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Nikkei Personal Computing

February 27, 2006 Issue

Five-series marathon test commemorating the 500th issue of Nikkei Personal Computing - great prizes for 1,500 readers!

Feature 1 Flash report! Windows Vista begins to unveil itself - dramatic changes in features and usability Feature 2 Anyone can produce professional photos with techniques that work regardless of your artistic sense

Special feature commemorating the 500th issue of Nikkei Personal Computing - PC innovation 2006

End-user computing will always play a leading role

Practical Report on the Latest in IT Leverage

New common knowledge for able men in companies: Know the knack of PowerPoint – Part 4: Trimming illustrations and photos as you like

PC skill enhancement workshops

Learn as you go - Word
Application form - Part 4: Setting up form fields for entering information

Learn as you go - Excel
Time deposit in foreign currency - Part 4: Creating a chart that shows the actual amount in yen that you will receive

Excel emergency rescue
File no. 022: Punch-out time – punch-in time = work hours + overtime

Comfortable printing techniques for office documents
Part 4: Using a combination of information in the printout to produce a more sophisticated document

Using image editing software in a creative manner
Part 4: Creating GIF animation

Let's go with Thunderbird!
Part 4: Using extensions to customize Thunderbird in your original way

We'll answer your questions
"Is it difficult to build your own computer?"

News

Snapshot

Health management at home starts from the bathroom


Laboratory/Trend/News

Is that great song available on the web?

Tax cut to promote the enhancement of information infrastructure starts in April

NTT West launches grid service with user participation

Microsoft enters personal anti-virus software market in the US / KDDI unveils mobile WiMAX system

Product Information

Buyers
Business card management software packages under 15,000 yen that come with a scanner
Scanner de!! Meishi Seiri Version 4 (A.I. Soft), Yasashiku Meishi Filing PRO v.7.0 (Media Drive Corporation)


Notable New Product

Dual-core ThinkPad weighs 1.16 kilograms
ThinkPad X60s (Lenovo Japan)

New model for the document scanner ScanSnap
ScanSnap S500 (PFU)

Camera that lets you correct camera shake later
μ-810 (Olympus Imaging)

NEC's first handheld multi-player debuts
VoToL PK-MV300 (NEC)

New products - Hardware/Software