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eWeek writer Peter Galli reports that beta testers of the developing Microsoft Office 10 seem unimpressed at the Redmond giants ability to offer much improvement over Beta 1. Testers are saying that the lack of feature functionality in the first beta has been little improved as the desktop productivity suite has progressed, and is set to hit retail next year. Most talked about is the new speech recognition feature, which according to the article still needs a lot of work. Bill Gates has touted Office 10 as "the most significant release of Office ever," and many look forward to its new features and improvements. Read the eWeek article here.
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What is Net.Medic? With the explosive growth of the Internet, travel on the information highway can be slow. Net.Medic helps you recognize and avoid many of the Internet roadblocks by: n Optimizing your online connections n Identifying many Internet ailments in seconds n Tracing the cause of these ailments to their source n Offering suggestions about how to solve the problems, and whenever possible automatically fixing them. Net.Medic is an easy-to-use browser companion that animates your online connections, and tracks the vital signs of your online activity. It also provides clear and simple reports that can help you transform your online experience.

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Net.Medic identifies, diagnoses, and fixes many problems that negatively impact your online experience. Now you can trace each network bottleneck to its source—desktop computers (the client), your modem, the Intranet, your ISP, the Internet backbone, or the remote Web server. Net.Medic identifies problems in seconds, offers suggestions about how to solve the problem and often automatically fixes them. By continuously monitoring activities along your Web path, Net.Medic tells you exactly what’s happening at every point. It reports your throughput, retrieval time, Web server load and efficiency, as well as network congestion levels. In addition, Net.Medic monitors your desktop computer and modem to ensure optimal configuration for your online connections. Net.Medic provides the information you need to make informed decisions about how to improve your online experience.

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The Net.Medic call log tracks your past month’s modem calls. The log provides information about your modem’s success rate, the connection speed, the duration of the call, the current status of the call, its average throughput, and the percentage of time it was idle. A colored light is used to indicate the success (health) of each call. A green, yellow, or red light respectively indicate good, moderate, or poor success of the call. This vital data can help you decide whether you should upgrade to a faster modem. In addition, you can use this log to audit your monthly usage and fees as well as the level of service provided by your ISP.

 

 

 

 

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