============================================================ -------- INSIDE PCMAG.COM -------- -------- for September 7, 2004 -------- ============================================================
============================================================ ********** Sponsored by Dell Home Systems ********** Up to 15% off any new Dell Home system. Offer ends 9/8. Click for details. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1073-1-1-371668-99233-1 ************************************************************ ============================================================ Welcome to today's edition of Inside PCMag.com. Last week, Florida got pounded by yet another hurricane. The serious damage made us wonder how all the computer equipment is holding up and if you've ever had any of your systems, peripherals, or gadgets go through something traumatic--a digital camera getting dropped in a lake, for example. If so, how did your equipment fare? Did it make it? How did to salvage your precious data? Tell us all your war stories in the forums. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1073-1-1-371668-99236-1 IN THIS ISSUE: * Product News: Microsoft Launches Own Music Download Service * Review: Portable Media Centers Change Everything * Review: Windows Media Player Grows Up * Review: A Revolutionary, Laser-Guided Mouse * Security Watch: Bagle AI Spreads Fast While Rbot.GR Hijacks Webcams * Column: Internet Explorer Wins the Battle * Review: Gateway Debuts Widescreen Laptop * Tip: Using the Start Command in XP ============================================================ Product News: Microsoft Launches Own Music Download Service It's getting mighty crowded in the legal music download space. Perhaps everyone smells the bubbling success of Apple's iTunes and wants to get in on the action. But Microsoft's entry is notable, both for the technology it employs and them number of songs it's promising. We have the details in our report. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1073-1-1-371668-99239-1 ============================================================ Review: Portable Media Centers Change Everything Can you say busy? Microsoft managed not just one or two announcements last week, but three--and all in one day. The most eagerly awaited may have been the release of the platform and products surrounding its new Portable Media Centers. These pant-pocket-size devices play moves, music, images, and television images. Are they the next big thing? Read our reviews, check out our dozen's of product images, and you be the judge. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1073-1-1-371668-99242-1 ============================================================ Review: Windows Media Player Grows Up Finally there's a Media Player from Microsoft that we can, well, love. This has the best interface yet and some very nice (and powerful) feature enhancements. Read the review for more details. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1073-1-1-371668-99245-1 ============================================================ Review: A Revolutionary, Laser-Guided Mouse It doesn't shoot missiles, but Logitech's new wireless MX1000 mouse uses laser technology to replace the current red-light LED scheme used on most other optical mice. This laser eye lets the mouse work on virtually any surface. We have a hand-on review and product pictures galore. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1073-1-1-371668-99248-1 ============================================================ Security Watch: Bagle AI Spreads Fast While Rbot.GR Hijacks Webcams If you've been getting e-mails with a "foto" subject or zip attachments, you are under attack. Don't open the e-mails, just read our latest Security Watch Newsletter to learn how to identify and beat this new threat. Plus, we found a new virus that can actually surreptitiously turn on Webcams. We have prevention details in our report. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1073-1-1-371668-99251-1 ============================================================ Column: Internet Explorer Wins the Battle There are so many good browsers out there with small but loyal audiences. executive editor Lance Ulanoff has used many them (like Firefox) and loves them, but he's ready to face the sad truth: It doesn't matter what the competitors do or how good browsers like Opera are, they'll never derail the juggernaught that is IE. Read his column to learn more, then tell him in the forums if you think IE can be dethroned. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1073-1-1-371668-99254-1 ============================================================ Review: Gateway Debuts Widescreen Laptop For a time, the only widescreen (17-inch) notebook on the market was the glorious Apple iBook. Now Wintel laptop manufacturers have followed that company's lead and rolled out one widescreen wonder after another. Gateway is the latest, with a system that sports a very nice screen, but does not stand out among the competition. We have more details in our review. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1073-1-1-371668-99257-1 ============================================================ Tip: Using the Start Command in XP If you've ever spent some time in Windows' DOS or Command window (CMD), here's a tip that can help you make better use of the all-important "Start" command. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1073-1-1-371668-99260-1 ============================================================ 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=81-1073-1-1-371668-99263-1 PC Magazine Guide to Home Networking Ready to plunge into creating your own home network? 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