Stories about: Musicmatch

For under $1000 the Dell C521 comes with a 17in LCD screen, keyboard and a mouse, making it a complete package that's ready to go from the moment it's delivered. As a budget option we were reasonably happy with the performance of this AMD-based machine, and as Dell units are built to order this system can easily be expanded to better fit your needs.

The Dell XPS M1710 may just be one of the fastest and juiciest notebooks around. But don't count on getting around town very fast with this baby.

Here's a device -- the US$250 Logitech Wireless DJ System that promises an easy way to play the tunes stored on your PC through your stereo speakers, with no wireless network required. I looked at a shipping version of the product, and while I appreciated the easy setup and the fact that I didn't have to spring for a router, it didn't quite live up to my expectations.

In the February 2006 issue of PC World, available now:
New kids on the block - New video formats make finding the right camcorder confusing. We tell you what you really need to know; What's new for 2006 - PC World's one-stop guide to some of the hottest new technologies; Software giant killers - free and low-cost alternatives to essential programs; Modern motherboards - A must-read guide to the latest motherboards; 15 Great Graphics cards -- reviewed in our Test Centre! Best Buys charts - head-to-head comparisons at a glance detailing the latest and best PCs, notebooks, TV tuners, DVD burners, wireless routers, 19in LCD monitors, inkjet and motherboards.

Best Buys report cards: Acer TravelMate 4064 WLMi, MSI K8N Diamond, Netcomm NB620W, Polyview V398 19in Widescreen monitor, Lite-On 1635S.

PLUS, on the cover DVD: FULL report cards from all Best Buys categories; Free Full Versions of Omniquad Anonymous Surfing, Omniquad AntiSpy, Omniquad AntiVirus, Omniquad Firewall, Omniquad MyPrivacy, Omniquad Spam Blocker, PC Tools Registry Mechanic 4, Secured eMail; 3DMark 05, PCMark 05; Cheap Software Alternatives: AVG 7.1, CutePDF, Deepburner 1.7, GIMP 2.2.8, Jaws PDF Creator 4 Trial, MusicMatch 10, OpenOffice 2, Picasa 2, Thunderbird 1.0.7, Zone Alarm 6; Film Trailers for Freedomland, The Squid and the Whale, Underworld: Evolution, Zathura and lots more!

Is your hard drive more MP3 than PC? PC Eric Dahl shows how you can keep your burgeoning music collection under control.

In the December 2005 issue of PC World, available now:
Broadband bonanza - how to pick the right connection and get more from it. Hot photo fixes - make the most of your digital camera and accessories. Internet security - how to avoid being the next victim of Internet crime. Digital camera decisions - choose your perfect picture-taker and improve your photo skills.
Best Buys charts - head-to-head comparisons at a glance detailing the latest and best PCs, notebooks, TV tuners, DVD burners, wireless networking, 19in monitors, inkjet multi-function devices and motherboards. Buys report cards: Octek Professional XB835, TI AMD Power 3700

PLUS, on the cover DVD: FULL report cards from all Best Buys categories; Free full versions of ACDSee 5, WinBackup 1.86 and First Lessons For Guitar (with Music Coach); Macromedia Studio 8 Trial; Exclusive new section: BYTESIZE.

Roku's SoundBridge M1000 is a snazzy piece of industrial design, built for piping digital audio from a PC (or Internet connection), to a home stereo. The M1000 itself is an aluminium cylinder 24.5cm long, and 6cm in diameter. Part of the cylinder is cut away at the front to house a VFD (vacuum fluorescent display) and infrared sensor, and plastic caps at each end hide cable and network connections.

Peter Hoey Music may be the universal language, but when technology gets involved, the words sometimes flow less freely.

Recognising the need for ever more storage in PCs, Iomega has released a series of external USB 2.0 hard drives, ranging in size from 60GB to 400GB. We tested the 120GB version on a machine running Windows XP, although the drive also works with other operating systems, including Mac OS and Linux.

The record industry has been targeting online music sharing for years, but now it has undertaken a new war -- against "casual piracy."