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The next big thing iftccn years is a long time to be reporting on any subject, but in covering th e t u m u ltuous personal computer business, I muse sometimes that technology years are like doggie years — seven of 'em warp into one human year. So, in the course of a human decade and a half, we'vc seen personal computers go from arcane curiosity to mainstreain lifestyle additive. I'm not one to wax sentimental about the good old days,however, because in spite of the remarkable technology adventure we' ve lived through, I i mpatiently await the next, next big thing. Too many comic books and too much science fiction in my youth, I suppose, but part of mc is always complaining: what docs it take to get some decent 24th century technology around here?

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Hyper-conundrum I read your interesting article 'Say hello to Hyper Threading' (TCP,January 2003). I am about topurchase a computer with an ASUS motherboardmodel P4PE/L, which is Hyper Threading compatible, OS will be W indows XPProfessional.I can't afford the new 3.06 GHz processor. Question: IfI choose a 2.4/533 512 Northwood P4 Intelprocessor instead of the 3.06 GHz, will I still have some performance improvement due to Hyper Threading, or is it better then to use a non-Hyper Threading regular 533 FSB motherboard? Regards and thanks, Daniel Schwob TCPreplies: From our understanding, you shouldn't actually receive any benefit from a hyperthreoding-enabled motherboard when you' re using a non-hyperthreading processor,apart from any advantage added by other newer components unrelated to the hyperthreading. Your main advantage will be the ability to upgrade to the hyperthreading-enabled processor down the road, w he n it drops m pnce. H ope t h i s helps. CJ

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When The Coniputer Paper was born, I was five years into a niney ear stint o f w o r k in g and l i v in g i n London, England — and was involved in launching my own technology magazines and newsletters. lvly father-in-law, who owned a sewing machine store on West Broadway in Vancouver, mentioned on the phone one day that this technology publishing business must be hitting the big time because a new title, called The Cotnpttter Paper, had just been published in Vancouver. And he knew about it because he had j ust sold a s e w in g m a chine t o t h e founder of th e p ublication, a young, amiable chap called Kirtan Singh Khalsa (a.k.a. Douglas Alder). It was a fascinating tiine in the technology business. We were past the t'ew flush of any fledgling industry and some

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The first great decade Continued frompage 24 soon became the resident PC expertmy distaste for c o m mand p r o m pts notwithstanding. It seemed immensely ironic to me at the time that the employees at TCP —widely perceived as a PCcentric publication — were almost exclusively Mac users. By October 1988, even the exciting innovations of 1987 weren't looking so advanced anymore, asApple chief Jobs, always thinking a few steps ahead, had just announced the long-awaited NeXT Cube, sporting a 17-inch monitor (and Display PostScript!), Unix-based operating system, a high-capacity rewritable optical drive — and no floppy drive. It' s amazing that, 15 years later, this feature set can still be considered forward-look-

ing. I a m t e m p ted t o d r a w p a r allels between 2002 to 2003 and that pivotal 1987/1988 era. In each case, a new, more powerful generation of p r ocessors is poised to emerge. Piracy still threatens smaller software developers, and pen computing — now r e p o sitioned as "tablet computing" — is still being touted as the next big thing. Jobs is probably still thinking 15 years in the future. However, the world today is a much different place. I' ll probably never see another "gold rush" as dramatic as the one of those early days, or the first years of the dot-corn boom. Some say the real golden age — the third great age of computing — will be when our computers, handhelds, and networks "just work I see glimmers of this possible future from time to time, when I run Mac OS X, Windows XP, or some of the friendlier Linux distributions on my various computers, but it' s c lear there's still plenty of r oo m f o r improvement. The trouble is not everyone wants the kind of system design(s) that may be required for appliance-like functionality and industrial-strength security. Fewer options mean fewer potential conflicts. Increased surveillance, we are t old, means greater security. I know one thing for sure: just as there are those who refuse to give up their beloved command prompts, there will be some who will be unwilling to give up freedom for this promise of security. 2 Graeme Bennett was, at various points in the 1990s, the managing editor, senior editor and editorial director ofThe Computer Paper. Today, he owns and managesPCBuyersGuide.corn and MacBuyersGuide.corn, and offers computer consulting, marketing, and training services.

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Personalities of the early PC era Continued frompage 26 reputation for cleverness also matched that of the woodland creature, particularly the way he sold his products. Sinclair was famous for getting a good idea to a prototype stage, making plans for fast-track manufacturing, then taking pre-orders for the product by mail. Those pre-orders, in turn, would fund the actual manufacturing. A product of Cambridge University and an intellectual boffin at heart (he was a leading light in the British MENSA community), Sinclair's head for business never seemed as strong as his head for innovative ideas. He has boomed and busted a number of times, but always seems to surface with new ideas.

bounds (something he later chronicled in hi s memo i r , Hy r/ergrott'th ). Unfortunately, Osborne did not learn the one lesson his years of observing the early years of the computer industry should have taught him: keep your eye on IBM. While Osborne was busy enjoying his first flush of success, a breakaway group of IBM staffers in Florida developed and l aunched a d e sktop c o m puter t h a t became known as the IBM PC. Within two years of its launch, it was widely cloned and copied, and IBM PC-style systems dominated the market.

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O sborne f ailed t o r e c ognize t h e impact of this change quickly enough. And his company faded from view within a few years. I caught up with Osborne shortly after this adventure when he launched a n o ther c o m p any c a l led Paperback Software — on the premise that software should be sold like paperbaI:k books and just "shouldn't cost so much." The idea was good, but the products were mediocre, and the spreadsheet was enough like Lotus 1-2-3 that the company ended up in messy and expensive litigation with Lotus Development. And Osborne neverregained his former glory after misjudging the importance of the IBM PC.

The coming of Compaq But three guys from Texas understood the impact of IBM's entry into the market. They were led by a soft-spoken former Texas Instruments engineer called Rod Canion and backed financiallyby another longtime computer industry watcher, Ben Rnsen. Canion and his fellow Texans famous-

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up becoming a dedicated device for receiving taxes (many systems sold between 1994 and 1999 came with builtin fax modems and t'ax software), or th» system you dedicate for printing invoices, menus, or flyer. I guess the main point herc is that the o ld system could t ake some o f t h c demand and burden offyour new computer it there is a job that it can still do well — and that that job is done by someone else. If you are the only user of the computer, you will almost certainly want to use the newer system instead of the old one. In that situation, it may make sense to gct rid of the old system.

No one wantsto throw out theirtrusty system aftermany yearsof good service, but the need to run newer applications — which typically demand greater processing power, more

h at do you do w ith an o l d contputcrt No o n e w ants to throw out their trusty syst»m after many years of good service, but the need to run newer applications — which typically demand greater processing power, more memory,extra storage, and additional h ardware — often requires that you to do just that. 'I'here are a number of choices avail-

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able to you at that point. You can reallocate the old machine within your house (or your company), dedicate it to a simple task, give it away to a friend, donate it to a charity, or scil it.

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Option l: Keeping it in the family If your old system is the only computer in th» house (prior to buying its replacement), you may want to just keep it. If you have several children, for example, one of them may wish to usc it for simple word-processing, basic Web-browsing, playing older games — or even just learning basic keyboard, mouse, and computer operation skills. Be aware, however, that members of your family will quickly start comparing the capabilities of the old system with the new one. If, for example, your old system is only capable of running a sixyear-old version of Microsott Works as its primary productivity applicationand your new machine runs Windows XP and Office XP — your kids may b» more inclined to wait for time on the new system than bother with the old one. The other issue to consider is how

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Option 2: Dedicate it to a single task Unlike almost any other kind of device, we expect our computers to do a huge number of different things every day: from email to Web browsing to spreadsheet work to p laying lvIP3 files and DVD movies. Rut it doesn't have to be that way. If your old computer is capable of doipg a single task extremely well, you may just want it to continue doing that. Word-processing is a perfect example of' such an application. Most older computers arc highly f u nctional as slightly enhanced typewriters — provided that you have a coinpatible printer (and you can still gct th» ribbons, ink cartridges, or toner cartridges for them). Similarly, your old computer may cnd

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Instead, after my call to the guy who actually owned the notebook, my neighbour had to march over to my house,

pick it up, then return it to his friendwith apologies for having thrown it out. So consider whether or not you want to give your old computer to a friend. It just might not bc worth it.

Option 4: Selling your old computer Selling your old computer is a t ricky business. There's a lot that can go wrong w ith old systems — and you want t o make sure that if you do sell it, the buyer is totally aware that you do so without any guarantees or warranties. It should be sold entirely "as is." You do not want to have to continue to provide support for it once it leaves your hand. Also remember that resale prices are only going to be a tiny fraction of what you paid for your system. To get an idea of prices, drop into a local used computer shop and you' ll see what I mean. The fact is that the $1,000 or so charged for a new entry-level system buys far more computer than the $500 or so you' ll be lucky to get for your old machine. And that new system will come with the latest operating system, enough memory to support all the latest applications, and so on. So the long and short of

it is that you are unlikely to make much money at all by selling your used system.

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n its early years, the fledgling publishing company that produced The Co»tlrttter Pctper was a lean operation. O u r mar k e tplace ad v antages included very low advertising rates, low operating cost, and, above all, being in the right place at the right time. In other words, TCP was just another publishing startup, searching for «d sales. Why did success smile upon us? One of' the key answers may be that the staff lived and breathed the communication/technology revolution that was being doculnented in the paper. TCP's mission was to p r ovide information about e m e r gin g PC tec h n o l ogy. Figuratively, we were scanning the horizon for new tools and techniques to present to our readers. In order to keep us current, Doug Alder set up shop out on that horizon — out there on the leading and bleeding eclge of publishing, where new technologies could be used to

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Long lookers TCP Lab observes the world through digicams with 5X or greater zooms part, albeit with a t o n o f e l ectronics between the eyepiece and the shutter. Sony, nnthe other hand, takes a different view on how to serve a digital photographer in the 21st century. The DSCF717 is a capable camera in the tradi-

By David Tanaka here's nothing like a t elephoto lens to bring the action in close, but most digital cameras today have just 3X zooms — what's a shutterbug to do'. In our search tor an answer, TCP Lab came up with seven digital cameras with big telephoto lenses. We asked product manufacturers to send us any model that had a fixed lens with at least a 5X optical zoom range. We receivedthree-, fourand five-megapixel models with optical zooms ranging from 5X to 10X, with street prices between $700 and $2,000. Maximum t elephoto fo r t h i s g r o up ranges from 190 mm to 380 mm (using 35 mm film camera equivalents). That magnifies subjects from four to eight times compared to what you would see with your unaided eyes.

Depth of the field You can set any of t hese cameras on automatic and expect to take very good pictures — the built-in auto exposure and focusing systems are quite capable of making intelligent decisions in that

tional sense, but also has a number of

regard. But some in this group will give you as much freedom overthose parameters as you want. The Fujifilm FinePix S 602, Minolta D i m age 7 Hi , N i k o n CoolPix 5700, and Sony C ybershot DSC-F717 arethe cream of their respective makers'consumer crop, and are more or less competing for the same c ustomer: the advanced amateur o r someone who seriously pursues photog-

raphy as a hobby. These are precision instruments that offer the user control over s~rtually every aspect of picture taking. The FinePi», Dimage, and CoolPix do the least to upset the headspace of film photographers in their transition to digital. They are first and foremost cameras, with controls and actions marked in the language of photography for the most

unique features. Camera traditionalists would probably scoff at some of these, but theyextend photography beyond a medium for the photo enthusiast, and into a broader utility for daily living. For example, the Multi Burst mode allows you, with a single shutter click, to capture a sequence of 16 shots within a single frame — time slices o f your g o l f swing, for example. The Fujifilm S3800 and H e wlettPackard P850 are at the point-and-shoot end of things. They offer users the ability to override some of the automatic settings, but neither offers a fully manual mode. However, both offer generally accurate automatic exposure systems that shield the user from having to think about f-stops and shutter speeds, which is precisely what they should do, given their target user.

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TCP Lab: Big zooms all, but othenvise a varied lqt dard USB port,so if you damage or lose one of the cameras in this lab report your cable,you won't be able to go down should be consideredpocket camto thelocaloffice supply store and pick up eras (some will fit in an overcoat pocket if you don't mind the bulge) a standard mini-USB cable. Here are highlights of other commonalbecauseeven the smallest of the lot— the ities and differences: FinePix3800, Camedia C730, and CoolPix • All have an asymmetrical layout: lens at 5700 —form a blocky shape. Overall,these the outeredge of one side of the body models show quite a spread in design, and handgripat the other. w ith c onsiderable variation i n size, • All h ave p op-up f lashes and rearergonomics, user interface, and price. mounted LCDs for composing/reviewThe Fujif ilm S3800 and Hewlett-Packard ing. P850 emphasize point-and-shoot simplici• All will record video clips. The Fujifilm ty, but the others have a lot of individual S602 is unusual. in that it can record buttons and knobs.So, if you're new to 640x480 pixelsat 30 frames per second digital cameras or a specific brand, you' ll up to thestorage capacity of the card want tostudy the manual to learn which (about 15 minutes on a 1 GB microbutton or knob does what. drive). The others are more limited. And if you are coming from another • All use an electronic viewfinder (EVF), brand, you may be in for some serious which isproduced on a small LCD that relearning,as there does not seem to be you lookat through an eyepiece, like a any agreement on a common way to video camcorder. The image differs from implement controls, other than the shutwhat you get with the ground glass ter-release button. screen of a 35 mm single lens reflex Nikon and Fujifilm also use a non-stanw vw.canadacomputes.corn c EDmoN 42 FEBRUARY 2003 THE coMPUTER PAPER B

camera. It can be problematic in some situations,and on some cameras the image appearscoarser than on others. • Three have articulated viewfinders that allow you tocompose a shot from an angle other than eye level (say, if you want aworm's eye view). The Nikon has a swivel-twist LCO, the Minolta has a camcorder-stylefl ip-up eyepiece, and the Sony'sbody pivots independently of the lens. • Minolta Dimage is the only model with a manual zoom, which you control by turning a ring on the lens barrel — just as you would on a 35 mm SLR. • Dimage, Sony, and Fujifilm S602 have manual focusing rings on the lens barrel in case you want to override the auto focus. • Olympus, Minolta, and Sony implement a real-time luminance histogram as an exposureaid.When activated, it shows up as a small window in the viewfinder or LCD display, showing you the distri-

bution of dark and light values. • Sony and N ikon u se a p r o prietary Lithium Ion battery; the rest use four AA cells (nickel metal hydride recom-

mended). • FinepixS3800 and the Olympus Camedia use the new xD PictureCard, but the Olympus —which has dual storage slots— also accepts SmartMedia cards. • FinepixS602 also has dual slots,accomand modating Sma r tMedia CompactFlash (including 1 GB microdrives). • Nikon and Minoltamodels also accept microdrives, along with CF solid state memory in their CF IflI card slot. • HP model uses Secure Digital/MultiMediaCard storage media. • Sony, as one would expect, uses the Sony-developedMemoryStick. • Nikon and Minolta store images optionally in a raw format, which prosumers will appreciate. — David Tanaka

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Itow we evaluated this lot We spent about three weeks with these cameras, taking as many pictures as we could under a variety of conditions. The weather in Southern Ontario was so grey and overcastfor much of this period that we went t o t h e Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington to look for some colourful subjects to shoot. As a result, most of the test prints were of flowers. For an informal picture quality test, we printed out the best two or three pictures !rom each camera at SX10.75 in. onto letter-size Epson Premium Glossy photo paper with an Fpson Stylus Photo 925 printer. Without i dentifying the cameras, we passed the prints around TCP's art department for comments. Interestingly, although people definitely had their favourites, it was not obvious to anyone which pictures were taken with which camera. The pictures from the Sony, Minolta, and iVikon were correctlyidentifi ed once each as from the highest-resolution camera, but 4 shot from th e Fuiililm F inepix 3800 blew most people away. Thc conclusions we take!rom this is that the three-megapixel cameras have what it takes to make gorgeous Sx10 glossies — of flowers at least. The higherend cameras give enthusiasts room to grow in their hobby, and for printmaking larger than this, are the way to go for no-compromise imaging. FinePix 3800 From: Fuji Photo Film Canada, wwwfuIifilm.ca

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TCP Lab:What about digital zoom~ f you're thinking you could get a 15X zoom because a camera has a 3X optical and 5X digitalzoom, don't put too much faith in that equation. A digitalzoom isactually just an in-camera crop of the central part of an image. The resulting pictures are either of poorer quality or of a smaller dimension than the camera's maximum size capability. Most ofthe cameras in this Lab Test offera digitalzoom, and used in moderation, they can giveyou even greater reach, but the camera makers themselves (at least some of them) warn of degraded image quality when you use a digital zoom. I find it somewhat puzzling that manufacturers would go to the considerable effort of putting big optical zooms onthese models, but then offer users a way to fuzz it all up with a digital zoom. The Sony labelling is particularly odd in this respect. It has "10X Prerision Digital Zoom" marked onthe F717, but makes no mention of the very fine Carl Zeiss 5X optical lens ituses— yet, the manual cautions about image degradation when the digital zoom is used. HP's P850 is labelled as having a 56X zoom, which is technically accurate but glosses over the important distinction between optical and digital zooming. The P850's 8X opticalzoom, which gives the equivalent of a 300 mm telephoto on a 35 mm film camera, is noteworthy in itself. The rest in this group thankfully label the camera's optical zoom properties. — David Tanaka

Its simple controls make the Finepix 3800 agood candidate for someone who isn't into photography as a hobby and just wants to take pictures in a fuss-free way. There is a manual setting, which allows exposure compensation, a shutter priority mode, and customized white balance settings. That's probably as complicated as the typical user of t his camera wants or

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Long lookers Continued fron3 page46 The S602 is at the top of Fujifilm's consumer linc, and though built on a design that's now a couple of years old, it still feels modern. The largely plastic body, while probably iust as durable, docsn't h ave the built-like-a-tank feel ol t h e CoolPix 5700 or Dimagc 7I li. One very welcome feature on the S602 is a microdrivc-compatible CF II slot in addition to thc Sn)arttvledia slot. One area where the S602 might seem to bc falling behind is in pixel count: Sony, Nikon, and M i nolta have fivcmcgapixcl models at the top of t h eir consumer lines, while the S602 has a three-megapixcl sensor. An argument can bc made that the S602's SupcrCCD chip offers higher resolution than orthodox. CCD designs ot' the same pixel count — and the camera will save sixmegapixcl images. Plus the S602 is a fcw hundred dollars cheaper than the premium models from the other manutacturcrs. The S602 handgrip feels big, but in extended use, the bigger dimensions allow a more comfortable grip with your fingers curling less as you grasp thc unit. But I felt less confident using the camera without a strap, because the portion of the body where your thumb rests is hard, slick plastic. I liked the control layout on the S602 a lot. The exposure compensation button is right next to the shutter, so vou iust move your trigger finger over slightly, depress the button, and dial in the correction with the conveniently placed thumb wheel. I.il ewisc, thc macro button and manual focus switch are on thc right side of the lens barrel, easily accessible with the thumb of your left hand. As we were wrapping up this report, Fujifilm announced an upgrade to this model. Called the FincPix S602FS, the mild refresh adds a threaded manual cable release socket and a PC Sync socket for external flash — and it's all black (thc model we tested is black and a

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Like the Fujifilm S3800, it is definitely aimed at the point-and-shoot crowd, with a few controls that let users adjust exposure and other settings — but without overwhelming them with choices. Further catering t o t h e e ase-of-use crowd, the P850 has a built-in utility called Instant Share, which allows you to select photos to be printed. The P850 can also be directly connected to an HP DeskJet or PhotoSmart printer, bypassing a computer altogether. The Instant Share utility also allows you to load email addresses into the camera from a computer, and tag them to images. When you connect the camera to a computer (with an Internet connection) emails are sent to the appropriate addresses notifying them that you' ve sent them a picture, giving the LTRL (HP's picture hosting site) where the images can be viewed. This model implements the autofocus preview in an annoying way. As with other cameras, you push the shutter button part-way down to activate the autofocus. But unlike others, which sharpen the view in real time as the focus is established, on the H P yo u h ave to release the shutter button before the focus is updated in the viewfinder. KVe don't think much of digital zooming, which is actually just an in-camera crop of a smaller portion of the scene, so didn't like that HP labels the camera as having a 56X zoom. The 8X o p tical zoom is unusual enough to allow HP bragging rights without glossing over, and possibly confusing the consumer about, t h e i mpo r t an t d i s t i n ction between optical and digital zooms.

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The Coolpix 5700 has a lot that will satisfy and not much to disappoint the prosumcr. iVhen the review unit arrived, I was surprised at how small it is. before than the others, it has the feel of a finely crafted instrument; the solid metal case

contributes to that impression. As with the Fujifilm units, I didn't care for the placement of the power switch on the tip of the handgrip: I accidently turned it on when putting it in a camera bag many times. Initially the placement and grouping of controls didn't inake sense to me. It took only about 10 minutes of hddling with the various controls and a quick read of some of the manual before I felt settled. Still, of the high-end cameras in this report, I liked the control system the least. Chalk it u p t o p ersonal preference, because once you get down to the business of taking pictures, the controls you are most likely to use are conveniently placed. Exposure compensation is the same procedure as on the Fujifilm S602press the compensation button near your trigger finger and adjust with the thumbwheel. Likewise, exposure and focus lock is a single button, near the thumb of your left hand — very handy. The 8X optical zoom gives a good range,

TCPLab: Tips for shooting long I. Use a tripod A good way toimprove the sharpness of your images overall is to use a tripod. When using any of these cameras at the longer focal lengths, a tripod becomes atf the more importantbecause any camera movement will b e m agnified, creating blurred images. A rule of thumb in 35 mm photographyisthat the minimum shutter speed toensure a clear handhefd shot is the inverseof the focallength. So at 200 m m, you should use a shutter speed of at leastI/200 second — or use a tripod.

2. Use exposure and focus lock Digital cameras have gained a bad reputation for shutter lag. You press the shutter button andthen, after what seems like an eternity, the camera captures the tail end of the precious moment. Shutter tag is especially frustrating when you are trying to take a picture of a moving object at full telephoto, since the action quickly slips jn and out ofthe frame — say you're on the sidelines watching your son or daughter closing in on the goal. Using manual focus and AF.lock or manual exposure control can go a long way toshortening the time it takes forthe digicam shutter to fire. A tot of shutter fag is created by the camera calculating the correct focus and exposure. When you attempt tophotograph a moving subject,

the light levels and subject distances are constantlychanging so the AE and AF systems are continually recalculating the correct value. Turning to manual focus will bypass the auto focussystem, and setting the distance to infinity (or the hyperfocal distance ifyou know about that) will put most ofthe scene from 3 m or 4 m and beyond infocus. Likewise,taking an exposure reading and then locking it in using AE lock,or setting the shutter speed and aperture yourself in manual mode, will bypassthe AE system. You may find you stillneed to keep the shutter button partway down,but when you depress it allthe way, the shutter should fire immediately. 3. Mind the focus Depth offield (the zone of sharp focus) can be quiteshallow on Long tefephotos. This can beused to good artistic effect (e.g.,main subject in focus and background softlyout of focus), but it also means you need to be aware of what part of thephoto is in focus and make adjustments eitherby using a manual focusing option, or picking the correct autofocus zone ifyour camera supports adjustable zones. Picking a s mall a perture will increase depth of field, but will also force you touse a slower shutter speed to maintain the correct exposure. — David Tanaka

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from a respectable 35 mm at wide angle to 280 mm at full telephoto. The electronic viewfinder is very clear, and the LCD screen is a tlip-and-twist design that allows you to compose a shot when the camera isabove or below your eyc level — or facing you, for self portraits.

more dramatic than between 190 mm and 210 mm on the telephoto end. Because of its weight, size, and the manual zooming ring, it feels more like a 35 mm SLR than the others. This camera would probably give the least culture shock to a 35 min photographer who' s going to digital.

Dimage 7Hi From; Minolta Canada, www.minolta.ca Price. S2,000 Pro: Manual focus and zoom rings on lens barrel. Widest wide angle of this group. Locking mode dial. Clear viewfinder. Con: Most expensive camera in this roundup.

The Dimage 7Hi was the big surprise in this group for me — I liked it far more than I thought I w ould, and I t o u nd myself reaching for it often. The other cameras have arear surface that's more or less flat, but on the Dimage the section that houses the lens extends backw ard f ro m t h e b o dy . I t h o l d s t h e vieWfinder (a v ery clear one), LCD screen, and the four AA cells, which are on the bottom of the camera, running parallel to the lens. It's an unusual design that I thought would be ungainly until I started using it. I found it to be well balanced, but the big plus was that moving the handgrip forward in relation to the eyepiece creates a shooting position that's thc most comfortable. LIkewise, the control system initially mystified me, but once I read the manual and discovered the basic methodology, it made a lot of sense, and proved efficient. The surface is cluttered with lots of d i als and buttons. The basic method for adjusting a setting is to turn the relevant dial to the function you want to access, press the button in the centre of the dial to activate the selection, t hen a d just u s ing a s e parate thumbwheel. It sounds involved, but it a ctually works very w ell, o nce you understand it. Tlie Diiiiage has th» best wide-angle

coverage of this group, going to 28 mm (35 mm film equivalent). The difference between 35 mm and 28 m m i s m u ch

Camedia C-730 From: Olympus, www.olympusamerica.corn Price: S900 Pro: Longest telephoto. Very compact. Con: Nomanualfocus.Focuslock cum bersome.

At around $900 in stores, the C-730 costs a few hundred dollars more than the other consumer-level three-megapixel cameras it might be competing with. If a long telephoto is what you' re after, however, this unit gives you the longest reach (equivalent to 380 mm) as well as the biggest range (IOX) in this roundup. The C-730 uses an electronic viewfinder but its proportions are more like rangefinder cameras, and it l o oks less cutting edge — almost plain — compared to the others. There are no rubber insets to improve grip, but the camera body is relatively small, so that's not a big detract ioii.

The simplicity of design has its advantages. It has f'ewer buttons and dials than t he five-megapixel cameras, but t h e inost common controls are there, so less time is needed to master this camera. And what a reach. With a maximum telephoto of 380 mm (35 mm equivalent), objects are magnified almost eight times compared to what you see normally with the unaided eye. One feature this camera really needs is a more accessiblemanual focus mode. With the extreme telephoto and a moving subject, I m i ssed a lo t o f s h o ts because the auto focus was hunting and the action passed before the camera took the shot. In order to implement manual focus, you have to hold the menu OK button down for one second, then select manual focus. On other cameras, this is Continued on page62

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Working on the horizon Continued frompage 54 attempted to stay up-to-date with thc changing worM of desktop publishing. By doing so, they were able to advise or even coach our clients as they incorporated desktop publishing into their own businesses. Our advantages continued to increase. It was in sales that technology gave us our greatest edge. Following the advice of some savvy telemarketcrs, TCP conducted advertising sales as a telemarketing operation. In those days cell phones, email, or even computer networks were far from ubiquitous, so our most important telemarketing tools were our homegrown database and the fax machine. After Doug got the original database working, it became almost a collective development effort. Sales staff followed

The Computer Paper hits Hogtown Continued frompage 40 people, and t h c To r onto C oniputes! crowd, since Doug had bought out his Toronto rival several months before, and moved both teams into the same space. While I developed a strategy for the

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his lead by learning the inner workings o f the database, collaborating on t he changes required for TCP's expanding business. Fax technology, while it seems old hat today, was far from universal in 1988. This simple technology of transferring graphic information over phone lines enablccl TCP sales staff to communicate ad concepts with clients using a inodest amount of the client's prime business time. Wc employed fax communication to a greater degree than other publishers of thc day. The sales efficiency gained from the usc of the database and fax allowed TCP sales staff to sell most of the publication's pages plus take on other tasks in administration, distribution, and even pre-prcss. We were a small group doing many jobs.

Work out on the horizon was not all hardship and t rial. As 7'/le Cor»pater

bcnchmarking reviews, Doug arranged for us to rent a huge, bare roont elsewhere in the building to house the new Test Lab. I put in a bunch of long wooden tables, power bars and a phone, and started calling all the major computer, monitor, and printer companies in the

Toronto area and across the country. In fact, the Test Lab had been located in the n ew Toronto office, rather than t h c Vancouver headoffice,because about 90 percent ofthe major PC hardware and peripheral brand head offices were located in the Toronto region.

guage title, Quebec Micro!, skyrocketed to over a million each month, as more and more Canadians got into home and small business computing for the first time, and searched for accurate, Canadaspecific product reviews and retail ads.

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With the long hangover of the dotcom bubble's bursting, and the uncertainty post-Sept. 11, The Conipiiter Paper has become a more sober publication in a more sober industry. It has ahvays tried to be useful to its readers, offering editorial content of objective, accurate stories about how to usc technology to make a better life, and at the same time to provide a range of vendors' ads, that is both a refl ecti o o f t h e v er y c ompetitive Canadian retail industry, and an up-todate,easy-to-use buying guide for the consumer. The hot spots in the tech industry in 2003 are different than they were a decade ago. Instead of the PC-centric market in 1993, the focus is now on mobile computing, wired and wireless data and voice networking, digital entertainment media, new user interfaces and form factors, ease of use, and increasing productivity in learning, doing business, and communication. Jeff Evans,The Computer Paper's first technical editor, set up the Test Lab in 1994, makingTCP Canada's first tech publication to provide made-inCanada comparative benchmarks for computer hardware. He wasalso the founding editor of Canada Computer Paper's award winning Web site, www.canadacomputes.corn.

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Doug's timing in his Ontario expansion was perfect: the early to mid-'90s, when hc entered the Toronto market, battled and absorbed his main competitor, and staked the Test Lab, was the Golden Age of the personal computer as a mass market phenomenon. Every year, PC sales soared 15 to 25 percent higher than thc previous year. Moore's Law chugged along, and computer processors doubled in speed every 12 to 18 months, and all the other components of PC systcmsmonitors, printers, hard drives, graphics, audi«and memory — increased in capability and dropped in price. T he r e adership f o r TCP, t h e Conipiites! titles and our F r ench lan-

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Take a few tablets and call me in the morning TCP Lab looks at five pen-based computing options By Sean Carruthers th t he introduction of t h e Tablet PC edition of Windows XP, Microsoft is m a king a bold bet that mobile users are interested in pen-based computing. The market for handheld devices like Palni and Pocket PC has been fairly strong, so why wouldn't people want to add a stylus to their notebook-sized computer? It's a sticky question. Most notebook computers users have learned to interact with them reasonably efficiently; throwing a pen into the equation is bound to be disorienting, at least for a while. This disorientation is compounded when you choose a slate-format Tablet PC, which eliminates the keyboard altogether. The question that a lot of people will surely ask is, "why do I even need a pen when the keyboard works just fine)" It's a fair question. In the short term, only users with very specific needs may

want to pursue the Tablet PC. One such obvious use would be for any user who needs a portable machine for taking notes, that consist of a mix between diagrams and text (flowcharting, mathematical equations, chemical diagrams, or prototype sketches, for example). Another use would be for inventory-taking applications. And, of course, there are those who just prefer to write things down instead of typing.

The case for the Tablet PC

the screen orientation button. • Tablet PCs can often be docked and used with external equipment hke CDdrives, keyboards, mice, and monitors, which means your portable "notepad" can also function as your workstation. • The OS allows you to save files with "ink" titles: just handwrite the names of files, then search for them later by your handwritten titles. • Handwriting recognition has improved; the system is able to understand cursive handwriting more routinely, even on strange angles. "Ink" capabilities will be bundled into future •

• Devices run full version of Windows XP with Tablet PC enhancements,which meansthey can be used as fully functional portable computers. • Stylus input is a more natural method of input for a lot of users. • Screen is not touch-sensitive like those found on PDAs. Instead, it uses magnetics to sense the stylus so your finger will not move cursor. • A Tablet PC screen is designed to switch between portrait and landscape orientation to suit the way you work, with just a touch of the

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The case against Tablet PC • Tablet PCs are almost identical to notebooks, so they are much heavier than PDAs.Carrying one under your arm could get tiring over the course of a whole day. • If you choose (or get stuck with) a slate format Tablet PC, you' ll have to relearn how to input data — and quite possibly relearn penmanship.

Alternately, you can hunt and peck using a small on-screen keyboard, which isn't ideal if you need to enter data with any speed. Ifyou'vedone any pen-based computin g in the past, it may be a bit hard to get used to the fact that you can lay your hand against the screen without affecting the cursor position. Because the pe%creen interface uses magnetics, you lose the on-screen input capability if you lose the stylus. It is also more expensive to replace than the type of plain plastic stick that comes with a PDA. Generally speaking, battery life is still an issue (as lt is with notebooks) — and that's problematic for a device that's meant to be carried around all day. Tablet PC's still have a price premium compared to notebooks, and even then you' ll probably have to make do with a smaller screen and a smaller keyboard or —no keyboard at all!

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Take a few tablets Continuedfrom page 56 look at some of the first models to hit the market!

Acer TraveIMate C100 (TMC102Ti) From: Acer Inc., global.acer.corn Estimated price: S3,499 Pro: Both keyboard and slate in one. Very lighL Extra battery. External CD drive. Con: Keyboard and screen very small. Not much horsepower.

Acer's Travclhtate C100 was one of the first Tablet PCs we laid eyes on, a fcw months b e fore M i c r osoft o f f i cially launched the Tablet PC. We' ve scen a few other inanutacturcrs' tablets since, but the CI00 continues to impress. It's a convertible model, which means it has a keyboard and can be used like a notebook, or with the click of two tabs where the screen meets the body, spun and folded into slate mode. In either orientation it's very compact — at least 2 cm smaller (hoth in width and height) than most other models xve'vc seen — which inakes it very easy to carry around. That said, there arc soine relatively minor design issues worth note. The convertible 10.4-inch screen is nice, but we found the tabs that arc supposed to keep the screen in place are fairly easy to "pop out" while the unit is being carried in a notebook bag. Also, while the clip that tastens thc screen to the body ot the unit (when closed or in slate niode) is very innovative, it's a hit ditticult to use and may actually bc broken otf accidentally if you' re not carctul. Lastly, while thc keys are laid out on a f iv-degree curve to maximize usability in this small form factor, some are still very small and may pose problems if your hngers aren't used to the scale (wc kept hitting Page Lfp or Page Down when trying to usc the cursor keys during our evaluation). A more serious problem is with the o verall p e rformance o f t h e C1 0 0 . Though the machine comes with an 800 MHz Mobile Pentiuiii III processor and

Form CPU (all Pentium III) speed Memory Hard drive size Screen size (in.) with 1,024x768 res. USB ports FireWire port Expansion slots Ethernet/modem included 802.11b wireless networking VGA out Input method Eraser functioriaiity on stylus External peripherals included Removable battery Dimensions (WxDxH, cm) Wei ht(k ) Sandra CPU Arithmetic benchmark Dhrystone ALU (MIPS) Whetstone FPU (Mflops) Sandra CPUMultimedia benchmark Integer (it/s) Floating Point (it/s) PCMark 2002 benchmark CPU Memory Hard drive

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256 MB of Rz&I, it tends to choke when you hit it with anything really demanding, like serious image processing in Photoshop to give just one example. It should bestressed that for general use, the CI00 should be just fine, and that it isn't any different from similarly configured models from other manufacturers. So, take note if you' re a power user. The C100 comes with a tcw very nice extras. Although a compact stylus tucks into the top of the screen, there's also a larger stylus included in the box. It's one of the few models we' ve seen that comes with an external CD drive, which means you don't have to invest extra money in an optical drive. Even b«tter, the TM C102Ti model coiiies with an additional battery and built-in 802.11h wirclcss networking, w hich a r e n o t i n c l u de d o n thc TirMC102T model. (The TMCI02Ti also humps the hard drive capacity up from 20 GB to 30 GB, which is even nicer.)

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Canada's own Electrovaya has mad» a name for itself in the battery business, thanks to its linc of long-life PowcrPad hatterics for notebooks. On thc surface, the. Tablet PC would seeiii like an odd category for Electrovaya to get into, but i t actually makes sense — one of t h e biggest concerns with mobile computing

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is how long the battery will last. That's the tack Electrovaya has taken with its Scribbler line of slate-format Tablet PCs, building in a rechargeable battery designed to provide between eight and 12 hours of runtinie between charges: which m eans you c ould theoretically walk around wi t h your Scribblerfor the entire work day betore having to plug it in again. Because this is the company's first foray into the world of computers, it' s probably understandable that the design of the Scribbler is, well, on the basic side. That's a polite way of sa6ng it's functional but it's not going to win any beauty contests. The casing is very functional, and the controls are definitely innovative: to operate any of the "buttons" along thc front of t h e Scribbler, you actually have to insert the tip of your stylus into a little hole, which means you can't accidentally depress any buttons during regular operation. It also has a launch button specifically for Windows Journal, and a thumb-cursor for easy scrolling and selection. The design has a c o u ple o f d r a wbacks, though; the rubberized strips covering thc ports are a bit awkward when you

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you' ll probably want to just rip the strips off altogether.Because floppy and CD are not included, you' ll need to get them separately if y o u' ll r equire external drives to do your work. Another potential issue is the battery. The Scribbler uses one of electrovaya's thin long-life cells, but it's sealed inside the unit behind a panel that's screwed down. It's not really user-serviceable, and you can't just flip another battery in if you' re out of juice, like you can with most other Tablet PC or notebook models. Because the battery is designed to run for up to 12 hours, that shouldn't be a huge concern. If you d o r equire a longer runtime than the internal battery will provide, you can always team the Scribbler up with electrovaya's external PowerPad. (One note with regards to the benchmarking: The unit we l ooked at was actually a pre-production sample that contains the same functionality as the shipping units, but which had slightly different specs from those models. We have listed the breakdown of the different models' specs above. The review model included an 866 MHz Pentium Ill processor, but only 256 MB of memory and a 20 GB hard drive. Because of that, you can expect slightly slower performance from the SC-300 model and slightly better performance out of the SC-500.)

Fujitsu Stylistic ST4110B From: Fuiitsu Canada Inc., www.fujitsu.ca Estimated price: 53,699 Pro: Slim design. Large hard drive. Integrated wireless networking. Wireless keyboard. Con: Performance a bit slow. Using wireless keyboard a bit awkward. Strange headphone placement. Fujitsu's participation in the world of Tablet PC was to be expected, as the company has offered pen-based units with touch-screen capability for a dozen years. The company's Tablet PC, the Stylistic, is very aptly named. It's one of the most stylish models we' ve looked at, and having to send it back was heart-

breaking. T h e r eason we liked it so much is because it's extremely compact and elegant â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it's less than 2.5 cm (I in.) thick, but still manages to include a 40 GB hard drive, USB and FireWire ports, a PC Card slot, and integrated 802.11b wireless networking to supplement the 10/100 Ethernet and 56Kbps modem.

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The screen is a bit small at only 10.4 inches, but it's very crisp. The whole thing fits into a sturdy magnesium alloy case. The battery makes up the bottom part of the bezel, which is a really nice d esign touch, because it w i l l a l l ow Fujitsu to bring out physically larger and longer-lasting batteries down the road w ithout c o m p romising t h e overall design. The inclusion of a wireless keyboard is a very nice touch, because it means the slate format isn't quite so limiting. The only real concern about the keyboard's usability is that it uses a line-of-sight infrared connection to a sensor on the front of the Tablet bezel, so you' ll have to tilt the Stylistic into a vertical position to use the keyboard comfortably. Because of this, you may want to consider the docking station option to make sure the unit is held upright properly; it's $399 with a CD-ROM drive, and $639 with a DVD/CD-RW combo d r ive. (Fujitsu also offers a leather portfolio case and a nylon attache case, both of which double as stands for the Stylistic.) If you don't want to go through that hassle, the unit is still perfectly usable with stylus input. The included pen can be tethered to the tablet so you won' t lose it. Because the end of the pen is a tethering loop, the erase function on the stylus has been moved down to the twoway button (push down for right-click, push up for erase). Even though there's a lot to like about the Stylistic, there are a few potential problems worth noting. First, the head-

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Take a few tablets Continued frompage 59 phone jack is located along the top of the screen, which means your headphone cord will drape down over the screen when you' re using the unit in portrait m ode. M o r e p r o b l ematic i s the machine's overall hnrscpowcr: with an 800 MHz mobil» Pentium III processor and only 256 MB of RAM, it may choke a hit i f y o u t h r o w a n y thing r eally demanding at it (like multimedia); for general usc it's just fine. If you want to save a few dollars, take a look at the Stylistic ST4110A, which omits the 802.11b wireless component and has a 20 GB hard drive instead of a 40 GB model. This version will run you $3,399. All o f t h ese models can he ordered dircctlv I'rom Fujitsu.

Other manufacturers have gone with reasonably modest Tablet PC conttguratinns, but Toshiba's having none of that. The Portege 3500 is sct up with enough processing power tn dn a lnt of desktop P Cs p r oud — a 1.33 G H z mob i l e

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From: Toshiba Canada, wwwtoshiba.ca Estimated price: 53,749 Pro: Fast processor, Big screen. Integrated wireless networking. Convertible design. Competitively priced. Both CFand SDslots. Con: No floppy or CD drives. Potentially battery hungry.

256 lstB of RAM (16 MB of which are used for video) and a large 40 GB hard drive. This particular model is convertible, allowing you to usc it in n ntehnnk or slate mode. Unlike th e A cer m o del

above, it docsn't use side clips tn keep thc 12.1-inch screen in place. Instead it has a heavy-duty hinge that clicks into place internally at th e extremities (it t akes enough of a push to get it turning that it won't likely bc knocked out of the proper orientation accidentally). Thc design was well thought out for the most part. Thc screen is held tightly against th» bod> with a tah-and-bucklcstyle fastener that flips into the right position depending on your orientation. The screen automatically reorients into portrait mode when ynu switch into slate format. There's even a lock button next tn the power switch, so you won' t power off the tablet hy mistake when you grab the Portcgc by the bottom edge. If there's a complaint about the design, it's that it's slightl > thicker on the hinge side, which may f'eel awkward. Thc overall design is very elegant, and manages to cram in a lo t o t t eaturcs. There are slots for both SccurcDigital and CompactFlash removable media, right next to thc PC Card slot. It also has three choices for networking: 10/100 Ethernet, a 56Kbps modem, and built-in

802.11h wireless, which ynu can casil >' turn otf using a small switch on the side, when ynu want to save battery power. Thc two biggest omissions herc are the lack of FireWire and thc fact that there' s no tloppy or CD drive, even though the Portege is a notebook-style Tablet. It's p o ssible t h a t t h e Po r t dgc"s strengths could become a weakness out in the field: thc larger screen, the faster processor and the integrated wireless are all features that will suck back battery power. It's easv enough to adjust your usage tn minm1tzc problems, though (by turning off' the wireless component, for example), and the very fact that Toshiba is otfering a very powertul version of the Tablet PC for around the same price as the competition's morc n1odest units more than makes up for that. ViewSonic Tablet PC V1100 From; Viev6onic Corp., www.viewsonic.corn Estimated price: 53,249 Pro: Company's experbse in display tech. Compact design. Included USBkeyboard. Integrated wireless networking.

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shutter button down halfway, which requires a subtle touch. That 380 mm telephoto really pulls things in close, so h aving a m a n ual o v erride i s q u i t e important to reduce shutter lag. L1ut for static scenes, this is not an issue and you can really enioy the long lens.

Cybershot DSC-F717 From: Sony of Canada, www.sony.ca Price: 5 1,500 Pro: Easy to use with good user interface. innovative features. Con: Largest Memory Stick is 128 MB,which will restrict the number of high-resolution TIFFsyou cantake beforeyou need to download.

As with the Dimagc, I was initially a little put off by the DSC-F717's design, but ended up appreciating all the features S ony packed into t his u nit. I t l o o k s unbalanced, and it is — plus the short b ody makes th e h a ndgrip f eel t o o small — however, that's of little consequence when you actually start using thc camera. It encourages you to rest the big lens barrel in the upturned palm of your

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ome manufacturers and third-party filter makers, like Tiffen, offer auxiliary lenses for some models. These typically screw over the camera's existing Lens system using a separateextension tube, and extend the reach of the existing telephoto by one and a half to five times. I've been using a 1.5X tele-extender on my Canon G2 forthe past six months, and the resultshave been a mixed bag. It brings the telephoto up to about 150 mm, which is decent,but most of wide angle portion of the main lens is unusable because of serious vignetting — with the tele-extender mounted and the camera set to wide angle, you get a black frame and just a circular portion in the middle that's the active image area. A mechanicalannoyance isthat the threads on the plastic extension tube are starting to weardown, which makes it easy to cross-thread itwhen attaching itto the camera. Also,even though the auxiliary lens and extension tube are from Canon, and designed for theG2, not much has gone into theiraesthetics: they look cheap compared to the camera. Functionover form, I suppose, and it does offer that extra reach when it's impracticaL to move physically closer to a subject. Taking tele-extenders to the extreme is an interesting subculture of birdwatchers using the NikonCoolPix 9xx generation of cameras. Because these cameras have internal zoom mechanisms and a relatively smaLl lens diameter, someone hit on the idea of adapting the eyepiece of a telescope to the CoolPix to produce a really long telephoto — and the digibirder was born. — David Tanaka

Some kcy controls are on the right of the lens barrel, where your thumb falls when you cradle the barrel in your left palm. The zoom control is a two stage switch — push slightly and the lens slowly zooms in or out. Push all the way and th» zoom rate is accelerated. And it' s very smooth. Sony is pushing digital photography

into different directions, and the camera has a few unique features. Onc is Clip Motion, which i s i n t ended for W eb work. The mode allows you to capture up to tcn 160xl20-pixel images and save them for use as animated GIFs. Another mode, called Multi Burst, captures 16 a s i n gle consecutive i mages i n 1,280x960-pixel frame wit h a s i n gle shutter click. Ax'hcn you play it back in the camera you see an action broken into 16 freeze frames. Sony suggests this is a tool for studying your golf or tennis swing. J

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Web accessibility hits the mainstream Continued from page64

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KVeb tasks, like reading, searchillg, arid purchasing goods and services much inore challenging or even impossible fnr someone with a disability tn carry out. The best way to get a handle on accessibility is to understand the tools and techniques used by the disabled community to render and snew Web content. Some nf the tools include: a lternative k eyboards an d i n p u t devices; • Braille displays; • screen magnificrs; voice browsers; text hrnwsers; screen readers; • and captioningsoftware.

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A majority of these tools are implemented in software or integrated directly into operating systenis, while others combine software with specialized hardware to achieve desired results.

Visually impaired users Duc to the graphical nature of the Web, people with visual disabilities are often the largest group of Wcb site visitors with potential accessibility issues. A visually impaired person may have limited vision, be completely blind, or suffer from colour blindness. To access online information, people with reduced vision oftcrl crrlploy screen rrragnification software to magnify the visible area of a Web page up to 20 t imes its original size. Most operating systems provide some type nf integrated magnification utility,

Legally blind users, on the other hand, employ screen readers — software applications that literally read pages through thc use of a synthetic voice. Freedom Scientific Inc.'s (www.freedomscientific.corn) JAWS for Windows is a leading screen reader. In addition to its internal speech synthesizer, JAAVS also outputs tn refreshable Braille displays — giving the visually impaired another browsing option. Pricing for JAWS begins at US$895 for the standard edition and US$1,195 for the professional editinn.

Hearing-impaired users The increased use of sound, video plugins and multimedia programs, such as Macrnmedia Flash, on the Internet has thc greatest effect on people with hearing impairments. A hearing impaired person relies heavily on visual cucs to navigate the Web successfully. This reliance requires that any audio content — lik» video or audio clips of television broadcasts — provide synchrnnized captions and/nr transcripts of the audio portion of the content. All three of th» popular s t r eaming m e d i a pl a y ers (Microsoft W i n d ows M e di a P l ayer, RealNetwnrks RealPlayer, and Apple's QuickTimc Player) provide built-in captioning support for the deaf. To aid content providers with the task of providing captinn and audio descript ions o f r i c h me d i a c o n t ent, t h e CPB/WGBH N a t i o na l C e n te r fo r

Accessible Media (N CAlvl) has produced th» M « dia A ccess Generator ( i WIA( pie) u t i l i ty . R u n n in g u n d e r Windows and Mac OS X, KIAGpie is free to download (ncam.wgbh.org/webaccess/magpie/), and provides support for Apple's Q uickTinre, th e W o r l d W i d e W e b Consortium's (W 3C's) Synchronized Multiniedia In t e gration I . a n guage (Shifll.), and Microsoft's Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange (SAMI) format.

Physically impaired users Finally, the sheer amount of content and the 'ability tn p rovide linkages across multiple Web sites poses a variety of' p otential problems for p e ople w i t h physical impairmcnts. Depending on the severity of their handicap, a physically impaired person may rely on spccchrecognition applications, head-pointing devices, mouth s t i cks, and i n f r ared devices to rnirnic a traditional mouse and keyboard setup of a PC. Inc.'s Scansoft Dragon NaturallySpeaking (www scansoft.corn/naturallyspeaking/) is the leading specch-rccngniti~n software on th e m arket today. Dragon NaturallySpeaking offers a builtin vocabulary of m or e t han 250,000 standard and business terms and runs on Windows-based PCs with minimal hardware requirenients. Pricing for Dragon N a t urallySpeakiilg star ts at US$199 for the Preferred edition.

Getting started Accessibility principles can be applied to

all levels of Web site developmentfrom s it e a r chitecture an d c o n t ent nrganizatinn tn interface design to tcchnical dcvelnpmcnt and i m p lementation — with minimal impact on project rcsourccs and timclincs. For this reason, working accessibility options into the planning phase of ancw Wcb project makes good business sense and will eliminate the need for costly changes once thc site is launched. For ertisting Wcb sites, an obvious first step is to identify problem areas in accessibility by using any number of online validation tools and/or commercial software. The W3C provides an online listi ng o f acce ssibilit y too l s at : wwww3.org/(NAI/ER/existingtools.html. Armed with this information, it makes the best sense to focus on rctrofitting Web pages that receive thc highest amount of traffic while at the same time developing a long-term plan to convert the remaining pages.

Next issue The second part of this article svill take a more in-depth look at applying some of the accessibility principles outlined by the W3C to Web pages, as well as showcase some popular IVeb sites with varying degrees of support for accessibility standards. 0 Todd Coopee and Jeff Horne, principals at Industrial Media lnc. (www.industrialmedia.ca), specialize in building online presence for organizations in public, private, and not-for-profit sectors. They can be reached at tcoopee@industrialmedia.ca and jhorne@industrialmedia.ca.

W3C standardsand Canadian look and feel guidelines major proponent of universal access to information on the Web isthe World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), an international, vendor-neutral consortium consistingof more than 400 membersthat promote the growth and interoperability of the Web. The lack of formal accessibility guide(ines for Web developers and designersspurred the W3C to develop the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), givingthem the task of focusing on Web accessibility in f i v e areas: technology, guidelines, tools, education and outreach, and research and development. The WAI released an initial set of Web Content Acc e ssibilit y Gui d e l ines (www.w3.org/ TR/SCAG 10-TECHS/) in May 1999.The specification contains 14 guidelines that provide general principles of

accessibleWeb page design and corresponding "check-points" that outline how to implement the guidelines in HTML. Guideline1,forexample, states the necessity to "provide equivalent alternatives to auditory and visual content." This ensures text-equivalents are available to users who cannotview images or hear audio. In addition to the specification, the WAI also drafted an accessibility checklist to serve as atool to review Web sites. Checklist items are broken down into one of three priorities, based on their overall impact on accessibility. The checklist is comprised of 17 high-priority, 33 mediumpriority, and 16 lower-priority rules. The completespecification and accompanying check lists are available on the W3C Web site at: wwww3c.org/TR/WCAGIO/.

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Version 2. 0 o f W A I ' s We b C ontent Accessibility Guidelines is currently in working draft format. Currently, no release date forthe updated guidelines has been set.

A Canadian perspective In Canada,the federal government's Web sites are leading the accessibility charge. Leveraging the recommendations ofthe WAI, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariatapproved the Common Look and, Feel (CL&F) Standards and Guidelines

(wwwcio-dpi.gc.ca/clf-upe/) for Government of Canada Internetsites in May 2000. These guidelines were designed to make any federalgovernment Web site accessible toanyone with a computer that has accessto the Internet.

All federal Web sites are slated to conform to CL8 Fstandards by the end of December 2002. Canadian private-sector companies are also getting into the accessibility act. Ottawa-based Watchfire Corp. (wwwwatchfire.corn), a developer of Web site management solutions, recently acquired Bobbya popular online tool for measuring accessibi(ity — from the Center for A pplied Special Technology (CAST). Hobby is slated to be integrated into WebXM, Watchfire' s Web site management platform and WebQA, its Web site testing tool for Web developers.Bobby is one of many commercia( and freeware software app(ications available for gauging the accessibility ofa Web site. — Todd Coopee and Jeff Horne

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Slim IceKey,Samsung widescreen LCD welcome add-ons for any Mac his column is being written in late December, so news is slow in the Mac universe as m ost companies w a it anxiously for Macworld Expo San F r a n ci s c o . Unfortunately, TCP goes topressjust as the event kicks offin early January, so we won't be bringing you news of SteveJobs' big announcements until our next issue. As usual, Macworld willsee the announcement of hundreds of new software and hardware products for the Mac platform,and possibly some new gear from Apple as well. In the meantime, here issome news from the end of 2002.

Samsung unveil s new widescreen LCD Since the release ofthe 17-inch iMac, many have wondered when a widescreen 17-inch display would be released for Power Macs. Although Apple has not announced one yet,we expect it will in the next sixmonths. In the meantime, Samsung hasstepped up to the plate with the 172W, a Mac OS-and PC-compatible 17-inch widescreen LCD. Though the172W has a diff erent resolution than the iMac G4 display, its aspect ratioisthe same, roughly 16:10. Samsung (www.samsung.ca) manufactures the screens Apple uses in its Studio Display line, so the 172W is similar to the current 17-inch Studio Display, but is slightly shorter and wider. The 172W resolution is limited to 1,280x768, as opposed to 1,280x1,024 on the current 17-inch Studio Display. The iMac G4 screen has a higher resolution, resulting in smaller on-screen text, whereas the 172W has about thesame resolution as the Studio Display. As far as performance,the display uses one of the newer paneLs with a low refresh of 25 milliseconds or better, as well as 400-to-1 contrast. This should help eliminate the ghosting and murkinessseen on some older LCDs. The specsaren't quite as good as the Studio Display or Formac Gallery Lines, but then this display is aimed more towards consumers than graphics professionals. Having awidescreen LCD would be perfect for watchingDVDs or playing games that supportwidescreen mode. It's also handy for Web browsing since you can have two windows open sideby side. However, the

r esolution i s a b i t l o w f o r serious Photoshop or page layout work. The 172W canconnect to your computer viathe VGA connector,which gives you an analogue connection, or via DVI, which will result in a cleaner digital connechon. Digital displays tend to have sharper text, more vibrant colours and better detail overall than their analogue counterparts, but it's still nice that Samsung gives the option ofboth types. If you have a Mac with ADC built in, you can purchase an ADC-to-DVI adapter for about$50 to $60 from severalcompanies, including Dr. Bott (www.drbottcom/). The 172W isreasonably priced at US$699, and we expectthe street price to be under $1,000 here.The display was set to ship before the end of December, but we expect i t w i l l i n mid-January. The Samsung 172W featuresSamsung's standard three-year warranty, which is good for a product in this class. In comparison, the Apple Cinema and Studio Displays offer only a one-year warranty (unless purchased with a computer and an Apple Care policy). At p ress time, Samsung Canada hadn'tadded the 172W to its Web site,but it did have specs for the 172T, which isthe same model but with a standard aspect screen.

Real Player One final release After several months in beta, Real Player One (www.real.corn) is now final for Mac OS. The OS X-compatible Real One Player is available in paid (Gold) and free versions. As usuaL, you really have to dig around the RealWeb site to find the free copy, but trustus, it's there. The Real One playerfeatures a much improved interface over Real Player 8 for Mac, and if you' re running OS X, Real Player is now much more stable. Under Classic or OS 9, Real Player frequently either locked up the Finder or just crashed in the middleof streaming content. The OS X versiondoesn't appear to have any of these problems, and the final release fully supports OS X 10.2. Although we still find QuickTime to have the best quality for streaming, there will always be content that's only available in Real Video format.

Available for about $89, the IceKey is designedto be a perfect match foriBooks, eMacs,and iMacs. The white IceKey won't be a perfectmatch with Apple's Power lines,though there is no reason beyond aestheticsthat it can't be used with any USB-equipped Mac. Like Apple'sPro model, the IceKey has a standardextended keyboard layout with full-size arrow keys, F1 to F15 keys, plus the volume and mute controlsand eject keys Applehas added to its newest keyboards. A driver is required for the eject and sound controlkeys, and both OS 9 and OS Xversions come with the included CD (theycan also be downloaded from the Macally Web site). Unlike Apple'sstandard keyboard, the IceKeyuses scissor action keys with a very short travel distance, like iBook and PowerBook built-in keyboards. The result is a key feel with well defined action and a good tactile click with each key press. People who like quiet keyboards may find the IceKey a bit louder than a normal Apple keyboard,but it's not the loudest keyboard out there. It's like using a laptop keyboard on your desk, and has the same firm feel, unlike the the spongy or soft action ofmany extended keyboards. The IceKey is also significantly thinner than a standard desktop keyboard. It is also very light, making it better for travelling or fitting on a keyboard tray. Having used the I ceKey for several days, the difference in feel is enough for this writer to make it my new permanent keyboard.I have no doubt that in time more companies wiLL be offering keyboardsusing a laptop key technology for desktop users. While the feel of the IceKey may not be for everyone, it' s always good tohave more choices, especially with something as personal as a

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Also, Apple's Pro Keyboard sells for $99 (black key version) and $109 (white key version),so at $89 the IceKey is a good value. If you' re looking to replace your keyboard,it's worth giving the IceKey a try. All it takes is five minutes to tell if you' re going to love it or hate it.

Apple intros FireWire over IP MacAIly IceKey The Macally IceKey (www.macally.corn/) was first unveiled several months ago, but we have now seen the firstunits to enter Canada andthey are pretty much as cool as we'd hoped.

Though itseems more like a technology demo than anything else,Apple's new TCP/IP over FireWire software surely hints at something i n t eresting to c ome. Originally released to t h e p u blic via Apple's software downloads site,the

installer was pulled after 24 hours and is now only a vailable f rom t h e A p ple Developer Connection site. In its current version, the software installs a kernel extension that allows you to set up an IP address over the FireWire interface. You can share files between two Macs by simply plugging a six-pin FireWire cable intoeach Mac, then using the IP addressto connect and mount the drive of the othermachines. Another possibility would be to share a high-speed Internetconnection between two Macs without having to buy a firewall or router.Just connect the Internet to one Mac viaEthernet, and then connect the second Mac over FireWire. In the sharing preference pane turn on Internet sharing, and the Mac that'sconnected over FireWire would grab an IP and be able to surf at fuLl speed. All of this could be done with regular Ethernet,but there is the added confusion of needing a crossover cable, or a regular cable ifyou have a hub. Also, since FireWire has a maximum data transfer rate of 400 Mbpsand most Macs are limited to 100 Mbps Ethernet, FireWire over IP does offer the possibiLity of moving more files more quickly between two machines. Why bother putting the effort into this though? Well, for Apple there is the future possibility of running Rendezvous over FireWire, allowing devices to automahcally discover each other over a FireWireconnected network. You could connect to a friend's machine and their hard drive would automatically appear on your desktop, much like using FireWire Target Disk mode, butwithout having to reboot one of theMacs while holding the T key. Another possibility is that there might be a new devicein the works — an updated iPod or a PDA — that will be able to use thistechnology.You could have a device that worksautonomously but needs to be connected to aMac via FireWire to connect tothe Internet for updates. Eitherway, at this point it's not something you'd want to install on your work machines because it'sonly a preview release and may hamper stability. If you want totry it out you need to register at the Apple Developer Connection site — it' s free and you alsoget access to update developer tools for OS X. 0 Iustin Siemens, a Mac ITspecialist based in Vancouver, can be reached at jsiemens@mac.corn.

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GUI: Thenext generation e w software projects ever rest, so it should be no surprisethat both the G NOME an d KD E teams are w orking hard on t h eir n ext generationGUIs. New GUI releases tend to be a combination of bug fixes, feature enhancements,and new tools. Let's take a look atwhere GNOME and KDE are going in their next incarnations. CNOME's 2.2 It seems that GNOME 2.0 was j u st released, and yet here we are talking about GNOME 2.2. No, this isn't a major jump in numbering. GNOME follows the same method ofnumbering releases that the Linux kernel team does, having all odd-numbered items (GNOME 2.1, for example) be the experimental versions and the evens (such as 2.2) being the "trustworthy" versions. If youuse GNOME often, you probably get frustrated at times with its ability to render fonts. To the non-programmer it doesn'tseem that throwing text onto a screen should be a big deal, but it's quite a complicated process, and the GUI-building world is always looking for the next revolution in this area. While it might not be revolutionary, GNOME's font support in

2.2 will improve through a combination of adding f o ntconfig ( wwwfontconfig.org), which willhelp you to automate font management, atraditional headache, and Xft. Xftis somewhat of a middleman, selecting fonts using fontconfig,then renderingthem on the screen using the X Window System protocols. A number of "look" improvements are coming, too. GNOME's Accessibility Project received the 2002 Helen Keller award,but that hasn't made the developers lazy. There are high contrast themes coming for those who need visuals to really stand out, orchange everything to extralarge fonts. On the other end of the spectrum there are the uttra-snazzy multimonitor (multi-headed) setups, which will have more features inthe GNOME 2.2 panel. The gedittext editor continues to grow and get new features.While this may seem a bit silly for a text editor, remember that some people still like to build and editHTML in a text editor,and new items like auto-indentation will definitely help for that use. Folks who like a little

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KDE's 3.1 At the time of this writing, KDE 3.1 is already in its second release candidate phase, soby the time you read this it's probably already been released. That doesn't mean that many people have switched toit, however. Changing your entire GUI environment is a bit daunting, so let'stake a look at the new features and you can decidefor yourself whether you think it's worth it or not. The KDE browser, Konqueror, is getting an update. In 3.1, this tool will offer the ability to have multiple Web pages open, each under its own tab in the same browser window. Konqueror also gains the ability to search on more than just Web page textcontent, adding metadata and multimedia searches to its arsenal. Better support for common Microsoft-specific Web items, like "smart quotes," is also included. Other KDE applications, like Kview, get new featuresas welb such as new plugins and mousewheel support.KFile gets a load ofnew items. Almost 20 new plugins will allow this program to do things such as addand access comments within JPEG files, get a list of file statistics in C++

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Bell Canada launches free WiFi hot spots By Jeff Evans anadian telco giant Bell Canada (vww.bell.ca) is launching a new, free-of-charge test deployment of wirclcss high-speed Internet service in selected locations across Canada. At a Dec. 10 ceremony at Toronto's venerable Union Station r a i l t e r m i nal, T erry Mosley, president o f B e l l O n t a r io, declared the new AccessZone service proof of "Bell Canada's commitment to meeting the evolving needs of mobile professionals and business travellers who are becoming increasingly reliant on wirclcss tcchn<>I<>gics for hi gh-speed Internet access while away from home or

of'fice." According t o B e l l r e p resentatives, "seven or eight" p r o t o type t e rn1ltlals have been built and put i nto service. These "hot spot" devices are about the same size and shape as a traditional public pay phone, connect to a high-speed (3 IvIbps) DSL line, and contain a wirclcss S02.11 access point that can support up

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departure area at Montreal'»Dorval International A ir p o r t , Ki ng s ton's Confederation Park and hv1arina,and Kingston's St. Lawrence College. Other installations arc planned or available at the Air Canada Mapl» Leaf Lounges (business class) at Pearson I nternational A i r p or t ( T e r minal 2 ) , D orval I ' nternational A i r p o rt , a n d C algary Inte r n a t iona l A i r po r t . (Eventually they will be in all other Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounges). Other AcccssZonc installations >rill be opened at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto and Frontcltac Public Library in Kingston. The free test phase will last until midMarch, according to Bell. The company rushed to stake out its claim to public access IViFi at least in part as a response to a similar, S6 million KiFi access program announced hy its archrival Telus in early December 2002. The two Canadian telecom giants both see a big market in public access WiFi hot spots. According to a N o vember

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Working with the dialogue When you' re spellchecking your document by pressing F7 ( o r c h oosing Tools, Spelling and Grammar) you are activating the Spelling and Grammar dialogue. You can move between thisdialogue and the document you are editing by pressing Control+Tab.When you're done, click the Resume buttonin the dialogue to continue with your spell check. Afteryou've spell checked a document once andchosen Ignore Once or Ignore All for reported errors, you' ll find they won' t be reported again during the current editing session. However, they will be reported again if you close the document, reopen it, and rerun spell check. If you want Word torecheck a document in full (including reporting previously ignored e rrors), you don't have t o close and reopen it. Instead, choose Tools,Options, Spelling 8, Grammar, and click Recheck Document to clear the list of i g nored words and spell check as if you hadn't checkedthe document previously.

Removing misspellings It happens to everyone occasionally: you clickthe Add to Dictionary button instead of the Change button and add a misspelled word to your dictionary. The result is thatthe typo won't be flagged as a potential error unless you remove the mis-

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spelling from the dictionary. To do this in Word 2002, c h oose Tools, Options, Spelling 8 Gr a mmar, click Custom Dictionaries, select the Default Dictionary, and click Modify. A list of words you' ve added to the dictionary will appear on the screen. To remove one, simply select it, and click Delete. When you' re done, click OK three times to exit. With earlier versions of Word, the process is a little different. Choose Tools, O ptions, Spelling 8 Grammar, click Dictionaries, select the dictionary you want to modify (there's probably only one in this list), and click Edit. You' ll see a new Word documentappear that contains a listof the words you've added to your dictionary. Find t he misspelled word, selectit, and press the Delete key to remove theword and the paragraph marker (there should be no blank line in place of the removed word). Save the file by choosingFile,Save, and answering Yes to any prompt thatappears warning about possible formatting losses (that's OK). Close the file by choosing File Close. If you hadAutomatic Spell Checking enabled before you edited this file, you' ll have to enable it a g ai n b y s e lecting Tools, Options, and the Spelling 8 Grammar tab.

Selecting what to check You can setup your document so that a selectionof text won't be spell.checked (macro or HTML code, for example). To do this, selectthe text you don't want

checked, choose Tools, then Language. Enable the Do Not Correct Spelling Or Grammar checkbox and click OK. The spell check will now skip the selected text. If you frequentlytype text you don't want to be checked, you can create your own Style so you won't have to go through all of the above steps each time. To do this,select a paragraph that has spell checking disabled, click in the Style list box on the Formatting toolbar, and type in a n am e for your style (SpelKheck0ff, for example), and press Enter. Now choose Format, Stylesand Formatting to display the task pane, right-clickon your new styleand choose Modify, Enable the Add to template checkbox and click OK. This adds the style to your current template (which is most probably normal.dot) so it is available to all new documents based on thistemplate. You canalso specify the language used to spellcheck a document; for example, you can use English (U.S.) or English (Canada), depending on your spelling preferences and the needs of your readers. To do this,select the text you want to change thespelling language for,choose Tools,Language, and pick a language. If the requisite language support is not available, you' ll be prompted to install it at this point. Once installed, Word will swap from one language to anotheras required by the optionsyou've set for each pieceof text.

Add your own dictionary When you're spell checking a document and you clickthe Add to Dictionary button, Word adds the currentlyselected word to a user dictionary. If you haven' t specified otherwise, this dictionary is called Custom.dic. It is really a simple list of words added to the userdictionary, which can be edited. You can also have more than one custom dictionary. If you work in a l egal practice,for example, you can buy a dictionary ofcommon legal words to use with your spell checker. You can also build your own dictionary as you work by adding correctly spelled words every time they are reported as errors. It' ll take some work to build, but it doesn't cost anything more than your time. To create or add a n e w dictionary, choose Tools, Options, Spelling 8 G rammar, a n d click the Custom

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Excluding words Although you canedityour own custom dictionaries, Word's own dictionary can' t be edited. This can be frustrating if, for example,you frequently use a word in the wrong context but use a correct spelling of theword: typing stationary instead of stationery, for example. It would be nice to be able to remove a word (in t his example,we'd want to remove "stationary") from the dictionary so we'd be prompted to change itwhenever it was encountered.While you can't remove the word,you can exclude them from the dictionary by creating an exclusion file. An

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Getting a grip on spam By David F. Skoll 'despread use of email has revolutionized c o m m e rce. Access to very cheap, very fast electronic communication has greatly expanded the reach of businesses, allowing even small businesses to have global success. Over the last few years, however, w e' ve seen more and more of this in our inboxes: ")) ) T H E ULTIMATE BULK EMAIL SOLUTION!" "Look Younger and Lose Weight in 3 Weeks!!!!" "FREE 30 d a y s u pply o f H GH 9469mbw-7" "dfs, $5.00 per 100MG dosefor Gen'ric V'agra. Limited Time Fr ee Doctor Consultation" I'm talking about unsolicited commercial email, junk mail, spam. Spam has become more and more troublesome as spammers realize they can mass-market their wares at practically no cost. According to some studies, spam now accounts for 38 percent of all email traffic. IDC says 31 billion junk email messages are sent every day, with projections that the number will double by 2006. Spam isn't merely an annoyance, it costs businesses time a n d m o n e y. Employees waste valuable time cleaning out their mailboxes. Worst of all, spam is lowering the business value of emaiL What promised to be a fast, efficient means of business communication is turning out to be an exercise in junksorting and time-wasting. In this article, we' ll look at the issues at the root of the spam problem, learn •

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The nature of spam Several factors conspire t o i n c rease spam's prevalence and make spamming attractive to spammers: SMTP — the ubiquitous Simple Mail Transfer P r o tocol u s e d o n the Internet — provides no way to authenticate the email addresses of senders. Anyone can fake an email address.

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(This has implications not only for spam, but also for the latest crop of viruses, which pretend to come from someone other than the real sender.) • Sending an email message across the world is as cheap as sending it next door.Spammers can take advantage of this by spamming from servers in countries with weak or nonexistent anti-spam laws. • People still rely heavily on email, so spam is likely to reach its target. While the Mozil la W e b b r o wser a l lows blocking of p o p-up Web ads, and some proxies block other Web and instant-messaging ads, no-one is willing to close off email, because that would defeat its purpose. As long as spamming continues to be cheap, reliable and non-traceable, it will continue to be a p r oblem. Attacking spam requires addressing one or more of those three factors.

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To really understand how to stop spam, we need to think like spammers. Let' s put on our mass-mailing black hats and become evil spammers for a moment.

The first thing we need is pre tection from consumer backlash. We can easily achieve this by either faking the sender address completely, or using a disposable Hotmail or Yahoo email address as the sender address. Statistics show that a d isproportionate a m oun t o f sp a m claims to come from free email services. Next, we want to minimize our cost. If we' re on a dialup line, we really don' t want to send thousands or millions of individual messages. It's much cheaper to find a so-called "open relay" that will forward messagesfor us. (An open relay is a misconfigured email server that accepts messages from anyone and relays them to anyone. This lets us batch up the messages, sending one message to perhaps hundreds of recipients, and leaving it up to the open relay to redistribute them to individual recipients. ) To further lower our cost, we don' t want to deal with bounced messages or errors. Our goal is to blast messages at as many people as possible; we don't particularly care about reaching every single recipient reliably. So we use special software that ignores errors, and we fake the sending address so no bounced messages come back. Although we don't care about the reliability of an individual message, we do care that, on the whole, the messages get through. So we keep our message short to avoid size restrictions, and we don' t use any attachments, preferring plain text or HTML mail. In order to evade content-scanners, we might use tricks like encoding our message or splitting words with HTML comments: some<!- — >thing like this. We' ll avoid unsophisticated content filters by writing V'agra instead of Viagra, or using g a p p y text.

Thinking like a spam fighter Now, let's put on the white hats of spam fighters. What tools do we have at our disposal? • Spotting faked sender addresses is, in general, impossible. However, if a message comes from a n onexistent domain, it makes sense to reject it. Most mail server software can be configured to reject messages from nonexistent d o m a ins. U n f o r t unately, these messagesaccount for a vanish-

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Getting a grip on spam Contrnued trom page78 ingly small proportion of spam. Blocking messages from free email providers is likely not feasible. Thcrc are simply too many legitimate users of these services tn block them without negative business effects. Blocking open relavs illa>' be a little morc promising. There are databases of open relays, updated in real time, that lct you look up a machine with a simple DNS request. We can block i11ail from inachines in these databases. Unfortunately, of course, there are many more lazy administrators (and hence open relays) than are listed in open-relay databases. • Blocking "dialup" IP a ddresses can help. This prevents sparnmcrs from sending email directly from dialup or DSL PCs, forcing them instead to use their ISP's mail server and (presumably) be more accountable for their email. The downside, of course, is that ynu may block legitimate email, or forget to update your database when network addresses are rcassigned. Detecting special spamwarc is a hitand-miss p rop o s ition. Some spamware adds special headers to email messages, and can thus be detected. But m ost spamware tries very hard not to be detectable, precisely in order tn seem legitimate. • Our last spam-fighting tool is content-scanning, and this is probably the most f ai r a n d r e l i able m e t hod. Spammers are usually not particularly sophisticated, and although they may usc silly tricks to try tn avoid contentscanncrs, most spam email has (tn put it kindly) a certain literary style. Thc twn m ost p r omising contentscanningtechniques are rule-based techniques and statistical techniques. With rule-based techniques, email messages

Fighting back So far, the spam-fighting techniques noted focus on detecting likely spam. But what do we do after detection? Simply disposing of suspect messages is a non-starter fnr m ost businesses, because nn automated technique, however good, can guarantee not to block D •

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coniplain to network administrators for that address. Ynu can find good instructions for spam reporting at www.spamcon.org. Use anti-spam software that does not automatically dispose of messages, but that traps spam while at th» same t ime offering an e f ficient way t o review and select valid m essages. Software that sorts by a filter's spam score, for example, makes it much easier to pick out valid email. Software that lets you create blacklists and whitelists of known sparnrncrs and friendscan go a long way to reducing your workload. If you live in jurisdictions that allow it (sadly, none in Canada dn), take legal action against spammers. Technical means can help reduce the reliability and increase the cost of spamming, but a lawsuit really hurts a spammer.

Conclusions Spam will always be with us, regardless of thc technical tools or legal steps used to combat i t . A s c o n t e nt-scanners become more widespread, we' ll scc an arms race between scanner authors and spammers. Content-scanning, real-time blacklists, and other technical measures will succeed in blocking most spam, and are worth i m p l ementing. L e ading-edge spammers will always be a step ahead, but the vast majority nf unsophisticated, semi-literate spammcrs will be stopped cold. J David Skoll is president of Roaring Penguin Software Inc. (www.roaringpenguin.corn), creator of the open-source MIMEDefang email scanning software and Canlt SpamTrap (www.canit.ca), a commercial anti-spam and anti-virus solution. You can email David at dfs©roarrngpenguin.corn.

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Master spell checking in Word Coatinved frompageZZ exclusion file is simply a list of words you want f lagged a s m i sspellings when encounteredin a spell check. Beforeyou can create an exclusion fi le, you need afilename and location for the file. To do this, choose Start, Find, Files or Folders, and search for Mssp".lex. The results will be a list of all the lexicons (word lists) you have installed, any of which may be beingused by Word. You will need to have one exclusion file (with the extension .exc) for each .lex file you find. In Word 2000/2002, the exclusion (.exc) files must appear in the same folder as your custom.dic file. If you' re using Word 97,the .exc files must be saved in the same folder as your .lex files. If you are usingWord 2000/2002 and you're not sure where your custom.dic is, use Start, Find, and Files or Folders to locate it. If you find multiple versions, choose the one withthe most recent date. Your .exc file is a plain text file you create using Word,Notepad, or WordPadthe resultingfil e must be saved as Text Only ( *.txt ). Type each word, one to a line, in this file, then save the file with the correctname and location. If you have multiple .lex files, save this file multiple times with different names so you create one .exc file for each .lex file. When you're done, close and restart Word andtype one of the excluded words. Spellcheck the document and you'llfind the word will be flagged as a potential spelling error. This allows you to check the wordeach time you type itto ensure you' ve used it in the correct context. You should note that, when an excluded word is flagged as an error, you can only choose Ignore Once (Ignore All isn't an option)and the Add to Dictionary button is disabled, too. If youchange your mind about having a word in your exclusion file, open each .exc file, remove the word, and save it again. As you can see, there's more to Word's spellchecker than meets the eye. It's a great tool and, while you can never totally do away withthe need to proofread your documents,there are ways to make betteruse of this tool.2 Helen Bradley specializes in writing hands-on tutorials. Her columns appear regularly in a number of

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Atbibute seledors The set of a t t ribute selectors greatly extendsthe functionality of the class and id attributes.The basic idea of these selectorsis that they let you format Web objects utilizing attributes on a conditional basis — so you can select a particular combination of elements to be formatted when itappears within a Web page. The CascadingStyle Sheet 2.0 (CSS2) specificationadded four ofthese attribute selectors. In each case, an attribute value is enclosed within square brackets, and is

then followed by furtherCSS code that does the actual formatting. Here are quick descriptions for their use and purpose: • element[attribute] —Matches the name ofthe attribute contained within square brackets. • el e m ent[ a t t r i b u t e = " v a l u e" ] — A match is made when the attribute equalsthe value of "value." • e l ement[ a t t r i b u t e - "value" ] — A match is made when the attribute roughly matchesthe value of "value," in caseswhere the text "value" may be part of a larger word. • e l e ment[ a t t r i b u t e ] ="value" ] — A match ismade whenever the attribute m atchesthe first few letters of a value whose firstfew letters match the text "value." The initial example is pretty simple: wherever you have a particular type of attribute appearing against a specific element, the browser formats it accordingly. For example, take a look at the following

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h2[class=" header "] (color: red) </style> In thiscase, only <h2> headers containing a class attribute set to the value "header"would be formatted red.Ifthere's an <h2>header on the page with a class value setto anything else, it won't be considered amatch, and therefore won't be turned to red. You can even use a "null" value with this particular arrangement, whichcan be quite useful in some circumstances. Let'ssay you have a dynamicallygenerated Web page, and occasionallyyou get elements that are automaticallygenerated but are empty, such asa "Next" link at the end of a slideshow Web presentationforexample. What you could do is insert the following code in theheader of your Web page: <style> a[href=""] (visibility: hidden) </style> In this case, whenever you get an anchortag that doesn't contain any con-

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CSSselectors: ParD Carttiaued from page 86 tent— in other words, when it doesn't actually link to anything — this particular attribute selector will render it invisible. The third type of a t t ribute selector allows you to choose a particular value within an attribute whenever there is more than one value present. This is available because there are certain times when you may wishto callupon more than one type of class or id attribute formatting within a page. You can,in fact,have a single Web element on a pageformatted by more than one class attribute for example, with each valueseparated by a comma, The "=" in

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pointerinto a pen that you can use to draw on your presentation. To turn it into an arrow to use to point to items, click Control + A. Your drawings will not be saved with the presentation, and will disappear assoon as you move to the next slide.

Erase pen marks • To remove the pen marks from the slide without advancing to the next slide, click the Slide controls at the bottom-leftof the screen and choose Screen, then Erase Pen.

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don't have accessto a computer, is to print it out. To do this, choose File, Send To, andMicrosoft Word. Choose the layout you want (with orwithout Notes), and click OK. The entire document will then appear in Word, where you can edit it or print it out as is.

Taking abreak • If you need to pause your slideshow midway, you can press 8 (black screen) or W (white screen) to clear the current slide and display an empty screen.Or, if you are happy to leave the current slide on the screen while you pause, choose Screen, then Pause from thepopup menu.

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ou have a growing collection of digital pictures, so wouldn't it be neat ifyou could show them in an album, as you would your regular prints? That' s the main premise behind FlipAlbum, an application that lets you place images in virtual album pages, then flip t hrough them on yourcomputer screen at the click of a mousebutton. The albums you create are 3D visual representations of a photo album, with a cover,table ofcontents,and album pages. Clicking on the left or right "page" turns it over, or flips it (hence the name), with an animatedsequence that looks like you are flipping through the pages of an actual book. The album also permits quick accessto the table of contents, or specific pages. Pages can be bookmarked, and a slideshow featurelets you sit back and view images while the software automaticallyturns the pages. Albums can be posted to various Internetsites, including one managed by eBook Systems. A FlipBook viewer is needed, but a basic one can be downloaded for free from the FlipBook site. With the Suite and Professional edi-

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logues, for example. FlipAlbums can be customized using "themes"that consist of coordinated covers and interior pages of various designs. Some themes are includedfor common events (weddings,graduation, vacation, and birthdays,for example) and you can buy more themes orlearn how to create your own on the FlipAlbum community site. Building a basic album is very simple: selecta suitable theme, open a folder of images, and FlipAlbum automatically createsthumbnails,table of contents, index, and as many pages as necessary to show the images,with one photo per page. You can change themes atany time, and add images from other folders by selecting each folder in t u rn, t hen picking the images youwant to import. The program places small thumbnail images on thefirst pages of the album, followed by the table of contents.It automaticalty generates an index that is placed onthe last pages of the album. You can change the orderof the images by either dragging a thumbnail or a table of contents lishng to a new position. The thumbnails, table of contents listings, index, and images themselves are linked, so a change toone updates the othersfor example, reversing the order of two thumbnails causes the order of the actual images tochange, with the contents and index orders updated as welL You can alsoadd annotations to the page, aswell as multimedia components such as video or music clips, or a voice comment. Theprogram supportsa number of still image (including GIF, TIFF, JPEG, and BMP), motion(AVI),and sound (WAV and MP3) file formats.

The program allows you some flexibility to manipulatethe layout— for example, resizing images and placing multiples of them on thepage— in much the same way you'dlay out a page using desktop pubhshing software.However, we found this confusesthe table of contents and index. If pictures X and Y were on separate pages and you movethem to the same page, the contents page doesn'thave the intell igence to adjustfor this: the new page with thetwo images retains the name of one of the original images, while the referenceto the second image stays with the original, now-blank page. The program usesthe existing name of the image files to create the album, so if you want meaningful labels like "Frank and Jean,"rather than DSC00034, it's best to rename the image files before importing them into FlipAlbum. Also, while the program will resize the images to fit onto the pages,it doesn't actually alterthe file size. If you populate your album with a lot of high-resolution images, the FlipAlbum will become unnecessarily bloated. We found thatreducing images to 640x480 kept the albums small, while providing more than enough qualityfor onscreen viewing. FlipAlbum includes a competent image editor that allows you to correct minor image defects like red-eye, alter brightness andcontrast,and add effects. Overall, FlipAlbum makes very attractive virtual albums. The program is easy for a nyone to u se, bu t a l so adds some advanced featuresand allows customizationsthat make it a good tool for commercial applications, too. This one will definitely stay on my hard drive for while. 0

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tuners, along with high-quality speakers. Manutacturers will r emove th» keyboards and offer outboard mice, thou»h perhaps these command-and-control devices will clip on when they need to

that it's a desktop computer replacement. It is highly portahle and can be u sed autonomously away f r ol n t h e restraints of a desktop, thanks to an integ rated thumb-driven keyboard a n d mouse stick. Plus it has an integrated 4inch, 18-bit LCD touch-screen capable of d i s playing m o r e t h a n 2 6 2 ,000

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The device is named alter the atomic weight ot b i smuth, the densest nonr adioactive element. I n t h e spirit o t anti-product monik»rs like Unix, it was d »signed and named bv a h u nch o f Stanford U n i versity e n gineers. 'I'h» machin»'s most desktop-like quality is that it runs a tull version of Windows XP, y»t it's a quarter of the size of an average laptop. To connect it to the world outside your pocket or purse, it has int»grated PC Card and SD card slots and one USB port. The colnpany wanted connection agnosticism, so » schew»d integrated Bluetooth and W i -Fi. Th» designers argue t hat t h e c u s tomer should make that decision and choose t he connection technology that f i t s them. 'I'iqit, which s t a nd s f or Ti ny ubiQuitous Technology, figures salespeople, tleld workers, and ultra-mobile dpi eebs will be hot lor the device. So that it can be used in the veal pen cubicles of North Am»rica, the device can attach tn a nlonltof and keyboard, turning it into a full-fl»dg»d desktop computer. There' s no outboard CD burner or tloppy drive, but you could tote an»xtcrnal one with you and connect it through the USB Poft.

I think it could revolutionize what we think of as a portable computer. It will b» availabl» n»xt year, likely branded hy a yet-to-he-nam»d mainstream computer company, at a price of around US$1,000 to US$1,500. Of course, computer mutations ar» not all about small. Expect to see a new category of notebook computer called the desktop replacement. Like an aging supermodcl, exp»ct it to be heavier and more sophisticated. The weight ot the pork-top is going to balloon to between 3 .8 and 4.5 k g ( 8.5 and 1 0 l b . ) a n d screens will be super-sized to 16-inch to 21-inch. Features on th»s» beasts will one day

The portly portables will also b» chock t'ull of new-t'angled connectors like USB 2.0 ports (40 times fast»r than traditional USB ports) and IEEE-1394 ports. The latter, also called Fir»Wir» by Appl» and il.ink hy Sony, is now the standard way to transter video between digital catllcorders and computers. The se»nlingl) bacl ward trend toward robust luggables willlikely appeal to stud»nts and those who don't travel much with their gear, but want the option, without the need t'or heais machinery. "Th»ir power will be equal to what you can do o n y ou r desktop today," explained Canadian Danny L»»-Yow, one of four d i rectors responsible t'or worldwid» research and at Toshiha. They will also cost about th» same as a desktop computer. Th» n»w machines will start to arrive in 2003 and become lnainstream by 2005 or 2006 — or so

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