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Sometimes a title comes along that changes the general conception of a particular genre. Many would agree that Myst falls into this category.
This label tends to imply up market, the way things are put together, the offerings, in fact the label commands and gets - a premium.
No matter how much storage capacity your digital camera has, you always need more space. A portable CD-writer could provide a solution.
Kodak have produced two cameras that have very similar specifications, originally I planned to review them both together but decided against that as there are more differences than may at first appear.
So here I will concentrate on the slightly larger C340 unit. It is 9x6.5x4cm and weights around 200 grams with the two AA batteries inserted. There is 16MB of internal memory. There are five image modes 5, 4.4, 3.1, 2.1 and 1.1mega pixel. Taking images at 5mega pixels would mean only seven images could be taken.
Whether working or relaxing, a good cup of coffee is a welcome beverage especially when it is the freshly ground variety. Check out the Cuisinart way.
A number of DAB radios have sleep timers so it was always on the cards that a DAB clock radio offering would be produced.
High-end graphics applications are generally expensive. Adobe offers you the opportunity to purchase three of its titles for around the price of one with its Creative Suite title.
Around two years ago Adobe came to the conclusion that what was suitable for office applications would also be appropriate for graphics applications. As a result the company decided to integrate its various graphics titles into a single offering and so Creative Suite was born. Following the successful launch of the original offering, we now have Creative Suite version2 (CS2) which is available in Standard and Premium editions.
Not exactly the same as a modem or a router, this unit is solely there to allow PCs to talk to each other, mind you if a PC has internet connectivity then if you allow it other PCs can use it.
This is a five port switch so up to five PC's or notebooks can be linked together using this product. It is a 10/100 unit and providing all the PC's have 10/100 cards - or in the case of a notebook a PCMCIA or built in offering they can all talk and transfer files. Of course printer sharing is also possible and in a small network environment it is more likely that the printers would be connected to a PC than be a 'network printer'.
Moving into a new office offered me the challenge (opportunity) to do things a little differently and reduce desktop clutter
Acer continues its assault on the laptop market with yet another addition to its TravelMate range.
WordPerfect a name that anyone of a certain age will immediately recognise as the only word processor worth knowing about, nowadays it currently seems to play second fiddle to Microsoft Word.
However the box has a large 'Microsoft Office Compatible' notice and for any younger person to consider it this is a requirement. The box says there are eight packages in the box, my take would be somewhere between 7½ and 7¾ as any time limited version -as one product is- can not be considered anything like a full product.
With home networks on the increase, perhaps it is time you considered a laser printer designed for that particular environment.
Brand names come and go but one that seems to go on for ever is that of Hewlett Packard's LaserJet product line. With a pedigree that stretches back to the 1980s, there seems to be no end of laser printers joining this particular family. One of the more recent additions is the LaserJet 1022 model which is available in standard (1022), network (1022n) and wireless network (1022nw) versions.
A lot of people cannot have a PC in the lounge because their other half is worried about the look, here is something that is thinner than a video or a lot of DVD players.
Designed to work with a laptop, APCs latest mouse could grow on you.
Three different packages all from Encyclopedia Britannica and all republished by Focus. All of these are aimed at the 3-6 age group.
White seems to be in the new in-colour choice for computer devices. Take, for example, a router modem designed to enhance a home network.
Often something is described as portable meaning you do not need a JCB to move it, however the real meaning of portable is being able to use it without a power point.
Fed up with your ringtone sounding like everybody elses? Then why not get creative and produce your own.
Something a lot of small and some not so small boys want to do, however this would normally need a great deal of space and a fair amount of money.
Mobile phones come in a range of different styles, shapes, sizes and feature sets. In the case of Sony Ericsson J300i, entertainment is the dominant theme.
Measuring 99 x 42.3 x 18.2mm (H x W x D) and weighing just 78 grams, this phone has a distinctive handle-style protrudance situated on the top of the unit at the rear. While being too small for getting a good grip, the protrudance does come in handy by keeping the phone in place when positioned upright in the palm of the hand. This makes it easier for accessing the phones various controls. Decorating the front of the phone are the 1.
This is very small unit and it would easily fit in a pocket or purse. It looks smart with its brushed silver front, most importantly it takes decent images.
Your life is important. Why not keep a record of it for prosperity.
Regular readers will know I am a keen Palm user. This however is a new departure as it is the first Palm device to have a hard disc.
PDF documents are everywhere. ScanSoft offers a means of working with these files.
This is an All In One sometimes called a Multi Function Unit. It is an Inkjet Printer, Flatbed Scanner and a Colour Copier all in one very small package.
Neat little product to help you build a wired and wireless home or small office network
I've had a broadband internet connection for about 4 years now, that makes me an early adopter! This was from before the time when BY saw the light and decided broadband was neither a threat to their ISDN business, or somethat for which customers had no use. As such it's a cable-modem based solution from NTL.
The popularity of DAB radios increase and currently if you take your old analogue radio in most retailers will give you a 10% reduction in the cost of a DAB unit in part exchange, the old unit is then refurbished and sent to Africa.
i.Tech was a new name to me and the one positive to come out of a day spent at a conference a couple of months ago. This unit is 37.5x11x13cm this allows space for two speakers and thus a perfectly acceptable stereo sound. It comes with a small 24 page manual that in places could have been a lot clearer, however once you have managed the initial scan - I am told this is automatic on a new unit - there is less you need to do.
Worried about youre the security and privacy aspect of your computer activity? Acronis offers to help.
Yes this is the puzzle game that is sweeping the country faster than the Rubik Cube. So play all the games you could ever want or just feed in the information to solve that fiendish puzzle no one else can.
Ever wanted to go back in time to the 80's and all those great arcade games that didn't take a month of Sundays to play?
If you're bored with your latest Play Station games, frustrated that you've been playing the latest Harry Potter game since Christmas and can't get to the end or even, like me, work out whether there is in fact an end - then help is at hand! still If you just hark back to a noisier time when video games could be played, and lost, in a matter of minutes with explosions everywhere and a complete lack of sublety, then help is at hand! The video game gives you all this
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