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An Intel spokeswoman confirmed to Reuters that some versions of the chipformerly code-named P6 — were being reviewed and may be delayed, but that the overallproduct launch remained on schedule.

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Reporting from San Francisco, United Press International notes that Levi Strauss began marketing its Personal Pair jeans last fallunderanexclusiveagreementwith Custom Clothing. Its founder, Sung Park, pioneered the technology that allows acustomer — with help from a sales clerk — to enter the necessary body measurements into a computerized kiosk.

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Epson CutsScanner Price Epson AmericaInc. has cut the price of its Personal Document Station desktop scanner from $599 to $449.

The company, based in T orrance, California, saysthepricereductionisdesigned to make the product more widely available in the retail channel. The PC-compatible monochrome unit offers a 300 dpi resolution and text and image scanning. Image and optical character recognition (OCR) software is bundled with the sheet-fed device. The scanner also provides file management capabilities and direct e-mail hooks.

Fi™~~plifiesi-NETAddresses Branch Internet Services Inc. is hoping to make long, unintelligible Internetaddresses a thing of the past.

Branch, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is offering a new service that allows an Internet site to use a shortened, more easily memorized address.

Branch's Internet Image Service allows companies and individuals to appoint their own registered domain names to their World Wide Web sites or e-mail accounts, regardless of their service provider. Large or small Web sites can use the Branch domain services whether hosted hy Branch or not.

B ranch can a l s o s i m plif y A O L , CompuServe or Prodigy e-mail addresses by forwarding mail using the registered domain name to an existing account.

"In the past, only Web sites hosted on theirown servers could use separate domain names,"says )on Zeeff, president of Branch Internet Services."This meant thatcompanies that could not afford the tens of thousands of dollars to set up their own servers had to host sites on existing servers using long, difficul to remember names."

Service prices start at US$40per month.

Internet World CirculationSoars Mecklermedia Corp. reports that the circulation of its flagship Internet World magazine climbed 87 percent in the first six months of 1995.

The company, based in Westport, Connecticut, says the publication's audited paid circulation rose from 110,856 in November/December 1994 to 207,846 in June 1995. It adds that qualified non-paid circulation brought the total up to 267,698.

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Swiss government is warning Iaternet users that their data are not safe from manipulation on the global computer network Odilo Guntern, the Swiss data protection commissioner, told the Reuter News Service in Zurich he was prompted to speak by the rapid growth in Internet popularity. He said the information superhighway it opens is like "a journey without a safety net" Said Guntern, "There are no standard international or global rules for protection of information that are legally binding for the Internet beyond national borders" He noted Net users generally leave behind a data trail when they browse through the system, allowing others to trace their movements, set up profiles of user habits, or even manipulate financial data, all while remaining unseen.

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'Iafermatiea Peverty'Feared A new European study says "information poverty" threatens the developing world because the Internet is concentrated in the richer countries.

A n on-governmental organization funded largely by Scandinavian countries, the study by the Panos Institute says 70 percent of computers linked up to the network were in the United States, while fewer than 10 African countries were connected.

Reporter Mark John of the Reuter News Service quotes the study as concluding, "There is a danger of a new information elitism which excludes the majority of the world' s population."

already are being left behind because of the high cost of c omputer equipment and low literacy rates.

Report author Mike Holderness told Reuters, "Th e technology could actually In fact, the report says, poor countries increase the gap between rich and poor," but that a modem costs around four times more in India than in t h e Un i t e d S t a tes.

Holderness also estimated that a new computer would represent around six months d isplay.

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Holderness cites two urgent priorities: Stepping up e x isting literacy campaigns in the developing world.

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IDC/LINK says the CD-ROM field is being driven by expanding home PCs market.

The researcher notesthatotherfactors spurring CD-ROM sales include a demand for applications that combine audio, video, and text; the influence of children on multimedia PC purchases; a diffusion in retail channels for multimedia hardware, making PCs available in more non-computer retail outlets; and declining price points relative to incrementalincreases in performance.

Wireless MarketGrowing16 Percent An industry tracker says annual revenues from wireless telecommunications could reach $82.7 billion by the year 2006, compared with the current level of $21.3 billion.

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Notes AP, "Gates and Buffett also are the wealthiest commoners in the world, Forbes said. The only foreigners who men't royalty and approach their richesare Swedish packaging magnate Hans Rausing and Japanese railroad and hotel tycoon Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, both worth about $9 billion."

Rounding out Forbes' top five are: • John Kluge, 81, of Charlottesville, Vhginia, chairman of Metromedia Co. He is worth about $6.7 billion and also was No. 3 last year, having interests in restaurants, entertainment, broadcasting, and medical technology.

Quinones comments that the Forbes list has increasingly become the domain of technology, retailing, finance, and entertainment moguls and less concentratedon heavy manufacturing and eneqp. For instance, new entrants include James Clark (No. 252, $485 million), whose Netscape Communications Corp. software concern was the hottest initial public stock offering this year despite never having turned a profit.

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+ Paul Allen, 42, co-founder of Microsoft and owner of the Portland Trail Blazers basketball team.'%e value of Allen's Microsoft shares helped him jump &om No. 16 to No. 4 with a worth of about $6.1 billion.

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The wire service says the local Business Times newspaper is reporting that Dataquest projects that the Chinese PC market is "poised" to expand by more than 60 pacent, while the growth rate in Thailand would top 40 pacentand Malaysia and Singapore 30 pacent.

Analyst Janardhan Menon told the paper, "Essentially there is more computerization going on.

Also, major infirastructures development projects in countries such as China and Malaysia can easily add a couple of percent to the overall growth rates."

Menon discounted what AFP termed "a popular perception" that PC prices were falling, saying, "Our data shows that the average PC buyer in Asia-Pacific

is paying an increasing price for his PC." AFP says the average PC in the region is expected to cost $2,007 this year, up from $1,962 last year, and will reach $2,107 next year.

Menon says the PC market could enjoy steady growth of 20 peraent to 30 percent in countries such as Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia, depending on the rate of national development. However, he says, China and India will see the fastest growth rates, with China becoming a five-million PC market and India a 2.4-million PC market by 1999.

Internet-Cable Unk in the Works Development of Internet services to the home using cable-TV systems is the goal of a new p a r tnership b e t ween Netscape Communications Corp. and a s tart-up company backed byTele-Communications Inc. Financial terms weren't disclosed.

The startup, called simply Home, told the Wall Street Journal it will use Netscape's Internetsoftware as part of a proposed nationwide service.

Backed by TCI and the San Francisco venture firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield k, Byers, the firm will use a modified version of Netscape's browser. Netscape President/CEO James Barksdale will join Horne's board as part of the alliance.

Gates Unit BuysBettmannArchive For undisclosed terms, the Bettmann Archive, one of the world's largest photo collections,has been purchased by Corbis Corp., a digital media company founded and owned by the Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates.

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Gates launched Corbis in 1989 to acquire photographs, artwork and other published works for use in software and other digital outlets. He has operated Corbis chiefly as a photo agency, similar to Bettmann but with a computer-age twist. It buys photographs and sells them to others in digital form, delivered on diskette or online.

Nixon CD-ROIWPlanned Multimedia software publisher Graphix Zone Inc. says it is collaborating with threetime Academy Award winner Oliver Stone to produce an interactive CD-ROM based on the upcoming film, "Nixon."

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The bank says computer experts have been unable to penetrate the software it will use to protect customers' financial information and deposits.

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Encyclopedias and CD-ROMs make a natural partnership — CDs provide the storageneeded for the large amount of text included in an encyclopedia, while providing some additional space for graphics.Computer database technology makes it easy to search the encyclopedia for information — both in traditional ways, such as article title and by indexed phrases, but also in news ways — by topic for example, or even to find all articles containing a particular w ord. It' s easy to copy and paste from the encyclopedia right into a word processed document (but teachers will still know when you' re plagiarizing!) And the recent advances in multimedia let publishers add flash unobtainable in traditional print versions — sounds, animations, and video.

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Compton's suggests (PC version), that users have a 486SX25 or better, with at least 4 megs of ram. The 1996 edition runs under either Windows 3.1 or Windows 95, supporting Wi n95's CDAutoplay capability — letting it start up as soon as it's placed in the CD player.

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Statt Corel PHOTO-PAINT and open anew image window.

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Click in the Paint Color box to select it.

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Click View, Tool Settings Roll-Up. In the roll-up, click the rounded brush to select it.

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The entire program takes on the look and feel of anewsroom ina localnewspaper. When all of the main menu games are completed, the child is then offered the chance to visit the print shop, to make up her own stories using suggested phrases, or words that are typed into the story directly, and then printed out. It is the first time a user can put her own

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Now, tobe fair, the Learning Company has produced some absolute gems of magnetic educational programs. Children's Writing and Publishing Center, Challenge of the Ancient Empires, and Operation Neptune, are just a few. But these Reader Rabbit programs are a puzzle to me. When compared with the novel use of the CD-ROM format

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Setup seems to take just as long no matter which option I choose. Why? Both of these options verify the validity of Windows 95 files. Verifying the Windows 95 files takes as long as an original installation because Setup must open each cabinet file to verify the Windows 95 files. Setup uses the Setuplog.txt file to determine which tiles to check andmarks each good fil e w ith an "S." This mode also rebuilds the Vmm32.vxd file and recopies any file with a lost long filename.

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Yes. To do so, you must choose to save your computer's system files on the hard disk during Setup. You cannot store the "uninstall" file on a network drive or floppy disk. To remove W indows 95, use these three steps: 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Doubl~lick the Add/Remove Programs icon.

3. On the Install/Uninstall tab, click Windows 95,and then click Remove.

You can also remove Windows 95 by starting your computer with the Windows 95 Startup Disk and then typing "uninstal" (without the quotation marks) at the command prompt.

NOTE: You are not prompted to save the system files during Setup if any of the following conditions apply: - You are installing Windows 95 in an empty directory.

- You are not running MS-DOS version 5.0 or later, - You are reinstalling Windows 95 over itself.

I am not having any problems with Windows 95. How do I delete the "uninstall" files created by Setup?

To delete the "uninstall" files and free disk space, use these three steps: 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.

3. On the Install/Uninstall tab, click Old Windows 3.x/MS-DOS System Files, and then click Remove.

Once you delete these files, you cannot use the Uninstall tool to remove Windows 95.

is there an Administrative Setup for network installations?

The /A and /N Setup switcheshave been replaced by the Netsetup tool. This tool is available in the CD-ROM version of Windows 95, Network administrators can use this tool to set up a shared copy of Windows 95 that others

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boot MS-DOS on a Windows 95 computer with dual-boot enabled, press F4 or F8 when you see the "Starting Windows 95" message.

If you install Windows 95 in a new directory, you must reinstall all your Windows-based programs for them to run properly in Windows 95. If you upgrade your earlier version of Windows to Windows 95, you do not need to reinstall your Windows-based programs because Windows 95 retains your settings.

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Windows 95 supports booting the earlier version of the operating system if you are using MS-DOS version 5.0 or later or IBM(R) PCDOS version 5.0 or later. You cannot boot any version of DR DOS. When you install Windows 95 in a new directory, Setup automatically makes the required adjustments so the computer can dual-boot Windows 95 and MS-DOS. To

When I run Windows 95 Setup in Windows 3.0, Setup tells me that it r equires a n e wer v e rsion of Windows. How d o I u p g rade Windows 3.0?

To upgrade Windows 3.0 to Windows 95, run Setup from MS-DOS and choose to install Windows 95 in the same directory as Windows 3.0.

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version of IIS-DOS? Although you cannot run the earlier version of Windows, you can boot the earlier version of MS-DOS. To do so, use the following three steps: I. Type the following command at an MS-DOS prompt to remove the system, hidden, and readonly attributes of the Msdos.sys file: attrib c:idnsdos.sys -s -h -r 2. Use a text editor (such as Notepad) to edit the Msdos.sys file and add the following line to the [Options] section of the file: BootMulti =l 3. Restart your computer and press F4 or F8 when you see the "Starting Windows 95" message.

NOTE: When you boot an earlier version of MS-DOS, some of the MS-DOS commands may notwork. This behavior occurs because Windows 95 removes some MS-DOS utilities.

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Setup does not run in OS/2. However, you can install Windows 95 on a computer running OS/ 2 ifyou boot MS-DOS and run Setup from the MS-DOS prompt.

If you use OS/2 Boot Manager to choose operating systems at startup, note that Windows 95 Setup disables Boot Manager to ensure that it can restart the computer and complete the installation. You can reactivate Boot Manager by running the FDISK tool that is shipped with Windows 95.

If you do not use OS/2 Boot Manager, you must configure your computer to use Boot Manager and then follow the instructions above.

Does Windows 95 Setup work on a h ard d i s k c o m p r essed w i t h Stacker?

Yes. Windows 95 is compatible with Stacker version 2.0 or later, and with all versions of SuperStor™. Before you stari Setup, make sure there is at least 1.5MB of free hard disk space on the host drive, or 8 MB if you use a permanent swap file. If there is not enough free space on the host drive, you must run a utility Irom the compression sofbvare's manufacturer to increasethe amount of free hard disk space on the host drive.

Can I install Windows 95 on a hard disk partitioned with OnTrack Disk Manager?

Yes. Windows 95 is compatible with Disk Manager and even provides a protected-mode driver for Disk Manager version 6.03 or later.

If you use Disk Manager version 6.03 or later, Windows 95 automatically uses its protectedmode driver.

After I set up Windows 95, I cannot access my CD-ROM drive. What do I do?

If your CD-ROM drive is not recognized by Windows 95, use the folloiving steps: 1. Makesure the correctreal-mode driver for the CD-ROM drive is installed on the hard disk.

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3. Verify that Mscdex.exe is being loaded in the Autoexec.bat file, and that the Mscdex statement loads the Mscdex.exe file from the Windows<Command folder. For information about the Mscdex statement settings, please consult the CD-ROM drive documentation or manufacturer.

4. Restart Windows 95.

3.5-inch high-density disks, use the coupon includedin your Windows 95 package.You can also download the CD-ROM Extras for Windows 95 upgrade from the Microsoft Sofiware Library. For more information about downloading the CD-ROM Extras for Windows 95 upgrade, please see the Extra.txt file in Windows 95.

How do I copy a floppy disk in WIndows 95'7

Use the following steps to copy a floppy disk: l. Double-click My Computer.

2. Use the right mouse button to click the floppy disk drive containing the disk you want to copy, What are the system requirements and then click Copy Disk on the menu that for installing Windows 95'P appears.

Your computer must meet these minimal 3. In the Copy From box, click the drive Iequlreiilellts: containing the disk you want to copy. In the - Computer: 3 8 6 DX, 20 MHz (or higher) Copy To box, click the drive containing the disk processor. you want to copy to, and then click Start.

- Memory: 4 MB ( 8 MB recommended).

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Network„Microsoft Exchange, or multiple 32-bit programs.

- Hard Disk: 20 to 90 MB of available hard diskspace.The actual space required depends on whether you are upgrading to Windows 95 and the Setup option you choose.

- Video: V G A or higher resolution (SVGA recommended).

- Peripheral: High-density floppy disk drive, CD-ROM drive, or the ability to install fiom a network server.

- Pointing Device: Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device.

Iupgraded to Windows 95, and now I do not see Program Illianager. How do I run programs in Windows 95'F All of your Windows 3.1 programgroups are converted into cascading menus off the Start menu in Windows 95. To run your programs in Windows 95, click the Start button, point to Programs, point to the group containing the program you want to run, then click the program's icon. Note that you need to click the program icon only once to start the program; you do not have to double-click the icon.

If you want to useProgram Manager to run your programs, you can. To do so, click the Start button, click Run, type "progman" (without the quotation marks) in the Open box, and then press ENTER. Note that Program Manager does not use long filenames.

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3. Click the Windows Setup tab, and then follow the instructions on the tab.

A friend has a version of Windows 95 that includes more features than

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A shortcut is a link to an object (such as a program or document). A shortcut can point to a file on your computer or a file on a network server. A shortcut can even point to a paragraph in a document. To add a shortcut to the Start menu, use the following two steps: l. Use the right mouse button to click the taskbar, and then click Properties on the menu that appears.

2. On the Start Menu Programs tab, click Add and follow the instructions.

For more information about creating shortcuts, click the Start button, click Help, click the Index tab,and search for "shortcuts."

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Later that year David Wolstenholme and David Schulz ran a number of focus groups that confirmed their assumptions. Then they set out to create the solution. "Internet Direct's motto has been 'ease of access' from day one," says David Wolstenholme, "your Internet account is now just a phone call away."

Internet Direct's registration centre signs up all new subscribers by phone.

At this point subscribers receive a "user id" and choose a password to activate their account, This phone call triggers free delivery of Internet access software for Windows that is pre-configured and ready to slip into a computer.

The same simplicity is reflected in the company's pricing structure. Now the largest provider of Internet services in Canada, Internet Direct was the first company to offer Internet access at a flat fee per month. There is a one-time only registration fee upon sign-up, each month thereafter is a set price that does not vary with the amount of time users spend on the Internet. "As the number of subscribers choosing Internet Direct grows, so will the system and its capacity," says David Schulz. Internet Direct currently houses over 800, 28.8 speed modem lines. New lines are being added each month according to closely monitored statistics on the number of users and volume of Internet traffic.

For registration with Internet Direct call: 488-1900 in Vancouver. For connection information outside the Lower Mainland call: 1-800-987-8884. Call Internet Direct's customer service line for general information about service at: (604) 602-1800 or e-mail info@direct.ca.

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If you find your exact model, click on the Okay button (or press Enter, which does the same thing). But if your printer isn't on the list, it' s time to crack open the printer manual. Most printers will emulate another, more popular, or older modeL.. imitating the other model, so it can still be used,even with software that was written before your printer came out onto the market. The manual should tell you what other printer models can be used instead... often a popular Epson or

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ManageaFile or Two Try out a few basic file management tasks. Learn how to use your computer to format a floppy diskette (not your hard drive!), and to copy and rename files. (Hint — m Windows 3.something, look for a program called File Manager (in your Main group) to do this). If you have a PC, get used to trying to cram descriptive and unique filenames into a mere 8 letters (no spaces allowed). Ifyou have a Mac, you' re allowed to gloat, at least until all your PC-using friends get Windows 95 or OS/2, and get to use long filenames like you. Tiy to make sense of the way your computer organizes files into folders or directories.

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Almost everyone with a computer uses it for word processing. What else do you hope to use it for? Bookkeeping forhome or a small business? Checking out the much-hyped Internet or other on-

always have the latest — and presumably greatest. This isn't always necessary, and can involve unneeded expense, as well as making sure that you never really learn to do anything very well.

A simpler, less expensive program may be more effective that the 'biggest and the best' in any given product category— in many cases,these are loaded with lots of extra functions that, if you

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As well, simple home finance packages, such as th e w i l dl y p o pular Quicken,may provide allthe bookkeeping help an individual will need (though a business will probably need something more formally structured according to accounting principles — Quicken's cousin, QuickBooks may do the trick).

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— read a book. Software traditionally comes with manuals, which are typically ignored byusers.(A cliche among the computer-skilled, is to tell novices to "RTFM"... Read The Something Manual).

Often, that's because software manuals are virtually unreadable, unless you alreadyknow so much thatyou don't need to read the manual... old DOS manuals were classics of this sort. Instead, a larg~ segment of the publishing industry has become devoted to helping people with computers. Recently, books with names like for D u m m ies", for Idiots" (insert your software name inthe blank) have become wildly popular, combining advice for beginners with jokes and cartoons. Surprisingly, these books can be quite effective,even if the cartoons are fre-

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— run a tutorial. Some of us can't learn very well &om a book, evenone aimed at 'dummies'. Some of us, however, can learn by practicing on the computer. More and more programs include some sort of on-disk tutorial. If available, this will probably be accessed from that same Help menu. Give it a try — some people find it very useful.

Othercompanies offer software or even video cassettes, with more tutorials than are included with the program. In some cases, you can even find some of these in your public library.

— take a class. School boards, community colleges, universities, and several private companies have found that they can offer a w ide range of computer and sofbvare night-school classes.

Make sure,however, thatyou sign up fora class that's appropriate to your needs... I know a couple who bought a computer, and immediately signed up for a community college's introductory class, only to find themselves learning to convert numbers into binary and hexadecimal (base 16) notation, when they actually wanted to learn about how to use their word processor. Make sure that the class you take includes hand-on experience working with the software that you want to learn.

— join a users group. Many communities, and even some companies and organizations, have volunteer users groups.

These may be large and generalized, such as Vancouver's massive PC Users' Group, or smaller, focusing on a special interest piece of hardware or software. Group meetings often include open-ended time for users to help one-another.

(And users group members often get discounts on buying hardware or software).

— phone thecompany. Support from companies isbecoming harder and harder to get... companies have found that it is a major cost, and one that they are trying to cut back on. A few yearsago, many companies provided unlimited free phone support„ in some cases, with 1-800 numbers. The I800 numbers are almost all gone, and unlimited &ee support is disappearing. Instead, most companies offer limited time &ee support (often 90 days &om your first phone call). And be prepared to spend a long time on hold (at your long-distance expense) waiting to speak to a support person. Instead, companies are offering a variety of pay-for-support plans, ranging from 1-900 added cost phone calls, to prepaid plans providing support over a longer period of time.

In place of speaking to a technical support person, many companiesare expanding alternatives— free fax-back services, for example, where you phone an automated system thatfaxes you a document focusing on one of a number of common questions, are increasingly popular. So are company run phone-in bulletin board services to get s oftw a r e u pd a t e s and fixes.

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And that's the key — computers are a powerful tool, but only a tool. Get one when you have a need for it, and you' ll be motivated to find a way to use it successfully. If you get one without a clearly-defined need, it's too easy to become frustrated, and end up with an expensive collection of boxes in the basement.O About the author: Alan Zunian can be reached at e-mail:alan zisman®computer-playercom l5I M

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FoxPro is specifically designed with the developer in mind. The underlying assumption is that you will be writing programs for someone else to use, even if that someone is yourself wearing a different hat. The Microsoft Fox team have completely re-designed FoxPro with this release bringing developers the popular "visual" interface, which in a Windows context, significantly simplifies the process of application development.

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But for the thousands of developers who have years of investment in the xbase language Visual FoxPro 3.0 is confirmation that the language will continue to be supported into the future and will continue to benefit from the latest developments in software engineering and technology.

This assessmentwas carried out on a 486/66 with 16MB of RAM and was made with the Standard Edition of Visual FoxPro under Windows 95.

Visual FoxPro has been said to be unstable under Windows 3.1 and 3.11 so should only be used with Windows 95 or Windows NT.

Two editions Visual FoxPro is distributed in two formats. The Standard Edition and the Professional Edition. The Professional Edition,for a couple of hundred more

dollars, comes with a compiler, a couple

of extra bells and whistles, and complete documentation.

Unfortunately the Standard edition come with sparse printed documentation. In particular, the Language Reference is missing. While it is included in the online help, the printed volume is really needed for serious study. One of the nice things about xbase is that once you know thebasic commands you can learn new commands in a leisurely fashIf you are a newcomer to database ion. It is only by reading the Language management with an interest in getting Reference in your favourite chair that into pro~ able d atabases there are you can browse the commands you' ve several options now available. xbase neverlooked at before and say "wow!" products have been around for over 15 when you discoveran "I didn't know years. This has its advantages in that you could do THAT!" thereare a tremendous amount of reApart from the lack of a Language sources out there that have built up over Reference we found the Standard Edition the years. But then there is a whole new to be quite acceptable for our purposes. generation of products such as Visual Of course if we were developing applicaBasic, Delphi and Access. There is a tretions for clients we would use the Profesmendous momentum behind these new sional Edition since the compiler enables products and we suspect that newcom-

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The Visual Interface If you have not taken a look at the new "visual" programming tools we will try to briefly explain how they work.

The common characteristics are a toolbox or toolbar that contains icons or pictures of common windows' components such as the check box, the combo box, the file/open dialog box, scroll bars, command buttons etc.

Generally you start with a form in a window. By clicking on one of the icons in the toolbox you can then click on the form and drop the component on your form. For instance you may click on the command button icon and then click on your form to place a command button there.

The next step is to write some code to associate with the button, to tell it what to do. U sually, and in Visual FoxPro, if you click on the button when in design mode a text editing window will pop up where you will write your code. This will often be as simple as a one linecommand such as "DO update" Each component hasa myriad of properties which are displayed in a property window. Click on "background colour" for instance to pop up a colour chart from which to select. "Click" and your command button is Bright Red! Visual FoxPro 3.0 implements this visual methodology in a fairly typical manner.

It does it well and seems stable enough.

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The property list for each component lists all the available events such as GotFocus, KeyPressed, Click. One of the properties is the VALID function; when you click on that property a text editor window pops up where you can write code to check the entry for validity, was the date entered within a certain range? If the validity check fails the user can' t leave the textbox until valid data is entered.

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The grid component will probably be the most-used control of the bunch.

It is very simple in conception but the variety of properties and methods associated with it and each of its sub-objects: the column, the header and the cells of each column in the grid is astounding.

The process of customizing your grid can be truly obsessive.

The development of custoinized gridsor browse screens can be time-consuming but the ability to reuse and descend new grids from a parent-type makes up for it many times over.

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As with all Win 95 programs, Works 95 is able to take advantage of the features of this operating systern — long 61e names, easier to use dialogue boxes,and more stable preemptive multitasking. As well, since integrated programs are most likely to be purchased for use in homes, schools, or small businesses, Microsoft has worked hard

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The program doesn't ship with a manual. While this will be missed by some users (such as me), I suspect that Microsoft has discovered that most users don't read software manuals. Instead, there's a very brief introductory booklet... 'The Works Companion', claiming

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By default, when you open Works, you are presented with a list of common document types — Wizards and Templates for resumes, reports, budgets — all sorts of basic home and business correspondence and documents. These make it easy to get started with a properly formatted document, ready to customize with your own text or data. If you prefer, you can »m ; set it i n s tead to start with a view of previously saved documents, or with your choice of a new word processor, spreadsheet, database, or communications session..

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While the bulk of the changes in Works has been directed towards ease of usefor novice computer owners (as shown by the increased use of Wizards, and the on-screen help), there have been some additions to the basic feature set.

The for a while now, many programs have sported toolbars with a drop-down font list, the Word-95 equivalent shows how the fonts look — The natne Times Roman is shown in Times Roman font, for example. Quotes are automatically changed to typesetters' curly quotes, rather than a typewriter's straight quotes that really stand for feet and inchesyou can getstraight quotes when you need them,but you have to ask.

You can store a collection of oftenused items— your return address, for example, quickly adding them to your work, by selecting Insert Easy Text. You can use tools such as the Spell Checker with thespreadsheet and database, unlike the previous version, which limited it to the word processor. By default, the word processor shows a Page Layout view, with the page breaks, headers and f ooters appearing realistically o n screen. You can now add a header (or footer) by Tnoving to that area on the page, and simply typing it in, rather than memorizing codes like "41Here's My Title&rby Alan Zisman" to obtain a header reading: Here's My Title by Alan Zisman If youprefer,you can select a more traditional word processor view You can zoom in for more precise page layout, and can easily insert your choice of 24 bullet styles. For Canadians, there's a choice between a British and American spell checker.

Form letter, envelope, and label wizards simplify these common, but often confusing tasks.

The spreadsheet now features in-cell editing, in addition to the olderstyle editing bar.

Database reporting has been simplified, while the TooLBou p 'klRSECA output has bewaaia come inuch more 'huocht Eupoobub::"" sophisticated. All SVASnsuadad BT documents can be sent directly as email, and a number of additional import and export f ormats h av e been added.

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abledemployees. The Act was notextended to coverprofessionals or independent contractors. The independent contractors issue was a particular concern at the time the legislation was being drafted and it is fortunate, I believe, that it was not extended to them.

The work included has been expanded and now includes work performed at an employee's home. Consequently, an employee who works on his

computer at home in the evening, may be entitled to overtime.

As an employer, you must post several notices. These notices will include a statement of the employee's rights under

the Act, shift schedules, a copy of the Employment Standards regulations and any variance orders.

Don'tForgetthePaper In spite of the politicians continuing promise to reduce the paper burden, this new legislation will increase it. For purposes of the Employment Standards Act, you will now be required to keep the foll owing records for seven years: a. all payroll records b. approval of flexible work weeks. c. substitution of an alternate statutoiy holiday. d. agreements with employees for reimbursements re cleaning and repair of clothing.

Further, employees must be given a detailed wage statement each time they are paid as opposed to only the times there has been a change in pay.

Again, in keeping with a philosophy of increasedbureaucracy and paper flow, employers must now provide the director of employment standards with information to enable him or her to establish and maintain a register of employees in private residences. At this point in time it is not clear whether this will cover employees' residences or employers'residences or both.

SomeFlexibility The directorof employment standards has greater power to grant variances within the regulations. He or she must be satisfied that any variance is consistent with the legislation and that a majority of the employees affected approve of the request. The following variances may now be requested under the Employment Standards Act: a. paydays. b. special clothing. c. notice of change in shift. d. minimum daily hours. e. maximum working hours. f. hours off. g. overtime wages for employees not on a flexible work schedule. h. notice requirements and termination pay requirements for group terminations. i. the time period required for a temporary layoff.

Changes in Benefits Statutory holiday pay will now be pro-rated.

Under the previous Act, an employee had to work 15 of the preceding 30 calendar days in order to be paid for the statutory holiday. This has been eliminated and now an employee on the payroll will be paid for the statutory holiday on a pro-rata basis,regardless of the hours worked.

Some issues being legislated are largely common sense and complied with by the majority of employers without legislation. However, for those with a stone-age mentality that need to join the 20th century, the employee has the following entitlements under the new legislation: a. up to 5 days of unpaid of leave during each employment year to deal with matters pertaining to the care, health or education of a child in anemployee's care or the care or health of any other member of the immediate family.

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b. up to 3 daysunpaid leaveon thedeath ofam ember of the employee's immediate family. c. leave of absence to attend court as a juror and to return to the same orcomparable position.

The employee's entitlement to vacation, termination notice and benefits will continue during any of the above leaves.

From the employee's point of view, one of the negatives may be that those employers who were paying for the above items may now elect to do so on an unpaid basis as the government sets the standard.

The Act no longer has a provision allowing an employer to force a pregnant woman to go on

maternity leave. A pregnant employee will now receivethe same treatment as an employee with a disability.

Termination The Act has set new terms with respect to termination of an employee. An employee is now entitled to the following notice: a. after thee months of employment- one week b. after one year of employment - two weeks. c. after three yearsofempioyment-ttuee weeks.

This will continue year by year to a maximum of eight weeks. Under the new Act,notice can be severance pay, notice, or a combination of both. Severance pay must also be paid within 4S hours.

A termination notice will have no effect if the notice period coincides with a period during which the employee is on vacation, leave, strike, or lockout or is unavailable to work because of the strike or lockout or medical reasons.

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It is my understanding that in the United States, unions have been very active in filing third party complaints against non-union companies to assist organizing.

Breachesof the Actare an offence which may result in a charge and a fine. There are new measuresto penalize employers who contravene the Act including: a. interest payable on money owed from the date it is owed, if it is more than 23 days, b. an employee officer, director, or agent of the company who is responsible for a breachof the Act may be assessed a monetary penalty along with the company. c. The directorof employment standards may publish information relating to contraventions of the Act for use by potential

employees and contractors. d. if the Act has been contravened, the employer can be ordered to post a bond for

payment of wages or supply a letter of

As the government maintains a large welfare and social services industry, the mini-

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InformationLine The government has established an information line to respond to questions about the new Act and its regulations, In the Lower Mainland, the number is 660-4000 and elsewhere the tollfree number is 1-800-663-3316.

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Barter awareness is increasing in Canada.

In 1987 there was hardly any barter presence anywhere but in British Columbia and Quebec. Today, at least 15 barter companies operate in the Toronto area alone. Several of these have opened satellite offices in Vancouver. Industry giant, Portland's ITEX Corp, is supporting Quebec's Troc Canada in its expansion plans.

Barter is basically a marketing took It is the "hamburger helper" of business. It stretches cash while bringing in new customers.. .tw o very necessary ingredients forsuccess in any business. Surplus inventory, unproductiveassets and excess capacity can be exchangedforvaluable productsand services.

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Apple Chairman A.C. (Mike) Markkula told the wire service, "The board will continue working with Spindler to address the challenges and exciting opportunities we face in the dynamic personal computer industry.

The unprecedented demand for our new products demonstrates the growing appeal of the Macintosh platform. We are committed to actively working with the management team of Apple under Spindler's leadership to create value for our shareholders."

Apple said in a statement that Graziano, executive vice president and chief financial officer, announced his intention to resign as a director effective immediately and leave the company by year end.

On the situation, the Associated Press comments, "Due to anumber of missteps, Apple has been unable to keep up with surging demand for its new Power Macintosh line, which was supposed to boost its lagging market sharefor personal computers. A shortage of parts and chronic underestimation of demand raised speculation that the company's board would look at significant management changes at its regular meeting."

The wire service also notes, "While Spindler has enjoyed Markkula's support and has been credited with engineering the transfer to thePower Macintosh line,some observers have noted that Apple's board ousted John Sculley two years ago at a time of weak profits and doubts about the company's future."

AP quotes Dataquest Inc. figures as indicating Apple's share of the worldwide market — which fell Irom 9.4 percent in 1993 to 8.5 percent last year — has dropped to 7.4 percent in the current quarter.

SomeAppleBusinessilayBeSoll Apple Computer Inc.'s highest executive is hinting the computer maker may be forced to sell part of its business in order to focus on more competitive areas.

The New York Times this morning quotes Apple CEO Michael Spindler as saying, "There are crucial decisions that are going to have to be made about letting go of some parts of a business that are quite unnerving to some people including ourselves."

Spindler discounted reports Apple is seeking to merge with another company, acknowledging talks of alliances with IBM and other computer companies had taken place, but said no decisions had been made. "The big question is how we will stand together," he said.

Spindler told the paper his company has made mistakes, but that it will become increasingly profitable. As reported, Apple earlier this year hit production snags and underestimated demand for its Power PC line of computers.

Said Spindler, "This has been the most difficult quarter in the history of

Apple Computer. Give us one strong quarter and all this will go away,"

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Intel's vision of the near future Dr. Andrew Grove, president and CEO of Intel Corp. unveiled at Telecom 95 in Geneva, Switzerland his company's vision of comtnunications and computing with a keynote speechaad demonstration of "Smart Connections."

The term refers to the digital nature of communications and having a computer at either ead of a telecommunications line.

"In the emerging new communications /computing industry, digital is the way in which people create information, send it to one another and play it back for viewing, They are doing this using the most ubiquitous digital device ever,the PC," said Dr. Grove.

Using a new multipoint ProShareT personal conferencing product, two community hospitals were linked to the Geneva audience to demonstrate how an ordinary PC combined with digital telecommunications infrastructure can improve the delivery of medical care in South Africa.

The three-way exchange of medical data utilized Intel's ProShare VS200 Conferencing system, an HP120MHz Pentium PC and using ISDN, microwave and satellite communications technologies. A similar demonstration was done in a business context with a connectionto a Japanese company and ideas were exchanged on a design. Dr. Grove thea demoed a cellular global systems for mobile (GSM) modem with wireless technology from Nokia to conduct a fuIIvoice, data and video conference across the cellular connection on a laptop.

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E-mail E-mail is probably one of the most abused methods of distributing information but also one of the most effective.

Offering to mail people more information or to join a mailing list off your web pages canbe an excellent resource for business contacts. Developing an e-mail newsletter that is distributed monthly to users who have already agreed to accept it gives you a captive audience. It is relatively easy and inexpensive to develop.

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