all capabilities are not created equal.. Using the "Media Stream ", "Media Control " and "Media Copy " modes on the other hand does require an active WLAN and a PC with WindowsXP and installation of Mobile Media for PC/Nevo Media Server and Player. User...

which is more than compensated by a wide range of software that comes with it. The Hercules Muse Pocket has everything needed for DVD viewing and even lets you do it without any installation on a computer running WindowsXP. The Philips Aurilium's audio performance...

• -Listen Through USB: Five External Sound Cards

more or less involved just booting up the device and getting used to Microsoft's new Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system (more on that below) and the mobile versions of the Office applications. Syncing the iPAQ with the PC was a different story. Installing...

What Is It Good For?. the oqo. With a WindowsXP OS, the OQO is no PDA despite its ultra-compact form factor. But what is the big deal about accessing WindowsXP applications in a device that fits in the palm of your hand?. The OQO seems to be a nice device...

• -The OQO: WindowsXP in the Palm of Your Hand

XP wants to be alone.... xp wants to be alone. If you've been thinking about switching to WindowsXP and hope to avoid problems by setting up a dual-boot system with your old OS and WinXP, you might need to think again. I ended up losing my entire drive and...

the Hyper-Threaded Virtual CPUs. After the installation, the boot loader showed three boot options: Linux with SMP, Linux without SMP and our original WindowsXP Home. The recovery CD did not affect our boot loader or ext3 partitions. So, you can mess up and...

• -Initial Impressions