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============================================================ ********** Sponsored by Dell Small Business ********** Double Memory FREE! Select Dell Servers & Systems. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1068-1-1-371668-98753-1 ************************************************************ ============================================================ Welcome to today's edition of Inside PCMag.com. Earlier this week, Apple unveiled what it's calling the "World's Thinnest Desktop" at the Paris Apple Expo. Hyperbole aside, there's been excitement about the iMac, as is the case with virtually any Apple announcement (even without Steve Jobs there to deliver it). But for all the hoopla, are you any more likely to consider an iMac over a PC? Tell us in the forums why you would or would not choose an iMac and why you do or don't go the Wintel route. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1068-1-1-371668-98756-1 IN THIS ISSUE: * Review: Roomba Robot Vac Cleans Up * Review: MS Streets Stays on Course * Review: Spacious- (but Not Surround-) Sound Headphones * Tip: Inverted Printing in Word * Review: Tiny, Yet Full-Featured MP3 * Review: Multi-Function Printer Offers Quality at Low Price * News: IM Gets its 15 Minutes * Product News: iRiver's Waterproof MP3 Player ============================================================ Review: Roomba Robot Vac Cleans Up Roomba's robotic vacuum has gotten a major overhaul and now our robo-expert puts it through its cleaning paces. The result? A house full of fully-vacuumed rooms and a couple of robot-vacuum rescues along the way. Get more details in the review, and be sure to check out our slideshow to see all the nifty robo-bits. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1068-1-1-371668-98759-1 ============================================================ Review: MS Streets Stays on Course Microsoft's Streets & Trips 2005 is probably one of the few applications in the Redmond company's stable to be so totally eclipsed by another competitor. In this case, users often find themselves wondering why they would *buy* trip and mapping software when Mapquest is giving it away for free to millions every day. The surprising thing, though, is that there are a couple of really good reasons to buy this software. We'll tell you what they are in our full review. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1068-1-1-371668-98762-1 ============================================================ Review: Spacious- (but Not Surround-) Sound Headphones Headphones produce sound that feels like it's emanating from right smack in the middle of your head. Ultrasone claims that its HFI-15G headphones can increase that aural space so the sound feels like it's coming from all around you. That's the promise. The reality, according to our reviewer, is somewhat different. Read the the report to find out where reality hits the road. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1068-1-1-371668-98765-1 ============================================================ Tip: Inverted Printing in Word Here's a not-so-stupid Microsoft Word 2003 trick: printing left-to-right and right-to-left on the same page. Try it out and impress your friends. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1068-1-1-371668-98768-1 ============================================================ Review: Tiny, Yet Full-Featured MP3 There have been small MP3 music players before, but they usually give up a fair amount of functionality to achieve diminutive size. The 1.3-ounce Samsung Yepp YP-T5 is the exception. It gives up next to nothing, yet is smaller than a roll of quarters. Read our full review to find out why we think this is one of the best mini players yet. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1068-1-1-371668-98771-1 ============================================================ Review: Multi-Function Printer Offers Quality at Low Price The HP PSC 1315 All-in-One is remarkably affordable and does quite a decent job of printing, copying, and scanning. Yet it is missing one element that many other MFP's carry. Can you guess what it is? We have the answer in our review. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1068-1-1-371668-98774-1 ============================================================ News: IM Gets its 15 Minutes Instant Messaging continues it steady march into the social fabric of our lives. Now IM-fiends can use their favorite desktop app to help in the "Ask the Audience" segments of the popular ABC Television gameshow Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? It's good, wacky, high-tech fun. Read our analysis for more details. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1068-1-1-371668-98777-1 ============================================================ Product News: iRiver's Waterproof MP3 Player Feel like swimming and listening to your favorite tunes at the same time? You could try it with your iPod wrapped in a ziplock bag, but the results might be less than optimal. We've come across a new, perhaps better option from iRiver and the aptly named H2O Audio. Read the story and see the water-logged photos. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1068-1-1-371668-98780-1 Plus Canon's Army of Enticing Cameras Canon announces new PowerShot S70, Canon EOS 20D, and more digicams for pros, enthusiasts, and the rest of us. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1068-1-1-371668-98783-1 ============================================================ 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. Here's the complete compendium of solutions to the things that bug you, threaten your security, slow you down, or other-wise prevent Windows XP from running like it should. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1068-1-1-371668-98786-1 PC Magazine Guide to Home Networking Ready to plunge into creating your own home network? 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