Searcher articles from March 2002

Searcher archives from March 2002

Guilt and Money. (Searcher's Voice).(Editorial)
March 1, 2002... Last month, Quint and Associates, the DBA (Doing Business As) name I use as a working searcher, had an explosion of requests from one of my oldest and dearest clients. Instead of search requests coming in two or three a month, it jumped to...

Correspondence.(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2002... MISSING URLs EDITOR'S NOTE: Linnea Christiani, author of "The Perfect Storm: Seybold San Francisco 2001 Conference Report," an article which appeared in the January issue of Searcher, informed us that the URLs for two concerns she...

Bioterrorism Resources on the Internet: a primer.
March 1, 2002... The bombings of the World Trade Center in New York in 1993 and the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in 1995 forced Americans to face the fact that terrorism is not something that happens only overseas. At that time, however, a...

The Online Information conference celebrates a Silver Jubliee.
March 1, 2002... The notion of a Silver Jubilee may be uniquely British. It's Brit-speak for a 25th anniversary. And that's what the Online Information conference celebrated in 2001 -- its 25th year of putting on the world's largest information conference. Yes,...

That was the year that was -- patents, 2001. (The Better Mousetrap).
March 1, 2002... Nancy Lambert Senior Information Analyst ChevronTexaco Services Company The year 2001 -- the first year of the new millennium (according to some) -- saw some significant changes in patent information. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office...

Dialog pricing redux: Deja Vu all over again.
March 1, 2002... There are many things I'm thankful for -- my health, my family, my new dog, my job... the list could go on and on. And when I think about the online world, I thank whatever deities, fates, or karmic influences spared me from having to figure...

Newspaper publishers in the Post-Tasini Era.
March 1, 2002... Newspaper archivists and executives are beginning to come to grips with the reality of the recent Supreme Court ruling regarding The New York Times Company, Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Jonathan Tasini, et al. Freelance writers anticipate an...

Getting from print to online: a searcher's advice to publishers and I-Commerce concerns.
March 1, 2002... What decisions go into making a print product available online? For some, the development of a Web site is merely a "me-too" approach to marketing, with the publisher saying, "I know we have to be on the Web, so here's our Web site." For most,...

Wrapping, showing, and sharing -- How do you do that? (Tools of the Trade).(Software Review)(Evaluation)
March 1, 2002... by Sheri R. Lanza President Global InfoResources, Inc. To everyone reading this column: Raise your hand if you are tired of manually fixing the formatting of articles from Dialog, the Internet, or any other online service when you...

Gimme a job: Employment information on the Web. (Internet Express).
March 1, 2002... by Irene E. McDermott Librarian/System Manager San Marino Public Library My girlfriend's husband has a computer-programming job at a dot-com. Lately he talks about his company "going Enron." Reference Another friend has...

Best Pentium 4 Computers. (Hardware).(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Gateway Inc.'s 700 XL ($2,819). Source: Konstantinos Karagiannis, "2.2 GHZ: P4 Packs More than Clock Ticks," PC Magazine, January 29, 2002, Pp. 33-4.

Best Home Computer. (Hardware).(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Compaq Computer Corporation's Presario 5000 ($998). Source: Marh E. Behr, "Family Values," PC Magazine, December 26, 2001, pp. 108-16, 120-1.

Best Ultraportable Notebook Computers. (Hardware).(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Dell Computer Corporation's Latitude C400 ($2835); IBM Corporation's ThinkPad X22 ($3,100) Source: Bill Howard, "Ultrauseful Ultraportables," PC Magazine, November 27, 2001, pp. 36-8, 40.

Best Graphic Card Upgrades. (Hardware).(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Asus Computer International's AGP-V8200 Deluxe ($390); Leadtek's WinFast Titanium 200 TDH ($200)

Best Audio Upgrades. (Hardware).(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Creative Labs' Sound Blaster Audigy Gamer ($85 street) Source: Cade Metz, "Movin' on Up: the Ultimate Upgrade Guide," PC Ma gazine, January 29, 2002, pp. 80-95.

Best Monitors. (Hardware).
March 1, 2002... A. G. Neova's X-174 (LCD 17-inch flat panel, $999); Sony Electronics' CPD-G420S (19-inch CRT, $530) and CPD-G520 (21-inch CRT, $799) Source: David Morgenstern and Jonathan Seff, "Monitors: MacWorld's Ultimate Buyers' Guide," February 2002,...

Best DVD-R/RW Drive. (Hardware).
March 1, 2002... Pioneer Electronics' DVR-A03 DVD R/RW ($995) Source: Annette Cardwell, "The Write Stuff," Smart Business Magazine, December 2001/January 2002, pp. 116-7.

Best Inkjet Printers. (Hardware).
March 1, 2002... Canon's S500 Color Bubblejet Printer ($150 street price); Epson's Stylus C80 ($180) Source: Alfred Poor, "InkAgain," PC Magazine, December 26, 2001, pp. 124-38.

Best Photo Printers. (Hardware).
March 1, 2002... Canon's S800 ($300 street price); Hewlett-Packard's Photo smart 1315 ($400 street price) Source: Jeremy A. Kaplan, "Get the Picture," PC Magazine, November 27, 2001, pp. 129-30.

Best Small Enterprise Firewall. (Hardware).
March 1, 2002... Symantec Corporation's Firewall VPN 200R ($1,200) Source: Bruce Brown, "Enterprise-Level Security Made Easy," PC Magazine, January 15, 2002, pp. 28-9.

Best Digital Cameras. (Hardware).
March 1, 2002... FujiFilm's FinePix 6900 Zoom ($750); Nikon's Coolpix 885 ($599.95) Source: Jenn DeFeo, "Photo Finish," PC Magazine, November 27,2001, pp. 104-12, 116-7.

Best DVD-Audio Players. (Hardware).
March 1, 2002... Rotel's RDV-1080 ($999); Toshiba's 5D4700 ($300) Source: "Best," Wired, February 2002, p. 119.

Best Digital Car Radio. (Hardware).
March 1, 2002... PhatNoise Inc.'s Car Audio System ($799) Source: Bill Howard, "The Wheel Deal," PC Magazine, November 27, 2001, pp. 176-7.

Best Tax Software. (Software).
March 1, 2002... H&R Block, Inc.'s TaxCut Deluxe from H&R Block ($24.95). Source: Kathy Yakal, "Tax Software 2001 Style: Better, Smarter," PC Magazine, January 29, 2002, pp. 24-5.

Best Web Server Software. (Software).
March 1, 2002... Zeus Technology Ltd.'s Web Server 4.0 ($1,700). Source: John Clyman, "Server's Advantage," PC Magazine, January 15, 2002, pp. 106-15.

Best Web Analysis. (Software).
March 1, 2002... WebSide Story's HitBox Professional ($24.95 a month, up to 5,000 page views); NetIQ Corporation's Web Trends Log Analyzer 7.0 ($699) Source: Karen J. Bannan, "Analyze This!," PC Magazine, November 27, 2001, pp. 133-6, 138, 140, 142.

Best Flash Animation. (Software).
March 1, 2002... Macromedia's Flash 5 ($399) Source: Luisa Simone, "Flash 'em," PC Magazine, January 29, 2002, pp. 109-17.

Best Photo Software. (Software).
March 1, 2002... Adobe Systems' Photoshop 6.0 ($609) and Photoshop Elements ($99); Microsoft Corporation's PictureIt! Photo Premium ($54); Ulead Systems' Photo Express 4.0 ($49); ACD Systems' ACD. See 4.0 ($49); Intermedia Organizer's iO Intermedia Organizer...

Best Audio Media Player. (Software).
March 1, 2002... MusicMatch's Jukebox 7.0 (free at http://www.musicmatch.com, $19.95 for "Plus" version) Source: Cade Metz, "Prime Time Players," PC Magazine, January 29, 2002, pp. 98-104, 106-7.

Best Spanish Language Teaching Software. (Software).
March 1, 2002... The Learning Company's Learn to Speak ($24.99) Source: Shane Mooney, "Speak Easily," PC Magazine, January 29, 2002, pp. 134-5.