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Articles by Douglas Alder

Source
Year
Month 
Description 
HomeBase Software Blog
2010
HomeBase Software Blog
FileMaker Techniques and Tricks
The Computer Paper
2009
Glory Days at The Computer Paper
Last issue of TCP -- Doug remembers...
The Computer Paper
2003
HP Scanjet 5500C Review
New scanner capable of scanning batches of photos
The Computer Paper
2002
15 Years Ago
15th Anniversary of The Computer Paper
The Computer Paper
FileMaker 6 Review
Database Software Review
The Computer Paper
2002
MacWorld Expo 2002-01 January 2002 -- San Francisco Macworld Expo


SonicFire Pro Software Review
Music creation software


Macworld Expo 2002-07
July 2002 -- New York Macworld Expo
Computer Tracker
2001
FileMaker Developer's Conference 2001 August 2001 -- Orlando Florida
 
Flash - You are soaking in it! July 2001 -- Flash content dominates the web.
 
Ecommerce in Canada is not going away June 2001 -- Ecommerce grows in Canada.


Free and Easy
June 2001 -- Open Source software.
 
Platform Agnostic May 2001 -- not really, it is a plug for the new Apple OS X Server.
 
The compelling argument for using Open Source software April 2001 -- it's free, it works, it doesn't come from Microsoft...
 
Overloaded by your website content? March 2001-Content Management Systems make managing large websites easier.

2000
Macworld Expo 2000 San Francisco Macworld Expo


FileMaker Developer Software
FileMaker Pro Developer Edition software review


Cobalt Qube Review
Cobalt Qube rackmountable server
The Computer Paper
1999
QuickTime Live 1999 QuickTime Live Conference held in the LA Convention Center


MacWorld Expo 1999 New York Macworld Expo review


FileMaker Everything CD
Grab bag of FileMaker techniques and demo files from ISO FileMaker Magazine
The Computer Paper
1998
ISPCON Conference Review
ISPCON, San Jose, California.


FileMaker DevCon
1998 FileMaker DevCon held in Monterey, California
The Computer Paper
1997
97-10 This will be my last column for a while. As readers of last month's column know, I am leaving active duty at The Computer Paper.


97-09 The party's been great, but it is time for me to go


97-08 Computex spotlights Taiwan's industry influence


97-07 Handheld technology, ISDN lines, frame relay for the office and travel plans.
Canadian Computer Wholesaler

97-07-CCW
Observations on the Apple retail market.
The Computer Paper
97-06 Road worrier, Psions, Windows CE and Newton pocket computers.


97-05 Bandwidth blues. The quest for the perfect ISP.


97-04 Revenge on the nerds. Discussion of book called "Why Things Bite Back: Technology and the Revenge of Unintended Consequences "


97-03 Dangerous times for modem buyers. Standards on the move.


97-02 Home-based ISDN service: Are the rates ready for prime time?


97-01 Don't buy a WebTV

1996
96-12 57,000 channels and nothing on


96-11 Why would anyone pay $60 a month just to get e-mail?


96-10 Who gets the best machines in your office?


96-09 Apple not dead yet


96-08 Comdex Canada 1996 and New Products from CCP Inc.


96-07 What to look for when buying a PC today.


96-06 I love my word processor


96-05 Online Banking


96-04 Publishing show draws crowds--Seybold Report


96-03 The tendency to tweak--Filemaker Pro


96-02 Intranets


96-01 Maps and Data -- GIS Systems and User Pay in Canada

1995
95-12 The $500 Computer


95-11 Higher Integration -- The Killer App for Business


95-10 A whole new way of doing things -- A graphic experience


95-09 Windows 95 is a bit of a scam


95-08 Meet the Granddaddy of the Web -- France's Minitel System


95-07 Reviewing the Reviewer


95-06 RealAudio Rave up


95-05 Computer Shows take off


95-04 Pornography or not?


95-03 Cheeri/OS -- The Operating System Of The Future?


95-02 Electronic Democracy Under Construction


95-01 Computer Literacy and Political Power

1994
94-12 The Information Super Highway


94-11 The Editor's Apprentice


94-10 How I Spent My Summer Vacation -- The Tyrell Museum in Alberta


94-09 As the computer world turns...Apple on the comeback trail?


94-08 Full of it; Problems with CD-ROMs


94-07 Virtual Mean Streets


94-06 Being There -- Video Conferencing


94-05 An Ode to an unsung hero -- the computer technician


94-04 Metaman book review


94-03 Computers contributing to Attention Deficit Disorder?


94-02
Software theft and the Canadian Copyright Act.


94-01
Eastern Edition of The Computer Paper launched.

1993
93-12 A parent's nightmare -- Doom.


93-11 How can people still work like this? Are computers net zero at adding productivity?


93-10 All learning is an obstacle to new learning. WordPerfect Man.


93-09 The Interface Group buys Pac Rim Show, Green PCs, Alpha and NT.


93-08 Version 2.0 of the editor. Doug gets a haircut.


93-07 Is now the best time to buy a computer?


93-06
CISC vs RISC. New approach to microprocessor design brings new ideas to the computing field.


93-05
Why everyone should become 'computer literate' in business, management and education. "My feeling is that the old expectation that the really important stuff that you need to know will be taught in high school or university..is outmoded."


93-04 "The big trend I noted was the invasion of content into computing."


93-03 What exactly is this new fangled thing called 'The Internet'?


93-02 My kids discover telecommunicating with a new graphical interface BBS called 'FirstClass'.


93-01 A must-see list for the upcoming Pacific Rim Computer Show includes IBM's new ThinkPad portable computers, Lotus Notes and new database software from Microsoft.

1992
92-12
Brain sex and computers. Why are most readers of The Computer Paper male?


92-11 Multiprocessor computers


92-10 The joy that comes when computers make life easier. Using a fax modem to avoid the fax line up in the office.


92-09 The year 2000 bug. Intel vs RISC. OS/2. Unix.


92-08 Macs are Betamax. Predictions of the demise of Macintoshes disputed.


92-07 A New View of Accounting. Phil Quakenbush is not a happy man.


92-06 A virtual community. The growth of online communities, BBSs, Compuserve, GEnie, Canada Remote Systems and the need to make telecommuting easier with a graphical user interface.


92-05 CD-ROMs make the distribution of large quantities of information and software relatively inexpensive.


92-04
Book discussion on "How the Boys of Silicon Valley Make Their Millions, Battle Foreign Competition and Still Can't Get a Date". Scan version


92-03
High-speed modems allow The Computer Paper to keep in touch with four far flung offices. Beta software brings pain with the joy.


92-02
The Battle of the 32-bit Operating Systems -- MS-DOS, Windows, OS/2 and Unix variants promise great power.


92-01
Goodbye to pen and paper, welcome to pocket computing. The Pacific Rim Computer Show and our Reader Survey.

1991
91-12
"The computer you really want costs $5,000." Now you can get it for $3,000...


91-11
Reader survey responses and Comdex, Macworld Canada and Seybold.


91-10
The real cost of computing -- training.


91-09 Teacher leave those kids alone....


91-08 Big changes in computer industry, networking and Mac stuff discussed.


91-07 Heading to New Mexico for holidays, multimedia, customizing databases, accounting software and music software discussed.


91-06 Overview of computer publications, US and Canadian.


91-05
Palmtop computers from Sharp and Atari. New version of PageMaker and FreeHand for Windows.


91-04
Before there was the Internet there was Telecommunicating, with a dial up modem on BBSs and Compuserve.


91-03
Desktop Publishing, Canadian Payroll and Pen Computing.


91-02
Our fourth year of publishing. Spreadsheets and subscriptions.


91-01 Pocket organizer from Atari, GeoWorks, CorelDraw

1990
90-12 Databases, Pacific Rim Show and launch of Winnipeg Edition


90-11
Presentation graphics, Suzy and Mind Link!


90-10 HP's New Wave and The GST.


90-09
Computer Courses, Home Computers and how the cover was made. Now my daughter is going to want royalties.


90-08 The decline and fall of Computer Corner


90-07 PC Crash course, Graeme Bennet hired as editor, Patricia Fitzgerald to head up Alberta office. Paid circulation launched in BC Interior.


90-06
Windows 3, the graphical interface at last becoming a reality in the IBM PC world.


90-05
Wake up little Suzy and Submarine Toothbrushes.


90-04
Workstations, new laptops and a broadcast fax.


90-03 The Wish List of A Desktop Publisher


90-02 Year-ends, taxes and T4s time is rolling around again.


90-01 Future trends. High speed 486 chips, software integration, email, SQL.

1989
89-12 Pac Rim show review. New shorter format, paper price increase.


89-11 Controversial new voice mail systems, Business in Vancouver launched, Pac Rim Show rah-rah.


89-10 Computers, contact and sales management software. Pac Rim Show and Pacific Coast Computer Faire.


89-09 Back to school, CD-ROMs, OCR and a new "chest top model".


89-08 Local area networks still complicated to install. Law office computerizes. The Computer Paper goes "stitch and trim".


89-07 Chaos book discussed. Email explained.


89-06 Busy month in BC computer industry. Computer Associates buys Bedford accounting division, Unix news


89-05 We moved, we changed format, we increased circulation, we launched a new edition, new baby on the way.


89-04 New logo, new territory -- Alberta Edition of The Computer Paper launched

1988 88-12
The value of support in the computer retail proposition.


88-11 Its fall and computer show time again.


88-10 Windows and OS/2 seem destined to have a large impact on how we use computers in the near future.


88-09
Life long learning with computers. Staff photo.


88-07
Medical billing, vertical markets, new format for The Computer Paper


88-06 Windows is the hot item this month


88-05 Wake up little Suzy, submarine toothbrushes and ninja turtles on the cover


88-04
April issue overview, workstations, broadcast faxing


88-03
A look at the rapidly growing market in Desktop Publishing.


88-02
.Welcome to The Computer Paper. First issue ever.

Last Updated on 8/8/2010
By Douglas Alder