Compiled by John J. Yacono;
Contributors-James Alan Miller, Marc Spiwak, Serdar Yegulalp

• We've used the Explorer function ever since we first got Windows 95 here in the WinMag Lab, but we only just came across this problem. If you launch Explorer to view a folder as the root in a tree-and-file-pane view, you can't rename the folder. If you rename it in some other window-say, in a folder-view window-the change is not reflected in the rooted view. And hitting F5 to refresh Explorer generates the error message, "This folder was moved or removed." There's no fix yet, but you should be aware of the problem so you don't redo your Win95 installation.
• While overcoming the Matrox Millennium driver problem covered in this space last month, we uncovered a sticky situation that's waiting to entangle Web wanderers. Now, we know that the Web makes distributing, finding and downloading driver updates quick and easy. Similarly, flash BIOSes in systems and peripherals make it easy for manufacturers to enhance hardware and distribute the benefits even after purchase. So far, so good. But if you download a new driver from the Web and apply it to a peripheral with an ancient BIOS, chances are it won't work properly. Unfortunately, not all drivers on the Web are bundled with the right firmware upgrades, and that's a potential minefield. The moral of this story: Make sure your peripheral's BIOS is up to date before upgrading its driver. Unfortunately, some OEM-specific items-video cards, modems and so on-sold by VARs lack the jumper needed to perform a flash BIOS upgrade.
• The 'burbs were born because people wanted to live away from their workplace, and the automobile allowed them to do just that. So you'd think PCs and telecommuting would give folks more free time, but that's not the case-a lot of people are virtually slaving away outside normal business hours. Research firm IDC reports that 67 percent of the people considering remote-access software need access to their office PC and/or network after hours. A clear majority, 56 percent, of those surveyed want to be wired during business travel, and 39 percent want to telecommute. By the way, sales of Windows-based portables have exceeded 8 million units per year, and should jump to 23 million by 1998. No kidding: This little item is being written at home on a laptop over a weekend.
  

OK, we've been critical of the security features-or lack thereof-in Exchange. But our problems with the mail client go a little further: The lukewarm drag-and-drop support remains a source of puzzlement. You can drag one or more attachments into a mail message, but you can drag only one attachment at a time out of a mail message. You can't even use the Ctrl key to select multiple attachments in a message window or in the Insert File window. And doesn't Ctrl key selection date back to the dark ages of File Manager?

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