WORKERS CAN MAKE THE MOST OF HOME COMPUTER.Byline: Family PC The personal computer that many families have in their dens and family rooms can come in handy Verb 1. come in handy - be useful for a certain purpose be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" when the adults in the family bring work home from the office. Here are a few useful tips. 1. FedEx it from home. If you're sending and receiving lots of Federal Express packages, you can track and inventory your packages and print labels on your family computer with software free from Fed Ex. To get the software and your own Fed Ex account, call (800) 463-3339 or visit http://www.fedex.com. 2. Supplement your hard disk. You can get almost unlimited portable storage with an Iomega Zip drive The Zip drive is a medium-capacity removable disk storage system, introduced by Iomega in late 1994. Originally it had a capacity of 100 MB, but later versions increased this to first 250 MB and then 750 MB. , which has removable 100MB disks (Mac SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. , or DOS/Windows parallel port or SCSI with $59.95 adapter A device that allows one system to connect to and work with another. An adapter is often a simple circuit that converts one set of signals to another; however, the term often refers to devices which are more accurately called "controllers. , $199.95 from Iomega, (800) 697-8833/(801) 778-1000), or with the SyQuest EZ135 drive, which has removable 135MB disks ($199 IDE (1) (Integrated Development Environment) A set of programs run from a single user interface. For example, programming languages often include a text editor, compiler and debugger, which are all activated and function from a common menu. , $239 external, from SyQuest, (800) 245-2278/(510) 226-4000). 3. Fancy prints jobs, at not-so-fancy prices. Lots of the fancy print jobs you see are really just simple printing on fancy paper. Specialty paper for letterhead, business cards, certificates, invitations and many other uses is available from PaperDirect at (800) 272-7377, fax (800) 443-2973/(201) 271-9601, or Queblo at (800) 523-9080, fax (800) 554-8779. 4. Business software for the asking Adv. 1. for the asking - on the occasion of a request; "advice was free for the asking" on request . Most computer retailers, mail-order companies and catalogs offer two software bundle options for people buying new machines - one for general use, the other tailored toward business. |
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