Word: pc
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...part of the PC-owning majority, however, you're out of luck--for now. Jobs has not ruled out producing Windows-compatible versions of iPod, but making tools for operating systems other than his own has never been his style. Better to hope iPod shakes up the MP3 industry the way the iMac shook up the makers of boxy beige PCs. There will probably be lots of generic cut-price, cross-platform knock-offs of the iPod by Christmas...
...PC WIZARD Programs that extract, analyze and decode information stored on computers and personal digital assistants, like Palm Pilots...
...muscular version of TiVo, an American TV service that likewise allows commercial-free viewing. It also incorporates some features normally found on computers. A FireWire port links the machine with most digital video cameras and, for simple movie editing, I found it a lot easier than using my PC. And as is true with straight DVD players, searching a disc is a lot less aggravating than searching a tape. One button brings up the menu that allows you to see exactly what's on the disc and from there it's easy to get to that scene of Uncle...
...panacea for venereal disease is finally discovered, a new form of highly contagious and often unexpungeable affliction will excite the public’s fear: the download. Symptoms: icon blemishes, commonly found in the bottom right corner of the screen; a geologically protracted start-up delay; and the PC deathknell, “Fatal error has occurred. You will lose any unsaved information because you just had to download that pirated Backgammon software. Nice going, chump...
...Hodgson and his team get it right, we will soon be able to throw away our cables and forget our worries about not being able to synch our PC with our personal digital assistant...