Que Drive is good to go, but hooking up is slow
If you're on the go and need to burn a quick CD-ROM, the Que Drive from QPS Inc. is the perfect size. If you want a fast, reliable CD writer, however, you might want to pass on the Que.
GSA prepares for shutdown of Iridium service
MARCH 15—The General Services Administration is lining up alternative service providers to replace the financially troubled Iridium LLC, which this Saturday will likely pull the plug on its global satellite telephone service.
PC maintenance tool does the job'at a high price
System Mechanic 3.2 from Iolo Technologies lives up to its name as a general-purpose maintenance tool for PCs running Microsoft Windows 9x or Windows NT. You can download it from <a href="http://www.iolo.com">www.iolo.com</a> or order a CD-ROM version. But which version should you order?
PanaSync CRT reduces glare in brightly lighted environments
Panasonic's plug-and-play PanaSync E70G CRT monitor is well-made but no head-turner. It does have a few outstanding features, such as its anti-glare coating.
Corel art tools for Mac are decent but no match for Photoshop
CorelDraw has long been a favorite illustration program among Microsoft Windows users. On the Apple Macintosh side, which arguably has more artists, the favorites are Adobe Systems' Illustrator and Photoshop.
LAB NOTES
Wireless wonderland. The players in the wireless marketplace last month formed new alliances (see story, Page 33 ) and issued broad statements such as this one from Motorola Inc.: 'By 2001, every handset we produce will be Internet-enabled.'
Stylus Pro hits high end for an ink-jet, produces striking quality
For the most part, ink-jet printers suit the needs of individuals better than those of workgroups. But sometimes the situation demands high-end ink-jet output rather than laser or solid ink.
Koskinen receives Y2K kudos
MARCH 15—The General Services Administration last week honored federal year 2000 czar John Koskinen for his undaunted leadership of the government's successful date code repair effort.
Speech translations ring true'almost
I had hoped to write this review of the leading speech recognition applications without ever touching finger to keyboard.
Another View: Francis A. McDonough and Martha A. Dorris
Sometimes you have to go far away to get a good perspective on things at home. That's what we did in joining delegates from 26 countries at the 33rd International Council for Information Technology in Government Administration (ICA) conference held recently in Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
THE VIEW FROM INSIDE: Walter R. Houser
Paperwork or electronic business: Which will prevail? If you take the position that we're in the midst of a paradigm shift, the answer is e-business.
Letters to the Editor
I read your editorial 'Linux for the masses?' [<a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol19_no2/editorial/1146-1.html"><i>GCN</i>' Jan. 24, Page 22</a>] and I agree that Red Hat Linux from Red Hat Inc. of Durham, N.C., can be difficult to install. But the Linux operating system from Caldera Systems Inc. of Orem, Utah, is quicker to install than any Microsoft Corp. OS and has a nice graphical user interface installation script.
Call it phone tug-of-war
If I were President Clinton, I'd probably tell Dennis Fischer: 'I feel your pain.'
Thousands respond to Census online
MARCH 14—Census Bureau officials have not emphasized the availability of online questionnaires for the decennial count, but many people who learn they can respond via the Internet are opting for cyberspace over postal mail.
Justice shines Web spotlight on cybercrime
MARCH 10'Spurred by the rapid growth of Internet-related crimes, the Justice Department today launched an informational Web site, <a href="http://www.cybercrime.gov">www.cybercrime.gov</a>.
Microsoft bulks up apps and color for Pocket PC
MARCH 13—A new Microsoft Windows CE implementation called Pocket PC, set for launch within three months, will have a better Microsoft Outlook inbox plus revised, lightweight versions of Microsoft Word and Excel.
Education sets up online loan service
MARCH 13—Students can now check their educational loan balances online.
GCN/State & Local wins Neal national journalism award
MARCH 10—GCN/State & Local has received the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Award from the American Business Press for the best subject-related series of articles among publications of its size.
NIST's high-tech surplus brings 7 percent budget cut
MARCH 10'The National Institute of Standards and Technology agreed at a House Science subcommittee hearing Thursday to lower its fiscal 2001 budget request by $12.8 million.
GAO testimony criticizes Navy's plan for intranet
MARCH 9—The Navy's pending $10 billion outsourcing contract for voice, video and data services is "unnecessarily risky," two General Accounting Office officials told a congressional subcommitte yesterday.
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