Smart Computing December, 2008

Smart Computing December, 2008

Smart Computing 12-2008|English|96 pages|16.85 MB

SmartComputing *is *a *monthly *computing *and *technology *magazine *published by Sandhills
Publishing *Company *in *Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. It was formerly known as PC Novice, and the
first issue rolled out in 1990.



Articles and Features

* Technology News and Notes, by Christian Perry - News and a monthly Q/A help desk
* Tech Diaries, various authors - Reviews
* Software Head-to-Head, various authors - a comparison of software

* September 2006: Anti-Spam: eTrust AntiSpam, SonicWALL Email Security Desktop, OnlyMyEmail,
VQme Anti Spam with Webmail. Winner: SonicWALL Email Security Desktop
* *October 2006: Instant Messaging clients: Yahoo! Messenger 8, AIM Triton 1.5, Google Talk,
ICQ 5.1, Trillian 3.1, Windows Live Messenger. Winner: Yahoo! Messenger
* January 2007: Office Suites: StarOffice 8, Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition,
Corel WordPerfect X3 Standard Edition, Ability Office Standard Edition. Winner: StarOffice 8

* Software Reviews, various
* Staff Picks, various - staff's choices of hardware
* Windows Tips & Tricks, various - helpful hints for using Microsoft Windows
* General Computing, various - articles about no specific topic

* Reader's Tips, by readers - readers give hints to other readers
* *Learning *Linux, by Vince Cogley, NEW COLUMN - teach yourself using Linux with the Ubuntu
distribution

* Plugged In, various - tips on using the Internet
* Mr. Modem's Desktop, by Mr. Modem - various tips and Internet links
* *Quick *Studies, *various *- *tips *on *and *fixing problems with using very commonly used
software
* Tidbits, by Marty Sems - information on new stuff
* Tech Support, various - consists of:

* What to Do When... - a guide on fixing road-block problems
* Examining Errors - the magazine helps readers with errors
* Fast Fixes - information on new software updates
* Q&A - answers to tech support questions
* *FAQ *- answers to frequently asked questions; each month all questions are about the same
topic

* *Action Editor, unknown - Action Editor comes to the rescue when companies deny service or
give bad service
* *Tales *From *The Trenches, by Gregory Anderson - his bad experiences when using computers
and what to do about them if they happen to you