Computer Shopper articles from April 2001

Computer Shopper archives from April 2001

The Internet Is Alive and, Well... Say good-bye to Web freebies-or say good-bye to the Web.(Industry Trend or Event)
April 1, 2001... Not long ago, the Internet was being hailed as the most important advance since the printing press. Startups were being funded at an astounding pace, companies were going public early in their lives with no profits, and young companies were...

Dell OptiPlex GX150: Building a Better Business PC.(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... While you've probably read quite a bit about Dell's Dimension series of desktop computers, Dell sells three times as many of its shy family cousin, the OptiPlex line. Far from the gamers and the family- entertainment PCs, OptiPlex systems are...

Olympus C-2100 Ultra Zoom: Go Digital With an SLR Look-Alike.(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... Serious photographers are going to love the new 2.1-megapixel Olympus C-2100 Ultra Zoom because it gives them what they want in a single, lightweight, compact digital camera. Casual users will like it, too. The $1,000-estimated C-2100...

Philips ToUcam XS: Weak Webcam Puts Focus on Price.(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... At first glance, the Philips ToUcam XS looks like a bargain. Imagine paying only about $40 for a USB Webcam with a complete software bundle. Unfortunately, the adage about getting what you pay for is borne out here by the actual camera...

IBM ThinkPad X20: An Ultraportable With Emphasis on 'Ultra'.(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... If you've ever lugged a 9-pound notebook through an airport terminal, or spent a day trudging around a trade show with one over your shoulder, you'll really appreciate the lightweight IBM ThinkPad X20. At 3.1 pounds-and an incredible 3.9-pound...

Fosa 340S2: Fully Loaded, With An Appetite for Power.(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... Though many desktop-replacement notebooks compete for your attention, those from the larger players almost invariably use Intel Corp.'s Mobile Pentium III processor with SpeedStep technology. Not so with Fosa's $1,950 340S2 notebook PC. Like...

WinBook Z1: Portable Performance In a Solid Package.(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... When you purchase a notebook that's not designed by one of the "big names"-Compaq, Dell, or micronpc.com, for example-you may expect to find compromises in construction and performance. Although WinBook may not be as well-known as those...

HP Omnibook 500: A Smart Travel Accessory For Corporate Go-Getters.(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... Size can be a dilemma for on-the-go businesspeople. They want a light, compact notebook that won't dislocate their shoulders as they trot through the airport. But small notebooks usually mean compromises with ergonomics and battery life, and...

Compaq MP2800 Microportable Projector: Small, Light, And Very Bright.(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... What's compact, lightweight, and sure to break the association in your mind between "lugging" and "projector"? The Compaq MP2800 Microportable Projector. At just 3 pounds and 7.1x2.7x8.7 inches, the $4,999 MP2800 projects an impressively bright...

Merlin for Ricochet Wireless PC Card Modem: A Wireless Wizard For Web Acess.(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... Everybody is touting the promise of wire - less Web access, but until now your only real options have been the slow 14.4Kbps connections of CDPD networks, or the watered-down content of PDA and cell-phone screens. These methods may soon go the...

askSam 4.0: Show Your Data Who's Boss.(Software Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... If you're still using Wordstar as your address book and e-mail client, you need askSam. More like a word processor than a database, this atypical document-centric free-form database lets you store and search both structured and unstructured...

TrueSpace5: Add Some Space To 3D Graphics.(Software Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... Ready to explore 3D modeling, but don't have the budget of Pixar Animation Studios? Caligari Corp.'s $795 trueSpace5 provides an entry point to the 3D-design realm for serious amateurs, and enough new features to warrant users of earlier...

Mailshell: Get the Facts, Not the Spam.(Company Business and Marketing)
April 1, 2001... With the preponderance of mailing lists, newsletters, and e-zines on the Web, it's difficult to find the information you need. And once you do, how do you sign up and keep your in-box from overflowing with unwanted solicitations? Enter...

FusionOne: Getting in Sync With fusionOne.(Company Business and Marketing)
April 1, 2001... If you're finding it increasingly difficult to keep your work PC, home PC, and Palm device synchronized with your most current information, then fusionOne's Internet-based synchronization service may be right for you. FusionOne takes the...

High-Tech Housekeeping - Check out these sites to treat your PC to a first-rate spring cleaning, inside and out.(Company Business and Marketing)
April 1, 2001... Spring is in the air, bringing with it the annual urge for cleanliness and order. And that's a good thing because, chances are, your PC is as cluttered as your closets. So hit the Web, and with just a few clicks trans- form that slow, cranky...

Suite Conquers Wireless Content.(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2001... Wireless technology may be the rage, but for IT departments that have to deliver constantly changing content over varying bandwidths to diverse devices, it's a nightmare. Despite the challenge, AlterEgo Networks (www.aego.net) is convinced...

Small Shops Stress Service.(Industry Trend or Event)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Mom-and-pop shops hoping to survive on the Internet are looking for ways to improve customer service, according to a study by market- research firm Cahners In-Stat Group. A full 82 percent of small- office/home-office businesses and 61 percent...

Go With the Stream.(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Streaming ads make a far bigger impression than banner ads, according to a recent study by online market-research firm Millward Brown Interactive (www.mbinteractive.com). Banner ads produce an average increase in ad awareness of only 5 percent,...

Pain-Free Project Management - Whether you need to coordinate the tasks of two employees or 200, one of these easy-to-use online project managers can help you get the job done.(Software Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... Project managers know software made especially for them often has a steep learning curve-not to mention a hefty price. Simpler tools such as Microsoft Excel and Word are designed for use by only one person. To be effective, a project-management...

Hire Education.(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
April 1, 2001... Go ahead. Waste an hour interviewing your cousin's brother-in-law. You know he's not right for the accounting job, but you'll get your cousin off your back. When you're done, tack up a notice in the employee lounge-even offer a generous...

Outsource Your IT Manager - Management service providers let you transfer the burden of IT support.(Industry Trend or Event)
April 1, 2001... As your dependence on e-commerce, intranets, and extranets increases, so do the demands on your already overworked and understaffed IT department. Many midsize businesses have attempted to lessen the strain by purchasing network-management...

The Hard Edge - Welcome to Alice and Bill's Foolish and Not-So-Foolish Lists.(News Briefs)
April 1, 2001... April is Alice and Bill's favorite month, because they always enjoy taking a moment to savor all the foolish products and technical blunders of the past year. The computer industry has long been a place for embarrassing mistakes (OS/2 and...

Become a Digital Director - Upgrading Your System for DVD-Quality Video Editing.(Product Support)
April 1, 2001... Watch the latest iMac commercials touting built-in video-editing features, and it's natural to wonder if your own system is up to the same job. For the typical PC owner, the answer is probably "not yet." Few PCs come with the necessary hardware...

Alfred Poor's Computer Cures.(Questions and Answers)
April 1, 2001... complete control Dear Alfred: I use Microsoft Internet Explorer 5, and while I like its AutoComplete feature, I'd like to be able to control what information it stores. Is there any way to selectively delete entries? Alan Cummings...

Computer Cures Tip of the Month.(Questions and Answers)
April 1, 2001... The Power of Association Readers often report problems that arise when one program has changed the association for a given file type and they want to change it back. One tedious way is to search through the list of file associations and...

A Clear, Calibrated CRT.(Product Information)
April 1, 2001... You'd think that buying a monitor would be about as easy as tech shopping gets. After all, the technology isn't new, and scores of displays are vying for a spot on your desk. But, as we found out, you'd be wrong. Mitchell Hull, an amateur...

Checking Out.(Questions and Answers)
April 1, 2001... New Products We'd Like to See George W. Bush No, sorry, that's an Etch A Sketch Britney Spears Comes with special 'N Sync cradle OP, The Oprah Palm Resistance is futile Regis Philbin It's already really shiny, and it couldn't be that hard to...

Saving and Spending.(Technology Information)(Editorial)
April 1, 2001... Sub-$1,000 PCs have traditionally been anemic machines that would be adequate for neophytes, but woefully wimpy for more advanced users. Loading a white-knuckle shooter like Quake III or editing hefty digital images would have been irksome, if...

Feedback Forum.(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2001... This Fan's Not So Cool In your review of the Sony VAIO PCG-SR17K (February, p. 94) you didn't consider one very important drawback. At first glance, no one really notices, but on the PCG-SR series, Sony put the cooling fan on the bottom....

Coming Next Month.(News Briefs)
April 1, 2001... Nothing But Net Getting onto the Net is a snap, thanks to a new generation of Internet appliances. We take a look at several of the coolest, slickest models to show you why the Age of the Appliance may be just around the corner. A...

Shareware: Sharing Too Much?(Industry Trend or Event)
April 1, 2001... Ever browsed the Web site of the local symphony orchestra, only to receive a call from the symphony's telemarketers a few hours later? It's no coincidence, says Steve Gibson, founder of Gibson Research Corp., a California-based software...

AIMing For Files.(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Aimster (www.aimster.com), the Napster-like instant-messaging and file- swapping plug-in for AOL Instant Messenger, allows users to chat and trade files on other Internet file-swapping services. More than 2.5 million AOL members already use...

Value Line: 15" Flat-Panel Displays.(Buyers Guide)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... The lowest prices on LCD monitors found on computershopper.com ViewSonic VE150 $675 1,024x768 resolution, analog signal, no speakers, no USB, viewing angles: 120 degrees horizontal, 100 degrees vertical Princeton APP520 $892 ...

Keep Your Palms Clean.(Company Business and Marketing)
April 1, 2001... Desktop users have long had to contend with destructive bugs such as Melissa and I Love You. Owners of the popular Palm OS handhelds may soon have viruses of their own. So far, only three relatively harmless Palm strains have been detected (a...

Kozmo Calling.(Company Business and Marketing)
April 1, 2001... Internet delivery service Kozmo.com is eager to hear from you. So eager, in fact, that it's offering a free cell phone (after rebates) that will enable one-button dialing for delivery of items ranging from movies to snacks to CD players. The...

Piggybank.com.(Industry Trend or Event)
April 1, 2001... Six-year-old Austin Ellsworth has a piggy bank, and he knows how to add and subtract. His mother, Shari, hopes that Austin soon will be counting his pennies online. "It's a great way for him to learn about financial responsibility," she says....

Drive The Superhighway.(Company Business and Marketing)
April 1, 2001... You've got the Internet on your desktop. You've got the Internet on your cell phone. Are you ready for the Internet in your car? You'd better be. Automakers General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. have announced plans to offer the Internet...

An Internet Explorer For The Sedentary Set.(Company Business and Marketing)
April 1, 2001... While relaxing in your new Explorer "e-cliner," you can check e-mail, surf the Web, and watch interactive TV until your spouse leaves you in disgust. About the only thing missing from this altar to ease is a built-in minifridge. Instead,...

Camouflage Credit Cards.(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Shopping on the Internet is convenient, cost-effective, and sometimes even fun. It also requires a credit card. Even if you aren't afraid of a hacker stealing your credit-card number and treating himself to a spending spree, you might worry...

We Bet It Tastes Like Chicken.(Company Business and Marketing)
April 1, 2001... Everyone knows you can find some pretty tasteless material on the Web. But Atlanta-based Trisenx believes the entire Internet is tasteless-and scentless to boot. The company is on a mission to do something about that. In its quest to make...

Crossing Off Lost URLs.(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2001... Tired of reading about an interesting Web site, only to forget the address by the time you're on the Net? Now you can capture URLs with a swipe of a pen. The Cross Convergence pen comprises a body by venerable penmaker A.T. Cross and...

Open, ArmaniExchange.com!(Directory)
April 1, 2001... Magic words have long been the means of transport to earthly delights like speakeasies, Ali Baba's cave, and discount goods online. That's right: If you know what to enter in the coupon-code field on the checkout page of many online retailers,...

The Stuff You Want.(News Briefs)
April 1, 2001... Rock While Rolling Take your entire MP3 library for a quick spin around the block or on a coast-to-coast road trip without ever hearing the same song twice. It's easy with the $1,199 Rio Car, the first in-dash MP3 player from Sonicblue....

ZDNet Best Buy.(News Briefs)
April 1, 2001... Computer Shopper and ZDNet editors pick the best values among the latest tech products. Software CorelDraw 10 Graphics Suite Both casual users and graphics professionals will enjoy working with Corel's improved graphics suite....

When Governments Get Greedy - Costly auctions of the radio spectrum could cripple 3G wireless.(Government Activity)
April 1, 2001... Despite high consumer interest, limitations in today's wireless devices are hindering the market. And thanks to government efforts to cash in on the next-generation standard, things won't improve soon. Because the third-generation (3G)...

Swan Song For Snapshots - Digital photography needs just a few more advancements to kill off film.(Industry Trend or Event)(Column)
April 1, 2001... Of all the peripheral technologies latched to the computer, nothing has been more interesting than digital photography. Today's 3.3-megapixel cameras produce fabulous photographs, and pros and amateurs alike are flocking to them. There's...

Virtual Books Hit the Shelves - Can e-books revive the lost art of pleasure reading?(Industry Trend or Event)
April 1, 2001... Author Seth Godin brought the Napster concept to the world of e-books last summer when he gave away his latest work online. He offered the book, Unleashing the Ideavirus (Do You Zoom, 2000), in multiple formats and instructed recipients how to...

HP Pavilion 9800: Beauty and Brawn At a Modest Price.(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... Toss another hat into the fast-and-affordable-PC-for-all-occasions ring-Hewlett-Packard's. The new HP Pavilion 9800 puts 1GHz Pentium III muscle and a big box of hard-working, fun-loving computing amenities in your home or office. In fact,...

Panasonic LF-D201U DVD-RAM Drive: A Solid Solution For Serious Storage.(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... Panasonic's $490 LF-D201U DVD-RAM drive takes us where no removable- media drive has taken us before: It can hold most of our hard drive's contents on a single disc, and it's as easy to use as a floppy drive. The LF-D201U is the next...

ATI All-in-Wonder Radeon: All Is Wonderful For PC-TV Fans.(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... Radeon-based cards from ATI Technologies have received enthusiastic reviews since their debut, so it makes sense that the company would design its latest All-in-Wonder multifunction video card around Radeon technology. In doing so, ATI has...

HP LaserJet 3200: The Multifunction Misses Its Cue.(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... An all-in-one multifunction device seems especially well matched to laser-printer technology. Laser printing's performance and quality better suit the needs of moderate-volume faxing and printing than inkjet technology does. Unfortunately,...

Seagate Barracuda ATA III ST340824A: The Sound of Storage Silence.(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... A hard drive with a 40GB capacity, a 7,200-rpm spin rate, 2MB of cache, an ATA/100 interface, and a $180 price should be enough to grab your attention. It had better be: Seagate Technology's Barracuda ATA III ST340824A is also so quiet that you...

Logitech SoundMan Xtrusio DSR-100: Boomin' Sound All Around.(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... Logitech's four-channel SoundMan Xtrusio DSR-100 speaker set targets gamers and home-theater fans unwilling to settle for two-dimensional output. It's an attractive and ruggedly built system, but its bass- heavy sound will disappoint all but...

Philips 140S: A Sweet Display Without the Frills.(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... Philips' 14.1-inch 140S LCD monitor provides about the same viewing area as a typical 15-inch CRT. Unlike a CRT, however, it has a bantam footprint and weighs a little more than 10 pounds. Moreover, its $599.99 estimated price is right on...

Computer Shopper's Essential Guide: Buying Notebooks.(Buyers Guide)
April 1, 2001... Pinpointing the Perfect Portable To choose the right notebook PC, get a clear idea of the tasks you'll need the laptop to perform and the features necessary to successfully complete them. The specs break down pretty well according to...

Eudora Internet Suite 2.0: You've Got Mail (On Your Palm).(Software Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... Handling outgoing Palm e-mail can be confusing, because you usually have to choose between synchronizing your messages to your desktop or sending messages directly from the Palm device. Qualcomm's new Eudora Internet Suite 2.0 lets you have it...

Opera 5: New Opera Hits All the Right Notes.(Software Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... The "little browser that could" strikes again. Starting life in 1996 as a footnote to the Windows browser wars, Opera 5 brings standards support, snappy performance, and some new features to the table. Opera 5 is available either as a no-cost,...

MechWarrior 4; Vengeance: A Mech of a Good Time.(Software Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... Although it's been less than two years since the release of MechWarrior 3, MechWarrior 4: Vengeance represents a mech-size step forward, with breathtaking graphics, excellent multiplayer support, and more than 30 single-play missions. Now...

RealMyst: Almost the Real Thing.(Software Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... The game realMyst is a noble attempt by Cyan to update its popular adventure game Myst. The title implies that this is the "real" version of Myst, the one the Rand brothers would have originally created years ago had the technology been...

The Longest Journey: War of the Worlds.(Software Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... Looking like a hybrid of classic Sierra and LucasArts adventure games, Funcom's The Longest Journey is one of the best adventure games in years. The Longest Journey stars a young woman named April Ryan, a visual-arts student living in a...

American McGee's Alice: Mad About You.(Software Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... It's no secret that Lewis Carroll's classic children's books, Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, have a subtext of insanity and violence. Since 1907, artists have freely interpreted Carroll's fable while elaborating on the...

Penny-Wise and Powerful - These four sub-$1,000 systems save you money without making you pay for it in the long run.(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... When the sub-$1,000 desktop PC debuted about four years ago, it was more of a marketing tool than a viable alternative to higher-cost systems. These early "hot deals" typically left buyers cold with outdated (and often mismatched) components,...

ABS AMD Web Special.(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... Right from the start, the ABS AMD Web Special makes a good impression. The stylish gray faceplate on the full-size tower nicely offsets the off-white case. The system's full complement of expansion ports is not only labeled with icons, but with...

Dell Dimension L866.(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... Most systems priced under $1,000 force you to accept a few trade-offs. The Dell Dimension L866, for instance, showers you with Pentium III performance, a splendid monitor, loads of good software, a free year of Internet service, and Dell's...

Nutrend Athlon Special.(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... Perhaps the fastest PC you can buy for under $1,000, the NuTrend Athlon Special belongs on every CPU speed freak's short list. It's highly expandable and loaded with good components, although it lacks Ethernet support and has some potential...

Tiny Value Select 900-A.(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... In the past, Tiny Computers has wowed us by constructing feature-packed systems at exceptionally low prices. But the company's latest effort, the Value Select 900-A, seems unremarkable compared with some of the other machines reviewed here. ...

What to cut, What to consider.(Buyers Guide)
April 1, 2001... If you must skimp on components, try to skimp on things that you can upgrade later on: Memory You can opt for less memory, but make sure you can add more modules later without having to replace the ones you have. Drive capacity...

Shopping Tips.(Buyers Guide)
April 1, 2001... What hardware is included? Make sure that eye-catching price is for a complete system, including the monitor, modem, and other essentials. What's the operating system? Most budget PCs currently come with Windows 98 Second Edition...

Sources for Saving on Systems.(Buyers Guide)
April 1, 2001... Finding an inexpensive PC isn't difficult, with high-profile companies such as Dell offering systems for as little as $599 at this writing. Still, here are some sources for truly low-cost PCs that you might not have thought of. Start with...

The Art Formally Known as Prints.(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... Streaks and unnatural colors shouldn't be the first thing people notice when they look at your photo prints. These four specialized printers put the life back in your snapshots. Although photo printers have been around for years, they are...

HP PhotoSmart 1215.(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... If you're looking for a solid-performing, multipurpose printer optimized for printing photos, look no further than the $399 HP PhotoSmart 1215. Using HP's proprietary PhotoREt III for color resolutions as high as 2,400x1,200 dpi, the 1215...

Kodak Personal Picture Maker 200.(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... At first glance, the $199.95 Kodak Personal Picture Maker 200, manufactured by Lexmark, seems to be just another inkjet printer. A closer look, however, reveals an unusual feature-a 1.8-inch color LCD similar to those found on many digital...

Lexmark Z82 Color Jetprinter.(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... If you're in the market for a photo printer, but you find it hard to justify the expense of a specialized peripheral, consider the Lexmark Z82 Color Jetprinter. It's a combination inkjet printer, scanner, and copier. Best of all, its low...

Olympus P-400.(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... Most photo printers can do more than just print photos on high-gloss paper. They can print plain-paper letters and reports, as well as plain-paper photos. The Olympus P-400 is a dedicated printer that can only print on expensive proprietary...

Resolution Isn't Everything.(Buyers Guide)
April 1, 2001... Are you confused when you compare printer resolutions? Why does the black text from a 300-dpi laser printer look much sharper than the color text from a 1,200-dpi inkjet printer? And why does a photo look better printed on a 314-dpi...

Photo Ops - Home photo-finishing software optimizes and packages your pictures.(Software Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... Some people snap shots with a digital camera; others use traditional film models and then scan in the resulting prints. Whichever way you digitize your photos, a pack of consumer-oriented photo-finishing products is ready to help you edit them...

Kai's Photosoap2.(Software Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... Kai's PhotoSoap2 has a unique look. Rather than using standard Windows menus (File, Edit, and the like), it presents an interface structured like the image-editing process itself. You begin in a clean white space with five tabs: Organize,...

MGI Photosuite 4-Platinum Edition.(Software Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... When you choose a task, tools specific to it appear in a left-side panel. For instance, choose Prepare, and a variety of editing, retouching, and special-effects tools appear. Choose, say, Touchup, and all of the touch-up tools appear in the...

Microsoft Picture It Photo Premium 2001.(Software Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... For those who want a higher degree of control over image-editing and photo projects, but still want to be shielded from the associated complexities, Microsoft's $54.95 Picture It Photo Premium 2001 strikes a winning balance. When you open up...

Ulead PhotoImpact 6.(Software Review)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... Of the four programs here, Ulead PhotoImpact 6 is the most advanced-as well as the most expensive. It balances complexity and accessibility, presenting a depth of control and power that appeals to professionals, while offering novices a program...

Publish Your Pictures Online.(Directory)
April 1, 2001... Now that you've brushed up your pictures, there's an easy way to share them with friends, family, and even the whole wide Web if you wish: photo-sharing sites. Sites such as Club Photo (www.clubphoto.com), Kodak PhotoNet...

Computer Shopper's Essential Guide: 20 Ways to Shop Smart Online.(Buyers Guide)
April 1, 2001... How To Shop Safe Make Your Connection Secure Before you submit any sensitive or private information about yourself- especially your credit-card number-make sure that the data will be encrypted and transmitted over a secure connection....

Surfin' Safari - If you're ready to travel off the beaten path, a few virtual treks may save you some legwork.(Company Business and Marketing)
April 1, 2001... Already "done" the capitals of Europe in 21 days or less, turned right at every fountain from Paris to Prague, fulfilled your lifetime requirement of historic monuments? Perhaps it's time to get away from it all to a spot where your fellow...

It's All in Code.(Government Activity)
April 1, 2001... If you need to track down an airport or airline code, or figure out what one stands for, the Web can help. Keep in mind some sources list only domestic airports, and some international code sources are more complete than others. Oddly...