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What's DRM and should I avoid it?

Digital Living Conversely, music from Napster will only play on devices that support Microsoft's 'Plays For Sure' DRM -- such as the Creative Zen Vision:M -- and no Napster tracks will play on an iPod. I want to start buying my music from online download stores...

20 June 2007, 11:49

Blu-ray and HD DVD: The facts

Digital Living Toshiba, Microsoft, Sanyo, Intel HD DVDHD DVD hardware is the cheaper of the two, with Microsoft's add-on drive for the Xbox 360 available for a mere £130. The simple answer is that these two optical disc formats are the best sources of top-quality...

1 June 2007, 17:40

Xbox 360 Elite

Digital Living Is Microsoft's new Xbox 360 a PS3 killer or is Sony's console the king of the hill?

11 May 2007, 16:08

Which UK music download store is the best?

Digital Living The tunes will play on most players that support Microsoft's 'Plays For Sure' DRM, which doesn't include iPods. I'm trying to decide which MP3 player to buy based on which online music store is going to work best for me.

2 May 2007, 17:12

Mac OS X vs Windows Vista

Digital Living The rows recently stepped up a gear with Apple adding fuel to the argument with its new advertising campaign, while Microsoft has applied liberal amounts of 'Wow' to its new Vista OS. Microsoft should be able to keep its OS safe by now, but out of...

27 April 2007, 16:34

How do I listen to the music on my PC in another room?

Digital Living If you've used Microsoft's WMA format, however, you need to be more careful. I've got all my music ripped to my PC, which is in the study. Is there a way I can listen to the tunes stored on my computer in the lounge?

21 February 2007, 16:44

Which Vista version is for me?

Digital Living My friend has been telling me how good the new Microsoft Vista operating system is, but I'm confused. As you can see from the product comparison table on the Microsoft Web site, Vista Ultimate is the edition that does absolutely everything -- but...

7 February 2007, 13:45

What MP3 player for my particular needs?

Digital Living There are, however, other players -- if you're don't mind importing take a look at the Microsoft Zune, and it might also be worth checking out the eccentric and low-capacity Samsung YP-K5, which is available to buy in this country.

23 November 2006, 16:11

How to get music onto your Walkman phone

Digital Living Windows XP SP2, Windows 2000 SP4 and other service packs can be downloaded from the Microsoft Web site; Windows XP SP2 is also available free of charge from PC World. Sony Ericsson's Walkman phones are a popular choice among music fans who want the...

31 August 2006, 17:18

Google's word processor does the write thing

Digital Living How then to explain the commanding figure of Microsoft Word, slayer of WordPerfect, top of the heap, the product of decades of market-slave research in the user dungeons of Redmond, stuffed with intricate and useless features and retailing for...

14 August 2006, 13:07

Speed up your bootup time

Digital Living You'll find them by drilling down to hkey_local_machine/software/microsoft/windows/currentversion. It's not a sign of old age, it's the ever-growing accumulation of detritus that various applications and hardware deposit on your hard drive when you...

2 August 2006, 16:56

Apple Newton vs Samsung Q1 UMPC

Digital Living It comes with Microsoft Office as standard, so you can start cranking out Word documents the minute you switch it on. The Q1, and more specifically the UMPC concept, is the brainchild of Microsoft and Intel, so it's no surprise that it'll run...

27 July 2006, 17:39

Is my PC ready for Windows Vista?

Digital Living Microsoft has issued a set of minimum requirements for Vista, but there are two separate specs to be aware of. It's a 4MB download and is available from the Microsoft Windows Web site. Hi, I intend switch to Windows Vista when it's released in...

20 July 2006, 15:21

BT has seen the future, and it's white

Digital Living You might be forgiven for thinking that Microsoft had already offered to provide this domestic organ with the Media Center PC. It's been an important week for BT. The company has launched its biggest marketing campaign since it started pushing...

26 June 2006, 17:33

How can I upgrade my laptop?

Digital Living Microsoft says Windows XP can run with only 128MB of memory, but we think you need at least 512MB of RAM and ideally 1GB (we'll get to how to install it in a second). How can I upgrade my laptop? It's running like a dog and I've tried everything to...

2 June 2006, 16:55

Format wars: The tech that should have won

Did you love Laserdisc? Were you bonkers over Betamax? Travel back in time with Captain Tech and check out the format losers that should have triumphed

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