What's new at Comdex -- a round up of the Best of Show winners, dominated by Microsoft Tablet PC hardware and software, and some of the less prominent gadgets such as mice and business card readers.
Guardian Online
Most wanted toys; Ruavista, a look at urban streets; Trailsides walking tours; National Geographic's geosurvey questions; where to write reviews of British television programmes; sending e-cards to help GOSH; UCI Cinema's new site for kids; DIY portal software from the Internet Scout Project; and Six of the Best sites for toon lovers.
Web watch
What to do if you can't open attachments in Outlook Express 6 (with SP1 installed). Is it still worth upgrading that old Windows 95 machine? What do you need to do when you get "always on" broadband? Install a firewall. A Web site that could help you choose a digital camera. Backchat: more on linking PCs with USB and Ethernet cables, and the real appeal of ISDN.
Ask Jack
21.11.02
Picture perfect: the market for digital cameras is now worth more than the market for still cameras, in the UK. But if you are thinking of buying one, here are some points to watch.
Guardian Online cover story
Prattle from Seattle: a first look at the Comdex computer trade show, being held this week in Las Vegas, starting with the traditional keynote from Microsoft chairman Bill Gates.
Guardian Online
Connecting PCs with a USB-to-USB cable: a warning. ISDN as an expensive substitute for broadband. You can convert your Windows XP hard drive to NTFS but Zip disks and floppies stick to FAT (the DOS file system). Summoning the contact pane in Outlook Express. Which operating systems recognise USB drives. Mouse madness -- how to cope withy superspeed scrolling in Microsoft Word. Backchat: more on getting your Web site onto Google; handling Zone Alarm dial-ups; downloading albums with WinMX; and the McAfee hotfix for a problem that could be making your PC slow down and crash.
Ask Jack
Monday, November 18, 2002
The Bill Gates Show: Microsoft's co-founder kicks off the Comdex computer trade show in Las Vegas with an extended advertisement for Microsoft and many of its works.
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Guardian Online cover story
Prattle from Seattle: a first look at the Comdex computer trade show, being held this week in Las Vegas, starting with the traditional keynote from Microsoft chairman Bill Gates.
Guardian Online
Connecting PCs with a USB-to-USB cable: a warning. ISDN as an expensive substitute for broadband. You can convert your Windows XP hard drive to NTFS but Zip disks and floppies stick to FAT (the DOS file system). Summoning the contact pane in Outlook Express. Which operating systems recognise USB drives. Mouse madness -- how to cope withy superspeed scrolling in Microsoft Word. Backchat: more on getting your Web site onto Google; handling Zone Alarm dial-ups; downloading albums with WinMX; and the McAfee hotfix for a problem that could be making your PC slow down and crash.
Ask Jack
Monday, November 18, 2002
The Bill Gates Show: Microsoft's co-founder kicks off the Comdex computer trade show in Las Vegas with an extended advertisement for Microsoft and many of its works.
Online Web exclusive
15.11.02
Corridor warriors: Microsoft and its hardware partners duly launched the first Tablet PCs (not the first tablet PCs). I can't imagine many people will be tempted to rush out and buy one, but the different models at least offer a choice of approaches.
Guardian Online: What's new
Congratulations to 5 year old Free Pint; Terry Riley and -- literally -- space music; online pronunciation guides; searching Google for cookery recipes; the Web's smallest advert; cowbells; a snap-taking MTV game; and six of the best things to do daily.
Web watch
DVD storage should soon be ready for the mass market with the arrival of cheaper multi-format drives; the searchable Ask Jack replaces Bostik; getting a Web site noticed; Mailwasher (beta version) can now bounce spam from Hotmail; Zone Alarm dialling out; and the problem of spam that arrives via an obscure Windows messaging service (one you probably have not heard of).
Ask Jack
Guardian Online: What's new
Congratulations to 5 year old Free Pint; Terry Riley and -- literally -- space music; online pronunciation guides; searching Google for cookery recipes; the Web's smallest advert; cowbells; a snap-taking MTV game; and six of the best things to do daily.
Web watch
DVD storage should soon be ready for the mass market with the arrival of cheaper multi-format drives; the searchable Ask Jack replaces Bostik; getting a Web site noticed; Mailwasher (beta version) can now bounce spam from Hotmail; Zone Alarm dialling out; and the problem of spam that arrives via an obscure Windows messaging service (one you probably have not heard of).
Ask Jack
8.11.02
Guardian Online Web site redesigned!
Microsoft and its PC partners launched the Tablet PC at the iMax cinema in London today. Britain's RM (formerly Research Machines) had a starring role thanks to its trials with primary and secondary schoolchildren.
Guardian Unlimited: Netnews (Web exclusive)
The music file-sharing scene isn't what it used to be, but you can still swap songs using a range of different software, including WinMX.
Guardian Online: Working the Web
Backing up a laptop PC. Home Phone Networking (HPNA). Junk mail from Microsoft Hotmail, spamming messages in Microsoft Windows Messenger, and yes, you can keep those e-mail alerts if you switch to Yahoo. Backchat: how Robin O'Connor handles interviews.
Ask Jack
Computer Weekly Web site redesigned.
Microsoft is trying to refine the phone business to make it more like the PC business. So far the only example of a Microsoft smartphone, the Orange SPV, doesn't measure up, but the strategy is important even if the execution leaves a lot to be desired.
Computer Weekly > Technology > Mobile Computing
Microsoft and its PC partners launched the Tablet PC at the iMax cinema in London today. Britain's RM (formerly Research Machines) had a starring role thanks to its trials with primary and secondary schoolchildren.
Guardian Unlimited: Netnews (Web exclusive)
The music file-sharing scene isn't what it used to be, but you can still swap songs using a range of different software, including WinMX.
Guardian Online: Working the Web
Backing up a laptop PC. Home Phone Networking (HPNA). Junk mail from Microsoft Hotmail, spamming messages in Microsoft Windows Messenger, and yes, you can keep those e-mail alerts if you switch to Yahoo. Backchat: how Robin O'Connor handles interviews.
Ask Jack
Computer Weekly Web site redesigned.
Microsoft is trying to refine the phone business to make it more like the PC business. So far the only example of a Microsoft smartphone, the Orange SPV, doesn't measure up, but the strategy is important even if the execution leaves a lot to be desired.
Computer Weekly > Technology > Mobile Computing
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