Five New Community Search Tools, Five Amazing Ultralight Notebooks, First Apple iPod Video Review and More
=======================================================
-------- WHAT'S NEW NOW --------
Important Stories, Commentary & More from Ziff Davis
By Jim Louderback
=======================================================
October 25, 2005
Vol. 4, No. 86
=======================================================
Five New Community Search Tools Compared, Five Amazing
Ultralight Notebooks, First Apple iPod Video Review and More
=======================================================
Sponsored by Pure Networks
Network Magic is the only all-in-one software for home
networking. You can view your entire network on one screen,
easily add PCs, printers and other devices and share photos,
music and files between PCs. Take control of your home
network and try it free!
http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-553-1-278-144054-27542-0-0-0-1
=======================================================
Five New Community Search Tools Compared
It's the latest wave on the Web: tools that combine search
with tagging and social networks. These sites use real people
to help tag articles to help create more relevant search
results, and build communities around those folks as they
share information and destinations. It's a fascinating advance
in Web culture, and it's emerging rapidly. We just put
together an analysis of five of the neatest sites, including
del.icio.us, Yahoo! My Web 2.0 and Jeteye. Check out our
reviews for details on how well these services work, and then
visit the sites for a look into the future of the World Wide
Web.
Five Newfangled Web Sites Compared:
http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-553-1-278-144054-27545-0-0-0-1
Five Amazing Ultralight Notebooks Compared
They weigh less than 4 pounds, but feature long battery lives
and 12-inch screens. Amazingly, all of the five are rated
very good or better, and offer a great computing experience.
Finally you don't need to spend a lot of money--or lug around
a wonder-brick--to have a great computing experience on the
go. If you're looking for a new computer, don't miss our
comparison of the five best. We'll have you computing
everywhere with a fashionable new package in no time!
Five Ultralight Computers Compared:
http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-553-1-278-144054-27548-0-0-0-1
The End of the Ultralight is Nigh
Yes, this may be the last crop of truly small notebooks out
there--better buy one now! That's because it appears that
the wide-screen TV is about to be integrated into the notebook,
which means wider screens, bigger systems and heavier
batteries. Will these new screens push the smaller ones out
of the way? Check out our story about why this could turn
out to be the good old days of small systems.
Big Screen Notebooks to Become Standard:
http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-553-1-278-144054-27551-0-0-0-1
First Apple iPod Video Review
Wow. To say that our reviewer liked the video iPod would be
an understatement. He absolutely, head-over-heels loved it.
The video looked great in his tests, but it is still
primarily an audio player. And because you can now get the
30GB version for the same price as the old 20GB model, it's
even a bargain. Find out why our portable media player
analyst thinks the new iPod is the best of the bunch, and
how well it did on our audio and video tests. Our review is
posted now...with pictures.
First Apple Video iPod Review:
http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-553-1-278-144054-27554-0-0-0-1
Six Video iPod Downers
Not everyone is sanguine about the video iPod. In his latest
rant, our Gearlog editor, David Coursey, has some less than
stellar things to say about the new product. He's come up
with six iPod predictions, and they are not positive--at
least not for the video version. Find out why he's less than
bullish on this new player, and what Apple needs to do to
make it better.
Six iPod Predictions:
http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-553-1-278-144054-27557-0-0-0-1
13 Free Tools Make XP Better
Yes, there is such a thing as a free lunch, when it comes to
Microsoft's PowerToys. These nifty applications add features
to Windows XP and don't cost you a red cent. What do they do?
Everything from helping you resize images to tweaking all of
your UI settings. We've put together a handy introduction to
each of these powerful utilities, and then provided a link so
you can download and install them yourself. Check out what
Microsoft forgot to put into Windows--and then added in
later for free!
Free PowerToys:
http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-553-1-278-144054-27560-0-0-0-1
Infiniti G35x Reviewed
This isn't your normal car review. Anyone can evaluate the
handling, fit and finish, and storage space--but only
PCMag.com could take a cold, hard look at the technology
inside a luxury sedan. That's right, we got our hands on the
hot new Infiniti G35x and evaluated all the cool new gadgets
inside, from the hardcore navigation system to the rocking
audio system. And we love it. Read our review to learn why
it beats out the best from BMW, Audi and Lexus.
The Technology of the Infiniti G35x Sport Sedan Reviewed:
http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-553-1-278-144054-27563-0-0-0-1
The Secret Plans of Microsoft's Stealth Office Group
What's the charter of Microsoft's shadowy Office Business
Applications group--the Redmond version of the NSA?
Microsoft's not saying much, but our Watcher got some hidden
details from sources deep inside the company. It seems that
the OBA is charged with bridging enterprise data and
information workers, and ties together virtually all of
Microsoft's disparate assets. What else did we uncover?
Check out our story for all the details on how this new
group plans on taking over the world.
OBA Unveiled:
http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-553-1-278-144054-27566-0-0-0-1
New Security Details from IE 7
How will Internet Explorer 7 be more secure? We've got new
details on what will replace SSL2 (Secure Sockets Layer),
which is destined for the scrap heap. The new browser also
plans on blocking access to certain problematic sites, along
with deep-sixing one of the stupidest warning messages ever.
Which one? What else is going on with IE7? Our story has the
details.
More IE 7 Security Goodies:
http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-553-1-278-144054-27569-0-0-0-1
Splogging Takes Center Stage
What happens when you combine spam with Weblogs? You probably
don't want to know, but you should. It's called splogging,
wherein unscrupulous users automate blog creation to push
links upon links upon links of junk. Google recently got hit
with an infestation, but more are on the way. Our security
expert, Larry Seltzer, dives into the whole "splogging"
phenomenon and offers his own personal recommendations about
what to do. Some are blaming Google, some blame PubSub,
Feedster and other sites. Splogs are a problem, and they are
only getting worse--check out our story to learn more.
No Mercy To Sploggers:
http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-553-1-278-144054-27572-0-0-0-1
R2-D2 Case Mod Unveiled
Do you like Star Wars? Do you like the idea of building your
own customized computer? Then you just have to see this
amazing new custom case that looks exactly like everyone's
favorite beeping and clicking droid. That's right, it's a
full-on P4 System built to look like R2-D2. We've got loads
of pictures and details on this amazing hack. And don't miss
the latest from our master case modder on how to get started
in this addictive pursuit.
R2-D2 Case Mod:
http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-553-1-278-144054-27575-0-0-0-1
Getting Started with Case Modding:
http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-553-1-278-144054-27578-0-0-0-1
Flock Browser Could Replace Firefox
That's the conclusion of our Publish experts, as they explore
the first all-new browser to be developed in years. Flock is
designed as a "social browser," with integrated tagging,
blogging and a lot more. It's built on top of Firefox, so
even if it takes off it won't obviate the original. It's a
cool, trendy but buggy browser that's not even at the real
beta stage yet. If you like Firefox but want more, check out
our report on Flock. It could be the browser for you.
Will Flock Trump Firefox?
http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-553-1-278-144054-27581-0-0-0-1
--Jim Louderback
mailto:jim_louderback@ziffdavis.com
=========================================================
Job Search
http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-553-1-278-144054-27590-0-0-0-1
=======================================================
The Channel Insider
http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-553-1-278-144054-27593-0-0-0-1
=======================================================
DevSource
http://ct.eletters.whatsnewnow.com/rd/cts?d=181-553-1-278-144054-27596-0-0-0-1
=======================================================
eNewsletter Information
posted by Victor Lloyd Smith @ 2:56 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home