1. New Windows media player

Microsoft is putting a new face on Windows media player, the app's biggest overhaul in years. The beta of the updated client offers a clen, Vista-like interface and improved handling of large libraries and album art. MTV's Urge, a music store and portable-subscription service is tightly integrated with the player.

2. Ever-Note

It's a "stream of consciousness" database: You can enter your notes helter-skelter and retrieve them any which way. EverNote lets you create and store random notes in one location on an electronic roll of paper (www.evernote.com). You can write notes directly or easily and save Web pages or clippings as a note. I use it when I research a subject as I surf the Web. To save an article of interest, right click and select "add to EverNote." Retrieve and sort the information later using keywords or by date

3. Desktop Screen Ruler

This Screen Ruler is a great tool that allows you to accurately measure anything on your screen. This is especially useful when measuring graphics, web page browser sizes or whatever. Screen Ruler can display Pixels, Inches, Picas or Centimeters.

4. yahoo audio

Try Yahoo's better-than-sliced-white-bread Audio Search; it's been in beta since August, but don't let that stop you. The site's fully functional and fabulous. I found all sorts of artists I'd been searching for, along with sites where I could buy CDs. But don't just take my word for it. PC World's Bud McLeod tried it out;

5. http://engadget.com/

Engadget is a technology weblog which is part of the Weblogs Inc. group of weblogs. Launched in March 2004, Engadget is updated multiple times a day with articles on gadgets and consumer electronics. It also sometimes posts popular rumours about the technological world. Engadget was co-founded by former Gizmodo technology weblog editor and co-founder, Peter Rojas. Engadget is a member of Weblogs, Inc., a blog network with over 75 weblogs including HackADay, Autoblog, and Joystiq.

6. http://www.craigslist.org/

craigslist is a centralized network of online urban communities, featuring free classified advertisements (with employment, housing, personals, for sale/wanted, services, community, events, gigs and resumes categories) and forums sorted by various topics.

7. top 100 products of the year

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,125706,findid,53158,00.asp

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

8. 25 worst products of all time

http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,125772,00.asp#

9. Sidestep.com, one of several online travel aggregators, searches many different sites, including Orbitz and those of many airlines, to show you schedules and prices. The advantage SideStep has over other sites is that you can filter results, so for example, you can check that you only want to see flights between 5 A.M. and 9 A.M. You can compare flights, too.

http://www.sidestep.com/air/

10. StumbleUpon lets you "channelsurf" the best-reviewed sites on the web. It is a collaborative surfing tool for browsing, reviewing and sharing great sites with like-minded people. This helps you find interesting webpages you wouldn't think to search for. " I'm hooked on the thing, and rate it as the second most useful web browsing tool after Google itself PcPro"

http://www.stumbleupon.com/