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...routers and network cards come with software to walk you through the installation. The steps will vary slightly, depending on each computer's operating system. The older the OS, the trickier it can be; Windows XP is designed to detect and configure a PC card to talk to an existing network, and getting an iBook running Mac OS X to communicate with my Linksys router was a breeze...
JUST LOOKING Lots of people watch DVDs on their computers. Microsoft's free media player for Windows XP, on 17 million PCs, is a popular way to do it. It turns out, though, that Microsoft has been logging what people are watching, and even what songs they're listening to, according to the Associated Press, which got Redmond to fess up. Microsoft says it's updating the player's privacy disclaimer to warn users. But it won't rule out selling the information to advertisers down the line. Talk about paying the peeper...
...more than 4% of new PCs sold in the U.S. are Macs. (Don't ask about worldwide sales, where Apple has actually slipped to less than 3% of the market, from 5.2% five years ago.) With Microsoft's antitrust troubles tabled for now and a new operating system, Windows XP, that's stabler and simpler to use than ever, Apple will be hard pressed to attract converts...
...consumer, Michael Dell is your typical gadget geek. He carries a BlackBerry for messaging, he signed up for Microsoft's new XP operating system the minute it came out in October, and his Dell C400 Latitude notebook goes wireless--even at home...
...annual Comdex trade show in Las Vegas, the famous Tablet became more than just talk. Nine major manufacturers--including Toshiba, NEC and Compaq--unveiled Tablet PCs that they're about to bring to market. Each will sell for roughly the price of a laptop, and all will run Windows XP Tablet PC edition and a handwriting program called Journal. Microsoft promises both programs will be finished by the second half...