Searcher articles from May 2004

Searcher archives from May 2004

Peer pressure.(Searcher's Voice)
May 1, 2004... Complex human actions--like persevering in a cause or carrying out a plan or following the path of virtue--all require multiple motives. Not all the motives will meet the highest standards, but then not all of them will sink to the lowest...

Now that you've fired your boss: the five things every new info-entrepreneur should know.
May 1, 2004... I don't know about you, but I get several spam e-mails a day telling me I can fire my boss and work from the comfort of my home, and earn BIG MONEY by stuffing envelopes or selling products on eBay. Since I am my boss, I find it difficult to...

Safety first: where? When? Why me?
May 1, 2004... These days, most articles concerning safety deal with terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. However, safety comes into play the minute we get out of bed in the morning and enter that dangerous zone known as the bathroom, where most home...

Information Authority and Integrity: an example of professional development on the fly.(The Sidebar)
May 1, 2004... In these tough days, not every information professional can get the time, much less the funds, to travel to distant meetings, pay for registration, airfare, hotels, meals, etc. That is why I like "quickie" professional development opportunities...

Ars Bene Moriendi: Web resources for dying well.(Internet Express)
May 1, 2004... We Americans are particularly prone to this notion that we call control death. As someone once said, "Americans don't die; they underachieve." --Virginia Morris, Talking About Death Won't Kill You Busy modern information professionals...

The Final Jeopardy Category is "Computer Help".(Tools Of The Trade)
May 1, 2004... And the Final Jeopardy Answer is: PC Annoyances, PC World Daily Downloads, Woody's OfficeWatch, Word 2002 Beginner's Guidebook, Steve Bass's Home Office.... You have 60 seconds oil the clock. (Cue music.) The correct question, and it must...

Institutional repositories: hidden treasures.
May 1, 2004... The world's universities, museums, governments, and other organizations house treasures that have been bidden in archives, basements, attics, print formats, and a variety of storage devices. These treasures encompass scientific, technological,...

Securing communications and files.(The Better Mousetrap)
May 1, 2004... Local area networks are inherently insecure in most corporate, academic, even broadband cable environments (DSI. users are much safer), especially with regards to e-mail. When I was an undergraduate at Purdue University, I remember a...

Hardware.(Best Buys)
May 1, 2004... Best Media Center PC: Sony Electronics Inc.'s Vaio Digital Studio PCV-RZ45G ($2200) Source: Bill Howard, "Uncontested Champ in Media Center PCs," PC Magazine, February 3, 2004, p. 42. Best P4 Computers: Dell Inc.'s Dimension XPS...

Software.(Best Buys)
May 1, 2004... Best E-Mail Client Software: Microsoft Corporations' Outlook 2003 ($109) Best Web Mail Service: Mailblocks Inc.'s Extended Service ($9.95 or $24.95 a year) Best Spam Blocker: Symantec Corporation's Norton Antispam 2004 ($39.95) ...

Miscellaneous.(Best Buys)
May 1, 2004... Best Web Conferncing: WebEx Communications Inc.'s Meeting Center ($100-$200 per set per month) Source: Leon Erlanger, "Take a Meeting Online," PC Magazine, January 20, 2004, pp. 118-20, 122, 124-7. Best Multiplayer Online Role-Playing...

Contacts.(Directory)
May 1, 2004... ACD Systems of America Inc. (FotoSlate 3.0) 1150 NW 72 Avenue, Suite 180 Miami, FL 33126 (866) 244-2237 (250) 544-1085 (fax) URL: http://www.acdsystems.com Activision Inc. (Call of Duty) 3100 Ocean Park...