Maximizer 8 review
Reviews The major sections are: My Work Day, listing your current tasks and appointments; Calendar for scheduling tasks, including printing to paper Franklin Planners and DayRunner organiser formats; Address Book for maintaining contacts; Hotlist for...
[February 25, 2005, 11:20]
Sony VAIO PCV-W1 review
Reviews In September, an upgraded model will go on sale over here for around £1,500. Sony has been selling its all-in-one VAIO W home PC in the US since last October, but the UK's wait is nearly over. Sony VAIO PCV-W1: coming in September, for around £1,500.
[August 1, 2003, 13:29]
Apple Time Capsule: a first look review
Reviews Both are currently for sale via preorder, with an unspecified February ship date. Apple's Time Capsule, announced at the Macworld press conference, promises Mac and PC data backup over a wireless network.
[January 16, 2008, 10:05]
Dell Inspiron 8200 review
Reviews The Inspiron 8200 -- albeit an early sample that won't be on sale until the end of March -- provides our first chance to test these claims. Combining the benefits of the Pentium 4 architecture -- 0.13-micron process technology, 400MHz frontside bus...
[March 4, 2002, 23:00]
Targeted Web attacks review
Reviews The goal is to obtain intellectual property that only an insider would have access to, then offer it for sale or demand a ransom. Forget the notion of a lone script kiddie sitting at a computer, launching wide-scale attacks on random computers...
[July 13, 2005, 8:30]
Apple Mac mini: a first look review
Reviews The Mac mini goes on sale January 22 with two basic configurations. Apple has unveiled its forthcoming Mac mini computer during company cofounder Steve Jobs's keynote address, which kicked off the 2005 Macworld Conference and Expo in San Francisco.
[January 12, 2005, 7:35]
Sharp's MX-series MFPs: a first look review
Reviews VAT) for the 4501N -- the two faster models will be available from the end of February, while the 2300N and 2700N are on sale now from Sharp dealers. Networked colour multifunctional printers (MFPs) that scan, copy and (sometimes) fax as well as...
[January 27, 2006, 10:05]
The Search review
Reviews It was fortunate enough not to be corporately owned, unlike Altavista, which began life as a research project inside Digital Equipment Corporation, passed through a gaudy portal phase when DEC was bought up by Compaq, and wound up in a fire sale...
[November 16, 2005, 12:10]
When two-factor fails review
Reviews When you go to a point of sale or a bank ATM, you offer your debit card (something you have) and your PIN (something you know). For point-of-sale transactions, where you swipe a card and enter a password, it seems unlikely that a man-in-the-middle...
[July 17, 2006, 8:50]
The Long Tail review
Reviews Instead of stocking the top-selling 10 percent of books in print, for example, they can afford to offer for sale everything that's available. The basic notion of the long tail is that although a handful of blockbuster hits take a massive proportion...
[March 23, 2007, 9:17]
WordPerfect Office 12: a first look review
Reviews Finally, the new OfficeReady Browser gives you quick access to all WordPerfect Office templates (including more than 40 new ones), whether you need to create a company's annual report or just a garage sale sign.
[March 2, 2004, 7:35]
The Cult of the Amateur review
Reviews Keen blames the internet, as if it were bad news, Clear Channel putting 448 of its 1,200 US radio stations up for sale. Keen's argument is simple: we are embracing the 'noble amateur' at the expense of our experts, who are losing their jobs in...
[February 1, 2008, 14:15]
Give public biometrics the finger review
Reviews Companies such as Pay By Touch (in the US) are racing to install fingerprint readers at local points of sale. Biometrics, although it's been around for a while, is suddenly hot within the security industry.
[October 17, 2005, 9:40]
Fujitsu ScanSnap S300 review
Reviews This should help to protect critical business papers, and also ensure that no time is wasted when completing a business deal or making a sale. The ScanSnap S300 — which measures 28.4cm wide by 9.5cm deep by 7.7cm high and weighs 1.4kg — is designed...
[January 23, 2008, 9:19]
USB devices offer an old-school way to steal data review
Reviews There are a lot of PC-based point-of-sale systems in retail stores worldwide. So it doesn't surprise me that criminal hackers are turning their attention away from the comforts of the Internet and going old school, once again physically infecting...
[August 22, 2005, 11:05]
Windows XP: meet the family review
Reviews Embedded XP is aimed at set-top boxes, point-of-sale terminals, cash-points and other larger computerised products. XP Home and Professional will officially ship on 25 October, although you'll be able to buy systems with it pre-loaded before that...
[October 30, 2001, 15:20]
PartitionMagic 7.0 review
Reviews Secure Erase can take a while, depending on the size of the partition (10 minutes on average), but it's useful when you're preparing a PC for recycling or for sale. Creating a partition divides a single, physical hard drive into two or more virtual...
[October 28, 2001, 23:00]
Photos: Vodafone BlackBerry Storm review
Reviews The BlackBerry Storm is a revolution for RIM in more ways than one. It will be exclusive to Vodafone for its entire life, and it features a revolutionary touch-screen technology. The touch-screen is the headline grabber.
[November 7, 2008, 7:36]
Windows Vista RC1 (build 5564) review
Reviews If no major bugs are found, this is usually followed in short order with the Release To Manufacture (RTM) version (for OEM vendors) and final code (for sale to the general public). Microsoft has released Windows Vista Release Candidate 1, but...
[September 4, 2006, 12:00]
Apple iMac G5 review
Reviews And if you opt for the iMac G5 VESA wall mount, which the Apple Store states will go on sale later this month, getting to the back-panel ports and the power button becomes an even trickier chore. Design
[October 11, 2004, 10:20]
