Software

Bottom Line: Domain.com offers basic Web hosting, but it lacks many features found in its competitors, and its pricing options are lacking, too.

Bottom Line: Intego Mac Internet Security X8 brings antivirus protection and a host of security and privacy tools to the Mac platform.

Bottom Line: Tiranium Premium Security 2014 did well in my hands-on malware blocking test, but the independent labs haven't weighed in. The bonus firewall didn't do anything in our tests, though, and the quality of other features varied. It's a good first effort.

Bottom Line: Abbyy FineReader 12 Professional remains the smoothest-running, fastest, highest-powered OCR software on the market. It's indispensable for anyone who needs fast, accurate text recognition.

Bottom Line: Network Solutions provides plenty of tools to get started with a snazzy website and flexible Web hosting where you can add on lots of advanced features, but the interface is harder to use than it needs to be.

Bottom Line: GoDaddy is an attractive Web hosting service that has incredible customer service, email that's integrated into Microsoft products, and a flexible web building tool, but a few niggles prevent it from being the king of the Web hosting hill.

Bottom Line: Webs lets you easily build a site with most of the doodads we've become accustomed to online, but it's fallen behind more modern offerings like Squarespace and Weebly.

Bottom Line: HostMonster makes it easy to craft attractive, functional websites, but the high cost of entry may turn off potential customers.

Bottom Line: Sophos brings strong virus protection and Web protection to Mac.