Word: speeding
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...called FireWire from Apple and i.LINK from Sony, the two companies that integrate DV editing into their machines. The trick, of course, is to determine which of the new technologies you need or just have to have. No matter what you decide, the compromise won't be about the speed to run a spreadsheet or get on the Web. It will be about that new machine two months from now that's faster, cheaper and, finally, even easy...
...home PCs practically as powerful as mainframes and digital cameras that match film quality, printers and scanners have become essential helpmates at astonishing prices. For printers this has been the year of the color inkjet. They've nearly caught up with laser printers in terms of quality and speed, yet you can get a low-end inkjet for $50 and one with photo-quality output for less than $400. (But be sure to compare competing models' costs for replacement ink cartridges.) Scanners have been remarkable too. The current crop produces rich images at prices considerably lower than those of even...
...NEED FOR SPEED Don't assume every PC game will run on your machine, especially if it's a few years old. Action games can be prohibitively slow on anything less than a 200-MHz chip. Always check system requirements before...
...entry-level digital camera for kids, is just $70, and digital camcorders have slipped below $1,000. Shopping sites like mysimon.com show prices way under list. With digital imaging becoming so affordable, companies are making it practical too. Home photo printers are easy to use, and video cameras' high-speed FireWire ports move huge video files to your computer fast. The big picture is only getting better: prices keep falling as resolution soars...
...Basic Training unit is the guinea pig for a new laser-based sighting technique that's supposed to speed up the calibration and learning process. Our one day with it proved only that the drill sergeants aren't any better at learning our tricks than we are - and probably worse. It was total chaos, and half our platoon never even got to switch the things...