Top-scoring articles in the past 12 months

Current week (2009-07-02)	Score (1–5)
Avoid early Windows 7 upgrade surprises	4.11
Test-drive Windows 7 in a virtual machine	3.97
Efficiently organize your portable applications	3.93
It's confirmed: Windows may update unexpectedly	3.87
Fake e-mails to patch Outlook lead to malware	3.83

Top 30 articles since Jul 4, 2008
Flash cookies are putting your privacy at risk	4.46
Microsoft posts emergency defense for new attack	4.42
Run a Conficker removal tool before April 1	4.40
Watch a live video, share your PC with CNN	4.32
Keep the latest worm infestation off your PC	4.30
Two freebies that will knock your socks off	4.25
Prevent your system from becoming infected	4.24
Knock out problematic autostart programs	4.24
Use a sandbox to improve your PC security	4.22
Boost performance by killing unneeded processes	4.20
Connect safely over open Wi-Fi networks	4.20
How you can end a rootkit infection (as I had to)	4.19
Speed up your PC by using portable software	4.18
Antivirus tools try to remove Sinowal/Mebroot	4.16
Microsoft blinks, and users of Windows 7 UAC win	4.15
Make sure your PC's BIOS supports USB	4.15
Microsoft presents: Attack of the Killer Updates	4.14
Solving 'me first' software startup conflicts	4.13
Fast and free way to recover deleted photos	4.13
Sorting out Windows setup-disc mixups	4.12
Fix the dreaded 'Run DLL as an App' error	4.12
Slipstreaming simplifies Windows reinstalls	4.11
Recover lost disk space by dumping dump files	4.11
Microsoft patches IE, but Firefox is still safer	4.09
Reinstall Windows with one click of your mouse	4.09
XP's 'other' Explorer can be a real CPU hog	4.09
Get the best firewall, then scan your PC — free	4.08
For backups, RAID mirroring is not the answer	4.08
Windows Genuine Advantage is still genuinely bad	4.08
Conficker/Downadup woes may not be over	4.08

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Top-scoring articles in the past 12 months