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Have you ever wanted to dig deeper into computer information about CPU, DVD, OS, etc. beyond the fluff that is in newspaper and magazines ads? Well, here are four links to check out: www.anandtech.com/ www.wildandyc.co.uk www.inside-hardware.net/ www.tomshardware.com/ There are more out there, but the four will keep you busy for quite a while, and they are updated quite often, so they are not a one time visit. Some of the articles lean toward the over clocker, and the speed freak, but before you discard these innovations as techniques of nerds, and hackers, let me drop this example on you. The rear view mirror on your car, now taken as a must, had its ancestry from the race car. |
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The other day I stopped by CompUSA. A big mistake, because I found four different wireless mouse and keyboard setups, and two of them had optical mice. After some self-justification, I dipped into my foolish fund, and took home a wireless, optical setup by Logitech. I then set up this purchase, and installed the software. This went well, but I had to zap some unwanted commercial attachments that tried to join my hard drive: AOL, etc. After this the keyboard started to perform like a champion, but the mouse was on strike . No matter what I did it was a no-go. The next day, after much review, I deleted all the mouse programs on the hard drive, then I reinstalled the mouse program that came with the Logitech setup. Well, this put me in business, but the mouse now acted erratic, so another brainstorm. I changed my mouse pad for one of a different contrast. This solved that problem. The trouble must have been caused because the optics are operated by a self-contained battery, and these optics are not as non-discriminating as the optics on my previous wired mouse. Was it all worth it? “Not sure, but it sure gave me some bad moments”. |
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Two Strategic Acquisitions Advance Corel's Growth Strategy Corel recently announced that it has signed definitive agreements to acquire Micrografx, Inc. and SoftQuad Software, Ltd. in separate stock-for-stock transactions. Both acquisitions are strategic opportunities for the company and represent key milestones in the execution of its growth strategy, announced in January of 2001. By adding Micrografx's outstanding technologies to Corel's award-winning product lines, the company is able to broaden and enhance its current offerings and tailor them for distinct customer segments. Corel will also leverage the innovative emerging technologies that Micrografx has developed in its creation of cross-media publishing tools. In addition, Corel will devote greater resources to Micrografx's Enterprise Process Management (EPM) division, while at the same time utilizing those technologies to broaden its portfolio of creative product applications. Corel's acquisition of SoftQuad builds upon the strategy behind the Micrografx acquisition. By acquiring SoftQuad and its ground-breaking XML-enabling technologies, Corel is adding a key ingredient required to deliver an expansive cross-media publishing solution. As well, Corel will leverage SoftQuad's XML expertise to further enhance the XML functionality in WordPerfect, an important feature appreciated by many of the company's legal and government customers. For more information on the acquisitions and updates on the integration of the three companies, please visit www.corel.com/acquisition_update. |