computer-related articles

Note to editors: Due to potential conflicts of interest with my technical writing clients, I am no longer accepting bylined magazine-article assignments.

• "Office 2000: An Update" (second look), Computer Currents, August 10,1999
• "The Fix Is In: Top Windows Utilities" (coauthor, diagnostics), PC World, August 1999
• "Office 2000: The Phantom Upgrade" (review), Computer Currents, June 15,1999
• " Big Firewall for Small Business" (review of SonicWall/10), PC World Online, June 3, 1999
• "The Un-Microsoft Office" (buyer's guide to alternatives to Microsoft products in eight categories), Computer Currents, March 23,1999
• "Budget 1200dpi LaserJets for PCs, Macs, and LANs" (review of LaserJet 2100 series), Computer Currents, February 23, 1999
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Netscape Communicator 4.5," Nikkei PC, August 24, 1998
• "What's Wrong With This Picture" (overview of desktop videoconferencing technology and review of six products), PC World, August 1998
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Microsoft Liquid Motion," Nikkei PC, July 13, 1998
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Adobe ImageReady vs. Macromedia Fireworks," Nikkei PC, June 15, 1998
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: BeOS 3.0," Nikkei PC, May 18, 1998
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Adobe PageMill 3.0," Nikkei PC, April 20, 1998
• review of 21 "workhorse" (midrange) notebooks, computers.com (CNET), March 27, 1998
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Lotus eSuite," Nikkei PC, March 23, 1998
• review of 7 small-business PCs, computers.com (CNET), March 13, 1998
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: QuickTime 3.0," Nikkei PC, February 23, 1998
• review of 5 CD-RW drives, computers.com (CNET), February 3, 1998
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Trellix 1.0," Nikkei PC, January 1, 1998
• "Microsoft's Legal Troubles," Nikkei PC, December 15, 1998 (news analysis of consent decree and Java legal actions)
• review of ten 19-21" monitors, computers.com (CNET), December 1997
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Windows CE 2.0," Nikkei PC, November 17, 1997
• comparative reviews of 5 personal laser printers,12 inkjet printers, 10 bargain notebook PCs, 20 home PCs, and 20 17-inch monitors, computers.com (CNET) launch, November 1997
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: FileMaker 4.0," Nikkei PC, October 20, 1997
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Painter 5.0," Nikkei PC, Sepbember 8, 1997
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Mac OS 8.0," Nikkei PC, July 28, 1997
• "Five personal laser printers," CNET, July, 1997 (review)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Adobe Illustrator 7.0," Nikkei PC, June 30, 1997
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: 'Memphis' (Microsoft Windows 98)," Nikkei PC, June 2, 1997
• "Seventeen 17-Inch Monitors," CNET, June, 1997 (review)
• "5 New Pentium-233 MMXs," CNET, June, 1997 (review)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: RealVideo," Nikkei PC, April 17, 1997
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Marimba Castanet," Nikkei PC, March 10, 1997
• "Business-Ready PCs," CNET, March, 1997 (review of PCs configured for business use and/or bundled with business software)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Netscape Communicator," Nikkei PC, February 10, 1997
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Lotus SmartSuite 97," Nikkei PC, January 13, 1997
• "7 Home PCs with Style," CNET, January, 1997 (review of PCs sold in consumer electronics and department stores)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Corel Office for Java," Nikkei PC, December 16, 1996
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Microsoft Office 97," Nikkei PC, November 18, 1996
• "Apple Abandons Operating System Strategy," Nikkei PC, November 2, 1996 (news analysis)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: PhotoShop 4.0," Nikkei PC, October 21, 1996
• "Notebooks That Won't Bust Your Budget," CNET, October 1996 (review of ten under-$3,000 PC notebooks)
• "Some Old-Time Magic for OS/2 Warp," CNET, October 1996 (preview of OS/2 4.0)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: PageMill 2.0," Nikkei PC, September 23, 1996
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: America Online 3.0," Nikkei PC, August 26, 1996
• "Microsoft delivers a hit with Windows NT 4.0," CNET, August 1996 (review)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Windows NT 4.0," Nikkei PC, July 1, 1996
• "Time to Burn: Recordable CDs Are Here!" Keyboard, July 1996 (review of CD-R drives and software for producing audio CDs)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Compuserve Wow!," Nikkei PC, June 4, 1996
• "Hot color printing for a cool price," CNET, June 1996 (review of ten color inkjet printers)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Director 5.0," Nikkei PC, May 6, 1996
• "12 notebooks with desktop power," CNET, May 1996 (review of 12 multimedia notebooks)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Microsoft Phone," Nikkei PC, April 8, 1996
• "Mergers Continue To Shape U.S. Software Industry," Nikkei PC, March 11, 1996 (news analysis and historical overview)
• "Are we living in the age of bad ideas?" Windows Magazine, March 1996 (humor)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: LapLink for Windows 95," Nikkei PC, March 11, 1996
• "Demo 96," Nikkei PC, 2/12/96 (trade show report)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Filemaker Pro 3.0," Nikkei PC, February 12, 1996
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Painter 4.0," Nikkei PC, January 15, 1996
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: New Web Software," Nikkei PC, December 4, 1995 (Netscape Navigator 2.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0, Java, politics of HTML 3.0)
• "The Windows Evolution," Windows Magazine, December 1995 (a brief history of Windows)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: PageMaker 6.0," Nikkei PC, November 6, 1995
• "Windows 95's First Six Weeks," Nikkei PC, October 23, 1995 (market and news analysis)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Microsoft Works 95," Nikkei PC, October 9, 1995
• "Take Win95 Home," Windows Magazine, October 1995 (kid-proofing, file transfer with Briefcase, remote access using Dial-Up Networking, fax software; "Stretching Your Home Software Dollar" sidebar (consumer tips)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Microsoft Plus!" Nikkei PC, September 11, 1995
• "Optimizing Windows 95," Windows Magazine, August 1995 (tips)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Microsoft Office 95," Nikkei PC, August 14, 1995
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Lotus Word Pro," Nikkei PC, July 3, 1995
• "Hardware Heaven: Desktop Systems," Windows Magazine, June 20, 1995 special "tune-up tips" issue (how to decide whether to upgrade an old system or replace it)
• "Microsoft Antitrust Battles," Nikkei PC, June 19, 1995 (news analysis)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: ClarisWorks 4.0," Nikkei PC, June 5, 1995
• "The Right Stuff," Windows Magazine, May 1995 (guide to configuring PCs for multimedia production, multimedia application testing, and CD-ROM production)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Interchange Online Network," Nikkei PC, May 8, 1995
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Windows 95 Applications," Nikkei PC, April 10, 1995
• "The Information Superhighway: Fantasy and Reality," Nikkei PC, March 13, 1995 (overview, including discussion of the growth and continuing evolution of the global network; contending plans of computer, cable, and telephone industries; historical precedents, e.g. railroad track gauge and electrical power standards; and the role of the U.S. government)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Microsoft Bob," Nikkei PC, March 13, 1995
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: The Microsoft Network," Nikkei PC, February 13, 1995
• "1995 Software and Hardware Trends," Nikkei PC, January 30, 1995
• "The Hardware Road Ahead," Windows Magazine, January 1995 (hardware trends and predictions for the coming year)
• "Macintosh System 7.5: tops in some niches," Windows Magazine, December 1994 (when and how Windows users should switch to Macs)
• "Upgrading Your Apps," Windows Magazine, December 1994 (guide to potential application issues in upgrading to Windows 95)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Adobe Photoshop 3.0," Nikkei PC, December 5, 1994
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: PerfectOffice 3.0," Nikkei PC, November 23, 1995
• "Personal Uses of the Internet," Nikkei PC, November 7, 1994
• "Power Tools," Windows Magazine, October 1994 (task-specific guide to configuring PCs)
• "Doing Business on the Internet" and "Internet Security and Network Firewalls," Nikkei PC, October 24, 1994
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Microsoft Office for Macintosh 4.2," Nikkei PC, October 10, 1994
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Corel Draw 5.0," Nikkei PC, September 12, 1994
• "Tick ... Tick ... Tick ..." Windows Magazine, September 1994 (comprehensive guide to backup strategies)
• "PowerPC vs. Pentium," Keyboard, September 1994 (musicians' guide to Power Macs and Pentium PCs)
• "Search Words of Wisdom," Compuserve Magazine, September 1994 (tutorial and tips on searching online databases)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Chicago Beta 1," Nikkei PC, August 15, 1994 (preview of Windows 95)
• "Upgrades that Pay Off," Windows Magazine, July 1994 (guide to upgrading a PC)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: OS/2 for Windows," Nikkei PC, June 20, 1994
• "Doing Windows Differently," Compuserve Magazine, June 1994 (feature on alternative Windows desktops)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Access 2.0," Nikkei PC, May 23, 1994
• "Power PC: Should Win Users Believe the Hype?" Windows Magazine, May 1994 (news & technology analysis)
• "Portable Computing: a Balancing Act," Windows, April 1994 (guide to choosing and configuring a laptop)
• "The House of Macintosh," Compuserve Magazine, April 1994 (profile of Mac forums and overview of current Mac technology)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: System 7 and SoftWindows for PowerPC," Nikkei PC, March 28, 1994
• "Meet the New PCs," Keyboard, March 1994 (musicians' guide to buying a PC)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: HSC," Nikkei PC, February 20, 1994 (preview of Live Picture and KPT New World Explorer, review of Kai's Power Tools and HSC Digital Morph)
• "Overhauling File Manager," Windows Magazine, February 1994 (how-to feature on customizing and optimizing Windows)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: OLE 2.0," Nikkei PC, January 31, 1994
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Users Comment on Windows NT," Nikkei PC, January 17, 1994 (interviews and market analysis)
• "Overhauling Program Manager," Windows Magazine, January 1994 (how-to feature on customizing and optimizing Windows)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Adobe Illustrator 5.0," Nikkei PC, December 6, 1993 (review)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Excel 5.0," Nikkei PC, November 8, 1993 (preview)
• "Serving Up Video," NewMedia, November 1993 (technology feature on playing full-motion video files stored on network servers)
• "Buying the Right Stuff," Compuserve Magazine, November 1993 (feature on buying answering and fax machines, fax modems, and copiers for home offices)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Windows NT 3.1," Nikkei PC, October 25, 1993 (review)
• "Break the ISA Bottleneck," Windows Magazine, October 1993 (technology feature comparing VL-Bus and PCI with earlier bus standards)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Quattro Pro 5.0," Nikkei PC, September 13, 1993
• "Dancing Digits," Wired, September/October 1993 (short take on Lexmark keyboards)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Adobe Acrobat," Nikkei PC, August 16, 1993
• "Do-It-Yourself Motherboard Upgrades," Microtimes, July 26, 1993
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Lotus Notes 3.0," Nikkei PC, July 5, 1993
• "Driving at Double Speed," Publish, July 1993 (buyer's guide to double-speed CD-ROM drives)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: 3DO," Nikkei PC, June 7, 1993
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Claris Works 2.0 vs. Microsoft Works 3.0," Nikkei PC, May 24, 1993
• "Working Smart in WordPerfect 5.1," PC World, May 1993 (tips)
• "Bargain Hunting in America," Compuserve Magazine, May 1993 European Special Insert (feature on ordering computer products mail-order from the U.S.)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Microsoft Word for Windows & Bookshelf, Video & Sound Edition," Nikkei PC, April 26, 1993
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Adobe PhotoShop 2.5," Nikkei PC, April 12, 1993
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Windows for Workgroups," Nikkei PC, March 29, 1993
• "CD-ROM Shopping," Compuserve Magazine, March 1993 (feature on buying a CD-ROM drive)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Improv for Windows," Nikkei PC, February 15, 1993
• "Comforts of Home," Nextworld, February 1993 (review of Mesa spreadsheet)
• "Remote Control," Nextworld, February 1993 (review of Microphone II communications program)
• "OS/2 Versus Windows NT," PC World, February 1993 (feature comparing personal attempts to use OS/2 2.0 and beta of Windows NT)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: 1993 Operating Systems Preview," Nikkei PC, January 18, 1993 (overview of operating system upgrades coming in 1993, including DOS, Windows for Workgroups, Windows NT, Macintosh, OS/2, NextStep, Netware, and Netware Lite)
• "75 Windows and DOS Speedup Tips," PC World, January 1993 (15 items in compilation of tips from editors and contributing editors)
• "Windows for Workgroups: A LAN for the User," PC World, December 1992 (preview)
• "NetWare 4.0: A Friendlier LAN," PC World, December 1992 (preview)
• "Improv Pays Off for Power Users," PC World Lotus Edition, December 1992 (preview of Windows version)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Microsoft Access," Nikkei Personal Computing, November 23, 1992
• "Troubleshooting Windows 3.1," PC World, November 1992
• "20 Top Upgrades," PC World, November 1992 (3 of 20 reviews: ProAudio Spectrum 16 sound board, Colorado Memory Systems Jumbo 120 tape drive, QEMM-386 memory manager)
• "Zeos' Pocket PC and Freestyle/SL: Big Little Ideas," PC World, November 1992 (news item)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Aldus Intellidraw," Nikkei Personal Computing, October 26, 1992
• "Windows 3.1: Has the Mac Met Its Musical Match?" Keyboard, October 1992 (overview of Windows 3.1 for musicians)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Windows NT," Nikkei Personal Computing, September 28, 1992 (preview)
• "A Mac Data Base for Windows," PC World, September 1992 (preview of FileMaker Pro 2.0)
• "Wireless LANs: Your Next Network?" PC World, September 1992 (feature and buyer's guide to spread-spectrum, microwave, and infrared networking)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: FileMaker Pro 2.0," Nikkei Personal Computing, August 31, 1992
• "Mail-Enabled Software Advances," PC World, August 1992 (news article on contending electronic mail API standards)
• "The Experts' Favorites: DOS Utilities," PC World, July 1992 (short reviews of LapLink Pro, Mac-In-DOS, MSD Test Drive, McAfee Viruscan, VPIC, WordPerfect Office)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Excel 4.0," Nikkei Personal Computing, June 22, 1992
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Fractal Design Painter," Nikkei Personal Computing, June 8, 1992
• "Peer-to-Peer LANs: Almost Plug 'n' Play," PC World, June 1992 (comparative review of 5 network operating systems)
• "COMDEX & Windows World, Spring '92," Nikkei Personal Computing, May 25, 1992 (trade show report, including photographs)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Lotus Notes 2.1," Nikkei Personal Computing, April 27, 1992
• "Get Power Windows with HP's Enhanced NewWave 4.0," PC World, April 1992 (preview of upgrade to alternative Windows desktop)
• "Speed Reading: Fastest CD-ROM Drives Yet from NEC," MPC World, April/May 1992 (news item)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Borland's New Windows Applications," Nikkei Personal Computing, March 16, 1992 (preview of Windows versions of Quattro Pro and Paradox)
• "Buyers' Guide: Groupware" (coauthor), PC World, March 1992 (sidebar explaining how Lotus Notes 2.0 works)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: WordPerfect for Windows," Nikkei Personal Computing, February 17, 1992
• "MPC Right Off the Shelf," "What Is Multimedia Windows," "Short Take: Street Atlas USA," MPC World, February 1992
• "All PCs Serve in Peer-to-Peer NetWare," PC World, January 1992 (news item on NetWare Lite 1.0)
• "Xircom's Three Musketeers Adapt to Any Network," PC World, January 1992 (news item on parallel-port network adapters)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Multimedia," Nikkei Personal Computing, December 23, 1991 (overview of Windows and Macintosh multimedia trends)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Claris Works vs. MS-Works," Nikkei Personal Computing, November 11, 1991 (comparative review of two integrated packages)
• "NEC's Twin Peaks: Hot PCs, Hot Monitors," PC World, November 1991 (preview of new NEC PowerMate and MultiSync lines)
• "Coming Attraction: MicroPhone II," Nextworld, Winter 1991 (preview of NeXT telecommunications package)
• "Get 'Em While They Last," PC World, October 1991 (comparative review of 14 25MHz 386 systems)
• "Peer-to-peer LAN Champ meets Windows, NetWare," PC World, October 1991 (news item on Artisoft LANtastic 4.0)
• "Latest Overseas Software Report: Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows," Nikkei Personal Computing, September 30, 1991 (preview)
• "Getting the E-Mail Message," PC World, September 1991 (comparative review of 7 electronic mail programs)
• "Nine Tips for Better Windows Networking," PC World, September 1991
• "The Great Write Hope," Nextworld, Winter 1991 (review of WordPerfect for the NeXT 1.0)
• "Novell Consolidates NetWare Line," PC World, August 1991 (news item on NetWare 2.2)
• "PC Tools and Tools and Tools ..." PC World, July 1991 (preview of PC Tools 7.0)
• "People's Choice: 20-MHz 386SXs," PC World, June 1991 (comparative review of ten 386SX systems)
• "NetWare Broadens Links, Price Ranges," PC World, June 1991 (news item on NetWare 3.11)
• "Can You Do Better than NetWare?" PC World, March 1991 (comparative review of four server-based network operating systems, including NetWare 2.15, NetWare 3.1, Microsoft LAN Manager 2.0, and Banyan VINES 4.0)
• "Value Alert! 20-MHz 386SX Systems," PC World, February 1991 (comparative review of six 386SX systems)
• "Windows Workstation Release 3," PC World, February 1991 (review of Windows-based network utility package)
• "Spreadsheets: The Next Generation," Nextworld, January 1991 (comparative review of three spreadsheets for the NeXT, including Lotus Improv, Informix Wingz, and Ashton-Tate PowerStep)
• "Users Applaud NetWare, Request Better Support," PC World, December 1990 (news feature based on user interviews)
• "Spreadsheets: A New Lotus for the Next Computer," PC World, November 1990 (preview of Improv multidimensional spreadsheet)
• "1-2-3 Meets Windows Halfway," PC World, September 1990 (preview of Lotus 1-2-3 3.1)
• "Lotus 1-2-3 Instant Reference Card," PC World, August 1990 (pull-out reference card for 1-2-3 2.2)
• "Hard Disk Health Insurance," PC World, July 1990 (comparative review of PC Tools, Norton Utilities, and Mac Utilities)
• "Work-Group Software Worth Waiting For," PC World, June 1990 (comparative review of seven "groupware" products, including Higgins, Lotus Notes, and WordPerfect Office)
• "LAN Manager Gets Its Second Wind," PC World, April 1990 (preview of Microsoft LAN Manager 2.0)
• "1-2-3/G: Good News for OS/2 Users," PC World, February 1990 (preview of Lotus 1-2-3/G spreadsheet)
• "Cache Values," PC World, February 1990 (comparative review of six disk-caching utilities, including Super PC-Kwik)
• "LAN Storage: It Doesn't Come Easy, PC World, October 1989 (comparative review of ten NetWare-compatible 300MB hard drives)
• "No Pain, Big Gains: Five Low-Cost LANs," PC World, November 1989 (comparative review of five peer-to-peer network operating systems, including 10Net, LANtastic, and TOPS)
• "LAN E-Mail Delivers the Goods," PC World, September 1989 (comparative review of five E-mail programs, including DaVinci, Network Courier, cc:Mail, and Higgins)
• "Seven Top LANs: A Hard Look at Ease of Use, PC World, June 1989 (comparative review of seven server-based network operating systems, including NetWare, 3+Open, IBM LAN Server, and Banyan VINES)
• "TOPS--The Low-End Link to Macs," PC World, March 1989 (review of TOPS network operating system)

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