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November 25, 2004
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Special Issue: Geeks Illustrated

Introduction
By Michael J. DeMaria
With the holidays hurtling toward us, we tested a slew of high-tech gadgets that exude geek appeal even as they promise enterprise functionality.

Gratifying Gadgets
By Lori MacVittie, Don MacVittie, Sean Doherty, Ron Anderson and Bradley F. Shimmin
Ultrahigh-resolution monitors, super-small cameras and slick storage devices. See how these products rate for both coolness and value.

For Geeks on the Go
By Bradley F. Shimmin, Christopher T. Beers, Frank Robinson, Nick Jordan and Michael J. DeMaria
Mobility rules! From a GPS that includes directory assistance and Yellow Pages to a multifunction media player, you won't want to leave home without these goodies.

Tips for the Geek at Home
By Jonathan Feldman
We all have friends and family who can't get through a holiday without sneaking in a request for tech advice. Here's how to help your loved ones without turning your home into a 'trouble ticket.'

Geeks Holiday Wish List
By NWC Readers
Find out what gizmos your compatriots are wishing for this holiday season.

Geeks Tech Support Horror Stories
By NWC Readers
Read 'Chilling' tales about providing tech help to family and friends.

Geek-O-Meter Quiz
Take our interactive exam to determine if you spend too much time helping friends and family solve their computer woes.

Features

Review: WAN Accelerators | Breaking the WAN Bottleneck
By Michael J. DeMaria
We tested four accelerators, which use caching, compression and QoS to speed data across your network. But only one earned our Editor's Choice award, thanks mainly to its superior management software.

Analysis: Change Management Technology | Change For the Better
By Kevin Novak and Mike Tyk
Letting IT or users alter systems willy-nilly is a recipe for disaster. Here's how to manage software effectively.

Workshops

Effective Change Management | Get Right With Change
By Kevin Novak
Planning is the key to maintaining control over internal changes. We offer 11 tenets of effective CM.

Sneak Previews

SurfControl's RiskFilter | 1U of Prevention
By Sean Doherty
Keep malicious e-mail out of your system with this effective, albeit costly antispam device.

Buffalo Technology's LinkStation Network Storage Center | Affordable SOHO Storage
By Don MacVittie
This affordable and easy-to-configure file and print server offers compact, centralized storage.

Logitech's io2 Digital Writing System | What's in Your Pencil Bag?
By Lori MacVittie
This digital pen remembers everything you write and can instantly create e-mails and documents of the stored data. But is it too clunky?

Departments

Last Mile
Edited By Bradley F. Shimmin and Tim Wilson
In this edition: the Top 11 ways a Roomba robotic vacuum could improve your IT department, old computers and iPod to the stars!

Quick Takes
By Patricia Thomas
This edition looks at Fujitsu's Lifebook T4000, JotSpot's Wikis, Phoenix Technologies' FirstWare Assistant and KoolSpan's SecureEdge.

Letters
By NWC Readers
Sean Van Handel laments, "Making a wireless network impervious to intruders isn't as easy as plugging in an 802.1x authentication server and adopting new encryption measures."

Columns

Industry Insights: Developing of the Geek Personality | Control the Inner Geek
By Mike Lee
The Supergeego, the Geek's moral compass, is behind the Geek's desire to be a productive employee.

BuzzCut: Tiny Storage Could Mean Big Security Headaches | Dawn of the Corporate Full-Cavity Search
By Jonathan Feldman
New, tiny USB flash memory devices could pave the way for employees to bring in--or run off with--one Gig of data.

BuzzCut: OS Endeavor Lets PCs Emulate Mac, Linux | "...And a Macintosh in a PearPC"
By Michael J. DeMaria
PearPC technology lets PCs and Linux machines emulate multiple operating systems, eliminating the need for separate hardware. But is it always a good solution?

BuzzCut: Phoenix Short Circuits the PC Start-Up Process | Turns PC into PDA
By Bradley F. Shimmin
The BIOS manufacturer looks to externalize Microsoft Outlook data during startup with instant-on technology, signaling an end to teleconference embarrassment and productivity pitfalls for business travelers.

BuzzCut: Networks Out at Home | Built-in Networking Is Mostly Fiction in Homes
By Ron Anderson
Many electronics vendors and service providers still don't provide the proper hooks to enable home networking. But IT professionals should rise up and give them the word.

FUDBusters: New Chip Puts TV in Your Cell Phone | Calling Jerry Springer?
By Tim Wilson
The new TI chip paves a new way for cell phones to be misused during work hours--and for cell phone users to become even more annoying. Should IT managers really buy this feature?

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