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In Pictures: 20 free PC apps to ease daily tasks

Some of the best things in a PC lover's life are indeed free, but they're not always obvious.

In Pictures: 20 free PC apps to ease daily tasks
Larry Ellison's distractions

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has a lot more on his mind these days than running the giant hardware and software company -- a fact made evident by his recent last-minute decision not to deliver a highly anticipated speech at Oracle's most important user conference. Here's a look at the many, mostly pleasant distractions in the billionaire's life.

Larry Ellison's distractions
In Pictures: The 'Bad Boys' of open source

The open source world's most notorious characters.

In Pictures: The 'Bad Boys' of open source
In Pictures: New and improved in iOS 7 and Xcode 5

From a more efficient UI and 64-bit support to better layout and debugging tools, iOS 7 and Xcode 5 point to a new generation of mobile apps

In Pictures: New and improved in iOS 7 and Xcode 5
IN PICTURES: Latest tech at Microsoft APC

Microsoft's annual Australian Partner Conference in Cairns featured a showfloor which housed several dozen vendor and distributor partners. More than 750 resellers in attendance were given the opportunity to interact with Microsoft technology and software across a selection of platforms.

IN PICTURES: Latest tech at Microsoft APC
In Pictures: Linux for mobile. A visual history

A look through the history of Linux-based mobile platforms.

In Pictures: Linux for mobile. A visual history
In Pictures: Diagnosis – bloatware. 9 empty-calorie pieces of code

A look at the slowing, fattening, system-gunkifying software that gives us all indigestion.

In Pictures: Diagnosis – bloatware. 9 empty-calorie pieces of code
In Pictures: Who's who in the Microsoft shake-up?

Microsoft has announced its biggest reorganidation in years, and a lot of the new leaders have backgrounds in consumer businesses. Here's who's running the show.

In Pictures: Who's who in the Microsoft shake-up?
In Pictures: Windows 8.1 deep dive review

The preview of Windows 8.1 reveals an operating system that corrects many, but not all, of its previous mistakes.

In Pictures: Windows 8.1 deep dive review
In Pictures: 10 things we love about Ubuntu 13/5 things we hate

Here are 10 things we love about Ubuntu 13 and 5 things we hate.

In Pictures: 10 things we love about Ubuntu 13/5 things we hate
IN PICTURES: ARN Cloud Services Breakfast, the Establishment (1)

More than 80 industry thought leaders packed the ARN Cloud Services Breakfast at The Establishment to hear illuminating addresses by Longhaus managing director and senior industry analyst, Peter Carr, and IBM A/NZ Global Business Service Cloud sales lead, Martin Stubbs-Race. The full-house also enjoyed breakout sessions after the main event, which was hosted by ARN's Rimin Dutt. This is the first of two slideshows. The ARN Cloud Services Breakfast was sponsored by IBM.

IN PICTURES: ARN Cloud Services Breakfast, the Establishment (1)
In Pictures: 8 new features in Chrome (desktop or mobile)

Here are several significant features that have been added recently to the various versions of Chrome

In Pictures: 8 new features in Chrome (desktop or mobile)
In Pictures: 12 ways Windows 8 dominates the OS competition

Don't let all the Live Tile bashing fool you. Windows 8 still dominates the OS competition in a dozen crucial aspects.

In Pictures: 12 ways Windows 8 dominates the OS competition
In Pictures: The 10 most important milestones in Web browser history

Okay, say you have this shiny new car. It looks great, it performs like a demon, it features all the latest safety gadgets, and it's crawling with creature comforts. Just one problem, though. The local tinkerer, clearly consumed by jealousy, comes by sometime during the night to disassemble the entire thing.

In Pictures: The 10 most important milestones in Web browser history
In Pictures: Sun's stars - Where are they now?

Sun was founded Andy Bechtolsheim, Vinod Khosla, Scott McNealy and Bill Joy in 1982. Sun went public in 1986 and was raking in $1 billion in annual sales by 1988.

In Pictures: Sun's stars - Where are they now?