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  • Computer Shopper (October 2000)

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    Source: Computer Shopper – October 2000

    Computer Shopper was a phone book sized magazine that peaked in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Though it was perhaps best known for being an excellent resource for ordering computer systems or parts, it also had plenty of great content in the form of articles and reviews. The October 2000 issue includes:

    Features

    • Light Makes Right – A look at five lightweight notebooks including the Compaq Armada M300 (Pentium III 600 MHz, 64MB RAM, ATI Rage LT Pro w/ 4MB, 12GB hard drive), Dell Latitude LS H400ST (400MHz Pentium III, NeoMagic MagicMedia256AV w/ 2.5MB, 6GB hard drive), HP OmniBook 900 (450MHz Pentium III, 64MB RAM, ATI Rage Mobility w/ 4MB, 6GB hard drive), IBM ThinkPad 570E 64U (500MHz Pentium III, 128MB Ram, NeoMagic MagicMedia 256AV2 w/ 2.5MB, 12GB hard drive), Toshiba Portege 3440CT (500MHz Pentium III, 64MB RAM, S3 Savage IX w/ 8MB, 6GB hard drive).
    • Scanning for Savings – A look at five low-cost flatbed scanners including the Acer 640BU, HP ScanJet 3400C, Umax Astra 3400, MicroTek ScanMaker 3700, and Visioneer 6200 USB.
    • Picking the Perfect PC – PC recommendations for different types of buyers. Some systems covered here include the Dell Dimension XPS B1000r, IBM NetVista, and HP Pavilion 9790C.
    • Sign On Once, Surf Often – A look at single sign-on services designed to manage all your web logins. Services looked at here include Microsoft Passport, digitalme, and v-Go 2.0.
    • Dialing Without Dollars – An article on making cheap or even free phone calls via the Internet.
    • Home Home on the Web – A guide to searching for a new home via the Internet.
    • Best Buys – A guide to new products that are best buys in their respective categories. Products here include the Dell Dimension 4100, Compaq Armada M300, Creative Nomad II MG, Dell Inspiron 5000e, and more.

    News

    • Net Now – A look at Windows ME. I honestly don’t think I ever touched this OS.
    • B2B Buzz – A look at e-Commerce sales and the upcoming Holiday 2000 season.
    • Hot Gear – A first look at some of the latest tech gear including the I-Jam Win-Jam Digital Audio Player, Sony DCR-PC5 Handycam, Minds@Work Digital Wallet, Wild Planet Spy Detectors, and SportBrain Starter Kit.

    Web Buyer

    • Site Reviews for Online Shopping – Reviews of tons of online shopping sites including PC shopping sites, Internet service providers, financial service, software sites, online auctions, cameras, books, music, and more. Plus, a look at 20 Halloween sites.

    Business Buyer

    • Is Rent-a-LAN Right for You? – A look at subscription-based computing services for outsourcing acquisitions, maintenance, and support.
    • e-Services and Tools – A look at unified messaging services that let you retrieve e-mail, voice messages, and faxes from one place.
    • Building Your Business – Eight tips for designing a web site that will help your sales.
    • Linux for Business – A look at various Linux distributions for business use, including Caldera OpenLinux, Corel Linux, Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, TurboLinux, and others.

    Help & How To

    • Building a PC from Scratch – A guide to building your own PC. This tutorial used an Enlight EN-7237 midtower case with 300 watt power supply ($78.99), Abit VT6X4 Slot I board with 733 MHz Pentium III and fan ($449), 128MB 133MHz Corsair SDRAM module ($159.99), 3.5″ floppy drive ($12.99), 40 GB Maxtor DiamondMax Plus ($280), Creative Labs PC-DVD 8x DVD-ROM drive ($146.99), and Hercules Guillemot 3D Prophet II GTS graphics card ($299.99).
    • The Hard Edge – Virgin Atlantic announces cell phone service from airplanes, a look at AMD’s new Thunderbird and Duron CPUs, and more.
    • Alfred Poor’s Computer Cures – Questions answered about mail merge, control panel issues, scan disk, Outlook mail purge, and more.
    • Buying Advisor – Finding an affordable web cam, software, and net connection for linking a language instructor in Honolulu with students in Tokyo.

    Opinions

    • John Blackford – Moore’s Law continues unabated and why it matters.
    • John Dvorak – A vision of the future of phone service.
    • Jim O’Brien – E-tailers may not be able to continue to use only price as a means of competing with brick and mortar stores.
    • Michael Slater – Wondering where all the tablet computers are. They wouldn’t really become mainstream until the iPad was introduced years later.

    Reviews

    • Desktops – Reviews of the Sony Vaio PCV-J100 (600MHz Celeron, 64MB 100 MHz SDRAM, 15GB hard drive, and more for $1128), Dell Dimension 4100 (800MHz Pentium III, 128MB 133MHz SDRAM, 20GB hard drive, nVidia GeForce2 GTS video card, and more for $1839), and CyberPower Athlon Special (800MHz AMD Athlon, 256MB 133MHz SDRAM, 34GB hard drive, ATI Rage Fury Pro graphics card, and more for $1849).
    • Hardware – Reviews of the Epson Stylus Color 670, FujiFilm FinePix 4700 Zoom, Maxtor DiamondMax 60, and Boston Acoustics BA4800.
    • Networks – Reviews of the Actiontec USB Internet Phone Wizard and Intel Anypoint Phoneline Home Network 10 MBPS USB.
    • Mobile – Reviews of the NEC Versa SXI (700 MHz Pentium III, 128MB SDRAM, 12GB hard drive, ATI Mobility-P graphic chip, and more for $3399, Dell Inspiron 5000e (750MHz Pentium III, 128MB SDRAM, 30GB hard drive, ATI Rage Mobility 128, and more for $3459), Acer Travelmate 524TXV (650MHz Pentium III, 64MB SDRAM, 12.1GB hard drive, ATI Rage Mobility-M1, and more for $2399), Kodak Palmpix Camera, Boxlight XD-9M projector, RIM 957 Wireless Handheld, Creative Noad II MG, IBuyPower Pocket Espresso PC, and Palm M100.
    • Software – Reviews of Extensis Portfolio 5.0, Astound Presentation 7.0, Adobe Livemotion, Peachtree Complete Accounting 8.0, Real Entertainment Center Plus, Generations Grande Suite 8.0, and Canon Officeready Buisness Plans.
    • Games – Reviews of Backyard Baseball 2001, Star Trek: Klingon Academy, Motocross Madness 2, and Diablo II.

    …and more!


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  • Computer Shopper (March 2001)

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    Source: Computer Shopper – March 2001 –

    Computer Shopper, for much of its life, was a huge telephone book sized magazine with tons of ads of course but also tons of content. It had shrunk considerably by the turn of the century. The March 2001 issue, though much smaller than earlier years, was still a fairly hefty 250 pages. It includes:

    Features

    • Tower of Power – Reviews of “Power Systems” including the Compaq Presario 7000T, Gateway Performance 1500XL, HP Pavilion 9720A, IBM NetVista A60i, and Micron Millennia Max XP. These are all either 1.2 GHz Athlon systems or 1.5GHz Pentium 4 Systems with 128MB RAM and video cards such as the nVidia GeForce2 GTS Ultra and ATI All-in-Wonder Radeon. Prices range from $2513 to $3649 with the HP being the cheapest and the Compaq being the most expensive.
    • Handheld PCs – Reviews of five handheld PCs including the Casio Cassiopeia EM-500 (Microsoft Pocket PC), Compaq iPaq H3650 Pocket PC (Microsoft Pocket PC), Handspring Visor Platinum (Palm OS), Handspring Visor Prism (Palm), and Palm VIIx (Palm). Computer Shopper liked the iPaq ($500), Handspring Visor Platinum ($299), and Palm VIIx ($449) the best.
    • Take-Along Tunes – A guide to portable music players with a look at the various audio formats plus a look at various software players including FreeAmp, MusicMatch Jukebox 6.0, RealPlayer 8, SoundJam MP 2.5.1, Winamp 2.7, Windows Media Player 7, and X Multimedia System.
    • Many Happy Returns – Reviews of tax software including Kiplinger Taxcut Deluxe, Quicken Turbotax Deluxe, and TaxAct 2000 Deluxe.
    • Something for Nothing – Free stuff including free music at MP3.com, free clipart, e-mail, hosting, web access, phone, fax, and more.
    • Not of the Presses – A feature on eBooks with a look at the latest eBook readers such as the Franklin eBookMan, Palm OS Handhelds, Pocket PC Handhelds, RCA eBook REB1100, and RCA eBook REB1200 plus places to get free eBooks and more.

    News

    • Net Now – Arizona first to have public election using voting over the Internet, Zairmail offers letter service, an upgrade kit for furbies, and more.
    • Hot Gear – A look at some of the latest gadgets including the Cyber-shot DSC-P1 3.3 megapixel digital camera from Sony, the Pocket Concert Audio Player from Intel, the Kyocera QCP 6035 Smartphone, Kimar wireless audio streaming devices, and more.

    Opinions

    • Jack Blackford – The slow march towards seamlessly using all of your devices together (in this case, Cell phones, PDAs, LANs, and the Web).
    • John Dvorak – Thinner and flatter CRTs coming soon.
    • Jim O’Brien – A look at luxury shopping sites such as BlueNile, Ice, Millionaire, and Mondera.
    • Michael Slater – A look at multifunction devices and whether combining all those functions makes sense.

    Web Buyer

    • Site Reviews – A look at travel sites, online shopping sites, and more.

    Business Buyer

    • Off Site, on LAN – Keeping offsite workers connected.
    • e-Services and Tools – A look at the free online financial advice available on the Web from Intuit and Microsoft.
    • Building Your Business – Using cookies to add advanced features to your website.

    Help & How To

    • You Can Take It With You – A guide to moving your data, apps, and settings to a new PC.
    • The Hard Edge – The Pentium 4’s bus speed, DDR SDRAM, dealing with spam, and more.
    • Alfred Poor’s Computer Cures – Help printing to a file, upgrading RAM, checking your hardware configuration, and more.
    • Buying Advisor – Using the Panasonic Toughbook 47 for all your rugged computer needs.

    Reviews

    • Desktops – Reviews of the HP Pavilion 2755C (800 MHz Pentium III, 128MB RAM for $1049), Sony Vaio PCV RX280DS (1 GHZ Pentium III, 128 MB for $2199), and Tangent Medalllion Pro (1 GHz Pentium 3, 256 MB for $1995).
    • Hardware – Reviews of the Intel Pocket PC Camera and Kodak EZ200 webcams, Hercules Game Theater XP sound card, Matrox Marvel G450 ETV, Ricoh Mediamaster MP9120A Combo Drive, and Samsung ML-4600 printer.
    • Mobile – A review of the Acer Travelmate 351TEV, a laptop featuring a 700MHz Pentium III, 128MB RAM, for $2299, the Innogear Minijam, Motrola Timeport P8767, the NEC Versa SXI latptop, Sceptre Soundx 69502 laptop, and Tiny performance Notebook 800.
    • Software – Reviews of the newly released Netscape 6, Macromedia Dreamweaver 4, Documents to Go Professional Edition, and Psync.
    • Web Services – Reviews of homeadvisor.com and Phonefree.
    • Games – Reviews of You Don’t Know Jack 5th Dementia, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2, and No One Lives Forever.

    …and more!


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