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Getting ready for a new school year? Get online! Kids of all ages (and adults) will find a wealth of education-focused information on these sites.

He's the lawyer who nailed Napster

He's been called the man who killed Napster. He's currently representing the major movie studios in their case against 321 Studios for its DVD X Copy DVD-copying utility. But attorney Russ Frackman of Los Angeles-based firm Mitchell Silberberg & Knup...

Sites for job seekers

As a new year dawns we often think of ways to improve our lives. Beyond the ubiquitous (and often unsuccessful) new year’s resolutions, you may be thinking of a job change to start 2003. If you are, or you’re a recent school leaver or graduate, this ...

Happy 20th birthday for the Internet

Like the age of the earth or of Hollywood stars, estimates on the age of the Internet depend on whom you ask. By the calculations of one industry pioneer, this week marks the 20th birthday of the modern Internet.

TV screen battle: Plasma versus LCD

Dreaming of a supersize flat screen for your home entertainment center? Plasma isn't your only option: In a few years, large-format LCDs will compete with plasma displays for your pocketbook, industry officials predict.

Feature: Fast times for Microsoft's home products

Microsoft flew into the consumer products market with Flight Simulator 20 years ago. Today, the division behind that title and its many offspring has reached US$1 billion in annual sales, making it the fourth-largest revenue producer at Microsoft beh...

Product Guide: Game guide for the holidays

Whether you crave cruising the solar system, blasting at Nazis, or testing your wits and reflexes against digital opponents or far-flung competitors online, a wealth of PC games are available for giving (and getting) this holiday season.

Feature: Ten tips for safe e-shopping

Online retail fraud is forecast to hit US$500 million this year, with about a third of that occurring during the holiday shopping season. While digital shopkeepers take most of those losses, consumers still need to guard their electronic wallets from...

On tap online

Are you a wine collector who fancies a rare drop? Eager to stock up on that favourite red but can’t find it in your local bottle shop? Or do you want to know which beverage to serve at your next dinner party, or how to make a Hazy Shade of Winter coc...

Take back your privacy

Do you ever suspect that someone else is calling the shots on your PC? You’re not doing anything online, but the modem lights show that your system is sending and receiving data. One day you research a New Caledonian vacation, and the next day ads st...