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By Fred Langa
Welcome to the Winter 1996 issue of the WINDOWS CD-ROM Magazine.
Everyone loves Shareware. Everyone's buzzed about the Internet/Intranet. And everyone wants to make sure their version of Windows 95 is fully updated and bug-fixed. Well, in a nutshell, those are the topics you'll find in this issue of the WINDOWS CD-ROM Magazine--content you'll find here and nowhere else:
First, you'll find an awesome (and exclusive!) selection of the year's best shareware leading off this issue. Next, Paul Schindler (the editor who's the driving force behind this CD ROM product) describes how he turned the CD you're now using into an honest-to-goodness Intranet on a disk! Best of all, you can use what Paul has already learned about this under-covered subject to create your own Intranet for your workgroup, your business, or just for fun! Plus, we've revised and extended the CD's "Everything You Want To Know About The Internet" section to include the new content which we've developed since the last issue.
As for Windows 95 updates, this CD is the only place you'll find both the descriptions and the updates themselves, all in convenient local format---if you had to find and download all of them yourself, you'd easily spend at least an hour online even under the best of circumstances. Here's it's all accessible in seconds!
Looking ahead, keep your eyes peeled for the next edition of the CD, which will be a very special one. We're increasing the integration of the CD and our web site (at http://www.winmag.com) with the goal of bringing you the best possible combination of up-to-the-minute, hot-off-the-wire updates plus rich archival and audio-visual information. The Web excels at the former, while CDs excel at the latter. We think you'll like the changes we have in mind, so stay tuned! But the changes will affect the publication cycle, so if you're a subscriber, please note that the next CD will appear in June of 1997, which is a little later than normal. But don't worry: There's nothing wrong with your subscription! You'll get all the CDs you've paid for, just a little later. But I think you'll agree that it'll be well worth the wait. Thanks for buying the WINDOWS CD-ROM Magazine, and we'll see you next issue! As always, feel free to contact me with comments: flanga@cmp.com
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By Paul E. Schindler Jr.
Thank you for buying our CD-ROM. We're excited about our plans to make the CD-ROM more valuable to you than ever before. You may have noticed that, starting with this issue, we refer to ourselves on the cover as a Web Site on A CD-ROM. This new slogan is intended to make it clear that this CD-ROM is viewable with a web browser, and contains content like that which you're used to on the Web.
At the same time, the CD-ROM is different. As we say internally, the CD-ROM is for "big things." Few of you wish to download videos or ScreenCam movies from the web because of their size. But when they're on a local medium like the CD-ROM, viewing them is a snap. The CD-ROM is also an easier way to get at Superior Shareware and Wintune, among other binary files. Because the access is local, we can execute files directly from within your browser without security concerns.
However, we know that we don't know everything. We're interested in hearing from you. What do you want from a CD-ROM that's different from a web site. Do you view our videos and ScreenCam movies? Are they useful? Are you unzipping the shareware, installing the Internet Explorer extras, searching our product database? These are all things that are either possible only on the CD-ROM or much faster when done here. But they're not good if they don't help you.
We welcome your feedback, so please let us know what you think, and what you'd like to see on upcoming issues. Email me at pschind@cmp.com
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by Tom LaSusa
When we began several months ago to brainstorm ideas for this edition of the CD ROM, we thought about the feedback we'd received from you thus far. Several letters spoke highly of our videos and ScreenCam demos. Others spoke of more obvious advantages, such as having a full year of magazines on one CD ROM. However, two things were prevalent in many of your comments. First, you love Shareware. Second, you want more of it.
You want it? You got it!
| Paul Silverman, Webmaster |
This edition is packed full of Shareware, and not just our usual year's worth. Our Shareware Blowout Feature includes an article from our very own WinMag Webmaster, Paul Silverman. Paul recommends more than 20 programs that in his own words, "Cost nothing to try, and pay off big if you buy." In addition, you'll get suggestions from one of the best sources possible...you! Right from our online polls comes the Reader's Choice Top Ten Shareware programs. Plus, if you've ever wondered how Shareware got its start, the "father of Shareware" himself will spin the tale of how it came to be.
Of course, every Shareware program mentioned in our feature is available right here on the CD, saving you the time of going out and searching for them yourself.
So there you have it. More than 120 Shareware packages. The Internet, Intranet and Windows 95 updates. All of that and much more is right here on this CD.
Of course, we're always looking for ways to improve. Have a suggestion, or want to see something else here on the CD? Check out the WinMag CD ROM survey, or drop me a line at tlasusa@cmp.com.
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