Cover Story

3D -- Rev up your PC, sit back and get ready for a ride into the third dimension.
• Glossary Of 3-D Terms
• Stop Playing Games and Get Down to Business -- 'X' marks the spot as Microsoft takes aim at 3-D.
• Have More Fun with Graphics -- OpenGL standard delivers 3-D graphics for Windows NT and 95.
• When Only 'Too Fast' Is Fast Enough
• I Want My Web 3-D -- VRML's high-speed 3-D brings new worlds to the Web.
• Port in the 3-D Storm -- Board-level technology boosts 3-D graphics speed.
• 3D on NT -- When three key graphics packages made the move to NT, Tinseltown took notice-and helped move 3-D graphics closer to your desktop.
• The Shape of 3-D to Come
• 3-D Picture Is Clear for Blur
• Ex-Toaster App Cooks for Game Maker
• Architect Puts Clients Into Plans

Analysis

• Start / Mike Elgan
  3-D: The Next Dimension
• The Explorer / Fred Langa
  Beware of Log-On Hijackers
• Windows at Work / Cheryl Currid
  PC Support that Pays for Itself
• Dialog Box / Joseph C. Panettieri
  Stop the NT Madness

WinLab Reviews

What's Hot!


• AMD-K6 processor
• Like Intel Says, It's What's Inside that Counts
• Fast Moves from an Upstart Chip
• Ricochet wireless modem and Internet service
• Internet LanBridge

  Hardware
  

• Head to Head: 17-Inch Monitors
• Epson Stylus Color 800
• IBM ComCentral 33.6
• Head to Head: 21-Inch Monitors
• Xerox Document WorkCentre Pro 535
• NEC SuperScript 660plus Laser Printer
• HP ScanJet 5p
• Epson Expression 636
• Quantum Bigfoot CY 6.4
• Acer Future Keyboard
• TEAC CD-R50S
• TEAC CD-512E

  Systems
  

• WinBook XP5 Pro
• AST Advantage 9413
• Kingdom 6x86 P166+ Super Value
• Head to Head: 166MHz MMX Notebooks
• WinBook LM P133
• Texas Instruments Extensa 900CDT
• NEC Ready 9716
• Acer Aspire 2751

  Software
  

• Visio Professional 4.5
• Visual Basic 5.0, Professional Edition
• HotDog Professional 3.0
• SuperCede Java Edition
• Window On WallStreet Deluxe Investor 5.0
• TimeClock Plus 2.0
• MyMailManager
• Wall Street Analyst Deluxe
• Prosper 2.0
• GIF Animator 1.2
• Corel Lumiere Suite
• Post-it Software Notes 1.5
• Internet Conference Professional
• Debt Analyzer 97 3.0
• Bryce 2.0
• DeBabelizer Pro

Recommended List -- A fast route to the best in hardware, software and system choices among all the products we've test.

Features

• Web-Wise PIMs -- Personal information managers are adding Internet capabilities to their long lists of features.

• Get on the BUS -- USB and FireWire will change the way you work forever. Hook up dozens of peripherals in a flash and get ready for a new level of performance.
  • Missing in Memphis?
  • Will a New Bus Leave Your System in the Dust?

NT Newstrends

• Microsoft's Database Riddle -- Microsoft is roaring about its next SQL server release, code-named Sphinx. But can the upgrade fend off mounting competition?
• NT Tidbits
• Bracing for NT Steelhead
• NT Workstation Aspirations
• Dueling Directory Service Software
• Heard in the Back Office -- NT rumors, gossip and scuttlebutt

  NT Product Pipeline
  

• ALR Revolution 6X6 -- Fully Loaded Six-Shooter
• 3Com ATMLink PCI-155 -- ATM in The Cards
• Digital Prioris MX 6200 -- Digital Presents Server Encore
• Micron Vetix LXI -- Dial Direct for NT Servers
• Dell Latitude XPi and XPi CD -- NT Workstation Leaves the Office
• Biscom Faxcom 3000/NT -- Perfect Paper Route
• Netscape Proxy Server 2.5 -- Safe Surfing
• Unicenter TNG -- Command Central
• CallXpressNT -- Get the Message
• GroupWise 5.1 -- A Wise Groupware Upgrade
• Sequel Net Access Manager 2.0 -- Monitor Web Wanderings
• RoboMon 6.1 -- Automated Administration
• NT Product Pipeline

  NT Reviews
  

• Seagate Crystal Info 5.0 -- Create a Stellar Report
• InterAction 3.0 -- Manage Customer Relationships

• On the Prowl with Wolfpack -- If Microsoft's clustering software delivers on its promise, the scalability and reliability concerns that have dogged NT may disappear.
• A Crash Course in Clustering
• Wolfpack Alternatives
• Tandem CEO Roel Pieper: On the Record

NT Administrator
Eyeing Your Cluster Options If you need fault tolerance today, Wolfpack alternatives from Novell and Vinca might be worth a look.

How To Buy

• How To Buy A 17-Inch Monitor
• Hop on the Universal Serial Bus
• Mighty Monitors
• Sites to Be Seen

How To

• Optimizing Windows / John Woram
  Launch Control -- Exclusive tips make your Win95 document icons launch the correct application.
• Applications / Jim Boyce
  Word for the Lazy -- A few tweaks save time and typing when you're working in MS Word.
• Power Windows / Karen Kenworthy
  Don't Get Burned -- Matchmaker ensures the work you put into recording CDs doesn't go to waste.
• Windows NT Workstation / John D. Ruley
  Stack Up the Pieces -- Fix fragmented NT files before your workstation's performance crumbles.
• Programming Windows / Martin Heller
  Internet Ping Pong -- Test your connection speed by bouncing packets back-and-forth across the Web.

New Products

LCD Projectors

• Bright Displays for Smart Presentations

  Storage
  

• Take a Drive for a Spin

• In Brief...Java Development

  Notebooks/Systems
  

• LEK FutureNote MX 200 -- Gain More Speed on the Road
• Micron ClientPro MTE and ClientPro MTA -- ClientPro Is Built for Business
• NMC MMX P-200 -- Take Home a PG-Rated PC

• In Brief...Modems

  E-Mail
  

• Virtual Access 3.6 -- All for One and Access for All
• InfoPress Email-On-Demand with E-Mail Merge -- Tap into Your E-Mail Supply
• WyndMail for Windows CE -- E-Mail with The 'Wynd'

• In Brief...E-Mail
• In Brief...Personal Productivity
• fyi

  Monitors
  

• Portrait PageMaster and Portrait PageView -- Small Size, Potent Package
• ViewSonic Optiquest V773 -- Good Looks When You Need Them
• Shinho AV2 Series -- A CRT Flat Line

• In Brief...Monitors
• In Brief...Graphic Accelerators

  Web Authoring
  

• Internet/Intranet Design Shop -- Web Publishing Power and More
• FutureTense Texture 1.1 -- Add Texture To Your Pages
• Internet Creator 4.0 -- Don't Sell Your Site Short

• In Brief...Web Utilities
• fyi

  CAD/Technical Drawing
  

• Cadkey 97 -- CAD Program Gets Wired for Windows
• CadraWorks 10.2 -- Take CAD Off the Board
• FlowCharter 7 -- Flow Charts Come Alive

• In Brief...Technical Drawing
• In Brief...Graphics

  Digital Cameras
  

• Canon PowerShot 350 -- This Square Shooter Fires Away
• AudioVision 2.0 -- Eye-Opening Conferencing
• XtX 1.1 -- Face-to-Face From Afar

• In Brief...Image Management
• In Brief...Video/Audio

  Business Productivity
  

• Business HeadStart -- Get Ahead from the Start
• Sirius GT Accounting -- Get 'Sirius' About Accounting
• Business Plan Pro 2.0 -- Plan like a Pro

• In Brief...Utilities
• fyi

  Printers
  

• Okidata Okipage 16n -- This Printer Turns Pages ... and Heads
• Tektronix Phaser 450 -- Phaser's Prints Are Stunning
• HP DesignJet 2000CP -- Don't Think About Ink

• In Brief...Printers
• fyi

  Networking
  

• ReachOut 7 -- Reach Out to Your Desktop from Anywhere
• pcAnywhere CE -- Remote Control
• Exide NetUPS SE -- Keep Your Power Up

• In Brief...Networking
• In Brief...Data Security

  Programming
  

• WebDeploy -- Deploy Your Apps on the Web
• ActiveThreed -- Weave a VB Web
• Crescent Internet ToolPak 3.0 -- Build Internet-Access Apps

• In Brief...Programming

News

Trends


• 266MHz Pentium II to Ship in May
• From Social Interfaces To Secret Agents
• Top Ten Best-Selling Windows Business Software
• Recap
• Win95's Next Stop: Memphis
• In Search of Intelligent Technology
• '96 Top Ten Best-Selling Business Software For 1996
• Will Your Desktop PC Contain 'Alpha Inside'
• Scan 'n' Attach
• Suite Smell of Success
• CE Goes to Work
• DSP Shatters The Speed Barrier

  Notes from the Lab
  

• Whitewashed Printing
• Not Very Refreshing
• Less Market Share
• Direct HeX
• Mail Call

WinTips

• WinTips -- Win95 Tips of the Month

R & R: Resources and Recreation

• Oye Como Va
• Wings of Glory
• Grow Your Own Family Tree
• Get Lucky
• Game of the Month -- Knight of the Demons

Windows on the Web

• Spread The Word -- Electronic mailing lists are a great way to communicate with a targeted audience.
• The Making of WinMag's Tip of the Day
• Tips for Better Browsing
• Cyberguide
• News Briefs
• Creative Labs Unveils Web Interface
• McAfee Uncovers Pernicious Word Macro Virus
• What's New at WinMag.com
• Top Ten Shareware

Letters

• Microsoft Rules?
• Sound Advice
• Take a Bite Out of Crime
• To NC or Not to NC?
• Flirting with disaster
• Wherefore Art Thou, IE 4?
• Corrections

Recycle Bin

• Worthless Web Site
  http://www.vimy-park.mb.ca/banana.html
  Submitted by Jeff Kowerchuk, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
• Plays CDS Without a Drive
• Discriminatory Hiring Practices
• The Best of Dilbert
• In Goo we Trust
• Useless Dialog O' the Month
• Are Time Machines Depriciable
• Ebonics Spell Checker