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AOL WON'T BUMP KKK: America Online, the country's largest on-line service, rejected a request by the Anti-Defamation League to remove a site on its service operated by the Ku Klux Klan. The site, which is housed on AOL computers and easily accessible both to AOL members and others with Internet accounts, urges ``White Christians'' to join together ``to secure the preservation, protection and advancement of the White race.'' AOL's terms of service allow it to remove content it deems ``inciteful and provocative,'' said spokeswoman Wendy Goldberg. She said the KKK - Realm of Texas site is ``historical in nature'' and won't be removed.

HURRAY FOR . . . ATLANTA: Los Angeles is the home to Hollywood, but no longer houses the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3. In its third year, E3 marks one of the world's largest gatherings of the technology and entertainment industries. And, according to event coordinators Interactive Digital Software Association, the event has outgrown its Los Angeles roots and relocated to - get this - Atlanta. ``New York was too expensive, San Francisco didn't have the space and Las Vegas wasn't available at the time we wanted,'' said Doug Lowenstein, president of IDSA. ``We never thought we'd leave L.A. and we may still return someday.'' Set for June 19-21, this year's E3 will attract an estimated 400 exhibitors. To register, check out http://www.mha.com/e3/ or call 800-315-1133.

WEB LINKS

RIPE OFF THE VINE: If you're interested in finding the right wine for a new dish, or if you'd just like to learn a little more about viticulture, The Wine Spectator's site - http://www.winespectator.com - should be on your bookmark list. Visitors to the site have access to a database of thousands of wine reviews, as well as an archive of articles from the print version of ``The Wine Spectator'' from 1994 through today.

TUNE TIME: Thousand Oaks-based musician Jimmy Hotz has developed a unique software package that lets even the tone-deaf compose a masterpiece on their computer. Hotz Trax allows users to play any of 128 different instruments; edit, record and overdub songs; and save as a small, Musical Instrument Digital Interface-compatible file. The PC software retails for $49.95, and is available at most computer stores and at the Hotz Interactive Web site, http://www.hotz.com.

RANDOM ACCESS

BACKING THE MAC: Apple Computer Inc. has introduced the Power Mac 6500, a line of Macintosh machines intended to replace the Performa line. With prices from $2,000 to $3,000, the computers offer processor speeds up to 300 megahertz, the fastest currently offered in a personal computer. Analysts said the new machines could provide Apple some much-needed sizzle at a time when the company is broadly perceived to be on the ropes.