SANs open up to sharing
Manufacturers of storage area networks are finally coming around to the idea that open-systems management software could be good for business.
New modems can boost your dial-up service'well, maybe
I live in rural Hawaii and make my living via the Internet. But high-speed broadband Internet services such as cable and digital subscriber lines aren't available in my part of paradise, so I use a dial-up connection via an analog modem.
Affordable portables
If your computing requirements don't include cutting-edge graphics, digital imaging and photography, engineering, or heavy video gaming, why spend $3,000 or more for a high-end notebook PC?
Power on
You don't have to be a graphics designer, mapmaker or photo editor to consider yourself a power monitor user. When I spend 10 hours or so in front of a screen researching material, even I fall into that category, and that's when I need a monitor capable of rendering razor-sharp images at high resolutions.
Bright future for presentations
The value of multimedia presentations has always been a mixed bag. They're often necessary, even illuminating, in office meetings, conferences and road shows. And if nothing else, they give people something to do besides stare at you, the presenter.
These apps help bring handhelds into the fold
Handheld computers are serious data and communications tools in agencies as diverse as the Forest Service and the Navy. The next step for them is to be taken seriously as part of the enterprise.
OS Update
No matter what your operating system of choice, your choice just got better.
The 64-bit question
When Intel Corp. introduced the Pentium III Xeon processor'the first of its 32-bit CPU lines designed specifically for enterprise computing'it opened the door for manufacturers of Intel servers to compete with RISC system manufacturers such as Compaq Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc.
Color Balance
It's difficult to go wrong buying a color printer these days. Whether you choose an ink-jet, electrophotographic laser, LED laser or solid-ink model, you're almost sure to be happy with its performance.
Tools for the paperless agency
Agencies have made significant strides toward electronic processes such as contracting, citizen transactions and document storage but, like other organizations, they still put plenty of ink on paper.
Personal touch
Last year, they were cool PC accessories. This year, they are serious security tools.
NAS puts data within easy reach
How do you give thousands of users immediate access to large files without bogging down network servers? That's one of an IT manager's greatest challenges.
Notebooks are ready for double duty
Not long ago, notebook PCs that could double as desktop systems were hard to find for less than $4,000. For most notebooks, you would have had to add portable hard drives or optical drives to boost limited storage capacities.
Lasers churn out pages
If there's one piece of hardware in your office that deserves the title Old Faithful, chances are it's a monochrome laser workgroup printer.
ONLINE BUYING
Is the king dead already? I recently wrote that DVD is probably the best PC storage solution to date [<a href="http://www.gcn.com/20_22/peripherals/16743-1.html">GCN/Shopper, August, Page 12</a>], especially for individual users. I was impressed with the very flexible read-write capabilities of DVD, along with its storage capacities of up to 17G per dual-layer, double-sided disk.
Pentium 4 or Athlon?
It's PC shoot-out time again, and computer builders and buyers have a choice between machines built around Intel Corp.'s 1.7-GHz Pentium 4 processor and Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s 1.4-GHz Athlon Thunderbird.
Thin clients climb back into the ring
The battle between fat PCs and thin clients is on again. Let's start with the tale of the tape:
Pentium 4 or Athlon?
It's PC shoot-out time again, and computer builders and buyers have a choice between machines built around Intel Corp.'s 1.7-GHz Pentium 4 processor and Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s 1.4-GHz Athlon Thunderbird.
ONLINE BUYING
I love fast PCs, but I'm weary of the perpetual contest between Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Of Sunnyvale Calif., over which one makes faster processors.
DVD is great for storage, if standards don't get in the way
The market for digital versatile disk technology is heating up. Professionals and home users alike are thrilled with the power DVD gives them to view and record gigabytes of content-rich information on CD-like disks.
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