Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate

Microsoft Windows Vista is the first new operating system more than five years and the successor of Windows XP. However, it is not interesting, the sound of purchase. If you need urgently to buy a new PC (if your old is dead or you have to wait and wait until Vista is released), then by all means, there is nothing wrong with Windows Vista. But this is not a very useful feature in Windows Vista that cries, or the improvement of graphics (Aero) nor the improved system performance functions (true, our Windows XP is not falling down). As for the security of Microsoft's largest enhancements of Windows Vista are in the business or the 64-bit Edition, Home Edition users will not run. Windows Vista is not the Apple Mac OS X 10.4 killer hoped (or feared). There are also big names software written exclusively for Windows Vista - most software available today is compatible with Windows XP and Windows Vista. But the vast Tie-Ins Microsoft.com and Live.com, and many, many traces in Internet Explorer 7 allows us to more desperate (and often best-of-breed) alternatives. Hard-core micro-soft, live and breathe within the MSN, Live.com, and Microsoft Desktop ecosystem is favorable to the introduction of Windows Vista, but also for the rest of us, agnostics product, Firefox, Google Desktop , Zone Alarm, Gmail, and Corel WordPerfect, Windows XP SP2 is sufficient, though, few Killer program assumes that we all upgrade to Windows Vista.

There are six editions of Windows Vista, we examine four. We do not install Windows Vista Enterprise (available only for customers volume licensing) and Windows Vista Starter (only outside the USA). Windows Vista Ultimate includes everything, and it leaves the best way to promote Microsoft. This is not a requirement of most people are excited about their shiny new PC or at the end after an upgrade of existing materials. Configuration and Installation
The interface of Windows Vista DVD disc includes a Windows Imaging (WIM) format of the code, so that if the Home Basic Edition or Ultimate Edition, the code the same, only the key to your open rate functions. This means that users who participate in the reduction of costs can be at any time (provided they have the equipment), with some additional code and securing a new product key online. But all functions - even if you paid for them - are subject to certain hardware configurations available to, if you do not have the graphics hardware, for example, never Aero graphic effects on the old Dell computer in your basement.

Hardware for Windows Vista should not be taken lightly. In a controversial positive Garner, Microsoft hundreds of bloggers (not CNET) free copies of Windows Vista Ultimate, Microsoft, not boxed copies, but the software giant a top-of-the-line Acer Ferrari laptops with the operating system is installed. In addition, Microsoft appears to recognize that the best performance is on top-of-the-line machines manufactured within the last year or so.

In other words, many people are still, for their most recent Windows XP SP2. This means that all your updated data and applications, importing directly into the new system. Most people see, Windows Vista Home Basic or Windows Vista Home Premium of their choice. Although Windows Vista is a backup of your previous operating system to install, it is always advisable to make a backup of your Windows XP system itself, just in case.

Instead of an update, we recommend a clean install. With a clean install, you have your Windows XP hard drive and install only the data and applications you want, works on Windows Vista. A clean install can be achieved by buying a new PC with Windows Vista is already installed, the existing partition of Windows XP on dual boot Windows Vista or a new hard drive of a machine existing Windows XP.

Our own facilities by 20 minutes to an hour, depending on the hardware in the system. It is also quite an automated process, the installer first copying the WIM image onto the new hard disk or partition, and then extended, as the image. Again, we have an uncomfortable on the set of time "EU Enlargement: 27%" as in previous builds, we waited between two and five minutes before the expansion. More than half of the installation and rebooted, the installation of Windows Vista.

When installing Windows Vista loads the driver for the installation image, but they are also additional drivers from a much larger database from Microsoft. This means that more and more towards an Internet connection, remote access users may find that the installation is complete, some drivers missing.

Once installed, Windows Vista first asks for your country or region, then time and money, and, finally, the desired keyboard layout. You can then choose a user name, an icon and a user password. Then select your desktop background and security policy settings: Automatic, install updates, or questions about me later. After checking the date and time of your computer, it is a message: "Please wait while Windows checks your computer's performance." Here, the types of Microsoft on your computer to five points on the scale, with the overall assessment, based on your system the lowest (in our case, it was for the video card).

Windows Vista includes new sounds of veteran musician Robert Fripp. In comparison with the famous start-up, the sounds of Windows XP, Windows Vista is easier, almost spritely. This seems to User Account Control and logging are also perkier than comparable security alerts in Windows XP.

New on the Windows Vista desktop is a Welcome Center contains links to questions like "How can you configure your printer? and "How can you connect to your ISP? There is also an area of sales of certain means, either by the manufacturer or special online offers from Microsoft, as Windows Live OneCare service. honestly we believe it is better for you, the Windows ecosystem for e-mail, Internet browser and security programs.

After closure of the Center, you see at right is a shaded sidebar populated with three example Gadgets (widgets for all others), small office applications, the content display RSS feeds. In a gadget, a slideshow of images from the sample in the library of pictures, time, finally, there is a gadget for RSS subscription. We downloaded and installed Firefox 2, Firefox is the default browser, and quickly a number of RSS subscriptions. Guess what? Windows Vista is not the gadget to our efforts on the standard MSN feeds from Microsoft. Microsoft says the default RSS feeds from a gadget to the memory of the RSS feeds in Windows Vista and Firefox is not yet adopted the API storage. Use Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox, select a place of conviviality gadget. With a click on the + sign before the sidebar, you see a group of widgets available, with a link on the Web to find even more. The gadgets are not in the sidebar, you can draw on the desktop. And the box itself can be disabled for a full view of office. An icon in the taskbar is again the sidebar at any time. What is the difference in recent

Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, refer to Windows Vista Ultimate, Extras are something that you in the Internet, nothing serious Ultimate Extras, wallpapers, screen savers, utilities adding oxygen, more games , media viewing and add members. . But we will not submit to such costs of such verification, but we are on some key functions (simply because we do not know what Microsoft is supplied).

Vista has 7 years of development, not because you must, but because the teams work together, to fix bugs and security problems in Microsoft Windows * XP (I'm sure that many bugs in Vista, but only time will tell us that), not everyone is ready for shipment in time, some features in the updates!

What do we know about her ...

WinFS (Windows File System No, Windows Future Storage) - Windows Future Storage (WinFS) with Vista, it was the first design, but Vista is too long for the shelves, Microsoft has had to fall because they are necessary to save on development, and, as always with Microsoft, is it the first place (forgive me, I can not, for my Linux fan position). Animated Desktop Support / Motion office, as its name suggests, this feature allows you to animation on the desktop, which I already InterVideo WinDVR 3, in fact, with this software, I can watch television Instead of wallpaper, but we're not off topic now, Vista should be able to play the animation in the background, I had hoped that this would be the video (WMV (Microsoft babe), MPEG, etc. ..) but I waited (POISON, XAML, Windows Media Photo (WDP) Anyway, the video memory of the case of pork (or read a disk drive of the pork intestine), as how video is used. We must wait and see about it. Where are the good old days "Active Desktop" (1998).

As already mentioned, Ultimate Edition does not function, is not here, where else (except for the very best that are not a problem), but the condition is that all functions in all other editions . Features
There are too many features of Windows Vista Ultimate Edition to create - seriously. But we feel that most of the big bells and whistles for customers enterprise level, do not use at home. After a large number of functions is not to be confused with actually significant value for all users across the board. We would have fewer features executed extremely well, not as a heterogeneous mixture of such and such, one-size-fits-all operating system. And for that we do not agree with Microsoft apparently arbitrary division of functions within each expenditure. Performance
After installing Windows Vista sentences of each system, the performance of your equipment, with the final result that the lowest individual result. It's convenient. For example, if you think everything is going a little slowly, you notice that your hard drive the lowest. Windows Vista is recommended, a hard disk or a faster hard drive more compatibility. Most of the time, but the video is the weak point for most users. He is also a Log Viewer to view, for example, a software installation on your system to break, and then remove the software can be your overall performance. Support
With the performance monitors, Microsoft help significantly. It is a static FAQ, but also links to Microsoft online and allows other contacts, or on a forum or direct PC to PC using. From what we have really a feature of some, not all the problems you automate the solution by using a script. This method does not teach how to do in the future, but they respond to the task at hand. For example, if you choose to update a device driver, Windows Vista mark the dark room and open the Start menu, Control Panel and Device Manager, then pause to ask you what the camera you want to update. It's like a technician to your office if you walk the process. There is a growing dependence of the user-generated forum, which leads us to believe that Microsoft is shying away from its own technical support. Press time, Microsoft has released the final was not available.

Conclusion
Maybe we are spoiled, but after more than five years of development, there is a "Is that all?" Sense of Windows Vista. Buffles, like an information in a book report in the night against to be sure, many functions in the operating system, but the real value lies in implementation - the user experience (or experience) of them - and that information dump, we got to shake his head, disappointed. Compared with Mac OS X 10.4, Windows Vista, clumsy and feels very intuitive, almost as if it remains in DOS (or at least the internal logic of the DOS ). Despite the shooting of the entire system, built-in Find and several attempts at a solution in the vicinity of staidly old directory trees, you need more information on a level, access looking for. And there are too many dependencies on Microsoft products, it is not very objective operating system, preferably more and more about Microsoft products (a lot) from MSN Search to RSS feeds from d ' Internet Explorer. But Windows Vista is a bad operating system? No, it's just a disappointment for PC users, who hope that Microsoft would be something really exciting, there is, finally, LeapFrog Apple. No. But stick around, it is only for Windows Vista 1.0. Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is on something before the end of the year. Windows Vista Service Pack 1 promises to solve what is known incorrectly in Windows Vista and a number of reasons to change concrete.

The good:
Windows Vista Ultimate includes the improvement of some features in Windows XP, less downtime of Windows XP, Windows Vista offers better built-in support options.

The bad:
Windows Vista Ultimate not search on the desktop (it's buried within applications, within the Start menu), optimized for Microsoft Windows ecosystem (for example, RSS feeds from Internet Explorer 7, the preferential treatment) It is easy and can not be properly implemented, no new software written for Windows Vista, and there are too many editions of Windows Vista.

The Bottom Line:
Windows Vista is essentially heater over Windows XP. If you are happy with Windows XP SP2, we see no compelling reason to upgrade. On the other hand, if a new computer, Windows Vista is stable enough for everyday use.

Specifications: Number of licenses: 1 PC License Type: Complete package; minutes drive: 40 GB;

Microsoft Office 2007 Ultimate

Microsoft has once again the wheel in an ambitious attempt by one of the most innovative and ambitious, Office-to-date packages. In addition to the major revision of the interface, Microsoft has adopted a series of new features and inclusions not only increase productivity but to ensure that the user has all the tools, programs and utilities available in a package. Even if users must learn the new interface of Microsoft Office, the learning curve is a lower price in relation to the quality of programs available are:

# Word 2007
# Excel 2007
# PowerPoint 2007
# Publisher 2007
# Access 2007
# Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager
# OneNote 2007
# InfoPath 2007
# Groove 2007

Microsoft Office Standard 2007 provides significantly different interfaces and new file formats. The new office also provides, unlike its predecessors, is capable of intense love-hate responses from users Funke. This is not to upgrade for all patients want to try the latest tools to learn and ready, most of what you already know, the Office, you can meet the challenge of Microsoft Office 2007 . Word, Excel and PowerPoint 2007, the most polished presentations and documents, and the new schedule Outlook functions make it a hub of communication practice. Professionals who want to impress clients and colleagues, reports, tables, and Dia-Shows here to find an upgrade valid. First Office users have a single user as a veteran of their stocks.

However, if you have only a fraction of what you think or propose that the master of Office 2003 was painful enough, you can use Office 2007 on the shelf or try it free for the first two months. We believe that the power-user, which dominates the corners and angles of older versions of the curse of the learning curve steep. But beware: the new era of Office also those who do not update, and is a conversion tool for older versions of Office 2007 to open Office Open XML standard files.

Office 2007 offers complex functions, you do not find elsewhere. But that is not well in important areas. Application integration is not as good as we hoped, and there is no one-click way to work with others to work without resorting to an online purchase Microsoft Groove Collaboration Tool or working in a server environment. The introduction of Microsoft Office 2007, as an increasing number of competing tools are easier and cheaper (if not available) and use the same basic functions. Strangely, is that despite his string of Windows Live and Office Live Services, Microsoft has opted to build a bridge over the Web for all users of Office.

Micro-enterprises
We have Microsoft Office Standard 2007, with a significant cost $ 399 or $ 239 for an upgrade. This suite includes Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, next to Office Tools, language and images to manage and a diagnostic tool for use in the event of a fall. Households that do not need desktop e-mail must be for Office Home & Student at $ 149 (no upgrade option), a new suite is about Office 2003 on students and teachers, but with Outlook instead of OneNote. The Basic package, Word, Excel and Outlook, only sold pre-installed on computers by producers, the Microsoft software license contracts. At $ 449 ($ 279 upgrade), Microsoft Office Small Business 2007 costs $ 50 less than the Professional Edition includes the Access database program. Only firms and $ 679 ($ 539 upgrade) Ultimate Edition with the new Groove tool. And, curiously, the Enterprise Edition and Professional Plus does not have the Business Contact Manager component of Outlook, business users should for their sales efforts.

Installation
The installation of Microsoft Office is a breeze, and are automatically logged on our test machine (Vista Ultimate and Windows XP Professional) with no problem. In Vista, the installation was about 10 minutes or so, probably very quickly.
On XP computers, the Office shall invite the user to the previous version, and once installation is complete, we were with a wonderful new dynamic interface, allowing the user to select a variety of systems (or leaves).

The most important of the new office, the new Ribbon interface, which is a combination of a tool-bar and the menu system. Although the difference in previous incarnations, the new band, the user can now access a number of options, until now, hidden near the origin of the menu system office.

In short, the group removes the ideas of menus and toolbars and integrate features of both systems in a very accessible tabs.

System Requirements

- Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 2 or later or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (or later) is required.

-500 megahertz (MHz) or higher, 256 megabytes (MB) of RAM or more DVD-ROM 1 gigahertz (GHz) and 512 MB of RAM or more recommended for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager.

-2 gigabytes (GB) for installation, some of that space is available after installation if the original download package is removed from the hard disk.

The good:
Previously hard to find, now provides even easier to explore the basic concepts of desktop publishing tools Word Excel formulas are easier to pay, PowerPoint presentations are more attractive; Outlook mission and improve time management, a Increased integration in applications, small and application file, new file formats are easier to store, if they are damaged, the security of documents is very simple.

The Bottom Line:
Poor dramatic changes in demand a long learning curve during the update, the new interface is not always intuitive, contextual tabs and style galleries can close the users of Office 2000 to 2003, the converter open Office 2007 files, no easy way to record work on the Internet.

Overall, Microsoft Office Standard 2007 is an upgrade worthwhile, if you need to sleeker-documents and presentations to share with others, and Outlook is now more than ever, but you can Stick with your software you do not feel it's not all.

Specifications:
Number of licenses: 3 computers in a home, the license type: Complete package Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or later. File Format

By default, file extensions are changed, for example. doc is. docx,. xls is. xlsx, and so on. These files are compressed, so less space on your hard drive. They are the new OpenXML format from Microsoft. On the other hand, if you someone with an earlier version of Office, you receive a message, it Download free converter from Microsoft, they are not as they are. Tell them at this time because it is the encounter with this situation more and more people to upgrade to the new version.

The new format is not compatible with the Open Document Format (ODF) of the Open Source products such as OpenOffice.org 2.0 (yes, the name of the program through their website). For ODF-OpenXML converter.You may be documents in Adobe Acrobat PDF, so far, to get a decent, without conversion or purchase of the full functionality of Adobe Acrobat (Note that the Acrobat "see in the screenshots of the menu is the full version, I have later, but it is well with Office.

Apple MacBook Pro 2.5 Ghz - 17" Widescreen

As a result of the 15.4-inch heels, MacBook Pro and in place of 17-inch PowerBook G4, 17-inch MacBook Pro offers more of the same features as its little brother beloved, as the scrolling track pad, the Sudden Motion Sensor, and great software, and offers a large and bright 17-inch display, which is to work for graphics.the 17-inch MacBook Pro is the standard configuration costs $ 2799 (upgrades to our unity, the price adjustment to $ 3099). But for graphics professionals and other Mac users, silver, 17-inch MacBook Pro is a dream.With the MacBook Pro, Apple has radically transformed the shape of PowerBook-Factor, a few improvements. Measuring 15.4 centimeters wide, 10.4 cm deep and 1 cm thick, the structure, aluminum MacBook Pro is very similar to the 17-inch PowerBook G4 it replaces. At 6.8 pounds, the 17-inch MacBook Pro is a hair more easily than its predecessor and the lightest laptop of its size on the market. With the adapter, which like other Apple laptops connects magnetic Where the MacBook Pro weighs 7.9 kg. In comparison, the Dell Inspiron E1705 weighs 8.2 kg, the Toshiba Qosmio G35 weighs 10.2 kg.

Under the lid, the MacBook Pro is the tradition of the PowerBook minimalist design. The MacBook Pro is simply an on / off, a big keyboard framed by stereo speakers, a large touchpad with one button and a practice of the built-in iSight camera, which is sitting at the screen. Although the keys are somewhat superficial, they are yours and you are the keyboard backlight, which relate to changes in ambient light. We are not only that the keyboard is located 5.4 cm from the laptop front, we were focused on a position of ergonomics. The touchpad, you can scroll through documents, web pages and tables, using two fingers of the PAD, a feature that is unique to Apple laptops. No doubt, 17-inch MacBook Pro is the most beautiful display function: the big big screen has a good 1680x1, 050 native resolution.

The 17-inch MacBook Pro offers a choice of ports and connections, but it is a bit short, what you do on a large-laptop, including the Inspiron E1705. This means that the MacBook Pro is equipped with three USB 2.0 ports, one FireWire 400 and FireWire 800, one Express Card slot and a DVI (with VGA adapter) to connect to an external monitor. It also supports Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), and you can access the Internet via 802.11g Wi-Fi radio and Gigabit Ethernet. As with the PowerBook, MacBook Pro has a slot-loading SuperDrive plays and burns DVDs and CDs. A new extra is the Apple Remote included with the Front Row media player, we want the MacBook has a location for storage. Unlike most laptops, the MacBook Pro does not have an integrated media player for flash memory cards, and there is no S-video and modem - the PowerBook had.

The MacBook Pro comes with Mac OS X Tiger, highlights of the incredible advantage cool customizable Spotlight and Dashboard, a collection of office tools at hand. In addition, the software robust iLife'06, Front Row Media Center Software, and a handful of other applications. In addition, the beta version of Boot Camp, you can MacBook into a dual-boot engine, all versions of Mac OS X and Windows XP (you need a full version of Windows separately).

The 17-inch MacBook Pro comes with a default configuration that costs $ 2799th Although not many upgrade options, including our hard drive and memory extensions, that the price to $ 3099th Many money, you expect a fairly high-end data, the MacBook is a fast, 2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo, 2GB of fast 667MHz DDR2 RAM, an ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with 256 MB VRAM and fire of 7200 rpm, 100 GB hard drive. However, the MacBook Pro is slightly more expensive than other laptops of Windows is configured, such an Inspiron E1705 with similar features costs $ 2889th

CNET Labs compared to 17-inch MacBook Pro to a number of elderly, laptops Apple on the PowerPC processor and Core Duo-Mac. Not surprising that the MacBook Pro trailed behind a PowerBook G4, in the performance of Sorenson Squeeze, the Rosetta translation for the new chipset. But the ability of memory and a fast hard drive helped the power on our Photoshop CS test, in spite of Rosetta. (We hope that the MacBook Pro at a price of more software Publisher Release Universal Binary-known programs, but we recommend testing your applications, or will soon be Intel compatible before buying a new system of Apple.) Courses on native applications such as iTunes, the 17-inch MacBook Pro saw significant increase over the last generation PowerBook. Probably due to its discrete graphics card, 17-inch MacBook Pro Doom 3 very respectable frame rates, while the 23.2 frames per second (fps) with 56.5fps Inspiron E1705 we tested. In our DVD battery-drain test, the MacBook Pro lasted 2 hours, 54 minutes - very respectable for a desktop replacement that is not likely to see too much time away from the socket.

Apple, the MacBook Pro with an industry standard one year warranty parts and labor, but the telephone support is limited to only 90 days - more than what you normally find on your page PC - unless they buy $ 349 Apple Care Protection Plan, phone support and repair for three years. However, you can most PC warranty to three years for about $ 200 U.S.. Apple offers online events and web forums are a good source for advice from other users to download and print the product manual.

Sony VAIO TZ298

While Asus' U2E is ideal for a leather love, Fancy Pants-executive, the Sony Vaio TZ is also central to an executive, but gives elegance with knowledge understatement. Sony may be said, "Power Broker and real Road Warriors do not need leather, but they have a good design."

The TZ 298 is one of the highest-end configurations of the TZ ultra portable and compromise almost anything. As both a 250 GB hard drive 64 GB Solid State Drive, there is no room for an optical drive, which is why I said "almost." Sony also has an external optical drive with this computer, however.
The TZ is wearing a combination of black executive. It is the carpet and the black hat basic lids carbon brushed room, almost brown and beautiful contrast with the mirror silver Vaio logo at the center, and slightly indented chassis black piece on the piano keyboard.

Unlike close scary screen and lid hinge ball sets, rather than a Beefy batteries, the computer raises the surface, almost half inches, there is no unusual design flourishes. The machine is also in other colors such as gold and red, for those who are a little more flash in their computer. Even if the screen as thin if not thinner than the Toshiba R500, it is more stable. The rest of the body is much more bold than the R500's, only from a heavy equipment. Dimensions and weight

The fact that Sony controls the TZ is so thin (ranging from 0.8 "to 1.2" thick), the use of these materials is a solid performance, even without the optical drive. The hardware in your computer a little more weight than the other, non-optical disc drive Ultra-portable: It weighs 2.7 kg, while the Lenovo U110 weighs 2.4 kg. At a minimum, the Sony TZ, the smallest power brick (0.6 lbs). In the main, TZ feels very easy, especially large grippy handle in the form of round, that hinge.

Product Specification :

Ports

From left, Sony hid some of the most difficult and perhaps less used ports, behind a wall of rubber. Drag the box to protect the new Gigabit Ethernet, modem and FireWire ports.

LIEGE after rehabilitation is a ventilation fan and a U-Express Card slot and two USB ports. The front of the TZ is, with the ports and buttons on the left, you will find the headphone jack, microphone, "Magic Gate" slot for Sony's proprietary formats and SD slot. There are LEDs that indicate if the "Magic Gate" is used, the battery status and the status of hard disk. Far right is a Wi-Fi On / Off switch and six metal balls multimedia keys that we have in the bottom Usability. On the right side is a USB port, a VGA port on the back.

There are no real buttons or ports on the back of the machine, but at each end of the spherical joint is a place of (left) and socket (right), a plastic artificial-Power button flashes orange or green, is a solid. You can not see, but it is the only one in the group with a map broadband Sprint EVDO. Unfortunately, Sony does not give us access to this feature in our control unit, so that we do not test the speed of data transfer.

Sony XBRITE screens have a good reputation for reliability and ultra-sharp, even in this incarnation incredibly thin, lack of glare and the rich color well above the average for the ultra-portable screen. Battery Sony TZ benefits of screen LED backlit, too, because she was able to do so, the longest in this Roundup. The ring of the screen is as thin as the Toshiba R500. It would be a pleasure, but to make a film on the laptop screen while the movie recorded on the hard drive (no optical drive).

Keyboard

Sony keyboard is smaller than the standard laptop size, but for me it was the best way to do all laptops. This is because the keys are to each other to race, which shows Apple MacBook progress made since 2006. My laptop inadvertently a MacBook, I was at home with the feeling of the buttons. Although in a glossy piano black casing, the keys have a slightly grainy feel to them, and almost none of Clickety-clackety noise, that almost all the keyboards.

These are small slits on the speaker left and right above the keyboard, but they sound great surprise. In this sense, audio-visual, the Fujitsu P8010 and the Sony TZ is unparalleled, the other three in this Roundup laptops can not compete.

And trackpad button

The trackpad feels a little mucous, it is simply not enough leaves of different wristpad and smoothly. The keys are a customs duty on the trackpad, and small clicks, the race itself as regards the capacity of back and forth clicking, but not much to do, so you're wondering if you correctly . Between the two buttons is a fingerprint scanner, I'd rather not be disabled at the page between the keys.

On the edge of the lip before the computer, just below the keyboard-mouse, these six multimedia keys I have already mentioned: AV mode of play / pause, stop, back, forward and S. I think that both the declaration, AV Mode button, the computer on your DVDs, videos, music or photos without your computer starts, and S in this case means "eject". "

These buttons are a little more sense with an integrated optical drive, I found it quite ignorable during my use of the machine. On the positive side, they are small and relatively flush with the machine, so I have not taken randomly.

The noise and heat

In our test, these machines are very hot during the implementation of benchmarks and battery test. Hum low emissions at any time, regardless of the fact that readers were used for spinning or computer. And here's some bad news: the computer and others recall 73,000 units were by Sony in September. The offender? The warning to consumers: "son improperly positioned near the hinge of the computer and / or a screw in the hinge can be short-circuiting and overheating. This is a risk to consumers burn." The good news is that a short circuit does not occur, while our brave test this machine. If you are not relieved? We were. While this computer has been warmer than others in the Roundup is not harmful. Nevertheless, we machine from Sony in haste so that we can a new entity: the Vaio TT.

Price

In a decision without a doubt something to remember, many units TZ, Sony is selling this machine on its website. The final price, which he sold for $ 2999, and if you are on site abroad, was probably a bit less than the price. As mentioned above, Sony has a new design, the TT, Tom's Guide, and a short time.

It is a little war for the opportunity to Sony on the price of the TZ, but we can simply summarize it is very appreciated. Although this machine to hit the Lenovo U110 assessment results, a large hard drive and a Solid State Drive, high-speed EVDO, excellent taste and it should not cost more than $ 1,000 in any other computer this cycle: It is about $ 2300 in most. Factor in the thin possibility of damage to the heating, and this machine is not worth purchasing systems today. We just so that we have with the next TT, and to show how Sony compared to the rest of the ultra portable while most of 2008.

Battery Life

Sony VAIO VGN-TZ298N is a laptop with the exception of others in this Roundup. It contains both a 250 GB 5400 RPM SATA hard drive and a 60GB Solid State Drive. The 10.8 V, 5800 mAh (design and actual capacity) the battery lasted 207 minutes. The laptop is a bit low speed probably contributed to this long battery life, but we suspect that the design of the battery has played an important role. Performance

Symantec Norton Antivirus 2009

Symantec Norton Antivirus 2009 is the latest anti-virus that uses the memory of at least that is less than 7MB or more precisely 6.92 MB and it only takes 33 seconds to make a quick scanning, and only takes 52.77 seconds to install Norton Internet Security 2009, Technology Pulse is another update every 5 to 15 minutes.

The process of the resource that is lighter, the installation file a small addition, the protection given to Norton includes protection against browser-based Web attack machine Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) for improved multimedia attacks, SONAR protection for real-time protection against attacks that not known, antibot protection, and system recovery tool for the serious infection.

The virus is now making the attack is no longer directed to the browser to enter the area but has a plug-in, the sectors that have not be many people. For example, plug-in such as Windows Media Player, Flash Player.
The virus will start work when the plug in the update.
Technology is the latest Norton Insight duty to make the sign of general files that are not needed, so reducing the number of files that must be scanned regularly.

HP LP2475w

HP LP2475W comes in a beautiful design with a beautiful black glasses and thin matte surface on the screen. The group is also the traditional glare mate (RA) to the end, unlike any glossy coating of the screen. The stand is finished in a silver-colored and offers a wide rectangular footprint on the desktop. Some people May are a little space and less attractive, and in my opinion is perhaps a bit too big. But they offer a sound basis for the display and all the professional LP2475W hopes sits on your desk.
The display is a small logo discreetly about HP in the center, and the OSD buttons are in the lower right corner. The indicator light glows green when the screen is turned sharply, and amber lights when the standby mode. The DSB has an option to disable this feature, but you need to be the same.
All materials are at a very high level and quality of construction is excellent. It is a professional piece of kit in my opinion, and is particularly good on a wall or arm thinks. The screen is equipped with a power supply, ie there is no need for intervention from the outside brick here. Not detectable noise or buzz, and the screen is a minimum of heat, even after many hours.
LP2475W 6 is equipped with a USB port, with easy access to 2 on the left side of the screen, and 4 at the wide variety of interface options. The reverse side shows the display interface, DisplayPort, HDMI, 2x DVI, S-video, composite, component and USB ports are in the picture above. The screen is not strange that one D-Sub VGA port, DVI, but a> VGA cable is for those who need them. It would be good for HP, a VGA connection for certain equipment and some older graphics cards.
The function keys are in the lower right corner. There is a link to "explore" (input), "quick selection" (for the interface) menu (main menu) smack (for analog inputs), Reset (plant operator) and PIP / POP
Auto operating system of inputs and the selection of boxes confirmation disabled, but that is really at home. The color of the section contains the pre-9300K, 6500K (default), Custom Color (RGB access) and sRGB (simulation).

Acer Extensa 5630-4933

The Extensa 5630-4933 is equipped with features to the busy day of training, including a dual-core processor, and allows you the best balance between price and performance. Acer Extensa 5630-4933 notebook has 1 GB of RAM and a hard drive with 160 GB
Features

* Description: Acer Extensa 5630-4933 Pentium Dual Core T3200 2 GHz, 15.4 "TFT
* Dimensions (LxFxA): 14.2 x 10.5 x 1.7 in
* Weight: 6.4 lbs
* Location: USA
* Type of system: Laptop
* Built-in devices: stereo speakers, wireless LAN antenna
* Processor: Intel Pentium Dual Core T3200 / 2 GHz (Dual-Core)
* Cache: 1 MB L2 cache
* RAM: 1 GB (installed) / 4 GB (max) DDR2 SDRAM, 667 MHz (2 x 512 MB)
* Card Reader: 5 in 1
* Hard drive: 160 GB
* Optical Storage: DVD ± RW / DVD-RAM, integrated

* Display: 15.4 "TFT 1280 x 800 (WXGA)
* Graphics: Intel GMA 4500MHD
* Storage Technology Assignment: Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0
* Audio Output: Sound card
* Telecommunications: fax / modem
* Network: Network, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft)
* Input Device: Keyboard, touchpad
* Power: 120/230 V AC (50/60 Hz)
* Battery: Lithium-Ion Battery
Duration (in): 2.5 hour (s)
* Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista Business / XP Professional downgrade
* Pre-OS: Windows Vista

Intel Xeon 2.4 GHz processor

The Intel Xeon processor with Intel NetBurst micro-architecture provides an innovative technology for the needs of high-performance environments with server and workstation. Dual-processor platforms based on Intel Xeon processor provides exceptional performance and a series of front-end servers and small businesses, and the calculation of labor environments. The result is faster response times, support for more users and improves the scalability of their IT infrastructure of the customer.
This state-of-the-art, multi-core optimized microarchitecture delivers a number of new and innovative features that are setting new standards for energy-efficient performance.
Brilliant CPU and it works very well with the Asus P5M2/SAS motherboard. Highly recommended if you're building a server for yourself or small business.

Keeping Your Computer Security

In theory, Virus / Worm or other malware family always step further than antivirus vendor / security anywhere. It is very naive and unrealistic security only if we submit the product's vendor-vendor without any effort from us to behave in a safe computer use.

There are some things you can ensure your computer and your data safe. Computers not connected to the network at all. Put your computer in the special room. Release your hard disk and store in a safe place. Non-port USB switch and drop the DVD drive. Key on the keyboard. Rent a room guard your computer .... In this way the computer and your data will be guaranteed safe.

But, the actual security system is not changed.

Internet is the "world" is very dangerous. Do not ever visit the website that you do not know, let alone that will give gifts, let alone you must first pay.

In selecting an antivirus software program to make sure you choose one that also scan incoming email for viruses. When people set up their firewall and anti-virus programs sometimes they neglect to create a filter their email. There are many good titles that offer anti-virus scanning and email that can protect you from malicious attempts to send mail without an attachment.

Email is a favorite vehicle for people looking for damage to your computer through the Internet, so you must be vigilant when it comes to email. If you get an email with attachment always use your antivirus software to scan the attachment before opening it. Always be careful when opening email attachments as email attachments when the criminals who hide their virus and spyware software that can attack your computer and potentially steal your personal information.

Be careful when Browsing, Chatting & Mailing.
Categorieze thr Internet as a red zone or hazardous or network can not be trusted. Many fell victim exposed to the virus / worm, spyware, sniffing (data theft of information) because the Social Engineering (Social Engineering) through the Internet, such as: Free product information, pornography, cracksite, how easy dapet money, etc..
Be careful though, if the things that reference from friend / colleague you. Moreover, information that comes from people who do not know us.

Antivirus software you have the option of scheduling maintenance tasks, and you should always schedule for the antivirus scan does not only make your system's normal, but it also allows you to periodically check the antivirus software house website for updates to protect their offer. Regular updates to the antivirus software and scan your system's normal can help you to detect and eliminate viruses before they do they can damage.

There are many free spyware removal titles available on the internet. You need to download one to your computer and have a scan of your system periodically to remove spyware software and other malicious code. Make sure to get a reputation and spyware removal program will also offer some of the regular free updates to keep you protected from all the new code of spyware out.

Computer maintenance

Currently, more and more people use computers both for online communication, banking and investment to shop for.

Here are some tips to make a good plan of the Computer maintenance with effective steps you can take to make your computer more secure:
1. Always make a backup and store important information in a safe place separate from your computer.

2. Update your operating system, web browser and software as often as possible.

3. Microsoft Updates, Microsoft regularly releases updates to its operating system (Windows XP, Vista and Microsoft programs other). This update is available . Tuesday of each month and can be downloaded and installed manually or automatically. In most versions of Microsoft operating system users have the option to set all the automatic update program to download and install the update available at a certain time. This is generally the best option because it insures that all critical updates have been installed with a minimum of interaction.

4. Virus, Trojan, Spyware and Firewall Protection Virus, Trojans, worms and spyware that other everywhere in the Internet and a proactive, use antivirus software, you can usually eliminate the threat of system compromise caused by the vulnerability of the system. There are many products available such as Norton Anti Virus, McAfee and Trend Micro and each is capable of providing comprehensive protection. In addition, each can be set to automatically update the system and perform periodic scans provide real-time protection.

5. Disk Defragmenter A Disk Defragmenter to help you to improve system performance and speed back to lose by re-organize the files on the computer's hard drive with the operating system that can find them more quickly. Although most versions of Windows come with a free disk defragmenting program is another tool that can perform more functions, such as defragmenting forward Diskeeper, Perfect Disk, etc. The key again is to set Defragmenter periodically to perform the defragmentation.

6. Install firewalll, because the virus can easily access your computer from the Internet. Consideration should be given to the benefits and differences between the hardware and software-based firewall program.

7. Review your browser and email settings for optimal security. Why should you do this? JavaScript is often used by hackers to plant malicious programs on your computer. While the cookies are relatively harmless in terms of security, they still track your movements on the Internet to build your profile. At least set the security settings for your online frequently.

8. Install antivirus and automatic updates so that you manage to receive the latest version.

9. Do not open unknown email attachments. because the virus can spread from an address.

10. Do not run the program from the address that is not clear / known.

11. Disabling extension file name is hidden. By default, the Windows operating system is set to "hide the file extensions for known file types." Disabling this option to display the file extension on Windows. Some file extensions will, by default, continue to remain hidden, but you are more likely to see all the file extension is not unusual to own.

12. Turn off your computer and disconnect from the network when not using the computer. hackers can not attack your computer when you drop out of the computer or network is not active.

i'm confident and believe that outside there was a lot of the smart and even more to understand about the Computer maintenance.With all humility and respect, not to please others to provide additional if there is a lack of security on computer systems.

How to Create a PC Network Workgroup

A workgroup is nothing more than a collection of computers on a network. By isolating larger networks into workgroups, you can more easily access other computers. Your computer must belong to a workgroup if you want to easily access other computers in that workgroup. To join a workgroup, simply specify its name:




1
Open the System icon in the Control Panel.

Or choose Start→Control Panel→System. The System Properties dialog box appears.








2
Click the Change Settings link located in the Computer Name, Domain and Workgroup Settings area.

Click the Continue button if you’re prompted with a User Account Control security warning.









3
Click the Change button.

The Computer Name/Domain Changes dialog box appears.








4
In the Member Of area, select the option labeled Workgroup and type the name of the workgroup.

Either enter the name of an existing workgroup or create a new name for your workgroup here. The workgroup name should be short, with no spaces.











5
Click OK three times to close windows.

You want to close the Computer Name Changes dialog box, the welcome message, and the restart message.











6
Click the Close button to dismiss the System Properties dialog box.

You can also close the Control Panel window, if you want.





7
Restart Windows.

To view all computers belonging to the workgroup, open the Network window.

USB Speeds

If you've gotten a new computer in the last few years, it more than likely came with USB ports. If you're not sure, USB ports are the little slots on either the front or back of your computer that you can use to plug in certain devices, such as a flash drive or digital camera. USB ports come in two different speeds: 2.0 and 1.0, with 2.0 being faster. Most newer PCs have the 2.0 speed, but if you purchased yours quite awhile ago, you may have the 1.0 speed. So, if you've ever wondered which speed you have, keep reading to learn how you can find out!

To get to your computer's USB area, you need to right click on the My Computer icon on your desktop and choose Properties. Next, click on the Hardware tab and then hit the Device Manager button. When the new window opens, scroll down to the very bottom where it says Universal Serial Bus controllers. Click on the plus sign (+) next to that and all of your USB information will come up. You may have quite a few listings or you may only have a few. It just depends on how many ports came with your computer and if you've added any yourself.

If you see one that says something like "USB Enhanced Host Controller," that means you have the 2.0 speed. The "Enhanced" part is what sets the 2.0 apart from the slower speed. On my computer, that entry was the very last one, so make sure you look through your whole list before you make any assumptions. Also, just for your information, if one of your USB ports is 2.0, it's likely that all of your ports will be the same. That goes for the 1.0 speed as well. Most computers don't come with two different port speeds. So, tell me, how does it feel to know what kind of USB speed your PC is running? Pretty darn good, huh? Check yours out today!

Which you use Blogger or Wordpress?

For the first time like blogging, may want to create confusion where blog. Because many options offered. Start from the outside blogs like Blogger, Wordpress, Multiply, and Blogdrive.

Among the many options that the blogging, this time let's peel and discuss blog about the two most widely used at this time, the blogger and wordpress. What are the similarities of both? And what are the advantages to be both?

In choosing any kind, most of us would choose the good and (if the can) for free. The two earlier general criteria can be fulfilled is certain blogger and wordpress. But in addition to two earlier, they have other similarities. What?

1. Easy to use. Both are equally easy to use. It's you type in the word processing program. Before the post is published, you can review it to see first. Does not make it any harder. We follow the instructions that live only in a few steps, so we blog.
2. Available options template (theme). Both have the same choice of theme. However, the amount, there are many more options in WordPress. This template or theme was in fact we can replace with another template circulating on the internet.

In addition, the blogger has the advantages:

1. Can change the design. Edit the file with the style (CSS), we can change the design as we want.
2. Adsense can be made. The majority of the money from Adsense who use a free blog, usually wearing blogger. Perhaps because the blogger and adsense is equally owned by Google. So much easier to adsense approved it. WordPress is actually can, but must use a paid version.

Wordpress has advantages are, among others:

1. Having the feature category. There is a category will make it easier for owners and visitors to the blog. The owner of a blog is easy to determine the scope of the topics will be discussed. For the visitor, this feature makes it easy to search for particular topics of interest. In wordpress, this feature automatically appears. In any blogger can actually appear, but need a little business.
2. It is easy to communicate. I think this is one of the most important advantages wordpress. Which can make or Trackback pingback. Because, in fact every blog owners are social creatures. Like to interact with other blog owners. In addition to comments, and do pingback Trackback are other ways to communicate with other blog owners.
3. There are statistics. Wordpress plug in is available in the statistics can show, either daily, weekly, or monthly. There is also information about the number of users each page and keywords. All this information is important to monitor the development of your blog. So you can take the appropriate action for the development of your blog.