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Get productive with our picks for powerhouse software, including Microsoft Office 2010, PC Tools Internet Security 2011, and Adobe Creative Suite 5.

Microsoft Security Essentials

Google Chrome

Microsoft Office 2010
Microsoft Office 2010

Office suite; starts at $280 After years of ceding the online productivity world to Google Docs, Microsoft finally builds Web apps into the latest Office suite. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint all have new features for collaborating online. In addition, PowerPoint gains built-in video editing and playback, smooth new transitions, and an easy-to-use tool for broadcasting slideshows across the Web. (#19)

Adobe Creative Suite 5
Adobe Creative Suite 5

Norton Antivirus 2011

Antivirus software; $40 one-year, single-PC license In our tests, Norton's softwareposted consistently high malware detection scores. Its well-designed interface is easy to work with, as well. (#37)

XMind

Productivity software; free and $49 versions If you're interested in mind mapping--a visual way of recording your great ideas--you can pay $349 for the gold standard, Mindjet's Mindmanager, or you can pay nothing for the free edition of XMind. The free version has all the basics, and it works on Windows, Mac, or Linux computers. (#50)

PC Tools Internet Security 2011

Download (trial) | pctools.com

Genieo

Browser add-on; free This downloadable add-on for Firefox or Internet Explorer keeps track of where you go and what you read on the Web, and then creates a newsy home page with stories you'll actually want to see. And don't worry: The index stays on your local machine. (#81)

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3

Image software; $300 In addition to offering tools that sort, organize, develop, and publish photos, version 3 enhances Lightroom's flexibility with a new noise-reduction engine and improved RAW processing, as well as a streamlined workflow. (#96)

Ubuntu 10.10

Operating system; free Ubuntu Linux is a great way to breathe new life into an aging PC or just break free from the world of commercial software. Better still, Linux is arguably the most secure PC platform you can choose. (#100)

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