SystemWorks gets a facelift
Despite competitors such as McAfee Office and Ontrack System Suite nipping hungrily at its heels, Symantec's Norton SystemWorks remains the master utility suite - and with good reason.
Stories by Stan Miastkowski
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Quantum now ready for bigger and faster hard drives
As hard drives get bigger and faster, the interface between the drive and your PC's motherboard must evolve to handle the increased speed.
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New Net service unveiled
An Internet-based applications company is unveiling a service designed to support the consumer and the small business that might be logging on through dial-up, not only the corporate broadband customer.
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Renamed Love Letter worm still spreading
PC users should watch for two variants of the worm spreading rapidly through e-mail, as the Love Letter virus that has wreaked havoc is apparently renamed and still spreading.
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IBM cuts costs and size of PCs
IBM has fired another shot in the battle of the low-cost PC.
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Maxtor, Quantum drives to pack more data
Both Maxtor and Quantum have announced new technology that will let users pack as much as 50 per cent more data onto disk drives that are also more reliable and may cost less.
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Windows 2000 virus: Stunt or preview?
The discovery last week of the first computer virus that works specifically with Windows 2000 initially brought questions about the soon-to-be-unveiled operating system's security.
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Breakthrough: the 15-hour notebook
It's Murphy's law of notebook batteries: your machine runs out of juice just when you need it most. That is, unless you're carrying a new type of external notebook battery that offers unheard-of stamina.
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CD-RW, DVD-RAM drives hit higher speeds
Those CD-Rewritable and DVD-RAM drives you've always wanted might be coming your way faster than you thought.
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Microsoft, Intel ready thin servers
Is Microsoft feeling the cold breath of the Linux operating system's penguin mascot on its corporate neck? At the recent Windows Hardware Engineering Conference, Microsoft and Intel demonstrated a prototype of what they call a "server appliance" that is aimed squarely at a growing market dominated by boxes running Linux and (often) non-Intel processors.
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Artisoft KoJack: A simple home network
Most starter network kits target the hot small office/home office (SOHO) market. But Artisoft stresses that the i.Share KoJack home network phone line network starter kit is aimed specifically at home users who want to connect a pair of PCs and share peripherals and concurrent Internet access using a single phone line and one Internet service provider account.
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Seagate rolls out fast, durable drives
Seagate Technology is announcing two inexpensive PC hard drive lines that support the new UltraATA/66 interface and should offer high durability. The Medalist 17242 series, designed for the mainstream desktop market, comes in capacities of 4.3GB, 8.4GB, 13GB, and 17GB with expected prices ranging from $US128 to $292. The U4 series, designed for the sub-$1000 PC market, comes in capacities of 4GB, 6GB, and 8GB, with prices ranging from $122 to $149. All drives are expected to ship in April.
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Expert Confirms 'Russian New Year' Danger
Computer viruses and other security threats hit the headlines so often that it's easy to become blase about them -- but the "Russian New Year" problem is not business as usual. Reported last week by the Israel-based security company Finjan, the "exploitation" is said to let hackers access any machine that has Microsoft Excel 95 or 97 using a combination of HTML from a Web browser and Excel's CALL function.
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Yamaha releases rewritable CD drives
CD-RW drives, which can record CD-ROMs on both permanent (CD-R) or rewritable (CD-RW) media, have grabbed the lion's share of the hot market for CD writers. This week Yamaha entered the fray in a big way by announcing a line of ten CD-RW drives
