Monthly Archives: November 2001
Canon – Bubble Jet S630
Inkjet printers (a generic term – Canon refers to its products specifically as Bubble Jet printers) have so far failed to make much of an impression in the business colour printing market. The majority of customers prefer the perceived reliability and performance of colour lasers or other page printers. But the inkjet manufacturers aren’t resting…
PowerQuest – PartitionMagic 7.0
As you’ll see from our previous reviews (starting here), we’ve been using PartitionMagic and its ilk for several years. Tools such as this are handy for manipulating your hard drive so that you can, for example, run multiple operating systems, keep applications separate from data and change file systems (FAT to FAT32 or NTFS, for…
IBM – MicroPortable Data/Video Projector
The MicroPortable Data/Video Projector from IBM truly lives up to its name, having a high level of portability due to its lack of bulk and weight. Its travel weight (including bag and accessories) is a mere 2.5kg, with its base weight a meagre 1.4kg, while it measures just 22 x 17 x 5cm. It is…
Centerprise – Flash USBDrive
Data backup is a pain in the neck, which is why so few individual users bother with it, relying instead on their IT department to manage such tedious tasks. Given the prevalence of viruses, dodgy software and occasional incompetence, this is not wise. There’s nothing like the feeling of coming into the office on a…