How Technology Will Improve Our Lives in 2008 - 1/23/2008 Technology often improves for technology's sake. Our man in Silicon Valley mulls what might be on the way in the realm of software and services to actually help users.
HTML NotePad - 4/8/2004 Windows Notepad on an HTML steroid boost
HTML Writer - 4/8/2004 An excellent -- if somewhat outdated -- freeware text/HTML editor
HyperCam - 4/8/2004 HyperCam captures video content from any part of your Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP/2003 desktop as well as sound from your system microphone, and records the resulting multimedia content as a standard AVI movie file.
Hypertext Builder 2003 - 6/10/2004 As more and more web sites are being coded with XHTML, a new generation of software editors are now XHTML-specific. One of the best is Hypertext Builder 2003, a true XHTML editor.
IBM Alters Pension Plan - 9/20/1999 IBM announced it will double the number of older workers who can choose between a traditional pension plan and a new one that has drawn age discrimination accusations from employees and Congress.
IBM Pulls PCs Out of U.S. Stores - 10/20/1999 IBM, whose name has been synonymous with personal computers for two decades, said Tuesday it is pulling its money-losing line of PCs from retail stores in the United States and will sell them exclusively over the Internet in a drastic move to cut costs.
iCASTER Review - 8/3/2000 An all-in-one media player with built-in instant messaging and chat features
I-Comm - 4/8/2004 A 16-bit Web browser that doesn't require a SLIP/PPP connection
ICQ - 4/27/2004 A new streamlined 'Lite' edition of ICQ incorporates the core features of the heftier Pro release to go along with a redesigned interface and support for dynamic feature updates via the new Xtraz functionality.
ICQ 99b Beta Review - 8/19/1999 ICQ is the hottest Instant Messaging (IM) tool around and it keeps getting better. The improvements in this release are not visually obvious, but there are new features to enhance the IM experience.
ICQ Pro - 4/8/2004 An automated chat agent that notifies you when your friends get on the 'net
iData Pro Review - 8/5/2002 Every PC user needs information management, but personal database programs that shun the programming complexity of Microsoft Access are hard to find these days. Casady & Greene's $40 iData Pro combines free-form text jotting and searching with spreadsheet-style fields and lists -- but still leaves us missing Windows 3.1's Cardfile.
Bulgarian hacker Georgi Guninski, who claims to search for security holes for the intellectual challenge, has repeatedly exposed dangerous security holes in Microsoft products. And he's found a doozy in Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) 5.
IE4 Power Toys - 4/8/2004 Add-on tools for making the most of Internet Explorer 4
IE5 Power Tweaks - 4/8/2004 Another add-on collection of utilities for Internet Explorer 5
IE5 Web Accessories - 4/8/2004 Cool browsing utilities for making the most of Internet Explorer 5
IE7 Beta 2 Preview: Better Late than Never? - 2/16/2006 Microsoft is playing catch-up in the internet browser arena, with the latest preview release of Internet Explorer 7 adding eagerly-awaited features that users of other browsers have long enjoyed. WinPlanet takes a look at what else the preview release tells us about the upcoming browser.
Important Updates: IE 5.5 and 6 Security Fix, Office XP Service Pack 1 - 12/14/2001 Microsoft posts a fix for an extremely nasty Internet Explorer 5.5/6 security hole (that lets evil code execute with no e-mail attachment opening or visible download), as well as a compilation of six months' worth of patches and enhancements for Office XP.
Industrial-Strength Repair for Corrupted Microsoft Office Files - 2/25/2002 When your company's Access or Outlook database or Excel budget file is damaged beyond the reach of Band-Aids like Ontrack SystemSuite or Norton Utilities -- when your business hangs in the balance -- Ontrack now offers do-it-yourself, Microsoft Office-optimized versions of the repair tools its lab-based recovery specialists use.
Info Select 7 Review - 12/2/2002 It's a word processor, spreadsheet, database, Web browser, e-mail and newsgroup client, appointment calendar, image editor, and outliner, but it's not an office suite -- it's the latest version of Micro Logic's personal information manager, a super-fast random-data-finder and -organizer that's a tempting alternative to Microsoft Outlook.
Info Select 8 Review - 4/23/2004 Micro Logic Corp. outdoes Microsoft Outlook with new features for its fast, flexible note-taker, information organizer, calendar, e-mail, browser, and have-it-your-way workstyle software — and cuts its price to $50. But there's a kicker in the fine print: that's $50 per year. Will one of WinPlanet's favorites succeed as a software subscription?
Inoculan AntiVirus - 4/8/2004 Eliminate virus threats from shared files, e-mail, 'net downloads, and more
Insecure Feelings from Intel - 12/14/2000 The leading manufacturer of silicon chips, Intel, is not doing as well as predicted. Intel is showing doubt about its short-term prospects by delaying the opening of a new factory in Ireland.
IntelliMover PC Replacement Suite Cures Moving-Day Headaches - 12/1/2003 Presumably your new PC is faster and fancier than your old one, but how long will it take to set up your e-mail, files, folders, settings, music, and more to get the look and feel you're used to? Detto Technologies' new suite does the job in mere minutes, along with wiping your old system for recycling and creating an automated backup regimen for the new one.
Internet Business Promoter: Successful Search Engine Optimization in a Suite? - 2/17/2007 Internet Business Promoter (IBP) effectively combines a number of search engine optimization (SEO), Web site promotion, and SEO results tracking tools into an interface that is both easy to understand and work with. Its capabilities don't come cheap, but the suite can easily pay for itself in a very short period of time with better search engine results.
Internet Domains Go Multilingual - 10/23/2000 Domain names using Chinese, Korean or Japanese characters can now be registered, thanks to companies such as i-DNS.net.
Internet Explorer 4 - 4/8/2004 Microsoft's ground-breaking first-generation DHTML Web browser
Internet Explorer 5.5 - 4/8/2004 Introducing Microsoft's ultimate second-generation DHTML Web browser
Internet Explorer 6 - 4/8/2004 The latest Windows XP Web browser technology from Microsoft
Internet Explorer Security Patches - 4/8/2004 The latest security fixes and updates for various versions of Internet Explorer and Outlook Express
Internet Neighborhood - 4/8/2004 A powerful web transfer agent that offers seamless integration with Explorer
InterQuick Review - 10/31/2000 An intelligent Web acceleration and content filtering application
InterTrust Acquires Xaudio - 1/3/2000 InterTrust Technologies Corp. Thursday acquired a number of streaming media resources from MpegTV LLC.
InterVideo Home Theater Mimics Microsoft's Media Center Experience - 12/15/2003 DVD playback software leader InterVideo combines its WinDVD engine with a Windows Media Center-style personal video recorder and digital image and music browsing, organizing, and enjoying -- all from the comfort of your couch, thanks to an included remote control.
