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are virtually nonexistent. TFT monitors are the norm,
and the latest versions are wide-screen models that also
serve as TV sets. PCs themselves seem to be morphing
into Internet-centric home entertainment centres.
Broadband content development seems at least ageneration ahead of North America, and in one store I saw a
wall of about 20 monitors displaying examples of
streaming services.
Another example of leading technology is cellular
service. While North America is taking baby steps with
2.5G cellular service, 3G has been available in Tokyo
since October (although I' ve been told that consumer
uptake has been disappointing). And text-chal and
short messaging over wireless phones has reached a
high art in Tokyo.
But to a large extent, globalization appears to have
been a big equalizer. Multinationals develop for a world
market, which means that the various reg(ons get new
produts at roughly the same time. So. the latest
MiniDisc recorders, MP3 players, digital cameras, and
personal computer equipment I saw there were pretty
much the same as what you'd flnd in Canadian retail

population into a single metropolitan area, things happen that would not otherwise be possible.
The Akihabara district is one result. Store after multilevel store is flfled with nothing but computers and
computer-related peripherals and accessories. ScoresoF
magazines are devoted to some aspect of personal computing (including one called, roughly translated, "PCs
for Housewives" with a circulation of 80,000). Do-ityourself computer stores have huge inventories I
counted several dozen motherboard cartons in one
store, stacked on shelves like dry goods in a grocery
store.
Across town, for several blocks around the Shinjuku
subway station, is a second meaFor digital tehnology
products.
Thisarea haslong been known asa retailcentreforphotography, with many camera shops concentrated there. They' vegone into digital in a big way, and
I found multi-floor stores with digital cameras on one
floor, 35-mm on another, medium and large format
camerason another,ft(m, paper,and other developer
chemicals on yet another, etc. Some of these stores have
branched into other digital products too. for example
handheld computers and MP3 players. And one department store I walked into also had a large part of one
floor devoted to personal computers and accessories.
I came awayFrom the experience not feeling at all digitally deprived. In terms of selection of products, we
have it pretty good here; pricing is also not too different,
although it can vary substantially, depending on the
product in question. And ironically. the Handspring
Treo I had with me caused a bit of stir among a couple
of adagency folks Ishowed itto.They'd neverseen the
device before imagine that.

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There were some differences in produt oflerings, but
this mainly reflects the Asian market's different taste for
products. An example of this is the large numbers of flyweight (about I kg) notebooks available for purchase.
Historically. this category has been more popular in
Asia than in North America. There are also differences
in brand visibility, but again this seems to be due to
regional market variations. Sony is aase in point. It has
just a minor part of the PC market here, but is the leading brand in lapan, with a 33 perent market share,
according to the Iapanese computer trade publication,
Business Coul puler News.
All this is not to say that it is a market that's largely the

sameau contraire. I mentioned that my visit to

Electric Town was also more than I could have imag-

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few minutes to

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deal came (remand what it really
means to us, the humble computer
users. From a historical perspective. the
deal marks the end of an era in which
anything seemed possible.
Compaq was born during the initial
personal computer boom back in I982,
At that time, I was lucky enough to meet
the people involved in founding the
company (financier and longtime chairman Ben Rosen, co-founder and former
chief executive oAicer Rod Canion, and
co-founder Bill Murtlo) and there was
no indication back then that this venture
would turn into anything like a $30 billion company. They had a good idea for
an IBM-compatible computer that
could be transported from place to
place. That idea took hold in the absence
of anything as innovative coming from
IBM itself.
And that's where the current merger

with HP comes in. Compaq was born

out of a desire to innovate but not too

radically. Canion and Rosen always

talked about "innovation around standards," which was really another form of
Microsoft co-iounder Bill Gates's muchvaunted "embrace and extend" idea
(wherein MicrosoR would embrace new
standards, thmi extend them by optimizing those standards for Windows and

Microsoft Office).

Canion andRosenalways
talkedabout "innovation
around standards," which was

really another formof

Microsoft co-founder Bill
Gates
'smuch-vaunted
"embraceand extend" idea.
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Fiorina. who has used innovation as her
rallying cry and touchstone since she
succeeded John Young ashead of HP. At
first blush, the notion of acquiring
Compaq, removing duplication and
blending product lines doesn't seemvery
innovative. It's a classic strategy that
sometimes worksand has often failed.
Ager all, who remembers Unisys these
days (born of the Sperry and Burroughs
merger), or Borland (which sank to

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near-death following its acquisition of

Ashton-Tate)?
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however. At the Accenture Global
Convergence Forum in Monte Carlo in
April, only weeks prior to Anal approval
o(' the merger, Fiorina spoke passionately about her reasons for pursuing this
deal and they sounded more innovative
than you might think.
She started by referencing the House
of Grimaldi, the ruling family of the
Principality of Monaco (of which Prince
Rainer is the head of state). It has maintained control of the tiny Mediterranean
country for something like 1,000 years,
amidst a great deal ol' change and turmoil throughout the rest of Europe.
Fiorina said that the computer industry's House of Grimaldi resides in its
customers. She suggested that, despite
appearancesto the contrary,customers
havereally always been in charge of the
industry's destiny. The problem hasbeen
that the computer industry hasn't always
recognized that fact.
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you and your customers are driving it,"
she told an audience full of chief and
senior executives from some of the
world's largest IT, telecommunications,
and media companies. "There is a shift
in vision and point of view: it is now

interested in this product.

Your analysis is good, but something is
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your vision and not ours. In this industry, you are the centre. It is a tectonic

shift and a vital shift."

Fiorina talked about how this perceptional shift had a lot to do with why she
pursuedthis merger so aggressively and
the questions she had to ask within HP
as a result. These are questions that resonate within the PC industry as a whole:
the days of double-digit growth are
gone.
"What does the future hold for tech
companies tuned to 40 to 60 percent
growth rates? Where will growth come
from as companies come to grips with
this? What type of tech company do we
want to be?" she askesk
Fiorina also credits the computer
industry with helping to create a more
global economy, and speculated as to
whether the industry was now structured in a way that it could serve the
needs of what it helped meate.
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from this democratization of technology
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out the companies that deliver what they
need, companies that will narrow their
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only a timer, alarm,
and
ch ronngraph
with a 50-lap memory, but also a digital compass, thermometer, barometer, and altimeter?
As you'd expect from that lead-in,
Timex's new Helix WRKS performs all
ofthose functions,and asyou may also
have deduced from that group of features. it's bigger than your typical wristwatch, with a face about 5 cm across, 1.3

impending storms. You ran easily switch

between modes by spinning the oversized crown on the side of the watch, and
you can lock into one mode with the
Rick oF the Inck switch, protected at the
bottom of the face near the strap.
The Helix WRKS uses Indiglo igumination, so you can see its face when it' s
dark As well, thermometer, barometer,
and altimeter readings can be displayed
in either metric or imperial units. It' s
also water resistant, though you should
resist the urge to pressthe buttons while
the watch is underwater doing so will
break the watertight seal.
The expected caveats apply here: the
specialized functions of the watch won't
work well indoors, and the digital cnmpass may not be accurate indoors, especially if there are electrical or magnetic
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the accuracy won't be good around electrical or magnetic sources, so it's best
used outdoors away from wiring and
computer equipment. About the only
complaint we really have and it's a
small one is with the fairly bold gridlines on the watchface, which can make
it a bit mnre di(I)cult to read the display.
If you do a lot of biking in strange
locales, the Digital Compasswill certainly keep you headed in the right direc-

Despite these issues (and its large size),

the Helix WRKS is a great companion if
you' re hiuing the wilderness.
(Special note: Whoever wrote the
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humomus conunents throughout, such
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enhanced to support high-resolution displays and to provide greater readability.
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personalized with colour themes.
Other new features in Palm Os 5
indude: strong data-encryption services
and Secure Socket Layer (SSL) services for
more secure email, Web browsing and
online transactions; higher-fidelity sound
and support for high-density screens; and
support of 802.11b for connections to
wireless Local Area Networks.

With the introduction of the newest

version. Palmsource has followed the lead
of Apple and Microsoft and also introduced the Palmsource Compatibility
Program, which allowsdevelopers to qualify their software for Palm Os 5 and
receive permission to use the Palm
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myth, according to research by HP
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percent) outranking additional phone
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lines (19 percent), fax machines (10 perstrator
setup, with the driving electronics currently still on a separate board, suc
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TCP Lab checks out 17-inch-plus TFT monitors
By DaveChappefle

hesedays, you can buy a 15-inch

flat-panel monitor for about

$500. But if you' re looking for
something a little bigger, read on. For
this Test Lab, we asked manufacturers
For 17- and 18-inch analogue flat panels
in the $1300 price range. We received a
few that were doser to $1,000, and evaluated them separately, since such a large
price difference puts them into a diflerent category for most consumers.
OF the advantages analogue LCDs
have over CRTs, one of our favourites is
the "Auto" bunon. When pressed, the
image automatiafly centres on the
screen. Most users will applaud this
"one-touch" time-saving feature. It sure
beats the oflen frustrating process of
scrolling through on-screen display
(OSD) controls trying to get a flat,
straight, distortion-free image to appear

As video signals begin and end digitally, digital LCDs don't require controls.
It's the digital-to-analogue-to-digital
conversion process that inflicts the distortion controls are designed to correct.
The other benefits of flat panels over
CRTs are that they draw less power,
operatecooler,and generate less radiation. And LCDs are easier to look at, so
your eyes won't get tired as they can
when staring intently at a CRT for an
extended period.
On the down side: 17- and 19-inch
tlat-panel monitors are still two to four
times the price of CRTs; a slower refresh
rate of 60 Hz will discourage serious
colour matching software is included
with some pricier models, tlat-panel still
can't be fine-tuned as well as high-end
CRTs.
Because flat panels are, well, flat,
wall mounting them on a wall is a realContinued on page38

Pavilions move to Pentium 4

The system is pretty well set up for

multimedia with a set of built-in Polk
Audio speakers and CD player controls
on the edge of the notebook, allowing
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the notebook itself is oft The DVD component is very good, and playback is
smooth. While the 3D performance
won't win any awards, it's certainly competent, and capable of handling everyday tasks and movie playback The SD
slot is a nice touch for those with SDcompatible devices (digital cameras,
MP3 players, handhelds, and more).
The notebook comes with a nice software bundle, which includes a number
of Microsoft titles (Works 6.0, Microsoft
Money 2002, and more), Quicken
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on a curved tube.

n the June issue, we looked at multimedia-savvy notebook computers,

including
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Like the previous model, the ZT1175
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for use in Mac 05 X. So, if you are stiU
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adapter defeats the purpose. During our
tests we noted improvements in visual
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quality when certain models were conoffer optional wall-mounting hardware
nected to the newer GeForce3 adapter.
with their flat panels. In tight areas like
This was evident not only during the
crowded home ollices and student bedObstacle Course. but also in text readrooms, the space saving alone can be
abiTity and image contrast with word
enough to justify the extra cost.
processing, spreadsheet, and email
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We' ve tested both analogue- and dualthree-year warranties. Previously, the
input models because digital video ards
backlight was oFten only guaranteed For
aren't as popular as analogue versions
one year.
(yet). Some of our test samples have
While several flat-paoel display manuboth digital and analogue inputs. On
facturers are represented, only three
these models the Ieanflness of digital
actually tackle the complex and costly
signals was quickly obvious.
task of making the LCDs: NEC, LG, and
We ran each through DisplayMate
Samsung.
Technologies'
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Tilt and swivel speciflcations were
Obstacle Course several times. This test
supplied by manufacturers.
puts monitors through a level of stress
that practically nobody would put a
Apple Studio Display
monitor under in real-world conditions.
From:Apple Canada,wwwapple.ca
It tests how well a monitor handles video
Size: 17inches
signals sent from a video display adapter.
Input digital
Initial tests were performed on an
Warranty:I-year(complete)
Athlon 1200 running Windows XP, with
Price:51349
256 MB DDRRAM, a Gigabyte GA-7DX
motherboard, GeForce3 display adapter
with 64 MB RAM, set to 1.280xl,024
resolution at 60 Hz. Unless otherwise
noted, the same analogue and digital
monitor cables were used eah time.
To see how well they handled difFerent
signals, we also connected each monitor
to an old Pentium III system with an ATI
Rage 128 adapter, running Windows 98.
If you' re going to spend the extra dollars on a flat-panel monitor, you should
have a quality video card. Connecting a
If you have a Mac, this is the monitor

you' ll want. The modern, dear plastic

design we flrst saw with Apple's Cube
has replaced the Tupperware-like design
of the company's older flat panelsone
of which took home our Editor's Choice
award two years ago.
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USB ports, ostensibly for delivering
power to Apple Pro speakers. Tilt is
accomplished by positioningthe springloaded support on the back, which will
fold flat.
There are no OSD controls other than
Brightness (digital signals shouldn' t
require any adjustment).
The Apple digital video connector differs from PC digital connectors, so we
were forced to use a digital adapter.
Made for PowerBook and G4 users who
want to connect a second VGA monitor
or projector. the adapter is digital onlywe were unable to test this monitor on
an analogue ard.
If you want to attach the Studio
Display to any non-Apple system, you'U
need this 530 adapter. I t measures
12.5x12.5x3.7 m and requires power
and a USB port.
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adapter, was admirable.

inside the back so flat that we wondered

if they'd forgotten to send a base when

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CorneaSystemsMpyga
From:ComesSystems,wwwcnmeasTstems.corn
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Input Analogue
Tilt -2 degrees.+90 degrees
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Swivel: -230degrees, +90depees
Warranty: 3years (complete)
Price:51,449
Known for their quality, IBM components also have a reputation for costing a
little more. Initially, we weren't going to
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models, a signtTTcant amount of noise
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diiference in performance.
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user could figure them out after some
experimenting. Reading the manual
eliminated guesswork
We Found some noise and interference
evident in the bandwidth test at full resolution. Most users would probably
never notice, though. When connected
to the ATI Rage 12$, text appeared
slighdy grainy. This was improved by
fiddling with the controls via the OSD.
IF you' re used to quality (read: expensive) full-size speakers, the small builtins will sound somewhat tinny. Stifi, you
can enjoy listening to CDs or Internet
radio without the bulk and expense of a
separatespeakersystem. If,when mixing
music, the results sound good on these
speakers, they will sound spectacular on
everyth ing else.
A 17-inch LCD with speakers costing
under 3 I,OOOseems like a lot of monitor
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From:KDSCanada, www.kdstonedaza
Size: ly inches
Input Analogue
Tilt -5 degrees,+20 degrees
Warranty: 3years, I year (backlight)
Esbmatecjstreet price: 5969

but that price dropped recently so the

T750 fit nicely into our roundup.
The display tilt hinge is at the bottom,
allowing it to fold almost flat. Swiveling
is accomplished via a circular platform
in the base. While the bezel is large, at 4
cm, the black finish doesn't compete
with the display for the user's eyes. OSD
controls form little "waves" on the bottom-right corner.
A very thorough six-language user
guide, driver diskette. and all necessary
cables came with our unit.

This model is an easy-to-assemble, twopiece unit, with blue side panels that
hide the built-in speakers allowing
users to save even more desktop space.
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display. They are easy to adjust, with a
menu, and plus and minus. In addition
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preset colour settings, one biased
towards the blue spectrum, and the
other towards green. These presets snow
tcwrs to calibrate the screen based on
what they think looks correct.
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little visual noise was apparent at full resolution on analogue, and none when
connected digitally. Nor was there much
difference in the images obtained from
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From: LGCanada, www.lg.ca
Size: 18.1inches
Inputs: Digital/analogue
Tilt -5 degrees,+30 degrees
Swivel. 90degrees
Extras:Pivot, adjustableheight
Warranty: 3year (complete)
Estimatedstreet price:51,599
This model sits on a wing-shaped base
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between landscape and portrait modes,
making this display a good choice for
multimedia professionals. It also has
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black.
LG is one of three manufacturers of
LCDs; it's possible other models we tested contained LG panels.

SamsungSyncmastor 181T
From:SamsungCanada,www.samsung.ca
Size: 18.1inches
Inputs:Analogue/digital
Tilt: -5 degrees,+30 degrees
Swivel: 355degrees
Extras:Pivot, adjustableheight
Warranty: 3years (complete)
Estimatedstreet price: 51,599

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Size: 18.1 inches

Inputs: Dualanalogue
Tilt: -5 degrees,+30 degrees
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Warranty: 3years (complete)
Estimatedstreet puce: SU49

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Our model was beige (NEC company literature calls it white) but this unit is also
available in black. The OSD controls are
7-mm buttons on the front bottom of
the display that are easy to manipulate.
The entire base swivels on a circular pad
mounted on the bottom. While input is

analogue only, there are two of them.

Test performance on the GeForce3 was
excellent for an analogue-only monitor.
However, on the ATI Rage we witnessed
a lot of noise at full resolution which
won't be an issue for most users.
NEC includes a software bonus for
those concerned about shrunken desktop icons when video resolution is at the
highest setting. P ortrait D i splays
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without affecting display resolution.
While this unit doesn't have a pivoting
base, Pivot software is included, probably for wall mounting. Also included are
standard power (no bu)ky transformer)
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NEC Mitsubishi is one of three manufacturers of LCDs; it's possible other
models we tested contained NEC panels.

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process. Without the drivers, we cranked
up the resolution to 1,600xl,200. The
results were a little stretched, though,
like watching old movies on TV, where
the characters appear taller and thinner.
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Natural Color for calibrating hues and
shades. While the bulky transformer is
noticeably absent, the power cord is a
three-opening type, similar to those seen
on other appliances.
Samsung is one of three manufactwers of LCDs; it's possible other models
we tested contained Samsung panels.

TlX 9174
From: TIXCanada, www.uxca
Size: 17inches
Input Analogue
Tilt -5 degrees,+15degrees
Warranty: 3years (complete)

Estimatedstreet price: 51,039

TTX has been marketing monitors in
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although Norton Antivirus 8.0 did work
well running in OS X. The included
Retrospect Express 5.0 worked well in 05
X and was a welcome addition to the
suite, but the Disk Warrior Recovery
Edition was not very useful (probably wise
as the fug version Disk Warrior is Norton's
competition).
We also noted instability in OS X with
systemson which we installed the System
Works suite. Symptoms ranged from Kernel
Panics (the 05 X equivalent Blue Screen of
Death)to not waking from sleep. In aN
cases, removing the Symantec kernel
extensi
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then we could not run Norton Utilities
from the hard drive.
We had no problem with Antivirus on
any of our Mac test systems. The real
problem with this suite is not that the
productsare bad, just that they don't
offer much for owners of previous versions.
The SystemWorks 2.0 suite retails for
$199 (there's a $50 rebate forowners of
previous versions). However, considering

you will end up running the old version of

Norton Utilities much of the time, it
seems it would be betterto purchase just
the Antivirus 8.0 upgrade, which is
US$39.95, then add on, an upgrade to
Retrospect Express 5.0 from Dantz
(www.da
nlz.corn)for US$19.95. This would
allow you to run backups and Antivirus in
05 X,and when you need to do disk maintenance,justuse yourdisof the previous
version to run Norton Utilities 6.0.
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wili improve the stability problems in
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the05 X appsfrom the CO in thenextversion.Unti
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to upgrade.
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U5$49.95,but ifyou already own version
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waiting until Norton UtiTities 8.0.

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found it's out of print. Internet Security
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Sony MD offers alternative to MP3

ferred; the audio is encoded on the MD
like any other recording. The upshot is
still the same, though: rather than waiting over an hour to transfer Massive
Attack's Me~nine. I can get it done in

pression technology improved, or maybe

we just got used to hearing compressed
audio by way of a little something called
MP3. Either way, the result is that the
MiniDisc audio format has been quietly
gaining in popularity, as it combines the
best aspects of CDs (durability, random
access) and MP3 players (rewritability,
selective track deletion, small player, and
media size) while adding a few of its own
(track split/combination functions, permanent track reordering). Best of all, the
media is stunningly cheap: a blank 80minute MD can be had for as little as $3,
compared to $55 for the 64 MB
SmartMedia card required to hold a little over an hour's worth of decent audio
in many solid state MP3 players.
MD recorders only suffered from one
long-standing problem: while you could
record from any audio source using an
optical cable or a standard audio connecxion, you had to do so in real-time.
That was just so, well, analogue.
Sony's solution is Net MD, a method
whereby audio is downloaded from a PC
to a disc through a USB cable. Unlike an
MP3 player, the actual file isn't trans-

By Etllfu TtngtSgnd
t was 10 y ears ago that S ony
launched the 7 cm magneto-optical
MiniDisc (MD) format in Japan. In
1994, there were three brand-new MD
products on the North American market: a portable music player/recorder, the
MD Electronic Book, and the small MD
Data removable media drive, all of
which sold For around $800 each.

,From:Sony,www.sony.ca
Requireirents: Windows98/2000/Me/XP
Street price:5329
Much as I liked the idea of e-books,I
thought the MD unit had too small a
screen, and I didn't like the ATRAC 531
compressed audio on the MiniDisc
recorder/player. My thought was that if
any of these products would survive, it
would be the MD Data drive, one the

price went dowm

However, neither the MD Data drive
or the MD e-book survived the year. But
a curious thing happened with the
MiniDisc as an audio format: the com-

37 minutes. That's not as fast as transfer-

ring to an MP3 player thank the MD's

slower write speed and the need to convert to ATRAC first but it's definitely
an improvement.

Recording in one of the two available

MiniDisc long-play (MDLP) modes
drops the total convert/record time
down to just under 11 minutes, though
some audio quality is sacrificed.
Sorry, let me back up a litic here:
MDs can be recorded in one of three
speeds: standard play (SP) and two longplay modes. LP2 and LP4 (not all MD
players recognize the LP modes; trying
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respectively, though those values aren' t
really analogous to MP3 as they use a
different algorithm.
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player/recorder model that I received

was the MD Walkman MS-ZI, Sony's

first sports modeL Naturally, it has the
usual sports-Walkman waterproof coverings and anti-skip protection. But in
terms of audio transfer functions, there' s
no difference between the MS-Zt and
the other MiniDisc players that use Net
MD or MDLP. (Other models include
the MZN707 at $399 and MZNI at
$599.)
The Sony models use two pieces of
bundled software for audio transfer:
OpenMG Jukebox 2.2 and Net MD
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in capac)ty is variable, and depends on

how much of the disc surface you use for
graphics. Generally, you would put your
graphics on the outer portion of the CD,
leaving the inner rings for data.
Another minor detraction is that the
image is only visible from the lower surface the one you don't normally seeso users have to flip it over to see the
graphics. The image shows up best on
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is less visible on cyanin (light blue. light
green. or light yellow) discs.and afi but
invisible on gold-coloured discs.

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f you' re tired of using felt-tipped
markers or those hard-to-print sticky
labels to ID your custom CDs, check
out Yamaha's latest CD-RW recorder, the
CRW-F l. It has a utility called DiscTCa2

(tattoo. get it?) that etches text an d

images directly on the reflective mylar

layer of a CD-R, creating a permanent
record resembling a holographic image.
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Yamaha saysDisc TCa2 will allow companies to brand and individuals to

monogram CDs by etching custom
text and graphics directly onto the disc.
The technology hasam ore mundane but
practical use too, namely permanently
recording a description of the disc's contents on its surface.

The cost of m o nogramming is

reduced disc capacity. Any space Disc
TCa2usesfor graphics and text is not be
available for data, so the actual reduction
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While the Disc TCa2 feature may be the

splashiest aspect of this new product, the
hardware also represents the latest in
Yamaha technology. The rewriteable
function has a rated speed of 24X, which
Yamaha claims is 50 percent faster than
the competition. The platter motor spins
at 8,700 rpm. To dampen the vibrations
that may be created by CD blankswhich, becausethey are mass produced,
are not perfemly balanced the recording assembly sits on a separate sub-platform that is isolated from the drive chas-

sis by dampers.
The drive supports the Mt. Rainer
CD-RW specification, originally proposed by Compaq, Microsoft, Philips,
and Sony. The aim of Mt. Ranier is to
make rewritable CDs as easy to use as
floppies by providing support at the
operating system level. Presently, a CDRW must first be formatted to a VDF
format using a separate application.
Given Yamaha's prominence in music,
it stands to reason that it would apply
some of that expertise to audio recording, and in fact the CRW-Fl includes
what Yamaha calls Advanced Audio
Master Quality Recording. To increase
the capacity of a CD, recorders typically
increase the density of the pits they burn
onto the CD's recording surface by making them smaller and closer together.
However,the read heads of some cheaper CD playback devices aren't precise
enough to discriminate the finer pattern,

so can't play the CD, or exhibit playback

errors (which is why a given CD may
work in one playback device but not
another).
The Advanced Audio Master Quality
Recording technology maxes out the
bum areas,in effectmaking a bigger target that even cheapo playback devices
would be able to discriminate. The net
effect is a CD with slightly lower record
capacity, but usability across a wider
range of playback deviceswithout errors.
To help reduce coaster production, the
new drive comes with an 8 MS buffer
and Safefiurn, which Yamaha sayseliminates buffer under-run errors. The
CRW-Fl ships with a full version of
Ahead Nero software for PCs (a favourite
at TCP) and Adaptec Toast for Mac. The
internal model will be available in late
August. and the external models in
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the master CD list. Included with the
number of situations became clearer.
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musicCDs you type in the name of the
over the past couple of years, I' ve
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tos and data, which are haphazardly
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CD in your computer's CD-ROM drive.
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complete job ofreading allofthecontent on the CD, which it shows in a

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organizer software would prompt you to

put the appropri
ate CD in the CO
drive something image-cataloguing

programs already do
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Palm: the original groovy gadget

ough Palm pretty much started the
handheld category, and has dominated itever since, it has had some
harder times lately: part of its enormous
)market share has been eroded away by the
PocketPC devices, as well as by other
Palm-based handhelds made by companiesUke Handspring and Sony. With the
intr
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'ncorporating a colour screen, Palm hopes
o turn things around.
Both the m130 and m515 units are
based on previous designs in Palm's m
series: the m130 adds a colour screen to

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Esbmaiedprices; 5649(m515), 5449(m T30)

the m125,as weg as updating the operat-

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m515 is an updated version of the thinner
m500, adding a colour screen and updat'ng the OS to 4.1,but also bumping the
internalmemory up from 8 MB to 16 MB.
The new devices ship with a 65,536colour TFT screen, with a built-in backJUght in for better visibility. They also
both come with built-in infrared ports
and aLithium Ion battery that recharges

whenyou drop the handheld into the USB

synchronization cradle.
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Card/Secure Digital expansion slot, allowing you to store data or run additional
applications there is a fairly extensive
line of plug-and-play applications available on MMC/SD for the Palm, including a

games pack, e-books, dictionary/thesaurus, travel appbcations (road atlases,

travel books), and translation software.
The expansion slot can also be used for
hardware,such as Palm's own Bluetooth
card (US$129).
The two devices differ in a few key
ways.The most notabie is size,with the
m130 checkingin at 12x7.9x2.3cm and
153 g,and the m515 at a more compact
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above,the m515 has double the onboard
memory of the m130, but it also comes
with an upgradable flash ROM, allowing
you to update the OS down the road.And
while both have protective screen covers,
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Both come with a software bundle that
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DatayizDocuments to Go,MGI PhotoSuite
Mobile, and Palm Reader (for e-books).
Out of the box. both are compatible with
bothPC (Windows 98, 2000,Me, and XP)
and Macintosh (OS 8.6 through 9.x).

Palm also offers a fullrange of accessories for the new handhelds, including a
portable keyboard ($159), which folds up
into a hardshell container only slightly
biggerthan a Palm device.The company
also offers a number of SD cards with
appli
cations pre-loaded, such as the
games bundle ($50), one of the Travel
Cards series ($60 each, including RandMcNall
ey'satlas),oneofthe e-book seri
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German,and Spanish, aU for$60),the 8
MB Memory Backup card ($60) or the 16
MB Expansion card ($80).
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available from Palm's U.S. Web site for
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Wish you were here

Tools to help you provide support remotely
By EmruTownsend
top me if you' ve heard something
along this line over the phone
before:
"Ihave to reformat thisdocument so that it has a red frilly border.
I'm using PowerGizmo 3.0. Could you
tell me how?"
Telephone support staff and consultants are no doubt nodding in recognition, as are those of you who've had to
help out friends and family with little to
go on but a mental picture and faith in
the other person's communication skills.
The best thing would be to go over there
and demonstrate the procedure in person. (That's why smart IT support stafi'
wear sneakers.) But that isn't always an
option, leading to interesting exchanges
like this one:
"OK, down near the left corner there' s
an icon that looks like a wrench. Click

on it."

"The toolbar disappeared."

"You clicked the screwdriver! I said the

wrench!"
"OK, I' ll click the wrench now."
"tVait, you have to bring the toolbar
bacl' firs..."
"Hey, where did my work go?"
Unless you have a f ondness for
Tylenol, you can see why remote control
sofiware is so attractive. Symantec's
pcAnywhere and Laplink's LapLink
Gold are the latest iterations of old
standbys in PC fde transfer and remote
control; th e r elative newcomers are

M icrosoft's Remote Desktop a n d

Remote Assistance (both are part of the

Windows XP operating system) and

Expertcity's Web-based GoToMyPC.
AB of these do essentiafiy the same
thing: they let you see and navigate
another person's desktop directly on
your computer instead of hiking down
to a different part of the building or trying to explain a complicated task over
the phone.
The look and fee) of the remote-control procedure, and even the terminology, is generally the same.
The computer being controlled is
called the host and the controlling computer is the client or, logically enough,
the remote computer. The remote user
sees the host desktop either in fullscreen or as a resizable window.
Mouse movements and keyboard
activity are passed to the host computer,
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though special key combinations like

Ctrl+Alt+Del, Alt+Tab, and anything
involving the Windows keys has to be
handled s peiaffy. F o r in stance,
pcAnywhere asks if you want the keystrokes to go to the local or host computer, while GoToMyPC blocks them
outright. but provides a menu option to
activate the host's Task Manager.
Otherwise, it's like being in front oF the
computer yourself. ( However, t he
remote user's control isn't necessarily
absolute. By default, the person on the
host computer can still do whatever they
want, which can lead to some amusing
onscreen antics if the two aren'1 careful.)
AB of these programs also include the
ability to chat between the two compui-

ers.

The devil is Iu Bte detuBs

The biggest differences between these
applications lie mostly in setup, Flexibility. and o ther i ncluded functions.
LapLink and pcAnywhere are the two
programs with t h e m ost features,
including file transfer, voice chat, shared
clipboards, the ability to reboot the host
computer, and a plethora of connection
options (modem, direct cable, networl',
and Internet). They work the same way:
run the program on the host computer,
then run the program on the remote
computer to connect.

identical in practical terms (even in its

flaws: although you can customize the
bit depth of the host desktop image to
speed up screen updates, the image isn' t
antialiased making some of the text
hard to read if the window isn't fullscreen). PcAnywhere's biggest advantage
is its pricing scheme for one-time jobs: a
30-day licence can be had For peanuts
(and fufiy refundable peanuts, at thatif you later decide to upgrade to the full
package,you get the 30-day licence fee
back).
If you' re iust looking for remote control and don't need the other bells and
whistles, you might consider Windows
XP's Remote Desktop. Although it's free
(it's part of XP Professional, though the
remote computer only needs Terminal
Services installed, available in any postWindows 95 Microsoft operating system), there is a price to pay: setup
requires you to be familiar with setting
up Web services. If you' re not, the convoluted online help makes you long for
the old days of tree-killing paper manuals.

Return to the simple life

R emote Assistance setup, part o f
Windows XP (Home or Professional) is
the exact opposite oF Remote Desktop's
infuriating complexity. In fact, Remote
Assistance was easily the simplest and
quickest of the programs to get up and

Bothprograms also have security features such as encryption, customizable

fi
le-sharing rights, and keyboard and
mouse locking. LapLink, the Methuselah
of the group (it started life 13 years ago

running. Both parties set up a chat in

iiVindows Messenger; the person on the

as a DOS file-transfer utility), comes out

acceptance and confi

rmation from the

on top by induding a synchronizing

utility, printer redirection, and the ability to con nect to or I'rom a computer that
isn't running LapLink.
LapLink has a pretty good balance
between features and ease of setup.
Although configuration an be a little
tedious, the various options are very
straightforward. The manual is clearly
written and diagrammed, though it
doesn't teB you how to turn off the
omnipresent online help (the big question mark on the toolbar kills the auto-

host, the remote user controls host.

matic popups).
In comparison, pcAnywhere lags a little in features and ease of setup there
are just a few more hoops to jump
through, and the manual isn't quite as
user-friendly but is otherwise almost

host computer chooses the Ask for

Remote Assistance option, which sends
an invitation to the remote user; upon

That's it. For quick and dirty connections it's hard to beat. The host desktop
appears in a window (which, curiously,
is anamorphic if you resize it to a long,
thin rectangle the desktop image is
stretched like tafly) with a chat window
on the left side. But again, there's a price
to pay. Some things are too simplified:
during a surprise disconnection Remote
Assistance informed me that I should
contact the person on the other end for
more information. The trouble was, the
person on the other end got the same
message. Neither of us got any clue as to
what happened. I also couldn't find any-

From. Lap tink, www laplink.curn

For. Windows95/9(yNT 4/200(yMe/N'

Street price: 5l99 (up tu threecomputers}

From:SymantecCanada,wwwsymantec.ca
For:
Windows 95/9B/NT4/2000/Me/XP
Btimatedstreet price: 5)49 (host only); 5249(host
and remote); 529(30day kence)
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From:Espertdty,www.gotomypccnm
For.
W indows 95/98/NT4/2000/Me/KP
Personalplan (l hnsl PC)Iee: 519,95/mo.,
05514.95/mo. (paidannually).
Corpor
atepbnlee(perPC):524.95/mo.,
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From: Mioosoh,wwwmiuosnltcom/windows
Price:Induded with WindowsXP
more satisfying to use, was GoToMyPC,
a SVeb-based program. Afier signing up
for an individual or corporate account,
you download 4 small installer to the
h ost computer, which puts a t i ny
GoTohtyPC icon in your system tray. A
remote user mn then log in to your
account from any computer via the
gotomypc.corn Web site, download a
small application ( Windows, Mac,
UNIX, and Linux remote users are afi
welcome), and after providing the password they can take control of the host.
GoToMyPC is very well thought out; I
never once had to consult the PDF documentation. Better still, it doesn't sacrifice capability for i t s simplicity. It
includes many of LapLink's Features,
such as file transfer (though not as
sophisticated), printer redirection, clipboard sharing, and lockout functions.
Expertcity also uses AES 12$-bit encryption for afi data passing between its computers, and SSL encryption for its Web
site. Another nice touch: the image of
the host desktop is antialiased so well,
my Microsoft Word screen was perfectly
legible at 37 percent of its original size.

Ttmchoice is yours
G enerally speaking, th e w orld o f
remote-access software is consistent
enough that you know what to expect,
yet diverse enough that you an make
your choice based on which extra features suit your needs. One caveat: if possible, I would recommend testing these
programs out on your systems. 2

thing to reassure me of Remote

Assistance's security.
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games. They are available from a wide
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lended security threats are not

entirely new to security watchers.
Attacking a system from multiple
fronts in a variety of ways is a tried and
true tactic of experienced hackers and
crackers. However, some of the latest
blended security threats have a more sinister twist the addition of malirious
code.
Anson Lee, product manager for
Norton Internet Security with Symantec
Corp. (w ww symanter.com) in S a nta
Monica, Calif. says this malirious code is
designed to quietly compromise a system, allowing someone to inflict more
extensive damage later on or to steal
valuable information without detection.

Nr. Forklift
wins business
makeover
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haveseen a posterin thismagazine
advertising a
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Microsoft Canada andTheComputer Paper.
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terms of blended threats, we are seeing
the worlds of the hacker and the virus
writer coming together. They are creating viruses that can do a lot more than

your traditional viruses."

In fact, some of the most dangerous
and malicious codes starting to appear
as part of these blended threats effectively cover their tracks. This is important to
Continued onpage 72

Making inroads with Access queries

he sole purpose of entering data into a
database should be
to someday get it out
again. If you don' t
expect to e xtract
data, there's really no
point in taking the
time to put it i n.
H owever, all t o o
often the process of getting data out is Crornab queriescan allow you to easily parfum comharder than putting it in.
plicated analysis of your data
This month we' ll look at more
advanced queries for getting informa- to Access, previous columns in this
series, which ar e available online
tion from an Access database. We' re
(wwwCanudaComputes tom), will get you up
assuming that you have some basic
and running. Check out "First steps with
Access skills and that you can create a
Access," "Relations) databases" and. in
table and enter data into it. If you' re new

70 AUGUST 2002 THE COMPUTER

RTPER BC EOITION wwwcaoadacompulal.COm

particular, "Access data retrieval."

To follow the steps in this article, you'll

need Access 97, 2000 or 2002.

We' re using Access 2002 bul you will

get similar results using earlier versions
of Access,although you may find some
menu options and other choices are difierent.

Adam Columbus,owner of the 17-person operation, says he was surprised to

hear Mr. Forklift was chosen, and looks
forwardto the server hardware and software, which is part of the prize package.
"I wasAankly tired of being my own
network administrator," says Columbus,
whoadds that hiscompany istoo smallto
havea dedicated network person on staff.
As a consequence, he says he has spent
"whole days at a time" troubleshooting
and maintaining his peer-to-peer LAN.
And this is precisely where Microsoft
thinks its Windows 2000 Small Business
Server package will be able to help, says
ScottJackson, Microsoft Canada's product
manager for Small Business Server.
"The smallbusiness owner wears many
hats,
"Jackson says,adding that reduring
IT administration is one of the strengths
of Small Business Server. "There are lots of
administrative tasks structured through
simple, wizard-driven screens."
Mr Fork
lift's peer-to-peer LAN consists
of seven PCs fi
ve running Windows XP
and two running Windows 98.The LAN is
connectedto the Internetvia DSL router.
The prize package includesserver hardware,plusthe SmaflBusinessServerpackage.Included in the package is Windows
2000 SmallBusiness Server, Exchange

Before youbegin

Server, Internet security and firewall

To follow the tutorial you will need some

sample data. I' ll again use the data from
the "First steps with Access" columnit's a simple table but has sufficient detail
tn create a range of queries. If you
already have this file, add the last Yer/No
field to it (this is new). If you don't have
it, take a minute to create a table called

applications, SQLServer, plus the services

of aMicrosoft Certified Partner to assess
and then installthe system.

Continued on page 72

"If I could just reduce my problems,

that'
swhat I really want," saysColumbus.
Mr. Forklift is a private company that
sells, rents, and services forkiifts. The

company operates primarily in Southern

Ontario.

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Because blended security threats can

attack on multiple fronts and use malicious code, experts recommend that
companiestakea number of approaches
to tackling the problem.
An antivirus program alone is no
longer sufficient protection; it's now just
a small part of an overall security plan
that also includes an effective firewafi.

those looking to steal sensitive corporate

information without tipping off anyone
to exactly what they are doing.
A malicious bit of code can be buried
in what looks an email virus. By the time
the email virus is shut down, the malicious code has planted itself in the system and started to send out the fdes and
information that were the real target of
the attack

"The folks that are out there creating

these kinds of malicious codes are getting more sophisticated and that is manifesting itself in new kinds of code that
can morph themselves each time they
replicate or viruses that can have a different signature each time a copy is
made," addsJamesTeel, director of security business management with 3Com
(www3com.om) in Salt Lake Gty, Utah.
"We recently saw an email from a
hackerwho guaranteed to write a virus
thatwould have a unique and changing
signature that would be non-detectable
to most antivirus programs," he says.
Ken Nishidera, product manager for
IP seuiity services with ATgiT Canada
in Thornhill, Ont., says that one of the
more disturbing things he has seen is
how some of this code actively searches
out other systems and servers undetected until it is too late.
According to Nishidera, the early
NIMBDA and Code Red virus attacks
showed some of thesecharacteristics, "of
being able to do such things as embed-

ding worms onto systems and ode into

Web servers and shared files that allowed
other systems to become compromised."

But more i m
portant than these two

components, according to security

experts, is an intrusion detetion system
that looks for operations or programs
behaving in uncharacteristic ways.
Some malicious code tries to remove
speci6c kinds of files from a system or to
activate speci6c programs so that an
outside party can onnect to a network.
An efFective intrusion protection system
along with a 6rewall will alert someone
when it detects programs being activated
without authorization and 6les being
transferred to outside systems, or
attempts to let an unauthorized outside
system connect to a network
In February, 3Com released its
embedded lirewall solution that works
with its IO/l 00 Secure network interface
cards (NICs). Teel says the advantage of
an embedded solution is that it bypasses
one of the biggest problems with security: the operating system.
Hackers and virus writers have proven
systems
that some of the latest
are fified with security holes that they
can exploit a number of ways, including
using malicious code.
An embedded hardware-based solution is lesslikely to be compromised by a
hacker and therefore more secure

ope
rating

because it does not rely on the operating

system.
In the future, Teel expects embedded
firewalls will be a standard feature of systems and devices.
"The best means of protection is to
push security policy enForcement out
from the network and onto individual
systems, like desktop and mobile
devices," Tell says.

Symantealso has remedy for OS

security vulnerabiTities. Its Firwe)l/VPN
appliance secures both inbound and
outbound traffic, induding Web, email,
and FTP programs. It covers aff of the
security baser without being overly complex, making it especially welcome in
small offices and businesses where the
security and technical expertise is often
minimaL Et

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every employee a IO perent pay

increase. you'd want to know how much
that would be. To create a query to make
this calculation, click the Queries option
in the Objects list and choose Create
Query in Design View. In the Show Table
dialogue, choose the Employee table.
click Add, then click Close.
You' ll create the query using the grid
displayed in the Select Query dialogue.
Add the FirstName and LastName 6elds
and the Salary field to the grid. In the
next empty column type:

Employee, with this structure and this

data (don't worry about induding the
rule lines, they are used here for purposes of clarity only):
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Run the query to check the result. You

should see each employee's current
salary, their proposed increase and the
new salary they' ll be receiving. Notice
that the text you typed before the colon
becomes the column heading in the
query window.
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bonus ifthey area shareholder.To make

this calculation, select Create a Query in
Design View and usethe Employee table.
Add the FirstName, LastName, and
Shareholder fields (for reference purposes only) to the query grid. In the next
empty column type this in the 6eld area:

the resulting summary by department.

You can also use fields like Yes/No to
make tests, then make calculations on
another 6eld based on the result of the
test. Here's an example that gives a 10
percent salary increase to non-shareholders and a 15 percent increase to
shareholders. Type this into a new 6eld
in a query:

Bonus:llf([Shareho)der]300,0)

Paynse:01([Shaieholder[,[Salaiy[ ' D5, [Salary] '

Ugaklnginrnadswith Accesss]nertes
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1.1)

Run the query and seethat only shareholders will have $200 appearing in this
field. The expression you' ve used is
"Ilf" the equivalent of Excel's "If"
function. Here, Itf tests the value of
Shareholder: if it is True/Yes the first
value in the remainder of the expression
is used ($200), if it is False/No, then the
second value is used ($0). So the syntax
of the expression is:
BF(test,valueif true,valueif false)
You can use a similar process to the
one we' ve been using to calculate the
total of the bonus by department or for
the entire business. For the department
totals, remove the first three fields from
this last query leaving only the calulation itself. Replace these lields with the
Department field. (To remove fields
&om the Query grid, in Design View,
click the column to remove and click the
Cut

bu t ton.) En sure th a t

the

Department field appears to the left of

the calculated field (do this by selecting
it and dragging it into position). Now
display the Totals line and set the
Departmentto Group By and thecalculated iield to Sum. Run the query to see

Other options include using Ilf to test

a field that doesn't store Yes/No information but, instead, contains text or numbers. For example, create a query with
the FirstName and LastName iields and
this one:

A Crosstab query allows you to analyze

data in a table. Use it if, for example, you
want to assess whether being a share-

holder gives you a higher salary than

non-shareholders, and whether that
changes by department.
For this, the Crosstab you'U create will
display the departments down the left
and the shareholder status (Yes/No)
acrossthe top. The average salary for
groups of employees will appear at the
intersection of each column and row.
For example, at the intersection of the
Yes column and the Accounts row you'll
seethe average salary for aU employees
who are both shareholders and work in
Accounts. In the column to the right will
be theaverage salary forthoseemployees
who are not shareholders and who work

Payrise:Ul([Sslaiy] >35000,[Salary] ' 1.15, [Saiaiy]

in Accounts.

s 1.1)

Compare these figures to answer the

question "Are shareholders in the
Accounts department paid more on
average than non-shareholders?"
Here's how to create the Crosstab
query to make this analysis. Begin by
clicking the Query button in the Objects
list, then choose Create Query By Using
Wizard. Click the New button and, &om
the New Query dialogue, choose the
Crosstab Query Wizard option. Click
OK, in the Crosstab Query Wizard dialogue,choose Employees as the source
table, and click Next. When prompted
for the 6eld you want to use for the row
headings, choose Department (this will

This shows the result of giving a 15

percent increase to people who earn
more than $35,000 and a 10 percent
increase to those who earn $35,000 or
less.
To enter an expression into a iield in
your Query more easily, open the
Expression builder dialogue so you can
see your expression in a larger area. This
is particularly helpful when you' re writing a long query. To do this, click in the
field, then on the Build button on the
toolbar.
This opens the Expression Builder
dialogue and displays your current
expression. The Expression Builder has a
built-in Help f'unction for tinding useful
information when you' re building
expressions.

field and dick Next. Finally, choose

Salary as the 6eld for the calculations
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text smoothing found in OS 9. The OS
10.1.5 upgrade is the first version to
allow Quartz text smoothing in afi apps.
An updated version of Internet Explorer
(5.2) is now available that takes advantage o f

t h i s f e ature. T h e I n t ernet

Explorer update is not included in this

service release, however.
Other improvements to aB apps
include improved stability for Word,
Excel, and PowerPoint, including bug
fixes to the project gallery feature and
Visual Basic.
Improvements to the specifiprograms are as fofiows:
Word is more stable when working
with large documents or creating
large tables. Performance has
improved in the areas of scrolling long
documents, printing, and working
with complex border art. The custom
dictionary no longer gives a "dictionaryfull"mes sage ifyou tryto add new
words.
Excel has fixed a very major bug we
mentioned in our product review in
the June issue of TCP, namely Excel 98
incompatibility. Excel X can now save
a fite that will work when opened in
Excel 98. As weB, Excel 98 fiies can
now be opened in Excel X without
corrupting them. Performance when
working w it h c harts has been
improved by as much as four times.
PowerPoint has improved performancewhen caching large or complex
pictures during screen updates. With
t he Quartz smoothing on i n O S
10.1.5, transparency efFects are much
faster in slideshows, the time to prepare the next slide is also shorter, and
transparent objects will a nimate
properly d uring a p r esentation.
Faxing kern PowerPoint now works
as it should.
Entourage has had improvements to
its database engine. The maximum
mail database has been increased from
2 GB to 4 GB and Entourage can now
rebuild some damaged fiies that it
previously could do nothing wittc It
now uses the hard drive and network
less, which improves performance and
battery life on laptops. IMAP has been
improved so users can now synchronise IMAP folders as they switch
between online and offiine modes.
The Entourage Database Daemon is
more stable running in the back80 AUCUst 2002 nis COMPUTE
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ground, and Entourage is more stable

when working olfiine.
There are many more improvements
to be found in the suite and the update
makes a noticeable difference when
installed on a G3 or G4 system. We
noticed the improved performance right
away, and the stabiTity fixes are most welcome.
Sincetheservdcereleaseisfree to users
of the regular or education version of
the suite, it is a must-have upgrade.
Note, however. that with the Service
Release I, Microsoft has cracked down
on pirated copies, so many pirated serial
numbers are invalidated by the update.
So if you are running an illegal version
ofOffice:mac v.X, thereisa good chance
that after the update you wiB not be able
to run any of the programs. However,

MB RAM, 40 GB hard drive, and a 17inch CRT display, afi for $1,699. The
eMac feat
ures afithe usual Mac ports,
induding two FireWire and two USB
ports, a 5 6 Kbps modern, 10/100
Ethernet, and an AirPort slot. The
combo-drive version is not available in
Canada at this time, which is a shame
becausea lotofhome usersin the eMac
target audience would probably appreciate the ability to watch DVDs on their
computer. In terms of performance, the
eMac is comparable to the 700 MHz
LCD iMac: same CPU, bus speed, and 32
MB n Vidia GeForce2mx graphics card as
the $2,249 iMac, but for $550 less. So if
you want a new G4 Mac for yow home
and don'tcareaboutthe LCD screen,the
eMac is worth a look.

now that the suite is faster and more sta-

ltlac OSIo.u update avafiable

ble, it might be a good time to go pick up

an upgrade. If you' re a Palm user, you' ll
have another OS X alternative to Palm
Desktop (alter July 15, that is).

Possibly the last update to OS 10.1

before 10.2 debuts, this release consists
mostly of updated digital camera and
CD burner drivers with a couple of
notable exceptions.
The first noticeable improvement is
the abiTity oF non-Cocoa apps to use the
Quartz graphics layer for text smoothing. Previously, many popular Carbon
apps like Internet Explorer, AppleWorks,
Oflice:mac X, and Netscape were forced
to use the inferior Carbon graphics
libraries, but the OS 10.1.5 update opens
up the Quartz layer to any program that
wants to use it. However, programs will
not automatically adopt the new Quartz
smoothing, they must be updated.

EMacNowavaitzbte tn mteryone

CPIItgtglade tor Cube, Gg tnwerx

Internet Explorer and O ffice X h ave

Af'ter releasing the eMac in May and

restricting sales to the education market,

Apple was flooded with calls and email

from people wondering when they
would be able to buy one for use at
home. Well, it only took a few weeks for
Apple to see the possibility of a consumer eMac,which it announced in
June.
The major difi'erence between the
educational eMac and the consumer versionis price:US$999 for a basic educational eMac and US$1,099 for non-education purchases. Another difFerence is
that the eMac comes in two configurations for education: CD-RW or a CDRW/DVD combo drive. The non-education model is only available with a CDRW drive at this time.
The eMac model available in Canada
includes a 700 MHz G4 processor, 128
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should be improved, scrolling should be

faster, and large QuickTime movies can
be played with fewer dropped frames on
these machines.
Macs that use the Rage Pro chipset
include tray-loading iMacs and the original 333 MHz and 400 MHz PowerBook
G3s. The slot-loading iMac and FireWire
PowerBook G3s already had hardware
acceleration as they use the newer Rage
128 chipset.
The 10.1.5 update is available in the
System Prefer
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from Apple's Web site. Since Apple has
not announced pridng for 10.2 yet, this
may be the last fee upgrade for OS X, so
if you' re using 10.1, you should grab it
for sure.

been updated already,otherapps should

be updated in the near future.
There is a freeware hadi called Silk
available that enables Quartz smoothing
in afi applications. It's available on
www.versioatrscker.com or directly from
wwwuasanity.com.
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is significantly faster iDisk a~as, especiafiy for DSL or cable Internet users. If
you are using a modem to access your
iDisk, you won't notice a change.
However, i f y o u h ave high-speed
Internet access, the iDisk will both
mount Faster and allow you to access
files more quickly than in previous versions of OS X.
There is one final piece of good news
for owners of older G3 Macs with ATI
Rage Pro graphics cards: OS 10.1.5
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means performance of the Aqua GUI

No one thought it could be done. but

Powerlogix ( www.powetlogix.com) has
designed a CPU upgrade that fits in both
standard and miniature G4 Cubes. This
marks the first time any company has
released an upgrade for the Cube, and
the first time an upgrade over 550 MHz
has been available for the G4 towers.
The new Powerlogix upgrades are
avai
lable in 800 MHz and IGHz configurations, and are compatible with a wide
range of machines. There will be two
versi
ons ofthenew boards: one forMacs
with a 100 MHz system bus and another
for Macs with a 133 MHz bus speed.
The G4 Cube and original "Sawtooth"
G4 towers are 100 MHz machines, the
new "Quicksilver" G4 towers are 133
MHz machines.
The complete list of supported models
are (original speed i n b r ackets):
Sawtooth AGP G4 (350 to 500 MHz), G4
Cube (450 to 500 MHz), Digital Audio
G4 (533 to 733MHz), and Quicksigver
G4 (800 MHz to 1 GHz). The 800 MHz
board lists for US$599 and the I GHz
model is US$799. AB upgrades include
256Kbpsof on-chip Level-2 cache and I
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backside Level-3 cache.That'snot
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complete lack of Level-3 cache in the G4
iMac and 800 MHz G4 Tower. For more
information, visit the Powerlogix Web
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(eshop.nacsales.coin, one of t h e f irst
authorized distributors of the new cards.

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Poweraook was introduced in )anuary
2001. They were sold in two configurations only: 400 MHz and 500 MHz. Both
models included 14.)-inch screens and
DVD p)ayback with 8 MB Rage 128
videocards,which means they are fully
supported in OS X for DVD playback
and video acceleration, making them
very popular in the used market.
However, since Apple chose to include

proprietary ROM chips on the processor

card,the Pismo line has never been
u pgradeab)e until n ow. Both t h e
Powerlogix and the Newer Tech cards
are G4 CPU upgrades running at 500
M Hz with I M B Leva)-2 cache. They use
the low power G4 7410 chip, the same
chip used in early PowerBook G4
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less than a week (five business days). The
procedure involves removing the G3
chip from the existing processor card,
then soldering on a G d chip. The
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mouseover the edge of the shape until it
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drew. Right-dick the Floating Selection in
the layers palette and choose Promote To
Layer. If you wish, remove the line you
used to align the text.

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Convert Text To Curves, As Character
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move it to a new position. Use the Node
Editoption on the right-dick menu to
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to change is line and/or filL

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certainly one of the most fun. One
of the newest trends in digital photographyis the bvo-in-one camera.These
can be used as a s tandalone one
megapixel digital camera, or can be
hooked directly to the PC and used as a
streaming video camera for use with video
at or network meeting applications.
Thereare a few of these devices out
,there,
from a number of different companies.Here are two that we've had a
chance to look at recently.
Creative's PC-Cam 600 is the updated
rsionof the PC-Cam 300. Thisone doublesthe onboard memory from 8 MB to 16
MB, addsmotion capture,and bumps up
theimage sizeto 1.3 megapixelsusing an
XGA-sized CCD (1024x/68). The camera
features a few shooting modes, including
st((l, timer, movie (352x288), five-shot
burst, and a straight voice-record mode
.fortaking audio memos. Ithas a built-in
flash with a setting for red-eye reduction.
It's powered by four AAA batteries, and

gers. Though it doesn't have a built-in

Rash, it does have several shooting
modes, including timer, movie (320x240)
and a five-shot burst mode. The camera
comes with a hand strap and a protective
carrying case. It's powered by four AAA
batteries, and features 8 MB of onboard

memory.
From.CreativeTechnology, www.creative.rom
Estimatedprice: 5200

From.Guilemol Corp., www.hercules.com

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camerasof this type,%here's no window

on the back for reviewing your images, so
you' ll have to wait until you get back
home tosee what you've shot.
'When connected to the PC, it uses a
USB 1.1 connection for streaming video or
transf
erring pictures back to the computer. Movie capture resolution is slightly
higher when connected to the PC, at

to the PC, it doesn't have a lot of Rexibility in terms of positioning.

Other than that, it's a nice little device

with a lot of functionality, and certainly

worthyof Creative's good name. Itcomes
with a 90-day hardware warranty.
The Dua(Pix from Hercules has a number
of attractive features.The camera uses a
640x480 CCD sensor, but uses interpolation to bump up still images to 1024x768
resolution. The front of the DualPix has a
manual focus control, allowing you to
choosebetween far-off and dose-u as

640x480. It comes with a base that tilts

forward/backward, but only very slightly this is probably the camera's weak
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Here comes the sun

A solar charger for your stuff
electrical outlet. All you have io do is
connect it to your device with one of the

few months ago, I went on a business trip, which was fantastic by

eight supplied adapter plugs, open the

clamshell and aim the solar panels

I I accounts, except fo r t w o
things:i I had to wake up at 5 a.m. to

toward the sun.

catch my flight out (I'm really not a

morning person. I, and I had to deal with
the added weight and awkwardness of
toting rechargers to the batteries in my
laptop, MiniDisc recorder, MP3 player,
cell phone, and Handspring Visor.

up a tent in the woods anytime soon,

From.Brunton, www.brunton.corn
Suggestedreail price: 5145
In my long-held tradition of not
learningthings until it's too late, I found
out about the Brunton SolarPort 2.2

during my return trip I kid you notwhen I picked up the in-flight magazine
to occupy myself when the laptop's battery gave out.
If you' re an outdoorsy person, you've
probably heard of Brunton. It makes
gadgets for, well, outdoorsy people.
Thesedays thatmeans GPS receiversand
tiny FM radios, as well as standbvs like
compasses. portable stoves, and binoculars. And of course the SolarPort.
The SolarPort's staled raison-d' etre is

Even if you' re not planning on setting

you can see the benefits. If you spend a
lot of time on the road, the SolarPortran
reduce your dependence on lindingan
outlet (or deriding what to plug into
your car's cigarette lighter first) to
recharge or useone of the many portable
gadgets that are becoming increasingly
exsentiaL And skin cancer notwithstanding, how can you get more entqronmentally I'riendly than the sun?
I like the design of the SolarPort,
which is light but reasonably sturdy. The
size is right, too. XVhen closed it's about
the dimensions of a VHS cassette and
only a little heavier. lust about everything you need to adjust it to your particular device is along the hinge: a switch
to select between 6 volts and l2 volts,

and male and female mini connectors.

Unfortunately, you'Uhave to carry the
various adapter plugs (one of whichis a
car cigarette lighter-style adapter) and
suction cups (for window mounting) in
a separate amtainer; I wouldn't have

to supply power to electronic gadgets

minded sacrificing a little extra volume

on the SolarPort to make it self-con-

when vou'remiles awav from the nearest

tained.

A BlackB rry

h ere are some who'd say t he

BlackBerry was perfect as i t w as:

mobile email, a pocket organizer

withcontact list,a calendar, memo pad,
nmw
and more.What more could you want?
Well, apparently voice capability was in
tc i .'t'..
demand,because Research In Notion has
released a new version of the device that
featuresa headset jack,allowing you to
make and receive phone calls from your
BlackBerry.
The advantage of this is obvious:you
can leave your cellphone at home. The
BlackBeny5810 has a belt clip and hol,ster similar to the one found on the old
Blackgerty Enterprise Edition, but with an w
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place so you can angle it properly, which

Speaking of adapter plugs, I was surprised to find that none of them fit in
my Toshiba Satellite Pro. My collection
of similar adapter plugs from Radio
Shack had a few sizes that the SolarPort
didn' t, but my poor laptop remained out
of luck. However, the included plugs
supported every other device I own that
uses an AC adapter or a car's cigarette
lighter, and it's entirely possible that
another trip to Radio Shack will solve
the problem.
The SolarPort provides 2.2 Watts of
electricity, which seems to slow recharg-

ing somewhat (my MiniDisc player, for

instance, uses a 7 Watt recharger). If
that's an issue, you can easily connect
multiple SolarPorts through the binge
connectors. That's not much of a benefit
if. like me, you' re trying to cut down on
carry-on luggage;but if you' re planning
to recharge your laptop as you drive
from,say, Montreal to Toronto, it might
be worth the expense. 2
EmruTownsend (emm@pobox.corn) prefers to
rechargehimself with Jolt Colaand chocolate
Mt(Ms.

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is a really nice new feature.)

thetop row, sequentially,as with a stan

The Blackbeny 5810 connects to the

outside world using a GSN/GPRS network,

dard QWERTY keyboard, which mean

which means your carrier choices will be

limited, but the range should be slightly
better t han t h e data-only BlackBerry,

which used the Nobitex network. As with

other GPRS devices, this one requires a
SIN card to store your identity. This one
inserts inside a little plastic tray at the
bottom ofthe device, near the interface
(rendering it incompatible with the older
sync cradles, due to a slightly different
interface this one uses its own USB cra-

dle).
Of course. there are a couple of downsides. The first is that the keyboard isn' t
really set up properly to handle phone
c alls: the number ad is s readout r

you' ll have to relearn how to diaL (There'

also the problem of the missing asterisk
butthat's another issue altogether.)
Far more important, if you' re already
BlackBerry user, is that your battery lif
will plummet once you switch to thi
modeL because servicing a full cellula
phone connection takes a lot more juice
thanbasic radio pager commumcahons.
If y ou' re willing t o p l ace you
Btackgerty in the charger every night
though,it shouldn't be an issue.The cet(
phone component is certainty competent
and the al(-in-one design means you' ll
have oneless device to cart around.

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Bluefish lightens your load

NEWYORKEver wondered how a little
blue fish could lighten your load?
Wefi,that question was answered the
second TechXNY attendees walked in the
door of the Jacob Javits Convention
Centre. Facing them was a small blue fish
sitting atop a blinking blue light. The fish
waspainted onto a 17x17 cm metal box
owned by Bluefish Wireiess Inc. (www.biuei ishwireiess.com/), which f eatured an
infrared sensor/transmitter designed to
communicatewith any Palm-based handheld running Palm OS 3.1 or above. Users
pointed their handheld at the sensor,
approved the file transfer and installation, and an electronic copy of the
TechXNY program guide was tmnsfened to
their PDA. Sure beats lugging around a
kilogram or more of paper, doesn't it?
Anyonewho has spent time at a trade
show collecting literature knows how
heavyafithose pieces of paper can get,
and the Bluefish technology is one way

around this problem. The metal box

(known asa BluefishAccessPoint)can be
mounted in a booth, or in a public area,
and runs offbatteries,so it doesn't need
to be placed within reach ofa power sup-

ply.
The implementati
on at Javits.Center
was a perfectexample of what the technologycan offer.before we even entered
the show fi
oor, there were a number of
signboards set up with instructions, in
large type, on how to download the
TechXNY program, complete with a full
exhibitors list, a schedule of keynotes
and specialevents, and the option to
download additional information.
From there it was easy to look up an
exhibitor's location with a couple of taps
on thescreen of the Palm. At Bluefish's
booth, users could download more information, induding a guide on how its
technology works.
The potentia
l of this technology is
great for offering location-based services:
allowing users to hold up their handheld

to a localized Bluefi
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of both processors and memory. While

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desktop computer the interface has

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to its digital GPRS network and elimi-

or anyone who hasever considered

wireless email, Web browsing, or
corporate network accesswhile on
the move, the letters G, P, R, and S will
takeon new signihcane.
GPRS (general packet radio service),
is, roughly speaking, the data communications portion of the GSM digital cellular system, and it's now available from a
couple of different providers in Canada:
Microcell (Fido) and Rogers AT(kT
Wireless.
I tested GPRS using the Microcell
service, available either as a data-only
service by using a PC card from Novatel
or Sierra Wireless (or any other manufacturer of GPRS cards) or as avoice and
data service available on a GPRSenabledmobile phone.
Tbe combined service test included
the use of a $500 Motorola P280
GSM/GPRS phone (which also included
a headset for listening to FM radio). It

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work using a cable that ran between the

The nice thing about this configuration was that it didn't require separate

phone and the computer.

dialing into an Internet service provider

allowed me to connect to the GPRS net-

nates the Inss of performance typically

associated with dialing into an ISP over a
mobile phone.
Setup was quite easy using the software provided by Motorola. Within a
few minutes oF unpacking the phone, I
was wirelessly connected to the Internet.
I should say at this point that wireless
was, of course, a relative notion, as this
solution did require a cable to run
between the ntobile phone and the laptop.
Butuserscan also use the fastinfrared
connection accessory to establish the
GPRS link. This means that even when
connecting to the Internet using a
mobilephone and a notebook computer. the link is still completely wireless.
In either case, the GPRS connection
works and ofiers speedsaround 56 Kbps
(thesame kind of performance normally available from a dialup modem
hooked up to your desktop computer).
According to Microcell, it is possible to
attain data transfer speeds of up to
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IE CSS extensions: Part 8

By Keilh Srheny'R-Roberts
n the past several articles, we' ve
looked at some of the new Cascading
Style Sheet (CSS) properties that
Microsoft has added to recent versions
of Internet Explorer. This month, we
conclude the series (for now) by looking
at two very different sets of properties
that control aspects of the user interface
and provide greater control over background positioning of images.

Theaccelerator property
The acceleratorproperty is a browser-specific extension available within Internet

Explorer that allows Web authors to turn

off the underlines under "accelerated"

items. An accelerator is the keyboard
shortcut that activates a particular feature for example, in Word, ALT + F
activates the File menu. The word "File"
in this case has an underlined letter "F'l
showing the user that this is the key that,
combined with holding the ALT key, will
activate the feature. The accelerator property allows the Web author to turn this
featureon oroff.
Accordingly, the accelerator property
has two values: trueand false. For reasons
that should be obvious. it makes the
most sense to combine this with the
underline HTML element (though keep

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in mind that this is a deprecated element). It must also be used in conjunction with the label HTML tag in order to
tell the browser that the underlined element is selectable. The following example code shows how this property could
be effectively used within a sample form:
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10 anti-scam
and anti-spam
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By Neith Sdtengig-Roberts
'red of all the messages offering
ways tomake money, save money,
lose weight, get a diploma, and get
ripped off, all with only a mouse-click?
Thesesitesoffera few ways to lightback,
fendoff, and poke fun at scammers and
spammers.
InternetScemgusterst If you suspect
you're the target of some Internetbasedscam, make sure you check this
site first. It's an award-winning site

devoted to exposing Internet-based

frauds and seams of all sorts. Scam
Check Station lists the most popular
seamsofthe moment, and how you can
preventyoumelf from getting taken.
wwwscam
bustets.erg/
Nigeria-The 419 Coalition Web site:
A typical "419" email goes like this: a
stranger asks for your help in accessing
a bank account holding millions of dollars, promising you a signihcant cut for
providing some funds to open up the
account.What started out as a faxbased scam has grown exponentially
withthe advent of spam emaiL It's
calle
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the criminal code of Nigeria, where
most ofthese seams originate. This
page sayswhat you should and shouldn'tdo ifyou receive such an emaiL
home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/
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Herbalife Signs: Spamisn't just electronic. If you live in a bit dty, chances
are you've seen signs telling you how
you can make lots of money working
from home orhow you can lose dangerous amountsof weight in a week. If
you' ve ever wondered where they come
from, visit this site. It details the network distribution scam and the herbal
remedy firm behind it.
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dedicated to fighting the spread of

viruses. While intended primarily for
people associated with the university,
the site contains general information,
anti-virus software, and lists of current
viruses and email virus hoaxes (often
designedto make you delete necessary
files on your computer).
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taining information on "the worst virus

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for this organization which is dedi-

catedto fairness in the marketplacehas plenty ofinformation and news to

help you protect yourself from being
scammed. Find out whether a particular
company or charity is legitimate, learn
ways to protect yourself from identity
theft, or file a complaint.
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of Internet virus hoaxes and fake petitions. This site covers urban legends in
general, which makes for interesting
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Diet Fraud: There are many people
looking for a short cut to losingweight.
Unfortunately, there are also many
scam artists who prey on them, by selling fraudulent diet products. This site
covers"all the news not fi
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including diet f rauds, government
actions and lawsuits surrounding the
weight loss industry, and cautionary
news on the latest herbalsupplements,
"slimming patches," and more.
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Virus Bustersi Sponsored by IT staff at
the University of Michigan, this site is
When you load this code in Internet
Explorer 5.5 and greater, you will notice
that when you hit the ALT + L key, the
cursor appears in the "Last Name" text

field.
The accelerator properly appears to be a
relatively harmless enhancement, as it is
unlikely to interfere with functionality
when the page is viewed in other
browsers (while the sample code does
not work on other browsers, neither
does it appear to cause any problems).
However, unless you tell the user about
this feature, it is unlikely that a user will
find it (ihey would have io accidentally
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information on how you can set up
blocking programs, traring the source
of spam, and even the latest news on
the legalfront in the fight against
spam.
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and why you get spam, common types
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spoofing reply emails seen here would

suggest.
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musicproduction software. The company,
based in Hamburg, Germany, is best
known for Logic, which is used by more
than200,000 musiriansaround the world,
according to an Apple press release.
Emagic will operate as a wholly owned
divi
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currently develops software for both Mac
and Windows platform, Apple says
Windows-based product offerings will be
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toolfordiabetes management: a glucose
monitoring system that is integrated into
a Handspring Visor PDA.
The Freestyle Tracker is an expansion
module that slides into the Springboard
slotof any Visor. After putting a dot of
blood on a test strip, the strip slides into
the FreeStyle Tracker and analyses the
blood, giving a readout on the POA
screen.

Therasense says the tool not only

allows patients to test their glucose levels, they can graph and chart the results
over time. review carbohydrate food lists

to track their food intake, and create

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Parhelia-512 graphics accelerators debut

atrox Graphics Inc. (www.mairox.corn) has unveiled the first line of graphicsboards based on its Parhelia-512 GPU. The company says new features in the Parhelia inciude a full 256-bit DDR memory interface, partial compatibility with Microsoft DirectX 9.0, and advanced multi-display computing capabilities.
The 2D and 3D multi-display functionality makes these adaptors ideal for
desktop publishing, Web design, software development, digital photography,
video editing, and gaming, according to Matrox.
The Parhelia adaptors are full-height ATX boards with two DVI-I connectors
integrated on the bracket, which allows for a wide variety of display outputs.
The boards come bundled with three cables/adaptors: a DVI-I to dual HO-15
cable;a DVI-Ito HD-15 adaptor; and an HD-15 to 5-video and composite cable.
The Matrox Parhelia graphics boards will initially be available with 128 MB of DDRRAM. The retail packagedversion has
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es.The system also gives doctors a more

accurat
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patient's glucose levels.
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Tracker in Canada.
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Creo releasesSia Degreesbfal version
V ancouver, B .C.-based Creo In c .
(www.crea.com/sixdegrees) has released a
free 30-day evaluation version of its Six
Degrees software.
The email-driven productivity tool
automatically connects and displays related messagesand files, allowing users to
quickly navigate through projects, according to Creo. The developer says Six
Degrees updates in real time, and does
not make users change the way they work
or store their files.

Canadians travel more vy)t POAs than partners, stu y n s

'fty-five percent of Canadians travel with their handheld computer more often

than their partner, according to the results of survey on PDAetiquette release

in June.

The survey conducted by Toshiba Information Systems Group (wwwtoshiba.ca)ta

coincide with the launch of its Pocket PC line in Canada offers insight into hands
held habits. Habits revealed in the survey:
71 percent use their handheld computers while fiying in Canadian skies;
60 percenthave used theirhandheld computers on the golfcourse;

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tests in both freelance and corporate
environments, and in a range of industries
and educational environments. Six
Degrees operates on Mac Os X (with
Microsoft Entourage X) and Windows 2000
and XP (with Microsoft Outlook).

51 perc
ent use theirhandheld computers whileschmoozing at social engage
ment;
19percent have used theirhandheld computers to impressa prospective date;
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puters
, 11 percent listed the beach whil
e an equalnumber considered the wash,
room to be the most interesting place to have used handheld computers.

MediaProfile and Toshiba Canada ISG surveyed 415 Canadians through emailacross
Canadaand at various locations in downtown Toronto,Ont. in April2002.
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Improveyour swingwith GPS

IGolf Technologies (www.igoligps.com) has
released a new application for use with a
PDA/GPS device, which it claims wig significantly improve a golfer's skill level and
playing ability.
The software. igolfgps, gives golfers
accurate distance measurements from
the golfers baN to the front, centre. or
back of the green from any location on
a course. The software supports the
Magellan GPS receiver and Palm OS-based
PDAs from Palm, Sony, and Handspring.

The iGolfgps interface inlcudes a scoreThe full version will ship in July and
will be available for an introductory price
of US$99.
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AdobeshipsInCopy 2.0
Adobe Systems Inc. (www.adobe.corn) has
announced the release InCopy 2.0, copyediting software that is integrated with
the company's professional layout application, Ingesign.
The sof
tware for writers, editors, and
copyfitters at magazines and newspapers
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includes support for XML, enhanced editingtools such as dynamic spellcheck, a
buil
t-in thesaurus,fast text substitution

card for up to four players.

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an affordable alternative to golf cartmountedGPS products.
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ease from iGolf says its software
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golf course throughout the world."
However, courses do h ave t o be
mapped/surveyedfirst to work with the
system. The California-based company will
be adding course information to its Web
sitedatabase,which users can download.
Ifa favourite course is not in the database,users can map itthemselves with
the system in less than 90 minutes,
according to iGolf.
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and table creation, and an improved

interface for working on multiple views of
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By AndrewMoore-Crispln
t's not the death of the English language, but rather the birth of a new
form of communication, at least in
the opinion of MSN.ca and Neil Randall,
a professor with the English department
at the University of Waterloo in
Waterloo, Ont.
What started as a way for geeks to
communicate online using acronyms
and emoticonshas become an accepted
language for the "keyboard generation,"
with abbreviated phrases like IMHO (in
my humble opinion) and the more
familiar LOL (laughing out loud) creeping into everyday communication
according to Lingo Online, a study by
MSN.ca and Randall.
The keyboard generation moniker
isn't confined only to the younger generation though, "anyone using a computer
on a day-to-day basisseems to be incorporating some kind of online language,
and hence is a part of this demographic,

says Donna Hindson, a marketing manager with MSN.ca.

The study asked 1,000 Canadians
betweenthe ages of 16 and 54 how they
communicate online and offline, and if
the English language is being forgotten
in favour of an abbreviated writing style,
which Randall says is an unprecedented
hybridization of writing and speech.
The Lingo study suggests that online
language has gained more acceptance
with the wide adoption of messaging
programs like M icrosoft's Instant
Messengerwhich was used by 81 percent of the study's respondents.
When sending instant messages, time
is of the essence to maintain conversation fiow, so online language is being
adopted out of necessity, Randall says.
"Language has to adapt to suit culture," and this is just the latest evolution,
he says. Randaa notes that several of the
acronyms are now listed in reputable
dictionaries.
The online language is, for the most

part, a creation of younger generations,

and Randaa says hewas surprised by the
fact that its use hasspread across all age
groups. Despite this, a generation gap is
apparent.

"Anyoneusinga computer on
a day-to-day basisseemsto
be incorporatingsome kind of
online language,"andhence
is a part of thisdemographic.
The survey asked people to give the
meaning behind some of the more common abbreviations found in online messages. and while 86 percent of respondents aged 16 to 19 correctly answered
that LOL stands for laughing out loud,
that number fell to 60 percent among
respondents aged 20 to 34, and further
to 28 percent of those 35 or older. The
numbers fall across all age groups for
some ofthemore obscure references.

The survey also found discrepancies

between age groups with the way
respondents choose to communicate
online.
Of those 20 years or older, 100 percent
said they use email when online, but use
of instant messaging seems to be confinal mostly to younger people. Of people aged 35 and older, only 31 percent
said they used instant messaging while
online, compared to 86 percent of those
age 16 to 19.
While online language can be seen as
the next evolution, Randall says it won' t
replace typical spoken or w ritten
English, and that the keyboard generation still understands the value of "traditional" English.
The Lingo Online study supports this
observation, as computer users seem to
see email as a more formal mode of
communication, and data suggests that
users are much lesslikely to use abbreviations when corresponding via email.
CanadaCompures.cam

Telus Mobility launches national 1X network

By Meganlohnsluu

eius Mobility has started rolling

also CDMA-based, while Rogers AT&T

and Microcell's Fido are GPRS-based
networks.

out what it is ca)ting Canada"s

Initially, the Telus Mobility 1X service

first "national" 1X wireless net-

is available in Halifax, Qugbec City,

M ontr4al, O ttawa, T oronto a n d
Southern
Ont ario,
Win nipeg,
Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, and
Victoria. Telus Mobility says it plans to
extend its reach in Canada and into the
U.S. (through a roaming agreement with
Verizon)by theend ofthe year.
To make use of IX, Telus Mobility
introduced two hardware solutions: the
Velocity Wireless kit, which bundles a
Sierra WirelessAirCard 555 network PC
Card with Internet services (such as
email and Web space); and the LG TM520 phone. The PC Card can be used
with a Windows laptop or a PDA (with a

work
At a pressconference in Vancouver to
announce the new service on june 3,
Telus Mobility"s B.C. vice-president Neil
Cusati also introduced the Velocity
Wireless PC Card solution and a new IX

phone.
Cusati said the new service offers
speeds of 40 to 60 Kbps under typical
conditions, and up to 144Kbps under
ideal conditions.
Eventually, this CDMA-based network
could transfer data at rates of up to 2
Mbps, he said.
Existing cellular networks have a maximum speed of about 14.4Kbps, making
next-generation services such as IX the
first over which wireless multimedia
Internet access is truly practicaL
Other Canadian wireless network
providers include Bell Mobility, which is

PC Card adapter).
The phone can also beused with a laptop or PDA to access online data wirelessly, but requires a connection kit.
The LG TM-520 is $249 without a
service contract (the price drops

98 suousr2002 MECOMpUlratapsa acsomou wwwrsnadacompuies.corn

depending on length of service contract).

The IX monthly service fee starts at
$30 for 5 MB and up to $100 for unlimited usage. (Because CDMA is packetbased, users are charged based on
amount of data transferred rather than
air time.) For pricing on the Velocity
Wireless kit, contact one of Telus
Mobility's Data Solution Channel
Partners.

Corporate clients with a mobile workforcearea key market forthe IX service,

and to rmch it Telus Mobility has partnered with enterprise software developer
Citrix and Hewlett-Packard Canada
In addition to developing services and
all-in-one mobile solutions, Telus
Mobility says thesehigh-profile alliances
provide additional channels for marketing its service.
See "Wireless world slowly emerging"
in the May issue ofThe Computer Paper
foran overview of wirelessservices and
devices in Canada. CI

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size on the server.

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when people sent large attachments. On
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best to wai( until you have a DSL or
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it in Vancouver, Toronto, Orlando, and

Seattle. Within the next six months,

users will also beable to roam on GPRS
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at-fee price of $50 per
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sign up before Aug. 31, 2002. For that
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for the service on a "per byte" basis (i.e.,
the more data you receive and transmit,
the more you pay).
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keynote for some time now.
One of the key design goals of the
Tablet PC was usable handwriting recognition in other words, it had to be
highly accurate. But, handwriting could
not be the only method of input.
Thus, in practice on the Acer unit, you
can type with a keyboard, do handwriting recognition on the screen, use voice
recognition, or simply write on the
screen and leave the information as ink
These choices are designed to aflow users
to decide how they want to use the
Tablet PC at any given time.

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tyPe With a keybOard,do
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the screen, usevoice recognition, or simply write on the

SCreenand leaVe the information aS ink,
The approach to handwriting recognition is particularly interesting. Microsoft
recognized that previous attempts to
introduce technology similar to the
TabletPC such asthe many pen-based
computers of the early 1990s largely
failed due to poor handwriting recognition. The most memorable of these was
Apple's Newton device, the failure of
which was viciously lampooned in a
series of Doonesbury cartoons that had
the hapless device mangling everything
that was entered into it.
By throwing an army of smart people
at the problem of handwriting recogni-

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train and the track That information
can then be used to calculate metal
fatigue and predict track failure.
In a factory setting, RF ID tags can
give very precise information about
goods that move out of the warehouse.
When combined with global positioning
system (GPS) devices, these tags can
store and transmit information about

tion, Microsoft has come up with technology that appears to be highly accurate. Not only will it recognize handwriting that is written in a small space
between lines, but it is also designed to
recognize handwriting that is sideways,
or even written in a circle.
Probably the cleverest element of the
Tablet PC though, is that it recognizes
the value of leaving information as ink.
Included with the Tablet PC is an application called JournaL Microsoft Journal
allows you to write on a screen that
resembles a simple lined pad of paper,
with the difference being that you have
almost an unlimited number of pages on
your pad.
You can write notes on this pad to
your heart's content and when you' re
finished, you can then turn those notes
into editable text or take the diagrams or
pictures you have drawn and quickly
turn them into high quality drawings
that could be used in presentations or
business documents.
These journals can also be indexed
based on the recognized text underlying
the handwriting. This means you have a
whole new way of quickly being able to
find handwritten notes.
And as I said earlier, the Tablet PC is
not just about handwriting. It is also
designed for voice recognition data
entry. This entire artide was dictated to
the TravelMate 100 Tablet PC using a
headset and the Windows XP Tablet PC
built-in voice recognition sohware.
Voice recognition is a natural fit for

the Tablet PC berause there's nothing

m ore natural t han w anting t o w a lk

around a little as you formulate your

thoughts. It's not very easy to do that

where they are at afl times which could

be useful in transporting high-end vehicles or expensive equipment, for exam-

ple.
Yet another application comes from
the health care sector, where some
patients require constant monitoring.
Enter the Digital Angel: an RF ID tag
attached to medical sensors that would

continuously report the vital signs and

location of a patient, while allowing that

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recognition, you can pace up and down
your oflice or cubicle and entrust your
best thoughts (o the care and safety of
your Tablet PC.
Of course, there wifl be times when
you want to use a keyboard and a mouse.
I tried, for example, to put together a few
PowerPoint presentations using the
Tablet PC and pen. It was &ustrating and
fiddly. So I j ust flipped the screen
around, plugged in a mouse and keyboard, and finished the job very quickly.
I guess what will really make or break
the Tablet PC is the extent to which software developers create applications that
really leverage the uniqueness of this
platform. At the Tablet PC reviewers'
workshop in Seattle, Wash., in June,
Cord showed off an amazing drawing
application that really made the most of
the fact that you could draw directly on
the screen with a vast array of very powerfuldrawing toolsand a pressure sensitive digital pen. Pressure sensitivity
means that when you hold the pen for a
longer time in a particular spot it will
releasemore on-screen "ink,"mimicking
the operation of a standard baflpoint
pen.
Other areas of innovation for the
Tablet PC are likely to come from the
fact that the design supports built-in
wireless communications capabilities.
The Acer model I tested included builtin support for 802. I I wireless networks,
providing me with full access to the
Internet and my home network (where I

applications and ag its content wherever

you are. As a result, I have taken to reading the morning paper on my Tablet PC,
by having it propped up on the breakfast
table and scrolling through ag the news
of the day as it comes in live through my
wireless connection.
The Tablet PC also makes a fantasti~
platform for reading electronic books.
The Tablet PC software ships with the
Microsoft Reader utility, so I could carry
a number of books with me as I traveled
around, without the added weight of
physical books. More importantly, it was
much morelike the experience of reading a book then I'd typically get using
my notebookcomputer.
Nobody really knows where the Tablet
PC will end up being most usefid. At the
reviewers' workshop, Bill Gates spent a
few minutes with us talking about how
he uses the Tablet PC.
He told m e that i t h as actually
replaced his PDA because he no longer
needs both a notebook computer and a
PDA. The Tablet PC offers ag the advantages of both. except that it is a little big
to put in your pocket.
Several other analysts suggested a
future in which PDA functions that
don't make sense to use on a Tablet PC
would migrate down to cell phones,
while the remaining PDA functions
would reside in the Tablet PC.
The only thing I know for sure is that
Microsoft is going have a fight on its

have an IBM w ireless access point

installed).
This wireless support means you have
the full power of the Internet, afl its

hands when it comes time to reclaim the

patient more privacy and independence.

already in use for some military applications and have been reportedly used in
Afghanistan to detect and report motion
in combat areas.
Looking further out, Accenture suggests that these tags could sit in a field to
report on acidity of soil, can be woven
into expensive materials to report on
their current state (combined with stress
sensors in the propeller of a plane, turbine, or submarine, for example).
Researchers at the French facility also
said RP ID tags could be built into
money, allowing authorities to more easily trace cash and detect whether or not
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taken as a "sensor pill" that, after swallowed, would report back on conditions

inside a patient's body.

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Tablet PC I have been reviewing. I can' t

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HP ready to launch 50 new products

ailing it the biggest rollout of onsumer products in Hewlett-Packard's
history, representatives from HP
CanadaLtd.announced the company will
be introduring more than 50 printing and
imaging products over the next six
months. They got the ball rolling at a
June 25 event at HP Canada headquarters
in Mississauga, Ont. by unveiling three
new pri
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Among thenew printers announced is
the Oeskjet 5550, which uses r,800 dots
per inch (dpi) print heads; Photoret IV
(the next generation of HP's imagesmoothing technology) and a six-colour
ink system. The printer also uses a newly
deveioped ink and paper combination,
which will give an estimated image permanenceof80 years.Lookfora review of
this printer next issue.

Ralph McNeil
, head of HP Canada's
Imaging and Printing Group, said there
are a number of consumer and small business trends driving the digital market,
inciudingthe factthatpeople want access
to images like personal digitai photos
everywhere they happen to be, and they
want to do more things in less time.
From a business perspective, NcNeil
said companies big and small are shifting
to a digital workflow. Among the technology trends driving the digital imaging
marketare the huge uptake in Internet
use,and the fact that digital imaging
products such as cameras and scanners are
gettingbetterand cheaper while becoming easier to use.
McNeil said HP has strengths in this
area, including its number-one position in
terms of worldwide market share in photo

A second wave of four digital cameras

and one photo printer was announced
July15. Now at the top of HP's digital
camera line is the Photosmart 720, a 3.3megapixelmodeL The camera has adopted
Securelhgital cards for removable memory,
which are still not common on digital

camerasbut have the advantage ofbeing

printers and scanners.

The Scanjet 3570c is one of two new
scanners HP has announced. It off
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coiour depth. It comes with a transparency adapterforscanning 35 mm slidesand
negatives. The 3500c is similar, but withoutthe transparency adapter.

smaller than other popular memory ard

formats they are about halfthesize ofa
SmartMediacard. The camera also has a
feature called InstantShare, which allows
the user to email images directly from the
cameraonce it is docked to an Internetconnect device like a personal computer.
HP has scheduled other printer and
scannerproducts to be announced in late
July and throughout August and
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Amazon.ca sparks criticism from Canadian booksellers

By AstdrewMoore-CzIMrin
harp criticism came from some

C anadian
bo oksellers aft e r
Amazon.corn announced its long
expectedentrance into the Canadian marketplace with the launch ofAmazon.ca in
late June.
IndigoBooks and Musicchiefexecutive
offi
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Anderson ofthe Canadian Booksellers
Association blasted the online retailer's
plans, saying its foray into the Canadian
market violates federal ownership laws.
Amazon.cor
n founder and chief executiveofficer,JeffBezos,maintainsthatthe
move toa Canadian site using Canadian
distribution and prices is a good one for

publishers, authors, and consumers alike,

and adheres to Canadian law.
"Amazon.ca will n o t o n l y s erve
Canadians. but will also export Canadian
products all over the world, increasing the
visibility and reach of Canadian writers
and artists," Amazon.ca representative
saidafterthe announcement.
Indigo currently has about 70 percent
of the Canadian market share, though
there is no word on how that is divided
betweenonline and in-store sales.
Either way, Indigo likely has the most
to lose from Amazon.ca'sdebut.
Amazon.ca will use Canadian distribution channels, but has no employees in
Canada, a technicality that may allow
them to skirt Canadian ownership rules

like the Investment Canada Act. The act

statesthat any non-Canadian starting a
businessventure in Canada must submit
to areview by the federalgovernment to
determine the potential benefits for
Canada.
Amazon.casaid in a release that the
company is exempt from the Investment
Canada Act, as it does not require
approvalofcompanies thathave no locations or employees in Canada, and
Amazon.ca has neither.
The release went on to say Reisman's
call for government intervention is a
"smokescr
een to protect her own vested
interests."
Orderscoming outofAmazon.ca wiO be
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TAIPEI, Taiwan Computex is one of
computer technology's biggest events.

The annual show, held this year from

June 3-7, is primarily an event for buyers
(or traders, as they're referred to by
event organizers) who come in droves
from all parts of the globe. According to
show organizers, the final attendance
tally was approximately 24,400, a 4.6
percentincrease over lastyear.The top

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Japan, and Korea.

fust over 1,000 companies were registered as exhibitors. Most were from
Taiwan, although a n i n ternational
exhibitor section took up one quadrant
of the main hall. The U.S.. Korea, and
Hong Kong each had their own pavilion,
and a fourth area was devoted to other
international exhibitors. International
or domestic, there's a good chance that
the products exhibited in the more than
2,000 booths spread across three locations will show up on a sales shelf somewhere in the world.
The show covers a broad spectrum of
IT products, From components to finished goods. Products include both business equipment like bar code scanners as
well as computer and consumer electronics.
W hile some exhibitors mount t h e

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which makes it easier to skip whole sections that are not of interest. Here's a few

items that caught our eye.

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m otherboard market. A r eport i n
DigiTimes magazine states that Taiwan's

top f ou r m o therboard m akersAsustek, ECS, MSI, and Gigabyte are

responsible for more than half the
world's supply of motherboards.
At Computex, motherboard and addin card makers took over most of Hall 2,

most have standard booths, so the densi-

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is the Erst motherboard to include
Bluetooth onboard.
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North America, but the company says it
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China since 1997.
One company thatseemed to have
support from many handheld hardware
makers isPenbex Data Systems (www.penbezcom), which has developed its own
operating system, Penbex OS.We've seen
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platform will support GSM wireless
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computers generally do better than they
do in North America), but there was a
special pavilion devoted to IA (Internet
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exhibiting there. In addition, other
exhibitors throughout the show also

showed IA devices.
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CE/Pocket PC operating system, and are
tablet-style units. A case in point is the eDigiNote Pen Tablet from APlux
Communications (wwwaplua.corn). The
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Motherboardsare easy:GigaByte message

The fast aad the frigid

You want fast? Then you need to chill,

literally. On display at t h e Asus
(www.mus
.com) booth was what the company (formafip Asustek Computer Inc.)
calls the fastest PC in the world. The system uses an Asus P48533-B motherboard and an overclocked 2.4 GHz Intel
Northwood processor. The secret to
keeping the CPU from vapourizing
when pushed to 3,000 MHz or higher is
a little refrigerator posing as acomputer
ase.
The case is called the VapoChill, from
Asetek Inc. of Norway. Inspecting the
normal looking tower case reveals a
small finned heat exchanger (similar to
what you'd see on a window air conditioner) where the power supply fan usually sits. Inside, sitting on the CPU, is a
block, presumably the chiller, and insulated plumbing. The person I talked to at
the booth could not fully explain how it
worked. or how much extra power it
required, but it had afi the makings of a
standard air conditioner: heated fluid
flows from the chiller to the Bnned heat
exchanger, where it is cooled, then cycled
back to the chiller.

TAIPEI, Taiwan Gigabyte wants active

and potential PC do-it-yourselfers to know
that instaRing a motherboard is not difficult. This was the main message delivered
by Bill Hong, vice-president of Gigabyte
Technology Inc.
's PCBA Group during a
brie
fing here at Computex.
The luncheon meeting, called Tech
Forum 2002,gave the Taiwan-based motherboard manufacturer the opportunity to
show what itis doing for the ease-of-use
cause.One of the signature design elements of Gigabyte motherboards is Dual
BIOS, which improves reliability through
redundancy.Hong said that,in addition to
viruses
, a BIOS can be damaged through

ty, Ezfiex, makes it easier to select the

correct multiplier when instaliing an AGP
video card into the AGP slot. Likewise, VTuner monitors various hardware settings

and provides overclocking utilities.

Gigabyte even indudes a utility called
FaceWizard,thatallows a userto create a
personalized bootup screen.
On the subject of overclocking, Hong
said Gigabyte neither encourages overclocking, nor warranties damage that may
resultfrom the practice.But,he said,"we
cannot li
mit what end users can do.
Overclocking is not illegal and we get lots
of requests on it.We do not encourage it
butwe know that'
s what users want."

improper fiashing. The implication was

thatif users somehow damaged the BIOS
during an update gone wrong, the Dual
BIOSfeature givesthem a second chance.
Gigabyte has also developed some utilitiesto make it easier to adjust motherboard settings. They include EasyTune,
whichHong described asa Windows-based
plafform tuner that provides control of
extensive hardware settings through a
friendly graphical interface. Another utiliAsus, the self-proclaimed "king of
overciocking," has a number of solutions
to keep CPUs cool, including a system
calle
d Q-pan, which varies the speed of
the cooling fan according to what is
needed, resulting in a quieter and more
energy efficient system. Asus also incorporates overheating protection that cuts
power to an overclocked CPU before it is

damaged.
According t o D i g i Tirnes, Asustek

Computer is the leading motherboard

manufacturer in Taiwan, and shipped 15
migion motherboards in 2001.

Miles of moiheshoards
After the briefing, Gigabyte bussed a
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eventalso held in Japan and Korea in
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O n t h e off i cial W e b sit e
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robots,medium-sized robots,four-legged
robots, and humanoids. In addition there
were two other competitions: RoboCup
Rescue,a search and rescue competition;
and RoboCupJunior, for younger students.

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puny. When we were in Tokyo a few days
later, we saw these cameras in 0 number
of retail outlets, selling for the equivalent

of $120.

In a press release announcing its participation in the mid-size RoboCup event,

Philips Electronics outlined some of the
technologie
s needed bythe robotsto play
soccer. These include colour recognition
so robots could discern the orange ball
and propel it toward a yellow or blue goal;
kinematic
s to enable the robots to turn
360 degreesand move around the fi
eld;
and wireless Ethernet to allow the four
robots on the field to communicate with
eah other.
The Phibps Cyber Footballteam, which
was created by a group of 40 Philips
employees in their spare time, finished
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went to Eigen, a team from Keio
University in Japan; followed in second
place by WinKIT, from Kanazawa Institute
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Trackies2002 team in third place.
More details and a complete list of winners is available on the Web site, as is
informationon pasttournaments and winnersand future tournaments.
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Though Xerox's accounting procedures
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PC Expo,there was also a bit of excitementatthe show itself.On a stageset up
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the show floor, onlookers watched as Gil
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the Xerox Research Centre of Canada, in
Nississauga, Ont.). Previously, the toner
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through the Fuji-Xerox partnership.

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