SmartComputing
Encyclopedia
SmartComputing is a monthly computing
and technology
magazine
published by Sandhills Publishing Company
in Lincoln
, Nebraska
, USA. It was formerly known as PC Novice, and the first issue rolled out in 1990http://www.smartcomputing.com/info/aboutus.aspx.
and software, editorial content and classified advertising
. It is geared more towards newer users than its sister publication, Computer Power User
.
Computing
Computing is usually defined as the activity of using and improving computer hardware and software. It is the computer-specific part of information technology...
and technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
published by Sandhills Publishing Company
Sandhills Publishing Company
Sandhills Publishing Company is a privately held American magazine publishing company. It publishes trade and consumer publications for the computer, trucking, agriculture, aircraft, and heavy machinery industries...
in Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska
The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....
, Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
, USA. It was formerly known as PC Novice, and the first issue rolled out in 1990http://www.smartcomputing.com/info/aboutus.aspx.
Content
The magazine features articles, reviews of hardwareComputer hardware
Personal computer hardware are component devices which are typically installed into or peripheral to a computer case to create a personal computer upon which system software is installed including a firmware interface such as a BIOS and an operating system which supports application software that...
and software, editorial content and classified advertising
Advertising
Advertising is a form of communication used to persuade an audience to take some action with respect to products, ideas, or services. Most commonly, the desired result is to drive consumer behavior with respect to a commercial offering, although political and ideological advertising is also common...
. It is geared more towards newer users than its sister publication, Computer Power User
Computer Power User
Computer Power User is a monthly computing and technology magazine published by Sandhills Publishing Company in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. It has been in circulation since December 2001.-Content:...
.
Articles and Features
- Technology News and Notes, by Christian Perry - News and a monthly Q/A help desk
- Tech Diaries, various authors - Reviews
- Software Head-to-Head, various authors - a comparison of software
- September 2006: Anti-Spam: eTrust AntiSpam, SonicWALLSonicWALLSonicWALL is a private company headquartered in San Jose, CA. It sells a range of internet appliances primarily directed at content control and network security. These include devices providing services for network firewalls, UTMs , VPNs , backup and recovery, and anti-spam for email...
Email Security Desktop, OnlyMyEmail, VQme Anti Spam with Webmail. Winner: SonicWALLSonicWALLSonicWALL is a private company headquartered in San Jose, CA. It sells a range of internet appliances primarily directed at content control and network security. These include devices providing services for network firewalls, UTMs , VPNs , backup and recovery, and anti-spam for email...
Email Security Desktop - October 2006: Instant MessagingInstant messagingInstant Messaging is a form of real-time direct text-based chatting communication in push mode between two or more people using personal computers or other devices, along with shared clients. The user's text is conveyed over a network, such as the Internet...
clients: Yahoo! MessengerYahoo! MessengerYahoo! Messenger is an advertisement-supported instant messaging client and associated protocol provided by Yahoo!...
8, AIM Triton 1.5, Google TalkGoogle TalkGoogle Talk is a freeware voice over Internet protocol client application offered by Google Inc. The first beta version of the program was released on August 24, 2005...
, ICQICQICQ is an instant messaging computer program, which was first developed and popularized by the Israeli company Mirabilis, then bought by America Online, and since April 2010 owned by Mail.ru Group. The name ICQ is a homophone for the phrase "I seek you"...
5.1, TrillianTrillian (instant messaging client)Trillian is a proprietary multiprotocol instant messaging application for Windows, Mac OS X, Android, iOS, BlackBerry OS, and the Web, created by Cerulean Studios...
3.1, Windows Live MessengerWindows Live MessengerWindows Live Messenger is an instant messaging client created by Microsoft that is currently designed to work with Windows XP , Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Mobile, Windows CE, Xbox 360, Blackberry OS, iOS, Java ME, S60 on Symbian OS 9.x and Zune HD...
. Winner: Yahoo! MessengerYahoo! MessengerYahoo! Messenger is an advertisement-supported instant messaging client and associated protocol provided by Yahoo!... - January 2007: Office suiteOffice suiteIn computing, an office suite, sometimes called an office software suite or productivity suite is a collection of programs intended to be used by knowledge workers...
s: StarOfficeStarOfficeStarOffice, known briefly as Oracle Open Office before its discontinuation in 2010, is a proprietary office suite. It was originally developed by StarDivision which was acquired by Sun Microsystems in 1999...
8, Microsoft Office 2007Microsoft Office 2007Microsoft Office 2007 is a Windows version of the Microsoft Office System, Microsoft's productivity suite. Formerly known as Office 12 in the initial stages of its beta cycle, it was released to volume license customers on November 30, 2006 and made available to retail customers on January 30, 2007...
Home and Student Edition, Corel WordPerfectWordPerfectWordPerfect is a word processing application, now owned by Corel.Bruce Bastian, a Brigham Young University graduate student, and BYU computer science professor Dr. Alan Ashton joined forces to design a word processing system for the city of Orem's Data General Corp. minicomputer system in 1979...
X3 Standard Edition, Ability OfficeAbility OfficeAbility Office is an office suite developed by Ability Plus Software and distributed and marketed by Ability Software International and which consists of a word processor, spreadsheet, database, modules for presentation and photo or image editing, plus a photo/image organiser and vector line...
Standard Edition. Winner: StarOfficeStarOfficeStarOffice, known briefly as Oracle Open Office before its discontinuation in 2010, is a proprietary office suite. It was originally developed by StarDivision which was acquired by Sun Microsystems in 1999...
8 - Software Reviews, various
- Staff Picks, various - staff's choices of hardware
- Windows Tips & Tricks, various - helpful hints for using Microsoft WindowsMicrosoft WindowsMicrosoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
- General Computing, various - articles about no specific topic
- Reader's Tips, by readers - readers give hints to other readers
- Learning Linux, by Vince Cogley, NEW COLUMN - teach yourself using LinuxLinuxLinux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
with the UbuntuUbuntu (operating system)Ubuntu is a computer operating system based on the Debian Linux distribution and distributed as free and open source software. It is named after the Southern African philosophy of Ubuntu...
distribution - Plugged In, various - tips on using the Internet
- Mr. Modem's Desktop, by Mr. ModemMr. ModemRichard Sherman is an author, syndicated columnist, publisher, and radio host. He is President of Get-the-Net, Inc. and the creator and publisher of the online computer and Internet help service and weekly subscription newsletter, ....
- various tips and Internet links - Quick Studies, various - tips on and fixing problems with using very commonly used software
- Tidbits, by Marty Sems - information on new stuff
- Tech Support, various - consists of:
- What to Do When... - a guide on fixing road-block problems
- Examining Errors - the magazine helps readers with errors
- Fast Fixes - information on new software updates
- Q&A - answers to tech support questions
- FAQ - answers to frequently asked questions; each month all questions are about the same topic
- Action Editor, unknown - Action Editor comes to the rescue when companies deny service or give bad service
- Tales From The Trenches, by Gregory AndersonGregory AndersonGregory Ramon Anderson is a Tallahassee, Florida, native, who attended FAMU from preschool until his graduation from the University in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in Agricultural Business. He co-founded Rainforest Films, with fellow FAMU graduates Rob Hardy and Will Packer in 1994, working as a...
- his bad experiences when using computers and what to do about them if they happen to you - Editorial License, by Rod Scher - description unknown