PC World’s Best 100 Products of 2006

PCworld top 100 PC World has released a comprehensive list of this year’s best products…

Aside from the usual suspects like Ipods, Firefox, and Tivo’s, there were some interesting inclusions this year worth checking out:

SideStep.com
Travel Site (free) Shopping for bargain flights can be a hassle. But SideStep.com collects air fares from multiple sources; you simply check off boxes to sift the results. It works for rental cars and hotel rooms, too. Review

Windows Live Local
Online Mapping (free) Offering attractive maps, with bird’s-eye views of some locations, Microsoft’s service comes across as almost a hybrid of Google Earth and Yahoo Maps (that’s a good thing). Review

Avvenu
Remote File Access (free) Use this utility to set up your desktop PC as a simple file server that friends and family can access securely over the Internet. Avvenu is great for sharing digital photographs without going to the trouble of e-mailing them. Review

NoScript 1.1.4
Browser Add-On (free) Block hazardous JavaScripts site-by-site in Firefox (the browser itself blocks either all JavaScripts or none). Review

Here’s the Top 10 list in order: