Winding Road - June 2007

Winding Road™ is not just a magazine for car enthusiasts, it’s a monthly manifesto for the driving obsessed. That’s the first thing you need to know. The second? It’s free. Honest. With a free three-year subscription, you’ll get reviews of the latest cars to hit the street, plus news galore on industry buzz, upcoming events and more. Winding Road is published digitally (but you can easily print it if you like). Sign up today and you’ll also get free access to the website, which is constantly updated with breaking news on all things driving. You can unsubscribe at anytime. It really is that sweet of a deal.

Table of Contents
  • The Vault
  • Book Review: F-Stops, Pit Stops, Laughter & Tears
  • GM's Electrifying Idea
  • 2007 Prodrive Aston Martin V8 Vantage
  • 2007 Caterham Seven Roadsport 125
  • Brumos Motor Cars - Racing And Selling
  • Turn Left, Turn Right, Aim At The Future
  • 2008 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster
  • Hyundai Concept Genesis
  • 2009 Audi RS8 Prototype
  • 2008 GM Vibe Prototype
  • 2009 BMW M3 Convertible and Sedan Prototypes
  • Revealed! 2010 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
  • 2007 Kia Rondo
  • 2007 MINI Cooper
  • 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche
  • 2007 Nissan Sentra SE-R and SE-R Spec V
  • 2007 Hyundai Veracruz
  • 2008 Chrysler Sebring Convertible
  • 2007 New York Auto Show
  • Science, Religion, Passion, Cohorts, And The Much-Heralded Doom Of Planet Earth
  • My Winding Road
  • Mercury Rising?
  • American Driver
  • Editor's Letter

Seventeen Magazine

Language: English
Paperback: 160 pages
Format: PDF
Size: 22 Mb

CONTENT:
  • 526 Ways to Look Beautiful!
  • Start here for tons of amazing ideas throughout the issue.
  • Find Your Best Style! Outfits that express the real you.
  • Celeb Style Under $20 Score great deals and look like a star!
  • Pretty Party Makeup The best shades for your skin tone.
  • Perfect Skin Tips Say goodbye to breakouts once and for all!
  • Cute Hair Ideas Three flirty looks that are so easy to do.
  • Get Flat Abs A fun workout just in time for bikini season!
  • His Body We answer all of your private questions.
  • Cheerleader Scandal You won’t believe the stuff these mean girls got away with.
  • Scarlett Exclusive! Her key for keeping guys interested.
  • The #1 Secret to Falling in Love Get your dream relationship!
FASHION
  • Show Off Your Shoes! What clothes towear with the latest sandals, wedges, and more.
  • The Runway Report Get inspired by designer shoes.
  • Walk This Way! Wear high heels without tripping.
  • The Cutest Sneakers Get hot feet this spring!
  • Best Foot Forward Rock your sandals with a perfect pedi.
SKINNY SCANDAL.

JUST AS STYLE TRENDS COME AND GO (BOOT-CUT LEGS! NO, SKINNY JEANS!),
the body shapes of the models who wear them can shift on a whim. And lately more and more girls are so thin, they have ribs you can visibly count. So why does this matter to you? Even if you know it’s a model’s job to be skinny—and it’s your job to be your bright and talented self—as models’ body sizes shrink, your confidence could be disappearing too. Think about it: From fashion TV networks to glossy couture ads, you’re bombarded with images of models representing the “ideal.” If you don’t look like them, you may feel you don’t deserve a life as great as theirs seem or that you should change your body to look like theirs do. Sometimes the pressure to reach for unattainable thinness is more subtle. You might not even realize you’ve become more critical of your shape and less at peace with your body .

At Seventeen we’re taking a stand by using healthy girls of all sizes to model the latest trends. And we show you how to dress so you love your figure not “fix” it. But as long as designers create clothes they think look best on super-smal l bodies and model agents pressure girls to stay thin, we’ll be surrounded by skinny models. Here’s what you need to know to get a balanced perspective and to keep a healthy body and mind.

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PC Magazine - 20 March 2007

Language: English
Paperback: 100 pages
Format: PDF
Size: 18 Mb

PC Magazine, the most important technology publication in the world, delivers authoritative, labs-based comparative reviews of computing and Internet products to more than 6.6 million highly engaged technology buyers. PC Magazine defines technology for e-business and is the only magazine with in-depth reviews and accurate, repeatable testing from PC Magazine Labs placed in the unique context of today's business technology landscape. To meet its readers needs for buying information that is as current as it is comprehensive, PC Magazine publishes 22 times a year in print and continuously on the Web.

CONTENT:

First Looks
Samsung HL-S5679W
Word 2007 Map Editor for Mindjet MindManager
ViaMichelin X-930
OpenMind Business Edition v2.0
FastTrack Schedule 9.1
Norcent Vion LT-2090WBK
WordPress.com
AIM 6.0
Chestnut Hill Sound George
ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 7
LG VX8600
Navman N60i
HP Pavilion Media Center TV m7690n PC
Motorola KRZR K1m (Sprint)
Epson Stylus Photo 1400
Dell E207WFP
Alienware Area-51 7500
HP Photosmart C7180 All-In-One
Plustek MobileOffice D28 Corporate
Nikon Coolpix S7c
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2
Nero 7 Ultra Edition Enhanced
LG 50PC1DRA
Access Smart Power LogOn Password Manager-USB Card Reader
Buying Guide: Hands On with the New VoIP
Toshiba Portégé R400-S4931
OQO model 02
HP Pavilion tx1000
Buying Guide: Business Laptops

Snow Tires: Hot Laps Around a Cold Rink. What are half a dozen BMWs and Porsches doing inside a hockey rink in South Bend, Indiana? They're trying to convince a group of editors and writers that snow tires make a difference. And it's true: The technology in snow tires is simply dazzling. The indoor course, set up with simulated glare conditions, allowed drivers to show what the tires could do on ice with acceleration runs (brief ones), quick slowdowns, and turns.


Wired for Speed?. If you have multiple PCs connected via Wi-Fi to the Internet, then the total bandwidth of the router is shared. Because the WRT54GS is an 802.11g router, it supports a maximum of 54 megabits per second. If you have six PCs connected, then your router's bandwidth is split, with each PC getting only 9 megabits under the most ideal circumstances.But other factors also affect bandwidth, so you'll never see best-case throughput. The distance and intervening walls between a PC or Xbox and the router all conspire to weaken the signal. That 54 Mb may end up being a paltry 2 Mb, or even less, if the Xbox is too far away.

In a typical home that has only one or two PCs connected, however, you shouldn't have any issues with bandwidth, provided that the signal strength is good. Try connecting your laptop via Wi-Fi to the router from the Xbox 360's location. If your laptop's wireless utility shows a good, strong signal, you're probably fine using a wireless connection for the Xbox, too.


Dual Link for High Res. Actually, it's not that the video card needs "dual DVI" capability to drive a 2,560-by-1,600 display. What it needs is a dual-link DVI port. A single-link DVI connector maxes out at 165 MHz, or about 3.7 gigabits per second. About the best you can do with that bandwidth is 1,920- by 1,200-pixel resolution.

A dual-link DVI connection doubles the bandwidth, and it actually has more pins. That extra bandwidth is needed for resolutions above 1,920-by-1,200, such as the 2,560-by-1,600 used by the Dell 3007WFP. But not all graphics cards support dual-link DVI. Future standards for display connections, such as DisplayPort and UDI, will support even higher bandwidth, potentially enabling higher--resolution displays.

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PC Magazine - 22 May 2007

Language: English
Paperback: 106 pages
Format: PDF
Size: 9 Mb

PC Magazine, the most important technology publication in the world, delivers authoritative, labs-based comparative reviews of computing and Internet products to more than 6.6 million highly engaged technology buyers. PC Magazine defines technology for e-business and is the only magazine with in-depth reviews and accurate, repeatable testing from PC Magazine Labs placed in the unique context of today's business technology landscape. To meet its readers needs for buying information that is as current as it is comprehensive, PC Magazine publishes 22 times a year in print and continuously on the Web.

CONTENT:

First Looks
Cambridge SoundWorks Radio CD 745i
Netgear Digital Entertainer HD EVA8000
LG Super Blu Player (BH100)
BufferZone Pro 2
Toshiba HD-XA2
Site of the Week: Terapad
ACT! by Sage Premium for Workgroups 2007
Corel WordPerfect Lightning (beta)
CardScan Executive
DriveSentry 2.1
Micro Electronics PowerSpec V300
Sony VAIO VGC-LS25E
Spyware Doctor with AntiVirus 5.0
ViewSonic VX2245wm ViewDock
Canon imageClass MF4150
HP Color LaserJet CM1015 MFP
Acer Aspire 9300-5005
Dell XPS 710 H2C
Site of the Week: Ancestry.com
Canon PowerShot A550
Casio Exilim EX-S770
Samsung SCH-U740
Motorola RAZR V3xx
Acer Aspire L310
Geocache Navigator
Toshiba Satellite A135-S4467

Wikipedia's Opponent. Wikipedia's central tenet, that users can always trust the masses to be wise, has been rocked to its core by two recent high-profile snafus. In the first, prolific contributor and editor Essjay turned out to be just a 24-year-old college grad, instead of a tenured professor. And in the second, a newspaper editor was falsely implicated in the John F. Kennedy assassination. That is why Larry Sanger, who was with Wikipedia at its inception in 2001, has launched Citizendium. The site follows the Wikipedia model but submits certain articles for expert review.

"The world needs a better, more authoritative, more reliable free encyclopedia," Sanger says.

Windows' Words of Doom. When using Microsoft Windows, there are three words I dread to hear: Preparing To Copy. You see, these three little words are wrapped up in a mess that's been around pretty much since the first versions of Windows, and although I haven't used Vista enough to know for sure, the ongoing copy chaos seems like some sick joke that must be absolutely hilarious to Microsoft insiders. This column is an homage to the Big Seven—the seven idiotic Windows glitches that make it so difficult to move files from point A to point B. Golly, all these have been fixed with Vista, right? Uh, right? Hello?

The First Personal Submarine. Dutch company Uboatworx has begun producing the first commercial recreational submarine, called the C-Quester. It can operate for 2.5 hours and dive up to 150 feet underwater. The pressurized cabin has a filtration system that recycles air, adding oxygen to maintain air quality, and the boat is powered by three electric motors that can plug in to charge. It now comes as a one-seater; a two-seater is due in June.

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PC Magazine - 10 April 2007

Language: English
Paperback: 80 pages
Format: PDF
Size: 4 Mb

PC Magazine
, the most important technology publication in the world, delivers authoritative, labs-based comparative reviews of computing and Internet products to more than 6.6 million highly engaged technology buyers. PC Magazine defines technology for e-business and is the only magazine with in-depth reviews and accurate, repeatable testing from PC Magazine Labs placed in the unique context of today's business technology landscape. To meet its readers needs for buying information that is as current as it is comprehensive, PC Magazine publishes 22 times a year in print and continuously on the Web.

CONTENT:

First Looks
  • Iomega REV Loader 560
  • Canon PowerShot SD900 Digital Elph
  • Netgear Dual-Mode Cordless Phone with Skype (SPH200D)
  • Perimeter eSecurity Vulnerability Assessment
  • Nikon D40
  • Linksys CIT310 Dual-Mode Cordless Phone for Yahoo! Messenger with Voice
  • Pioneer PRO-940HD
  • Network Magic 4.1
  • Audio-Technica AT-LP2Da
  • Guitar Pro 5
  • Plantronics Discovery 665
  • Mio Digiwalker H610
  • JBL Spyro
  • Nokia 5300 XpressMusic
  • Linksys iPhone Dual-Mode Internet Telephony Kit for Skype–CIT400
  • LaCie SAFE Hard Drive 500GB
  • i-mate JAQ
  • Canon Pixma mini260
  • SpyEraser 1.1
  • Safend Personal Protector
  • Western Digital MyBook Pro
  • Epson Stylus Photo RX580
  • HP TouchSmart IQ770 PC
  • Dell Dimension E521 (Vista)
  • Gateway FX530XT (Vista)
  • HP Pavilion dv9000t (Vista)
  • Dell Inspiron E1705 (Vista)
  • Site of the Week: MP3tunes Oboe Locker
  • Gateway NX570X
Future Watch: One Display, Three Images. No matter how big the vehicle, car designers barely have room for one LCD screen in the dashboard's center console. But what if the driver, front-seat passenger, and backseat passengers all want to view different content? Sharp has proposed a solution: the Triple View. The display works by using an optical parallax barrier, a technology that controls which pixels on the display are seen from the left, center, and right. Each viewer sees one-third of the display's pixels. Effectively, the driver could see navigation instructions, the front-seat passenger might see information on restaurants or tourist attractions, and passengers in the back (they don't have to be exactly centered) could see a movie.

Car Security at Your Fingertips. According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, a car is stolen every 26 seconds in America. SID Protect has adopted a different approach to theft prevention: The SID antitheft device uses biometric fingerprint technology to ensure that only authorized users can operate the vehicle. The car’s owner and up to 20 users can be stored on the device. The SID does not replace the ignition key, which a registered user must have to start the vehicle. But even if the key is stolen, the SID will keep your car safe and secure from nonregistered users.

Tune in to Digital Radio. Digital broadcasting and higher-definition signals are revolutionizing television. Can they do the same for another traditionally analog medium--the radio?. Radio is radio is radio. Right? The world first tuned in to FM in 1961, and terrestrial transmissions haven't changed much since. Though PCs followed Moore's Law, it seems radio technology had been grandfathered under some other statute and allowed to continue at its pedestrian pace—call it Winchell's Walk. And to be fair, there hasn't been much call for better radio. After all, traditional FM and AM signals work just fine. Sure, you can buy more advanced radios and tuners, but they're essentially the same technology.

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PC Magazine - 08 May 2007

Language: English
Paperback: 114 pages
Format: PDF
Size: 9 Mb


PC Magazine, the most important technology publication in the world, delivers authoritative, labs-based comparative reviews of computing and Internet products to more than 6.6 million highly engaged technology buyers. PC Magazine defines technology for e-business and is the only magazine with in-depth reviews and accurate, repeatable testing from PC Magazine Labs placed in the unique context of today's business technology landscape. To meet its readers needs for buying information that is as current as it is comprehensive, PC Magazine publishes 22 times a year in print and continuously on the Web.

CONTENT:

First Looks
  • Clearspace 1.0.2
  • Apple TV
  • Apple Mac mini (1.83-GHz Core Duo)
  • DeviceLock
  • AntiCopy Personal Edition 2.5
  • Acer TravelMate 8210-6038
  • Near-Time Premium
  • Secure it Easy
  • Dell XPS 410 with ATI TV Wonder Digital Cable Tuner
  • ViewSonic N3751w
  • HP Photosmart R837
  • Sharp AQUOS LC-52D92U
  • SightSpeed 6.0
  • ProShow Gold 3.0
  • Canon PowerShot A460
  • HP Officejet Pro L7680 All-In-One
  • Microsoft Virtual PC 2007
  • Iomega UltraMax Hard Drive (640GB)
  • Western Digital Passport (160GB)
  • CMS Velocity2 RAID Backup System
  • Magellan Maestro 4040
  • ASUS W5fe SideShow
  • ViewSonic PJ258D ViewDock
  • Dell Photo All-In-One Printer 926
  • Netropa Intellinav One GPS
  • Site of the Week: Netflix Watch Now
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Drivers Get Increasingly High Tech. According to a recent study by Bridge Ratings, drivers are increasingly using satellite radio, MP3 players, cell phones and DVD players in the car. Although CD players, AM/FM radio, and cassette players are still very popular with commuters, they are losing ground to more high-tech gadgets. Here is a snapshot highlighting the shifts in car gadgetry usage from just a few years ago.

Battle of the Browsers. Amid the slew of live shows, indie film screenings, and Web celebs at the South by Southwest festival in March (SXSW), there was also a panel discussion with developers from four of the leading Web browsers: Mozilla's Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, AOL's Netscape and Opera, (Apple's Safari was not represented). The panel discussed whether the future of Web browsing involves open Web standards or proprietary formats. And there were plenty of potshots taken.

Build Your Own Electric Car. For those who want an electric car but can't afford a prebuilt one, Jeffrey Automotive has introduced a new step-by-step instruction manual that tells you how to build your own electric vehicle. With basic woodworking skills and $5,000 (or even less) to invest in parts, you can be whipping around the streets of your town in your own homemade electric car in no time. The proposed vehicle is a two-seater powered by a 72-volt DC motor, with an anticipated top speed of 60 mph and a range of 50 to 60 miles on one charge from six 12V deep-cycle lead/acid batteries. The plans include detailed photographs and drawings to help the builder at every stage of construction. Check out detailed photographs and drawings at Jeffrey's site,

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PC Magazine - 05 June 2007

Language: English
Paperback: 113 pages
Format: PDF
Size: 11 Mb


PC Magazine
(or PC Mag) is a computer magazine published biweekly (except in January and July) both in print and online. The magazine is published by Ziff-Davis Publishing Holdings Inc. The first edition was released in January 1982 as a monthly called PC (the "Magazine" was not added to the logo until the first major redesign in January 1986). The magazine moved to biweekly publication in 1983 after a single monthly issue swelled to more than 800 pages.


CONTENT:


First Looks
  • Lowrance iWAY 600C
  • Casio Exilim EX-V7
  • WinBook 46D1
  • AOC Envision L32W461
  • Prophet 4.0 Professional
  • Site of the Week: LinkedIn
  • Raketu
  • T-Mobile Sidekick iD
  • Helio Heat / Samsung SPH-A503
  • Nokia N95
  • BeNetSafe
  • Canon PowerShot SD1000
  • Sansa Connect
  • Fujitsu LifeBook P7230
  • Garmin nüvi 250
  • Velocity Micro CineMagix Grand Theater
  • CyberLink PowerDirector 6
  • Microsoft Expression Web
  • Micro Electronics PowerSpec T470
  • Epson Perfection V350 Photo
  • HP Compaq 6515b
  • Motion Computing LE1700 Tablet PC
  • Google Maps for Mobile
  • Opera Mini 3.0
  • Windows Mobile 6
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Future Watch: Eye Implants

Move over, Rover: For the blind and those facing degenerative eye disorders, the cat may prove to be man's best friend. Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia have successfully inserted microchips behind the retinas of visually impaired felines. Because the human eye bears a remarkable resemblance to those of everyday house cats—and breeds such as the Persian and Abyssinian—the same procedure could be used on humans with hereditary blindness or those suffering retinal degeneration.

Along with the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Atlanta and the Illinois-based Optobionics Corp., Missouri professor Kristina Narfstrom has performed several successful retinal surgeries. She makes two incisions near the cat's eye and inserts microphotodiodes, which act as electrically charged solar cells. A microchip replaces degenerating photoreceptors under the retina. Post-surgery results indicate that the visual pathways in the cats start sending new visual sensations to the brain.


59 Ways to Supercharge Windows.

Yes, Windows Vista is finally here. And, yes, it's packed with all sorts of brand-new applets that would seem to spell doom for countless third-party software utilities, including ZIP tools, photo managers, desktop search engines—and the list goes on. But that doesn't mean Vista will end up squashing the entire utility market. As time has shown, no matter how many utilities Microsoft bundles with Windows—Oops! Did we say bundles?—there's always room for more. With this in mind, we give you our 15th Annual Utility Guide, a look at 59 Windows tools nimble enough to boost even the newest Vista machines. This sprawling collection of software gadgets includes everything from browser toolbars and standalone media gadgets to the newest and coolest breed of desktop utility: widgets! Whatever version of Windows you're running—from Vista all the way down to Windows 2000—you'll find countless ways to improve your life. And most are completely free

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PC Magazine - 26 June 2007

PC Magazine, the most important technology publication in the world, delivers authoritative, labs-based comparative reviews of computing and Internet products to more than 6.6 million highly engaged technology buyers. PC Magazine defines technology for e-business and is the only magazine with in-depth reviews and accurate, repeatable testing from PC Magazine Labs placed in the unique context of today's business technology landscape. To meet its readers needs for buying information that is as current as it is comprehensive, PC Magazine publishes 22 times a year in print and continuously on the Web.

CONTENT:
  • The Black Box: Big Brother's Still Watching. New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine's SUV was doing 91 mph moments before the accident that nearly killed him. We know, because a black box told us so. If you're worried about an encroaching brave new world in which our every action in a car is monitored, you're too late: Most cars have event data recorders (EDRs), or black boxes, like those in airplanes. They've been in some cars since 1995, and they'll be mandatory as of 2011.
  • Three Ways to Get More for Your Money. Parting with your business's hard-earned dollars is rarely a pleasure, but it's a bitter pill when your investment doesn't deliver the expected returns. To help you avoid that scenario, I've outlined three technology-related initiatives that I feel will give you the most bang for your buck. Heck, one of them might not cost you any money at all.
  • The popular "MP3 player", moniker has been around for a decade now, but it describes an Apple iPod about as completely as "patent office clerk" describes Albert Einstein. Today's "MP3 players" recognize a variety of music file formats. In fact, it is more appropriate to call them portable media players, or PMPs. They store and display photos and documents, play videos, and come equipped (many of them) with FM tuners and voice and radio recorders. And now Wi-Fi is making its way into several PMPs (and being utilized in several different manners).
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Computer Shopper - April 2007

COMPUTER SHOPPER is the nation’s largest and most reliable guide to the best, dollar-wise computer deals. Every issue features over 100 mail-order deals for hardware, software, printers, peripherals and accessories–plus a quick-reference product index, and a hardware shopper’s guide with comparison charts. The ultimate consumer guide for your computer shopping needs.

Content :
  • 75 Incredibly Useful Tips. Is your relationship with the applications you use every day stuck in the doldrums? Our 75 handy shortcuts will spice up (and speed up) your computer life. Get energized and efficient with tips for new software and service (include Windows Vista and Office 2007), as well as familiar favorites. You'll be smitten all over again.
  • Wireless USB Cuts the Cables. Peripherals, you have nothing to lose but your cables! That's thanks to the upcoming Certified Wireless USB standard. See how this new technology can eliminate cabling and change the way you connect printers, digital cameras, and more to your PC.
  • Vista Pronto. Window Vista might look daunting, but installing it doesn't have to be. Our step-by-step guide shows you how to give your PC a fresh start with Microsoft's latest OS. You could be cruising around Vista in less than an hour.
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Computer Shopper - May 2007

COMPUTER SHOPPER is the nation’s largest and most reliable guide to the best, dollar-wise computer deals. Every issue features over 100 mail-order deals for hardware, software, printers, peripherals and accessories–plus a quick-reference product index, and a hardware shopper’s guide with comparison charts. The ultimate consumer guide for your computer shopping needs