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This free, little applet is great for quickly linking up to listen to radio stations around the world from your PC.

We'll draw winners on Feb 2 for a free year of Ojolie.com ecards.

Don't miss your chance to win this very cool web design software.

Don't miss your chance to win Office 2007!

Dian Chapman tells you about a beautiful, new online card site that she found. But what's even better...you can win a free membership to this site by entering the drawing we're holding for this site!

A little piece of advice to help you from going nuts trying to find which cable goes where.

Daryl Lucas laments about the loss of the CompuServe New Mail Lady. And enjoyable remembrance for those of us who have been on the Internet for years.

I never gave much thought to my job as a career. I just did my professional best wherever I happened to be, content to learn new skills and solve problems wherever I found them. I followed the bouncing ball wherever it led. Then Jack came to see me....

Answer a few questions about the technology you use and get an entry into our drawing for Office 2003 Professional.

Answer a few, simple survey questions about the software you use and you'll be entered to win over $10,000 in Microsoft software!

Bill Coan reviews this long running design book.

See the results of the dog portrait drawing from last year.

Enter our drawing this month to try to win a copy of the newest version of SnagIt!

A few tips to show you how easy it can be to make your own cards, as well as numerous links to articles that show you how to create the items you envision.

How would you like to win over $10,000 in Microsoft software? Find out how you can try!

Find out how you can win Office 2003 this month.

Dian Chapman tells you about a cool software program and a special deal for TechTrax subscribers (if you hurry).

Find your way to the URL to enter a drawing to try to win a copy of Windows XP Pro!

Learn about this incredible artist who specialized in pet portraits and get details to enter a drawing to win a custom painting from your own photo!

Candi Thomas shares a few guidelines for customizing your desktop - that your IT department will love you for following!

In honor of Valentine's Day, a few things Candi Thomas loves.

Candi Thomas shares the hidden secrets of the IT department.

Candi Thomas explains what things you have a right to expect from your support person when you call for assistance.

Candi Thomas isn’t perfect. Pass it on!

Candi Thomas explains why oral surgery is twice as painful for a natural born talker.

Linda Johnson not only reviews The Sims 2, but allows you to peek into her world and provides lots of links to enhance your game.

Candi Thomas share a little of what support personnel deal with on a daily basis.

Matt Billock continues with his gaming lessons from the summer break.

Candi Thomas shares her experiences from The Bat Cave...the Help Desk at her company.

Matt Billock, in the fourth article in his "Game Development" series, covers basic animation using GLUT, getting input from the user, and constructs a tetris clone using knowledge presented to date.

See Who Won in Our Anniversary Issue

Matt Billock, in his third article on how to program computer games, presents several language-neutral concepts vital to the game programming practice. Topics covered in this tutorial—documentation, program structure, and vector math.

Matt Billock gets you started learning how to write programming code to create your own games.

Matt Billock provides you with strategies to help you be a big winner in The Sims.

Matt Billock continues his gaming programming series.

Travel with Military Mascot dog, Honey, on her touching journey home.

Find out how you can win a copy of Microsoft Flight Sim 2004.

Flight Simulator 2004 Brings the Old Birds out of the Hangar!

A look at airplanes, tents and the AOPA Electronic Airport Directory

Escape to the world of online simulated life!

Solve the clues to enter your name in a contest to win a Microsoft Office keyboard.

If you have pictures that you'd like to share with family and friends, you have to check out this article!

You can create cool photo slides shows with music and/or voice with these fun programs.

Find out who won our drawing and learn about a new one for January!

A list of useful links to Microsoft Gaming sites.

Have a little fun with technobabble.

A listing of Microsoft trial software links for applications, servers and gaming.

Get the details about TechTrax's first writing contest

A web link to a binary decoder that lets you speak like a computer.

Setting up a peer-to-peer wireless network