December 1995 Table of Contents
COLUMNS
Analysis
by Fred Langa
Exchange is just about as secure as an unlocked car with the engine running.
by Mike Elgan
Hello, operator? Patch me through to my computer.
by Fred Davis
Windows NT Server has finally found its killer app: the World Wide Web.
by Cheryl Currid
Fill your coworker's stockings with techie toys they'll love to use.
by Kirkpatrick Sale
This Luddite tells readers why he hates technology
How To
by John Woram
The terrain is tough, but you'll love the views from Explorer.
by Jim Boyce
Don't tempt fate: create backups you can bank on.
by Karen Kenworthy
Windows 95's CD-ROM version contains some real gems
by Eric Carr
Build custom desktops for your networked users.
by John Ruley
Brother John will save you from e-mail and backup hell
by Martin Heller
Developing games can be just as much fun as playing them.
Cover Story
With its P6 Chip, Intel has uppeds the processing-speed ante agai.n, this time to 150 Mhz. We managed to nab three of these systems to give you the first-hand scoop.
WINLAB PRODUCT COMPARISONS
Eight power-packed systems that won't break the bank.
Programs that make Windows 95 easier, safer and faster are popping up all over.
FEATURES
Ten years after the launch of Windows 1.0, Win95 makes its ancestor look downright ancient.
We peek inside Windows' family history.
Our reader's favorite picks on everything from monitors to mice.
Come paint the town red (or blue or green)! This month's stop on the Win95 road tour is Paint.
We've got a passel of sure-fire solutions for the hard-to-please technology fans on your gift list.
The motto for today's PC might well be, "There's no place like home." Just look at the profile of typical buyers of cutting-edge technology: Home users--not their corporate counterparts--are first in line for Windows 95. You'll also find a higher percentage of Pentium-class machines on the home front than in business offices.
WINLAB FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Microsoft's Project for Windows 95 is packed with new communciations features to help keep you in touch
with others on your project team.
Extend your reach to just about anyone, anywhere with the Internet, online, bulletin-board and
fax tools in CommSuite 95.
Take advantage of all the new 32-bit applications with the Quantex QP5/133 SM-1--it's
just the speed-demon multimedia machine you've been looking for.
AND FIRST TAKES ON:
DEPARTMENTS
New Products
...a V.34 Modem
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