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Technology Stocks : TouchStone S/W (TSSW) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: David Alan Cook who wrote (3088)	2/17/2000 4:53:00 PM
From: Bayclipper	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3627

Dave, I agree, if one has $, now would be a good time for investing. I did manage to get 2,000 shares, but could not afford any more. The only concern I have about the earnings release is the ongoing impact of the acquisition/ merger administrative expenses, however, obviously, those are soon to be absorbed. Let's hope for a second quarter in the black. Getting excited....numbers should be out soon. Gordon

To: David Alan Cook who wrote (3088)	2/17/2000 5:00:00 PM
From: Bayclipper	Respond to of 3627

NICE REVIEW @-17-00! www1.pcworld.com FastMove 2000 Gets Your PCs in Sync This TouchStone utility makes child's play out of synchronizing files between PCs. by Joel T. Patz, special to PC World February 7, 2000 Synchronizing files between your desktop PC and your laptop or removable drive is one of life's painful necessities. But synchronization doesn't have to be an irksome task; there are tools available designed to make your life easier. Which to choose? You can always resort to Windows' built-in Briefcase, but that utility is lacking in features. And file transfer veteran LapLink 2000 is pricey--at around $130 street--if you don't need its powerful remote-control features. Where to turn? TouchStone's new FastMove 2000 is a reasonably priced and easy-to-use file transfer and synchronization utility. The program offers a degree of automation, but it also lets you control file transfers, so you can avoid possible overwrite mistakes. FastMove comes in two flavors: You can download it from the company's Web site for only $35, or, if you want a printed manual and a parallel port cable in addition to the software, you can buy the boxed package for $50. One, Two, Synchronize FastMove's install routine has you load "local" and "remote" versions of the program on your PCs. You control everything from the main, "local" machine; once you connect the two computers using the supplied parallel port cable, you can access the second, "remote" machine's files. After you've chosen the folders or drives you want to synchronize, FastMove will show you the operation it's about to perform. For example, files that have the same name and date/time stamp are noted with an equal sign and aren't copied, unless you override the settings. Once you've made sure that you're okay with what FastMove is about to do, simply click on the double-headed arrow at the top of the screen. FastMove then copies files so that the latest versions are available on both machines. The program shows you the number of files and folders set for transfer, along with the transfer's size in bytes and the amount of free space on the receiving drive. In addition, FastMove lets you select how to handle file overwrites before the transfer begins, and whether to sync only certain files. It also asks you if the program should delete source files after the transfer. FastMove lets you create simple profiles to perform common file transfers or folder synchronization tasks automatically (though it lacks a scheduling tool for setting such tasks at regular intervals). And of course, if you'd rather do transfers the old-fashioned way, you can drag and drop files from one system (or drive) to the other.