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MAY 9, 2006 PC MAGAZINE 19Photograph (right) courtesy of Oakley PhotographyConsider the possi-bilities of a “mirage dis-play,” visible one minute

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BILL HOWARDMAY 9, 2006 PC MAGAZINE 21 BLUE&ME : Low-Cost TelematicsThe technology star of the 76th International Motor Show in Geneva was Blu

INSIDE...LIKE THIS SPIFFY OLYMPUS E-330 DIGI-tal SLR, many of the products covered in this edition of First Looks look familiar but feature subtle yet

FIRST LOOKSHARDWARE24 PC MAGAZINE MAY 9, 2006HP Personal Media Drive for unlimited storageEasy-access FireWire port for DV camcorderSliding door h

MAY 9, 2006 PC MAGAZINE 25 SPORTING A SLICK-LOOKING CASE ANDthe latest Intel Viiv hardware, the Sony VAIO VGC-RC210G is one seductive, powerful Me

FIRST LOOKSHARDWARE26 PC MAGAZINE MAY 9, 2006STAYING CONNECTED AND EDGING OUT THE competition are two musts for any business trav-eler, and the Le

FIRST LOOKSHARDWARE28 PC MAGAZINE MAY 9, 2006WITH A BARGAIN PRICE, SMALL size, and paper capacity suit-able only for light-duty print-ing, the Lex

LENOVO IS TRYING HARD TO DISTIN-guish its new 3000 series from the suc-cessful high-end ThinkPad series, and, if judged on looks alone, it succeeds. S

FIRST LOOKSHARDWAREBUYING GUIDE30 PC MAGAZINE MAY 9, 2006Dedicated Photo Printers The Epson PictureMate has been our high-end Editors’ Choic

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ANALYST’S VIEWBY M. DAVID STONEMAY 9, 2006 PC MAGAZINE 31 RECENT REVIEWSCanon Pixma iP5200R $230 streetllllmFast, prints great photos, and has sup

FIRST LOOKSCONSUMER ELECTRONICS32 PC MAGAZINE MAY 9, 2006THE OLYMPUS EVOLT E-330 WAS A BIG HIT at this year’s PMA show in Orlando. And for good r

FIRST LOOKSCONSUMER ELECTRONICS34 PC MAGAZINE MAY 9, 2006HOW IT WORKS: LIVE VIEWUntil now, no D-SLR let you view a live image of your subject on t

THE LG CU320 IS A PLEASANT, MIDRANGE phone that plays fun, boredom-banishing video clips. But it’s a modest introduction for Cingular’s new 3G network

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Controls are recessed into the frameLearn Excel® on your lunch break,take a marketing class on the train, and get technical support anytime,anywhere.F

FIRST LOOKSCONSUMER ELECTRONICSBUYING GUIDE40 PC MAGAZINE MAY 9, 2006Windows Mobile DevicesPick Your Favorite FlavorWindows Mobile comes in three

ANALYST’S VIEWBY SASCHA SEGANMAY 9, 2006 PC MAGAZINE 41 listen to MP3s on your smartphone, but editing docu-ments or writing e-mail is only for th

FIRST LOOKSSOFTWARE42 PC MAGAZINE MAY 9, 2006THE CLIPMARKS APP/WEB-SITE COMBI-nation defi es easy classifi cation. When you browse, it lets you clip

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PCONTENTS8 PC MAGAZINE MAY 9, 2006FUTURE GADGETSKEEPING UP WITH THE JETSONSREAL-WORLD TESTINGKEYBOARDS FOR LESSKeyboards that are great for typing

ANALYST’S VIEWBY NEIL J. RUBENKINGMAY 9, 2006 PC MAGAZINE 45 STAY AWAY!allowance, a weekly matrix of permissible times, or a combination of the tw

FIRST LOOKSSMALL BUSINESS46 PC MAGAZINE MAY 9, 2006WANT TO MAKE STORAGE EXCIT-ing? Run out of it or lose some data. If your small business doesn’t

FIRST LOOKSMAY 9, 2006 PC MAGAZINE 49 IN BACKUP EXEC 10D, SYMANTEC BLENDSthe continuous file protection and self-service restore capabilities of C

WHAT TO BUY50 PC MAGAZINE MAY 9, 2006MEDIA CENTER LAPTOP Dell Inspiron 6000 (Media Center)Dell Inc.; $968.80 direct (E-Value Code 1111-i6004pc)Med

INSIDE TRACKBY JOHN C. DVORAK MAY 9, 2006 PC MAGAZINE 53 thing expensive and bound to break—a classic un-necessary gizmo.Another hot topic was RF

MICHAEL J. MILLERMAY 9, 2006 PC MAGAZINE 55To: John Thompson, CEO, SymantecGeorge Samenuk, CEO, McAfeeEva Chen, CEO, Trend MicroLaura Yecies, Gen

BILL MACHRONE56 PC MAGAZINE MAY 9, 2006Dogg’s neckwear. Most other speakers equipped with docks nestle or partially envelop the iPod in a protec-

58 PC MAGAZINE MAY 9, 2006Illustration by Zohar LazarYYePG Proudly Presents, Thx for Support

MAY 9, 2006 PC MAGAZINE 59 It won’t be on Wal-Mart’s shelves until next year, but Microsoft has let loose the next Windows. We went under the cove

60 PC MAGAZINE MAY 9, 2006Because It’s CoolINSTALL IT AND YOUR JAW WILL DROP. THE VISTA GUI IS SO SLICK,so cleverly put together, that it may ev

Illustration by Sashimi MAY 9, 2006 PC MAGAZINE 11MORE ON THE WEBYou can contact Jim Louderback at [email protected]. For more of his c

62 PC MAGAZINE MAY 9, 2006ANOTHER REASON YOU’LL WANT to try Vista now is that it offers an improved Internet experience—at least compared with t

MAY 9, 2006 PC MAGAZINE 63 ARE YOU READY? Jon Peddie Research (JPR) estimates there are around 1.2 bil-lion computers in use today—not sitting on

64 PC MAGAZINE MAY 9, 2006day-to-day work onto Vista to see just how effectively it helps me with these masses of data.Search is just about ever

MAY 9, 2006 PC MAGAZINE 73 ALL THOSE MULTIMEDIA TOOLS IN Windows XP? Child’s play. If you’re serious about PC audio and video—about watching TV, l

74 PC MAGAZINE MAY 9, 2006IF YOU CAN READ THIS, YOU PROBABLYrun Windows XP in administrator mode. There’s no cause and effect here. It’s just th

MAY 9, 2006 PC MAGAZINE 75 Unlike the fi rewall in Windows XP, the Windows Firewall in Vista protects against unauthorized out-bound connections. N

76 PC MAGAZINE MAY 9, 2006Vista SecretsIn IE7, hold Control and spin the mouse wheel to zoom in or out on an en-tire Web page, including graphic

78 PC MAGAZINE MAY 9, 2006Vista SecretWhen multiple instances of an application are grouped into a single taskbar button, click-ing the button a

80 PC MAGAZINE MAY 9, 2006Photograph/Illustration by TkKeeping Upwith theTORTUGOThe Concept: Designed by a mother to keep the kids entertained dur

MAY 9, 2006 PC MAGAZINE 81 A fl eet of concept designs that propel tech gear into tomorrow.BY CAROL L. GONSHER AND ERIK RHEYDIGITAL BRACELETThe Con

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jim LouderbackEDITOR, REVIEWS Lance UlanoffEDITOR, TECHNOLOGY Ben Z. GottesmanEXECUTIVE EDITORS Stephanie Chang, Carol L. Gonsher,

82 PC MAGAZINE MAY 9, 2006MICROMEDIA PAPERThe Concept: Bringing the concept of moving, talking photos from Harry Potter to real life, this paper-t

SMART PILL BOTTLEThe Concept: Electronic ink is just the prescrip-tion for this smart pill bottle that does everything but take your pills for you. Tw

Photo (Top Left) Skylar Reeves84 PC MAGAZINE MAY 9, 2006TRIBONSThe Concept: Guaranteed to garner odd looks, the Tribons is a wearable laser projec

Power for the display is created by tapping, stomping, bending, or riding the board.Piezoelectric power sourceMAY 9, 2006 PC MAGAZINE 85 P-ISMThe

REAL-WORLD TESTING86 PC MAGAZINE MAY 9, 2006Talk is cheap—and so is Loyd Case. Our man hits the stores for $20 keyboards.Keyboards For Less86

MAY 9, 2006 PC MAGAZINE 87Jim Louderback’s Keyboard TipsI’m a bit of a keyboard nut. I’ve got a basement full of old IBM PS/2 keyboards, because t

MORE ON THE WEBLooking for a fancier key-board? Or something with slightly more style? Go shop-ping at shop.pcmag.com. 88 PC MAGAZINE MAY 9, 2006

®The Number One Automatic DefragmenterAs an IT Professional, youknow the importance ofmaintaining system per-formance and reliability. If thedesktops

HIGH-PERFORMANCE PERSONAL COMPUTERS ARE THERMAL nightmares. As GPUs and CPUs have become more powerful, their heat output has skyrocketed. AMD’s top-o

92 PC MAGAZINE MAY 9, 2006 1Expose adhesive The AcoustiPack kit has to be installed in a certain order. The thin manual is surprisingly complete,

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MAY 9, 2006 PC MAGAZINE 93 Mother of all boards The ABIT AN8 32X supports the nVidia SLI X16 chipset, with a full 16 lanes of PCI Express to each

Volume ControlHow loud is our super-quiet gaming rig? To find out, we picked up a sound meter and compared our new computer with a few others in the o

Parts ListCaseAntec Sonata II ………$100Power supplySeasonic S12-600W .$155 CPUAthlon 64 FX-57……….$811 MemoryCorsair Twinx2048-4000PT …………………….$217 Mothe

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SECURITY WATCH116 PC MAGAZINE MAY 9, 20061 Create strong pass-words. Use multiple words, mixed-case alpha-numerics, and at least 12 characters to

MAY 9, 2006 PC MAGAZINE 117 ASK LOYDAYou can use a SATA drive alongside an existing parallel ATA (PATA, often referred to as IDE) drive. This is a

ASK NEIL118 PC MAGAZINE MAY 9, 2006AYou may be thinking of much older versions of Access, predating Windows. On a text-only system it was possible

120 PC MAGAZINE MAY 9, 2006ASK NEILbeen upgraded to Windows XP SP2, but the reader’s system had an original installation of SP2. We checked with M

MAY 9, 2006 PC MAGAZINE 121 Port Authority Mini Power Minder, from Cables To Go (www.cablestogo.com). This one connects to the PC through a USB ca

122 PC MAGAZINE MAY 9, 2006WEB ANALYTICSTOOLSClickTracks 6 Pro Hostedwww.clicktracks.comSearch engine optimiza-tion, pay-per-click ROI. $179 per m

SAFEGUARDING YOUR PHOTO COLLECTIONThanks to Lance Ulanoff for an excellent arti-cle (“Are Your Photos Safe?”, go.pcmag.com/luphotossafe). I fi nd that

SOFTWARE SOLUTIONSMAY 9, 2006 PC MAGAZINE 125Capture Streaming VideoBY JOHN BRANDONWEB VIDEO AND AUDIO STREAMS ARE A LITTLE RESTRICTIVE, aren’t the

GAMING + CULTURE140 PC MAGAZINE MAY 9, 2006MORE ON THE WEBGet the inside scoop on the gaming world, as well as all the news and reviews you can

MAY 9, 2006 PC MAGAZINE 141 and it will be able to run sound in Dolby 5.1, DTS, and PCM. It will also have a 2.5-inch detachable, upgrad-able 60GB

GEARLOGTECHNICOLOR TUNESIF WHITE AND BLACK DIGI-tal music players put you in too somber a mood, check out Toshiba’s racy Gigabeat designs. The color-s

JOHN C. DVORAK144 PC MAGAZINE MAY 9, 2006Illustration by mariowagner/agoodson.comMORE ON THE WEBCan’t get enough Dvorak? A new rant goes up every

CORRECTIONS & AMPLIFICATIONSWe gave a direct price of $3,299.99 for the T-Mobile SDA (April 11, page 69); the correct price is $299.99.and the pos

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