Stories by Cameron Crouch

Talking About Windows 2000

The Rolling Stones' "Start Me Up" was the anthem for Microsoft Corp.'s gala launch of Windows 95. But an apt hymn for Windows 2000, finally shipping this week, is the Beatles' "Long and Winding Road."

Adobe Boosts Web-Based Services

With Adobe.com, Adobe Systems Inc. is not only hawking software, it's helping its graphics professional customers keep track of their careers.

Snap Photos with Your Handspring

That expandable Springboard slot on your Handspring Inc. Visor gets even handier with two modules introduced on Monday. Now you can add image capture and radio listening to the list of Handspring's functions.

Internet Radio Dumps the PC

Thanks to the Internet, you can listen to your favorite New York radio station even if you live in Timbuktu. With new stand-alone devices, now you don't even need a PC to hear it.

Taking Pictures With Your Palm

Palm handhelds may not have much in the way of internal expansion capability, but snap-on accessories like the new camera from Kodak Inc. can turn your Palm into much more than an organizer.

Same Palms, New Prices

Since their release in 1996, Palms have led the handheld market and carried the sizable price tags that go along with market security. But with growing competition from Windows CE-based devices, Handspring Visors, and others, Palm is starting to play price wars.

The Personal Web on Your Phone

The Web-enabled phone is great in theory, but you may go blind browsing on a 2-inch display to find out the latest scores of your favorite team.

A Quick Look at QuickTime 4.1

You might not want to watch a feature-length movie on the Web, but what about a short? Apple Computer Inc.'s QuickTime streams short films, and will even let your friends download videos from Cecil B. deYou.

SoundMAX Update Sounds Good for Less

You love music and games and want a new PC. You might not need horsepower, but great sound is a priority. Thanks to integrated audio on the motherboard and new software technology, good sound doesn't have to be expensive.

Beaming From Your Palm

Beaming your business card to another Palm is only one of the many things you can do with a handheld's infrared port.

Play That Funky Download Anywhere

MP3 music once meant pirated songs or artists you'd never heard of that you could only hear on a PC. Secure distribution technology and new portable players from name brands like Sony Corp. are making it easy to get your favorite music off the Web and play it anywhere.

Call In Your E-mail

On-call doctors have long relied on telephones and paging services to communicate with nurses and hospital staff when not on site. For today's mobile professionals, similar pagers and cell phone services suffice for voice exchanges, but e-mail and the Internet have become essential. Bridging the worlds of telephone messaging and e-mail is Ibyphone, a new service that lets you call in e-mail to be typed and sent by an Ibyphone operator.

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