Latest failure to communicate
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Hilgraeve's $129 Hyperaccess for Windows 95/NT 4.0 communications software is a significant improvement over Hyperterminal, the product's previous version, but remains burdened by configuration problems. The 32-bit software boasts the look and feel of Windows 95, and features drag-and-drop functionality and compatibility with the Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer Web browsers. The product installs quickly and offers an online registration location and bulletin board that contains specific product information. Users must be certain the number they are trying to call is entered properly in the appropriate dialog box, because changing the number can be a frustrating procedure. The product's manual does not contain any resolution for the problem, but sending E-mail to Hilgraeve's Web site generated a response. Users seeking to call a long-distance number should enter that sequence of digits into the local number section.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1997
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Updating some kid stuff for serious computer children
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Microsoft's new $25 Microsoft Plus for Kids is a collection of software programs for 3-to-12 year old children. Included in the package is a Desktop Themes module that offers 10 choices of wallpaper illustrations with themes like a tree house, a messy room or a baseball, all of which are accompanied by sounds. The computer keyboard becomes a musical keyboard with Play It, an application that allows children to record and save their own musical creations. The Picture It clip art program is included, as is the Paint It program that features numerous graphics application tools. Another application is Talk It, a text-to-speech program that speaks text as it is entered. Talk-It offers 20 voices as well as three pitch tones and three vocal effects. Protect It is a parental control application for restricting access to programs.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1997
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Sophisticated relational databases are becoming easier to handle
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Lotus' $90 Lotus Approach for Windows 3.0 is an easy-to-use relational DBMS designed for the small and home office market. The program ships with 52 templates for setting up databases, as well as a thick manual highlighting the program's features. Users are also provided with a comprehensive online Help file and nine-part tutorial. The 3.0 release adds 200 new features according to Lotus officials including the ability to handle field names of up to 32 characters in length. The company has also added a feature that allows users to resize columns and rows by dragging the cursor. Context-sensitive help has also been improved in the latest release. Once installed, Lotus Approach 3.0 consumes approximately 20MB of disk space.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1995
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