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Computer Power User Table Of Contents May 2004 - Vol. 4 Issue 5

FEATURED ARTICLES Achieving True Mobility It’s time we examine the ever-changing state of portable devices. So much has changed so quickly. After all, today’s notebooks can do almost anything a burly desktop PC can do. First, however, let’s take an overview of the market before we really dig into the good stuff. Debunking The Black Box People seem to think that desktops cannot be upgraded or built. Sure, I can understand why—notebook have been proprietary for many, many years. There were a few upgrades (like RAM and external devices) that you could make on a notebook, but it really hasn’t been as customizable as a PC. Things have moved forward quite a bit and we show you how to upgrade and build a notebook PC. Hey, we’ve even got some info notebook modding. Dream A Portable Dream Naturally, some of us may less entertained by the idea of building our own notebook (you know who you are). That’s why we have reviews on some great notebooks that you can just order directly. Sometimes it’s just more convenient to go for the whole package. We take a look at four new models (the notebook kind) and also give you insight into getting Linux onto one. FRONTSIDE What's Happening Digital Economy HEAVY GEAR The Saint Spyware by Alex St. John Dream Hardware A Bluetooth Bonanza A Roundup Of Devices & Gadgets Galore GeForce FX Go5700 Targeting Socket 754 Athlon 64 Mobo Roundup NVIDIA nForce3 250Gb ABIT AI7 Corsair HydroCool200EX Monarch Computer GT64FX Custom PC/WS Anand’s Corner Apple’s iPod mini by Anand Lal Shimpi The Shark Tank NVIDIA’s GoForce by Alex “Sharky” Ross [H]ard Talk Hot New OCer CPUs by Kyle Bennett HARD HAT AREA Advanced Q&A Corner

May 2004 HARD HAT AREA Cont... X-ray Vision: Capacitors Good Motherboards, Bad Capacitors Intel’s Grantsdale Chipset A New Wind Of Change LOADING ZONE The Bleeding Edge Of Software Inside The World Of Betas Up To Speed Upgrades That'll Keep You Humming Along A Touch Of Pizzazz Add-Ons, Plug-Ins & Hacks For Your Portable Music Player Symantec Norton GoBack 3.0 Raxco Software First Defense-ISR Abexo Complete Registry Cleaner 1.0 R4U Soft Easy Remover 2004 Ulead DVD MovieFactory 3 Disc Creator Dialogue Box We Control The Horizontal by Chris Pirillo Open Sauce Treasure Hunting by Pete Loshin CAUGHT IN THE WEB ModeEleven Can Screen Savers Get Down To Business? Coder’s Corner: XML DTDs: Features & Limitations The Department Of Stuff Mod It by Rob “Cmdr Taco” Malda

CAUGHT IN THE WEB Cont... Forward Slash Light My Firewall by Joan Wood SOFTWARE REVIEWS Symantec Norton GoBack 3.0 Raxco Software First Defense-ISR DIGITAL LIVING Road Warrior New Cell Phones, Number Portability For (Almost) All, Linux Centrino Drivers & More From The Mobile Front At Your Leisure Plug In, Sit Back & Fire Away WHAT'S COOKING Chip Speeds Become Irrelevant Shavings From The Rumour Mill by Mike Magee Technically Speaking An Interview With Alan Taub, Executive Director Of Science For GM’s R&D Under Development A Peek At What’s Brewing In The Laboratory BACK DOOR Back Door Q&A With JT Taylor TIPS, TRICKS & MODS Modding Tips & Tutorials The Art Of Anodizing Go Beyond A Mere Paint Job Software Tips & Projects Deep Customizing: Make WinXP Your Own Warm Up To Penguins Update Your Gentoo System With Portage

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