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22 OEM Upgrades
Don’t throw away that old, gray box just yet! We
show you how to extend the life of your OEM rig
36 Home Automation
How to control just about anything in your home
from just about anywhere
56 Defrag Challenge
Are third-party defraggers better than Vista’s
built-in program? We put them to the test
QuickStart
08 NEWS A first look at Intel’s Nehalem CPU
14 THE LIST 10 technologies we wish hadn’t
kicked the bucket
16 DEATHMATCH Intel Core 2 Quad Q
vs. Intel Core 2 Quad Q
R & D
66 WHITE PAPER RFID: How it can be used
for both good and evil
67 AUTOPSY X-plorer Guitar
70 HOW TO Create a personal Internet radio station
In the Lab
75 REVIEWS
76 LAB NOTES
96 RIG OF THE MONTH
WHERE WE PUT STUFF
CONTENTS
FEATURES
DEPARTMENTS
LETTERS
18 WATCHDOG
72 DOCTOR
94 COMMENTS
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