Sony PCG-V505BCP - Manual (Page 11)

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VAIO® Computer Specifications
PCG-V505 Series
SonicStage™
Sony Electronics Inc. The SonicStage jukebox application gives you all the tools you need to manage music on your
computer. SonicStage software sports high-quality digital audio storage, a music visualizer, a
sleek player skin design, audio CD burning capability (on computer models that include a CD
recording device), and a parametric equalizer for fine-tuning audio playback.
Sony on Yahoo!
Yahoo! Inc. Personalize your own Web portal with Sony on Yahoo! Get a free Web mail account,
customized news and local weather reports, comics, instant messaging, and more.
Sony® VAIO®
Product Registration
Sony Electronics Inc. VAIO Product Registration is an integrated registration application for both Sony Electronics
and Microsoft. By registering with Sony, you enable Sony to notify you of software and
hardware issues that may affect your user experience. Microsoft directs the data to Sony
Electronics. Sony uses the registration data for warranty and product support purposes and the
analysis of customer feedback on Sony computer features.
TurboTax® for the Web
Intuit, Inc. Quickly and easily prepares and files tax returns without downloading or installing any
software. From the easy-to-use interview to features such as Instant Data Entry, also found in
the TurboTax desktop products, TurboTax for the Web offers easy, fast and customized tax
preparation.
VAIO® Hints and Tips
Sony Electronics Inc. VAIO Hints and Tips provides helpful information about using your computer’s preinstalled
hardware and software. You can find suggestions on improving system performance, answers to
frequently asked questions, and creative ways to tap into your computer’s multimedia
capabilities. As you become familiar with your computer’s features, your creative VAIO®
computer experience expands.
VAIO Media™
Sony Electronics Inc. VAIO Media™ software brings multimedia to your network, enabling you to share music,
video, and still image files between your VAIO computers. You can set up one or more
computers as “media servers,” which store your multimedia files and make them available to
other VAIO computers on your wired or wireless network.
VAIO Support Agent
Sony Electronics Inc. VAIO Support Agent provides immediate, interactive online support with information about
your preinstalled software and answers to frequently asked questions.
WinDVD 4 for VAIO®
InterVideo, Inc. WinDVD is a simple-to-use DVD player that offers all the features you would expect to find in
a standard consumer DVD player, including advanced display and navigation features such as
zoom, pan, bookmark, and time search.
1 Requires a fee for use.
2 Limited duration trial subscription to Microsoft’s current online version. Internet access required; additional fees, including telephone or long-
distance charges, may apply.
3 Certain features are time limited.
Software
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Preinstalled software may not be identical to retail versions or have all documentation.
Application Description