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Working Remotely: Splashtop Tips For Dual Monitors & Blurry Displays
A lot of you are working remotely, connecting to an office computer from a home computer or laptop. Here are some tips that can improve that experience - setting your office computer not to go to sleep, two tips for dual monitors, and a way to improve a blurry...
PRESS DEMOCRAT AND MICROSOFT-BASHING
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat has somebody working their Business section with an anti-Microsoft grudge. The paper has been more and more bold about printing articles bashing...
DVD ON A COMPUTER
So far there have been very few compelling reasons to put a DVD player into a computer. There's only three things you might do with it: You can watch movies. Your computer...
CHEAP FLAT PANEL MONITORS
Prices are still dropping all over. Costco has two 17" flat panel monitors for $599.99, the Princeton LCD17 and the Sylvania L17. That's awfully tempting if you're short on...
INTERNET UNDER ATTACK
There's at least one nasty new worm attacking Windows 2000 Servers today, and as near as I can tell it's causing problems all over the Internet. Details are hazy, but apparently...
DISASTER: MORE ON BIN LADEN
I mentioned a couple of background articles on Osama Bin Laden earlier this week, but here's what wasn't covered by those articles - a concise (and scary) description of what he...
AMAZON OPENS TRAVEL STORE
Amazon has added a travel store, appearing as a new tab on Amazon's home page. It links services from Expedia and Hotwire (a discount agency), presented in an Amazon design and...
FUN THINGS TO DO WITH YOUR BROADBAND CONNECTION
You're probably wondering what to do with all the bandwidth that your cable or DSL line supplies. Well, how about watching a scene from Monty Python And The Holy Grail, created...
MSN WEB-BASED E-MAIL WOES
MSN subscribers are being forced to use web-based e-mail, instead of the standard POP3 e-mail that was previously available. It's similar to Hotmail, although the default...
CHRISTMAS IN THE PC INDUSTRY
This is a fairly silly article from The Nation written by a Linux zealot - and my, they do get overwrought about Microsoft. But I think it's generally right about the upcoming...
NEWS JUNKIES
I find I'm spending more and more time at Slate Magazine for news and politics. A particularly valuable daily feature is called "Today's Papers," which compares the front pages...
REAL NETWORKS INTRODUCES NEW MEDIA PLAYER
Real Networks is introducing a new product today that blends RealPlayer and RealJukebox into a single program - and starts a steady flow of money out of your pockets. This is the...
HAS EVERYTHING CHANGED?
There's an interesting perspective in this column by Michael Kinsley about whether we should automatically accept the notion that life in America has permanently changed for the...
NO WINDOWS XP BUSINESS SYSTEMS UNTIL OCT 25
Most of the PC manufacturers have started to take orders for Windows XP systems targeted at home users. Dell is selling home systems from its web site with Windows XP Home...
PRICE CUTS ON PENTIUM III SYSTEMS
If you're looking for a new computer, you should wait another two weeks and then buy a Windows XP system from Dell. But if your budget simply requires a discount, look for cheap...
DISASTER: RELIGIOUS RIGHT
Despite past differences, you may have the impression that America has been united by this tragedy. I offer this without further comment. According to The Washington Post and the...