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Cache la Byte Commentary
       Cache la Byte

I'd probably retire if I had a dime for every software package that demands a place in my PATH statement. I'd certainly be a lot happier if I didn't have to be constantly editing my AUTOEXEC.BAT, just to whack out presumptuous statements from programs that want to dominate my workflow. The worst ones are those that believe they should have a lead position in a PATH statement that I've honed carefully over many years.

If it's package I'm seriously reviewing, I for sure make a mental note of such tyrannical stuff: You can bet it just weakened my friendly attitude toward looking at the new product. If it's a package that I may want to permanently install, the documentation had better give me a good reason for over-ruling my seasoned layout.

Yes, I fully realize that most quality Windows software gives me an opportunity to review proposed changes to my boot files before they're made -- and I greatly appreciate that. What currently has my dander up, however, is the stuff that insists it can operate only if in the operating path. So, when I whack them out of the path, they won't run, giving me nasty "can't find" this-and-that error messages.

Such a need for a PATH entry is silly, and any good programmer can tell you that it's generally unnecessary. What such programs want, and DO need, is access to ancillary files -- overlays, .DLLs and the like -- that are essential to operation of the full package. Generally, that means the software's startup has to be from the same subdirectory in which all its related files are located.

But they DON'T need to be in the DOS search path!  Even outside of Windows, with DOS software, any application can be started with a .BAT file that sends DOS to the proper subdirectory location. Windows makes it even easier, with .PIFs (Program Information Files) that not only give a subdirectory location, but also other startup information as necessary.

The developers of some products feel they overcome the problem by automatically installing in your default \WINDOWS directory. That's an equally unthinking solution, and defeats the tidy directory layout potential of either DOS or Windows. Before a general cleanup of several months ago, I had a Windows directory of 432 files!  Given that DOS stores a directory's information itself as a file, a subdirectory that large is constantly being fragmented -- causing dismal response.

I've a similar problem with Windows programs that automatically create their own singular program group, rather than giving me an option to decide in which existing group to install them. Again, it's either laziness or egotistical audacity on the part of the software developer -- and again, they get one black mark from me against their software's flexibility. Creating one group for one program makes no sense whatsoever and defies the organizational advantages of the Windows desktop.

What bothers me most is the suspicion that developers whose software is guilty of the above sins, do so with the best intentions of helping me -- and hundreds of thousands of other users. I fear they believe that arbitrarily automating such "mundane" details gives their product some kind of swift, slick appearance. It follows, then, that they believe all users operate at some primeval, elementary level, unable to make basic installation decisions on their own.

I find it impossible to believe that I'm the only one of some 40 million PC users who's not happy with such gyrations. Certainly, we're not all hacker-smart -- but we're all not brain-dead, either.

Please, mom, I'd rather do it myself!

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Worldox Review
       Worldox 1.0

One of the more compelling features of a computer with a medium to large hard drive is the enormous amount of data that you can store. If you have your computer connected to a network, this capacity is even further increased. But this large data capacity can often be a double-edged sword, especially if you are not the only one using the network. Simply trying to find specific files can take quite a while. Likewise, trying to group a variety of related files can also be a chore. Granted, there are several file management programs available to help keep track of these documents, but most of these lack many of the features I was looking for to help me keep my data straight.

Well, after many attempts at organizing my files and after looking at a variety of file management programs, I've found what can best be described as the ultimate system for organizing data. This program is WOLRDOX from World Software. I must admit, I am somewhat familiar with the DOS forerunner of this program called Extend-A-File Plus. So, I had a rough idea of what to expect. But even I was impressed with the way this program performs.

The WORLDOX program integrates nicely into the Windows environment and works with all the major word processing, spread sheet, database, and graphics/publishing programs. Rather than simply an add-on program that works as a separate unit, this program actually integrates itself into your Windows system. So, when you select the Open or Save As commands in your Windows based applications, the WORLDOX program pops up automatically. Unlike other file management utilities that simply keep track of your files by their names, the WORLDOX program allows you to setup and track your documents with a variety of document profiles.

These document profiles are the main element of the WORLDOX program and are the heart of the filing system. These document profiles completely describe a document in much the same fashion as the cards in a library card catalog describe the books in the library. The program allows each document up to seven fully configurable profile fields, or categories, and up to a 60 character descriptive name in addition to the DOS filename, file creation date, and the author's initials. The profile fields may be anything you wish to specify. Depending on how you work, these fields may be Project, Customer, Department, Typist, Subject, Document Type, or almost anything else you require. These document profiles are saved along with the document and allow you to search for files based on any or all of the fields, by indexed words, or by phrases contained in the document. So, if you need to reference a letter, for example, you can simply use these profiles to search for the specific document, no matter where it is on you system.

Another very useful part of the WORLDOX program is the libraries feature. These libraries are a separate filing system within the program that allow you to expand the directory structure without affecting the individual DOS directories. Generally when organizing your files, you'll often use a combination of directories and sub-directories. Here you might setup a DOS directory for correspondence and then use a variety of separate sub-directories for each type of correspondence. With the WOLRDOX libraries feature however, all that's needed is the DOS directory. You can then setup a variety of libraries for each category. So, for example, if you have a directory for letters,  you can then create a series of libraries listing each type of letter, customer, or any other category you wish. You can then assign all your documents to these different libraries. The libraries are totally transparent to DOS and are only visible through the WORLDOX program. So, if you looked at the directory with File Manager, for example, all your files are listed, but only when the WORLDOX program is loaded will you see the files listed in their respective libraries.

The WORLDOX program also has a Quick Access List  that automatically tracks the directories you access. This list shows all the directories you use as well as a File History. So, though you may move throughout your system you can instantly return to any place you've been with a simple mouse click. The Quick Access List tracks the last 20 files you've opened and their associated applications.

Probably the one feature of WORLDOX that I personally use most is the viewer feature. Unlike many other file management programs that require separate viewers for each file type, this program has built-in viewers for over 100 different formats. So, regardless of whether the file is a text document, a drawing, or a spread sheet, you have instant access to the viewer by simply double-clicking the file name. An these viewers actually show the complete formatted copy of the document, just at it would appear in the application that created it, not an abbreviated version.

All in all, if document management is a problem for you, the WORLDOX program might be just what you need. The WORLDOX program may be used with a stand-alone system or with virtually all the common networking systems.

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ECCO Professional  Review
       ECCO Professional 1.1

"You can never be too rich or too thin." But, can you be too organized? I'm in very little danger of facing accusations of any of those things. I've always taken refuge in the excuse that I lost the note about the staff meeting, or I misplaced the phone number, or if you really wanted to talk to me you would have called me. My life has been at the mercy of dog-eared business cards, scribbled cocktail napkins, and notes on the inside of match book covers. And, since I have never smoked, the match book covers have usually been discarded during recovery of all those crushed up dollar bills I find in various pockets after one of those really serious late night business meetings. Don't look innocent and try to tell me you don't know what I'm talking about. We've all been there.

Now, Arabesque Software brings us ECCO the "SuperPIM". There are no more excuses for losing track of critical information, whether it is phone numbers, appointments, meeting agenda, or suspense lists. ECCO will consolidate the whole collection and keep it in usable form for instant recall whenever you need it. The only drawback is that, as with any powerful tool, it takes a little bit of training to be able to use the tool effectively. Never fear, however, Arabesque takes care of that little problem by offering the SuperPIM in two flavors: ECCO Professional, for the high-powered chief executive set, and ECCO Simplicity, for the Willie Loman's among us. Since the programs use a common file structure, move-up at a later time from the entry level program to the pro level is not a problem.

Everyone has a favorite type of software among the major categories. Some folks live in their spreadsheet program, making it divulge all sorts of trends, predictions, history and analysis. Others make their word processor sing like a Stradivarius. I confess that I am a nut for data base programs. The problem is that I don't know the first thing about programming for application building, and I'm decidedly foggy about relational structures. That's why I get excited about a well designed, functional, practical, Personal Information Manager, it is a relational database application written for Joe Bagadonuts. A good PIM does the dirty work and leaves me with the tool to collect all the bits and pieces of my daily life into a useful picture. I don't need to know how or why it does what it does, all I need to know is how to input information and then ask for it back.

ECCO offers three basic "views" for organizing your data, and they are linked and cross-referenced. There is a PhoneBook view, a calendar, and an outline view. The PhoneBook and calendar are straightforward layouts which are self-explanatory for anyone who has used a Rolodex and a Day-Timer. Importation of existing information, which is the concern of anyone with an established contact list, is straightforward and painless. The program imports data in either delimited text (.TXT) format or comma-separated-value (.CSV) form. I tried it both ways, bringing in an existing PhoneBook from another PIM in .CSV and also importing a client list from MS Access in tab delimited .TXT form. Both methods proved efficient and error free. A dialog box allow the user to select from fields in the original listing and assign them to existing or new fields in the ECCO PhoneBook. Twenty minutes after installation, I was ready to use my ECCO information.

ECCO Pro PhoneBook View

The calendar view requires a bit more effort. No importation is offered, but then there is no way to get your old appointments into that new leather bound Day-Timer you just bought either. The calendar view offers quick access to days, months and years through a simple "navigator" interface. Advance or return one day/month/year at a time with a push-button, or click on the appropriate interval and get a drop down menu of nested periods. In the drop down menu of years, select 1994 and a subordinate menu of months appears, click March and the day choice is available. You quickly get to your desired input screen. Hours for appointments are set by entering in a time block and can be adjusted to non-standard situations with a slider bar along the left vertical margin of the view. Preferences for the calendar abound. Set your desired work day hours, typical appointment length, whatever. View and print days, weeks, or months in expanded or condensed format, whichever suits your fancy.

ECCO Calendar/PhoneBook Paned View

The essence of ECCO is the outline. Everything can be outlined. PhoneBook entries have unlimited expansion space nested behind the name to record conversations (there is automatic logging of calls when you use the ECCO dialer), remember tasks, prompt for questions, detail transactions, etc. Calendar entries, similarly can be outlined in unlimited detail. The third major view of ECCO is pure outline; folders full of outlines. Ideas, projects, even grocery lists can be popped into the outline view as they occur to you. Tie the outline to a PhoneBook entry or calendar date or just let the outline stand on its own. Take your phone notes or date agenda and link it to a more detailed outline, or pull a task-list out of the outline and plug it into the calendar. All information can be pushed and pulled in all directions and can reside in an unlimited number of places. You can have folders full of folders full of outlines...does this sound suspiciously MacIntosh-like? It sounds outrageously complicated, but in a very short time you will wonder how you ever did without it. ECCO has had the reputation, unjustly in my opinion, of being hard to employ to its full potential. Let me suggest that for the beginning user, achieving a portion of that potential will be more than adequate reward. And as you use and become familiar with the more advanced features, the effort spent in learning the program will be very well compensated.

ECCO Outline/Folder view

The program is packed with flexibility and fine-tuning touches for dealing with your information and outlines, although one shortcoming in my use was the inability to establish a named style for a total outline after selecting font, attribute, size and color for each level of entry. The selections only apply to the current outline folder and can't be retained as a personal favorite default. You can, however, nest outlines in folders and the styles established for each level of the outline will carry through for all outlines in the master folder, so you don't have to reformat except for a major information area change.

On the plus side, ECCO has a powerful search engine which brings up the relevant bits and pieces from everywhere within the program. One subtle touch is the "last name-first name" search. Remember "good ol' Charlie" at the trade show in Des Moines? Who will ever forget good ol' Charlie? You will, but ECCO won't. If you have Charlie in the PhoneBook, and you wrote any kind of note associating him with the trade show, even if you don't remember his last name, ECCO will find him. Now that is power worth having!

One last feature worthy of special comment is the ECCO "Shooter". The "Shooter" is the Twenty-First Century implementation of the Windows clipboard cut and paste. When ECCO is running, and it probably will be continually for most users, the "Shooter" transfers information directly between applications in one quick step. Want to write a letter to the name selected in your PhoneBook? "Shooter" fires the full address into at the insertion point in your word processor. Sitting in your spreadsheet and want to put last weeks sales figures into a meeting outline in next weeks calendar? "Shooter" dumps the selected range into your agenda notes. Need to make sure someone on the network can find their way to that special client downtown? "Shooter" copies the map graphic you just drew into the outline segment nested in the PhoneBook beneath the client's name. Uses for the "Shooter" seem only limited by the user's creativity. If you ever anticipate needing it in your PIM, shoot it there.

Some people need one kind of software and some people need another, but EVERYONE needs a good PIM. Lost phone numbers, bungled appointments, forgotten agreements all erode our individual effectiveness. If we keep track of the details we succeed. Anyone with a laptop or palmtop will find this type of data management absolutely indispensable. ECCO Professional and ECCO Simplicity  offer two levels of implementation of the "SuperPIM". Depending upon your individual level of involvement one of them will be just right for you.

Time and space really preclude much of a discussion of the advanced features of ECCO Professional and there are a flock of them. I hope to be able to explore the power of this program and take a look at what lies beyond the PhoneBook and calendar in a short supplemental review next month. Watch for it in the coming issue.

ECCO Professional 1.1  $395

ECCO Simplicity $79 (90 day intro)

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HelpBreeze Review
       HelpBreeze 1.60

Have you noticed the sudden avalanche of new Windows Help authoring tools and programs in the marketplace? I have. There are good reasons for this. One obvious reason is the increasingly important role of Help files as software documentation. In the face of rapidly shrinking tech support, Help files are now being more heavily relied upon to supply a complete online reference. In fact, every upgrade of commercial software that I have received over the last six weeks has contained less hard documentation, and noticeably larger Help files than prior versions. Alternative uses for this unique file type are providing even more of an impetus.

I'm referring to the new and inventive purposes to which the Help format is being applied. Every imaginable purpose, from "how-to" and company policy manuals to full-blown multimedia presentations complete with sound are finding the Windows 3.1 Help engine an easy distribution vehicle. Because WINHELP.EXE ships with every copy of Windows, runtime is a snap! The broad capabilities of the Windows 3.1 Help compilers are now being fully exploited, and there are plenty of authoring tools that will assist you in creating a Help file with a simple structure. There are, however, only a few that take advantage of the full potential of WINHELP. Whenever I happen across a new comprehensive tool that promises to supply just the right sparkle and pizzazz to set my Help files apart from the crowd, I am compelled to give it a try. That's why HelpBreeze and Slide Show for WinHelp caught my eye.

HelpBreeze 1.60

At best, constructing a Help file from scratch is tedious and time-consuming. Special footnote codes and commands are embedded in Rich Text Format (.RTF) files, which are then processed with the Help compiler. What you really need is an interface that allows a minimum of hassle, while providing a maximum of flexibility and speed to arrive at the end-product. The HelpBreeze system takes a sizable step in that direction. Aside from easing the mechanics of building a Help file, the author had the genuine foresight to incorporate an interface which is easily extendible to accommodate WinHelp add-ins. In a bit, we'll look at one such add-in, Slide Show for WinHelp, which is bundled with HelpBreeze.

It is important to note that at the time of this writing, HelpBreeze is the only available major Help-authoring tool that is compatible with both Word for Windows versions 2.0 and 6.0. HelpBreeze also takes special advantage of the new Wizard feature incorporated into Word 6.0, providing its own Topic Wizard. We'll look at this feature shortly.

Unlike other Windows programs you are familiar with, this one does not have an icon. Instead, it is an add-in to Word for Windows, and is accessed through a document template. To "run" the program, you must first create or open a Word document and attach it to the HelpBreeze template. Thereafter, the program automatically "runs" each time you open the document. Though it helps to already have a working knowledge of Word for Windows, with an understanding of Word's template and style features, I hasten to point out that these features are not at all difficult to learn.

While you work in the familiar Word for Windows environment, HelpBreeze works behind the scenes creating the necessary .RTF (rich text format) files and automating many of the other tasks associated with developing a Help system, such as tracking topic identifiers and their interrelationships. The advanced features of the Windows 3.1 Help compiler are made more accessible by way of visual tools for defining custom buttons, secondary windows and Help macros. As the program loads up, the first change takes place: In Word for Windows 2.0, the toolbar is transformed (in part) into the HelpBreeze toolbar. In Word 6.0, the new HelpBreeze toolbar is simply added in, rather than altering existing buttons.

The new buttons that appear access the functions used most often during the construction of a Help file. All of the other functions are available in Word's drop-down menus. The toolbar functions are also repeated there. As you can see, the toolbar in Word 6.0 has several buttons not found in the Word 2.0 toolbar. The pictured  6.0 HelpBreeze toolbar illustrates a new option provided by Word 6.0 in which a toolbar may be "pulled down" from the top, transforming it into a floating, "stay-on-top" entity, permitting user-configurable shape and placement.

HelpBreeze implements several constants which speed the learning process and make it very easy to use:

*   The same command is used to both insert a new element and edit an existing one (topics, jumps, graphics, etc.).

*   Dialog boxes are context-sensitive, so that only relevant controls are presented in a given situation.

*   Drag 'n Drop capability is provided in cases where elements need to be ordered (e.g.: browse sequences and Help macros).

*   Online Help is available from either a well-constructed 'floating' Help palette, or from a Help button included in each dialog box.

 The HelpBreeze package includes six well-done examples (.DOC files), ready to be compiled, that walk you step-by-step through all of the major functions and interfaces. All of these are applicable, regardless of which version of Word you are running. A seventh example is devoted to use of the Topic Wizard which, of course, can only be used with Word 6.0. Click on the "Set Help Project" icon to specify a .HPJ (Help project) file. Choose your compiler and decide on the available options; define the characteristics of your main and secondary windows; and establish your HelpBreeze preferences for the particular project. Each toolbar icon calls a similar interface to insert and edit topics, jumps, pop-ups, graphics, and SHED hypergraphics, a special type of bitmap that permits multiple hotspots linked to Help topics. HelpBreeze automates two-way conversion between Help files and normal Word documents, and will automatically generate context ID include files for C/C++, Pascal, and Basic programming languages. Particular attention was given to insure that it works seamlessly with Microsoft's Visual C++, allowing direct importation of the .RTF and .HPJ files generated by App Wizard.

One example/tutorial explains and demonstrates the insertion and editing of Hotspot Macros, and how to extend the Macro Editor to work with add-in DLLs. The Macro Editor is a truly outstanding feature of this program. It provides a springboard of creativity from which almost anything is possible. This is the link which enables the use of an add-in DLL such as Slide Show for WinHelp. The best way to illustrate its capability is to simply show you. Impressive, isn't it? All animation and sound in this issue of WOLR was accomplished with the HelpBreeze package. SlideShow for Winhelp makes it possible to include slide show presentations with VCR-style controls. Individual slides can be configured as jump, pop-up, or macro hotspots, and Windows sound files may be attached to slides. 256-color graphics, which are not supported by the Help engine, can also be displayed using SlideShow. The possibilities are limited only by your imagination.

For those who need to create a large number of Help topics in a standard format, Topic Wizard, a Word 6.0-specific feature, is the "pièce de resistance" in a package already more than complete. This tool automatically creates formatted Help topics based on a list of titles. Like all Word for Windows wizards, the Topic Wizard consists of a series of five panels - each of which asks you to provide information about the topics to be created. This process lets you select from a number of standard topic styles, and specify various options for the topic heading. The topics created by the wizard are then inserted into your document.

HelpBreeze and SlideShow for Winhelp are powerful professional Help authoring tools which enable both programmers and users to create sophisticated hypertext presentations based on the Windows Help system. The minimum requirements to operate this system are: a PC running Windows 3.1 with a VGA video adapter; Word for Windows 2.0, or 6.0; and any version of the Microsoft Help compiler. A Windows 3.1 Help compiler is required for advanced capabilities, such as secondary windows and Help macros. It is important to note that the RTF files generated by Word 6.0 are incompatible with all Help compiler versions prior to 3.10.505, released in September 1993. To use the Slide Show for WinHelp add-in DLL, you will need a Windows resource editor (such as Borland's Resource Workshop, or Microsoft's App Studio). Registered owners are granted royalty-free license to distribute this DLL.

* Note:  Registered owners of version 1.0, which works only with Word for Windows 2.0, are automatically entitled to a free upgrade to the new HelpBreeze 1.6 which will work with both Word for Windows 2.0 and Word for Windows 6.0.

HelpBreeze &

Slideshow for WinHelp

(Retail price: $279.00)

available from:

Solutionsoft

999 Evelyn Terrace West

Suite 86	(408) 736-1431

Sunnyvale, CA  94086	(408) 736-4013 (Fax)

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Hercules Graphite Review
       Hercules Graphite VL Pro

Hercules Computer Technology, Inc.

Fastest, Most Colorful, and Easiest Windows Accelerator Card

For the sake of faster productivity, I moved to a VLB motherboard, shifting all my devices from the old to the new system. Continuing with my master plan, I started looking for my VLB graphic card. With so many different types of VLB cards available, each of them reporting to be the fastest and best buy, I was confused. Since Hercules has been providing reliable and solid products, I wanted to see what they offer in ways of a VLB accelerator card. Hercules offers two lines of VLB video cards, the Dynamic Pro and the Graphite Pro. The Dynamic Pro is a DRAM based card, while the Graphite Pro is a VRAM based card. Again, I was stuck with just general information and very little benchmarking tests reported with the Graphite VL Pro.

Click on the typewriter at the end of the article for information about the test machine.

  IIT AGX-015, 32-bit GUI accelerator chip.

  An 135 MHz Brooktree RAMDAC chip.

  1 Mbyte VRAM or 2 Mbyte VRAM for maxinum speed.

  Compatibility with CGA, EGA, VGA, SVGA, MDA, and VESA modes.

  Screen resolution from 640x480 to 1280x1024, depending upon the monitor support.

  Supports 13" standard VGA to 21" ultra-high resolution large monitors, interlaced and non-interlaced.

  VGA Pass-Through feature connector, for IBM VGA modes.

  Support of 4-bit (16 colors), 8-bit (256 colors), 16-bit (65,536 colors or Photo color), and 24-bit (16.7 million colors or True Color).

 SuperStable refresh up to 120Hz.

 Drivers for Windows 3.1, Autodesk products, and others.

  Installation Guide.

  Free technical support via phone, fax, CompuServe, and Tech BBS.

  Two Years Warranty.

Installing the Hercules Graphite video card was very quick and simple. The first step was to reset the Windows video driver to the standard VGA setup. The rest was just opening up the computer, removing the old video card, slipping in the new Graphite accelerator card, and starting up the computer. I left the switches in their default factory settings. I powered up the computer, for reasons of making sure the video card worked. Once satisfied, I closed up my computer and started installing the Hercules' Windows drivers. The Windows Setup program is used to install the Hercules video drivers.

The key to the Hercules Graphite VL Pro is the software drivers. Hercules has done a fantastic job in mating up the software drivers with their hardware. A CRT file is created to hold the settings of your monitor. A Windows utility called ADJUST is used to center, and resize your display screen. It is used in conjunction with your monitor, which may or may not have screen adjustments. The Windows utility, PICWIN, is used to change different screen resolutions and colors in Windows. From this utility, you choose the resolution, colors, and size of fonts. A virtual screen called BigMap, gives you a bigger picture than what you would otherwise see. As a bonus, there is a feature to reset the icon font type. Hardware Zoom is supported in several selected display modes. Pixel editing and closer examinations of screen details are done faster with this hardware zoom feature. As for Windows NT and OS/2, the drivers are available in beta form.

The Bottom Line

Hercules has delivered another great video product for the computer community. Even though, several of the benchmark programs don't show the Graphite as being faster than other video cards, it does perform fast on my system. I have seen several other accelerator cards run though their paces with the same applications that I use, and I must say that the Hercules Graphite Pro seems faster. The Graphite VLB Pro suffers the slow text performance in several benchmarks as do the ISA models. When switching from a NEC 4FG monitor to a NEC 5FGe, I discovered a problem with the screen fonts sizes not syncing in a full screen DOS application. Hercules and NEC are currently looking into this problem. If Windows is your main interface, then the Hercules Graphite VLB Pro should be considered. Running in the DOS environment, the Graphite is not slow, just not all that fast. Using the DOS Landmark 2.0 benchmark, the Graphite VLB Pro clocked in at 5,921 chr/ms. If you are looking for a good balance between DOS and Windows, Hercules also sells the Dynamic Pro and VLB Pro, which are based on the ET4000/W32i chip.

Hardware Requirements:

   Any Microsoft Windows based, VL bus computer.

   An empty VLB slot on the motherboard.

   Microsoft Windows 3.1, Windows 3.11 For Workgroup.

   Approximately 1 Mbyte of disk space is required to install.

   A 3.5" floppy disk drive for software installation purposes..

   VGA or higher resolution monitor.

For more information, please contact:

Hercules Computer Technology, Inc.

3839 Spinnaker Court

Fremont, CA 94538

800-532-0600

510-623-6030

FAX:  510-623-1112

Graphite Pro 1MB (HG610), List Price is $399.00

Graphite Pro 2 MB (HG720), List Price is $549.00

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Colorado Mounting Kit Review
       Colorado External Mounting Kit

There seems to be one inalterable law of computers: no matter how many card slots or external drive bays you have, you'll always need at least one more. I ran head first into this law when I wanted to add a CD ROM player to my system. Since my computer only has three external drive bays, and they were all used for floppy drives and a tape drive, I was faced with deciding which one had to go. Well, considering I use all three drives regularly, the decision wasn't going to be easy. I had to keep both floppy drives for loading software and my Colorado Memory Systems Jumbo tape drive has proven to be one of the wisest investments I've made for my computer. So, rather than throwing in the towel, and leaving the CD ROM Player in its box, I checked into getting an external tape drive.

When I called Colorado Memory Systems about a replacement drive, I was delighted to learn that I didn't need to buy a new drive, I could simply install my old drive in one of their External Mounting Kits. This kit is available for all the Jumbo drives and includes all the hardware necessary to allow the unit to function just as well outside the computer as it does in the external drive bay. Needless to say, I ordered the unit on the spot.

When the External Mounting Kit arrived I quickly opened the box and read the installation instructions. After disassembling my computer and removing my Jumbo tape drive I was ready to install the unit in its new home. This installation was surprisingly easy and I got it right on the first try. I now have my CD ROM player AND my tape drive. Kind of like having your cake and eating it too.

In addition to saving a drive bay, the external kit can also be beneficial if you have more than one computer. Rather than only having a single machine with tape backup capability, the external kit will allow you to move the tape drive from machine to machine to do your backups. All that's required is an additional card to provide the connection to the tape drive.

The specific external kit you'll need for your system depends on how you presently have your Jumbo tape drive installed. If you have either an FC-10 or TC-15 card, you'll only need the basic external case and cable. But, if you have your tape drive connected to your floppy controller card, you'll need an AB-11 card to position the cable connector at the back of your computer. This AB-11 card is then connected to your floppy controller card with a cable that's provided with the kit. This AB-11 card is also required if you'll want to use the External Mounting Kit on an additional computer.

Before rushing out to buy this External Mounting Kit for your computer, you might want to contact Colorado Memory Systems, to make sure you get the correct kit. Those having either PS2 or Micro Channel computers should definitely contact Colorado Memory Systems. The units described above will not work with these machines. You'll need to check with them to get the right kit for your computer.

So, if you're tight on external drive bays, or if you simply want to use your tape drive for more than one machine, you should certainly consider the External Mounting Kit. It sure has made my life a lot easier.

Colorado Memory Systems External Mounting Kit

with the AB-11 card  (Retail price: $129.00)

without the AB-11 card  (Retail price: $89.00)

Available from:

Colorado Memory Systems

800 Taft Avenue

Loveland, CO  80537

1-303-669-8000

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Ed Hoffman

Staff Writer

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Kensington Mouse Review
       Kensington Expert Mouse 4.0

There are trackballs, and there are TRACKBALLS. The Kensington Expert Mouse®  is not a mouse at all but a TRACKBALL. Not one of those wimpy little bolt-on-the-side-of-the-laptop trackballs, but a barroom cueball sized piece of professional, satisfying, hefty-in-the-hand rolling stock. Trackballs have developed a certain notoriety in the world of computer pointing devices since they became the first generation pointer of choice for laptops. They are abhorred as a necessary evil, an inadequate solution to the need for a mouse substitute in a world without a nearby flat surface. They are flimsy, inaccurate, unreliable, and generally a pain in the portable PC. Yet, the very high-tech workstation world of AutoCAD/CAM has favored large trackballs for years, and the MAC world has had the award winning Kensington Turbo Mouse® under their fingertips for quite a while. Now, Windows users get to experience the real world of TRACKBALLS with the release of the Kensington Expert Mouse® , version 4.0.

I've got to admit that I never paid too much attention to the pointing device which rested faithfully on the grungy rubber pad adjacent to my keyboard. It was there, it worked, it selected, clicked, and dragged. What more can one expect from a mouse? How about entering my return address on correspondence; sending files to the printer with a button press; formatting a spread sheet; shifting to pixel-by-pixel pointing for precise detail work; snapping to preselected "hot-spots"; and a lot more work space on my wooden (not windows) desktop. Suddenly, my view of pointing devices, (I am reluctant to use the word "mouse" when talking about the Kensington Expert Mouse® ), and what they are capable of is drastically changed. A world of new efficiency begins to emerge in which pointing device software is at least as exciting as the hardware. This is not just a mouse, this is a contributing, integrated, functional tool in the total PC package.

Physically, this little wonder consists of a 4½ x 5½ inch wedge which holds a 2¼ trackball flanked by left and right mouse buttons. The unit remains stationary while the ball is rotated to position the screen cursor. Just think of it as a mouse turned upside down. The advantages become apparent as soon as you set the Kensington Expert Mouse® on your desk. No more mouse pad, no more lift and shift when you run out of space, no more full arm movement, and, at least for me, no more wrist cramps. Some adjustment is required to compensate for a new point/click technique, since the ball is rotated with the fingertips and the buttons are pressed with the thumb and little finger. A few minutes for the coordinated among us (and about an hour for me) and "voila", trackball competence emerges.

But, as I mentioned already, the strength is not only in the ergonomics of a better mouse, but in the power of the accompanying software. Programmability abounds with the Kensington Expert Mouse®  software. Out of the box, the left and right buttons operate as expected, and the new owner may experience a little bit of frustration in trying to immediately achieve the dexterity in dragging and double-clicking that is second nature to the average Windows user. Rest assured that the learning curve is neither steep nor long. The real power only becomes apparent after a little time is spent with the users manual and the Kensington Expert Mouse®  control panel. Now the only problem is how far does one wish to go in automating functions in your applications with mouse button presses.

The first step for me was to set double-click as "alt-left button", and hold-down or lock as "ctrl-left button". Now, perfectly timed double-clicks launch applications and open files without a miscue (pun intended in the trackball world). And dragging and dropping leads to perfect placement with never a premature button release. Ahhh, but that leads to exploration of two of the Kensington Expert Mouse® special features, Brilliant Cursor and Slow Cursor. I set the commands of alt-right button for Brilliant Cursor, which snaps the cursor to the nearest of pre-selected "hot-spots"; and ctrl-right for Slow Cursor which reduces cursor movement to pixel-by-pixel with either the ball or keyboard arrows. The one feature is great for popping the cursor to frequently used menus or radio buttons, while the other makes desk top publishing or drawing more precise than ever before. If you need a third button on your mouse, you are taken care of with the "chord", a simultaneous press of both left and right buttons.

"Now what would you pay? But wait, there's still more." Just the like the kitchen knife sales pitch, the Kensington Expert Mouse®  offers still more programmability for your pointing device dollar. You can program the device buttons with appropriate modifier keys (ctrl, alt, shift), to send strings. And, the strings are application sensitive, so that you can send commonly typed text such as a signature block or return address with a programmed mouse button press in your word processor; format a spreadsheet in company standard layout with a sequence of menu selections preset; or print a file from almost any windows application with a mouse click which sends the standard "ctrl-shift-F12" print command. It is even possible to program a button press to lock cursor movement to a single axis, giving extreme precision for object placement. If you get confused about which mouse button is activated, you can the enable the  "show" button to give an on-screen indication of what your mouse is up to. The limits of utility for all of this are strictly up to the imagination of the user.

And now for true confession time. I sometimes play games, but I'm too adult and sophisticated to admit it to the world by having a joystick on my desk. The Kensington Expert Mouse®, with its infinitely adjustable acceleration schedules, makes it a lot easier to shoot and scoot down the darkened hallways of Sirena of Neptune's Palace of Corruption, or whatever your favorite pastime might be. The program includes ten standard acceleration options or allows the user the opportunity to develop a custom acceleration profile.

Should you invest your hard earned dollars in a high end pointing device like the Kensington Expert Mouse® ? Well, consider this. The average computer user will replace the standard mouse three times during the life of his or her PC. The small rolling surface, the low voltage contacts, and the grime of the mouse pad environment all contribute to erratic performance leading to failure and then replacement. With the Kensington Expert Mouse® the ball lifts out easily for routine rubbing alcohol cleaning and access to the rollers. It is warranted for five full years, which compared to the average computer's thirty-six month obsolescence means that you will get two computers per mouse, instead of three mice per computer. And if you find you just can't adapt to trackballing, the software comes with a prominent "uninstall" feature and the whole package includes a sixty day money back guarantee. I'm gonna keep mine around for quite a while, however.

Expert Mouse® Trackball

Suggested retail: $149.00

Bus version w/serial card: $179.00

Kensington Microware Ltd.

2855 Campus Drive

San Mateo CA 94403

800-535-4242 (faxback service at ext 82)

Fax 415-572-9675

Review by:

Ed Rasimus

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Norton AntiVirus Review
       Norton Anti-Virus

The old saying "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" rings true today as when it was first said. Anyone who has ever been hit by a computer virus knows that prevention is extremely important.

A computer virus can attack your computer and destroy all of your files. Unfortunately, there are thousands of known viruses and new viruses are reported at the rate of approximately 3 per day. Some viruses lurk in the background for months and then suddenly activate when certain variable requirements are met, such as the Michelangelo virus which only activates if an infected system is booted on March 6 and overwrites the hard disk with information from memory.

Computer viruses are transmitted when you access an infected floppy disk or program. For this reason, all diskettes from anyone should be checked for infection before use. When you create a bootable diskette, always check the diskette for viruses before making it bootable, and then write protect the diskette. Never leave a boot diskette in the computer after it has been used. These precautions will not prevent you from ever getting a computer virus, but they are good practice for all computer users.

One of the best ways to prevent computer viruses is to use an anti-virus program such as the Norton Anti-Virus. The Norton Anti-Virus for Windows and DOS performs a system check each time the computer is booted (DOS) and each time Windows is started. This takes a moment longer to start the computer and load Windows, but the added protection is well worth the very short wait in my opinion.

The Norton Anti-Virus not only protects a system from all known viruses, it also constantly monitors for virus-like activities using rule-based integrity checking. What this means is that when you upgrade a program, the Norton Anti-Virus will warn you as you are about to use the upgraded program that the program files have changed (which can be a sign of a virus infection) and then, if you know that you just upgraded the program, you can tell the Norton Anti-Virus to ignore it. This also applies to changes in the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files, since many times a virus overwrites these very important files without your knowledge.

A new feature is the "Virus Information Library" which provides a complete, up datable on-line reference to every known virus. Symantec also has a Virus Update Subscription Service which offers quarterly updates for a yearly fee.

The Virus Information Library lists every known virus and gives details on the activities of the particular virus. The virus information is concise and interesting.

The Norton Anti-Virus also comes with the Norton Scheduler which can run programs or display a message at specified times on a daily, weekly, monthly, yearly or one-time basis.

System requirements are: MSDOS 3.0 or higher (including 6.1) and Windows 3.0 or higher; and 512K RAM, minimum 1K RAM memory resident. The Norton Anti-Virus works with any floppy disk, hard disk and removable media; has mouse support; and it is compatible with leading networks, including Netware.

For more information:

Symantec Corporation

10201 Torre Ave.

Cupertino, CA 95014

1-800-441-7234

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Tami Brydone-Jack

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    2971 North Main Street, #107

   Walnut Creek, California 94596


OnTime Review
       OnTime 1.5

Campbell Services, Inc.

The Calendar That Means Business

Keeping track of your time is becoming a hard thing to do. With the addition of computers, life is a little better, but, often far more complex. There are applications for everything now, almost everything that is. I try to complete projects on time and do several daily tasks at the same time each day. I want to see a calendar at a glance, a log of my "to-do" list, and a list of reminders. OnTime for Windows does all of these tasks for me. Its main focus is managing your time.

New Highlighting features:

  Drag and drop to change time or date of appointments.

  Full BeyondMail integration, including RSVP from e-mail (Network version).

  Support for WinBeep, your schedule alarms are sent to pagers.

  Support for AT&T PassWay Solution phone dialer.

  Ability to import and export calendar information to and from palmtop computers, such as Casio BOSS, Sharp Wizard, HP 95LX, etc.

  Enhanced printing facilities to print organizer style sheets, such as the Franklin Planner, DayRunner, etc.

  Support for sizable fonts, such as TrueType and ATM fonts.

  WAV sound files supported.

OnTime's main screen is the Day Planner. A daily grid, a display of that day's hours. If the daily display is not what you want to see, you may change the main screen to display a monthly or weekly grid. From this screen, you plan your daily activity, maintaining appointments, meetings, and what you need to do. You can categorize your messages by appointment, meeting, to-do-list, birthday, anniversary, holiday, or any of the 26 additional types. Notes can be attached to many of the categories. Once you set your category, you can add another layer of importance. It could be a normal item, a holiday, or a critical event. If you are one of those who use a 6 month or yearly planner, you can set the occurrence of a reminder or its frequency of the reminder to monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, or yearly.

The Command Buttons are on the bottom left corner of the application. They are used for selecting dates, adding, updating, deleting, and scheduling messages. Selecting a date is just a button away. You can search for the first fifteen characters or by a specific word in the message. The Print button will give you various options to print your schedule. The Week, Month, and Day buttons give you quick access those main display screens. Adding months at a glance, the current month, previous, and next month are displayed on the screen. Through the Option dropdown menu, you can set the display, font, and colors. Another feature is attaching notes to items. You can attach a popup note to any of your appointments. If you need sounds to wake you up, alarms can be scheduled in with your appointments. Once the alarm is triggered, you can hit the 'snooze' button to buzz you at 60 second intervals, or just switch it off.

The network version of OnTime provides each user on the network with the same features as the standalone version. With the network version, there are several extra functions. The user can have multiple calendars. A user can share his/her calendar information with others on the network. When you add your appointments to your calendar, a message is routed to all the users that a change has been added to their calendar. Another feature is group scheduling with an expanded weekly and monthly grid. OnTime offers network security. A group day planner can be requested anytime and printed locally or remotely. As a bonus, there's a "RECON" version (by request), which will allow a user to download their calendar to a laptop.

OnTime for Windows is fast and simple to use. OnTime helps me manage my time and appointments, and be "OnTime". This software was made for a network. OnTime calendars are interchangeable with other network environments, as long as they have OnTime Enterprise installed on their network. The user's manual is not large, but contains the information you need. I personally did not need to use the manual. There is a short tutorial offered.

   Any MS Window based computer.

   Microsoft Windows 3.0 (or higher).

   A 3.5" or 5.25" floppy disk drive.

   1.5 Megs of disk space is required to install.

   Any Windows pointing device is recommended.

For more information, please contact:

Campbell Services Inc.

21700 Northwestern Highway

Suite 1070

Southfield, Michigan 48075

(313) 559-5955

1-800-982-0593

List Price is $129.95 for a single user version

LAN version prices begins at $356.00 for three users

OnTime Enterprise For NetWare prices begins at $56.00/user for 100 users

Upgrade from Standalone v1.2 to Standalone v1.5 is $29.95

Upgrade from Network v1.2 to Network v1.5 is $100 per server

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