Australian PC World articles from April 2006

Australian PC World archives from April 2006

Transform your PC: you've shelled out good money on your computer, so why not get more from your PC? If your system is languishing in the study, primarily being used for word processing, checking e-mail and surfing the Net, it's time to follow our simple guide to transform your system. You'll be amazed by what it really can do!(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2006... "I'm just writing to say that I really enjoy your magazine and have bee-n reading it for a couple of years now. I recently got a computer custom-built using the 'Sweet Spot' and 'Best Buys' information you publish. After reading all the...

Don't pay for free apps.(READER'S FORUM)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2006... I recently brought a multimedia program from an eBay seller. Then I realised that it is freely available on the Internet and was on your February issue Cover DVD. In addition, the copy that seller sent me was not working. The program included...

Free DVD database tool.(READER'S FORUM)(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2006... In your January edition, Clive Norman asked about a good DVD database that PC World could recommend. You recommended MovieTrack. Another great free one is "DVD Collector" by crunchymedia.com. It has an HTML export option as well to publish...

Old DV, new PC.(READER'S FORUM)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2006... I have an older Canon analog camcorder. I presume that an external capture device such as those produced by Dazzle would provide the same signal to a PC, but will an editing program purchased in 2001 be compatible with a new PC? Laurence...

Bigger than Ben Hur.(READER'S FORUM)(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2006... I am a quilt artist and was wondering if you could enlighten me on the subject of PC digital projectors. I would like to be able to construct a picture for a quilt on the PC and then project it onto a screen for resizing and drawing of the...

Batch backups.(READER'S FORUM)(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2006... The article "Big drive backups" (January 2006) was very interesting, but for even simpler backups I prefer this one-liner: xcopy MyDocs D:\backup/d/s/e Save this as a batch file (eg backup.bat) and run it every day or whenever. The/d...

ASUS P5WD2-E Premium--the audio/video powerhouse.(Asus Computer International)
April 1, 2006... With personal computing entering the entertainment era, its time for PC users to build new systems that can enjoy the benefits of these next-generation technologies. Just imagine a computer that lets you watch TV, record your favourite shows,...

World Cup sparks new technology.(START UP: LATEST REVIEWS, INDUSTRY NEWS)
April 1, 2006... The World Cup soccer tournament has traditionally been used to help launch new technologies, such as colour television and wireless communications. This year's event in Germany is no exception--even if a couple of promising technologies such as...

Symantec's out of the box plan.(START UP: LATEST REVIEWS, INDUSTRY NEWS)(develops anti-phishing web site)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2006... Though the technology may still be in the lab, Symantec says its plans include the delivery of online protection services that prevent phishing and identity theft, while also warning about spyware-infested Web sites. The security firm hopes to...

IBM develops fast wireless chip.(International Business Machines Corp.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2006... Scientists at IBM have developed a chipset that they claim is capable of allowing wireless devices to operate more than 10 times faster than today's advanced Wi-Fi networks. The chipset, which uses silicon germanium, is designed to operate...

Balancing cost and performance.(SWEET SPOT)
April 1, 2006... The Sweet Spot is the product in a particular component category that provides you with close to 70 per cent of the performance or features of the flagship product within that category, but at half the price (or lower) than the flagship...

Microsoft OneCare coming in June.(START UP: LATEST REVIEWS, INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2006... Microsoft will launch its Windows OneCare Live PC maintenance service in June. The product, which has been available for free in beta since November, will be sold for $US49.95 per year, and certain beta users will be able to purchase the...

Linux tweaked for graphics, video.(START UP: LATEST REVIEWS, INDUSTRY NEWS)(Novell Inc. enhances its products)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2006... Novell has released improvements to the way Linux handles graphics and video, a move aimed at making the operating system more attractive to mainstream desktop users. The improvements to the XGL graphics subsystem that underlies Linux will help...

Compact keyboard, but is it convenient?(Adesso Wireless SlimTouch Mini)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
April 1, 2006... The Adesso Wireless SlimTouch Mini is a mini keyboard ideal for those looking to save desk space and its compact, yet stylish design will attract plenty of attention. The Wireless SlimTouch Mini uses laptop style keys, which are compact and sit...

Simplifying Web-design.(Symbiant easyGen 2.23)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
April 1, 2006... Symbiant's easyGen is a wizard-driven app that produces ASP (active server page) or PHP (personal home page) pages without the need for any programming. The main benefit of this program is that once you have your scripting language and database...

Kick that old VHS.(Philips DVDR3365)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
April 1, 2006... Even though Philips is one of the companies behind the DVD+R format, the DVDR3365 can record to DVD-R/RW discs as well as to DVD+R/RW. The DVDR3365 can also play both DivX and other types of MPEG-4 files, a huge plus if you want to play videos...

Dual-lens digital camera.(Kodak EasyShare V570)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
April 1, 2006... Multiple components are the way of the future, and Kodak seems to agree, recently introducing the world's first dual-lens camera, the V570. It's an incredibly stylish, incredibly intuitive camera with a few very nice features and above average...

CrossFire aims at SLI: ATI X1900XT CrossFire Edition.(FIRST LOOKS)(Product/Service Evaluation)
April 1, 2006... The long wait endured by ATI fans appears to be over. The manufacturer has released its CrossFire-ready Radeon X1900 chipset and shipped it in high volume. The Radeon X1900 series of chips is comprised of the X1900XT and the X1900XTX. The...

Well-priced Centrino Duo notebook: Toshiba Tecra A7.(FIRST LOOKS)(Product/Service Evaluation)
April 1, 2006... The Tecra A7 is a well-featured, desktop replacement notebook featuring Intel's Core Duo T2300 dual-core processor and a 15.4in screen. It has a fairly small footprint of 360mmx267mmx36.8mm and weighs a light 2.8kgs, making it very mobile. The...

Think different: Fujitsu N6410.(FIRST LOOKS)(Product/Service Evaluation)
April 1, 2006... "Think different" used to be the mantra for Apple, but lately Apple has become more familiar than different. Fujitsu is a serious contender for the "think different" title, given the dramatically different design of its pre-production N6410...

Vista emphasises safety, performance: Windows Vista Beta Build 5270.(FIRST LOOKS)(Product/Service Evaluation)
April 1, 2006... Windows Vista is assuming its final form. According to Microsoft, the latest beta, Build 5270, is nearly feature-complete, although some of Vista's interface (code-named Aero) isn't yet in place. We took the beta for a spin and found that...

High performance: PowerColor Radeon X1900XTX.(FIRST LOOKS)(Product/Service Evaluation)
April 1, 2006... As a powerful single-card solution, PowerColor's 512MB Radeon X1900XTX takes the fight right up to cards based on NVlDIA's goliath chip--the GeForce 7800GTX 512MB. Indeed, the X1900XTX chip is ATI's new top-of-the-line offering, replacing the...

Well-rounded home imaging: HP Photosmart 3310 All-In-One.(FIRST LOOKS)(Product/Service Evaluation)
April 1, 2006... HP's Photosmart 3310 all-in-one device is a well-rounded imaging solution for the home--it can print, scan, copy and fax documents and it's very easy to use. Even if you don't have a PC you can use the 3310 as a stand-alone fax and copy machine...

Visionary portable video: Creative Zen Vision:M.(FIRST LOOKS)(Product/Service Evaluation)
April 1, 2006... Creative isn't new to the portable media player market. The Vision: M is its third model with video playback capabilities, while arch-rival Apple is still on its first with the fifth-generation iPod. The Creative bears more than a passing...

Intelligent overclocking: ASUS P5WD2-E Premium.(Product/Service Evaluation)
April 1, 2006... If you enjoy tinkering and getting the best performance from your hardware, then this premium board from ASUS will delight. It's based on Intel's 975X chipset and it natively supports DDR2 memory up to 800MHz--providing good headroom for...

First 65nm desktop CPU: Intel Pentium Processor Extreme Edition 955.(FIRST LOOKS)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
April 1, 2006... Intel's flagship Pentium Processor Extreme Edition (EE) 955 dual-core CPU is the first Intel desktop chip to feature the 65 nanometre (nm) architecture. This architecture means that more (and smaller) transistors can be used to improve the...

Fastest kid on the block: Plus Corporation FX-60.(FIRST LOOKS)(Product/Service Evaluation)
April 1, 2006... High-end PCs and entry-level workstations don't get much better than this. It has all the fancy technical wizardry you would expect a very fast machine to have, yet it also comes with peripherals that make it an absolute joy to use. The machine...

The Mitac touch: Mitac Hades Series.(FIRST LOOKS)(Product/Service Evaluation)
April 1, 2006... Enthusiastic gamers looking for a high-end system will appreciate Mitac's new offering, which is based on Intel's new dual-core Pentium D 930 CPU and Gigabyte's new and powerful Radeon X1900XTX graphics card. Additionally, two 250GB...

Larger than life: Pioneer Dreambook Power 900K.(FIRST LOOKS)(Product/Service Evaluation)
April 1, 2006... Calling this a notebook is a little bit of a stretch. It looks like a notebook since the display is connected to the keyboard, but that is where the similarities end. The 900K weighs a hefty 5.7kgs (or an extra 1.3kgs with the massive power...

Modders' dream notebook: Macron PW50.(FIRST LOOKS)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
April 1, 2006... Ever since Steve Wozniak decided to put together an Apple, and IBM decided to compete, desktop PCs have had the ability to have any core component upgraded or customised to perform the tasks that you specifically need. Until now, the same...

A view for gamers: ViewSonic VX922.(FIRST LOOKS)(Product/Service Evaluation)
April 1, 2006... The ultra-fast pixel response time of the VX922 ensures it's aimed squarely at the gaming market. ViewSonic claims that the pixels can change from one colour to another colour (say, from green to blue) in a matter of only 2ms. In our...

Fast find, security suite: Panda Platinum 2006 Internet Security.(FIRST LOOKS)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
April 1, 2006... Panda's Internet Security suite's first action is to check for existing antivirus or other security programs on your PC. Needless to say, it insisted that it was incompatible with our Trend Micro security suite and that to install successfully,...

Simple security, in one package: Steganos Security Suite 2006.(FIRST LOOKS)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
April 1, 2006... Most of the security packages you have encountered will probably have included antivirus and firewall programs. You may think that this is all you need. Well, you'd be wrong. There's more to protecting sensitive information than that--so...

Power up Photoshop: OnOne Photoshop Plug-in Suite.(Product/Service Evaluation)
April 1, 2006... Photoshop is a powerful and popular graphics application, but it is not always easy to use. This plug-in suite has four tools that give you great results with minimal effort. The first of these tools is Genuine Fractals, which allows you to...

Taking pod luck: Pod Tool Kit (Volume 1).(FIRST LOOKS)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
April 1, 2006... With so many companies scrambling over each other to grab a slice of the iPod's astronomical success, it's easy to become jaded and/or bewildered by the cloud of paraphernalia that surrounds Apple's iconic portable media player. Sometimes,...

Easy to install security suite: BitDefender 9.0 Professional Plus.(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
April 1, 2006... The sign of a good security package is that you barely notice it--it runs in the background unobtrusively, prompting you to make decisions as seldom as possible. This is the beauty of BitDefender 9.0 Professional Plus. It offers good...

OCR package with niche features: Readiris Pro 10.0.(FIRST LOOKS)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
April 1, 2006... The latest version of Readiris Pro is a major improvement on its predecessor. It raises the number of languages supported to an amazing 117, saves recognised text in 14 text formats and six image formats and adds recognition for barcodes. It...

Get more out of your PC.
April 1, 2006... With these tips and techniques, you can teach any machine new tricks, from recording radio to saving you money on phone bills. Whether you're a PC wizard or a desktop dunce, you can do a lot to teach your system new tricks and make it more...

Cutting it fine.(desktop video software)(Buyers Guide)
April 1, 2006... It's a sad fact that most video footage never gets watched more than once (over 70 per cent, if the figures are correct). Even though we have more video-enabled devices than ever--like mobile phones, PDAs, still cameras, webcams and...

Built for speed: ADSL2/2+ modems on test: want to boost your ADSL connection? These ADSL2 modems could be your ticket to ride.(Buyers Guide)
April 1, 2006... Faster Internet access is finally here! Forget that tired old 512Kbps ADSL connection--now you can have a super-fast ADSL2 or ADSL2+ link, enabling downloads of up to 24Mbps. The latest modems on the market are capable of exploiting these...

The web just got wider: we test your mobile broadbrand options so you stay connected wherever you are.(Product/Service Evaluation)
April 1, 2006... We're all looking forward to getting broadband access wherever we are and, happily, that reality isn't all that far away. The real question is how will it be delivered? And at what point will we be willing to drop our wired broadband...

A smart new office: we tried out the first beta of Microsoft's major overhaul of its venerable Office suite--and for the most part, we liked what we saw.(Microsoft Office 12)(Product/Service Evaluation)
April 1, 2006... When Microsoft says that the next version of Office is the most important revision in over a decade, it's not kidding. New XML-based default file formats and a major interface revamp are intended to make the market-dominating productivity suite...

Enthusiasts' paradise.(BEST BUYS: TOP HARDWARE, REVIEWED AND RATED)(Plus Corporation Altera FX60 Ultra)(Product/Service Evaluation)
April 1, 2006... After much talk about CrossFire last year, followed by a lack of high-volume products in the marketplace, it seems that ATI has finally been able to overcome the problems it faced with the technology and is now shipping its latest...

PCs.(Personal computers)(Illustration)(Buyers Guide)
April 1, 2006... PCs [pc world TEST CENTRE] $1500-$3000 FEATURES AND SPECIFICATONS 1 Plus Corporation Aspect 3500 AMD Athlon 64 3500+ CPU, NVIDIA Price: $2499 nForce 4 SLI chipset, 256MB...

Notebooks.(BEST BUYS)(Illustration)(Buyers Guide)
April 1, 2006... NOTEBOOKS [pc world TEST CENTRE] SUB-$2500 FEATURES AND SPECIFICATONS 1 Toshiba Tecra A7 Tecra A7 Centrino Duo T2300 Price: $2420 (1.67GHz), Mobile Intel 945PM...

TV tuners.(BEST BUYS)(Illustration)(Buyers Guide)
April 1, 2006... TV TUNERS [pc world TEST CENTRE] MODEL FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS 1 DViCO FusionHDTV PCI; USB 2.0; HDTV; SDTV; Dual DVB-T DVB-T Dual Digital tuners; PIP; time-shifting;...

19in LCD monitors.(Liquid crystal displays)(Illustration)(Buyers Guide)
April 1, 2006... 19in LCD MONITORS PANEL TECHNOLOGY RESPONSE TIME INPUT MODEL DOT PITCH SPEAKERS 1 LG Flatiron...

DVD burners.(DVD recordable drives)(Illustration)(Buyers Guide)
April 1, 2006... DVD BURNERS [pc world TEST CENTRE] MODEL CD SPEEDS DVD SPEEDS 1 ASUS DRW-1608P2S CD-ROM 40x DVD-ROM 16x, DVD+R DL 8x, Price: $79 CD-RW 32x DVD-R DL 8x, DVD-R...

High-end graphics cards.(BEST BUYS)(Illustration)(Buyers Guide)
April 1, 2006... HIGH-END GRAPHICS CARDS [pc world TEST CENTRE] CLOCK SPEED VIDEO-OUT MEMORY SPEED VIDEO-IN MODEL RAM HDTV ...

Wireless routers.(BEST BUYS)(Illustration)(Buyers Guide)
April 1, 2006... WIRELESS ROUTERS [pc world TEST CENTRE] WI-FI SPEEDS MIMO ROUTERS WI-FI SECURITY 1 Netgear RangeMax WPN824 11Mbps, 54Mbps, 108Mbps ...

Motherboards.(BEST BUYS)(Illustration)(Buyers Guide)
April 1, 2006... MOTHERBOARDS [pc world TEST CENTRE] AMD MOTHERBOARDS CHIPSET CPU SUPPORT 1 Albatron K8SLI NVIDIA Athlon 64, Athlon 64 FX Price: $179 nPorce4 SLI 53 and up,...

Not fragmented?(disk defragmenter )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2006... Q I recently upgraded from Windows 98 SE to Windows XP and now find that the disk defragmenter is not working. It stops after one per cent. Is there anything I can do to overcome this problem? --Albert Goodwin A If the defragmenter...

Absent icons.(Windows XP)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2006... Q I have a laptop running Windows XP Home and the number of icons that appear in the system tray is not consistent each time I start it. The most I get is Windows Security Alerts, Power, Volume, LAN, Graphics, Panda AntiVirus, SpyBot, Microsoft...

Putting the boot in.(Windows XP)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2006... Q I have two computers. One boots directly into the Windows desktop, while the other presents me with a screen requesting me to click my username. How can I bypass this screen and boot straight to the desktop, as on the other computer? ...

Safe surfer.(TOOL TIP)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2006... If you have an old computer, you have probably found that surfing the Web using the latest browsers is painfully slow. The current versions of Internet Explorer and Firefox consume a lot of resources and don't run well on computers with little...

QuickTime trouble.(INTERNET)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2006... Q Ever since I installed Apple QuickTime I have been unable to play MP3 files in Firefox. When I crick on an MP3 link, the browser displays a page with a broken QuickTime icon instead. --Jane Seymour A QuickTime is fast becoming...

Stop disconnecting.(INTERNET)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2006... Q I am using Outlook Express 6.0. Until recently, I had the option "Hang up after sending and receiving" ticked in Tools-Options-Connection, so that Outlook Express would automatically disconnect after downloading e-mails. I recently cleared...

ClickSpring.(SECURITY)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2006... Q Whenever I start up my computer, McAfee reports an error with C:\Windows\System32\ ??CHOST.EXE: "McAfee does not recognise this app." Also, another program C:\Program Files\MNCA\OADIE.EXE, which is apparently a component of Adware,...

Mystery traffic.(SECURITY)
April 1, 2006... Q My computer is connected to the Internet via a Netgear router. Recently, I noticed ZoneAlarm was showing traffic even when I was not hooked up to the Web. I disconnected the wireless functions of the router, disabled all programs that could...

Ghosts of Zen.(HARDWARE)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2006... Q When I open My Computer I see all my ,drives, plus an entry named "Other" which displays an icon for a "Zen Micro Media Explorer". I have sold the Zen Micro. How can I remove the redundant icon? --Keith Spears A Newer Zen Micros, or...

Cluster unsupported.(HARDWARE)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2006... Q I installed a hard disk in my computer and could not install Windows Me on it as it was formatted to NTFS. So I used a third-party utility to convert the drive to FAT32. Everything seemed to work until I tried to install Microsoft Works and...

Become a Web spy.(TOP TIP)
April 1, 2006... If you enjoy keeping up-to-date with the latest blogs, you might be interested in a tool called DeltaSpy. It's a program that checks a list of Web pages and blogs at intervals and alerts you when there are changes. You can easily see which...

Dream package: for two years Dreamweaver was a quivering mess, but the bad boy's back and, we're happy to say, meaner than ever.
April 1, 2006... Over the past two years, Dreamweaver appeared to lose ground to competing applications. The release of version 8.0, however, shows Macromedia hasn't lost its taste for innovation. The open nature of Web standards has meant that it would...

Tell me a story: life is full of photo opportunities, and so is windows XP. The latest is photo story, and it's a doddle to use.(HERE'S HOW: WINDOWS)
April 1, 2006... An addition to the family is invariably accompanied by a paparazzi-style flurry of photography. I can personally attest to this, as our second baby is currently vying for the title of Most Photographed Child of 2006. As we already know,...

Desktop difference: Linus Torvalds says you should use KDE. is he right? At long last, the free agent's answer to the question: KDE or Gnome?(HERE'S HOW: LINUX)
April 1, 2006... A perennial e-mail in my inbox asks: "Should I use KDE or Gnome?" While tedious, it's actually natural for a user arriving from the land of commercial operating systems, where you don't have this sort of choice. Maybe not stupid, but perhaps a...

Advanced ADSL: armed only with a reel of phone cable and a wireless router, Roger Gann gets down to the nitty-gritty of troubleshooting ADSL.(HERE'S HOW: NETWORKING)(Column)
April 1, 2006... A while back, I devoted an article to basic ADSL troubleshooting, what to do if you couldn't connect, and how to possibly rectify that problem. Now I'm returning to that subject, but going a stage further. This time around, I'll be looking at...

SP2, among others: office launches an attack on spam, OpenOffice.org 2.0 gets out of beta and excel wins a function-speed victory.(HERE'S HOW: OFFICE)
April 1, 2006... Office service packs don't usually include a lot of extra features and most of the changes in Office 2003 SP2 are bug fixes and simplifications. For instance, it reduces the number of security warnings you get when you install Access and lets...

Pan handling: spicing up your image collection is easy with the Ken Burns tool in Photoshop Elements. Rostrum camera not required.(HERE'S HOW: IMAGING)
April 1, 2006... I've never met Ken Burns, the respected US documentary filmmaker. Nor have I seen the 13-hour long documentary on the US Civil War that made him famous. But I feel I know him well. It's all thanks to a simple method Burns used to bring life...

Torino 2006.(PC/PS2/Xbox)(Product/Service Evaluation)
April 1, 2006... Typically, Australia doesn't fair well at the Winter Olympics--hardly surprising given that we barely get enough snow to fill Bert Newton's toupee--and 2K Sports' Torino 2006 is unlikely to win any medals, either. When you begin the game, you...

Hi-tech Lego.(BACKBYTES)
April 1, 2006... Just as Lego lets you easily stick building blocks together, Microbric is a new technique for connecting and constructing electronic devices. The system connects the PCB (printed circuit board) joints with little Lego-like connectors, called...

Rise of Legends.(PC)(Product/Service Evaluation)
April 1, 2006... Arthur C. Clarke once said: "Any technology sufficiently advanced is indistinguishable from magic." Had he been in the land of Aio, the setting for Rise of Legends where magic and technology clash in an epic battle, then he may have thought...

Discreet surveillance.
April 1, 2006... Disguised as a pen that actually writes quite well, the PenCam broadcasts a colour 510x492-pixel image on four switchable channels. The camera is housed in the top of the pen with a microphone, so it'll capture while it's sitting in your top...

SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate.(PC)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
April 1, 2006... If you've already got SWAT 4 (and you'll need it if you want to play this expansion pack), you'll already be aware that it's one of the few first-person shooters that places the emphasis firmly on tactics, teamwork and, most importantly,...

Ear piece.
April 1, 2006... Jabra has built up quite a range of Bluetooth hands-free kits, and the latest is the JX10 (shown here in its charging cradle). Designed by Jacob Jensen--a Dane who specialises in monochromatic rectilinear products--the JX10 has shed the curvy...

Empire Earth II: The Art of Supremacy.(PC)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
April 1, 2006... The expansion pack for leading real-time strategy (RTS) game Empire Earth II doesn't make this notoriously deep game any easier to understand, though a quick start mode and improved war planner shave a little off of the steep learning curve....

PSP must-have.
April 1, 2006... Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP) is a great piece of hardware, but owners are pretty much left to their own devices when it comes to managing file transfers, video encoding and data backup. This is where PSPWare steps in. It works on both...

Adios Aibo.(BYTESBACK)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2006... In a hack-and-slash move to bring flagging profits up to a more acceptable level, Sony recently announced that it was going to have Aibo--everybody's favourite robot dog until cheaper robot toys like Robo Raptor and Pleo lurched along--put...

BMW gets death penalty.(BYTESBACK)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2006... While we're talking about global domination, Google recently took a hard line with BMW's search engine optimisers, finding them guilty of breaching its terms and conditions. Apparently, they'd put the German word for "used car" in their doorway...

And finally.(BYTESBACK)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2006... I've noticed a new linguistic virus doing the rounds lately (it's even been heard here in PC World Towers). While not quite as bad as the insistence that the word "lever age" can be gainfully employed as a verb, saying "instant messenging" is...