預(yù)裝Windows XP對(duì)話(huà)
預(yù)裝Windows XP
Q. I am in the market for a new Windows computer, but I prefer the Windows XP operating system, not Vista. I understand Microsoft has now barred the major PC vendors from selling XP systems. Is there a way I can get around this?
A. If you want a new, brand-name PC that comes pre-loaded with the seven-year-old Windows XP operating system, you can still get one through an odd and circuitous process. Most major PC makers will sell you selected Vista models with an option, which sometimes costs extra, officially called a 'downgrade,' but sometimes marketed as an 'upgrade' or 'bonus.' You may have to hunt through the selections offered by the computer makers to find one that has this XP option.
When you order a PC in this fashion, you are technically buying a Vista machine, and Microsoft counts it as a Vista sale. But the computer company actually loads XP on the new hardware, in place of Vista, before it leaves the factory. In many cases, you also get discs containing Vista, in the event you wish to switch to the newer Vista operating system later.
Q. I was wondering if you could give me some suggestions of a small, light portable radio-type gadget with earbuds that would be good for me while I do athletic activities like riding my bike. I want something that will give me different pre-programmed selections of music, not something that I have to load with music (I don't remember names of songs). I love my Sirius satellite radio in my car.
A. My first reaction is to suggest you simply get the portable, small, personal Sirius radio that is meant for carrying on your person. It's called the Stiletto 2 and costs around $300. Like the one in your car, it does require a subscription, but it is much smaller. I haven't tested it, but you can get more information at sirius.com.
However, this unit isn't in the smallest class of portable music players, so another alternative might be to get a very small portable player, which, while it allows you to download music, also has a built-in FM radio. Among these is the smallest Microsoft Zune, called the Zune 4 GB, at about $100, and the Sansa Clip, starting at about $35. Neither requires a subscription fee. Information is at zune.com and sansa.com.
The popular Rhapsody subscription music service is also available on portable players, and offers pre-programmed channels of music. Some of these players also include FM radios. Information on these is at learn.rhapsody.com/devices.
Q. Last week, you said you didn't know of a dedicated gadget that simply allows people to both send and receive emails. What about the MailBug?
A. Thanks for reminding me. The MailBug, which I haven't tested, is a small, text-only terminal for sending and receiving email over a dial-up connection. It costs about $125 and requires a companion email service that is about $100 a year. It's made by a company called Landel and can be ordered at mailbug.com.
While the device itself can't send or receive photos or other nontext attachments, account holders with access to a computer can view such attachments via a Web-based version of their email accounts.
問(wèn)：我想買(mǎi)一臺(tái)新的Windows電腦，但我喜歡Windows XP操作系統(tǒng)而不想要Vista。我知道微軟(Microsoft)現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)禁止主要的PC廠商銷(xiāo)售XP系統(tǒng)。有沒(méi)有辦法能讓我實(shí)現(xiàn)這個(gè)愿望呢？
答：如果你想要一臺(tái)新的PC品牌機(jī)，預(yù)裝已有7年歷史的Windows XP操作系統(tǒng)，你還是可以通過(guò)一種奇特的間接方式來(lái)實(shí)現(xiàn)。大多數(shù)大型PC生產(chǎn)商都會(huì)在特定的Vista機(jī)型中提供一個(gè)選項(xiàng)（有時(shí)需要加錢(qián)），官方稱(chēng)為“降級(jí)”，但有時(shí)以“升級(jí)”或“饋贈(zèng)”的名目進(jìn)行推廣。你可能得在電腦生產(chǎn)商提供的機(jī)型中找出有這種XP選項(xiàng)的型號(hào)。
當(dāng)你定購(gòu)這種電腦時(shí)，從技術(shù)上說(shuō)，你買(mǎi)的是一臺(tái)Vista電腦，微軟也將它作為Vista的銷(xiāo)售量。但在電腦出廠前，電腦公司實(shí)際上是在新的硬盤(pán)上裝了XP代替Vista。在多數(shù)情況下，你得到的也是Vista的安裝盤(pán)，以備你將來(lái)想換成新一些的Vista操作系統(tǒng)。
問(wèn)：能不能給我推薦一種輕便小巧、帶耳塞的便攜式收音機(jī)那樣的裝備，以便我在運(yùn)動(dòng)時(shí)收聽(tīng)，比如說(shuō)騎自行車(chē)。我希望能聽(tīng)到預(yù)先編排好的各種音樂(lè)，而不用自己去添加（我記不住歌名）。我很喜歡自己車(chē)?yán)锏腟irius衛(wèi)星廣播收音機(jī)。
答：我的第一反應(yīng)是建議你就買(mǎi)Sirus的便攜式小型個(gè)人收音機(jī)Stiletto 2，它就是讓你隨身攜帶的，價(jià)格為300美元。它跟你的車(chē)載收音機(jī)一樣需要付費(fèi)，但體積要小得多。我還沒(méi)有對(duì)這種裝備進(jìn)行測(cè)試，但你可以在sirius.com了解更多信息。
不過(guò)，這并不是體積最小的便攜式音樂(lè)播放器，還有更小巧的便攜式播放器，它可以讓你下載音樂(lè)，同時(shí)還有內(nèi)置的FM收音機(jī)。其中之一是Microsoft Zune系列中最小的Zune 4 GB，價(jià)格約100美元，還有Sansa Clip，35美元起。二者都無(wú)需付費(fèi)收聽(tīng)。可登錄zune.com和sansa.com網(wǎng)站查閱相關(guān)信息。
廣受歡迎的Rhapsody音樂(lè)訂閱服務(wù)也可以在便攜式播放器上使用，并有預(yù)先編排的音樂(lè)頻道。一些這類(lèi)播放器也有FM收音機(jī)。在learn.rhapsody.com/devices上有相關(guān)信息。
問(wèn)：上周，你說(shuō)你不知道只能讓人們收發(fā)郵件的專(zhuān)用裝置。那MailBug怎么樣？
答：謝謝你提醒我。MailBug是一款僅限于文本的小型終端，通過(guò)撥號(hào)連接收發(fā)電子郵件。我還沒(méi)有測(cè)試過(guò)這種裝置。它的價(jià)格約為125美元，并要求采用相應(yīng)的電子郵件服務(wù)，收費(fèi)為每年100美元左右。它是由一家名為L(zhǎng)andel的公司生產(chǎn)的，可以通過(guò)mailbug.com定購(gòu)。
雖然這種裝置本身無(wú)法收發(fā)照片或其他非文本附件，但用戶(hù)如果有電腦，就可以通過(guò)其電子郵件帳戶(hù)的網(wǎng)絡(luò)版查看這類(lèi)附件。
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