Microsoft Internet
Explorer (IE) 7.0
Pros: Major functional advances, better
security, printing feature is top-notch
Cons: Best security features available
only on Windows Vista
Recommendations: Now fully on par with
third-party browsers such as Mozilla
Firefox, IE 7.0 includes major security
advances and features such as tabbed
browsing. Unfortunately, two of IE 7.0's
best security features—Protected Mode
and parental controls integration—require
Windows Vista. Relatively small shortfalls
shouldn't detract from a product that
is so much safer than IE 6.0 it's almost
hilarious. Anyone stuck with IE 6.0 should
upgrade as soon as possible.
Contact: Microsoft • 800-426-9400 •
http://www.microsoft.com
Full Review: http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/ie7.asp
Microsoft Zune
Pros: Simplified UI, big screen
Cons:: Online store is a joke; incompatible
with iTunes and PlaysForSure-based
content
Recommendations: Microsoft's initial
Zune portable media player comes up
short in a feature-by-feature comparison
test with Apple's dominant iPod and even
many PlaysForSure-based devices, but
it's still a solid effort. The device boasts a
large, colorful screen, an uncomplicated
UI, and PC software that is simpler than
either iTunes or Windows Media Player.
But the devil is in the details: Zune users
can't purchase or download TV shows or movies, and can't access much of the
online media that iPod users can. Hold off
on this promising but somewhat-lacking
media player.
Contact: Microsoft • 800-426-9400 •
http://www.microsoft.com
Full Review: http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/zune.asp
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