Personal Computer World articles from April 2006

Personal Computer World archives from April 2006

Buffalo Terastation Pro.(Product/service evaluation)
April 20, 2006... Buffalo Terastation Pro Advanced plug-and-go data storage that is simple to manage It may look like a small server but Buffalo's Terastation Pro is a Network-Attached Storage (Nas) appliance, dedicated solely to sharing files on a...

June 1991.
April 20, 2006... June 1991 Fifteen years ago, the Mitac 4270E appeared 'out of the blue' to grace the cover of PCW. As Arif Raja tested the first 486SX-based EISA machine on the market, he was amazed by its processing speed and how Mitac, which started as...

AVG Free for Linux.(Product/service evaluation)
April 20, 2006... Byline: Tim Smith AVG Free for Linux Don't assume you're safe from viruses just because you're not using Windows Although the popular assumption is that Linux is immune to viruses, you're still at risk -- especially if you share...

Acdsee Pro Photo Manager.(Product/service evaluation)
April 20, 2006... Byline: Stephen Copestake Acdsee Pro Photo Manager A good-value package to organise, sort and edit your digital photos Acdsee started out as a shareware jpeg decoder/viewer, bundled with Mosaic in the mid-1990s. According to the...

Samsung SP-P300ME.(Product/service evaluation)
April 20, 2006... Byline: Will Stapley Samsung SP-P300ME Small, quiet and ultraportable, but not the brightest of projectors Samsung's SP-300ME DLP-based projector measures an astonishingly small 172mm wide by 95mm deep, and weighs a paltry 70g. It...

Avanquest Ghostsurf Platinum: Identity Protector.(Product/service evaluation)
April 20, 2006... Byline: Tim Smith Avanquest Ghostsurf Platinum: Identity Protector If you're nervous about going online, this utility covers tracks and protects sensitive data Ghostsurf Platinum: Identity Protector from Avanquest is a collection...

MYOB Accounting Plus 15.(Tim Smith)(Product/service evaluation)
April 20, 2006... Byline: Tim Smith MYOB Accounting Plus 15 Keep track of stock and payroll information with MYOB's latest update MYOB Accounting Plus 15 is aimed at the small to medium-sized business that needs to keep track of stock and payroll...

Kodak Easyshare v570.(Product/service evaluation)
April 20, 2006... Byline: Paul Monckton Kodak Easyshare v570 A good-looking camera with two individual lenses Kodak's Easyshare v570 is a bijou, ultra-compact camera with a matt black and polished mirror-finish metal case. The rear houses a...

D-Link DKVM-8E.(Product/service evaluation)
April 20, 2006... Byline: astevens D-Link DKVM-8E Good performance at an affordable price, enabling control of multiple servers An eight-port KVM (keyboard, video and mouse) switch, the D-Link DKVM-8E is an affordable solution for companies looking...

Brother MFC-820CW.(Product/service evaluation)
April 20, 2006... Byline: Anthony Dhanendran Brother MFC-820CW Fully featured, and comes complete with wireless networking For the number of features it contains, Brother's MFC-820CW is deceptively small. It has the standard functions (print, scan...

Tandberg 420LTO.(Product/service evaluation)
April 20, 2006... Byline: astevens Tandberg 420LTO Suitable for small businesses that are prepared to pay a premium A common problem with small-business servers is lack of space for a tape drive with, often, just a single half-height bay to play...

Zyxel Zywall 35 UTM.(Product/service evaluation)
April 20, 2006... Byline: Alan Stevens Zyxel Zywall 35 UTM Broad-spectrum protection on a budget The name says it all. Or rather it does when you know that the 'UTM' part of the Zywall 35 UTM stands for Unified Threat Management which, in this...

Mesh Pegasus 7800GTX.(Product/service evaluation)
April 20, 2006... Byline: Anthony Dhanendran Mesh Pegasus 7800GTX A bulky yet powerful desktop replacement with plenty of features At a hefty 5.75kg, Mesh's Pegasus 7800GTX appears packed with goodies and gadgets, which will appeal to people who...

Star Wars: Empire at War.(Product/service evaluation)
April 20, 2006... Byline: Jonathan Parkyn Star Wars: Empire at War Lead the Rebel Alliance or strike back as the Empire for control of the galaxy Let's face it; Star Wars basically boils down to big battles between good and evil, which is probably...

Human Concepts Orgplus 6.(Product/service evaluation)
April 20, 2006... Human Concepts Orgplus 6 A well-featured package that can be used for more than just drawing charts Ask most people to produce a chart showing their company or departmental structure and they'll reach for Powerpoint or something...

Western Digital My Book Essential Edition.(Product/service evaluation)
April 20, 2006... Byline: Will Stapley Western Digital My Book Essential Edition A stylish device that would look good in a study or living room, but lacks a network option Western Digital has followed the likes of Lacie's Brick and created an...

Logitech Cordless Desktop S 530 Laser for Mac.(Product/service evaluation)
April 20, 2006... Byline: Luke Peters Logitech Cordless Desktop S 530 Laser for Mac A good-value, attractive, wireless set that's right on the button The Mac Mini doesn't come with a keyboard and mouse, so unless the plan is to use older devices,...

Roxio MyDVD Premier.(Product/service evaluation)
April 20, 2006... Byline: Jonathan Parkyn Roxio MyDVD Premier A well-featured DVD-authoring suite for beginners and experienced users alike There once was a time when video-editing software and DVD-authoring programs were separate entities. But...