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PCONTENTS<br />
FUTURE GADGETS<br />
KEEPING UP WITH THE JETSONS<br />
80We asked the industry’s top design experts to reveal their most<br />
innovative ideas for future products. Here are some of the most<br />
inspired concepts that help propel tech gear into tomorrow.<br />
REAL-WORLD TESTING<br />
KEYBOARDS FOR LESS<br />
86<br />
Keyboards that are great for typing may not work as well for gaming,<br />
and vice versa. Is there a keyboard that’s good for both—and<br />
that you can have for less than $20? We rounded up six low-priced boards and<br />
put them to the test. Here we reveal our favorites.<br />
OPINIONS<br />
11 First Word<br />
Jim Louderback<br />
53 Inside Track<br />
John C. Dvorak<br />
55 Michael J. Miller<br />
56 Bill Machrone<br />
144 John C. Dvorak<br />
PIPELINE<br />
18 Control your PC<br />
through your phone<br />
Visit the pocket doctor;<br />
Running Windows—<br />
on a Mac?<br />
19 Future Watch<br />
The brain-to-computer<br />
interface<br />
TECHNORIDE<br />
20 Mercedes ML 250<br />
Geneva Auto Show<br />
tech highlights; Hymotion:<br />
more hybrid efficiency;<br />
diesel cars are back.<br />
21 Bill Howard<br />
SOLUTIONS<br />
113 The Connected<br />
Traveler in<br />
San Francisco<br />
San Francisco has the<br />
Exploratorium, Sony’s<br />
Metreon, and a wirelessenabled<br />
ballpark. Coming<br />
soon: free citywide Wi-Fi.<br />
116 Security Watch<br />
Why plain passwords are<br />
dangerous, and how to<br />
create strong ones.<br />
117 Ask Loyd<br />
SATA and PATA hard<br />
drives; Intel vs. AMD; a<br />
disconnecting network.<br />
118 Ask Neil<br />
Make words blink in<br />
Access; make thumbnails<br />
larger in Windows XP; turn<br />
off peripherals at shutdown,<br />
and more.<br />
122 SMB Boot Camp<br />
Web site analytics can help<br />
your business know its<br />
customers and maximize<br />
its profits.<br />
125 Software Solutions<br />
Replay AV is like a VCR for<br />
your PC.<br />
GAMING &<br />
CULTURE<br />
140 PlayStation 3:<br />
What we know<br />
GEARLOG<br />
143 Toshiba’s jazzy<br />
MP3 players<br />
BUILD IT<br />
A SILENT PC<br />
91More processing and graphics power means more heat, thus more<br />
whirring fans. You want your high-performance computer to run like<br />
a race car—not to sound like one! Our hints and mods hit noise at its sources;<br />
we show you how to make a screamer that’s as quiet as a library.<br />
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Canada. Printed in the U.S.A.<br />
8 PC MAGAZINE MAY 9, 2006<br />
ALSO INSIDE<br />
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PCMAG ONLINE<br />
Want to learn more<br />
about Microsoft’s<br />
impending operating<br />
system? Go to<br />
PCMag.com for all<br />
the Windows Vista<br />
info you need, including<br />
news articles,<br />
expert opinions, and<br />
screenshots of the<br />
test builds. See<br />
go.pcmag.com/vista.
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