Multifunction devices can do it all, except origami
The GCN Lab's call for midsized print/scan/copy devices suitable for government offices drew several impressive machines. Some were small enough for the average desk. Others were the size of a small refrigerator.
DVD recordables are catching up with and passing CD-Rs, CD-RWs
Even though CD-rewritable drives are just starting to become standard components on new PCs, they soon might be squeezed out by competition from recordable DVDs.
Good wireless pick depends on service
A cell phone is simply an advanced two-way radio, and about 40 percent of the U.S. population now carries one.
Device keeps passwords from going to the dogs
Only a few mathematically inclined folks can remember long strings of random numbers and letters, let alone several of them. Yet the best security practices call for changing alphanumeric passwords on a regular basis for every network device.
Leave bad virus be
W32.Badtrans variants of an old 32-bit Microsoft Windows worm last month infected tens of thousands of computers.
2001: an IT odyssey
Each year, the GCN Lab tests quite a few products for the government market. Many live up to their billing, some have significant problems, and a few go beyond expectations.
Badtrans virus menaces e-mail
As if feds did not have enough to worry about when it comes to hazardous mail, now a new virus is making opening e-mail dangerous.
Gates says the tablet PC will lead by 2006
Speaking at the Comdex trade show in Las Vegas last week, Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates predicted a very different computing and networking landscape within five years.
Handheld translator speaks four tongues
The Universal Translator-103, unveiled yesterday at the Comdex trade show in Las Vegas, can translate phrases from and into English, French, German or Spanish. The device from Ectaco Inc. of Long Island City, N.Y., soon will incorporate phrases from all European languages, and work on several Asian languages is under way.
Gates stresses the need for trustworthy core systems
Security and mobility will be key elements in a network landscape that will change drastically over the next five years, Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates said today in his annual state of the industry address at the Comdex Computer trade show in Las Vegas.
Backup, storage units have a hold on data
The GCN Lab recently looked at portable backup and storage products for individual users. This review goes a step further, to enterprise storage and backup devices for midsize bureaus or field offices.
Two ways to fix XP's 'hibernate' security hole
The new Microsoft Windows XP operating system's hibernate feature by default creates a back-door security hole when used on a network domain, as the GCN Lab pointed out [<a href="http://www.gcn.com/20_31/news/17362-1.html">GCN, Oct. 22, Page 1</a>].
Good wireless pick depends on service
A cell phone is simply an advanced two-way radio, and about 40 percent of the U.S. population now carries one.
UPSes power up to meet network load
Uninterruptible power systems in the last decade have matured from glorified car batteries to sophisticated cornerstones for network reliability.
Videoconferencing puts a better face forward
Telecommuting has been slow to catch on, mostly because the powerful trio of e-mail, fax and telephone still falls short of a face-to-face workplace.
Backup, storage units have a hold on data
The GCN Lab recently looked at portable backup and storage products for individual workers [<a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol20_no20a/reviews/4670-1.html">GCN, July 23, Page 38</a>]. This review goes a step further, to enterprise storage and backup devices for medium-sized bureaus or field offices.
New Phaser 860 is one smart cookie with great color ink
At the beginning of this year the Xerox Phaser 850 solid-ink printer was one of the GCN Lab's favorite products [<a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol20_no1/reviews/3482-1.html">GCN, Jan. 8, Page 36</a>]. It went on to win an award as one of the best new products exhibited at the FOSE 2001 trade show.
Cheaper alternatives to plasma have other advantages, too
A big presentation or simulation monitor doesn't have to be plasma to look great. CRTs and LCDs can outperform plasma monitors in some respects, and they cost much less.
Videoconferencing puts a better face forward
Telecommuting has been slow to catch on, mostly because the powerful trio of e-mail, fax and telephone still falls short of a face-to-face workplace.
New from Corel: an XP-to-2002 suite patch
The new Corel WordPerfect Office 2002 suite, reviewed recently by GCN [<a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol20_no17/reviews/4545-1.html">GCN, July 2, Page 36</a>], has a patch so that users can properly load files from rival product Microsoft Office XP.
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