Intel Pentium Dual-Core vs Celeron Processor

If you look at Intel website comparing the leading processors, Pentium Dual-Core and Celeron found on budget laptops are sadly missing. Laptops with either Pentium Dual-Core or Celeron are suitable as desktop replacement running Windows Vista. You don't need the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology which the other processors offer since the laptops will be used as desktops. So, what are the differences between the budget processors?
Pentium Dual-Core has two processors which in actual fact may not be utilized by most software applications. They may have different clock speed, L2 cache and Front Side Bus speed but both support Intel 64 and Execute Disable Bit. You can choose one with at least 1GHz and mobile Intel 945PM/945GM/945GMS and 943/940GML Express Chipset using 512MB of system memory or greater to support Vista.

PC Tools Desktop Maestro 2.0

You can get a 1-year licence from the CD of Personal Computer World April 2008 or download a trial from PC Tools. The trial won't expire but the differences are that you won't be to able to clean plugins, custom items or free space. It works on Windows Vista with Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2.0, Mozilla, Netscape & Opera browsers.
You can schedule the Privacy Guardian to start when Windows starts but you still need to click Run Scan in Vista which is annoying since Vista is supported.
An improvement will be to run Privacy Guardian automatically when the browsers are closed.

PC Pro May 2008

Features

1. Life inside the cave
2. Was it Google who won it?
3. Online banks exposed
   

Cover DVD (Free Paid Full Version)

1. Paragon Software Drive Copy 8.5
2. Naturalgrafix ImageIron
3. Ashampoo Photo Commander 5
   

USB Flash Drive Driver Issue with Windows Vista

On my Eee PC running Windows Vista, I encountered the problem that Windows needs to install driver software for my USB flash drive. It happened on all USB flash drives except Toshiba Transmemory 4GB. Since I know that from Windows XP onwards, there is no need to install any additional driver to access any USB flash drive, I suspected something else.
After checking, I found that when Windows has problem identifying drivers, it stores them in C:\windows\inf\INFCACHE.1. This file can be corrupted and deleting it actually solves the problem without even rebooting. But you have edit its file permission to grant Full control to the Users group. This can be done by right clicking the file and selecting Properties.

Canon PIXMA iP1300 Inkjet Printer

I purchased this color printer recently. It includes a color cartridge (41) and you need to buy the black cartridge (40) separately. But it can print with only the color cartridge installed unlike other printers. If you remove the color cartridge and install only a black cartridge, it won't print. With both black and color cartridges installed, you can choose to print using the black cartridge only by going to the printer properties -> Maintenance -> Ink Cartridge Settings and select Black Only. This helps to save the color cartridge for color printing.

Australian PC Authority May 2008

Features

1. 100 XP & Vista Expert Tips
2. Vista Service Pack 1

Cover DVD (Free Paid Full Version)

1. Avira AntiVir Personal Edition Premium
2. Ashampoo Multimedia Pack 1

Comparing Pioneer DreamBook Light IL1 with Norhtec Gecko UMPC

Model	Pioneer DreamBook Light IL1	Norhtec Gecko
Display	7" 800x480	7" 800x480
CPU & Chipset	VIA C7-M 1GHz VIA VX800U	VIA C7-M 1GHz VIA VX800U
Operating System	Ubuntu Linux Windows XP Windows Vista	Linpus Linux Lite
Storage	40GB HDD	1/2/4GB SSD 40GB HDD
USB ports	2	2
WLAN	Optional	●
RAM	512MB/1GB DDR2	256MB - 1GB DDR2
Battery	6 cell	2/4/6 cell
Webcam	Optional 0.3MP	-
Launch	April 2008 Australia	Coming Soon Thailand
Others	VGA out 3-in-1 card reader 244 x 172 x 28.5 (mm) 1.1kg	VGA out 3-in-1 card reader
Price	from AUD$499	from US$300