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18 Nov 2003, 11:19pm
"As someone who tinkered with InDesign 1, I've long been skeptical about Adobe's ability to make a convert out of me. Most of us were content with what Quark did and how it did it, so asking people to adopt a new interface paradigm for no compelling reason was a non-starter. Then my friend who works for Adobe in France signed me up as a beta tester for the next iteration of InDesign, then code-named "Dragontail."
<a href=&quot;http://www.arstechnica.com/reviews/003/software/indesign/indesign-1.html&quot; target=&quot;_new&quot;>Adobe InDesign CS @ Ars</a>

&quot; They do exactly what they say on the packaging, giving accuracy, comfortable to use, long-lasting, solid & steady. What more could you ask from a mouse mat. We certainly found them great to use. These IceMat mouse mats work for us.&quot;
<a href=&quot;http://www.a1-electronics.net/PcHardware/Various/2003/IceMats_Nov03.shtml&quot; target=&quot;_new&quot;>IceMat mouse mats or pads @ A1</a>

&quot;If you are anything like me you are very ambivalent about the iPod, on one hand it has incredible features, and on the other it is MADE BY APPLE! So na turally you are likely considering an alternative. Thankfully the Neuros does just that, and aside from some minor quirks and setbacks it proves to be quite a value. Read on and find out what this player is all about.&quot;
<a href=&quot;http://www.subzerotech.com/index/module/sz_reviews_display/id/166&quot; target=&quot;_new&quot;>Neuros Audio Computer 128mb / 20GB @ SubZeroTech</a>

&quot;Today Swiftech strikes back with the MCX-462V, a new hybrid cooler, similar to the MCX-462+ plus a few improvements. How will this cooler perform in our high-heat environment? That's what you'll need to read on to find out...&quot;
<a href=&quot;http://www.fastlanehw.com/reviews.php?action=view&id=59&quot; target=&quot;_new&quot;>Swiftech MCX462-V Review @ FastLaneHW</a>

&quot;The Smart Drive 2002 is an all passive hard drive enclosure designed to bring reduced acoustical levels to serial and parallel based ATA hard drives. A set of raised fins run the length of the side and upper portions of the unit.&quot;
<a href=&quot;http://www.modthebox.com/review262_1.shtml&quot; target=&quot;_new&quot;>Smart Drive 2002 Hard Drive Enclosure Review @ MODTHEBOX</a>

&quot;Little over a year ago we put Swiftech´s greatest against Alpha´s best. The MCX4000 vs PAL8942 review is more then a year old. And it is time again to find out who´s the king of the Pentium 4 aircoolers.!&quot;
<a href=&quot;http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=118&quot; target=&quot;_new&quot;>Swiftech MCX478-V vs Thermalright SP-94 @ Madshrimps</a>

&quot;The whole of COMDEX took up 1 hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center, a dramatic decrease in size from the previous years. Microsoft was out in full force, occupying about 15% of the exibit area, another 10-15% was taken up by the registration and media sections.&quot;
<a href=&quot;http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/comdex_2003_day_1.php&quot; target=&quot;_new&quot;>COMDEX Day 1 Coverage @ OverclockersClub</a>

&quot;The card uses a small and compact external 4-pin port to connect to an external SATA device. The connection is not used to provide power. Only 4 data lines exists which run at high frequency to deliver fast transfer rates. As in all of highpoints devices they have continued to use the same parallel controller chip and then used a SATA to PATA bridge chip (manufactured by Marvell). &quot;
<a href=&quot;http://www.pchardware.co.uk/highpointsata1511&rmate.htm&quot; target=&quot;_new&quot;>Highpoint Rocket 1511 & Rocketmate 1110 External SATA @ PC Hardware</a>

&quot;The quality of the kit was excellent, from the individual components, to the manual. A lot of the problems and complaints directed to the earlier revisions of the WaterChill seemed to have been corrected. With the exception of their default tubing, which is far to stiff in our opinion if you have a small case.&quot;
<a href=&quot;http://www.viperlair.com/reviews/case_cool/asetek/waterchill/&quot; target=&quot;_new&quot;>Asetek WaterChill @ Viper Lair</a>

&quot;This kit rocks, but it's not perfect though, the GPU block can cause some problems with some of the Radeon users out there because of the shim the cards have. You want better contact? remove some copper on the outside of the block by using sandpaper, or remove the shim. I had no problems while going through the installation, and I'm quite satisfied by the overall performance.&quot;
<a href=&quot;http://www.burnoutpc.com/index.php?page=reviews&review_id=203&quot; target=&quot;_New&quot;>Asetek Waterchill V2 review @ BoPC</a>