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Cover Story: Microsoft Mobility in Action
by Edwin Davidson, Acting Editor The DataBus
I was most impressed the first time, I was introduced to the Tablet
PC. I know many people who went to COMDEX and the APCUG conference last
fall were not all that impressed, but it might have been a problem with
the environment. I saw the Tablet PC for the first time last fall when
William Steele gave a very impressive demonstration of this device.
He has been most gracious in agreeing to give us all a demo of the Tablet
PC, Pocket PC, and the Pocket PC Phone Edition ... more »
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Marvels Of Technology
by Jerry Wonderly, Regular columnist
There's an oft-used cliché that technology is changing our lives.
We've all heard it; we all sigh and nod in passive agreement. Yet in
the past month, on a very real personal level, it has really hit me
and has caused me to blink in near disbelief at the subsequent changes.
Oh, how I wish my parents were still alive to experience some of this.
They would be astounded ... more »
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DMA® Participates In Regional Science Fair
By Millard Mier III
On March 22nd, DMA® participated in the West District Science and Engineering
Fair at Central State University. DMA® provided special event judging
for computer-related projects. United States Series EE Savings Bonds
were awarded to the winners in two groups: grades 7-9 and grades 10-12 ... more »
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Software Review: Avernum 3
by Dan Woodard, DataBus Software Reviewer
Spiderweb Software's world of Avernum takes place in a fantasy
setting. As the story goes, there is a cruel Empire on the surface,
ruled by a tyrant. The Empire discovered an immense network of caverns
far below the surface, which they called Avernum. They decided to magically
transport anyone they didn't like down there ... more »
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Technology.talk: WAR
by Pat Suarez, Regular columnist
During the 1991 Gulf War, the Dayton Daily News carried an op-ed
piece by an officer of the U. S. military. The veteran remarked that
motion pictures and TV did not, could not, adequately and completely
convey the nightmare of going into battle, of taking a bullet and surviving
or watching a fellow soldier take one and drop dead ... more »
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From the Chair / Computerfest® Spring 2003
by Randal Young, Computerfest® Spring 2003 Chair
By the time you read this, another spring Computerfest® show will have
come and gone and plans for the fall 2003 event will be underway. This
last Computerfest® had many successes on lots of different levels, from
personal goals achieved by various staff members, to more global initiatives ... more »
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DMA® and Computerfest® Shirts Seen Around
The World!
by George Gibbs, acting co-editor, The DataBus
The editors of The DataBus have been inspired by the above photo of
Randy Young, chair of the recent Spring 2003 Computerfest®, wearing
his official Computerfest® tee shirt while on a recent visit to Washington,
D.C. We thought, "What a great way to publicize DMA® and Computerfest® ... more »
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Photos from Computerfest®
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Heartland Regional User Group Conference
@ Computerfest®
By Peter Hess, Co-Chairman. Heartland Regional User Group Conference
@ Computerfest®
Held Back This Year-To Be Better Next
On Monday, March 3, 2003, due to the lack of sufficient advance registration,
the DMA® Board of Trustees voted to cancel the Heartland Regional User
Group Conference ... more »
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Amateur Radio Goes High Tech?
By George Ewing, And Dave Lundy DMA® SIG Members
At our April 1st meeting we had the pleasure of seeing what might be
the largest Crystal Radio set built. Bruce Lundy KA8EDE & Ed Garner
WR8A demonstrated their 'high tech' versions of the crystal radios a
lot of us played with as children... more »
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The Deals Guy
by Bob "The Cheapskate" Click, GOCUG
I attended part of the FACUG (Florida Association of Computer Users
Groups) weekend conference and it was again very successful. There were
about 185 attendees from about 25 user groups, and 61 were first time
attendees. Vendor support was down drastically this year ... more »
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NASA Speaker Addresses Schools
by Millard Mier III
As part of DMA®'s continued support of local schools, Computerfest®
made available its special guest speaker, Inge Heyer of NASA's Space
Telescope Science Institute, to address students at local schools. Over
30 schools in the Dayton area were approached by volunteers ...
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