cc: ALL Users: A bolt from the blue: Beware of the cable
My house seems to sit on a meteorological fault line.
Videoconferencing gets rugged
Lost in a desert sandstorm?
Is it Live or WebEx?
Being a lab reviewer entails a lot of meetings, sometimes three or four a week, with companies that have new products they want to demonstrate.
Write on this: Tablet PCs grow up
At Comdex 2001, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates predicted that by 2005, tablet PCs would be so popular they would outstrip notebook sales and possibly even compete with desktops.
Perfit Optical Mouse with Scroll Wheel
In the world of computer mice, one company is showing that one size does not fit all, at least comfortably.
LG Electronics External DVD Burner
A lot of ultraportable notebook PCs these days don't come with optical drives, though you can normally attach them if the device is plugged into a docking bay.
Street Atlas USA 2005
If you have ever tried to use an online mapping program, then you have probably experienced at least a time or two where the map was inaccurate.
Sony PC/TV LCD Monitor
You can optimize LCDs in different ways.
cc: All Users: Fight fire with more than just fire
A few years ago, the entire state of Florida seemed to be on fire.
Dual-core? What dual-core?
In the next few weeks lots will be written about the new dual-core systems.
When is BIG too BIG?
With LCD prices dropping and quality improving, the CRT may soon be like the record player: a groovy reminder of the past but far outpaced by modern technology.
Acrobat dazzles with new tricks
Other than perhaps Web browsers, no program has facilitated more cross-platform document sharing than Adobe Systems Inc.'s Acrobat series of products.
Perplexed in Peoria or baffled in Baltimore, help is an e-mail away
GCN invests in a first-class lab facility where skilled independent reviewers study everything from enterprise-level servers to network appliances to new desktops and notebooks to rate them for suitability in government.
DVD+R with VideoGard
Have you ever lost an important movie on DVD because of a simple scratch?
Canary Wireless Digital Hotspotter
Back in the old days, miners used to send canaries into mineshafts to test the quality of the air before going down.
DeviceWorks Cable Manager
When I look behind my desk, I get hungry for Italian food.
A hardware firewall you take with you
You've no doubt heard that sometimes good things come in small packages, but a hardware firewall that fits in your palm? Intriguing.
Back in a flash
People these days are carrying around a lot of data, thanks to those tiny USB key drives.
Xerox WorkCentre C2424: Print, scan, copy'effectively
The Xerox WorkCentre C2424 is aptly named, because its many features and ease of use will likely make it the center of your work environment.
Turn PDF files into editable documents
The Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format standard is a great way to share information, but it has its limits.
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