Editorial

Hi all,

I'm desperately trying to get SynTax out in the correct month. I 
think the email version will be delivered in time but the postal 
version might go out in November but arrive in December. Sorry 
about this. I've found it hard getting enough reviews done to fill 
the issue. Plus my latest Windows Made Easy deadline was 
early because of Christmas, and they gave me two more pages, 
so the last week has been taken up with that. 

Several of you have asked how my new newspaper career has 
been going ... not too well, sadly. The problem with 
uncommissioned newspaper work is that you only get paid for 
what's published. As all my work was done on spec, I found only 
a third of what I wrote was being published. I can't afford the 
time to do that. So I've had to rethink that side of my work and 
write less, to stand a chance of more of it being printed.

I haven't done much more to Emperor as I've been 
concentrating on playing games I can use for SynTax.  I've been 
impressed with the demo of Space Colony and might look out 
for a cheap copy in the new year. Uru, the latest Myst game, 
looks excellent too but might have to wait until I upgrade my PC. 
The one I call my 'fast' PC is only an Athlon 800mhz which isn't 
at all fast by current standards.  It coped with the demo but 
would be more controllable if it was faster.

I've updated the IF CD this issue and the Diary is available
again this year for those who are interested. There's an order 
form in the magazine that can be printed and posted.

Well, I think I'll stop there and finish the magazine off. I hope 
you all have a Happy Christmas. Good health and happiness for 
the New Year!

Best wishes, Sue











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