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...third innovation is a thumb wheel on the side which acts as a window selector. In Windows XP, you can Alt-Tab your way through all of your open windows, but you can only see the name of one window at a time. If you have 30 windows open - which happens in my house - it might take a while to find the one you want. Logitech's flipper lists all open windows with their titles, and the list appears at the twitch of your thumb...
...Speaking of Microsoft, the MacBook gave me an excellent opportunity to try out Boot Camp - that's the installation of Windows XP as a second operating system, in case you hadn't heard. On startup, I can choose the Mac OS or Windows, and everything I tried in the latter environment worked as well as it could have. I even tested out MTV's Urge service with - Jobs forgive me - an iriver clix music player. It all worked together even more smoothly than it had done on my high-powered Dell desktop. My biggest problem was an inability to "right...
...MacBook is a powerful and affordable option, especially for people who are uncertain about their Windows future. The next version, Vista, might be a success, but with a MacBook you can hedge your bet. You get a computer that runs both Mac OS X and Windows XP today, and even appears to meet the minimum requirements for Vista once it gets here. Dell and HP should be very worried indeed...
Storing and sharing digital photos is easy through shutterfly.com snapfish com or photoworks.com But it makes little sense to go digital if your computer is from the Stone Age. If you're running Windows 98 or XP, or using a new Mac, you should do fine. Your old camera? That's another story--it's called eBay...
Posted Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006 Though last week's launch of Google Video grabbed the headlines, the simultaneously announced Google Pack collection of software may be of more immediate value to computer users. Windows XP users, that is. Google Pack is intended to supplement the software that ships with a PC, providing it with a bit more security and ease of use. If that sounds like a slap in Microsoft's face, well then, maybe...