Windows CE Power Magazine - September 1999

WINDOWS CE POWER MAGAZINE - SEPTEMBER 1999

The Brooks journal project
In August of 1999, one technical writer disappeared in the suburbs near San Jose, California while researching an article. A day later his Windows CE-based device was found�

Inside the world's first mobile magazine network
On Tuesday, August 17, 1999, ZATZ:Pure Internet Publishing (that's us!) and AvantGo, Inc. announced the availability of the world's first mobile magazine network, available mutually through ZATZ.com and AvantGo.com. This is the first time that a complete network of magazines has been made available for mobile device users. In this article, we'll take you through some of our experiences in setting up this capability, some of the design decisions we made, and some of the discoveries we made once the service went live. For you webmasters out there, this article will also help prepare you for implementing your own mobile delivery systems.

CoPilot for the Auto PC
Our Auto PC expert, Mark Moeller, is back with a fascinating preview of an upcoming product called CoPilot, a turn-by-turn navigation system. According to Moeller, this product is hot. Read all about it in this exclusive sneak peek.

Master dialup connections with DialupMaster
We all know that the process of getting connected to the Internet, actually dialing the phone, isn't hard. But it can be a bit annoying. Contributing editor Dan Huber's found a helpful, little program that gives you much more control over Remote Networking.

Capturing screen shots using Capture CE
Have you ever needed to capture a Windows CE screen shot? If you've ever wanted to write about Windows CE or post screen shots on a Web page, you need to know how to grab an image. In this helpful article, Frank McPherson shows you how a free program called Capture CE can help you out.

Important answers to Y2K questions
In five months, the 21st century will be upon us. The Y2K issue is something we've all become quite aware of. Since January is closing in on us at breakneck speed, we thought it time to bring you some exclusive Y2K tips from Kelly C Bourne, one of the country's leading experts and the author of Year 2000 Solutions for Dummies.

WINDOWS CE POWER MAGAZINE BOOK CLUB
Back to the school of Oz
It's time when parents celebrate and students whine: back to school. This month, in our Windows CE Power Magazine Book Club report, Book Club Editor Judith Tabron waxes poetic on Congress, juicy page-turners, "mathematics reform" (but fortunately only about three words), and The Emerald City of Oz.

WINDOWS CE POWER SITE OF THE MONTH
Personal Digital Assistant Message Boards
This month, we spotlight PDAMB.com as our Windows CE Power Site of the Month. If you're looking for a new, fresh opportunity to learn and share about the wonderful world of PDAs in a friendly setting, you owe it to yourself to check out this article.

FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
It's not Y2K, it's stupidity!
Tonight, I decided to get on my soapbox. Hundreds of thousands of people read our publications. Maybe if we all started a "let's not be friggin' stupid" campaign, Y2K would work out fine. You're all pretty influential folks. Don't ignore your companies' Y2K efforts. Check into them. Make sure they're spending time making critical systems work and not screwing around being idiotic. Let's try not to put the fate of the world into the hands of a bunch of poorly-trained temps reading off a script.

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