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PRODUCT SUMMARY Norton Utilities Administrator, Version 1.0 Company: Symantec Corp., based in Cupertino, Calif., can be reached at (800) 441-7234 or (408) 253-9600. List price: $350 for a 10-node package, […]

This Macintosh-based software is also easy to use and well-mated to the Philips CDD521 recorder, the only CD recorder supported by CD-IT!ALL. While the OptImage name may make one think […]

Industrial strength features, such as the control of disc geography, ISO conversion maps, mixed-mode support--including audio index points and absolute frame accurate placement of tracks, and disc prototyping, make disComposer […]

By Paul Bonner Until recently, disk caches were chiefly of interest to users of disk-intensive applications, such as databases or CAD programs. The ability of a disk cache to buffer […]

I had just finished a Clipper application that did everyting my client wanted--and squeaked in at a runtime load size of 555K. I was pretty proud of the application--until I […]

The big squeeze Data compression has three main applications. Its principal use is for backup and storage. Everybody should back up their data and programs, but not everyone does - […]

CACHING INS AND OUTS TEST BRIEF I/O EXPRESS VENDOR: Executive Software North America Inc. 2219 Broadview Drive Glendale, CA 91208-1395 (818) 249-4707 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Caching software for improving disk I/O […]

Data Widgets for Visual Basic 3.0 Sheridan Software Systems 65 Maxess Rd. Mellville, NY 11747 (516) 753-0985 FAX: (516) 753-3661 Sugg. List Price: $129 Data Widgets: VBX Custom Controls for […]

WHEN 20-MEGABYTE APPLE-SUPPLIED internal SCSI hard drives were the norm, the HD SC Setup utility that came with every new Macintosh was enough for most users. It was free, it […]

Webster defines Demon as 'one that has unusual drive or effectiveness;' at least that is one of the possible meanings. That definition is a pretty fair description of Screen Demon […]

The Aldridge Co. CACHE86 3.51 Compared with SmartDrive, Cache86, a write-through cache, offers little or no performance gains for Windows users. Its chief asset is its minimal use of conventional […]

VMS JAMBOREE TEST LABS BRIEF PRODUCT: Version 2.1 of the Eigen Ultimate Utility Set DESCRIPTION: VMS utilities for the system manager, system programmer and end user VENDOR: Eigen Corp. 2 […]

To Optimize or Not? Let me begin by proclaiming that I believe in AOS/VS system tuning. (As well I should--it's provided a goodly chunk of my income over the past […]

DMS's DBR AND RAS In recent articles, I've looked into two areas--data backup and chargeback systems--and I've reviewed some corresponding systems manager tools from Data General. This month, I'd like […]

First Floor Inc.'s Network Central for Windows 1.0 makes it easier for workgroups to collaborate by giving Windows users the ability to quickly access, organize, and comment on shared files. […]

VBXRef 2.10 MicroHelp Inc. 4359 Shallowford Ind. Pkwy. Marietta, GA 30066 1-800-922-3383; (404) 516-0899 Sugg. List Price: $99 VB2Doc Eddie Juden 7501 Waterwood Dr. Rowlett, TX 75088 CIS: 72154,1324 Sugg. […]

I was all set to tackle another heavy-duty software category this month. I thought maybe I'd try to do an exhaustive comparative review of all the major relational databases for […]

Month after month, year after year, millions of people try to use Windows on a laptop PC only to discover, 'Hey, there's no mouse on this thing!' Half their Windows […]

Dynamic links, push-button calculations, and background file transfers already make every Windows user feel like an executive. Now Skylight lets you play programmer and customize the Windows Program Manager beyond […]

One of the basic purposes of Windows was to help users escape the drudgery of the DOS command line. But for any old DOS hand, there is always that nagging […]

HyperWare HYPERDISK 4.20 HyperDisk is a speed demon, registering the fastest times on two of the benchmark suites and trailing the leader by less than 2 percent on the third […]

RYBS Electronics Inc. HI386 5.04 RYBS' Hi386 provided the most additional memory by default, but users need to examine the documentation closely in order to install the correct version of […]

Merrill & Bryan Enterprises Inc. TURBO EMS 5.00 A veteran of expanded-memory emulation, Merrill & Bryan only recently upgraded its product to include support for 386-specific systems. An added value […]

HOW TO FREE YOUR 'AFTER' HOURS One of the biggest problems facing novice VAX system managers is making sure all their data is backed up on tape in an organized […]

LINKING A WHOLE NEW WORLD TO VMS MAIL Many computer users no longer rely on phones, the post office or courier services to deliver important messages. Electronic mail networks such […]

Type Foundry Lends Finesse to Font Creation Of all the somewhat recondite arts that comprise good publishing and design, typography may well be the most arcane. However, as any good […]

PKWare Inc. has finally brought its renowned DOS- and OS/2-based file-compression utility, PKZip, to Windows, making the product easier to use and taking advantage of such Windows 95 and Windows […]

FastTrax 5.0, from FastTrax International, is hands-down the most flexible file defragmenter around, and Version 5.0 has even more features than before. FastTrax runs under DOS on IBM PC-compatibles. It […]

This program shouldn't have to exist, but thank goodness it does. Proprietary data formals continue to be a pain in the disk drive, long after they should have become amusing […]

The Baarns Utilities II Baarns Consulting Group Inc. 12807 Borden Ave. Sylmar, CA 91342 1-800-377-9235; (818) 364-6148 Sugg. List Price: $89.95 Requires: 386 or higher PC; Windows 3.1 or higher; […]

If you're among the thousands of people who generate repetitive but not necessarily duplicate documents on a regular basis, here's a way to save time and aggravation. JumpStart from ProBATE […]

One great example that has crossed my desk recently is K-U-I from Softac Corp. Subtitled the keyboard interface for Windows, this $79.95 utility provides a broad array of features that […]

If Wilson Window Ware's attitude in bringing the capabilities of File Commander into the Windows 3.1 File Manager is 'If you can't beat' em, join'em,' then Symantec's attitude in introducing […]

File Commander 1.0; VBTools 2.1; NoMouse for Windows 2.0; and Norton Desktop for Windows 2.0. Wilson Window Ware's File Commander is among the first of a new class of software […]

Etext is a small package aimed at alleviating the headache of text editing within Autocad. It provides a toolbox of eight utilities all of which operate in Autocad and will […]

IN BRIEF ProKey for Windows Windows A step up from Recorder, ProKey offers intelligent macro recording and editable scripts that help you navigate Windows quickly. RoseSoft, Inc. P.O. Box 70337 […]

If you're looking for ways to simplify your worksheets, Brubaker Software has a candidate for the job: Worksheet Optimizer, a stand-alone utility that uses as many as eight optimization steps […]

IF ALL YOUR RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON DOES is simulate a double click, it's just squeaking by. Right On! can make a single click start a program, enter keystrokes, or switch […]

PC USER VERDICT Product: Transfile PC SF Supplied by: Widget Software Tel:(0438) 815444 Poor Moderate Good Excellent Characteristics * Ease of use * Documentation * Engineering * Performance * * […]

PC USER VERDICT Product: IBM PS/Tools for OS/2 Supplied by: IBM UK Tel: (081) 747 0747 Poor Moderate Good Excellent Characteristics * Ease of use * Documentation * Engineering * […]

Intelligent Devices Corp. POWER CACHE PLUS 1.25 Power Cache Plus is extraordinarily fast, recording the best time on the Windows database suite and trailing HyperDisk by just a few percentage […]

Multisoft Corp. PC-KWIK 2.0 PC-Kwik performed rather bizarrely in PC Week Labs tests: It trailed the leaders by only a few percentage points on the Windows database suite and the […]

Software Matters Inc. FLASH 7.06 The current version of Flash proved to be a mediocre and unstable performer in benchmark testing. Its fourth-place score on the DOS benchmarks was competitive, […]

Golden Bow Systems Inc. VCACHE 5.06 Vcache was the slowest of the delayed-write caches, with overall performance scores of only about 15 percent faster than SmartDrive. Vcache consists of three […]

WinSleuth Can Help Fine-Tune Your Computer to Run Windows The honeymoon is over. With Microsoft Windows 3.0 nearing its sixth month of official existence, devotees are blinking their love-glazed eyes […]

Borland bites back For those lucky enough (or far sighted enough) to have OS/2 Presentation Manager available, you can look forward to re-acquainting yourselves with Borland's favourite son, Sidekicks. To […]

TreeSaver TreeSaver does what its name suggests--it saves trees by printing two or even four pages of A4 type, on one sheet of A4 paper, saving paper, time and toner. […]

Qualitas Inc. 386MAX PROFESSIONAL 4.07 Qualitas' 386Max Professional provides stable and fast emulation of expanded memory. Once loaded, the program is unobtrusive, even loading most of itself into the expanded […]

Above Software Inc. ABOVEDISC 3.1 AboveDisc was one of the easiest programs to install and use. Unlike the other products, however, AboveDisc is hampered by its inability to load TSR […]

Quarterdeck Office Systems QEMM-386 5.0 Quarterdeck's new QEMM-386 5.0 is a fast performer made better by the inclusion of Manifest, a program that depicts everything that can be known about […]