Top-scoring articles in the past 12 months

Current week (2008-10-09)	Score (1–5)
Find the perfect Web/e-mail hosting service	4.05
Slimmed-down Windows XP delivers big benefits	3.91
Bugs and lack of apps plague 64-bit users	3.81
Free troubleshooting tool adds network tracking	3.59
Find out who's doing what on your computer	3.12

Top 30 articles since Oct 10, 2007
All good things come to an end as Fred reboots	4.59
Get Vista upgrade, never pay full price	4.49
Install Vista's fonts on XP — legally	4.41
Dump Windows Update, use alternatives	4.41
Genuine Advantage is Microsoft spyware	4.39
Free Windows Update alternative is released	4.37
Pop-up ads can land you in jail	4.33
Stealth Windows update prevents XP repair	4.31
Microsoft allows bypass of Vista activation	4.28
The ethics of installing Windows Vista	4.27
More need-to-know about network monitoring	4.27
When Automatic Updates can be harmful	4.26
Hackers broke into my site — yours might be next	4.24
More and better uses for Process Explorer	4.24
Microsoft, McAfee, Symantec charge cards repeatedly	4.23
The best ways to surf anonymously	4.23
How to check that sites are safe	4.22
Flash ads bearing malware plague popular sites	4.22
Keep XP fresh until Windows 7 arrives	4.20
Use Vista without activation for 120 days	4.19
Carry an entire operating system in your pocket	4.19
Another batch of indispensable Windows utilities	4.18
Media players more dangerous than Windows	4.18
Nine must-have freeware apps rise to the top	4.15
Connection scoring beats spam filtering	4.15
Own any PC in 60 seconds or less	4.15
Using Windows' hidden Disk Cleanup options	4.14
Microsoft presents: Attack of the Killer Updates	4.14
Use Process Explorer to dig into your system	4.13
Make your computer dual-boot Vista and XP	4.13

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Top-scoring articles in the past 12 months