| 12-29-2003 |
TINY DEVICE CAPTURES EVERY KEYSTROKE
The name is Crossman... Craig Crossman. And don't pay any attention to me fiddling with the back of your computer. We international super-spies have our methods, you see. When it comes to seeing what people are typing on their computer keyboards, one clever method is using a KEYKatcher from Allen Concepts. Read all about it, here. |
| 12-22-2003 |
COMPUTER TOOL FOR PARENTS DISPENSES PLAY TIME
Parents who want to limit the amount of time their children spend watching television and playing computer games have a new tool to assist them in the battle against couch potatoism. It's the EyeTimer and Craig says it can help. |
| 12-15-2003 |
ALL IN ONE MEDIA CENTER OFFERS FAMILY SOLUTION
Craig likes the style of the new Gateway 901 Media Center PC. Can it earn a place in YOUR home entertainment rack? Come see for yourself. ALSO: A dog tag that does more than just jingle when Fido runs, it's the multilingual Dog-e-Tag, packed with data about your pooch! |
| 12-8-2003 |
SURROUND SOUND HEADPHONES ENHANCE REALITY
If your geek has discerning ears AND a computer capable of generating 5.1 surround sound, Craig says the Real Surround Sound "Theatre 6" headphones from Zalman will let your geek blow out his or her ears while leaving the rest of you in peace. ALSO: Like to tinker? Craig says a book titled "PC Toys," by Barry and Marcia Press, has fourteen cool projects you can do with your own computer. |
| 12-1-2003 |
PROJECT A NEW WIRELESS IMAGE WITH THE HOLIDAYS
Craig has seen the light! 1000 ANSI lumens of light, to be precise. What's the big deal about that? It's how SMALL the projector is, and oh-by-the-way it doesn't need any cables to connect with your laptop. Sound amazing? Read about the InFocus LP120. ALSO: ResellerRatings.com will help you find the best places to buy on the web. |
| 11-24-2003 |
PLAYSTATION 2 SEES THE LIGHT
At Craig's house this Christmas, everybody is kung-fu fighting. Their hands are fast as lightning. It's all just a little bit frightening. Oh, forget it. Just read what Craig has to say about the EyeToy camera for the PlayStation/2. ALSO: A USB Christmas tree. Hey...what else did you expect? Now Craig just needs to figure out the little teeny presents to go under a four inch high tree. |
| 11-17-2003 |
DOUBLE YOUR VISION AND YOUR PLEASURE
Craig has monitors so wide your eyes had better bring friends, if they want to see it all. It's the surprisingly affordable DoubleSight dual panel display! ALSO: Forget feeding a computer generated pet in a futile effort to keep it alive and happy, now you can feed your REAL pet...over the internet. Feed Fido and keep tabs on Tabby using the iSeePet. Yeah, and let's all send email to Craig asking him what he feeds AIBO when he's away. |
| 11-10-2003 |
HOLIDAY LINKS TO THE COMPUTER
Craig is your connection for hot tech gadgets that connect to your computer! The Ironman Data Link watch from Timex and cool digital cameras from PALM Clix are in the winner's circle today. ALSO: It's a computer, it's an aquarium, it's...BOTH? At the same time? The geeks will love this one. |
| 11-3-2003 |
HOLIDAY ITEMS ARE COOL AND KEEP YOU THAT WAY
Craig continues the inexorable march toward the holiday buying season with yet another list of must-have geek treasures! If it lights up, blows cool air at you, or runs real fast -- Craig's got it. |
| 10-27-2003 |
A JUMP ON THE SEASON
It's Ho-ho-ho, Crossman-style! Craig kicks off the holiday shopping season with a cornucopia of cool products for your computer. Mice that dry your sweaty palms, remotes that control your PC from across the room, the list goes on and on...check it out! |
| 10-20-2003 |
NETWORK YOUR HOME WITHOUT WIRES
Craig goes wireless! Unplug with him and see what he has to say about Microsoft's wireless network hub and Xbox wireless transmitter. ALSO: GN Netcom turns heads with their wireless telephone headset. It's one ounce of high quality communications, according to our Gadget Guru. |
| 10-13-2003 |
RECOVER DATA FROM DAMAGED OPTICAL MEDIA
Optical media like Recordable CD and DVD discs can have read errors just like your hard drives can. Craig reviews CD/DVD Diagnostic from Arrowkey and says this can save your life when good discs go bad. ALSO: Tiny Tech Tools (no size jokes, please!) you can attach to your keychain. See the Squirt EL from Leatherman. |
| 10-6-2003 |
ITUNES MEETS ITS MUSICMATCH
Apple's iTune Music Store finally has serious competition, according to Craig. Read all about MusicMatch Jukebox 8.1 and find out why. |
| 9-29-2003 |
TRAP A BETTER MOUSE
Craig checks out the latest in mouse technology from the hardware gurus at Microsoft. |
| 9-22-2003 |
NEW GRAPHIC TABLET MAKES DRAWING A BREEZE
Alternative input devices such as the Graphire graphics table from Wacom. |
| 9-15-2003 |
RECHARGE CELL PHONE WITH NOTEBOOK
Retractable cables galore with Keyspan's Zip-Linq. ALSO: Repair your Mac hard disk with Alsoft's DiskWarrior. |
| 9-8-2003 |
NOW YOU CAN KNOW WHERE YOUR KIDS ARE
Craig reviews the GPS Locator Watch for Kids from Wherify. Parents, do you know where your children are? Well, now you can. |
| 9-1-2003 |
A SCANNER WITH GREAT LOOKS
This time, Craig says he's found a flatbed color scanner that looks so good it belongs in the Museum of Modern Art, the HP Scanjet 4670. If your desk lacks style, maybe this will dress it up! ALSO: Protect the data on your Macintosh using the new Puppy fingerprint scanner from Sony. |
| 8-25-2003 |
USB DEVICE HELPS RESTART COMPUTER
Flash memory drives that connect to your computer's USB ports are nothing new. But Craig has found one that adds a new wrinkle. The DiskOnKey from M-Systems will let you actually BOOT UP your PC from their new 4th generation flash memory drive. Check it out! |
| 8-18-2003 |
A BETTER WAY TO FIND A CD
Time to come clean, geeks and geekettes. You have piles of CDs laying around your computer and when you finally need to reinstall your applications you can't find a thing, right? Don't be embarrassed, it's happened to all of us (well, okay, not US...but all of YOU, anyway). What is our secret? Craig says his is the CD Library from BesTrade USA. Check it out and never lose another CD again! |
| 8-11-2003 |
PROTECT YOUR ONLINE KIDS IN REAL TIME FROM ANYWHERE
Cyberspace is an endless resource of information...when you are the one doing the surfing. When it's your child, it's a vast and lawless wilderness full of predators in all shapes and sizes. Craig covers a new method for monitoring your children online, in real time, as soon as they go online. Read about Kid Defender from Actiontec in this week's column. |
| 8-4-2003 |
VIRTUAL CREDIT CARDS ARE SAFER THAN PLASTIC
Are you concerned about the safety of shopping in cyberspace? Worried that someone is going to use your credit card information without your knowledge and consent? Craig has the answer: VIRTUAL credit cards from MNBA. You've got to read it to believe it in this week's column! |
| 7-28-2003 |
PRINT DIRECTLY ON CD-R and DVD MEDIA
Labeling your recordable CD and DVD discs has been a pain. Craig says that PRINTABLE recordable CD and DVD discs might be the aspirin you need. ALSO: Craig recommends two inkjet printers from Epson, the Stylus Photo 900 and 960, that not only look great on paper but also print directly on the printable recordable CD and DVD discs. |
| 7-21-2003 |
HOW TO FIND A HOTSPOT
Wireless Ethernet, aka WiFi, is a boon and a blessing to road warriors. High speed access to the internet from your local coffee shop is a beautiful thing. But how do you find those "hot spots?" Craig has the answer: The WiFi Finder from Kensington. Catch this week's column to read all about it. |
| 7-14-2003 |
MAKE KEYBOARD BETTER THAN A MOUSE
Craig says ActiveWords will let your keyboard do more than ever before, maybe even weaning you off your mouse mania! ALSO: Craig lights up over the iLuminate from Antec. Come see why. |
| 7-7-2003 |
APPLE'S ISIGHT IS 20-20
Craig discovers that Apple Computer has perfect 20-20 vision when it comes to the webcam. Come find out how their new iSight perfects the breed. |
| 6-30-2003 |
MEDIA VERSION OF WINDOWS XP
According to Craig, the day is coming when your computer will likely be at the center of your home entertainment universe. Microsoft wants to be the brain at the center of all this (big surprise, eh?) and they have a special version of Windows just for you: Windows XP Media Edition. |
| 6-23-2003 |
POCKET RADIO RECORDS SHOWS, TRANSFERS TO PC
Radio lovers, take note! Craig has found you a device that is not only a handheld portable radio, but offers advanced recording features, AND will transfer recorded shows to your PC. Read all about the Radio Your Way from PoGo Products. |
| 6-16-2003 |
MAKE THE WIRES GO AWAY
Cut the cord and lose the tangle! Craig checks out the USB Bluetooth Adapter from Actiontec. See why our Gadget Guru thinks this might just be the ticket to reducing computer clutter. |
| 6-9-2003 |
INSTEAD OF PAPER, THINK CD AND DVD
Burning your own CD and DVD discs is cool. Craig says it's even cooler to burn them 25 at a time, with beautiful full-color labels printed right on the media. Check out his review of the nifty Bravo from Primera Technology! |
| 6-2-2003 |
WIRELESS ORB COLORS YOUR WORLD
If there is anything the ever-vigilant Gadget Guru Craig Crossman likes better than some gizmo with a cool light display that doesn't mean anything, it's a gizmo with a cool light display that serves a purpose. This explains why he's turning all shades of color over the Orb from Ambient Devices. Check it out! |
| 5-26-2003 |
SHOW OFF YOUR DIGITAL PICS ANYWHERE
Shutterbug Craig Crossman entertains friends and neighbors with digital photos, displayed on the portable Digital PhotoViewer from SanDisk. |
| 5-19-2003 |
DVD PLAYER CONNECTS TO PC
Craig reports on a DVD player that connects over a network to your PC. Now burning computer video files on a DVD movie disc is as simple as drag and drop. Check out the GoVideo D2730! |
| 5-12-2003 |
TYPE RECORDER SAVES LOST TYPING
Craig finds a program that remembers what you type giving you up-to-the-minute backup of your data. As long as there is typing, Craig thinks you might need Type Recorder. |
| 5-5-2003 |
PROGRAM PLAYS REPLAYTV ON YOUR COMPUTER
Whether you call them Personal Video Recorders (PVRs), Digital Video Recorders (DVRs), or simply "That TeeVoh thing," ReplayTV and TiVo are changing the face of television watching. Craig has found software that will play back your ReplayTV recorded programs on your computer. ALSO: A new keyboard and mouse combination from Microsoft has Craig's heart all a-flutter. |
| 4-28-2003 |
REMOTE CAMERA SENDS IMAGES TO CELL PHONE
It might just be the ultimate in surveillance for the consumer: a remote camera that automatically sends images to your wireless phone. Check out what's new from Nokia! Then Craig submerges a clock in your aquarium. But don't worry, no clocks were actually harmed during the filming of this screensaver. |
| 4-21-2003 |
WHAT IS COMPRESSION AND WHY DO I NEED IT?
This week, Craig answers another of your questions. |
| 4-14-2003 |
SCANNER REPAIRS PHOTOS ON THE FLY
Are you in the market for a scanner? If you are, Craig has one that not only makes great scans but it also fixes up those damaged photographs as they are scanned. Read Craig's review of the ScanMaker 6800 from MicroTek. |
| 4-7-2003 |
A NEW WAY TO REDUCE SPAM
Craig looks at Mailblocks, a new way to prevent junk emails from reaching your inbox. Is it foolproof? ALSO: Craig reviews the Liberator series of "power brick extenders." Put an end to the powerstrip real estate problem! |
| 3-31-2003 |
Q&A: INTERNET EXPLORER VS. NETSCAPE?
Craig examines the question of which browser you should use. Coming Up Next: PC or Mac? Vanilla or Chocolate? Extra Crispy or Original Recipe? Stay tuned! |
| 3-24-2003 |
DRIVE ON A STICK – JAMES BOND WATCH
It's Crossman...Craig Crossman. Geek turns super-spy with high tech gadgets to get your data from one place to another with that 007 panache. The MelodiStik from JMTek and Xonix's Mega Memory Watch are reviewed. |
| 3-17-2003 |
LABEL PRINTER STICKS AROUND
Craig reviews a couple one-of-a-kind printers: the Turbo 330 label printer from Dymo and Primera's amazing disc factory, the Bravo, now with Mac OS X support! |
| 3-10-2003 |
KEYBOARD HELPS REDUCE STRAIN
Craig reviews the EZ-Reach keyboard from TypeMatrix and helps you cut the headphone cord with wireless, infrared headphones from Unwired Technology. |
| 3-3-2003 |
WASH YOUR OLD RECORDS, VIRTUALLY
If you're transferring recordings from old records and tapes to digital media, Craig recommends software to clean up imperfections in the sound. |
| 2-24-2003 |
IS THAT A NEW IMAC? NO, IT'S YOUR LAPTOP.
Craig says, if you're suffering from iMac envy, this cool laptop stand might be just the ticket. |
| 2-17-2003 |
AD POPUP WINDOWS, A NECESSARY EVIL?
We've all seen them...we all hate them. Pop-up ads! But wait, maybe this ugly cloud has a silver lining. Craig |
| 2-10-2003 |
WHEN IS THE RIGHT TIME TO SWITCH?
If you're having a little trouble deciding when it's time to say out with the old, in with the new...Craig would like to have a few words with you. |
| 2-3-2003 |
ANIMATE YOUR PHOTOS!
Craig finds a program that gives an ANIMATED new life to those boring old still photos. |
| 1-27-2003 |
APPLE'S SAFARI IS A TRIP
Just what the world needs, ANOTHER web browser. Craig says not so fast, this one might be more than just another pretty face. |
| 1-20-2003 |
MP3 DEVICE PLAYS, RECORDS AND TUNES IN
Craig reviews one of our favorite new gadgets, the Archos Jukebox FM Recorder 20. Find out whether this is the one MP3 player that does it all. |
| 1-13-2003 |
TECHNOLOGY PREDICTIONS FOR 2003
Craig breaks out his crystal ball and peers into the near future of technology. Find out what he thinks will be up-and-coming in 2003! |
| 1-6-2003 |
THE INTERNET- NEW YEAR REFLECTIONS
Craig discusses how the Internet has changed over the past year and breaks out the crystal ball to predict what might happen in the year ahead. |
