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============================================================ ********** Sponsored by Xerox ********** Enter to win a Treo 600 Smartphone and learn how the Xerox WorkCentre M20 Copier-Printer can reduce effort devoted to basic office tasks, only $1,649. Visit http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1022-1-1-371668-93536-1 to enter. ************************************************************ ============================================================ Welcome to today's edition of Inside PCMag.com. We're curious about your Web site preferences--not the sites you visit, but the kinds of interfaces you prefer. We know that many of you have an extreme distaste for Flash (news flash: It's here to stay), but what about the size and shape of sites? Are you bothered by sites that force you to scroll, even those that at least provide lots of info below the virtual fold? What about the width? Are you happy when a site stays just one size, or do you prefer it to expand to fit your screen? Tell us about your site-design preferences in the forum. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1022-1-1-371668-93662-1 IN THIS ISSUE: * Dvorak Online: The Bottom 10--Worst Software Disasters * Special Report: Inside Longhorn * Review Roundup: All-in-One Graphics Cards Compete * Solutions: Disinfecting Your PC * Review: A Good Gaming Laptop * Product News: Super-Thin Phone Debuts ============================================================ Dvorak Online: The Bottom 10--Worst Software Disasters The only thing more fun than remembering our favorite software from days gone by is recalling the biggest flops--the operating systems, applications, and utilities that either made us scratch our heads in wonder or wonder why they failed so badly. Columnist John C. Dvorak has an elephantine memory and dredges up some beauties for the latest in his series of Best and Worst lists. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1022-1-1-371668-93539-1 ============================================================ Special Report: Inside Longhorn We have everything--and we mean everything--you need to know about the next big update of Windows. No, we're not talking about Service Pack 2--a big update in itself, but more like a giant band-aid for nagging security issues. We're talking about Longhorn. This version of Windows is still so far away from release that it's only known by its code name. What we're learning, however, is that Microsoft may need all this time to bring about a complete transformation of the world's most widely used operating system. Read all of our stories and get the big picture. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1022-1-1-371668-93542-1 ============================================================ Review Roundup: All-in-One Graphics Cards Compete Graphics cards can deliver a lot more than just gaming and application graphics to the desktop. For some time, graphics card manufacturers have had the ability to bundle in TV tuners and even FM radios. Now these combo cards are achieving new levels of performance and functionality integration and adding a new feature wrinkle--the DVR. With so much to offer, it might seem hard to choose a card. No worries. We grabbed the two midrange choices (both under $300) from ATI and nVidia. Both are decent, but only one gets our recommendation. Read the reviews for more details. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1022-1-1-371668-93545-1 ============================================================ Solutions: Disinfecting Your PC "My system goes into a funk every time I turn it on. It starts acting erratically and then eventually shuts itself down." Sound familiar? It's one of the most common complaints we hear from readers every day. It likely means that despite your best efforts, your PC is infected with something. We have the information on what you can do when your protection fails you. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1022-1-1-371668-93548-1 ============================================================ Review: A Good Gaming Laptop Acer's new Aspire 2020 laptop tries to split the difference between being a good gaming system and being a more portable notebook. With a 1.8-Ghz Pentium M processor and weighing in at roughly 7.5 pounds, it more or less gets the job done. Is the Aspire 2020 a leading gaming portable? Not exactly. Read our review to learn where this laptop hits and misses. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1022-1-1-371668-93551-1 ============================================================ Product News: Super-Thin Phone Debuts NEC is rolling out some hip and unusual phones (like one no bigger than a credit card) in the Asian market that may make it over here one day. In the meantime, American customers can get a gander at NEC's new 1.3MP camera phone. Read our product-news update for details and images. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1022-1-1-371668-93554-1 ============================================================ The PCMag.com Bookstore PC Magazine's Windows XP Solutions Ever wish they'd consulted you before they designed Windows XP? Sure, it's a great system, but there's this one feature that makes you crazy. Or that annoying problem that keeps occurring. Well, you can rely on Neil Randall and your friends at PC Magazine to correct that oversight. 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