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VAIO® Computer Specifications PCG-Z1RA Series Software (Continued) The following list includes some of the software included with your computer. Preinstalled software may not be identical to retail versions or have all documentation. Application Quicken® 2003 New User Edition Intuit Inc. Description Quicken software is a fast, easy way to organize your finances. Quicken software works just like your checkbook, so it's easy to learn and use. You can even pay your bills online. Quicken software manages all of your finances, bank accounts, credit cards, investments, and loans. (Users of earlier versions of Quicken software must upgrade for a fee.) Upgrade possible to Quicken® Deluxe, and other versions. The versatile QuickTime software plays many, many different kinds of media files, including video, audio, and virtual reality (VR) movies. You can play QuickTime files (referred to as "QuickTime movies") using QuickTime Player or any other application, such as a Web browser or word processor, that supports QuickTime software. RealOne™ Player is an all-in-one digital media player that lets you find everything and play anything. RealOne Player fuses a streaming media player, jukebox, browser and new content discovery services all in one application. Play CDs, MP3s and internet radio stations from anywhere in the world. View video clips and movies with the same player. Download music directly to your Sony MiniDisc™ Walkman or your Sony Memory Stick™ Walkman. 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. Use SonicStage™ Mastering Studio software to record songs from analog records or cassette tapes into your computer, and output them to CD-R or CD-RW discs, or audio files in WAV format. Use the amazing Screenblast® ACID® software to produce, arrange, and edit your loop-based music. With ACID, you can slice out long hours from the music-making equation and unlock the doors of your creativity by picking, painting, and playing your songs. 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. 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. 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 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™ 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. QuickTime® Apple Computer, Inc. RealOne™ Player RealNetworks, Inc. SonicStage™ Sony Electronics Inc. SonicStage™ Mastering Studio Sony Electronics Inc. Sony Screenblast™ ACID Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment Sony on Yahoo! Yahoo! Inc. Sony® VAIO® Product Registration Sony Electronics Inc. TurboTax® for the Web Intuit, Inc. VAIO® Hints and Tips Sony Electronics Inc. VAIO Media™ Sony Electronics Inc. 11