COVER STORY:
Vista’s rescue squad arrives
Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 improve Vista’s performance
Also in the magazine...
Labs Challenges and Roundups
Ambushing the iPhone – Jenneth Orantia takes a look at the latest swag of smartphones claiming to hold the mantle of ‘iPhone killer’.
Small business and workgroup servers – Nick Race takes a look at the newest small business servers on the block.
Plus:
A better vista than Vista? – The latest KDE 4.0 release promises to shake up the user interface – not only for Linux, but Windows as well.
Computers in space – Mondern computing is only now making it into space, where technology has had to deal with unusual problems.
Reviews
We test the latest and greatest products available - here's just a sample:
• Intel Dual-Socket Extreme ‘Skulltrail’
• Toshiba Satellite U300
• Nikon D300
• MSI MegaBook PR400x
• Firebox X Edge X55e
Workshops and Insight
• Build a Blu-ray phaser
• Network sharing in Vista
• Secure Linux routers
• Create CAPTCHAs in PHP
Downtime
We check out the latest and best gadgets, books and games around!
From the cover DVD:
• KDE 4.0 – Boots from the DVD! Linux takes on Vista with its hottest UI ever.
• 5 Full Versions! Edit, resize, defrag and move partitions easily with Partition Manager 8.5; Never lose passwords with Password Depto 2.6.1; Make Vista style web buttons with Vista Buttons 2.27; Make PDF files from any app with novaPDF Lite 5.3; and, Quickly find duplicate files using 1-abc.net Duplicate finder 1.01.
• Playable game demo – Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of war – Soulstorm.
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