May 2008

FEATURE 1

Our 31 Top Picks! We Bring You Every Single One That Is Useful to Own

Enhancing Excel’s Performance Considerably with Free Software

 

All of them free! Presenting the gems among the useful tools

 

Unexpectedly simple! The practical macros you can write yourself

 

 

FEATURE 2

In-Depth Look at Workings of 13 Models

Notebook Computers - How to Exchange the HDD

 

Of course you can do it! It’s simple if you know how to remove them

 

5 years of use! You can double the lifespan by putting in a new one

 

 

FEATURE 3

You can store 100GB for free!

Storing Large Files on the Internet

 

 

SPECIAL FEATURE

The 2008 Excel Competition - Announcing the winners

Hiroyuki Tsuji of Chiba Prefecture was the modest and diligent winner!

 

Popular Serialization of the 8 Major Application Lectures!

 

Understanding from the workings

Windows Vista

Big reduction in waiting time! Waking up Vista from sleep mode in a few seconds

 

Security (New feature)

Everything in full view? Be very careful about leaks in ID and passwords

 

 

Learning by actual example

Excel operation

Be clever in how you use auto-fill! Make annoying entry more efficient

 

Excel functions

Once you know the basics, the applications will kick in! Gain a thorough understanding of function basics

 

Writing text using Excel (New Feature)

It’s simpler than using Word! Leave any text within your charts to Excel

 

 

Learning by using

USB memory

This is convenient! Using your home PC remotely with free software

 

CD/DVD (New Feature)

If you understand the format and speed, you won’t make any mistakes in choosing discs

 

Digital Cameras (New Feature)

Repair failed photos instantaneously! Restore your photos with a nifty piece of software

 

 

Editor-in-Chief’s Interview

Hsieh Ching Ling, ASUSTeK Account manager

Storming the Japanese mobile market with its 40,000 yen range mini-notebook PCs

 

 

IT Compass

80% of companies troubled by the June stoppage of XP sales

 

Your advantages in using Vista SP1 are faster speeds and lower power consumption

 

Is it OK to use that word? The new standards for slander on the Internet

 

The upcoming quiet boom in digital photo frames

 

A fierce battle for the presidential elections! The battleground is the Internet

 

 

Satoru Toda’s “Pondering whether to buy or not to buy”

NEC “LaVie L LL750/LG”

An affordable price with high-end performance

A truly “good value for money” notebook PC has appeared

 

 

Time for Training - Part 8

Noriko Takahashi (baton twirler)

The switch from gold medalist to performer is what made me strong

 

 

The Mysteries of Excel - Number 66

Does March 32 come after March 31?

The strange aspects of auto-fill which generates continuous data

 

 

Taking a Look at the Best Free Software - Part 25

Mr. Team Quickware

Visualizing the password that is displayed as “***”

 

 

The New Era of Life Consuming on the Internet - Part 12

The secrets of the popularity of Nico Nico Douga (“Smiley Videos” video sharing) lie in the insertion of comments

 

 

Ma-in Kohda’s “Behind the Figures” – Part 37

Each new day brings with it new challenges!

 

New Products

 

Things to watch out for this month on the PC 21 website

 

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