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"We've sifted through Apple's App Store to find you the best free and paid apps for Apple's iPad that will entertain, inform, and make you more productive. Apple reinvented tablet computing with its groundbreaking iPad. Although some critics have knocked the device for being nothing more than a giant iPod touch, it has gone on to sell a whopping 4.1 million units in the last quarter alone. One of the secrets to its success may be the thousands of apps available within the Apps Store to satisfy the legions of business users and entertainment-seekers that use the iPad on a regular basis. The sheer number of apps, unfortunately, can make it difficult for someone to find new software. Chew on this: Within the first seven days of the Apple iPad's release, over 3,000 apps appeared in the App Store—and that was in April. As a result, it may prove challenging to figure out which iPad apps are worth your time and hard-earned cash. So let us provide a helping hand." Mo...

"The Windows registry is a mysterious place, but if you're comfortable editing it, you have the power to tweak nearly every Windows setting you can imagine. Here are 10 of our favorite registry tweaks that make life easier. All of these hacks work in Windows 7, even if not labeled as such. Many may work in Vista or earlier versions of Windows, but varies, so be sure to read up more on the tweak before you go meddling in Vista's registry. And, of course, be sure to make a backup of your registry before you start hacking away." More at Lifehacker

"The first thing most people do after buying an Apple iPad is head to iTunes and start downloading apps. But with thousands to choose from, where do you start. That is easy. Start with these 10 apps. Six of them are free, so there is no commitment there. The other 4 are well worth the money, I promise. Dazzling design aside, the iPad owes its remarkable success chiefly to the vast and varied library of applications it runs. Competitors like the Galaxy Tab fall short because they don't have an app library to match it. For the time being, HP's Slate is relying on Windows 7 massive number of apps, but that only matters to business users. For the average consumer, the AppStore is the only game in town. I had just a couple of requirements for this list. The apps had to have wide appeal among average users. Sketch for the iPad is certainly a killer app, but if your artistic abilities are like mine--the word "limited" comes to mind--it is useless to you. Likewise, the B...

This primer covers the current ebook ecosystem, from the hardware to the software to where to shop for freebies and best sellers. Once upon a time—like two years ago—electronic books (ebooks) were strictly for die-hard bibliophiles, those dedicated enough to spend extra time in front of a computer screen to read a book on the cheap, or to make an  investment  in an over-priced ebook reader. In the last year, apps for mobile phones and an explosion of ever-cheaper ebook  hardware  has changed all that, creating a hugely competitive ebook market. In the first eight months of 2010, ebooks made up 9 percent of total consumer book sales, according to the  Association of American Publishers  (AAP), and Amazon now sells more ebooks than hardcovers. It should come as no surprise that, spurred by this growth and the fact that downloading a books is cheaper than  printing  and shipping, book sellers want more ebook readers out there to facilitate selling ...