CompuNotes Notes from The Cutting Edge of Personal Computing April 17, 1999 Issue 148 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= To subscribe, send an e-mail to listserv@peach.ease.lsoft.com SUBSCRIBE COMPUNOTES-L FirstName LastName To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to listserv@peach.ease.lsoft.com SIGNOFF COMPUNOTES-L For Contact and Other Information See Bottom of Publication! +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= CONTENTS My Notes: 1=> CompuNotes Notes, A Neat Resource on the Internet, mailto:pgrote@i1.net 2=> This Issue's Winner! News: 3=> News of the Week, mailto:pgrote@i1.net Reviews: 4=> Product: Windows 98 Personal Tutor, education Reviewed By: Elizabeth Boston mailto:eboston@gwi.net 5=> Product: Test Prep MCSE, Core Exams, education Reviewed By: Jim Huddle, mailto:jhuddle@nconline.com 6=> Product: How Networks Work By Frank J. Derfler, JR. & Les Freed, book Reviewed By: Don Hughes, mailto:dmha@on.aibn.com 7=> Product: Milestones, Etc. Version 5.0, business Reviewed By: Paul Baker, mailto: pbaker@facstaff.wisc.edu 8=> Product: Communicate! Pro(TM) 2.0, communications Reviewed By: Howard Carson mailto:lrhc@interlog.com 9=> Product: Clickart Christian Graphics, graphics Reviewed By: Timothy Ferrill, mailto:tferrill@hotmail.com 1=> CompuNotes Notes, mailto:pgrote@i1.net I come across a ton of information on the internet each and every day. I like to pass along items I think are really cool. One that you cannot do without is The Naked PC. Here is the information: THE NAKED PC NEWSLETTER! The Naked PC -- What you need to know about all things PC. Free, friendly, accurate, to the point, no-nonsense computer advice from people you can trust. Hardware, software, tips, articles, useful books, Web pages, products, and a listing of newsworthy news. Critics are calling TNPC "a truly top-end, award-winning newsletter." 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This week's winner: fzd@CHICAGO.SAFCO.COM. 3=> News and Game Bits, mailto:pgrote@i1.net or mailto:dr2web@sprynet.com The Boston Marathon Goes High Tech . . . http://www.wired.com/news/news/technology/story/19188.html US Navy Uses Ships for Other Uses . . . http://www.wired.com/news/news/technology/story/19166.html Speaking of Navy Technology . . . http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/larry_magid?id=37128a1e0 Apple Loses Trademark Case . . . http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/filters/bursts/0,3422,2243631,00.html ER Creator Will Create Video Games . . . http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/cte906.htm New Top Level Domain Names Coming . . . http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,35221,00.html Microsoft Keeps Rolling Along . . . http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,0-35263,00.html?st.ne.ni.lh Not really a website, but a neat experience: "e-business: Ready or Not" - IBM live Web broadcast Thursday, April 22 9:00 - 10:30 AM EST (10:00 - 11:30 AM CST) Will give developers a "How-To" guide for building e-business applications and solutions via IBM's Application Framework for e-business. Register: http://ibm.broadcast.com/index.jsp?loc=33 4=> Product: Windows 98 Personal Tutor, education Reviewed By: Elizabeth Boston mailto:eboston@gwi.net Requires: 486 DX/100 MHz, Windows 95/98, 256 color SVGA, 16 MB of RAM, 2x CD or better, 5MB free hard disk space, 8 bit audio card or better. Reviewed on: Celeron-300 128 MB RAM, 35X CD MSRP: $12.99 Does the thought of learning Windows 98 make you just a little nervous? Well then, this might be the program for you. Windows 98 Personal Tutor contains two hours of instructional video, that you can watch as many times as you want, and you can repeat any segments that you don't fully understand. If you want to master the Windows 98 Operating System, this program will get you well on your way. Installing this program was fairly easy. Once I placed the CD in the drive, the computer automatically detected it, and I was able to click on the button labeled "Install". Clicking "Next", reading the license agreement, and clicking "Yes", then clicking "Next" once more, got the installation process going, and in less than a minute, I was told that installation was complete. The only part of the installation that is not automatically done for you is restarting your computer. When you are done, you will read a message saying that you must restart the computer for the changes to take effect. After you click "OK" don't forget to re-boot your computer. To start the program, just put the CD in the drive, and click on "Run". Your host for this program, Casey McNeal, will take you through all the mysteries of Windows 98 in a clear, friendly manner. I found that his sense of humor in the introduction made it worth watching at least once, even though it is not instructional in nature. If you are familiar with the words "Bad command or file name" and "Abort, Retry, Fail", you will be sure to get a chuckle out of this little video. Clicking on "Directory" will take you directly into the heart of this program, the instructional videos. The first section is a quick overview, which clearly explains what an operating system is, and what it does, using a nice car analogy. You are given a detailed explanation of the desktop, it's icons and taskbar, followed by detailed visual directions for using a mouse. When you are finished with this section, you will know what it means to click, drag, and right click with the mouse. The "Getting Started" section compares the contents of "My Computer" to a file cabinet, and gets you ready to find your way around the computer using both "My Computer" and the start menu. Next, Casey gets into the real meat of the program with sections on "Working with Windows", and "Working in Programs". You might want to go over these portions of your training several times, because Casey gives you several different ways to perform many common Windows functions, including keyboard shortcuts. Get ready to learn your way around the common features of most Windows programs, like the menu bar and tool bar, then learn how to save files, open, close, print, move, copy, rename and delete them. Casey also shows you how to change some of the more common settings in the Control Panel, like changing the date and time and adjusting mouse and keyboard features. He discusses connecting to the Internet, how to use Internet Explorer, and how to find your way around the Internet. There is also a short feature on using the on-line help at Microsoft's website. If at any time, you are not sure of any of the terms that Casey is using, you can look it up by clicking on the Glossary button. In the glossary, you will find terms like CPU, Computer Name, ISP, LAN, Multitasking, Root Directory, and TCP/IP. The only problem I found with this program, was that it doesn't show up on the taskbar. When you minimize the Personal Tutor, it shrinks down to a small button just above the taskbar. Although the readme file says that clicking on this button will return you to the Personal Tutor program, I was unable to accomplish this. I tried clicking, right clicking, and double clicking, but the only way to get back into the program was to close it using the "Close Program" window (accessed by pressing "Ctrl+Alt+Del"), and then re-opening the program. This is not a technique that a new user of Windows would know how to do, or be comfortable attempting. All in all, this is a great program for those who want to learn how to use Windows 98, in their own home and at their own pace. The instructions are clear, and easy to understand. Every technique is clearly demonstrated on the screen. To quote Casey, "With Windows 98 and this learning series at your disposal, you'll have the power to move into the future and not be left in the past" Expert Software Windows 98 Personal Tutor Product Info: http://www.expertsoftware.com/windows_98_personal_tutor.htm 5=> Product: Test Prep MCSE, Core Exams, education Reviewed By: Jim Huddle, mailto:jhuddle@nconline.com Requires: The included CD only lists small fonts. I recommend W95/NT, 16m RAM, CDROM and a meg or two of disk space to install the simulator. MSRP: $79.99 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Buy Test Prep MCSE, Core Exams at Amazon.Com Now and Support CompuNotes! Amazon.Com - about $63.99 -- Click Here: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0735700303/compunotes/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This is the second edition of the test prep bundle. As expected for the Core Exams, it covers the three NT exams, Networking Essentials and Windows 98. The five books in the bundle are formatted the same way, making it easy to pick up from one book to another. Each one carries a "How to Use" section inside the front cover, two practice exams covering the book's subject and two appendices. Actually there are three appendices, but only appendix B, a glossary, and C, a fast facts section, are specific to each book. Appendix A, called "Exam Strategies", is the same in each book. Each book is split into chapters that correlate to a major exam area for the book's subject. Each major area is then split into specific exam objectives under the subject. The chapters begin with an explanation of what the major exam area is about and defines the objectives under the area. After that, each objective is presented as a mini test with questions similar to what is given by the actual exams. There are multiple choice and scenario questions. An answer key is provided at the test's end. This is followed by an "Answers and Explanation" section showing the correct answer for each question with a brief but detailed explanation. After the Answers and Explanation is a "Further Review" section. Here you'll find tables, lists and a synopsis of the material covered in the objective. Each chapter ends with a summary of the objective's major idea. Each book includes two practice exams. Before the exam you are given an overview of what the real exam covers and how the exam software works. You are also given the minimum passing score for the exam. The questions in the practice exams are not a rehash of the mini exams. They cover the entire exam area and nicely simulate what you'll get on the real thing. This is no feel good about yourself test. You will probably feel the same amount of stress as the real thing. The included CD has software to study, test and simulate an NT server. The Study Cards section introduces you to the practice exams and allows you to customize what you want to study. You can take an entire exam or select the objectives and number of questions you want. The Flash Cards section is similar, except that instead of multiple choice you have to type in an answer. Both have a Show Answers button for immediate feedback. The practice exam gives you 30 questions with a 90 minute time limit. At the end you are told whether you passed and a graph shows you your score and the minimum needed to pass. You also have the option to look at what you missed. The simulator is the only software that must be installed. It's purpose is to anticipate Microsoft's changing emphasis on hands on capability. You can select from three levels of difficulty. The simulator presents you with questions that require you to click a button covering the question topic, and then the dialog box that must be filled out. You can then press the Grade button to see you if are correct. If you answered incorrectly, the simulator shows what should have been done. These books are not aimed at someone new to NT. The Test Prep in the title means literally that. If you are just starting out with NT and thinking about getting the MCSE certification, don't start with this bundle. On the other hand, if you are at the point where you feel ready to start spending money taking exams, these books can tell where you need further work. MacMillan - New Riders Test Prep MCSE, Core Exams Product Website: http://www.mcp.com/publishers/new_riders/catalog/new_riders_bud.cfm ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Buy Test Prep MCSE, Core Exams at Amazon.Com Now and Support CompuNotes! Amazon.Com - about $63.99 -- Click Here: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0735700303/compunotes/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 6=> Product: How Networks Work By Frank J. Derfler, JR. & Les Freed, book Reviewed By: Don Hughes, mailto:dmha@on.aibn.com Price: $29.99 USA, $42.99 CAN. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Buy How Networks Work at Amazon.Com Now and Support CompuNotes! Amazon.Com - about $23.99 -- Click Here: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0789715953/compunotes/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Intended for any reader who is computer inquisitive, "How Networks Work," is a two hundred page beautifully illustrated guide to the inner workings of Networks. The book has five parts of chapters covering: Communicating by Wire, Mixing Computers and Telephones, Local Area Networks (LANs), Links Between LANs, and the Internet. The book is very easy to read and contains numerous page or page and a half graphic illustrations. The goal of this book is to act as a virtual guide to the inner workings to the world of networks. The author's introduction states: ...More than 80 percent of the personal computers used in business and education are connected to a network or to the internet...This book help you to understand computer networks in several ways. It helps to scratch the intellectual itch you might have about where the data resides and what goes on inside the cable, equipment, and software...You can use this book as a training tool for working on network computers...The information in this book isn't specific to any particular type of computer or network operating system...If your computer is an IBM, PC, DEC VAX or Apple Macintosh; if your network operating system is NetWare, LANtastic, or UNIX; and if your cabling is copper or fiber optic, the information in this book applies to your network. Beginning the introduction onwards, the reader learns that this book does not focus on the operating systems, but fixated on the how all the pieces of a network fit together. The network journey starts with the invention of man's first long distance communication device, the telegraph. This learning journey soon moves on to the telephone and the first printing telegraphs the teletypewriter. As the reader continues through the historical overview of communication technology you are guided every step of the way with easy to read and understand text and great graphics. Early in the book, a reader learns the fundamentals of computer communication, which lays the foundation of how computers are network together. Remember the illustrated children's books you read as a child then you have some idea of the look and feel of "How Networks Work" minus the pop-up pages. I simply cannot say enough about the outstanding graphic illustrations used throughout this book. On pages 60-61 of this book there is one of the best graphics of a modem I have ever seen which makes clear the operation of a modem to any none technical reader. A similar graphic on page 92-93 explains the operation of a Network card. In later pages network cabling and cables, are fully explained using graphics and straightforward comprehensible text. Perhaps you have two computers at home and have been wondering how you can share printers and data more easily, but not sure how this can be accomplished. How Networks Work covers peer to peer network and the illustrations make it easy to understand the network concepts, thus of making more efficient usage of your computer systems. How Networks Work, by Frank J Derfler, JR. and Les Freed, is an engaging guide to learning more about networks. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Buy How Networks Work at Amazon.Com Now and Support CompuNotes! Amazon.Com - about $23.99 -- Click Here: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0789715953/compunotes/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 7=> Product: Milestones, Etc. Version 5.0, business Reviewed By: Paul Baker, mailto: pbaker@facstaff.wisc.edu Requires: Windows 95, 98, or NT Reviewed on: Pentium II - 333MMX, 64 MB RAM, 6 GB disk, Windows NT 4.0 MSRP: $169.00 Milestones, Etc. is a sophisticated project scheduling and tracking software package aimed at corporate and government users. It allows you to schedule all kinds of projects-simple to complicated-and publish the resulting schedules electronically or in print. Do you want to can create Gantt charts, manufacturing cycle charts, milestone charts, or detailed master schedules? Read on. KIDASA specializes in project management software. It first introduced Milestones Etc. in 1989 and has been refining and upgrading it for ten years. In fact, KIDASA Software puts Milestones, Etc. right up against Microsoft Project and argues for Milestones' superiority. Potential users include contractors who create schedules and show them to customers before starting a job; a trucking company or airline company needing to track vehicle maintenance records; an account rep for a TV station who tracks advertising schedules and billing; or a product manufacturer who tracks development and marketing for a new product. In my work as a publicist for an education research organization I produce newsletters, brochures, and other materials. I find Milestones, Etc. helpful in planning my production schedules. It forces you to think through projects in close detail, so that you simultaneously see the crucial details and the big picture. Beyond the deadlines associated with editing and writing and printing, I need to account for the status of story drafts that need to be read and approved by several people. Keeping track of all these dates and all these people electronically is preferable to creating hand-crafted grids with a pencil, ruler, and white paper. In particular, the Milestones, Etc. features I like are the customizable toolbox, the setup wizard, the templates, and flexible formatting. By the latter I mean the ability to control the design and number of columns and grids, and the "smart columns," which automatically track and update things like a task's start date and end date, the percentage complete, total duration, task number, outline level, and work breakdown structure. If you're more artistically inclined than I, you can us drawing tools to illustrate your production schedule or timeline with various circles, ellipses, rectangles, and straight lines. Text notes, clip art, and other graphics can be pasted anywhere on the schedule. Schedule information from one schedule can be copied into another. You just open two or more schedules concurrently and cut and paste. If your work group or company has several people who make schedules, you can merge their schedules together into one big master schedule. To share your production schedule or timeline, you can export it as a .JPG file or .BMP file and publish it to an intranet or to the Internet. The Milestones, Etc. package includes spell checking, data import and export tools, support for OLE and OLE automation, on-screen notes capability, and data graphing. The printed manual and the on-line tutorials (Lotus ScreenCam movies) are very well done. Additional on-line support is offered at the KIDASA web site. If there's one drawback to this product it's that it offers you so many choices, so many tools, so many templates, so much flexibility, and so many formats, that you could spend lots of time playing with it and never getting down to work! KIDASA Software, Inc. Milestones, Etc. 5.0 Product Info: http://www.kidasa.com/5.0/index.html 8=> Product: Communicate! Pro(TM) 2.0, communications Reviewed By: Howard Carson mailto:lrhc@interlog.com Requires: 486DX or higher processor, 16MB RAM, speakers, microphone, SoundBlaster(R) compatible sound card, Class 1 or 2 voice/speaker phone modem w/fax, Internet connection which uses POP3 mail server, Windows 95, 98 or Windows NT4. Workstation MSRP: US$149 There's a lot of noise out there. Ringing phones, the insistent beep of pagers, the dull rasp of modems, flashing message lights, vibrations from your silent cell phone, the dull burping of fax machines, and an endless flow of e-mail. Robert Hennig, director of business development for the Octel Messaging Division of Lucent Technologies Inc., says that we should be reaching towards a goal: "to see, hear, send, store and retrieve all those different messages from one mailbox, [using] any access tool which is the most convenient." 01 Communique Laboratory Inc., has come up with a software-based access tool called Communicate! Pro. We tested the software on a PII/350 Windows 98 machine with 128MB RAM, and one of those bizarre 'LT Win Modem' PCI cards - an OEM 56KFlex V.90 modem card using a Lucent Technologies chipset. These modems are notoriously flaky and supplied with poor quality drivers. During installation Communicate! Pro autodetects the modem. Surprisingly, there were no problems. The Communicate! Pro interface won't ever win a Microsoft Windows logo, but it emulates a popular design choice these days. It has a 3D look and consists of an elaborate virtual telephone and answering machine. On the right side is a "Shelf" module with three tabs providing controls for data/Internet, fax, and telephony functions. Down the center of the interface are the main controls for configuring the setup, entering data into the phone book (contact manager), accessing incoming and outgoing messages, e-mail, fax, and data log sheets. A virtual telephone handset and touch-tone keypad let you make outgoing calls or access up to 40 speed-dial numbers. Other telephone features include a receiver for speakerphone conversations, and the ability to record conversations. There is a multilevel voice mail system which allows you to record outgoing messages, and even assign different outgoing messages to different incoming numbers (we had a lot of fun with this feature). In addition, you'll find Caller ID and speed dialer functions. We did not try the Internet phone (Voice over Internet Protocol) functions. Fax features include custom cover page use and creation, broadcast faxing, fax on demand, automatic paging whenever a fax is received, document fax attachment, scanning interface via your scanner's TWAIN driver, and banner image control. The Contact Manager has a basic feature set in addition to such niceties as automatic number conversion, e.g.: 1-555-CONTACT will automatically be converted to 1-555-266-8228. Enter numbers and information about fax, voice, Internet (e-mail), business, and personal contacts. The contact manager provides associated functions such as organizing and searching databases (any of the different phone books you create) by defined fields. The Data/Internet and browser shelf is uncomplicated and functional. Compose, send and receive e-mail, and launch whatever browser is configured in your system (Netscape Navigator 4 is bundled with Communicate! Pro). The Dumb Terminal section is more useful than the HyperTerminal(R) software supplied with Windows - we checked it out Communicate! Pro on half a dozen BBS connections. It worked fine, and uploading and downloading using Z-Modem worked perfectly. The 238-page manual is logically organized. It's a must-read when you're learning Communicate! Pro. You can get reasonably far without it, but if you really want to find out what the software can do, read the manual. The hints & tips sidebars found throughout the book are very helpful. Unified (or integrated) messaging technologies are becoming very popular. 01 Communique has come up with a highly workable solution. Got a small office? Try Communicate! Pro for a week or two and you may decide to centralize your telephone, voice mail, fax, e-mail, paging and other communications using this interesting package. Cons: This software could be used by small-time Telemarketers, something we regard with disdain. We had a heck of a time trying to receive/retrieve e-mail messages (although sending e-mail was easy). The contact manager doesn't provide information about the size limit of its database, and it's not a replacement for Symantec ACT!(R) or Goldmine(R). Pros: Communicate! Pro is absolutely packed with features that work - it's good value for the money. The contact manager is capable of servicing the needs of many different types of small businesses (you can even add large notes and memos to individual contacts). Phone book data from ACT! 2 for Windows and WinFax Pro v3 & 4 can be imported, as well as FoxPro DBF files (as long as they're formatted for Communicate! Pro), and DBF files from Clipper or dBase (without Memo fields). It's easy to use and the interface is reasonably intuitive. There is almost no limit to the database size in Communicate! Pro. It is based on the FoxPro database and as such can handle up to 2 billion records! Practically speaking however, the effective limit is determined by the size of your hard drive. Efficiency decreases with really large databases too. For example, a Communicate! Pro phone book containing 10,000 records takes about 5 minutes to load. Nevertheless, the database performance is impressive for a piece of software with a street price of around $110. 01 Communique Laboratory Inc. Communicate! Pro 2.0 Product Info: http://www.01com.com 9=> Product: Clickart Christian Graphics, graphics Reviewed By: Timothy Ferrill, mailto:tferrill@hotmail.com Requires: 386/40, Windows 3.1 or Windows 95, 4MB RAM for Windows 3.1; 8MB for Windows 95, minimum 8MB of hard disk space, 2x CD-ROM drive or faster. Reviewed on: Pentium 200, Windows 98, 64MB RAM, 24x CD-ROM. MSRP: $29.95 The Clickart Christian Graphics collection is a great starting place for those wanting a versatile clipart collection. With over 10,000 images plus 36 TrueType fonts, it is a great source for church-related graphics. Setup and installation was a simple matter of inserting the CD and following the on-screen instructions. Most of the software works right off the CD-ROM. The format used is not unlike other clipart collections in that you find the image you want in the reference book, locate the file on the appropriate CD-ROM and insert it into your document. Also included for your convenience is the WMF (Windows Metafile) Image Editor for editing and creating your own WMF graphics. Besides the extensive collection of Christian graphics, Clickart is a great resource for clipart for sports, weddings, holidays, and a variety of other such graphics needs. Graphic categories include Bible Stories, Church Events, Music, Pilgrims Progress, situation cartoons, and many more. The Clickart fonts include a collection of fonts for sprucing up everything from wedding announcements to brochures. Included in the reference book is a guide of creative tips and tricks for designing brochures or bulletins. As a desktop publisher I went into this section with some skepticism but was impressed when I saw a thorough explanation of some of the things I was taught in my desktop publishing classes. Beginning typography, such as different font types and kerning, is explained in detail as well as page layout and design tips like alignment and proper use of white space. In my testing I tried Clickart with Microsoft Word 97, Corel Draw 8, and QuarkXPress. With Word, inserting a piece of clipart was as easy as clicking insert, picture, from file. After that I just located the image I wanted and I was done! With Corel Draw I just imported the file I wanted. With Quark I simply created a picture box and clicked file, get picture. The only thing that may be missing is some web graphics and/or themes for building web pages. The JPEG images included on the CDs are browser compatible but the size and color depth is not typical of web graphics. With only 10,000+ images, Christian Clickart hardly compares with the multitude of 600,000+ image clipart collections out there. That being said, it is not intended to compare with some of the higher end professional clipart collections. Clickart has other products along those lines. This product is geared toward churches, religious organizations, and people that come in contact with them on a regular basis. In summary, Broderbund has done an excellent job in creating a product for Christian and religious customers. Whether you're a Desktop Publisher or someone who just wants to add graphics to his text, consider Clickart. Broderbund provides a wide variety of images, making it a perfect companion for your favorite word processing software. If you are a professional Desktop Publisher using QuarkXPress, CorelDraw, Adobe Pagemaker or other similar software, Clickart will work for you as well. 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