| 191 | This Passport PREVENTS Travel! Preview: Last week Microsoft bCentral required all users of it's ListBuilder Service to sign up for and use the Microsoft .NET passport system by converting to that system before allowing log-in to their existing accounts. I normally distribute my list through ListBuilder on Sunday evening for delivery by Monday morning to my subscribers. I got NO NOTICE... (more) Published By: Mike Valentine Submitted: 22 January,2002 |
| 192 | My PDA, Myself Preview: I used to be one of those people who kept everything in their head. I prided myself on my ability to memorize phone numbers and birthdays, and knew my schedule without writing anything in a calendar. Then I became a mom. I am now one of the most forgetful people on the planet. I don't know if it's due to the fact that I am no longer responsible... (more) Published By: Donna Schwartz Mills Submitted: 16 February,2002 |
| 193 | Honey, I Shrunk the Chip! Preview: Let's get small, real small, and then we can go anywhere! No, I'm not advocating we shrink ourselves, but rather discussing dramatic changes coming now that computers can be tiny and inexpensive. Recent movement in conservative, and previously very scarce venture capital investments (in two notable areas) suggests a brave new world of inexpensive... (more) Published By: Mike Banks Valentine Submitted: 18 February,2002 |
| 194 | Windows XP Safe and Secure? Preview: Microsoft has come under fire lately because of their habit of releasing software which has serious flaws, most especially problems with security. Unfortunately the criticism is justified and verges on the criminal: flaws (implementation bugs as well as just plain silly design decisions) have resulted in literally tens of billions of dollars ... (more) Published By: Richard Lowe Submitted: 13 April,2002 |
| 195 | Product Reviews: Windows XP Preview: Well, Windows XP is finally out. After years of hype and hundreds of articles and lots of promotion, the new and wonderful, world changing operating system is here. Harrah. For the home user this is a very good thing indeed. The earlier, DOS based operating systems such as Windows 95, 98 and ME were very unstable and had more or less lived ou... (more) Published By: Richard Lowe Submitted: 13 April,2002 |
| 196 | Product Review: Paint Shop Pro Preview: Many years ago I needed to create some graphics. Nothing fancy, just some images for documentation at work. I had used several graphics programs in the past, none of which really did the job that I needed. I wanted a simple interface, a lot of power, and most important of all, I didn't want to spend half the day waiting for the graphics progr... (more) Published By: Richard Lowe Submitted: 13 April,2002 |
| 197 | Technology Strategy: Decision Making for Nonprofit Boards Preview: Many nonprofit organizations struggle, quite understandably, with technology planning and investment. New computers, sophisticated Websites and database systems can be expensive. Staff members may be resistant to change and to learning new applications. But, to quote a famous saying from my homeland: "penny wise can be pound foolish". Sound and w... (more) Published By: Philippa Gamse Submitted: 26 April,2002 |
| 198 | Why Leave Token-Ring? Preview: Title: "Why Leave Token-Ring?" Copyright © 2002 Author: Andy Quick Contact Author: mailto:andy@findmyhosting.com. Publishing Guidelines: You have permission to publish this article electronically or in print, free of charge, as long as a link to "FindMyHosting - Web Hosting Search" is included. For the link URL, please use http://www.findmyhostin... (more) Published By: Andy Quick Submitted: 11 May,2002 |
| 199 | What's 200 Words Have To Do With Your Computer? Preview: When I worked on Wall Street, I considered a move from one type of bond department to a new type of department. Even though I had been successful in the industry for 7 years, I was still afraid I that I wouldn't know how to be successful in my new department. Then I spoke with one of the other traders, George Adelle, who was also moving to the new... (more) Published By: Maria Marsala Submitted: 11 May,2002 |
| 200 | "CORPORATE CHANGE AND MODERN TECHNOLOGY AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF THE NEW FRONTIER" Preview: "The next information revolution is well under way... It is not a revolution in technology, machinery, techniques, software, or speed. It is a revolution in CONCEPTS." (Drucker, 1998) "Corporate or organisational change". Big words, but what do they mean? Within an organisation there is a culture, sometimes good sometimes bad. Some of it is ... (more) Published By: Bill Rosoman Submitted: 11 May,2002 |
| 201 | The Value of Software in Our Daily Lives Preview: Long, long ago when I was in high school during the early 1980's, personal computers were just coming into existence. Back then, I had taken on Basic programming as a high school student. In those days, the PC of choice was the Radio Shack TRS-80 --- this was just a couple of years before the introduction of the first Apple computer. In tho... (more) Published By: Bill Platt Submitted: 21 May,2002 |
| 202 | What Makes Apple so Delicious? Preview: Trade shows will naturally draw those with high end interest and the technical knowledge that leads to that jargon spewed by keynote speakers. Enterprise-speak vendors display their wares and attendees at break-out sessions are full of techno-geeks seeking the latest knowledge enhancement for their narrow interest area. InternetWorld 2002 was no d... (more) Published By: Mike Banks Valentine Submitted: 03 June,2002 |
| 203 | Games People Play Preview: Games and role-playing are as ancient as Mankind. Rome's state-sponsored lethal public games may have accounted for up to one fifth of its GDP. They often lasted for months. Historical re-enactments, sports events, chess - are all manifestations of Man's insatiable desire to be someone else, somewhere else - and to learn from the experience. Last... (more) Published By: Sam Vaknin Submitted: 22 July,2002 |
| 204 | Web Services: Revolution or Evolution? Preview: Web Services: Revolution or Evolution? Can smaller vendors hope to compete with larger ones where it counts most? Web services have had to struggle simply to justify their blossoming presents in the IT sales and marketing industry. Until recently when unfortunate circumstances provided a platform for software free independent technolog... (more) Published By: Camille Jacks Submitted: 03 October,2002 |
| 205 | Have a Vision in the New Information (and Technological) Age...and for YOUR LIFE (Part Two) Preview: I think that anyone with the desire and persistence can be successful in cyberspace; because it is a long hard journey to success. I truly believe a good idea, a big helping of enthusiasm, together with a dash of innovation, plus a great deal of time and effort in implementing it, faith in yourself and persistence (not necessarily in that order... (more) Published By: Craig Lock Submitted: 20 October,2002 |
| 206 | Have a Vision in the New Information (and Technological) Age...and for YOUR LIFE (Part Three) Preview: As the ancient Chinese proverb said: "It's a privilege to live in exciting times." I don't have any "techno skills"; yet we work in a "synergetic relationship " (big words to impress you, but which simply means "1 + 1 = 3 - the whole is greater than the sum of the individual parts/persons"). We are working together towards a common goals in ... (more) Published By: Craig Lock Submitted: 20 October,2002 |
| 207 | Data-Blogs Technology. Preview: eCriteria to Focus on Blog Integration Database-Driven Weblogs Address Business Needs Culver City, Calif. – October 16, 2002 - eCriteria announces today an exciting new initiative for combining its web-hosted databases with the increasingly popular weblog or Blog technology. Adding quick and simple-to-use database-driven functionality to blogs sol... (more) Published By: Camille Jacks Submitted: 23 October,2002 |
| 208 | The Camera Mobile Preview: Since I wrote the last article on mobile phones so much newness and advancement has been made that I just have to write another one. Of course there are thousands of lost souls still using their phones as a form of escape from the outside world and many others talking to a dialing tone, but now they can take photographs of themselves as they do i... (more) Published By: Ieuan Dolby Submitted: 24 October,2002 |
| 209 | The Big White Golf Ball Preview: I remember well the first ship that I joined that had a Satellite Phone on it. I joined as Chief Engineer on this tiny little Research Vessel on a tiny little river in Papua New Guinea and I never saw the ship when I arrived at the wharf, all I could see was this massive white Golf Ball perched high on the top deck. Looked as if it was pushing wh... (more) Published By: Ieuan Dolby Submitted: 24 October,2002 |
| 210 | The Pitfalls Of Using Technology For Technology's Sake Preview: Being a long-time Internet entrepreneur, I have made certain observations over time. Most people who start an online business seem to go through certain "phases." They make the same mistakes, and they react the same to different circumstances. All the while, they never realize that much of this behavior sends a glaring red signal that they ar... (more) Published By: Diane Hughes Submitted: 25 October,2002 |