Computer Shopper back issues from January 1992:
386SX PCs under $995. (Hardware Review) (overview of 10 microcomputer evaluations) (Evaluation)
Jan 01, 1992; ... That eye-popping price tag is even more incredible when you consider that most of these machines are accompanied by the warranty and service policies you'd expect elsewhere in the industry. By way of comparison, you may recall that only five years ago, a stripped-down PC/AT with 512K, one ...
Blue Star 386-SX-25. (Hardware Review) (one of 10 microcomputer evaluations in '386SX PCs under $995') (Evaluation)
Jan 01, 1992; ... There's always a spoiler in every group and Blue Star certainly qualifies here. Not content to stay in the mainstream, it decided to ship a 25MHz computer for this review. The machine's certainly fast, but speed isn't really everything. Despite the AMD 386SX 25MHz CPU (or ...
Data 386SX-20. (DataWorld Inc.) (Hardware Review) (one of 10 microcomputer evaluations in '386SX PCs under $995') (Evaluation)
Jan 01, 1992; ... Dataworld towed the line on our price boundary and left a one-dollar margin with its $999 20MHz Data 386SX-20. The system includes 1 Mb of memory, two floppy disks, DOS 5.0, a Hercules monochrome graphics card, and a Hyundai monochrome monitor. It managed the feat with some sly ...
FastData SX-16. (FastMicro) (Hardware Review) (one of 10 microcomputer evaluations in '386SX PCs under $995') (Evaluation)
Jan 01, 1992; ... FastMicro's computer has enough extras to almost make you want to go out and buy a 16MHz 386SX. In fact, it might even make you want to buy this one. Hardly state-of-the-art, the 16MHz 386SX is still a useful processor. Using the 16MHz version of the chip gave FastMicro enough ...
Insight 386SX-20Lite. (Insight Computers Inc.) (Hardware Review) (one of 10 microcomputer evaluations in '386SX PCs under $995') (Evaluation)
Jan 01, 1992; ... You may question the Lite portion of Insight's 386SX-20Lite moniker, but that's the only suspicious thing about this system. There's absolutely nothing missing, which may leave you wondering just what they were "lite" on. Insight came in under our $1,000 wire with a $999 price ...
Mitsuba Expert i386 Mini. (Hardware Review) (one of 10 microcomputer evaluations in '386SX PCs under $995') (Evaluation)
Jan 01, 1992; ... Mitsuba's entry is a hard-working little machine with a video surprise. Unfortunately, it's devoid of any of the other extras it needs to make it stand out from the group. The 20MHz Mitsuba Expert i386 Mini was another machine that just squeaked in under the $1,000 limit. The ...
PC Brand 386/SX-16. (Hardware Review) (one of 10 microcomputer evaluations in '386SX PCs under $995') (Evaluation)
Jan 01, 1992; ... While you may wince at the loss of computing speed, you'll find a number of extra touches that might validate the price-to-speed ratio of PC Brand's 16MHz entry. For $999, PC Brand's 386/SX-16 can be yours with 1 Mb of RAM, a single 1.2Mb floppy drive, a 40Mb hard disk, and a ...
SAI 386SX-20. (SAI Systems Laboratories Inc.) (Hardware Review) (one of 10 microcomputer evaluations in '386SX PCs under $995') (Evaluation)
Jan 01, 1992; ... SAI may well represent one of the best values among the group. While you won't mistake its 20MHz computer for a power user's panacea, you could conceivably start working the minute it arrives. Priced at $995, SAI's 386SX-20 includes 2Mb of RAM, both 1.44Mb and 1.2Mb Teac ...
Spear Super SX/20. (Spear Technology Inc.) (Hardware Review) (one of 10 microcomputer evaluations in '386SX PCs under $995') (Evaluation)
Jan 01, 1992; ... Tallied at $895, Spear's Super SX/20 slid in under the $1,000 target with seemingly ample room to spare. It's somewhat misleading, however. At that price, DOS is an option for the computer even though it's a necessity if you want to do anything. Adding DOS pushes the machine slightly ...
Ultra 386SX-20. (Ultra-Comp Computer Hardware) (Hardware Review) (one of 10 microcomputer evaluations in '386SX PCs under $995') (Evaluation)
Jan 01, 1992; ... There's no better evidence of how quickly things change in the computer market than Ultra-Comp's Ultra 386SX-20. Not more than two weeks after we received the computer for review, Ultra-Comp called with a change in the system configuration. One week later, there was another. The end ...
One that almost made it. (Cumulus Corp.'s Workbox SX/40) (Hardware Review) (one of 10 microcomputer evaluations in '386SX PCs under $995') (Evaluation)
Jan 01, 1992; ... No, there's no such thing as a 40MHz 386SX (yet). Cumulus just decided to eschew the mundane naming game by using the size of its hard disk rather than the 16MHz speed of the processor. The Workbox is a good system by itself, but it may not stand up to the crowd. The $1,000 ...
Multimedia...on a budget. (includes related articles on video capabilities, on IBM's Ultimedia standard and on the Multimedia PC standard)
Jan 01, 1992; ...THE VIDEO CONNECTION How to Record Presentations to Tape for TV-like Quality IF you're agonizing about adding video capabilities to your multimedia setup, stop playing Hamlet. After making a minimal investment in equipment, you'll be able to record your ...
Getting the most from your Windows network. (running Microsoft Corp.'s Windows graphical user interface on a local area network)(includes related article on reliability problems)
Jan 01, 1992; ...RELIABILITY PROBLEMS Remember how it was? If you were a network user of Windows and if your screen wasn't displaying those familiar "Out of Memory" errors, it was giving "Unrecoverable Application Errors" messages or even locking up entirely. There ...
Feedback forum. (includes corrections to 'LAPGUARD offers corporate data security for portable PCs' in Nov. 1991 issue and to 'Computer Shopper's Guide: Modems in Oct. 1991 issue) (Letter to the Editor)
Jan 01, 1992; ...Miffed About Misplaced InformationDear Editor: Visiting my local bookstore, I came across your October issue. I glanced at the contents (pp. 4 and 5) and saw a teaser for an article about a "small Atlanta-based company" that "for under $400 ... will ...
Coming events. (Jan. 1992 calendar)
Jan 01, 1992 ...January 7-10, 1992 * CA Learning Group International's four-day course (#255), Hands-On Novell networking for maximizing performance of NetWare 386 and 286 machines, is offered in San Diego. Registration is $1,895. For more information, call 1-800-421-8166, (703) 709-9010, ...
User groups. (directory of user groups in US and Canada) (Directory)
Jan 01, 1992 ...Arizona . 602 Supporting MS-DOS and Tandy computers. Arizona Society for Computer Information, Inc. (ASCIi), with meetings held the second and fourth Saturday of every month. Membership fee is $26. Contact: ASCIi, 10720 W. Indian School Rd., #19-125, Phoenix, AZ ...
How to buy: a guide to mail-order shopping. (Smart Shopper Source Directory) (Directory)
Jan 01, 1992 ... Purchasing computer products via mail order can save you time and money, but there's more to buying direct than placing a phone call. When a product is mail-ordered (intrastate or interstate commerce), the buyer and seller enter into a contract under the statutes of the Uniform Commercial ...
Making your machine ready for multimedia. (Column)
Jan 01, 1992; ... Multimedia is Coming Your Way Dept.: The theme of this past October's COMDEX was multimedia. IBM even dedicated an entire chunk of its exhibits to the subject while Microsoft was pushing it big time. It doesn't matter anymore whether or not multimedia is a crock; the fact is we have to ...
Small-footprint, high-power box from Falco: an upgradable 486/40 with workstation pop. (Falco Data Products Inc.'s GT486/40 microcomputer) (Hardware Review) (Now In The Channel) (Evaluation)
Jan 01, 1992 ... Squeezing performance out of graphics workstations often means sacrificing space. But if you can't afford to give up any more real estate on your desk, Falco Data Products' phone-book-sized GT486/40 may be worth considering. The GT486/40, a system that's upgradable to 50MHz, ...
Shareware. (Qmodem, TeleMate and Unicom communications software)
Jan 01, 1992; ... I'm cheapskate. It's survival trait of writers who are either very successful, very frugal, or very hungry. So shareware is my dream world. Nowhere else could I try out an almost unbelievable wealth of software and pay for it only after finding something I like and plan to use. ...
Monster MacSpeakers go Macintosh: stereo output that's worth listening to. (Monster Design Group Inc.'s speakers) (Now In the Channel)(brief article) (Product Announcement)
Jan 01, 1992 ... The ability of the Mac to use sounds has long since outstripped its ability to play sounds. Most Macs offer stereo output but have only a mediocre monophonic internal speaker. In addition, that speaker is often oddly placed so that it fires down or to the back, and its meager ...
Officewide data storage made easy. (Interpreter Inc.'s TapeXchange 250 tape drive and DiscXchange 88 removable hard disk drive) (Now In the Channel)(brief article) (Product Announcement)
Jan 01, 1992 ... Interpreter's new TapeXchange 250 and DiscXchange 88 are designed to reduce the hassle of data storage by delivering extra portability and direct parallel port connectivity to IBM and compatible PCs. Interpreter regards the duet as a set of high-end "plug and play" peripherals ...
Ventek's Chroma VGA adapter supports 32,768 colors and NTSC output for $349. (graphics board)(National Television Standards Committee) (Now In The Channel)(brief article) (Product Announcement)
Jan 01, 1992 ... Ventek's new Chroma VGA adapter delivers multimedia capabilities at costs the company claims are half that of comparable products. The 16-bit board lists for $349 and displays VGA resolutions with 32,768 colors. Its detail-intensive images produce NTSC-level video ...
HP does 300-dpi Mac color for $1,000. (DeskWriter C ink-jet printer) (Hardware Review) (Reviews) (Evaluation)
Jan 01, 1992; ... The Macintosh LC gave Mac owners on tight budgets a new toy to play with: color. But without access to a high-quality color output device, the charts and graphs that look so great on your monitor are doomed to print out in dreary black and dithered grays. The new DeskWriter C ...
WordStar for Windows is a good deal. (WordStar International Inc.'s word processing software) (Software Review) (Reviews) (Evaluation)
Jan 01, 1992; ... After half a decade of shoot-yourself-in-the-foot, snatch-defeat-from-the-jaws-of-victory jokes, one-time word processing king WordStar International finally finds itself once again on the same page as the competition. WordStar for Windows is a full-featured and competitive Windows word ...
RunPC/Remote gives your Mac the Big Blue connection. (Argosy Software Inc.'s connectivity software) (Software Review) (Reviews) (Evaluation)
Jan 01, 1992; ... Personal computing titans Apple Computer and IBM have forged an alliance. Though it will be some time before their two worlds can communicate transparently, Mac and MS-DOS users frequently find themselves in situations where they must trade data files. This goal of seamless data exchange ...
Ascend to Franklin Time Management. (NewQuest Technologies Inc.'s personal information management system) (Software Review) (Reviews) (Evaluation)
Jan 01, 1992; ... The Franklin Institute expects its time-management followers to be so fanatical about carrying their fat appointment calendars that a credit card caddy is provided in the back of the binder. You'd never, ever leave your book behind, the reasoning goes. And why should you? Within that ...
Insight 486-33 EISA: super-server competitor. (Insight Distribution Network Inc.'s microcomputer)(Extended Industry Standard Architecture) (Hardware Review) (Reviews) (Evaluation)
Jan 01, 1992; ... Forget about comparing the Insight 486-33EISA (Extended Industry Standard Architecture) to ordinary 486s; there's no more contest in such comparisons than there would be in having the New York Giants play a high-school football team. Overkill for any PC use, save the most complicated CAD ...
Psion's Series 3: possibly the world's most powerful palmtop in just 9 ounces. (Product Announcement)
Jan 01, 1992 ... Psion officials don't hide behind false modesty when they talk about the company's new Series 3, a hand-held computer that weighs in at just 9 ounces. Might this be the product that puts them ahead of Hewlett-Packard's 95LX in the race to be crowned the world's most powerful palm-top? ...
Intel 9,600-bps modem is a compatible, solid unit. (Intel Corp. PC Enhancements' 9600EX) (Hardware Review) (Reviews) (Evaluation)
Jan 01, 1992; ... if you want a 9,600-bit-per-second (bps) modem right now, the Intel 9600EX is a safe and fairly economical choice. Standards are evolving and prices are going down, but this modem sits squarely in the mainstream as the kind of purchase you shouldn't regret. Chances ...
ATronics' 50MHz 486 is to die for. (ATronics International Inc.'s microcomputer) (Hardware Review) (Reviews) (Evaluation)
Jan 01, 1992; ... Every time a faster processor shows up, computer journalists extol its virtues as a file serve. Apparently, it boggles the mind that an individual could want--or need--the fastest computer available. Nonetheless, the current CPU price wars are bound to make Intel's 50MHz 80486 a hot item ...
Bernoulli's price drops, but its data keeps on ticking. (Iomega Corp.'s Bernoulli Transportable 90 removable hard disk drive) (Hardware Review) (Reviews) (Evaluation)
Jan 01, 1992; ... In the past, Iomega Corp., nearly indestructible Bernouli Box removable mass-storage device was hampered by its high initial cost, relatively low capacity, and below-average access time. Things have changed. The reviewed Iomega Bernoulli 90 Transportable is still a bit pricey ...
QEMM 6.0 gives you memory elbow room. (Quarterdeck Office Systems Inc.'s operating system enhancement) (Software Review) (Reviews) (Evaluation)
Jan 01, 1992; ... The 80386 processor has taken over computers, and everybody wants access to the memory dividends that lie above and beyond 640K. Popular memory managers jockey for the hearts, minds, and RAM chips of America. As the stakes increase, this field is looking less like a ...
Modems for life in the fast lane: Telebit claims new speed record and Megahertz brings data transmission to portables. (Product Announcement)
Jan 01, 1992 ... Make way for Telebit's new speedster, the T3000 V.32bis modem, which the company claims offers the fastest transmission speed of any modem on the market. Designed to take full advantage of its CCITT V.42bis' 4:1 data compression ratio, the T3000 delivers interface speeds of up ...
NewGen delivers the first PC typesetter. (NewGen Systems Inc.'s TurboPS/400p printer) (Hardware Review) (Reviews) (Evaluation)
Jan 01, 1992; ... Just a few years ago, "personal laser printer" was an oxymoron; lasers often cost more than the computers they were hooked up to. The 4-page-per-minute print engine has spawned a new breed of printers, however, with prices low enough to consider one for every desk. As the ...
Easy Office Network for small businesses. (brief article) (Product Announcement)
Jan 01, 1992 ... Small businesses in need of PC resource-sharing capabilities find themselves confronted with a market dominated by expensive communications solutions designed for larger corporate offices. Bearing the burden of today's waning economy, "Mom and Pop" enterprises cannot afford to ...
An old-timer gets a second wind: back in the action with Wordstar for Windows. (Brief Article)
Jan 01, 1992 ... WordStar, one of word processing's founding fathers, is looking to make a comeback from obscurity with its first Windows product. Banking on its contention that most professionals need basic desktop publishing (DTP) capabilities on a regular basis, WordStar International has ...
Meeting new screen demands for Windows: Multimode 120 display from Sigma Designs. (Product Announcement)
Jan 01, 1992 ... How can you expect to keep them down on the farm after they've seen gay Paris? To update that popular refrain from 75 years ago, you might ask how PC users can take full advantage of Windows with old and reliable--but now restrictive--system components. Sigma Designs feels that ...
Samsung's monochrome PageMaster 2: high-end dual-page monitor for PCs. (Product Announcement)
Jan 01, 1992 ... In the color-monitor market, users often pick an dchoose displays for computer systems, purchasing them separately from CPUs. A similar trend may also be underway in the monochrome market. Unbundling video boards and monitors gives consumers the freedom to choose and purchase ...
Workstation performance at PC prices: Aquiline lifts curtain on 386 33MHz notebook. (brief article) (Product Announcement)
Jan 01, 1992 ... Capturing 386DX capabilities in a laptop used to mean swallowing cutbacks in the power department with AC-only machines, or bearing the burden and weight of rechargeable batteries. With the completion of a 486 notebook still off in the distance, Aquiline Inc. claims to have ...
GrassRoots melds optical and magnetic technologies.
Jan 01, 1992 ... More is better where data storage is concerned, but more for less is bound to be best. Combining elements of optical and magnetic technologies in its floppy drive subsystem, GrassRoots Inc. is marketing 3.5-inch diskettes that store up to 20Mb of data. In manufacturing its 20Mb ...
Carpal tunnel syndrome--slip sliding away: an ergonomic way to avoid trouble. (brief article) (Product Announcement)
Jan 01, 1992 ... It's easy for doctors to prescribe rest and relaxation to alleviate Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS), but few PC-dependent professionals can afford such a luxury. With its therapeutic, ergonomic design, the new Roll and Slide Wrist Support aims to put CTS sufferers back to work. ...
Stepping up the pace on Windows: performance zip with STB's accelerator. (STB Systems Inc.) (brief article) (Product Announcement)
Jan 01, 1992 ... Since its spring 1989 introduction, Windows 3.0 has swept the market becoming Microsoft's second-biggest seller ever, trailing only MS-DOS. Yet despite all the advantages of Windows' approach to graphical computing, the demands that it puts on a CPU can slow down your system. ...
A faster, more powerful Stacker 2.0 with coprocessor boards for enhanced compression. (Product Announcement)
Jan 01, 1992 ... When Stac Electronics debuted its realtime data-compression product a year ago, it introduced LZS--a proprietary data-compression technology which provided near-instantaneous, continuous, and transparent data compression. It also doubled a PC's storage capacity. Unfortunately, ...
Five Windows shells: keys to maximizing PC productivity. (Software)(Windows Express, Command Post, Norton Desktop for Windows, Wintools and Pubtech File Organizer 4.0)
Jan 01, 1992; ... Windows has the ability to make your computer time more productive, but you might consider tweaking that productivity to a still-higher pitch. The solution is to harness the Protean flexibility of a Windows shell. Each shell invests the familiar Windows Program Manager ...
Extra high-density media. (2.88Mbyte 3.5-inch floppy disk drive market evolving)(includes related article on techniques for increasing drive capacity)
Jan 01, 1992; ... Over the last 11 years, increasing the capacity of PC-compatible floppy drives from one generation to the next has presented only minor technical difficulties. Gains were accomplished primarily through quantum improvements in technology. Continual refinement of the resolution ...
Multix Mathchip Emulator a no-hands coprocessor? (software emulates math coprocessor)(includes related article on coprocessors) (Tech Section)
Jan 01, 1992; ... Before we see how the Mathchip Emulator measures up, let's look at how a math corporcessor works. By way of analogy, first-generation pocket calculators could only add, subtract, multiply, and divide. Users who wanted to calculate the sine of an angle typically used a sine-series ...
Upgrade your ROM BIOS and save a bundle of money. (Read-Only Memory Basic Input/Output System)(includes related articles on BIOS sources and on Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory chips) (Tech Section) (Tutorial)
Jan 01, 1992; ...EPROMs Explained EPROM chips are made up of special transistors and are available in 64K, 128K, 256K, and 512K sizes. Over the transistor circuits on the chip, there's a clear glass or mica window. The circuits themselves are sensitive to ultraviolet (UV) light, and can be ...
Stan Veit's history; the first computer clubs. (Tech Section) (Column)
Jan 01, 1992; ... Computer users are joiners. Perhaps it's because they all speak the same strange language. Or perhaps it's because, as has been suggested by outsiders, misery loves company. In any event, computer clubs are even older than personal computers, and they have exerted a tremendous influence ...
The definitive Mac font guide. (PostScript, TrueType, Adobe Type Manager, bitmap specifications) (Tech Section)(column) (Tutorial)
Jan 01, 1992; ... Before diving into the font pool, it helps to have a little terminology and techno-weenie babble under your belt to avoid confusion. There are currently three main ways for computers--the Mac in particular--to draw characters: TrueType or PostScript, and bitmap. True Type and ...
What's the code? (designing a file finder utility) (Tech Section) (Tutorial)
Jan 01, 1992; ...WRITING A FILE FINDER Everyone is familiar with the three major steps involved in creating a program. Even if you are not a programmer, these steps should be familiar because they're the general procedures involved in any kind of problem solving: 1) Understand the problem; ...
Upgrade update. (Software)
Jan 01, 1992; ... WordPerfect Corp. waged an internal price war with the WordPerfect for Windows upgrade price this fall, slashing the price tag from $125 to a cool $99 for anyone who wants to migrate from the DOS version of WordPerfect. Shortly after it took the wraps off the Windows version, WordPerfect ...
RAIDers of the lost disk. (Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks)(includes related article on RAID levels) (Tech Section)
Jan 01, 1992; ...Illustrated RAID Nothing helps understanding more than seeing what's actually going on in a process. In the accompanying illustrations, the numbers inside the boxes represent a sector on that drive, while the letters represent the data within tha sector. "ECC" stands for ...
Binding time. (reviews of two books) (Tech Section)
Jan 01, 1992; ... When I picked up "The One Minute Memory Manager," I was skeptical. From hard experience, I know that when you're talking about tweaking DOS computers, hours and days are the appropriate units, not minutes. But once I cracked the cover and read the book, the title came into focus. ...
Quick tips. (Microsoft Corp.'s Windows graphical user interface-based computing) (Tech Section) (Column)
Jan 01, 1992; ...TIP 1: OBJECT FAKERY You can use Windows 3.0x to create pseudo-objects--programs associated with specific files. For DOS applications, edit the PIF file that runs the program and add a path and file name into the Optional Parameters box. Assuming your program accepts file ...
NetWare Lite 1.0. (Peter Lewis: The DOS Beat) (Evaluation)
Jan 01, 1992; ... Bold prediction: 1992 will be the Year of the LAN. Other pundits have been making this prediction for years, but hey, better Lite than never. Novell NetWare Lite may be the networking software that finally brings the black science of connectivity to the masses. NetWare Lite is ...
Maker's Automated Clerk 5.5. (Peter Lewis: The DOS Beat) (Software Review) (Brief Article)
Jan 01, 1992; ... Here's one for small businesses that manufacture and distribute products and for import-export companies. Such businesses are usually labor intensive, and Maker's Automated Clerk (with the unfortunate nickname MAC) can save hours of drudge work each week. In real life, I am the ...
The Treehouse. (Peter Lewis: The DOS Beat)(brief article) (Product Announcement)
Jan 01, 1992; ... The Treehouse is for kids, parents, and teachers. We're including it in this normally button-down review because quality educational software is so rare, especially in the DOS world. If you have a home computer and a child, check it out. The Treehouse is basically Windows for ...
Quicken 5.0. (Peter Lewis: The DOS Beat) (Software Review) (Brief Article)
Jan 01, 1992; ... Quicken is the most popular personal-finance program on the market, and many people use it for running a small business. As we noted last month, MUSA's Cashbiz seems to be better suited for the special financial-reporting needs of small businesses. But for businesses that are essentially ...
Expense It! 2.0. (Peter Lewis: The DOS Beat) (Software Review) (Brief Article)
Jan 01, 1992; ... Expense reporting seems to be one of the dark, forgotten areas of the software universe, which is surprising when you ponder the current economic climate. There isn't a business we know of these days that isn't vitally concerned with managing employee travel and entertainment costs. ...
Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows. (Paul Bonner on Windows) (Evaluation)
Jan 01, 1992; ... Windows is about programs being easy to use, so a new Windows spreadsheet that 14 million or so people already know how to use in their sleep has to be a great Windows program, right? Well, yes and no. Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows is certainly a great implementation of the ...
TakeNote 1.0. (Paul Bonner on Windows) (Software Review) (Brief Article)
Jan 01, 1992; ... TakeNote is like an enhanced version of Windows' Cardfile that's been designed for people who have data that's worth keeping. Cardfile is so limited that it's almost a joke, but, if nothing else, it has the virtue of simplicity. TakeNote, from ButtonWare, manages to duplicate that ...
Unix note; X marks the spot: X Windows. (graphical user interface) (Tech Section) (Column)
Jan 01, 1992; ... Today, no self-respecting operating system is without a graphical user interfaces (GUI), and Unix is no exception. While there are a number of Unix GUIs, NeXT's NeXTstep being the most notable, by and large, X is the Unix GUI of choice. Of course, that's an oversimplification. The X ...
Computer clinic; chips and batteries. (Intel Corp. announces new line of 80486SX processors, NiCad battery life span) (Tech Section) (Column)
Jan 01, 1992; ... If you're looking for battery care and maintenance information, you've come to the right place. But first a bit of news: HOW SWEET IT IS I did get my hands on that 33MHz 80386 portable I mentioned last month, and what a nice piece of work it is. If you can ...
SideBar 1.0. (Paul Bonner on Windows) (Software Review) (Evaluation)
Jan 01, 1992; ... The search for the perfect file launcher for Windows goes on and on. Personally, I haven't met anyone other than myself who knows what the perfect launcher would include, but every month, three or four companies try to convince me that they understand what I need. This month's ...