Jim Bell Published Articles
Windows Magazine and Winmag.com | Inside Technology Training | Other Publications
- "Photoshop 'Til You Drop" - review of Adobe Photoshop 6 , 12/15/00
- "The Xara X Factor" - review of Xara Ltd.'s Xara X, 12/11/00
- "Graphics Suite Advances to CorelDRAW 10" - review of Corel's CorelDRAW 10, 12/5/00
- "More than Skin Deep" - review of Stardock's Object Desktop 2000, 10/31/00
- "GoLive 5.0 Finally Goes Live" - review of Adobe's GoLive 5.0 , 10/10/00
- "Broaden Your Horizons" - review of MGI Software's PhotoVista 2.0, 9/22/00
- "Workgroup Printer Just Short of 'Wow!'" - review of Minolta/QMS PagePro 4100W laser printer, 9/12/00
- "Lickety 'Split Bridge'" - review of Mobility Electronics' EasiExpansion T35, 8/29/00
- "Keep an Eye on Your Files" - review of Jasc's QuickView Plus 6.0, 8/28/00
- "OKIPAGE 8z: Size Does Matter" - review of Oki Data OKIPAGE 8z LED printer, 8/9/00
- "Screen Capture Goes to the Movies" - review of TechSmith's Camtasia 2.0, 8/2/00
- "Easy on the Eye" - review of Ai Squared's BigShot magnifier utility program, 7/27/00
- "Super Fast Personal Printer" - review of NEC SuperScript 1400 laser printer, 7/24/00
- "Nano Technology" - review of nano Internet package, 7/7/00
- "SmartSaver Saves Web Developers Time" - Ulead SmartSaver Pro 3.0 review, 7/5/00
- "Minimalist Time Manager" - ET Reminder review, 6/29/00
- "Mail Program with Mulitple Personalities" - AllegroMail review , 6/23/00
- "Information at Your Fingertips" - Enfish Onespace review, 6/9/00
- "Doing it Freehand" - Macromedia FreeHand 9 review, 6/5/00
- "Illustrator Gets New Web Focus" - Adobe Illustrator 9.0 review , 5/31/00
- "Paper to PDF Powerhouse" - Adobe Acrobat Capture 3.0 review, 4/10/00
- "Virtually Perfect" - Vmware 2.0 for Windows NT and 2000 review, 4/5/00
- "Digital Photo Album" - Jasc Media Center Plus review, 3/23/00
- "Now Hear This" - Clipstream 2.0 beta review, 2/29/00
- "DOS to the Rescue" - NTFSDOS Professional Edition review, 1/31/00
- "Burn, Baby, Burn" - Adaptec Easy CD Creator 4 Deluxe review, 1/10/00
- "Third Times the Charm" - Dreamweaver 3.0 review, 12/10/99
- "System Security Blanket" - ConfigSafe Desktop Edition 3.0 review, 11/29/99
- "Move It or Lose It" - Desktop DNA review, 11/22/99
- "Hook Me Up" - Laplink 2000 review, 11/8/99
- "PhotoDraw: Drawn to Success" - PhotoDraw 2000 Version 2.0 review, 11/1/99
- "Desktop Defender" - WinShield Secure PC review, 10/18/99
- "Net Effects" - collaborative feature article on web-based multimedia, Jan 1998
- "The Web Enters Third Dimension" - feature article on VRML, Sept 1997
- "I Want My Web 3D" - section of cover feature story on VRML , May 1997
- "Application for Body Builders" - review of Fractal Design Poser, July 1996
- "Accelerated Art" - review of CorelXara 1.1, March 1996
- "Computer Tutor Construction Set" - review of Designers Edge 1.0, Apr 1996
- "Drawing on Mac-Aptitude" - review of ClarisDraw, Jan 1996
- "Palatable Price for Paint App" - review of Micrografx Windows Draw 4.0, Jan 1996
- "Pick a Palette" - review of Dragon Draw, Dec 1995
- "Art of the Chart" - review of Drag 'n Draw, Nov 1995
- "Dabblers Drawn In" - review of Design Shop, Nov 1995
- "Pilots Help Pubs Take Off" - review of PageMagic 2.0, Oct 1995
- "Recording Gear for Disc Techs" - review of Sony Spressa 920 CD unit, Oct 1995
- "DTP is More Adept for 95" - review of PageMaker 6.0, Oct 1995
- "Corel's Big Bundle" - review of CorelDRAW 6, Sept 1995
- "DTP on Paper or Online" - review of FrameMaker 5, Aug 1995
- "Dam the Paper, Full Speed Ahead" - review of Imagery, Aug 1995
- "Easy Art for Rookie Renoirs" - review of Serif DrawPlus 2.0, July 1995
- "DTP for Dazzling Docs" - review of Page Magic, Jan 1995
- "Hot off the Presses" - review of Ventura Publisher 5, Dec 1994
- "Create Convincing Slide Shows" - review of Persuasion 3.0, Dec 1994
- "Snappy Shots from Image App" - review of Picture Publisher 5.0, Nov 1994
- "Artistic Freedom is at Hand" - review of Freehand 4.0, Sept 1994
- "Only the Kitchen Sink is Missing" - review of CorelDRAW 5.0, Aug 1994
- "Graphics Utilities Lighten Image Overload" - review of eight graphics utilities and sidebar on image compression, August 1994
- "Travel Into the Third Dimension" - review of Visual Reality, July 1994
- "Features File Manager Forgot" - review of Turbo Browser 3.11 and Panoramic!, June 1994
- "Service Bureau in a Box" - review of Mirus FilmPrinter Turbo film printers, May 1994
- "Utility Organized Graphics" - review of Graphics Tools, Mar 1994
- "New Quark Sheds Old Quirks" - review of QuarkXpress 3.3, Feb 1994
- "Presenting New Charisma" - review of Charisma 4.0, Feb 1994
- "PhotoStyler Improves Its Image" - review of PhotoStyler 2.0, Jan 1994
- "Heavy-Duty Desktop Publishing" - review of FrameMaker 4, Dec 1993
- "Impressive Charts and Graphs" - review of Harvard Graphics 2.0, Nov 1993
- "Picture-Perfect Drawing Programs" - head-to-head review of seven drawing programs, November 1993
Inside Technology Training Magazine
- "GyroMouse Pro: Stand-up trainers and presenters get a mouse that goes where they go" - I was one of two "real-world" reviewers , May 1999
- "Under Development: A New Dimension in CBT" - feature article on the use of 3D in instructional design, October 1998
- "Connections: Tracking the Call" - How help desk problem tracking systems can help trainers, Apr 1998
- "Connections: Smarter not Faster" - feature article on multimedia web-based training, Mar 1998
- "Connections: Finding Middle Ground for WBT" - feature article on "middle speed" Internet connectivity, Feb 1998
- "The Ultimate Trick Shot: Pocketing Training and Support" - feature article on combining training and support functions, Jan 1998
- "Traffic Tie-Ups Slow Business on 'Info Highway'" - article on business need for faster Internet access, Capital District Business Review, Aug 1997
- PFS: First Publisher & Publish-It for Windows comparison, PC Publishing & Presentations Magazine, Dec 1992/Jan 1993
- Desktop Publishing Utilities, PC Publishing & Presentations Magazine, Oct/Nov 1992
- "Getting the Most from Print Shops," PC Publishing & Presentations Magazine, Aug/Sept 1992
- Express Publisher for Windows review, PC Publishing & Presentations Magazine, Jun/Jul 1992
- "Getting the Most from Service Bureaus," PC Publishing & Presentations Magazine, Apr/May 1992
- PC Font Programs (TextAppeal, TypeAlign and MakeUp), PC Publishing & Presentations Magazine, Dec/Jan 1991
- Corporate Voice review, Personal Publishing Magazine, Dec 1991
- Microsoft Publisher for Windows review, PC Publishing & Presentations Magazine, Oct/Nov 1991
- Software round-up (Fluent Laser Fonts, 3-D Charts to Go, Avagio 2.0), PC Publishing & Presentations Magazine, Aug/Sept 1991
- "Affordable color printers," PC Publishing & Presentations Magazine, Jun/Jul 1991
- "Training: Shortcuts to Desktop Success," cover story on DTP training, Ventura Professional Magazine, June 1991
- Font Utilities for Word Processors (FaceLift, Glyphix, MoreFonts, Fonts on the Fly), PC Publishing & Presentations Magazine, Apr/May 1991
- "Computer Clip Art: Artist on a Disk," cover story comparing clip art products, Ventura Professional Magazine, Apr 1991
- "ABC's of Training," cover story on computer training, Business Publishing Magazine, Mar 1991
- Comparison of Inexpensive DTP Packages, PC Publishing & Presentations Magazine, Jan 1991
- "The Clip Art Explosion: A Booming Business," cover story comparing clip art products, PC Publishing Magazine, Nov 1990
- MiGraph Touch-Up review, PC Publishing Magazine, Aug 1990
- Software Bridge and Word for Word Professional comparison, PC Publishing Magazine, May 1990

