The MindSpring Internet Desktop offers you access to different areas of the Internet from one
convenient program. With a single click on the MindSpring Internet Desktop, you can easily search
the Internet, send and receive e-mail, access news and weather, and more.
Netscape Communicator®
Netscape Communications
Netscape Communicator is the all-in-one Internet tool that makes it easy to browse the Web, send
Internet e-mail, chat, read newsgroups, and compose great Web documents.
PictureGear
Sony Electronics
This image management software displays images from your hard drive, a Sony digital still camera,
or a Sony Mavica
®
camera. The images appear in a convenient light-table format, so that you can
easily view the contents of an entire folder.
Prodigy Internet
Prodigy Communications Corporation
An Internet service that helps you find what you need online faster and smarter. Prodigy delivers
powerful online content, such as sports scores, stock quotes, news, and easy access to Excite ,
plus a personal e-mail account and quality customer service -- all at a competitive price.
Quicken® Basic
Intuit, Inc.
Quicken is the fastest, easiest way to organize your finances. Quicken works just like your
checkbook, so it's easy to learn and use. Quicken manages all of your finances, bank accounts,
credit cards, investments, and loans. You can even pay your bills online.
Smart Capture
Sony Electronics
By managing the i.LINK connection between your computer and a camera with an i.LINK interface,
Smart Capture enables you to capture and compress video or still images that you can save or
share via e-mail. A smart solution to computer, digital audio/video, and network convergence. For
more information, see
Smart Capture
.
Smart Connect
Sony Electronics
Smart Connect allows you to use an i.LINK cable to connect your VAIO computer to another VAIO
computer that supports Smart Connect. You can then use one computer to copy, delete, and edit
files on the other computer. You can also print from a printer attached to either computer.
Sound Forge® XP (PCV-R547DS/PCV-R549DS only)
Sonic Foundry
Sound Forge XP allows you to put powerful audio processing tools and effects to work on your
desktop. Simply cut, copy, and paste your way to striking multimedia files for use in everything
from Web pages to desktop presentations.
VAIO Action Setup (PCV-R547DS/PCV-R549DS only)
Sony Electronics Inc.
VAIO Action Setup manages the settings for your computer's Shortcut keys and i.LINK interface.
For details on using VAIO Action Setup, see
VAIO Action Setup (PCV-R547DS/PCV-R549DS only)
.
VAIO Smart Keyboard
Sony Electronics
VAIO Smart Keyboard software operates your new easy-to-use programmable PS/2 keyboard. Six
programmable buttons enable you to launch your favorite applications, open frequently used files,
access Explorer, or even open your Web browser with just the click of a button.
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