2008 Neal Awards Best Subject-Related Series Best Staff-Written Editorial or Opinion Piece 2007 ASBPE Awards Web Publication of the Year: PCWorld.com Gold Award: Original Web Commentary: Tech.gov – “Censorship, Human Rights, and Capitalism” Gold Award: Original Web Database: Top-Rated Products Silver Award: News Analysis: “New Privacy Threats,” June 2006 Silver Award: Original Research: “The Best Companies to Buy From,” January 2006 Silver Award: Product Section/Department: “Reviews & Rankings,” April, May, and June 2006 Silver Award: Technical Article: “The Truth About Superfast Wi-Fi,” October 2006 Bronze Award: Regular Column, Contributed: “Full Disclosure, ” February, September 2006 Bronze Award: Regular Department: “Here’s How,” February, March, and April 2006 Bronze Award: Original Web News: PCWorld.com News Bronze Award: Multi-Platform Excellence Bronze Award: Opening Page/Spread-Computer Generated: “53 Hardware Secrets,” December 2006 Bronze Award: Overall Photography/Illustrations: November and December 2006 2007 Maggie Awards Best Computer Magazine/Consumer Best Website/Consumer Best Regularly Featured Web Column/Consumer for three Tech.gov columns including:   “Real ID’s Real Problems”; “Censorship, Human Rights, and Capitalism”; and “A Gated   Internet” Best Web Article/Consumer for “The 25 Worst Tech Products of All Time” Best Web E-Newsletter/Trade and Consumer for “Mobile Computing: High-Tech Etiquette   Part 2” Best Table of Contents/Trade and Consumer for the June 2006 issue 2007 Folio: Eddie Awards Gold: Best Consumer Computer/Technology Magazine Silver: Best Single Article, “The Ten Biggest Security Risks You Don’t Know About” 2007 Tabbie Award Silver: Special Section, “The Future of...” 2006 ASBPE Awards First Place (Gold): Newsletter: “Mobile Computing” First Place (Gold): Original Web Database: PC World Reviews and Complete Product Listings First Place (Gold): Original Web Feature: “The 50 Greatest Gadgets of the Past 50 Years” First Place (Gold): Feature Article Design: “Best and Worst ISPs” Second Place (Silver): Special Section: “The New Security War” Second Place (Silver): Original Web Commentary: “Tech.gov – File Sharing and the Supreme Court” Second Place (Silver): Original Web News Section: News & Trends Second Place (Silver): Opening Page or Spread—Computer Generated: “Software Giant Killers” Third Place (Bronze): Editorial/Editor’s Letter: “Tech on Trial” and “Rule One: They’re Our Machines” Third Place (Bronze): Feature Article: “The Hidden Money Trail” Third Place (Bronze): Original Research: “Readers Rate the Manufacturers: Reliability and Service Survey” Third Place (Bronze): Interactive Community: Today@PC World and Techlog blogs Third Place (Bronze): Information Graphics: November 2005 issue 2006 Jesse H. Neal Awards Finalist: Best Single Theme or Special Issue Finalist: Best Staff-Written Editorials or Opinion Columns 2005 min's Best of the Web Awards Editorial Excellence, b2b Blog: PC World's Techlog 2005 Folio: Eddie Awards Finalist: Consumer Technology / Computing 2005 ASBPE Awards First Place (Gold): Regular Department First Place (Gold): Original Web News Section First Place (Gold): New Publication Design Second Place (Silver): Regular Department Second Place (Silver): Signed Editorial Third Place (Bronze): Front Cover, Computer Generated Third Place (Bronze): Front Cover, Illustration Third Place (Bronze): Original Web Database 2005 Jesse H. Neal Awards Best Web Site 2005 Maggie Awards Best Computer Magazine/Consumer 2004 Folio: Eddie Award Gold: Consumer Technology/Computing 2004 ASBPE Awards First Place (Gold): News Article First Place (Gold): Original Web Database Product Finder First Place (Gold): Feature Article Design Second Place (Silver): Regular Department Second Place (Silver): Regular Column, Contributed Second Place (Silver): Original Web News Section Second Place (Silver): Original Web Commentary Third Place (Bronze): Special Section Third Place (Bronze): Opening Page Spread Design 2004 Jesse H. Neal Awards Best Web Site 2004 Maggie Awards Best Online Newsletter - Mobile Computing Best Single Editorial Illustration/Consumer Best Single Editorial Photo/Illustration/Trade & Consumer 2003 min's Best of the Web Awards Editorial Excellence, b2b - PC World 2003 Society of Professional Journalists Best Investigative Story by an Online Publication 2003 Folio: Eddie Award Gold: Consumer Computing Magazine 2003 ASBPE Awards First Place (Gold): Original Web Database Second Place (Silver):Regular Column, Contributed Third Place (Bronze): Computer-Generated Front Cover 2003 Maggie Awards Best Online Publication Best Online Publication - Homepage Design 2002 min's Best of the Web Awards Best Application of e-commerce, b2b, PC World for PC World Product Finder 2002 Folio: Editorial Excellence Award Gold: Consumer Computing Magazine 2002 ASBPE Awards Honorable Mention: Magazine of the Year First Place (Gold): Opening Page or Spread First Place (Gold): Feature Article Design First Place (Gold): Special Section First Place (Gold): Overall Web Publication First Place (Gold): Original Web Commentary First Place (Gold): Opening Page or Spread First Place (Gold): Feature Article Design Second Place (Silver): How-To Article Second Place (Silver): Regular Department Second Place (Silver): Technical Article Second Place (Silver): Original Web Feature Third Place (Bronze): Original Web News Section Third Place (Bronze): Feature Article Design Third Place (Bronze): Information Graphics 2002 Maggie Awards Best Computer Magazine/Consumer Best Online Interview/Profile Best Online Publication Home Page Design Best How-To Article (tie) Best Single Editorial Photograph/Consumer Best Media Kit 2002 Jesse H. Neal Awards Best Subject-Related Series 2002 Gold Folio: Editorial Excellence Award 2001 ASBPE Awards First Place (Gold): News Section First Place (Gold): Original Web Feature First Place (Gold): Original Web Commentary Second Place (Silver): Original Web News Section Second Place (Silver): Technical Article Second Place (Silver): How-to Article Second Place (Silver): Original Web Feature 2001 Maggie Awards Best Computer Publication Best Online Publication Home Page Design Best Single Editorial Illustration/Consumer Best Regularly Featured Online Column Best Single Editorial Photograph/Consumer 2001 Jesse H. Neal Awards Best Single Issue Best Regularly Featured Department 2000 Grand Neal Award Editorial Excellence 2000 Jesse H. Neal Awards Best Subject-Related Series 2000 Maggie Awards Best Online Publication 2000 ASBPE Awards Best News Section Best Single News Article Best Original Online News Section - 2nd Place Best Original Online Database - 2nd Place Best Technical Article - 2nd Place Best Regular Column, Contributed - 3rd Place Best Feature Article - 3rd Place Best Feature Series - 3rd Place 1999 Folio: Editorial Excellence Award Consumer Computer Magazine 1999 National Magazine Awards Finalist 1999 Grand Neal Award Editorial Excellence 1999 Jesse H. Neal Awards Best Subject-Related Series 1999 Maggie Awards Best Theme Issue/Consumer Best Color Editorial Layout/Consumer Best Single Editorial Illustration/Consumer 1999 Computer Press Awards Best Overall Computing Magazine 1999 American Society of Business Press Editors Best News Section Best How-To Article - 2nd Place Best Regular Column - 2nd Place 1998 Jesse H. Neal Awards Best Subject-Related Series 1998 Maggie Awards Best Online Publication Best Single Editorial Illustration 1998 Computer Press Awards Best How-To Article Best Computing Magazine - Runner-up 1998 ASBPE Awards Best Technical Article Best Opening Page/Spread Best News Series - 2nd Place Best Publication Redesign - 2nd Place 1997 Jesse H. Neal Awards Best News Coverage 1997 Maggie Awards Best How-To Article Best Public Service Series or Article Best Special Theme Issue Best CD-ROM Publication - PC World Multimedia Edition Live! 1997 Computer Press Awards Best Investigative Story or Series - Runner-up Best Online Feature - Runner-up 1997 American Society of Business Press Editors Best Feature Series Best Single News Article - 2nd Place Best How-To Article - 3rd Place 1996 Jesse H. Neal Awards Best Single Issue Best Subject-Related Series Best How-To Article or Series Best Investigative Article - Certificate of Merit Best Single Article - Certificate of Merit 1996 Maggie Awards Best Publication in its Category Best Public Service Article Best Online Publication 1996 Computer Press Awards Best Software Product Review Best Broad-Interest Magazine - Runner-up Best Investigative News or Series - Runner-up Best Columnist - Runner-up 1996 ASBPE Awards Best How-To Article Best News Section - 2nd Place Best Feature Article - 3rd Place Best News Series - 3rd Place Best Technical Article - Honorable Mention Best Opening Page/Spread: Feature - Honorable Mention 1995 Jesse H. Neal Awards Best Investigative Article Best Single Article Best How-To Article 1995 Maggie Awards Best Magazine: Computer Technology Best How-To Article 1995 Computer Press Awards Best How-To Feature or Series Best Columnist - Runner-up 1995 ASBPE Awards Best Opening Page/Spread: Feature Best Opening Page/Spread: Feature - Honorable Mention Best Feature Article - Honorable Mention