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Dear readers,
History tells us that on the Ides of
March (that's March 15 to the rest of us), Julius Caesar received a
most unwelcome surprise. Now, here at CNET, we love surprises--just
not the morbid kind. So in honor of the date, we've got our own
surprise to announce: the introduction of CNET's software directory.
To check out our latest treat, type software.cnet.com into
your browser, or click Software
Reviews from CNET's home
page. You may not notice anything different, but just below the
surface--supporting our daily stream of features, columns, and
reviews of applications, operating systems, and services--lies a
robust directory of 4,000-plus software titles. Not only does the
directory offer specs, company and licensing information, and
regularly updated prices, it also allows you to compare multiple
products side by side. We encourage you to take a look and drop us a
line at software@cnet.com.
--Steve Fox, editor in chief, CNET
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Charting
the future
What technological innovations does the
future hold? We asked scientists at the world's top think tanks for
their tech predictions for 2001 and beyond. From advanced robots to
the merging of body and machine, find out where tech is headed in
the next 50 years. In Tech Trends
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Cell
phone tournament preview
It's that time of year
again--March madness, the road to the final four. And to honor this
year's NCAAs, we're doing a little tournament of our own. We've
selected 16 of the top cell phones, seeded them, and put them in
their very own bracket. So check out which phones made it to the big
dance and learn how you can influence the outcome of each matchup,
right down to the championship. In Wireless
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We
review four small-business ISPs
If your company
lacks a sound Web presence, you're missing a golden opportunity to
serve your customers. Fortunately, today's ISPs offer access and
hosting plans designed to fit businesses of all sizes. Read our
reviews and find out which one is right for you. In Internet
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Handspring
Visor Edge: The new style
March roared in like a
lion as Handspring announced the thin, sleek, powerful Visor Edge.
This new model may be the one to replace the trusty Palm Vx as the
handheld of choice for the style conscious. The anodized-aluminum
case and the stylus that clips snugly to the outside, among other
design touches, help make this Visor stand out from previous models.
Check out the full review to find out what's on the inside of this
new PDA. In Electronics
MacAmp
2.0
Mac-happy streaming radio fans unite. MacAmp
(formerly AMP Radio) puts hundreds of Net radio stations at your
fingertips--and if that's not enough, you can even create your own
online radio station. Get the full scoop on MacAmp in our review.
In Software
IBM
ThinkPad TransNote 2675: Twice the fun
What if you
came around a corner and--bam!-slammed your laptop into a digital
tablet (think Reese's Peanut Butter Cups commercial). Well, you
might just emerge with something like the IBM TransNote 2675. This
versatile system elegantly combines a notebook computer, touch
screen, and electronic clipboard. In Hardware
Make
Web music better with Beatnik Editor
Follow along
with the Funky Engineer tutorial and use the Beatnik Editor to
create a rich sound presentation within a Flash interface. We
provide all of the sample files and media you need to start building
interactive audio projects on the Web. In Web Building
Top 10
future e-books
Harcourt College Publishers announced
this week that it plans to offer electronic college textbooks for
GoReader's portable electronic device. But why stop with textbooks?
Today's readers are ripe for every variety of e-book. The only
catch: the titles and plots of these books may need to be reworked
just a bit to appeal to a techie audience. Our top 10 candidates for
future e-books:
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A Tale of Two Geocities
"It was
the best of sites, it was the worst of sites." |
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E-Claudius
Wretched geek grows up to become king of
a Roman, er, Redmond empire. |
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The Bill Joy Luck Club
Former
technophiles get together to wish away
nanotechnology. |
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The Lord of the Files
Drunk on
power, an IS director descends into barbarism, starts randomly
deleting files from network drives. |
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Yes, Icon
Sammy Davis Jr.
relates the heartwarming story of his mastery of
AOL. |
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Moby Click
Tale of a
monomaniacal dot-com CEO chasing venture capital to the ends
of the earth. Ultimately, he straps himself to his backers and
brings them down with the ship. |
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The Wizard of OS
Dorothy and
friends search the Internet trying to get back home, or at
least back to their home page. |
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Lady Chat Room's Lover
Steamy
transcripts from alt.gamekeeper.dhlawrence. |
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Their Eyes Were Watching
GNU
How the arrival of open source software
developers changed the lives of this small, migrant
African-American town in southern Florida. |
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Gone with the Windows
"Frankly,
Mac, I don't give a
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