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July 2010

Google Updates YouTube Mobile - by Staff Reports
New version of the version for mobile devices is much faster, more user-friendly with more features ....read full article

Tech Book: Building the Realtime User Experience - by Staff Reports
The Web is increasingly happening in real time. With websites such as Facebook and Twitter leading the way, users are coming to expect that all sites should serve content as it occurs—on smartphones as well as computers. ....read full article

Tablets to Outsell Netbooks By 2012 - by Staff Reports
According to current research and analysis, tablet devices similar to the iPad will rival the lightweight netbooks that have the share of the market for small computing platforms today ....read full article

Hulu Plus Serves Up More Shows From Your Device of Choice - by Staff Reports
Hulu Plus is on the horizon, and you can already get the app for iPhone and iPad now and check out your favorite shows wherever you may roam. When the service is rolled out to the masses (you can request a preview invite now at www.hulu.com/plus, the cost will be $9.99 per month. What you get for that price is access to every episode from the current season of top shows (in HD if available) from ABC, NBC and FOX. Using Hulu Plus, you can also watch every e ....read full article

May 2010

Skype Standalone Touch Videophone with Wi-Fi - by Staff Reports

Skype Standalone Touch Videophone with Wi-Fi
First touch Skype Certified videophone sports a large touchscreen, wi-fi, and is easy to make Skype video calls without a PC.

New Cisco Wireless Routers Makes Setting Up a Wireless Network Easy - by Staff Reports
The Cisco Valet is a new Home Wireless Network Router that’s easy to setup ....read full article

My Book 3.0 By Western Digital - by Staff Reports
New external hard drive is fastest ever with the new SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface ....read full article

Facebook: The Missing Manual 2nd Edition - by Staff Reports
Facebook: The Missing Manual 2nd Edition Publisher: O’Reilly Author: E. A. Vander Veer ISBN: 9781449380144, 272 pages Book Price: $19.99 ....read full article

SATA 3.0 is Here & Blazing Fast - by Staff Reports
Next revision of the Serial ATA spec boosts drive speeds to 6Gb/s ....read full article

February 2010

Powering the Tablet Revolution - by Staff Reports
New NVIDIA Tegra Processor Behind New Generation of Tablets ....read full article

Olympus PEN E-PL1 - by Staff Reports
Surprisingly small camera body is packed with technology normally found in bigger, bulkier cameras and HD camcorders. ....read full article

5 Social Software Predictions for 2010 and Beyond - by Staff Reports
Best practices for embracing social networking ....read full article

Radeon HD 5970: the Fastest Graphics Card - by Staff Reports
Massive overclocking potential enables PC gaming enthusiasts to dominate their gameplay with DirectX 11 expand the game experience with ATI Eyefinity technology and accelerate with ATI Stream technology ....read full article

August 2009

Yahoo! & Microsoft Join Forces in Web Search - by Staff Reports
Microsoft will now power Yahoo! search while Yahoo! will become the exclusive worldwide relationship sales force for both companies’ premium search advertisers. ....read full article

geektoys: Cool Gear For Techies - by Staff Reports
USB Greenhouse, USB Webcam Rocket Launcher, Phantom Keystroker, iMONO 39-in-1 Card Reader, USB Pet I.D. ....read full article

Sound Bytes to Celebrate 20 Years With a Party - by Staff Reports

Rochester's longest-running computer radio show is celebrating it's 20 Years of on the Air by having a party and broadcasting live from the Radisson Hotel, downtown.

July 2009

Postcard Printing Rochester NY - by Staff Reports
Postcard Printing is a key direct mail solution Millennium Printing & Graphics provides to Rochester, NY businesses ....read full article

March 2009

GeekToys: Cool Gear For Techies - by Staff Reports
This issue's GeekToys: Asus Eee Box; Beanbag Cell Phone Chair; 17-inch MacBook Pro; iPillow ....read full article

February 2009

GeekToys: Cool Gear For Techies - by Staff Reports
This month's GeekToys: iLuv iMM183 Hi-Fi Dual Alarm Clock & Weather Hazard Alert; “Geek Is Sexy” T-Shirt; Transcend MiniSD Card; Grand HD Cinema: First USB-to-HDMI Converter; Car Chip Pro. ....read full article

The Rise of Democracy 2.0 - by Staff Reports

The Rise of Democracy 2.0
5 Reasons Why Web 2.0 Is Changing the Face of American Politics and how President Obama dominated the internet in his campaign.

August 2008

iPhone 3G - by Staff Reports

The Rise of Democracy 2.0
5 Reasons Why Web 2.0 Is Changing the Face of American Politics and how President Obama dominated the internet in his campaign.

June 2008

Touch Panel to Achieve Growth of 9% by 2009 - by Staff Reports
With the wider applications of small- and medium-sized touch panels in such consumer electronics products as mobile phones, palm gaming machines and multi-media players, the overall touch panel market is expected to have an annual growth of 9% by 2009. ....read full article

GeekToys: Cool Gear For Techies - by Staff Reports
This month's GeekToys: SATA Hard Drive Dock & Card Reader; GearJuice Rescue Charger; 5-Mile Wi-Fi Bridge; Sony’s Rolly - Sound Entertainment Player ....read full article

NEC Invents Non-Rectangular LCD Technology - by Staff Reports
NEC has developed a manufacturing technology that enables more flexible design of LCD flat panel displays ....read full article

Ultra-slim HD Camcorder for less than $200 - by Staff Reports
A slim, sexy and sleek high-definition camcorder for just $ ....read full article

Waterproof Optio W60 Shoots Deeper And At Colder Temps - by Staff Reports
Lightweight and fully waterproof, the soon-to-be-released Pentax Optio W60 digital camera features 10 megapixels and a 5x zoom lens with 28mm wide-angle capability ....read full article

May 2008

New iMacs Boost Specs to High-End - by Staff Reports
April 28th Apple unveiled new editions to its very popular all-in-one iMac line. The new iMacs come with the latest Intel Core2Duo processors and the most powerful graphics ever available in an iMac. ....read full article

Highly Controversial Grand Theft Auto IV Video Game Hits Shelves - by Staff Reports
Eager gamers now have in their hands the 4th edition of one of the top selling games of all time – Grand Theft Auto IV (GTA4) ....read full article

Worldwide PC Market Grows 12% in First Quarter - by Staff Reports
Mobile PC growth was a big contributor for U.S. PC growth, and Apple shows greatest growth rate among PC manufacturers ....read full article

Local Chapter of International Institute of Business Analysts Holds Kickoff Meeting - by Staff Reports
A group of Rochester Business Analyst Professionals are forming a local chapter of The International Institute of Business Analysts (IIBA), which is a professional group that focuses primarily on bridging business and technology ....read full article

March 2008

GeekToys: Cool Gear For Techies - by Staff Reports
This month's GeekToys: Computer Keyboard Knit Boxers; Robo Vacuum; Touchscreen ATM Bank; mylo COM-2 Personal Communicator; Laser Stars Projector ....read full article

Web-based Karaoke - by Staff Reports
kSolo.com, an online karaoke machine, allows users to sing to their favorite song, record their rendition, play back and share with friends ....read full article

Networking Event For Small Business Coming April 2nd - by Staff Reports
The Small Business Show – SOHO Rochester 2008, is coming up on Wednesday, April 2 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ....read full article

February 2008

GeekToys: Cool Gear For Techies - by Staff Reports
This month's GeekToys:Hercules i-XPS 250 Speaker System for iPod; Solar Charger w/dual USB ports; Wireless PC Lock; Gorillapod; Deskscape Reader ....read full article

“Vumber” Protects Your Phone Number - by Staff Reports
Web-based, secure, disposable two-way calling service ....read full article

Asus Eee Ultra-Compact Notebook - by Staff Reports
New notebook PC weighs just 2 pounds, features a 7” display, and comes pre-loaded with Linux and lots of applications ....read full article

January 2008

Automated, Organized Storage For Your CDs and DVDs - by Staff Reports
Small disc retrieval system stores and organizes your CD and DVD collection ....read full article

Run Windows Apps on Your Mac - by Staff Reports
Run multiple operating systems, including Windows, Linux and Solaris, on your Macintosh at the same time as Mac OS X without rebooting ....read full article

December 2007

Top 8 MySpace Tips - by Staff Reports
From cancelling your account or getting comments via SMS message, to pimping-out your myspace page ....read full article

What is eSATA? - by Staff Reports
eSATA is an interface for external SATA devices ....read full article

November 2007

GeekToys: Cool Gear For Techies - by Staff Reports
This month's GeekToys: SB Ferris Wheel Phone Stand; SB Retro Fan; LED Faucet Lights; Logisys Streamline Illuminated Keyboard; Pop can USB Fridge ....read full article

Google Launches OpenSocial to Spread Social Applications Across the Web - by Staff Reports
Google has just released a set of common APIs for building social applications across the web, called OpenSocial ....read full article

October 2007

Halo 3: Master Chief Returns to Finish the Fight - by Staff Reports
Master Chief returns to finish the fight, bringing the epic conflict between the Covenant, the Flood, and the entire human race to a dramatic, pulse-pounding climax ....read full article

September 2007

GeekToys: Cool Gear for Techies - by Staff Reports
Gear Juice - Mobile Pocket Power This is an ultra-slim, lightweight pack that makes it easy to charge your portable devices on the go, eliminating the hassle of finding a power outlet and/or charger. Mobile Pocket Power allows you to charge your cell phone up to 3x before re-charging, and with 6 interchangeable tips you can charge any standard portable device in the market.
[ www.iogear.com $39 ] USB Tape Dispenser Hub Have too many USB peripher ....read full article

July 2007

GeekToys - Cool Gear For Techies - by Staff Reports
Roadmaster Scrolling Digital License Plate Frame; Harman Kardon Drive + Play 2; Worx WG712 Electric Lawn Mower; Wooden USB Memory Sticks; Alpine iDA-X001 ....read full article

Apple Launches Safari Web Browser For Windows - by Staff Reports
Apple has just released Safari 3, its fast and easy-to-use web browser for Windows PCs and Macs. ....read full article

Mac OS X Leopard Almost Complete - by Staff Reports
Apple has recently unveiled a near final version of Mac OS X Leopard, the sixth major release of the Mac operating system. ....read full article

Gas Price Search Widget - by Staff Reports
Served up to Mac users as a free Mac OS X Mac Dashboard widget, Gas Pump Genie allows Mac users to search by zip code for the best regular or diesel gas prices in their area. This little widget makes it simple to see who’s got the best gas prices today. ....read full article

MySpace.com launches IM network - by Staff Reports
Hooking into its massive trove of users and website social networking features, MySpace.com has got into the IM game with its own IM service. Comments, friend requests, and new message alerts are pushed via the IM client instantly notifying users instead of them having to be logged into their MySpace page. Multi-user chat, and tons of bells and whistles has been built into the software, and is estimated to catch on immediately as it greatly enhances the whole MySpace experience and keeps you c ....read full article

Gameplay: Medal of Honor Airborne - by Staff Reports
This is the first game in the Medal of Honor series to be released on next generation platforms. ....read full article

June 2007

Independent Installers Beating Big Box Retailers on Tech Service Support - by Staff Reports
Even though the big box retailers have done a lot of promotion for their in-store tech support, only 12% of consumers surveyed said they had used those resources. ....read full article

May 2007

More Teens Making Their Social Network Pages Private - by Staff Reports
Teens more understanding of the risks of having personal information freely accessible on the internet ....read full article

GeekToys: Cool Gear For Techies - by Staff Reports
Touch-free Soap Pump; BlackBerry Curve; LG Combo Blue-ray/HD DVD PC Drive; Electric Heated Chip & Dip Tray; The Accelerometer ....read full article

Video Game Addiction: Is it Real? - by Staff Reports
Study unveils 8 to 18 year old males feeling “addicted to video games” ....read full article

March 2007

Lower your printing costs - by Staff Reports
Kodak’s new all-in-one inkjet printers to deliver high-quality prints at half the price ....read full article

February 2007

Mobile Phone Marketing: Are You Ready For It? - by Staff Reports
Marketers are gearing up to market products and services to mobile users ....read full article

January 2007

Amazon Ranks Highest In 2006 Online Holiday Sales - by Staff Reports
Amazon.com grabs the most in online holiday sales ....read full article

Make The Switch: You Can Do Your Own Taxes - by Staff Reports
Tax software makes it easy for people to easily and accurately complete their own taxes, when and where they want, without the hassle of appointments or waiting in line ....read full article

4G Wireless Expected To Have Solid Initial Appeal - by Staff Reports
2007 is expected to be an exciting year for new technology, with the anticipated unveiling of initial Fourth Generation Wireless Services (“4G”) to consumers ....read full article

A Tech-Savvy 2007 - by Staff Reports
How Technology Can Make Resolutions Work For You ....read full article

December 2006

PlayStation Grows Up - by Staff Reports
One gift that people of all ages are hotly anticipating this year is the new PlayStation 3 ....read full article

November 2006

Teens Set New Rules of Engagement in the Age of Social Media - by Staff Reports
Generation redefines friendship as virtual communication plays increasingly important role in relationships ....read full article

Linksys Wireless-N Gigabit Router - by Staff Reports
Linksys has produced one of the first gigabit wireless-N routers, the Wireless-N Gigabit Router with Storage Link ....read full article

October 2006

Widescreen Displays - by Staff Reports
Whether you are a business professional, student or casual Web surfer, having enough physical and virtual workspace is important, yet often hard to come by ....read full article

Google Adds Coupons to Maps - by Staff Reports
Google has just launched printable online coupons on its popular Google Maps ....read full article

Romance Blossoms on the net - by Staff Reports
Singles turn to online dating sites to make connections ....read full article

Securing Our Identity - by Staff Reports
Thanks to high-tech security measures taking place such as digital finger scans and photographs, it is becoming virtually impossible to claim the identity of someone else ....read full article

Wal-Mart to Get New Kodak Digital Picture Kiosks - by Staff Reports
State-of-the-art digital photo kiosks to deliver 4x6 prints in 4 seconds ....read full article

Same #, Different Provider - by Staff Reports
Wireless users are no longer tethered to a specific provider in order to keep their longtime wireless phone number. Local Number Portability allows users to switch wireless providers and keep their # ....read full article

Battlefield 2142 - by Staff Reports
Earth, 2142. As a new ice age depletes the planet’s resources, two massive multinational coalitions wage a brutal war for the only cause that matters—survival ....read full article

September 2006

User-generated Content Drives Half of Top U.S. Web Brands - by Staff Reports
According to market research firm, Nielsen//NetRatings, user-generated content sites, platforms for photo sharing, video sharing and blogging, comprised five out of the top 10 fastest growing Web brands in July 2006 ....read full article

Blogging Brings New Voices to the Online World - by Staff Reports
A new, national phone survey of bloggers finds that most are focused on describing their personal experiences to a relatively small audience of readers and that only a small proportion focus their coverage on politics, media, government, or technology. ....read full article

High-tech, Fearless Robots Hunt Down IED's in Iraq, Spare Troops - by Staff Reports
Producers of the wildly popular Roomba self-vacuuming household robot are not just in the vacuum business. iRobot has scored huge deals with several key nations’ defense departments to supply troops with robots to identify and dispose of Improvised Explosive Devices, the weapon of choice by terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan ....read full article

Gameplay: Nancy Drew: Danger By Design - by Staff Reports
Nancy Drew: Danger by Design finds Nancy in Paris where she was sent by a nervous investor to check on Minette, a leading fashion designer whose strange, unexplained behavior may delay her Spring Collection and potentially derail the fashion house ....read full article

August 2006

Dual-Core - by Staff Reports
A Guide to understanding multi-core processing technology.

Multi-core processor capability is central to the Intel platformcentric approach. By enabling enhanced performance, reduced power consumption and more efficient simultaneous processing of multiple tasks, multi-core processors promise to improve the user experience in home and business environments. ....read full article

Online Threats More Sophisticated, Financially Motivated - by Staff Reports
Just eyeballing a website address after clicking on an alerting email link is no longer safe as hackers are exploiting new techniques to steal your private information ....read full article

New Intel Pentium D 805 is Overclocker's Dream Chip, and for Only About $130 - by Staff Reports
In an odd twist of circumstance, it came to light recently that Intel’s underdog value CPU, the Pentium D 805, has the ability to overclock so high that on several tests it can rival the fastest CPUs now in production ....read full article

July 2006

Advertising within Video Games to Skyrocket - by Staff Reports
New report suggests advertising in video games will double this year ....read full article

Digital Audio Player Downloads Music without a PC - by Staff Reports
All the music players currently on the market currently need a computer to download music from online music services, such as iTunes and Napster, or rip music from your music CDs – until now ....read full article

Teaching Children to Surf the Net - by Staff Reports
Early start-preschoolers are the fastest-growing segment of internet users ....read full article

Palm Treo 700p Smartphone - by Staff Reports
Palm fans have much to celebrate as the newly introduced Palm Treo 700p smartphone runs not on Windows Mobile, but Palm OS 5.4.9 ....read full article

Portable Speaker System for Your iPod - by Staff Reports
The Logitech mm50 Portable Speakers for iPod offers customized iPod features, superb sound quality, and a built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery ....read full article

Software Alerts You to Who Has Your Stolen Laptop - by Staff Reports
A nifty piece of laptop anti-theft software was developed by SyNET, called nTracker, and resides on your Windows-based computer where thieves can’t find it ....read full article

Tips on Buying HDTV, Plasma, and LCD TVs - by Staff Reports
Consumer Reports offers advice on shopping for a new HDTV television ....read full article

June 2006

Americans and their Cell Phones - by Staff Reports
Report shows impact of mobile technology on daily lives. ....read full article

Free Tech Support from Manufacturers is Dismal - by Staff Reports
Consumer Reports study shows how manufacturers are rated very low in terms of solving users’ PC problems. ....read full article

Social Networking Sites Grow 47% - by Staff Reports
April’s top 10 social networking sites collectively grew 47 percent year over year, increasing from an unduplicated unique audience of 46.8 million last year to 68.8 million in April 2006. ....read full article

May 2006

T-Mobile, RIM Debut New BlackBerry - by Staff Reports
With robust communications options and EDGE capabilities, new BlackBerry 8700g will help you master your busy life ....read full article

Most Trusted Consumer Technology Brands - by Staff Reports
22 Consumer Electronics and personal computer companies rated ....read full article

Fear of Viruses, Spyware Reduce Kids’ Illegal Downloading - by Staff Reports
A recent nationwide survey conducted by the Business Software Alliance shows that the amount of illegal downloading by youth has dropped by 17 percent in the last two years ....read full article

Want a Gmail Account? - by Staff Reports
How to get a gmail account without needing a special invite from another gmail user. ....read full article

NY State Wants You To Pay Tax For Internet Purchases - by Staff Reports
If you are a New York State resident, and have purchased goods online from outside N.Y. State, you owe sales or use tax for those goods. ....read full article

IPTV: Poised to Give Cable & Satellite a Run for their Money - by Staff Reports
New data shows 25% of U.S. adults are quite interested in adopting this new technology for use on their TVs ....read full article

Public Wi-Fi HotSpot Use Increases - by Staff Reports
Most coffee shops these days are offering Wi-Fi internet access to patrons. ....read full article

Google Launches Free, Web-based Calendar - by Staff Reports
Google has just launched Google Calendar, a free, web-based calendar service ....read full article

April 2006

Mapping Out New In-Car Navigation Systems - by Staff Reports
New types of in-car navigational systems now serve as hubs for favorite technologies, such as cell phones and MP3 players ....read full article

March 2006

Syncing Your Mobile Phone with Your PC - by Staff Reports
New software allows you to synchronize your contacts and schedule, download camera phone pics and videos, and upload ringtones, wallpapers, MP3s and even TV shows ....read full article

Building A Client Network Through Email - by Staff Reports
Email marketing is an easy, effective, and affordable way for today's businesses to reach their customers and grow their own businesses ....read full article

Library Adds Email Notification for Patrons - by Staff Reports
The Monroe County Library System has added an email notification option for the all Monroe County libraries ....read full article

Nominations Sought for IT Woman of the Year - by Staff Reports
The Association for Women in Computing (AWC) is calling for nominations for the IT Woman of the Year Award ....read full article

The AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 Dual-Core Processor - by Staff Reports
Newest member of AMD64 processor family for power-hungry gamers, PC enthusiasts, and high-end digital media aficionados ....read full article

Gmail for your Domain - by Staff Reports
Google is opening a beta test for bringing Gmail web-based email service to your own domain name ....read full article

The Treo 700w: The Geek's Smartphone - by Staff Reports
All-in-one smartphone includes high-speed wireless data access and runs on Windows Mobile 5.0 software ....read full article

January 2006

Kodak EasyShare Printer Dock Plus Series 3 - by Staff Reports
Only the EasyShare line of printer docks makes printing truly one-touch simple, not requiring people to connect a cable between camera and printer. ....read full article

Maxtor OneTouch Solution Hits a Terabyte - by Staff Reports
With capacities up to one terabyte (1 TB or 1,000GB), the new Maxtor OneTouch III, Turbo Edition integrates Maxtor’s automated backup and restore capabilities for Mac and PC users ....read full article

AMD Wins the Dual-Core Duel - by Staff Reports
AMD has been validated as the victor in its dual-core duel challenge issued in August ....read full article

Refilling Printer Cartridges Saves You Money and Helps the Environment - by Staff Reports
No matter where you go for a replacement printer cartridge, you should know some of the facts when it comes to buying a new cartridge vs. having your cartridge refilled ....read full article

Plasma HDTV with HD-DVR: The Best of Both Worlds - by Staff Reports
New HDTV plasma display includes high-definition digital video recorder

LG Electronics, one of the hottest electronics manufacturers today, has integrated two hot technologies into one hot consumer electronics device for watching and recording television. The PY2DR is one of LG’s latest plasma HDTV displays, and includes a built-in 160 gigabyte high-definition digital video recorder (HD-DVR). ....read full article

November 2005

Sony's New Digital Walkmans - by Staff Reports
Expanding a dizzying selection of Walkman digital music devices, Sony recently announced nine new flash media Network Walkman players that set new standards for taking your favorite music with you anywhere. ....read full article

B2B Tech Expo Comes Nov. 2nd to Rochester - by Staff Reports
Save this date: November 2nd. The largest and only tech exposition to come to Rochester is coming once again to the Rochester Riverside Convention Center. ....read full article

October 2005

Apple iPod Nano - by Staff Reports
Newest iPod to replace best selling iPod mini and uses flash memory to store 1,000 tunes.

Apple’s best selling iPod model was its iPod mini. Well, they’ve outdone themselves again with a new model created to replace the best selling mini. In early September, Apple introduced the iPod nano, a revolutionary full-featured iPod ....read full article

INBOX Reader Letters - by Staff Reports
This month's letters: Back-to-School Necessity; CPU Names Confusing; Options for Wiring Home ....read full article

Market Researcher Addresses Maturity, Impact, and Adoption Speed of Top Technologies Over Coming Decade - by Staff Reports
Collaboration, Next Generation Architecture and Real World Web emerge as key technology themes ....read full article

September 2005

Microworx Moves to New Building at Allens Creek Road - by Staff Reports
Outgrowing their existing storefronts, Microworx opens up a new retail store and service center on August 1st in Brighton, offering ample parking, handicap access, and a larger showroom ....read full article

GEAR: Roomba Scheduler & Cordless MX 5000 Laser - by Staff Reports
Roomba Scheduler & Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5000 Laser ....read full article

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor - by Staff Reports
Multi-tasking taken to a whole new level with the AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor ....read full article

'Weight Watching' With Your Palm PDA - by Staff Reports
Weight Watchers dieters now have access to a powerful set of interactive weight-loss tools for their handheld devices to help them stay on track ....read full article

Google Launches Free 3D Mapping and Search Product - by Staff Reports
Google Earth offers new local search experience using satellite imagery ....read full article

July 2005

palmOne LifeDrive Mobile Manager - by Staff Reports
New handheld device features 4GB hard drive, smart file management, built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth ....read full article

RFID: The Rochester Face of Identification Deployment - by Staff Reports
Local companies look for ways to use RFID ....read full article

GEAR: Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger & Linksys Instant Wireless PrintServer - by Staff Reports
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger & Linksys Instant Wireless PrintServer ....read full article

Tips For Taking Great Photos With Your Digital Camera - by Staff Reports
Great photography tips for using your digital camera ....read full article

Sprint And Intel To Explore WiMAX Broadband Technologies - by Staff Reports
Next generation networks and interactive multimedia services are explored ....read full article

May 2005

Sony PSP - by Staff Reports
New portable device revolutionizes handheld gaming ....read full article

Email Users More Accepting of Spam Research Shows - by Staff Reports
More than a year after the CAN-SPAM Act became law, email users say they are receiving slightly more spam in their inboxes than before ....read full article

Blog Without Getting Burned - by Staff Reports
Electronic Frontier Foundation Offers Free Guide for People Who Want to Blog Safely and Anonymously ....read full article

GEAR - by Staff Reports
500GB Hitachi Deskstar 7K500 Hard Drive & Adobe Premiere Elements ....read full article

MGM vs. Grokster Raises Questions About Innovation and Litigation - by Staff Reports
Supreme Court Justices Grill Both Sides at Copyright Hearing ....read full article

April 2005

AMD Launches 64-Bit Turion Mobile Technology - by Staff Reports
AMD has just introduced AMD Turion 64 mobile technology, the latest in a succession of computing innovations based on the industry-leading AMD64 architecture ....read full article

The Elusive Reign of Spyware & Adware - by Staff Reports
Progress, usually associated with positive change, also has its down sides. The computer threat landscape’s evolution seems to keep pace – and sometimes outpace – the ever-growing numbers of computer users ....read full article

Intel Sees More Natural, Humanized Computing In The Coming Decade - by Staff Reports
New tasks drive creation of platforms with enhanced performance and capabilities ....read full article

March 2005

BTX: The Next Generation of Motherboards - by Staff Reports
New BTX specification allows for cooler, quieter and sleeker PCs ....read full article

Linksys Wireless-G Router with SRX - by Staff Reports
New Wireless-G products with SRX technology provide up to 3 times more wireless range and up to 8 times more throughput than standard wireless-G products ....read full article

In-Vehicle Communications Systems Use GPS to Hunt Down Stolen Vehicles - by Staff Reports
An estimated 1.3 million Americans had their vehicles stolen last year, according to the FBI’s annual Uniform Crime Report ....read full article

RIT, McAfee Partner to Launch RIT’s Master’s Program in Computer Security - by Staff Reports
McAfee Donates Over $1 Million in Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention Equipment ....read full article

Self-Improvement through Video Games - by Staff Reports
A new video game can be used as a learning tool for people interested in World War II ....read full article

Web Surfers Happy With Their Search - by Staff Reports
Internet users are very happy with their experiences searching the internet, but many are naïve about how they search and the results they find ....read full article

Driver Backup Utility - by Staff Reports
WinDriversBackup is a free application that allows you to backup your currently installed drivers for safe keeping ....read full article

February 2005

GEAR - by Staff Reports
Shuttle XPC SB95P v2; Asus A8N-SLI Motherboard; Logitech Harmony 880 Remote; D-Link MediaLounge Wireless Media Player with DVD ....read full article

INBOX Reader Letters - by Staff Reports
Don’t buy an iPod; Dual display setup; 16X Lite-On DVD Drive ....read full article

Five Technologies to Watch in 2005 - by Staff Reports
CEA spotlights up and coming technologies in the consumer electronics industry ....read full article

A Consumer’s Guide to e-Payments - by Staff Reports
The Internet has taken its place beside the telephone and television as an important part of people’s lives ....read full article

DirecTV Debuts Home Media Center - by Staff Reports
Digital network system provides seamless DVR in every room ....read full article

Hardcopy: Home Hacking Projects for Geeks - by Staff Reports
The Smart Home Hands-On Training Kit ....read full article

Jumping on the Instant Messaging Bandwagon - by Staff Reports
Free IM programs let you chat with friends, family, and co-workers ....read full article

EasyShare-One: Kodak Redefines the Digital Camera - by Staff Reports
New EasyShare-One Camera gives users the ability to take, organize, share and print their digital pictures. A year or so in the works, the 4-megapixel Kodak EasyShare-One digital camera is designed as much for sharing pictures as for taking them. ....read full article

Apple Introduces iPod Under $100 - by Staff Reports
Apple recently demonstrated the new iPod shuffle, a breakthrough digital music player based on iPod’s legendary shuffle feature which lets users experience their music in a million different ways ....read full article

Apple Showcases Mac mini - by Staff Reports
Apple has introduced Mac mini, a truly affordable and compact Mac computer for the masses ....read full article

TiVo Goes Mobile with TiVoToGo Service Enhancement - by Staff Reports
TiVoToGo service enhancement allows subscribers to enjoy their favorite shows anytime, anywhere ....read full article

January 2005

GEAR - by Staff Reports
AOpen XC Cube, Roady2 XM Radio, QuickCam Orbit, Canon Powershot SD20, Dell Pocket DJ. ....read full article

DualDisc Offers New CD & DVD in One - by Staff Reports
Music fans flip over new music disc that combines CD player side and DVD player side on one disc. ....read full article

Seeing Double: Dual Displays - by Staff Reports
Two flat panel displays in one package. ....read full article

Secrets Behind File Sharing Book - by Staff Reports
New title offers comprehensive look inside online file swapping networks. ....read full article

iPod. You Pod. We All Pod for iPod! - by Staff Reports
Portable music, and much more, from the hottest item for this holiday season. ....read full article

Google Local via Mobile Phone - by Staff Reports
Google offers a special, free service via SMS using your mobile phone. ....read full article

Security Eye: The Appliance of Compliance - by Staff Reports
The role of email security in meeting new IT regulatory requirements. ....read full article

December 2004

GEAR - by Staff Reports
This month, GEAR covers: GapKids Radio Sweatshirt, Sony Ericsson Quad-band EDGE/WiFi Combo Card ....read full article

TYPE - Reader Letters - by Staff Reports
This month's letters: Linux Alternative to MCE 2005; MCE 2005: All I want for Xmas; What HappeNEd to Free iPods? ....read full article

TECH HEADLINES - by Staff Reports
Tech News Briefs from the National Media ....read full article

Hidden Trojan In ‘Click Here to Remove’ Turns PCs Into Spammers’ Dream - by Staff Reports
New Drag-and-Drop JavaScript exploit uses an Internet Explorer bug to download an EXE file when the mouse is scrolled across the malicious domain page ....read full article

Intel Strives For All-Day Laptop Battery Power - by Staff Reports
Industry Collaboration to Resolve Battery Life Challenges and Extend Battery Life to 8 Hours ....read full article

10 Worst Toys in 2004 - by Staff Reports
World Against Toys Causing Harm has published an online list of the top 10 worst toys with the potential to cause injuries in children, or even death. ....read full article

NET - by Staff Reports
Winter activities websites, Creating a Blog, Viewing places on Earth from space, Rochester Emergency & Safety Sites ....read full article

Microsoft Unveils Beta Version of New MSN Search Engine - by Staff Reports
Ambitions aim to play catch-up with Google and Yahoo! ....read full article

Airborne Laser Lights Up Boeing Test Facility - by Staff Reports
On November 12th, the Boeing Airborne Laser (ABL) team fired a laser beam for the first time using the flight laser modules in the ABL System Integration Lab at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Boeing (www.boeing.com) is the team lead and system integrator for the ABL system under contract to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, and involves placing a megawatt-class, high-energy Chemical Oxygen Iodine Laser (COIL) on a Boeing 747-400F aircraft to detect, track and destroy ballistic missiles in the ....read full article

Apple Introduces “Bodyless” iMac Computer - by Staff Reports
The iMac G5 sets a new standard for compact desktops ....read full article

PLAY - Gaming - by Staff Reports
PC GAMING SWAT: Urban Justice
By Sierra Entertainment – Release Date: Jan 2005 After years of intense gang warfare, it’s up to you to reclaim the streets of Los Angeles as an elite SWAT officer. The year is 2006. It’s the 225th anniversary of Los Angeles and gang warfare has reached an all time high. Three gangs are engaged in a vicious battle for dominance and it’s up to you and your L.A. SWAT team to restore order and protect the city streets. You’ll live the lif ....read full article

November 2004

GEAR - by Staff Reports
This month, GEAR covers: Oakley’s that Jam; Palm Wireless Keyboard; Smart Swatch Watch; Tech Workbench; Cell Phone Turned Video Phone; Teeny Tunes to Take With You; The PDA That’s the Talk of the Business Community. ....read full article

Top Manufacturers Establish CE-ATA Storage Interface For Portables - by Staff Reports
Intel and industry leaders spearhead new storage interface tailored to unique demands of handhelds and consumer electronics ....read full article

Identity thieves’ Phishing attacks could soon get a lot nastier - by Staff Reports
Cyber security expert warns that the next generation of phishing attacks could get much more sophisticated and disastrous ....read full article

Cell Phones Become Matchmakers - by Staff Reports
Consider this scene: You walk towards your favorite club and you pull out your Bluetooth-equipped mobile phone with Symbian Smart Dater software installed. ....read full article

Anti-Spyware Bill Passed - by Staff Reports
Spyware is legitimized as a major threat to both consumers and critical U.S. infrastructure and government systems. ....read full article

October 2004

INBOX Reader Letters - October 2004 - by Staff Reports
This month's letters: A slimmer notebook PC; Don’t toss out a problematic PC; Got a jump start with SP2; Glitch with TechNY.com? ....read full article

Remotely Operate Your PC with Remote Desktop - by Staff Reports
If you are at home and want to access your main computer in another part of the house or back at the office, you can do so using Microsoft’s Remote Desktop application. ....read full article

A Place on the Internet to Call Your Very Own - by Staff Reports
The “deed” to your own Internet domain can be easier to get than you think ....read full article

Portable Media Centers - by Staff Reports
Microsoft Drives a New Category of Digital Entertainment By Announcing Availability of the First Portable Media Centers ....read full article

Instant Messaging: An Instant Threat for Business - by Staff Reports
Businesses must evaluate the security risks of Instant Messaging services running on employees’ machines ....read full article

INTERNET SCENE - October 2004 - by Staff Reports
Sites of local and national interest ....read full article

September 2004

Headphones for the PC gamer - by Staff Reports
Cool Gear -- Altec Lansing’s AHS602 headset gives gamers the ultimate audio experience ....read full article

RoadTrip! portable music transmitter - by Staff Reports
FM transmitter plays your digital music files on your car stereo ....read full article

How to remove unnecessary start-up applications from running - by Staff Reports
If your computer is taking ages to start up and you’ve got lots of icons next to the Windows clock in the system tray, you typically have dozens of programs trying to start up every time you turn on your computer. ....read full article

Top 10 Online Computer Science Degrees - by Staff Reports
The popularity of online technology degrees continues to escalate, however some majors are seeing more demand than others these days ....read full article

Downloads - by Staff Reports
Our editor’s top freeware, shareware, demos, and movie trailer picks ....read full article

PC Virtualization Will Be the Most Disruptive Technology to Face the PC - by Staff Reports
PC virtualization technology is set to revolutionize the enterprise desktop by decoupling PC hardware and software, allowing multiple operating systems to run simultaneously on a single desktop ....read full article

Apple offers glimpse of “Tiger” - by Staff Reports
Mac fans are given a preview of Apple’s next generation of it’s OS X operating system, due to be available in the first half of 2005 ....read full article

JVC’s Subnotebook PC - by Staff Reports
Powerful ultra-compact MP-XV841 Mobile Mini Note PC packs all the amenities you’d want in a notebook PC – built-in DVD-ROM and CD-R/RW drive, Intel Centrino technology, WiFi, and all the ports you’d need.

Some electronics manufacturers have stuck with the concept of mini notebooks -- rather than puttin gall of their eggs in Tablet PCs -- because the smaller notebook PCs give you the functionality of a notebook PC, but in a smaller form factor, being lightweight and small, but not as undersized and somewhat awkward-to-use as PDAs. ....read full article

August 2004

Mini Wi-Fi Cards for Portables - by Staff Reports
SanDisk offers PDA users a $130 retail Wi-Fi / memory card combo for jumping onto WiFi hotspots with your SDIO enabled devices ....read full article

Discovery Digital UV Meter - by Staff Reports
The Discovery Digital UV Monitor measures ultraviolet rays outdoors to alert you to harmful ultraviolet radiation exposure levels. The device represents the ultimate in skin protection ....read full article

The 900MHz submersible cordless phone - by Staff Reports
The Uniden WXI377 can be used safely around water – such as a pool or bathtub – and is designed to withstand the elements ....read full article

Transmit Your MP3’s to Your Stereo - by Staff Reports
Small device by Belkin allows you to transmit your digital music files to any FM stereo ....read full article

Tech Stats & Facts - August 2004 - by Staff Reports
Cable leads in download speeds, Sony & Dell top list of “best brands”, % of engineers who believe commercial software is used illegally in their workplaces ....read full article

HP Builds PC For Multiple Users - by Staff Reports
HP recently launched the Linux-based HP Multi-user 441 desktop solution, a ground-breaking platform for the classroom designed to provide students and teachers in underserved markets with greater access to learning and computer-based training ....read full article

36% of Software Used Worldwide is Pirated - by Staff Reports
Global piracy study reveals an alarming number of users who have illegal copies of software installed on their computers, resulting in industry revenue of an estimated $29 billion ....read full article

“Digital Cable Ready” HDTV Sets Hit Stores - by Staff Reports
New “Plug-And-Play” HDTV sets expand array of digital television tuning devices available ....read full article

Simplifying Sharing Digital Content - by Staff Reports
Industry group of 17 leading companies formed to establish design guidelines and simplify sharing of digital content among consumer electronics devices, PCs, and mobile devices Top consumer electronics, computer, and mobile companies have launched the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), a non-profit organization dedicated to the simplified sharing of digital content, such as digital music, photos and video, among networked consumer electronics (CE), mobile ....read full article

July 2004

Microtek ScanMaker i320 - by Staff Reports
A first-to-market system for photo reconstruction and restoration of prints and film ....read full article

June 2004

Rochester ranks 51st on ‘Most Unwired’ list - by Staff Reports
Intel’s 2nd annual “Most Unwired Cities” survey ranks the top 100 U.S. cities and regions for the greatest wireless Internet accessibility ....read full article

Local author publishes SOHO scanning guide - by Staff Reports
A local author and computer engineer living in Walworth, Wayne County, Ron Matteson, has informed Computer Link Magazine he has published a new computer book: Scanning for the SOHO - Small Office and Home Office. Scanning for the SOHO - Small Office and Home Office is designed to instruct people how to optimize the use of a scanner in the small office environment. It tells about the proper size, resolution and mode to set the scanner for scanning different document types, such as text ....read full article

Get out the red-eye - by Staff Reports
Are you frustrated with red-eye occurring with your digital photos? A photo could be the most magnificent portrait until you notice the red-eye appearing in everyone’s eyes ....read full article

Rochester local stations added to DISH Network channel lineup - by Staff Reports
Now local TV viewers can get the full package - large networks, movie channels, and local programming - without having to subscribe to cable TV ....read full article

Logitech announces free beta of new video conferencing program - by Staff Reports
Taking advantage of PC users with broadband Internet access, Logitech develops their new VideoCall software, allowing users two-way, real-time video communication ....read full article

Intel unveils 3 new mobile processors with higher clock speeds - by Staff Reports
Intel is now shipping three new Intel Pentium M processors, the first mobile processors built on Intel’s 90-nanometer (nm) manufacturing technology ....read full article

Wireless Internet anywhere – really! - by Staff Reports
You don’t have to get fast internet access at your local coffee hotspot or back at the office on the LAN – grab a wireless card and data plan, and you’ll leap into the latest trend for road warriors ....read full article

May 2004

INBOX Reader Letters - by Staff Reports
Best logo design program?; Many blogs, one location ....read full article

NVIDIA launches high-end GeForce 6800 graphics cards - by Staff Reports
Dubbed as the biggest performance and feature leap for the company, NVIDIA introduced new graphics cards that run about twice as fast as the company’s previous products. ....read full article

iTunes internet song downloads exceed 50 million - by Staff Reports
On March 15th, Apple reported that music fans have purchased and downloaded over 50 million songs from Apple’s iTunes Music Store. ....read full article

New Linksys wireless gear boosts performance by 35% - by Staff Reports
Linksys Wireless-G products with SpeedBooster provide enhanced performance and compatibility with other 802.11b/g products. ....read full article

Digital media hub features memory card reader - by Staff Reports
Actiontec Electronics has come out with their own “digital media hub” that’s wireless and is the only product in its class that enables users to play digital music and images on their stereos and TVs right from their portable memory cards. ....read full article

Serial ATA: What is it? - by Staff Reports
ATA is an interface for desktop system drives that is used to connect hard drives and other peripherals to a PC. ....read full article

Logitech notebook computer mouse made for travel - by Staff Reports
Compact, shock-resistant optical mouse refines concept of portability. ....read full article

April 2004

Dual-layer DVD burners to store nearly twice the data - by Staff Reports
Nearly doubling the storage capacity of current DVD recordable discs, the double layer DVD drives allow users to record up to four hours of high-quality MPEG-2 video or up to 8.5 GB of data, music and/or images on compatible DVD+R DL media. ....read full article

INBOX Reader Letters - by Staff Reports
Photo Printers; Web Cams; Telecommuting; How-to Website Design Tutorials ....read full article

Five Tips On Preventing Online Auction Fraud - by Staff Reports
Online auctions have been called the world’s largest marketplace, with eBay in particular evolving into a venue where millions of items and dollars are exchanged every day. ....read full article

Your Inbox May Be Safer Than Your Mailbox - by Staff Reports
Study shows that online banking significantly reduces your risk of identity theft. ....read full article

Securing the PC-One Password at a Time - by Staff Reports
A secure password helps your computer protect you from hackers ....read full article

March 2004

Reader Letters, Feedback, and Comments - by Staff Reports
This month's letter headlines: View CLM from Vegas... No more magazines at Weggies?... Are Small Form Factor PCs here to stay? ....read full article

Sony’s SLIM digital camera - by Staff Reports
World’s smallest 5 megapixel camera packs performance and style. ....read full article

One touch backup - by Staff Reports
The Maxtor OneTouch drive is a simple backup solution that takes just a push of a button. Who could ask for a simpler backup solution? ....read full article

Print your phone pics right on your bluetooth printer - by Staff Reports
With Bluetooth technology proliferating, devices that work together are hitting store shelves to make your digital life easier. ....read full article

EPoX unveils new lineup of graphics cards - by Staff Reports
EPoX Computer has unveiled it will soon be shipping new graphics cards based on nVIDIA graphics chips. ....read full article

Sony to launch its own online music service - by Staff Reports
Sony recently announced plans to launch its new Connect online music service in the United States. The Connect service will offer consumers an easy-to-use, affordable and secure means of purchasing music online and downloading it to a wide variety of Sony portable devices. ....read full article

Amtrak to offer WiFi to Northeast stations - by Staff Reports
Amtrak and AT&T Wireless have formed a partnership to put wireless Internet (WiFi) service in six of the railroad’s busiest train stations along the Northeast Corridor. ....read full article

Getting rid of your computer? Wipe that hard drive clean! - by Staff Reports
Whether you donate your old computer to a local charity or non-profit organization, sell it on eBay for cash, or dispose of it to a local recycling center, keep in mind you may have some very private information that is left on the hard drive for prying eyes to retrieve. ....read full article

The wireless device every small business should have - by Staff Reports
Linksys recently unveiled a new Wireless-G VPN Broadband Router (WRV54G) -- ideal for very small business environments with mobile employees. ....read full article

Sony’s high-speed dual DVD burner - by Staff Reports
Dual DVD+/- R/RW drive burns DVDs in under ten minutes. ....read full article

January 2004

Thin Is In! - by Staff Reports













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The best of the Internet - by Staff Reports
A handy reference guide can help point you in the direction of the Internet’s best sites ....read full article

eBay Bargain Shopping - by Staff Reports
The “Queen of Online Shopping” offers her tips on finding bargains online ....read full article

December 2003

Website Hot Picks: December 2003 - by Staff Reports
Coolest Inventions of 2003, Ultimate Holiday Wish List, Poetry Daily, Roadside America, Notes from the Road, Nightmare Project, Frogland: All about frogs ....read full article

Locally owned ISP offers super-charged dial-up service - by Staff Reports
BlueFrog.com offers dial-up customers an enhanced service that increases web browsing speeds up to 7-fold without needing any special modem or additional telephone service ....read full article

Tech Gift Guide - by Staff Reports
Tech products that make great gift ideas, and can be found from local computer stores! ....read full article

Instant Office Messaging - by Staff Reports
Office instant messaging is becomming popular as companies wish to communicate with other employees in a secure environment, not depending on the Internet and a remote server ....read full article

A-Z keyboard fit for beginners - by Staff Reports
There are several keyboard manufacturers that make A to Z order keyboards, which some say are much easier for the new user to learn to type on ....read full article

Free Greeting Card Websites - by Staff Reports
’Tis the season to send out e-cards to your friends, family, and co-workers once again ....read full article

Search Google without opening up your browser - by Staff Reports
The Google Deskbar is always visible as it resides right on your Windows Taskbar, making searching the Google search engine simple, no matter what application you’re working with ....read full article

November 2003

New Gear - by Staff Reports
Palm Tungsten T3 PDA, Motorola Wireless Headset HS810 ....read full article

The Facts about Bluetooth Wireless Technology - by Staff Reports
Bluetooth wireless technology revolutionizes the personal connectivity market by providing freedom from wired connections - enabling links between mobile computers, mobile phones, portable handheld devices, and connectivity to the Internet ....read full article

Plextor Introduces 8X DVD Burner PX-708A - by Staff Reports
Bridging the gap between the two leading DVD recordable format standards, Plextor unveiled its first ever drive to burn DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, and CD-R/RW discs ....read full article

Insulated Data Cables Help Reduce Fire Risk - by Staff Reports
Where communications cabling is laid, there’s a risk for fire and other safety hazards ....read full article

Digital Display Technology - by Staff Reports
Digital and high-definition television are considered the first real technological innovations to the medium since its development in the 1920s ....read full article

Your Cell Phone Allows You to Be Tracked - by Staff Reports
Did you know that you can be tracked if you carry a cell phone? According to a recent report by Business Week, a new radar system ....read full article

Stop Viruses, Spam & Hackers - by Staff Reports













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July 2003

What Your Ring Tone Says About You - by Staff Reports
With so many wireless phones ringing everywhere you go, people are trying to choose a ring tone that is distinguishable ....read full article

First XM Satellite Radio Made Exclusively For the PC - by Staff Reports
XM’s Simple-to-Use PC Receiver Offers Digital Sound Quality Unmatched by Internet Audio Streaming ....read full article

Logitech io Digital Pen - by Staff Reports
The Logitech io Digital Pen is the pen that remembers everything you write exactly as it is written on the page ....read full article

Electronic Entertainment - by Staff Reports
The electronic game industry is a steadily growing business ....read full article

Catch That Baby If You Can - With Your Digital! - by Staff Reports
If you’re trying to keep up with baby, you know that capturing the moments that matter can be tough ....read full article

April 2003

Intel Uses New Hologram Art on CPU Boxes - by Staff Reports
Beginning in March 2003, Intel will ship boxed Pentium 4, Celeron, Xeon, Mobile Pentium 4-M and M processors with new artwork for the speed specific hologram on the front of the processor box and ....read full article

Samsung Shows Off 4 GB Memory Stick - by Staff Reports
Samsung has announced the industry’s first 4 GigaByte Double Data Rate - Dual In-line Memory Module ....read full article

AMD Opteron to Use New Naming Scheme - by Staff Reports
Now that AMD has confused everyone enough, compared to Intel’s naming scheme of 2.0GHz and the like, AMD will now change to a 3-digit model number for its upcoming 64-bit Opteron processors due April 22nd ....read full article

Apple Goes Crazy With Patents - by Staff Reports
Apple has been busy patenting icons, user interfaces, and as Mac Observer suggests, “Everything under the sun.” ....read full article

Windows Update sends Microsoft List of all Software Installed on your PC - by Staff Reports
When you use the Windows Update feature with your Windows-based PC, you end up revealing a lot of information about your computer to Microsoft…more than you would want them to know ....read full article

Don’t Throw Away Your Printer Cartridges - by Staff Reports
Most users of inkjet and laser printers and copiers tend to toss the dried-up ink or toner cartridges right into the trash ....read full article

Keep 200GB ‘Outside’ Your PC - by Staff Reports
USB 2.0/Firewire Combo External Hard Drive by Western Digital ....read full article

Teeny-Weeny Digital Camera - by Staff Reports
In a restaurant, at a party, on the road, or for work, the Logitech Pocket Digital lets you capture the action anywhere and in style ....read full article

AMD to Roll-Out Athlon XP3200+ - by Staff Reports
According to some news sources and message boards, AMD plans to roll-out its Athlon XP3200+ as early as April ....read full article

Tablet PC Sales Going Strong - by Staff Reports
Market Research firm IDC, reports that sales for Tablet PCs in the last quarter of 2002 reached more than 72,000 units ....read full article

The Fastest Desktop Hard Drive - by Staff Reports
WD Raptor 36GB Serial ATA Hard Drive ....read full article

System Mechanic - by Staff Reports
Don’t toss your PC out the nearest window or send it to that great electronic scrap heap in the sky. “The Mechanic” is in, and he offers a one-stop shop of more than 15 powerful tools that can have old and new systems alike running like well-oiled machines ....read full article

The King of all Video Cards is Here! Radeon 9800 - by Staff Reports
Radeon 9800: Get Ready For Graphics Heaven ....read full article

New Way To Cool & Quiet Your PC - by Staff Reports
As computer equipment gets more and more advanced, there’s the need to keep such high-end equipment cool ....read full article

Website Hot Picks - by Staff Reports
Websites featured this issue include: Freedomlist, TV Guide, PageGreetings, Movie Mistakes, Free Stuff Center, Earth Cam, Google Images ....read full article

March 2003

AMD Introduces Athlon XP 3000+ Processor - by Staff Reports
On February 10th, AMD introduced the all-new Athlon XP 3000+ processor, which features increased cache memory for greater performance, and outperforms competing desktop PC processors by up to 17 percent on a variety of industry standard software benchmarks ....read full article

Graphics Power on a Budget - by Staff Reports
Featuring a revolutionary Quad-pipe architecture and up to 128MB of memory, Radeon 9000 Pro video card by ATI provides best-of-class performance to accelerate all popular 3D applications and games on the market ....read full article

Web Hot Picks & Internet Editorial Briefs - by Staff Reports
This month's sites: Life Savers Candystand, American Blinds, Wallpaper & More, The Beatles Internet Resource Guide, PlanetDiary, FunnyMail, HotJobs, Fandango.com, MAXfunds ....read full article

Local.Sites - Rochester, NY - by Staff Reports
A listing of local Websites found in Rochester, NY ....read full article

Geek.Link - News For Techies - by Staff Reports
Topics in this issue: The Book of Overclocking, ATI Radeon 9700 for the Mac G4, Ultraviolet Cathode Ray Tubes! ....read full article

Intel Announces ‘Wireless-Internet- - by Staff Reports
Intel has introduced a new cellular processor that uses advanced “wireless-Internet-on-a-chip” technology. The highly integrated microchip is the first to combine the key components of today’s cellular phones and handheld computers onto a single piece of silicon ....read full article

2 Rochester, NY Vendors Make List in Computer Shopper - by Staff Reports
Achieve Spot Within Top 50 Must-See Websites in National Magazine ....read full article

It’s Official: Anything Can Sell on eBay! - by Staff Reports
At press time (2/19/03), it was brought to our attention that an individual from New York City was selling “2003 NYS Blizzard Snow Samples” ....read full article

The Credit Card That Stores 5GB of Data - by Staff Reports
A new, revolutionary technology coming to the market is going to change the way we view portable storage technology, and keep our data secure

StorCard is a convenient and secure portable storage media in a credit card form factor that comes in 100MB to more than 5GB capacities. Amazingly, an on-board processor with integrated software controls authentication, encrypts data securely and executes policies that manage the data, and is stored on the integrated high-capacity rotating storage volume ....read full article

January 2003

Firewire to Catch Up on USB 2.0 - by Staff Reports
Firewire used to be the fastest standard in connecting portable devices to PCs. But that was with the prior USB 1.1 standard. USB 2.0 blows both Firewire and the older USB 1.1 out of the water in terms of data transfer speed, but Firewire isn’t sitting still in this battle ....read full article

Store Data On Your Key Chain - by Staff Reports
One of the hottest tech gadgets right now is flash storage devices. Flash storage is common for use with digital cameras and MP3 players ....read full article

Powerful Speakers with a Sci-Fi Personality - by Staff Reports
Looking for a speaker system for your computer with some serious personality? ....read full article

New Product: Kensington StudioMouse - by Staff Reports
“Creative” and “precise” are two words that don’t normally mesh well, but this mouse brings them together ....read full article

New Product: SONICblue RioVolt SP150 & SP350 - by Staff Reports
Music fans are going to be excited to hear that SONICblue has just come out with two new RioVolt CD/MP3 players with distinctive new looks, features, functions and ease of use ....read full article

The Personal Computer as the Home’s Digital Nerve Center - by Staff Reports
As holiday shopping revs up, new results from The Harris Poll  show that many consumers in the U.S. and Europe will be giving and receiving digital gadgets this year, and many view the personal computer as the most critical piece of technology in the modern home. Sponsored by Dell and Microsoft Corp., the 2002 International Digital Lifestyle Study of 1,500 consumers shows that they view the computer as the new center for family entertainment, and the digital springboard that helps connect the ....read full article

Tom Says W2K, XP Are Best - by Staff Reports
A recent article at Tom’s Hardware Guide comparing OS’s for gaming suggests Windows XP is the fastest and most stable among 98, 98SE, Me, W2K & XP tests ....read full article

Hitachi Introduces ‘Reduced Size’ MultiMediaCard; World’s Smallest Flash Card - by Staff Reports
Hitachi has just announced their new Reduced Size MultiMediaCard (RS-MMC), a new storage format approximately half the size of the existing MultiMediaCard ....read full article

Time to Get That Flat Panel LCD - by Staff Reports
Flat panel LCD monitors were once something wealthy, early adopters and heavy technophiles had at their desks, but today, prices have dropped to manageable levels ....read full article

Study: 31% of Email Addresses Are Changed Annually - by Staff Reports
Email users lose half of Website relationships, on average, after switching email addresses, according to recent study ....read full article

Checking for Safe Toys - by Staff Reports
Before going toy shopping, using the Internet, you can check the toys on his or her wish list against a comprehensive database of toys that have been subject to recalls by manufacturers or the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The SafeChild.net Toy Recall Database goes far beyond what is available elsewhere on the Web. Just launched on December 10th, 2002, SafeChild.net provides a powerful database-driven search engine that allows parents and gift-givers the ability to search for all ....read full article

D-Link’s Dual-band, Multi-mode Wireless Access Point - by Staff Reports
New D-Link AirPro Access Point features 802.11a and 802.11b connectivity ....read full article

Website HotPicks - by Staff Reports
Websites covered: Studio Tours and TV Tickets, Ultimate Chatlist, Fitness Online, USB Stuff, Half.com, USDA For Kids, PetEducation.com ....read full article

Bush Signs Dot Kids Internet Safety Legislation - by Staff Reports
New Legislation Designed To Make a Safe Zone for Kids Online ....read full article

Local Sites - by Staff Reports
Listing of local sites of interest Online ....read full article

Backup and Copy DVD Movies - by Staff Reports
DVD X Copy is a brand new piece of software that is a single program, and can backup, copy and restore your own DVD movies within about an hour ....read full article

AMD Demonstrates the Power 0f 64-Bit Gaming - by Staff Reports
At Comdex this year, AMD demonstrated a 64-bit developmental version of Unreal Tournament 2003 on a system based on the upcoming AMD Athlon 64 processor. Unreal Tournament 2003, based on the latest generation Unreal Engine technology, is the recently released sequel to Epic Games’ and Digital Extremes’ award-winning Unreal Tournament. The Unreal Engine serves as the foundation upon which many other award-winning games have been built and has been licensed by top game developers for games i ....read full article

December 2002

INBOX - Reader Letters - by Staff Reports
This month's letter topics: Road Runner Email, PC Tote, Techie Gifts ....read full article

Web Hot Picks - by Staff Reports
Sites mentioned include: Bankrate.com, NetFlix, Fark.com, How Stuff Works, Auto Shopping, Holiday Shopping... ....read full article

November 2002

New Product: 200GB Western Digital Hard Drive w/8MB Cache - by Staff Reports
Looking for some serious storage space? Western Digital has just released their “Drivezilla” 200GB (gigabyte) capacity hard drive, which is part of the Special Edition Caviar line featuring 8MB cache – 4 times the cache found in Western Digital’s other hard drive lines ....read full article

New Products: Panasonic E-Wear Digital Audio Player: SV-SD50 - by Staff Reports
Small, lightweight and ergonomically designed for fast and easy operation, Panasonic’s ultra-portable SV-SD50 e-wear SD player offers up to 30 hours of uninterrupted play on just one “AAA” size battery ....read full article

New Products: Kodak expands EasyShare digital camera line - by Staff Reports
Adding to Its EasyShare Camera Line-up, Kodak Launches High Performance DX4330 Zoom Digital Camera and Point-and-Shoot CX4200 Digital Camera ....read full article

New Software Adds Live Video to Instant Messaging - by Staff Reports
New Free Service Works with MSN Messenger and AOL Instant Messenger, Allowing Users to Instantly Meet Friends and Family Face to Face ....read full article

Learn to Build Your Own PC - by Staff Reports
Are you interested in seeing how a computer gets built? The Center for Workforce Development at BOCES 2 is offering a new class called “Build Your Own PC" ....read full article

Fairport Library Features “Web Wednesdays” - by Staff Reports
A personal guide to cool, informative, educational and entertaining Websites will be featured at the Fairport Public Library every fourth Wednesday in Rochester ....read full article

Flat Screen or Flat Panel?...which is which? - by Staff Reports
Do you know the difference between flat screens and flat panels? It can be confusing when shopping for monitors and determining a true flat panel LCD screen versus a standard CRT monitor with a flat front to it ....read full article

USB On-The-Go: New USB Technology for Mobile Devices - by Staff Reports
USB On-The-Go (OTG), a supplement to the USB 2.0 specification, eliminates the current limitation in USB that requires a PC to act as host and exchange data for its connected devices ....read full article

Donate Cell Phone, Save Lives - by Staff Reports
Call To Protect program offers wireless lifelines for victims of domestic violence ....read full article

Google Now Serves Up News - by Staff Reports
Recently launched Google News presents information gathered from approximately 4,000 news sources worldwide and automatically arranged to present the most relevant news first ....read full article

eBay Takes Ownership of PayPal Payment Service - by Staff Reports
A natural extension of eBay’s trading platform, the acquisition supports the company’s mission to create an efficient global Online marketplace ....read full article

Consumers Plan on Buying Much More Online This Holiday - by Staff Reports
Internet users will shop 23% more Online this holiday, with broadband users most intent on doing their shopping on the Net ....read full article

Website Hot Picks - November 2002 - by Staff Reports
Sites this month: InfoPlease, Symantec Security Response, Hackz: The Geeks Guide to the Internet, Bill Gates Personal Wealth Clock, and PBS Parents ....read full article

The FBI’s Most Wanted Couples - by Staff Reports
They may not be matches made in heaven, but the FBI is promoting these “partners” in crime on their Website ....read full article

The Sims Unleashed - by Staff Reports
In recently released The Sims Unleashed, players can now add pets to their Sims families. An all new expanded neighborhood featuring parks, pet stores, cafes and markets will give the Sims and their new pets a variety of places to sniff, explore and meet their new neighbors ....read full article

Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix - by Staff Reports
The sequel to the award-winning Soldier of Fortune, Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix drops you into the ranks of America’s elite covert troops in a gritty and intense battle for survival ....read full article

Geek Link: PC Tote - by Staff Reports
If you’re tired of straining yourself transporting your PC around, you’ll want to invest in a PC Tote ....read full article

Linksys Instant Wireless Network CF Card - by Staff Reports
Retail: $99 The wireless craze is now, and if you have a CompactFlash-enabled Pocket PC device, you will want to get CompactFlash (CF) wireless network card. Experience the same speed and ease of wireless networking with your CompactFlash Type II ready personal digital assistant as you do with your laptop or desktop computer with the Linksys Instant Wireless Network CF Card. This Type II CompactFlash card connects directly to your PDA...just plug it in and you’re ready to share dat ....read full article

Windows Powered Mobile Devices - by Staff Reports
Microsoft, the king of the PC world with it’s Windows operating system dominating the PC market, is putting most of its research and development efforts to dominating the new portable device market ....read full article

Unlicensed Music Downloads to Peak in 2005 - by Staff Reports
Consumers will continue to flock to unlicensed file sharing services such KaZaa and Morpheus because of their unlimited content and zero cost. ....read full article

The University at Buffalo Acquires More Than 2,000 Dell Servers to be Used for Advanced Research - by Staff Reports
Linux cluster is one of the largest ever hosted at a U.S. Educational Institution ....read full article

PCs Are Going To Disappear Forever - by Staff Reports
Nowadays, a world without the Internet seems inconceivable. A world without personal computers seems no less likely, but ten years from now we won’t have ‘em, and people will whisper with concerned sympathy about folk who still bang on about Athlons, Pentiums and PowerPCs in the same way we talk about Amiga users today ....read full article

October 2002

T-Mobile Launches Wireless Service in Western NY - by Staff Reports
:: A New Wireless Provider in Our Area Promises to Offer Consumers More Minutes, More Features, and More Services than Any Other Carrier ....read full article

New Product: T-Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition - by Staff Reports
Customers Get Full Color Wireless Internet Experience on Voice-Enabled PDA ....read full article

New Product: VideoWave Movie Creator - by Staff Reports
VideoWave Movie Creator is the complete home video editing solution that lets you automatically turn raw video and a favorite song into an entertaining movie ....read full article

All there is to Learn about Memory - by Staff Reports
Confused about the difference between SDRAM, DDR, Rambus, SIMMs, and what other memory specs mean? Fear no more. ....read full article

Buy a PC or a Laptop? - by Staff Reports
You may be considering whether a desktop system suites most of your needs, or whether a portable laptop would cater more to your lifestyle ....read full article

Your Motherboard - by Staff Reports
Every computer has a motherboard installed inside the case ....read full article

ECC vs. Non-ECC RAM - by Staff Reports
ECC stands for Error Checking and Correction, which you may see when shopping for RAM for your computer. ECC detects bit errors that can occur from data transferring to and from your RAM, and then corrects the error. ECC is needed to ensure the accuracy and integrity of your data, resulting in a more reliable and stable system. However, ECC memory requires more overhead since it is doing more work than non-ECC memory, which makes it mostly a candidate for mission-critical systems such as servers ....read full article

Keeping Your Hard Drive Running at Peak Performance - by Staff Reports
Regular PC usage fragments hard drive space causing gaps on the drive which slow system performance. With these spaces existing on your hard drive, applications must hunt for unoccupied space ....read full article

Talk, Not Type - by Staff Reports
Dragon NaturallySpeaking v6 is the latest release of ScanSoft’s award-winning speech recognition software ....read full article

Consider Future Upgrades Before Buying That New PC - by Staff Reports
Many people prefer buying a name they know, and feel most comfortable doing that. You wouldn’t buy a car that wasn’t a popular name would you? But PCs are different, because the technology behind them blossoms every month, and when buying a PC it is recommended you consider what you can do to upgrade it after a few years when it becomes a dinosaur ....read full article

September 2002

New Product: SONICblue Rio 900 Digital Audio Player • $249 - by Staff Reports
The Rio 900 Digital Audio Player is a pocket-sized, skip-free portable player perfect for music enthusiasts with active lifestyles ....read full article

New Product: NEC PowerMate eco • $1,299 - by Staff Reports
The NEC PowerMate eco is the first all-in-one, fanless ecological PC. The PowerMate eco was created to specifically address the growing environmental and workplace problems associated with traditional desktop PCs ....read full article

GPS Personal Locator for Children - by Staff Reports
Wherify’s GPS Personal Locator is unlike any location-based service available today. Through the convergence of GPS, digital wireless technologies, and Wherify’s patented technology, the miniaturized, wrist-worn locator offers a tested and proven safety solution that gives parents peace of mind knowing they can locate their children, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. ....read full article

500 Million Old PCs Leading to E-waste Nightmare - by Staff Reports
Five hundred million computers will need to be disposed of by 2007. A congressman has introduced legislation recently to address the growing problem of what to do with these old computers. ....read full article

Researchers Launch Site to Collect Dot-Com Era Blueprints - by Staff Reports
The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business and Webmergers.com have launched the Business Plan Archive (BPA), a Web-based initiative designed to create a permanent record of the historic dot-com era ....read full article

The Computer Renaissance Computer Show - by Staff Reports
Rochester computer store owner airs weekly computer talk show on WYSL 1040 AM and on the Web ....read full article

No More Paper Airline Tickets - by Staff Reports
United Airlines said that it plans to have all-electronic ticketing by the end of 2003, and starting August 1st of this year, started charging a $20 fee to customers who request paper tickets ....read full article

Pick on the bad guy - fairy - by Staff Reports
Osama Bin Laden - we're going to pick on you! Several Websites are dedicated to poking fun of Laden, and Computer Link Magazine brings them to you. ....read full article

Web Hot Picks - by Staff Reports
The Osbornes, Opinion Place, Do It Yourself Home Improvement, ReserveAmerica, Jokes.com ....read full article

SUNY Doubles Enrollment of Online Courses - by Staff Reports
The SUNY System has announced that enrollments in the award-winning SUNY Learning Network (SLN), the Online learning arm of the State University of New York, reached an all-time high for the 2001-02 academic year ....read full article

Halo coming to the PC - by Staff Reports
Development is underway to port Halo, the critically acclaimed first-person shooter, to PC and Mac platforms ....read full article

August 2002

INBOX Reader Letters - by Staff Reports
This month's letters: Where’s the sound icon?, Home Computer Help, PC Market Update ....read full article

HP to introduce 50 new printers next year - by Staff Reports
More than $1 billion invested in company’s largest rollout of consumer products sparking a new digital revolution ....read full article

Toshiba Introduces New Notebook With Wireless Keyboard and Mouse - by Staff Reports
To meet the needs of today’s mobile PC users who are demanding power, performance and added sophistication, Toshiba just announced the introduction of the Satellite 1955-S801, a unique portable PC featuring a super-size display and innovative wireless technology ....read full article

CenDyne Ships Fast Interface and Lightweight CD-RW - by Staff Reports
New Design Makes Portable CD-burning Drive Perfect for Burning CDs at Home or in the Office ....read full article

R News Takes Nick Off The Air - by Staff Reports
756-Talk Computer Help Call-in Show Gets Taken Off Rochester’s R News – Time Warner Cable Channel 9 ....read full article

Netscape Previews Browser Version 7.0 - by Staff Reports
Latest Browser Release Allows Users to Get the Most from Their Time Online with Efficient Browsing and Email, AOL Instant Messenger, and More ....read full article

One Billion PCs in the World and Counting - by Staff Reports
New Report Shows it Took 25 Years to Reach a Billion and Forecasts That the Two Billionth PC Will Arrive in the Next Six Years ....read full article

Buy.com, Amazon.com fight it out over shipping, prices - by Staff Reports
Buy.com has broken the record books and has taken a hard stab at moving business away from competitor Amazon.com with free shipping on books and a promise of 10% off Amazon's prices ....read full article

Website Hot Picks - by Staff Reports
Sites mentioned: TechBargains.com, Dotti's Weight Loss Zzone, MuseumSpot.com, American Memory, AllPosters.com and Domain Surfer. ....read full article

Western NY Gaming "PlayOff" - by Staff Reports
If it’s gaming chatter you’re looking for, and you want to see what other gamers from the area think, you’re not going to want to miss the biggest gaming event to hit Western NY ....read full article

infoUSA Introduces NewLeadsUSA - by Staff Reports
New Businesses, New Homeowners and New Movers Database to Power Future Growth ....read full article

July 2002

INBOX Reader Letters - by Staff Reports
This month's topics: Windows Password, Virtual Memory, Stopping Website Sounds ....read full article

Sony’s Pocket-sized Digital Camcorder - by Staff Reports
New MICROMV Handycam Camcorder Offers Digital Video Quality, Thumbnail Picture Access ....read full article

On the Run. Thin and Light Notebook by Sony - by Staff Reports
Sony’s New VAIO Notebook Offers a 14.1-inch Screen, Full-Size Keyboard, Integrated Wireless with Thin-and-Light Profile ....read full article

Close That Application Easily - by Staff Reports
Sometimes, an application may lock-up and you cannot close it easily ....read full article

Microworx Purchases Existing WNY Computer Company, Acquires Henrietta Location - by Staff Reports
Rochester-based Microworx has announced the recent acquisition of Serviceland, LLC, a company that has been providing printer and computer service to Western New York since the beginning of the PC era. ....read full article

Pick up your Amazon.com books, music and videos at Borders - by Staff Reports
Pick up your Amazon.com books, music and videos at Borders Amazon.com customers can pick up Online-purchased books, music and movies at Borders, eliminating shipping charges and waiting for packages to arrive ....read full article

Website Hot Picks - by Staff Reports
Sites featured: Stoneage.com, FreeTranslation.com, TV Guide, BabyNames.com ....read full article

New homes go for bid on eBay - by Staff Reports
New category features thousands of custom designed and model homes ....read full article

June 2002

INBOX Reader Letters - by Staff Reports
This month's topics: Backing up data, A Linux Windows?, Is DSL worth the money? ....read full article

Apple Unveils New eMac for Education - by Staff Reports
17-Inch Flat CRT eMac Most Affordable G4 System Ever ....read full article

Planar Unveils 23.1-Inch Flat-Panel Monitor - by Staff Reports
Large Viewing Area Displays Two Standard Pages of Text Side-by-Side; UXGA Resolution Provides Sharp Detail for Demanding Applications ....read full article

Interactive science experience at the RMSC - by Staff Reports
New ExploraZone feature at the Rochester Museum & Science Center features 39 hands-on science exhibits for visitors of all ages ....read full article

How much RAM do you have? - by Staff Reports
The simple steps to fining out how much and what kind of RAM your computer has ....read full article

Is your file-sharing application putting spyware on your computer? - by Staff Reports
Many of the popular P2P file-sharing clients package other applications that aren’t disclosed to you during installation. ....read full article

An Online Resource for stay-at-home parents - by Staff Reports
Moms and dads who stay at home with the kids are constantly on the go, finding ways to keep the kids occupied, and keeping the house in order ....read full article

Internet hoaxes, rumors, and urban legends - by Staff Reports
We’ve all had someone we know forward us an amazing story they received in email. People who send it to you cannot believe what they read, and think so seriously about it, that they want to inform everyone they know. Some examples of these emails include: a warning about HIV infected needles being placed in the handle on gas pumps, flesh eating bananas, a photo of a man atop the World Trade Center on 9/11, with a plane aiming right for him, and the business traveler, who has a drink with som ....read full article

Computer Stupidities Website - by Staff Reports
Computer Stupidities is a large collection of stories and anecdotes about clueless computer users ....read full article

Have Case, Will Mod - by Staff Reports
Local entrepreneur manufacturers and sells PC case modifications through his Website and ships to customers worldwide ....read full article

Local Sites - Buffalo & Rochester - by Staff Reports
Local Western NY Websites of Interest with hyperlinks to each site mentioned ....read full article

Rochester PC store gets authorized from Xerox - by Staff Reports
Local computer reseller gets chosen to be local Xerox Authorized Dealer, and expands product offerings ....read full article

May 2002

INBOX Reader Letters - by Staff Reports
Roaming Wirelessly, Where to trash my PC? ....read full article

TDK MOJO 620 CD-MP3 Digital Jukebox - by Staff Reports
TDK ships its second-generation MOJO 620 CD-MP3 digital jukebox ....read full article

The New IT Certification: MCSA - by Staff Reports
The new Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) on Microsoft Windows 2000 credential is a new IT certification that will advance your career by ensuring you have the skills to successfully manage and troubleshoot system environments running on the Windows 2000 operating system ....read full article

Rochester Hamfest Show - by Staff Reports
Annual radio and computer show coming to the Dome Center May 31 – June 2 ....read full article

One-time Credit Card = Secure Shopping - by Staff Reports
American Express Card account holders can now take advantage of a free service they offer Online, which will make hesitant online shoppers more willing to buy over the Internet ....read full article

Local Sites - Buffalo & Rochester - by Staff Reports
ROCHESTER Picks: Better Business Bureau of Upstate NY, Weather Underground, iKnowRochester.com..plus more!
BUFFALO Picks: BuffaloPix, Buffalo Foods, Western NY Jobs..plus more! ....read full article

Website Hot Picks - by Staff Reports
This month's picks: The Old Farmer’s Almanac Forum, News Index, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, New York State Dept of State – Division of Corporations, and Healthy Pet ....read full article

April 2002

INBOX Reader Letters - by Staff Reports
Loving Game Mods Dear CLM: I loved your last issue on game mods! I have been a PC gamer for about 3 years now, and have found so much excitement with game modifications. I had no clue that the average Joe could potentially make his or her own mod, so I thank Ralph Hiney for introducing me into that realm. I am aggressively pursuing that field now. I have loved your magazine for a long time now, and I love what you have done with the addition of the gaming pages and the guys from ....read full article

A Movie Theater In Your Car’s Back Seat - by Staff Reports
Designed for use in cars, SUVs, recreational vehicles and even boats, the compact-sized Mobile Video Cassette player features a 5.6-inch color LCD active matrix display that delivers a consistent picture even in bright lighting conditions ....read full article

FREE Fonts - by Staff Reports
If you are connected to the Internet, there are many Websites offering free font downloads as freeware for you to use in word processing documents, greeting cards, Webpages, and desktop publishing applications ....read full article

Product Spotlight: KVM Switches - by Staff Reports
Controlling Multiple PCs with One Keyboard, Mouse & Monitor ....read full article

Get Your Faxes By Email - by Staff Reports
If you travel a lot, or hate having paper faxes lingering around, you might be wishing there were a solution to get faxes sent directly to your email. With eFax Plus, you can! ....read full article

Recording Keystrokes - by Staff Reports
With PC software, you can monitor what’s being done with your PC while you’re not around ....read full article

Record Phone Conversations - by Staff Reports
Have you ever wished you could have recorded a conversation you had over the phone? ....read full article

VIA Launches Apollo KT333 Chipset - by Staff Reports
Via brings Lightning Fast DDR333 Memory Support to the AMD Athlon XP processor ....read full article

Your Neighborhood From Space - by Staff Reports
Your neighborhood looks much different from up above. At Microsoft’s TerraServer Website, you can view aerial photographs of any area of the US. ....read full article

March 2002

Small storage for your portables - by Staff Reports
Iomega’s Microdrive packs a CompactFlash memory card for storage of your multimedia files from your digital camera, MP3 player, or PC ....read full article

SoloTrek XFV Achieves First Controlled, Manned Flight - by Staff Reports
Millennium Jet, a young Silicon Valley aerospace defense contractor, achieved a major milestone in the development of its SoloTrek XFV (Exo-Skeletor Flying Vehicle) ....read full article

Yahoo! ranks MCC as among Most Wired - by Staff Reports
Monroe Community College was recently named one of the top 20 “most wired” two-year institutions nationwide in the fourth annual Yahoo! Internet Life magazine’s survey of colleges and universities ....read full article

Blue Frog Internet: Rochester’s Low Price ISP - by Staff Reports
Local Internet Service Provider offers dial-up service for just $50/year ....read full article

50% of Americans now Online - by Staff Reports
Internet Usage Promising for Economic Vitality ....read full article

Local Sites - Sites of Local Interest - by Staff Reports
Rochester Gas & Electric You would think that an electrical company’s website would be packed full of corporate content that wouldn’t interest anyone but its employees and stockholders, but RG&E has some useful and fun things to do for kids, and some helpful things for those who are in charge of the household energy bills. First off, they have a section devoted entirely to kids. In this section, kids can learn about electricity safety, and then move on to f ....read full article

Website Hot Picks - by Staff Reports
This month's sites include: Freedomlist, Movie Mistakes, 2002 Olympics, Google Images, TV Guide, uBid auction site, PageGreetings ....read full article

Apple Makes Mac OS X the Default Operating System on All Macs - by Staff Reports
Over 2,500 Native Applications & Support for All Popular Digital Devices Now Available ....read full article

Local PC shop hosts popular tech forum - by Staff Reports
Local PC retailer, PC Innovations, hosts a comprehensive web forum for a number of topics and gets a huge worldwide following ....read full article

February 2002

New Products: Ulead DVD MovieFactory - by Staff Reports
New PC Software Allows Users to Transform Home Videos Into Polished DVD Movies...DVD Authoring Is Simple, Enjoyable for Consumer Audience ....read full article

New Products: TDK’s 40X CD burner - by Staff Reports
TDK leads the industry with the fastest CD burner due out in April 2002 ....read full article

New Products: AMD Athlon XP 2000+ - by Staff Reports
If you’re a fan of AMD, or just into fast computers, the latest XP-branded processor from AMD is the true winner for PC users in terms of speed and performance ....read full article

TiVo Introduces Next Generation Digital Video Recorder - by Staff Reports
TiVo Series2 offers more recording capacity and enables new entertainment services ....read full article

Defragment your hard drive to keep it at its peak - by Staff Reports
Files and applications on your computer’s hard disk drive are not always stored together as one unit, but are often divided into smaller units and scattered around the hard disk, which is caused by normal use, says Microsoft ....read full article

Teaching kids about investing...Online - by Staff Reports
Online stock market simulator games are fun and teach skills real-life money skills ....read full article

eBay’s Auction for America ends - by Staff Reports
eBay’s Online charity effort designed to help the victims and families of those affected by the events of September 11, reached its 100th and final day on December 25 ....read full article

Website Hot Picks - by Staff Reports
This months sites include Free Stuff Center, Arielle’s Recipe Archive, Google Catalogs, Earth Cam, and Rotten Tomatoes ....read full article

Local Sites - Sites of Local Interest - by Staff Reports
Local websites of interest, based in Rochester, NY ....read full article

Apple Unveils the New iMac - by Staff Reports
Ground-Breaking Flat-Panel Design & G4 Processor Standard ....read full article

January 2002

New Digital Music Jukebox Lets Music Lovers Carry More Than 3,000 Songs - by Staff Reports
Music lovers everywhere have a new option for easily taking their entire music collection with them everywhere they go with the introduction of e.Digital Corporation’s Treo 10, a lightweight, pocket-sized digital music jukebox with the capacity to store approximately 200 CDs worth of music. The Treo 10, one of the smallest digital jukeboxes available, offers superior sound quality and more than 150 hours of music storage. The Treo 10 effectively combines excellent audio quality with an easy ....read full article

Website Hot Picks - by Staff Reports
This months sites include Helping.org, the Auto Troubleshooting Guide, Google Zeitgeist, LowerMyBills.com, and Planet Feedback. ....read full article

Calculating shipping costs online - by Staff Reports
Go online to check shipping rates for your holiday deliveries. ....read full article

Xerox and RIT launch website to speed emerging technologies to market - by Staff Reports
New website provides early adopters with first public look at promising software ....read full article

Time Warner adds ability to fulfill multiple ISPs - by Staff Reports
Time Warner Cable’s use of BroadJump’s Virtual Truck Installer enables seamless offering and fulfillment of a variety of ISPs for Time Warner Cable and its consumers ....read full article

Lexmark Survey Dispels Commonly Believed Myths - by Staff Reports
Nationwide study reveals Internet’s impact on paper use and provides glimpse of future printing environments ....read full article

December 2001

AMD Introduces the Athlon XP1900+ CPU - by Staff Reports
It’s the latest craze in the industry. It’s the buzzword of today : XP. AMD was smart, and has incorporated “XP” into their newest line of high-speed processors, and recently began shipping the new AMD Athlon XP 1900+ processor, which features their new QuantiSpeed architecture and delivers up to a 25-percent performance advantage versus competitive processors on real-world applications. ....read full article

HP Introduces World’s First Retail PC with DVD+RW - by Staff Reports
Hewlett-Packard has announced their new home PC featuring HP’s new DVD+RW drive. ....read full article

Print wirelessly from any Windows-powered Pocket PC - by Staff Reports
Anycom announced that it released PocketPRINT, the most advanced wireless printing solution for the Microsoft Windows Powered Pocket PC and Pocket PC 2002 handheld computing devices. ....read full article

SanDisk shows off 1GB CompactFlash Card - by Staff Reports
New portable storage card doubles capacity of future flash products, giving consumers enough capacity to store large amounts of digital images, data, music or videos ....read full article

Recordable DVD poised for explosive growth - by Staff Reports
Growing interest in video applications, availability of combination DVD drives cited as key factors driving demand ....read full article

November 2001

XP Home or XP Pro? Which one is for you? - by Staff Reports
Check out the features of the Home and Professional Editions of Windows XP ....read full article

Microsoft Plus! for Windows XP - by Staff Reports
Microsoft recently unveiled Microsoft Plus! for the Windows XP operating system, which is the new software that supercharges the Windows XP experience with enhanced digital media tools, new games, and eye-popping desktop themes, including 3-D screen savers. ....read full article

New software transforms home videos into polished DVD movies - by Staff Reports
DVD authoring is made simple and enjoyable for consumers ....read full article

Before installing, run the WinXP Upgrade Advisor - by Staff Reports
Before upgrading an existing computer system to Windows XP, it is advised that you first use the Windows XP Upgrade Advisor tool. The Upgrade Advisor checks to make sure your existing system hardware and software are compatible with Windows XP. ....read full article

AMD unveils new Athlon XP Processor - by Staff Reports
New high-end processor incorporates the ?XP? from the new Windows XP operating system, which the new processor was developed to run under ....read full article

Phone, messaging & organizer all-in-one - by Staff Reports
Handspring integrates GSM phone and Palm OS organizer putting mobile calling, wireless email, personal organization, messaging and full web browsing into one compact device ....read full article

HP introduces sub-$250 laser printer - by Staff Reports
Low cost printer is great for high-quality prints for home users ....read full article

Taco Bell partners with Microsoft to give away 6.700 free Xbox game consoles - by Staff Reports
As fans and game players anxiously await the arrival of the Xbox game console on November 15th, Taco Bell unveiled details of a national sweepstakes program that awards more than 6,700 consumers across the country with an Xbox system, a game controller and a video game title. Entering to win an Xbox is simple. Customers making a purchase at participating Taco Bell restaurants Oct. 18-28 will receive a “Win It Before You Can Buy It” sweepstakes ticket. Then go online at www.xbox.com and ente ....read full article

Console Gaming News - by Staff Reports
Sega says Shenmue not coming out for Dreamcast Sega of America dealt the final deathblow to their Dreamcast gaming console announcing that the highly-anticipated sequel to Shenmue will now be an X-Box exclusive. Sega had promised earlier in the year that Shenmue II would indeed be coming to the Dreamcast, giving gamers a reason to continue buying the console released in September of 1999. The news comes as a shock to gamers, disappointing Dreamcast owners and gaming fans all over the US. S ....read full article

New website educates public about biological, chemical attacks - by Staff Reports
A website has been launched for the purpose of educating the general public on personal protection from biological and chemical terrorist attacks ....read full article

AOL launches version 7.0 - by Staff Reports
America Online, Inc. (AOL ? www.aol.com) just launched its new version, AOL 7.0, which integrates local programming into every part of the service, provides easy access to high-speed audio and video content, and introduces breakthrough music and entertainment features. AOL 7.0 is designed to bring local content front and center throughout the service, reflecting the growing demand for information that?s relevant in consumers? own communities as the online med ....read full article

Rent movies by mail - by Staff Reports
Online movie rental outfit, Netflix, allows members to rent unlimited DVD movies with no due back date for a flat monthly fee. ....read full article

Website Hot Picks - by Staff Reports
Computer Link Magazine's monthly list of great sites of interest ....read full article

Technology for a Safe Halloween - by Staff Reports
With heightened security now part of the national agenda, a holiday like Halloween may have some parents on edge. But there are some high-tech tools to help keep track of your kids and at the same time, give you peace of mind. ....read full article

October 2001

Handspring introduces high- and low-end Visor handhelds - by Staff Reports
New PDAs offer more features and a fast, new Motorola Dragonball VZ processor ....read full article

Web Hot Picks - October 2001 - by Staff Reports
Computer Link Magazine's monthly list of great sites of interest. ....read full article

Ebay gearing up for TV series - by Staff Reports
By Dick Kelsey, Newsbytes To a small screen from a smaller one: eBay is taking its highly successful Internet auctioning to television in the form of a syndicated program set for launch in the fall of 2002. “The idea of the program is for eBay to continue efforts to expand its brand identification and reach out to a segment of the audience that might not be familiar with eBay,” company spokesman Kevin Pursglove said. The half-hour program will air Mond ....read full article

FBI warns of increased activity by ‘Patriotic Hacktivists’ - by Staff Reports
The FBI is predicting a surge in “patriotic hacktivism” as crackers begin targeting websites of groups believed to be connected to September 11th’s terrorists attacks on America. ....read full article

Small businesses confused about online sales taxes - by Staff Reports
More than 60 percent of small businesses charge sales tax on either all or none of the items sold through their websites, according to a study released by the National Federal of Independent Business (NFIB). ....read full article

Pace of IT hiring will increase late this year - by Staff Reports
The hiring of information technology (IT) professionals across the U.S. will increase in the fourth quarter, according to a recent survey. ....read full article

September 11th Disaster Sites of Interest - by Staff Reports
To do our small part, we've put together this listing of websites having to do something with donations, information, help, and support in regards to the September 11th national disaster that wreaked havoc on our country and citizens. If our list helps one person or family, it's well worth the effort, and served its purpose. ....read full article

Sept 2001

SkyGolf GPS device for Visor handheld - by Staff Reports
New Springboard module allows golfers to have a personal GPS system that works on courses around the world ....read full article

CoolSpeech 4.0 - Text-to-speech player for Windows - by Staff Reports
ByteCool Software has released CoolSpeech 4.0, a text-to-speech player for Windows, which allows you to listen to any text from local and online sources with high-quality spoken audio or save as .wav files. ....read full article

Navy launches site to recruit hispanics - by Staff Reports
The U.S. Navy has just introduced the launch of ELNAVY.com, a Website designed for new recruits of Hispanic origin ELNAVY.com targets Hispanic men and women eligible to join the Navy, and their families. The site communicates the Navy’s understanding of the Hispanic community and culture, which is deeply rooted in family tradition and values. Additionally, ELNAVY.com was designed to generate a better understanding of the role of the U.S. Navy and the important mission it serves throughout ....read full article

NY State Inmate Lookup - by Staff Reports
Know someone who was sent to prison and want to find out what they were charged with? Want to know when a prison inmate is due for parole? The NY State Inmate Population Information Search allows you to enter in a person’s name, and shows you the pertinent information regarding their imprisonment. ....read full article

New medical website focuses on Rochester health issues - by Staff Reports
Hip and knee information online without the commercialized feeling ....read full article

Poll shows physicians’ use of PDA’s increasing - by Staff Reports
Harris Interactive poll results show doctors’ use of PDAs for work purposes has almost doubled since 1999 ....read full article

Most Common IT Certifications - by Staff Reports
A listing of the top IT Certifications with descriptions of each. ....read full article

Newest Web annoyance: large, noisy ‘skyscraper’ ads - by Staff Reports
Advertisers are using flash animation and sound effects, along with popup banner messages to gain click-throughs ....read full article

Why get certified? - by Staff Reports
Some computer professionals struggle with lower salaries than their certified counterparts, and they rarely get promotions. People with certification are considered hotter prospects than those without. Certification provides technicians with an industry recognized and valuable credentials that will help them land a good job or receive a raise as a reward for the achievement. In the IT industry, there’s no such thing as being “overqualified,” so adding an MCSE certification to your list of ....read full article

Prevent the “Blue Screen of Death” with System Mechanic - by Staff Reports
System Mechanic software keeps PCs in check with 15 tools for speed, reliability and security ....read full article

New Software: Norton AntiVirus 2002 - by Staff Reports
New antivirus software maximizes protection, automates virus removal without interrupting work or slowing down a users’ system, and supports Windows XP ....read full article

August 2001

Online reading program encourages children to read more - by Staff Reports
Statistics show children who go an entire summer vacation without reading have to use four months when school returns to reach the reading level where they were at when school ended for the summer. Parents who recognize that learning skills diminish during the summer months can now turn their summer days into family fun reading days. Encouraging children to read frequently helps transform a basic skill to a learned behavior. ....read full article

Searching Online for library books from home - by Staff Reports
You no longer have to be a master at looking up books using the card files at the library anymore. The Monroe County Library System’s LIBRA Public Library Catalog can be accessed from any computer connected to the Internet. ....read full article

Like Television? - by Staff Reports
Are you a fan of classic television? How about old cartoons such as Bugs Bunny, Casper and Popeye? You can watch some of television’s classics right Online at Like Television, a site that blends the Internet and television mediums. ....read full article

Best websites of the year honored at 5th annual Webby Awards - by Staff Reports
More than 3,000 digital dignitaries and wired celebs turned out to bestow Webby Awards on the year’s best Websites and to honor individual achievement in technology. ....read full article

Maxtor to shatter 100 GB hard drive capacity - by Staff Reports
Maxtor just announced its support for the industry’s next generation ATA interface standard that breaks the 137GB barrier for ATA hard drives. This breakthrough allows the creation of ATA hard drives that can access more than 100,000 times more data than the current 137GB interface standard. ....read full article

Rochester home shopping online - by Staff Reports
Going shopping for a new house or apartment no longer has to be a difficult task, driving around looking at property. With the power of the Internet, you can specify comprehensive search criteria, see a photo of the property and get the specifics before you decide to go out and pay a visit in person with your agent. ....read full article

Be careful opening that emailed file attachment - by Staff Reports
Before opening your next attachment someone sent you through email, make sure you scan it with your anti-virus program. Most computers get infected by viruses by opening up email attachments that are infected with a virus. ....read full article

July 2001

Web Hot Picks - by Staff Reports
PlanetDiary www.phschool.com/science/planetdiary PlanetDiary records the events and phenomena that affect Earth and its residents. Every week, this site presents geological, astronomical, meteorological, biological, and environmental news from around the globe. FunnyMail www.funnymail.com Just for your amusement is a site called FunnyMail. FunnyMail considers itself to be the most amusing, funny site on the Web. This is a site that approaches laughter in new and silly ways. HotJobs ....read full article

May 2001

The ultimate digital photo management software - by Staff Reports
Jasc Software’s Media Center Plus allow for easy archiving of digital photo libraries and allows users to upload full images and image thumbnails to the Web ....read full article

PC Games: Black & White - by Staff Reports
Highly anticipated release for the PC is released by EA Games ....read full article

March 2001

Digital Bliss and Beyond - by Staff Reports
The universal remote control: techno style ....read full article

Perfectly Portable Speakers - by Staff Reports
New speakers offer small, foldable design, allowing you to travel with you wherever you go and use in any compatible portable device ....read full article