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| EMagazine Volume 4 Issue 5 October 1999 |
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So
... waddya think of the new look? Much of the credit goes to the graphics
department (thanks Luke). Please take a minute and fill in the
survey so we know what you think or send your comments (compliments I
hope) to news@hometoys.com . Since a lot
of late nights went into this facelift I'd appreciate it if you'd let me know of
any broken links or other ugly stuff.
In case you haven't noticed ... we're being inundated with "Home Networking" buzz. Websites, magazines, books and probably t-shirts and board games are cropping up daily. But what does it all mean? I don't think anyone will really know until Mr(s). Consumer decides what he/she is going to buy into. What I am happy to see though is some of the of more traditional Home Automation companies beginning to fight back against the PC network crowd. After all ... the first I ever heard of a Home Network had nothing whatsoever to do with networking computers at home and everything to do with providing a network for appliances, entertainment systems, security systems etc. to communicate with each other. Don't get me wrong ... sharing fast internet connections, files and printers between PC's is awesome ... but it ain't Home Networking. It will, however, help to sell Home Networking due to the popularity of the internet, the cash available for the PC industry to market and the general level of understanding of what PC networks are.
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Next issue is going to be a very interesting one ... "Home Office Networks". We're a pretty small operation here at HomeToys and we work out of a Home Office. To pull this off without losing hair, technology and networking is essential. Computers, telephones, fax machines, printers, fast internet ... you name it ... we need it. And it needs to work every time (which it doesn't). And it needs to be simple (which it isn't). Got any solutions? Let's hear about it. Send your articles, letters etc. to me at bobh@hometoys.com .
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