NIST division launches programs for testing product security
When you manage to configure a new encryption package or firewall without breaking anything, it's time to congratulate yourself and head home to sleep more soundly.
Internet companies contribute hardware and services to Library of Congress site
Two companies are donating hardware and Internet services to support the new 'America's Library' Web site of the Library of Congress.
CDC posts mortality statistics
How many California women aged 50 or over died in house fires between 1990 and 1997? Did more young Maine men die by suicide than by cancer in 1981?
POWER USER
I got an interesting question by e-mail the other day. A GCN reader had what he thought was a simple task, but he couldn't find any help with it in Microsoft Corp.'s print or online documentation. He wanted to limit the possible responses from the AutoComplete feature in the Internet Explorer 5 browser.
DocuPrint races through print jobs and wins every time
The Xerox DocuPrint N2825 might not look like a racehorse printer at 60 pounds, 16 inches tall and 20 inches wide. But once you lug this laser Clydesdale to the print station, it races through network printing jobs at 28 pages per minute.
Acer nearly trumps portable travel notebook style
An innovative Acer notebook PC? Acer who?
Uni-Form has the tools but takes a long time to learn
Uni-Form can make constructing paper and electronic forms much easier and more efficient, but using the tool requires a lot of study.
Goldtouch ergonomic suite offers users relief for heavy typing
Repetitive stress injuries are not 100 percent avoidable, but you can reduce your symptoms by practicing ergonomics and taking regular breaks from the computer.
Compaq LCD goes right to the edge
The Compaq TFT8020 LCD monitor boldly goes where no display has gone before'right up to the edge of the case.
LAB NOTES
Worm in your Apple? A bug in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 is pestering Apple Macintosh users.
Here's all you need to know on TCP/IP
TCP/IP. It stands for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. You've heard of it. You probably use it every day. But do you know how TCP/IP works?
ANOTHER VIEW
Federal decision-makers need to do more walking and less talking if they're serious about clearing the obstacles to electronic government.
THE VIEW FROM INSIDE
The USAjobs site, at <a href="http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/a.htm">www.usajobs.opm.gov/a.htm</a>, is the most important project the Office of Personnel Management has launched to help close the yawning employment gap in the information technology work force of the federal government. But more must be done to simplify the job application process if departments are to compete more effectively in the IT labor market.
Letters to the Editor
I just got done reading your recent editorial, 'No need for IT czar,' regarding the establishment of a federal information technology czar [<a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol19_no11/editorial/1941-1.html"><i>GCN</i>, May 15, Page 18</a>].
INTERVIEW: Gerald L. Epstein, the White House's tech buff
Gerald L. Epstein is assistant director for national security at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Palm HotSync gets mobile sync add-on
JUNE 6—Workgroups can adapt Palm handheld devices to make database modifications in the field with Palm OS-compatible synchronization software from Synchrologic Inc. of Atlanta.
Gore calls for e-government
JUNE 5—Vice President Al Gore today called for the creation of an electronic government to help make federal services more accessible to citizens.
Drabkin to head GSA's Office of Acquisition Policy
JUNE 5—The General Services Administration has named David A. Drabkin as the new deputy associate administrator for acquisition policy for the Office of Governmentwide Policy. Drabkin starts his new job today.
Director will burn CDs for your users across a network
CD-recorders have all but replaced floppy disks for portable storage. But it's not economically feasible to buy every employee a CD-R burner, not to mention that network support for the complex devices can quickly become a nightmare.
Feds might get short reprieve on Section 508
In the first governmentwide effort to make information technology accessible to the disabled, the General Services Administration is pushing agencies to have key Web sites ready by July 26, the 10th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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