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SPECIAL REPORT - AUTOMOTIVE 2003
The 2003 New Car Review |
| The new, 2003 model year is upon us. For a comprehensive preview of what’s new, hot and exciting, check out the Seattle Auto Show, which runs from Nov. 6 to 10 in the Seahawks Exhibition Center across from Safeco Field and adjacent to Seahawks Stadium. If the weather here is getting your down, take a vacation and check out your next vehicle at the South Florida Auto Show in Miami which runs from Nov. 8 to 17. And don’t forget the Los Angeles Auto Show which starts on Jan. 2... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - AUTOMOTIVE 2003
Seattle Auto Show opens Nov. 6
By Temple A. Stark |
| Into cars? Well then, you probably already know this — something at the Seattle International Auto Show will likely cause you to drool. Bring a handkerchief. The show runs Nov 6 to 10 at the Seahawks Stadium Exhibition Center... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - AUTOMOTIVE 2003
Don’t get ripped off with car repairs
Word of mouth one of the best ways to find a good mechanic
By Temple A. Stark |
| It always starts out as just a feeling after driving away from your car’s latest minor surgery — you’re getting ripped off. Some people can afford to forget about it and go somewhere else. Others cannot afford to or would like a place they can trust and return to again and again... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - AUTOMOTIVE 2003
Oiling the Dandelions
By Doug Haughton |
| In this day and age of do-it-yourselfers, I’m frequently asked many questions pertaining to the care and feeding of the automobile. Perhaps the question that tops the list is, “What should I do with the old oil when I change the oil and filter?” The obvious answer, of course, would be “dump it somewhere on Sadam Hussein’s front lawn,” but I quickly assume that most folks are looking for a location a little closer to home... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - AUTOMOTIVE 2003
Forget about that magazine, while waiting
Espresso, laptop and modem connections, soda shops,
and children’s play areas are just the beginning
By Temple A. Stark |
| Car dealerships are like your favorite brother or sister — they let you play with their toys. There are the cars, of course, but increasingly visiting a dealership for purchase or service is a multi-sensual, multimedia experience. Espresso, laptop use and modem connections, soda shops, and children’s play areas are just the beginning. Valet parking? Not yet... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - AUTOMOTIVE 2003
Hybrid vehicles a new challenge
for emergency responders
Keeping current with hybrid car safety through local classes
By Temple A. Stark |
| JT2BK1. This jumble of letters and numbers could save your life. Together they are the first part of the VIN number in every Toyota Prius, which tells emergency response workers they are dealing with a new animal — the hybrid gas and electric vehicle... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - AUTOMOTIVE 2003
Effectively dealing with automotive repair problems
By Doug Haughton |
| If your automobile has ever frustrated you to the point that you were tempted to park in a high crime area with the keys in it, don’t worry, you’re not alone. In life, there are several certainties, not the least of which include death, taxes, and automotive mechanical problems. And not necessarily in that order, I might add... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - AUTOMOTIVE 2003
Fleets come in various sizes
By Temple A. Stark |
Some large businesses operate large vehicle fleets, and they save money. So do smaller ones, even if transportation isn’t its main focus.
According to state law, a fleet is five or more vehicles. But for the dealer and auto repair shops that service them, a business fleet could consist of one car... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - AUTOMOTIVE 2003
Saturn tops J.D. Power sales satisfaction study |
| For the third consecutive year, Saturn ranked highest in sales satisfaction — with Cadillac taking the No. 2 spot — in the 2002 J.D. Power and Associates Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) Study that was announced recently... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - AUTOMOTIVE 2003
Children’s Home Society honors Dionas |
| The Children’s Home Society of Washington recognized John Dionas and Peninsula Subaru as its Regional Philanthropic Corporation of the Year at its annual meeting... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - TECHNOLOGY
The future now: Kitsap telecom on the move
By Doña L. Keating |
| The telecommunications industry continues to morph at an astounding pace. It is an era where high-speed, broadband access will be ubiquitous. Few technologies have spread as quickly, or become so widely used, as computers and the Internet. These are common fixtures of modern social and economic life, opening opportunities and new avenues for many Americans....and the world... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - TECHNOLOGY
Broadband wireless in the real world.
By Jim Kendall |
| The most widely used applications of “wireless internet” are the IEEE 802.11 standards based applications that are simply “wireless Ethernet” products. What that means is that to connect to a computer network using the prevailing protocol of Ethernet, these wireless products carry signals that are converted to and from the Ethernet format. Think of them as “invisible Ethernet cables” that are used to connect one or more computers to a network... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - TECHNOLOGY
OpenOffice new rival to Microsoft |
| If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Microsoft Corp. should feel supremely complimented by the OpenOffice.org suite of software. And, perhaps, just a tad worried... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - TECHNOLOGY
What Will They Think Of Next? |
| IBM researchers have created a storage device that holds data equal to about 25 million textbook pages, compressed into a postage stamp-sized area... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - TECHNOLOGY
States settle with DoubleClick |
| An agreement involving Washington and nine other states will require the nation’s leading Internet-advertising service to better inform consumers when the company gathers information about the web-surfing activities of Internet users, state Attorney General Christine Gregoire said... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - TECHNOLOGY
Computer “hacking” is a process,
not an activity |
| What is often considered a mystery, should be obvious to the trained eye. Like other activities in life there is a “process” involved with computer hacking... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - TECHNOLOGY
A glossary of tech terms for the novice |
Browser: Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator are browsers. They are needed to view the graphics and text of the World Wide Web.
Click: The basic action for touring the Internet. You move a small cursor on the screen to a link or a typing space and click the mouse button... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - TECHNOLOGY
State prevails in first Spam case |
| In another significant victory for Washington’s anti-Spam law, a King County Superior Court judge declared that misleading commercial e-mails sent to millions of people violated Washington’s 1998 statute... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - TECHNOLOGY
Crackdown nets online scammers |
| While many crooked e-mail schemes originate in other countries, a crackdown in the United States has resulted in action against 19 online cons... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - TECHNOLOGY
Professional Options opens Seattle office |
| Business, policy and information technology consulting firm Professional Options has expanded its business with a Seattle presence at 800 Fifth Avenue Plaza. The growing company, which is headquartered in Gig Harbor, recently moved from Silverdale... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - TECHNOLOGY
WSTPA names Sprint a
Bronze Corporate Sponsor |
| The West Sound Technology Professionals Association (WSTPA), has announced that Sprint has become a Bronze Corporate Sponsor. By receiving this designation, Sprint is recognized by WSTPA as a company committed to the success of the local business community, as well as the technology professionals that make up its workforce... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - TECHNOLOGY
Seattle Book Company revs-up RosettaMachine
An industry first — Create 7 eBook formats in under 15 minutes |
| E-books have to start somewhere after they’re written. Seattle Book Company, an electronic publishing company using Web-based technologies, has released its Express ePublishing System powered by RosettaMachine, its automated file conversion technology... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - TECHNOLOGY
The dirty dozen e-mail scams
The Federal Trade Commission has compiled the 12 most common e-mail scams. To read all about them all in more detail, point your browser to www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/doznalrt.htm. |
Here’s a condensed version of the scams:
1) Business opportunities: You are told you’ll make $140 a day, $1,000 a day. Many of these are illegal pyramid schemes... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - TECHNOLOGY
Sivitz completes project for RealNetworks |
| Bainbridge Island writer Larry Sivitz has just completed copy writing and direct marketing work for an ambitious online new product launch... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - TECHNOLOGY
AOL in market for cable acquisitions |
| AOL Time Warner is scouring the market for potential cable acquisitions, after dissolving its long-running partnership with AT&T... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - TECHNOLOGY
FTC suit halts online scam |
| An Internet scam artist has been ordered to pay almost $1.9 million back to victims and stop a scheme that used thousands of misspelled Web addresses to trick Internet users into seeing adult advertisements, federal regulators said... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - TECHNOLOGY
Boxlight debuts new machine |
| Poulsbo-based Boxlight has unveiled its newest projector, the CD-725c. According to the company the CD-725c comes equipped with 2000 ANSI lumens... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - TECHNOLOGY
Air Force Academy hires CommuniCreations |
| The Air Force Academy’s, Humanities Institute recently hired Port Orchard’s CommuniCreations to develop a virtual museum and academic Web site... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - TECHNOLOGY
Advice on zapping pop-up ads |
Those Web pages with ads that open unbidden – called pop-ups – are one of the most annoying features on the Net.
If you’d like to rid yourself of that nuisance, PC World’s editors have some needed advice and help. You’ll find it on www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid, 57988,00.asp.
Just how ubiquitous are these ads? The editors felt they had to come clean and said: “Editor’s note: PCWorld.com is among the many sites that use pop-up windows.” |
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SPECIAL REPORT - TECHNOLOGY
A phone that takes photos? |
| Hold it right there. I want to take a picture of you with my telephone. Don’t call the cops or the nearest mental institution. AT&T has introduced – in a dozen major markets – a service that offers a special camera-equipped cellular phone and the ability to use the wireless phone to send the photos by e-mail... (Full Article) |
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