp) Photo Printer
Mozilla Thunderbird (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,119038,00.asp) E-Mail Program
Cloudmark Anti-Fraud Toolbar (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120501,00.asp) Browser Security Plug-In
Vonage (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120542,00.asp) VoIP Service
Cloudmark SafetyBar (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,115885,00.asp) Spam Filter
Adobe Photoshop CS2 (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120093,00.asp) Image Editor
The New York Times on the Web (http://www.nytimes.com/) Web Site
Apple ITunes (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,110482,00.asp) Media Player
Seagate USB/FireWire Hard Drive (http://pcworld.pricegrabber.com/search_prodsummary.php?masterid=6335762) External Hard Drive
Canon CanoScan 9950F (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,119448,00.asp) Scanner
IRiver IFP-895 (https://secure3.nexternal.com/shared/StoreFront/default.asp?CS=iriver&BusType=BtoC&Count1=754665553&Count2=671805977) Flash-Based MP3 Player
Valve Half-Life 2 (http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/000324.html) PC Game
Samsung HL-P5063W (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,118386,00.asp) Rear-Projection TV
Tor (http://tor.eff.org/) Privacy Software
LG Flatron L1981Q (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120982,00.asp) 19-Inch LCD
Dell 3000cn (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,119290,00.asp) Color Laser Printer
BlackBerry 7100t (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120368,00.asp) PDA Phone
Verbatim Store 'n' Go Pro (http://pcworld.pricegrabber.com/search_prodsummary.php?masterid=4380864) USB Memory Key
Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 SATA NCQ (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,119497,00.asp) Internal Hard Drive
Compaq Presario V2000 (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120200,00.asp) All-Purpose Notebook
Microsoft Windows Media Player 10 (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,117653,00.asp) Media Player
Canon Pixma IP4000R (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,119861,00.asp) Inkjet/Photo Printer
Best Software Simply Accounting (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,118958,00.asp) Accounting and Personal Finance
Orb (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120581,00.asp) Media Streaming Service
Flickr.com (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,119985,00.asp) Photography Site
Dell Inspiron 6000 (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120201,00.asp) Desktop Replacement Notebook
DirecTV HD DVR HR10-250 (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,117340,00.asp) HD Receiver and DVR
ACD Systems ACDSee 7 (http://pcworld.pricegrabber.com/search_prodsummary.php?masterid=8112849) Photo Organizer
Dell UltraSharp 1704FPV (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,119398,00.asp) 17-Inch LCD
Olympus C-8080 Wide Zoom (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,115767,00.asp) Digital Camera
Qnext (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120232,00.asp) Instant Messenger
IBM ThinkCentre A51p (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,119126,00.asp) All-Purpose PC
SightSpeed (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,118652,00.asp) Video Instant Messenger
Wikipedia (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120360,00.asp) Online Resource
Cerulean Studios Trillian 3.1 (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,118497,00.asp) Instant Messenger
CMS 80GB USB 2.0 ABSplus Notebook Backup System (http://pcworld.pricegrabber.com/search_prodsummary.php?masterid=781091) Portable Hard Drive
Nikon Coolpix 7900 (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120694,00.asp) Digital Camera
Contour Design RollerMouse Pro (http://www.contourdesign.com/rollermouse/) Mouse
Adobe InDesign CS2 (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120193,00.asp) Desktop Publisher
Shuttle Computer XPC i8600b (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120649,00.asp) Small PC
IBM ThinkPad X41 (http://pcworld.pricegrabber.com/search_prodsummary.php?masterid=7930574) Ultraportable Notebook
Adobe Premiere Elements (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,118574,00.asp) Video Editor
Dell Axim X30 (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,116675,00.asp) PDA
A9.com (http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,24673,00.asp) Search Engine
Toshiba RS-TX20 Digital Media Server (http://pcworld.pricegrabber.com/search_prodsummary.php?masterid=4632755) DVD Recorder
Roxio Easy Media Creator 7.5 (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120532,00.asp) Burning Software
Plextor PX-716UF (http://pcworld.pricegrabber.com/search_prodsummary.php?masterid=5205266) Rewritable DVD Drive
Casio Exilim EX-Z750 (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120908,00.asp) Digital Camera
Apple Mac Mini (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,119387,00.asp) Small PC
Google Desktop Search (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,119894,00.asp) Desktop Search Tool
Mitsubishi LT-3050 (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120614,00.asp) 30-Inch LCD TV
Apple IPod Photo (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,118658,00.asp) Large-Capacity MP3 Player
Dell 3300MP (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,116288,00.asp) Projector
FileMaker Pro 7 (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,115853,00.asp) Database
Sunbelt Software CounterSpy (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,119572,00.asp) Anti-Spyware Software
Six Apart TypePad (http://www.typepad.com/) Blogging Tool
Acronis True Image 8 (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,117961,00.asp) Backup Software
Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,119984,00.asp) Motherboard
Brother HL-5140 (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,118330,00.asp) Monochrome Laser Printer
Apple ITunes Music Store (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,110991,00.asp) Music Downloads
Internet Archive (Archive.org) (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,117822,00.asp) Web Site
Opera 8 (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120498,00.asp) Web Browser
Copernic Desktop Search (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,118667,00.asp) Desktop Search Software
Motorola Razr V3 (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,118154,00.asp) Cell Phone
Delphi MyFi (http://blogs.pcworld.com/techlog/archives/000344.html) Satellite Radio
PDAapps VeriChat Standard Edition (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,114367,00.asp) Mobile Instant Messaging
Sonos Digital Music System (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,119792,00.asp) Streaming Media Device
EMC Dantz Retrospect Professional 7 (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,119709,00.asp) Backup Software
Garmin StreetPilot C330 (http://www.garmin.com/products/sp330/) GPS Navigation Device
Klipsch ProMedia Ultra 2.0 (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,118725,00.asp) Portable Speakers
Logitech Z-5500 Digital (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,118180,pg,12,00.asp) PC Speaker System
Antec P160 (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,118858,00.asp) Desktop Case
Corel Painter IX (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,119047,00.asp) Paint Program
Citrix Online GoToMyPC Personal (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,111276,00.asp) Remote Access

[RAV TUX]

Interesting to see only two operating systems on the list:

Apple Mac OS X Version 10.4 (Tiger) (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120646,00.asp) Operating System
Ubuntu Linux 5.04 (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120520,00.asp) Linux Distribution

[openmind]

sounds great but do you have a link?







. OOps! Sorry! Here it is;

http://pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,125706,pg,13,00.asp

It's the new list, I guess, 'cos it's not the same one Yosef posted.

Top 100 listed numerically

1. Intel Core Duo Notebook/Desktop CPU
2. AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Desktop CPU
3. Craigslist.org Web Classifieds
4. Apple iPod Nano Digital Audio Player
5. Seagate 160GB Portable Hard Drive Portable Hard Drive
6. Google Earth Satellite Imagery
7. Adobe Premiere Elements 2 Video Editor
8. Canon EOS 30D Digital SLR Camera
9. YouTube.com Video-Sharing Site
10. Apple Boot Camp Mac Dual-Booter
11. Adobe Photoshop Elements 4 Image Editor
12. Mozilla Firefox 1.5 Web Browser
13. Engadget.com Gadget Blog
14. Toshiba HD-A1 HD DVD Player
15. Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV600 Power Notebook Computer
16. nVidia GeForce 7600 GT Graphics Card Chip Set
17. Google Search Engine
18. Sonos ZonePlayer 80 Digital Audio Streamer
19. RedOctane Guitar Hero Video Game
20. Yamaha RX-V4600 Home-Theater Receiver
21. Pioneer BDR-101A Blu-ray Drive
22. Adobe Photoshop CS2 Image Editor
23. Citrix GoToMyPC 5 Remote Access
24. Dealnews.com Online Bargain Tracker
25. Palm GPS Navigator GPS
26. MioNet Remote Access
27. Ubuntu Linux Distribution
28. Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5 E-Mail Application
29. Canon Pixma MP950 Multifunction Printer
30. Yahoo Mail (Beta) Web-Based E-Mail
31. TiVo Digital Video Recorder
32. Avvenu Remote File Access
33. Blogger Blogging Service
34. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1 Advanced Digital Camera
35. Apple Mac Mini Value Desktop Computer
36. Apple iPod Digital Audio/Video Player
37. Lenovo ThinkPad X60s Ultralight Notebook
38. SideStep.com Travel Site
39. Windows Live Local Online Mapping
40. Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Sound Card
41. Alienware Aurora 7500 Power Desktop Computer
42. NEC MultiSync LCD 2180WG-LED Flat-Panel Monitor
43. Apple iTunes Digital Audio Software
44. Olympus Evolt E-330 Digital SLR Camera
45. Ultimate Ears Super.fi 5 Pro Earphones
46. Creative Zen Vision:M Digital Audio/Video Player
47. Google Desktop Desktop Search
48. Opera 9 (Beta) Browser
49. Mitsubishi XD460U Projector
50. Vonage VoIP Service
51. StumbleUpon Browser Add-On
52. NoScript 1.1.4 Browser Add-On
53. Webroot Spy Sweeper 4.5 Antispyware
54. Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 Keyboard
55. Western Digital Raptor X Hard Drive
56. Yahoo Maps (Beta) Online Mapping
57. Intuit Quicken Premier 2006 Personal Finance
58. ATI Radeon X1900 XTX Graphics Board
59. Javacool EULAlyzer Personal 1.1 License Analyzer
60. Eizo FlexScan S2410W 24-Inch Wide-Screen LCD Monitor
61. Kosmix.com Search Engine
62. T-Mobile SDA Cellular Phone
63. Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe Motherboard
64. Dell UltraSharp 3007WFP 30-Inch Wide-Screen LCD Monitor
65. Meebo (alpha) Instant Messaging
66. Corel Painter IX.5 Graphics Software
67. Samsung LN-S3251D LCD TV
68. Cerulean Studios Trillian 3.1 Instant Messaging Client
69. Rhapsody Online Music
70. In2M Mvelopes Personal 3 Online Budgeting
71. Canon Pixma IP6600D Photo Printer
72. EMC Retrospect Professional 7.5 Backup Software
73. Yahoo Music Engine 1.1 Digital Audio Site/Software
74. Network Magic Home Networking
75. Z-Wave Home Automation
76. BitDefender 9 Standard Antivirus
77. Sage Software Simply Accounting Basic 13 Small-Business Finance
78. Flickr Photo-Sharing Site
79. Nero 7 Ultra Edition CD/DVD Burning
80. Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 Voice Recognition
81. Kodak EasyShare Gallery Photo Printing Service
82. EvDO Wireless Broadband
83. LaCie d2 Hard Drive Serial ATA External Hard Drive
84. HP Md5880n DLP TV
85. Qnext 2 P-to-P Communications
86. Salling Clicker 3 Presentation Remote
87. Epson Perfection V700 Photo Scanner
88. Mindjet MindManager Pro 6 Data-Organizing Software
89. Microsoft Xbox 360 Game Console
90. iRiver Clix Digital Audio/Video Player
91. Fujifilm FinePix E900 Point-and-Shoot Digital Camera
92. nVidia GeForce 7900 GTX GPU
93. Del.icio.us Social Networking
94. Serious Magic Ovation PowerPoint Add-On
95. WordPress Blogging Tool
96. Amazon A9 Toolbar Search Toolbar
97. ThinkFree Office Online Online Office Suite
98. Greasemonkey Firefox Extension
99. NewsGator FeedDemon 2 RSS Reader
100. Sysinternals Rootkit Revealer 1.7 Antispyware

[meng]

At least Ubuntu performs consistently. Not that I put much stock in such lists.

[pierre.s.rosen]

I think that Ubuntu should use these Top 100 lists as a guide to determine what hardware must be supported. For example, #46, the Creative Zen Vision:M is not recognized or supported by Gnomad2. ](*,) On the bright side, some of the hardware listed is supported, I believe.

[joflow]

I think that Ubuntu should use these Top 100 lists as a guide to determine what hardware must be supported. For example, #46, the Creative Zen Vision:M is not recognized or supported by Gnomad2. ](*,) On the bright side, some of the hardware listed is supported, I believe.

Just because a piece of hardware is on the PCworld top 100 list doesn't mean its popular. It just means the PCworld editors like it.

[Blind-Summit]

Why do you buy stuff from PC world anyway. That's a store for the odd purchase, or for people that know next to nothing about computers - yet they feel the need to have one sitting in the corner of their house!

[dosed150]

this isnt pc world as in the shop we have here its an american computer magazine

[bruce89]

this isnt pc world as in the shop we have here its an american computer magazine
I use to always go to the wrong web site because of that.

[Blind-Summit]

Yeah!

I knew that!

:-$

[jrcmuniz]

Yeah!

I knew that!

:-$

Hahaha

So do I :(