Portable pioneers

Article Abstract:

Many blue-collar workers are now using portable computers and pen-based input technology to replace traditional notepads and clipboards when working in the field. Computers can make it easier to trace merchandise, speed deliveries and simplify making sales calls, but the new technology puts workers under new pressure by constantly measuring their productivity. Analysts say that portable computers are easier to justify for blue-collar field workers than for white-collar workers because the productivity benefits are more tangible. United Parcel Service drivers now carry electronic clipboards for tracking packages, and the Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange is testing a system for recording commodity transactions that reduces errors by cutting down on the number of people who handle each transaction and by instantly analyzing information. Problems with the use of portable computers in the field include protecting the devices from bad weather and other damaging conditions and overcoming workers' fear of technology.

Usage, Handheld computers, Technology application, Laptop computers, Portable computers, Pen-based computers, Laptop/Portable Computer, Trends, Hand-Held Computers, Data Management, Blue collar workers, Pen-based I/O

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Profits from Being in Between

Article Abstract:

Several ventures which use computers to create new markets or streamline old ones are described. Often a market begins as an inventory-control system and is expanded when new ways of utilizing data are implemented. Ventures described include markets for trading stallion shares, real estate listings, used car parts, job listings and limited partnership interests. Photographs of Howard Nushaum, Auto Info, a junkyard, Jones and Weisbord, Matchmaker Breeders Exchange and the annual Keeneland horse sale are included.

Small business, Marketing, Minicomputers, Inventory control, Entrepreneur, Minicomputer, Computer Services

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Choosing a Portable

Article Abstract:

The selection of a portable computer should involve several criteria. Anindya Bose, director of New York Link Resources, outlines these factors to prospective computer buyers: software peripherals, portability, display, memory, communication, power, and operating system. Other factors to be researched are the warranty on the machine and the similarity of the machine to the one used at work. A cartoon of a computer user is shown.

Hardware, Computer Systems, Personal Computers, buyers guide, Microcomputer, User Interface, User interfaces (Computers), Home Computers

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