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============================================================ ********** Sponsored by AT&T ********** Get unlimited calling in the U.S. and to Canada through your broadband connection and save at least $200 with AT&T CallVantage(sm) Service. Just $19.99/mo. for the first 6 months. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1237-4-4-252229-118016-1 ************************************************************ ============================================================ Welcome to today's edition of Inside PCMag.com. We're getting close to that time when pundits, big and small, trot out their predictions for the upcoming year. They should know, right? They're close to technology, have their fingers on the pulse, blah, blah, blah. How about you folks in the trenches predicting the big tech trends for 2005? We know you have ideas and opinions. Think VoIP will explode or fizzle? See a new gaming console pulling the rug out from under Xbox and PS2? Think HDTV will soar? Come play Karnak in the forums. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1237-4-4-252229-118019-1 IN THIS ISSUE: * Dvorak Online: 10 Rules of Technology * Review Roundup: The Ultimate Digital-Video Camcorder Buying Guide and Roundup * Solutions: Using Queries and Reports in Access * Reviews: Web Searching Goes Local * Opinion: Electron Leak? Raging Torrent! * Review: A Solid, Large Phone * Review: Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 ============================================================ Dvorak Online: 10 Rules of Technology You may not like all the axioms or rules of technology columnist John C Dvorak cites, but they are undeniable, and you're probably better off not trying to circumnavigate them. Read, learn, accept, and then add some of your own well-worn rules to Dvorak's sad-but-true list. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1237-4-4-252229-118022-1 ============================================================ Review Roundup: The Ultimate Digital-Video Camcorder Buying Guide and Roundup It's on your wish list. You know it, we know it, and you hope the person who usually buys your gifts knows it. Still, as with any important buying decision, you don't want to leave selecting your new digital camcorder to amateurs. You should do the research and then subtly deliver the name of your desired product to your friend, spouse, or relative. We have an excellent buying guide and 17 reviews of camcorders (all costing less than $1,000) from top vendors. This should give you all you need to get the job done. Read it all and good luck! http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1237-4-4-252229-118025-1 ============================================================ Solutions: Using Queries and Reports in Access Any database application can be an incredibly powerful tool for managing vast amounts of structured data. But organizing and storing data is just one part of it. To get the most out of, say, Microsoft Access, you need to know how to craft queries and reports to return relevant information. We talk you through the steps for creating useful queries and reports in Access. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1237-4-4-252229-118028-1 ============================================================ Reviews: Web Searching Goes Local The new battleground in search technology is not another way to tease information out of the Web; it's digging through the mounds of files, e-mails, and instant messages on your desktop to retrieve relevant information. This category of search is so new that two of the major players are still only offering beta software. Then again, it's beta software anyone can download and use. We took a close look at these public betas and tell you if either one is worth your consideration. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1237-4-4-252229-118031-1 ============================================================ Opinion: Electron Leak? Raging Torrent! When contributing editor Bill Machrone wrote about the hidden power consumption of high-tech products that appear to be turned off, he got a lot of e-mail questioning his math and technical know-how. Machrone doesn't miss a beat; he fires back that not only is he correct, but the problem appears even worse than he originally described. Read his column for more electrifying opinion. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1237-4-4-252229-118034-1 ============================================================ Review: A Solid, Large Phone It is our humble opinion that a $350 mobile phone should be, in some way, special. T-Mobile's first megapixel camera, the Sharp TM150, is $350 and offers a decent (for a phone) camera, but is it special? More important, is it worth $350? We decide in our hands-on review. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1237-4-4-252229-118037-1 ============================================================ Review: Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 Today's entry-level image editors need to do more than help remove the red-eye from your shots of Junior with his pet dog; they have to help you organize the hundreds of digital photos you'll take in the course of two months. Adobe gets that, and its latest entry-level image tool, Photoshop Elements 3, gets the image-editing and management tools just right. 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