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In today's era of continual technological advances, consumers have come to expect products and services that provide the latest in cutting-edge technology. Even the simplest coffee maker has a 'high-tech' [...]

Linux developers have produced GNOME 2.0, which embodies a 'less is more' philosophy. The operating system's interface is more robust and simpler to use than previous versions.

Computer-aided design software for PCs is big business and getting bigger. This year PC CAD accounts for about half the $4.1 billion worldwide revenues for CAD and its associated manufacturing […]

Chicago, Windows NT™ and OS/2[sup.R] Version 2.1 are just some of the PC-based operating systems that can help users put RISC Alpha processors, PowerPC processors, and other new or evolving […]

HP SharedX is a communication tool that extends the industry-standard X Window System to enable real-time sharing of X-protocol-based applications between two or more remote users and displays. With HP […]

Introduction This document has been designed to provide some basic guidelines for selecting X display server software for personal computers. It should not be considered a treatise on PC X […]

WinDosIO 2.0, from Graubert-Cervone Software (and one of this month's C Users' Group volumes), provides a shareware dynamic link library (DLL) that hides many of the details of manipulating Microsoft […]

Chances are you've been working with Windows 3.0 for a while or are in the process of upgrading to Windows 3.1. It's also possible that you've been doing more work […]

To the jaundiced eye, the current OS/2 2.0 vs. Windows 3.1 debate has all the charm and style of an afternoon of sumo wrestling. Thousands of pages of prose have […]

Graphical user interfaces (GUIs) may increase end-user productivity, but still yield a poor return on investment. Depending on the type of tools used, development time for the GUI portion of […]

One of Windows 3.1's most impressive new features is a slick item called Object Linking and Embedding, which vastly increases the potential for producing compounds documents. Microsoft Corp. developed OLE […]

As 1992 rushes toward YALPE (Yet Another Lying Presidential Election), Windows 3.1 is hopefully hitting your desks about now. With Win 3.1, the over-awaited delivery of IBM's OS/2 2.0, DESQview/X […]

FACTS The company: Pioneer Software 5540 Centerview Dr., Suite 324 Raleigh, North Carolina 27606 (919) 859-2220, fax (919) 859-9334. The product: Q+E Q+E Standard Edition ($199), Q+E Server Edition ($299), […]

Windows is turning out to be the hottest thing since MS-DOS arrived back in 1981. More than 6 million copies have sold since Version 3.0's introduction in May 1990. But […]

Today's user interfaces are growing ever more graphical and easy to approach. We help you to choose the best buys. Paul Healy If your business runs on Apple Macintosh or […]

The widespread movement. The shift to industry-standard open systems and to a distributed style of computing has had many positive benefits for end users. Perhaps the most important benefit is […]

Now you can really have Microsoft Windows and Lotus 1-2-3, too. 1-2-3 for Windows, scheduled for a Summer release, makes the familiar Lotus spreadsheet a full citizen in the world […]

GUI TOOLS STILL FAR FROM PICTURE PERFECT To many, a picture represents a thousand words. To a programmer, a picture often represents a thousand hours of aggravation. While building graphic […]

Windows Yesterday Microsoft Windows was first unveiled to the press as long ago as 1983, a year before the launch of the Apple Macintosh. It was not so much an […]

Remember, Windows 3. 0 isn't your only option when it comes to multi-tasking and a graphical user interface ... File CONTACTS DESQview Quarterdeck Office Systems (213) 392-9851 Ensemble GeoWorks, Inc. […]

Windows 3.0: What's in It For You? How Microsoft's User Interface Makes Computing Easier When somebody sits down to write the history of hype, Microsoft Windows 3.0 will surely merit […]

Scroll Your Own A colleague of ours wanted to add scroll bars to his application, so he called and asked what routine enabled the scroll bars in a window. He […]

There are so many desktop operating systems on the market that choosing one is like picking a card, any card. Some government users can't or won't buy an OS from […]

Thoughts On Not 'Throwing The Baby Out With The Bath' Client/server, end of the mainframe, downsizing and application re-engineering have all been written about extensively for the last few years. […]

It was inevitable that once the multitasking, multiuser, and network capabilities of the UNIX* operating system were connected with the power of graphics workstations that the next step would be […]

With all the press about the rich information repositories available free of charge on the Internet, it's unfortunate that there aren't more easy-to-drive vehicles available to make the trip smoother […]

Ponderay Newsprint Co, was founded by a consortium of five U.S. newspaper publishers and a forest products company. Its purpose: to provide a conistent, cost-effective supply of continuous web paper […]

New Scientific Data Analysis Tools Combine Point-And-Click Interfaces With RISC Workstation Power To Let Non-Programmers Explore Hypothetical Models And Possible Objects Five years ago, it was system hardware that posed […]

Even if you aren't a political appointee, you need analytical and persuasive skills in your government job. Desktop graphics software makes you look good in both areas. Recent GCN Buyers […]

Until recently, I've always known exactly what to do when I wanted to write--simply turn on my computer and start WordPerfect 5.1. Now whenever I turn on my computer, I […]

By Charles Bermant The Windows interface -- featuring consistent commands across all applications to promote ease of learning and use -- has become the environment's key selling point. But Windows' […]

Windows Won't Kill the Mac Heresy of heresies. I'm writing this column on my IBM PC clone, using Microsoft Word for Windows. Don't be too concerned. I haven't abandoned the […]

Byline: Emil Larsen August 1992 When the Apple Newton hit PCW's office in the summer of 1992, we saw it as revolutionary; it was one of the first pen-based computers [...]

Worldwide Computer Products News-5 June 2006-Siemens I&S selects The Project Group's Milestone Trend Analysis tool(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com The Project Group GmbH (TPG), a German provider of add-in products, […]

Colorado Springs, Colo. - Small Tree Communications Inc., a Wisconsin-based specialist in high-speed Macintosh networking, has added support for Sustainable Softworks Inc.'s IPNetTuner graphical user interface. Small Tree has also […]

Members of Microsoft's Developer Network got a sneak peek at Microsoft's Avalon windowing elements technology last week. Avalon, which will make the user interface much more than just a browser […]

Algor's new Windows-native graphical user interface for Its entire software product line features tree views, built-in help, right-click functionality for applying, modifying and removing loads and constraints, built-in data input [...]

GeoConcept SA, Paris, released SmartLabel Editor for GeoConcept, an intelligent driver for label and symbol display that provides legibility of place names, street names, street numbers, one-way indications and associated […]

Capability: ShapeSnatcher version three transforms slide projector and digital camera shots into high-resolution, three-dimensional models or scanned systems. The software gives medical professionals and engineers a way to develop realistic [...]

GNOME is an acronym for GNU Object Model Environment. That by itself doesn't convey much information, though the GNU part (itself an acronym for GNU's Not Unix) is a tip-off […]