Mice that don't look like mice

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International Technology Associates' $60 Touche Touch Pad replaces the traditional mouse with a sensitive surface that guides the cursor by following users' finger movements, while Microsoft's Easyball trackball suits children's hands, and TRP Industries' Freedom Station keeps the mouse cord off the desk. The Touche Touch Pad measures 4 inches square, slightly smaller than a trackball, and has two buttons above the touch surface that act as mouse buttons. Users may also tap the sensitive surface to duplicate mouse clicks and drags. The cursor has a tendency to wander. The Touche Touch Pad comes with PS 2, A.D.B. or serial connections. The Easyball is double the size of typical track balls and sports a single mouse button. It connects to the PC via a nine-pin serial port. The Easyball comes with Microsoft's Explorapedia and The World of Nature CD-ROM encyclopedia for children. The package costs less than $55. The Freedom Station is $19.95.

Computer and Office Equipment, Electronic components, not elsewhere classified, Parts for Computer Equip, Ball Trackers, Input Devices NEC, Evaluation, Computer hardware, Product/Service Evaluation, Product information, Microsoft Corp., MSFT, Hardware multiproduct review, Input device, Input devices (Computers), Computer supply, Computer supplies, Computer accessories, I/O devices, Trackball, Trackballs, International Technology Associates, TRP Industries, Touche Technologies Inc., TRP Industries Freedom Station (Computer supply), Microsoft Easyball (Trackball), Touche Technologies Touche Touch Pad (Trackpad)

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Printer cost, size and weight are factors to be considered

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The consideration of four distinct factors can help users decide which computer printer to buy. Users should consider who will use the printer and for what purpose. Those using the printer for home purposes will be able to use a slower printer. Those working at home and bringing work back to the office will want to ensure that the home printer is compatible with the office model. Printers may be laser, ink jet or dot-matrix. Dot matrix printers are noisy and produce low quality images. The ink jet is the most popular personal printer currently. Laser printers create the cleanest results and are usually the office printer of choice. Price considerations should include some awareness of the cost of running the computer, including cartridge and paper costs. The final consideration is size and weight, features rarely mentioned in printer advertisements, but important for users.

Laser Printers, Impact Printers, Nonimpact Printers, Purchasing, Technology overview, Dot matrix printers, Inkjet printers, Printers (Computers), Printers (Equipment), Ink jet printer, Laser printer, Hardware Selection, Dot matrix printer

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In the world of fonts

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Users must organize fonts so that they do not use up valuable hard disk space. Each type family holds a number of fonts, each of which has its own size and style. Fonts come with computers, applications and printers. Typically, fonts load into the computer's internal memory when it boots up. Users often have many more fonts than they will ever use. To save disk space, users should pare the fonts that boot on startup to a minimum. For the rest, users should create one large font folder and nest folders for each type family within that folder. Placing the fonts in a folder makes them easier to access and preview than if they were placed on a floppy. The fonts still take up hard disk space, but closing the folder will free up some space. The next step would be to add a utility that loads the fonts at the user's whim.

Management, Text Formatting, Text processing

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