PLUGGED IN : NEWS BYTES.ISP TASK FORCE: Nine of the country's largest telephony and Internet service providers announced last week the creation of IOPS.ORG, an industry-based task force that hopes to bolster the commercial use of the Net. The participating companies include Earthlink Network Inc., ANS (ANS Communications, Inc, Purchase, NY) An ISP, Internet backbone and provider of private data network services, founded in 1990 as Advanced Network & Services, Inc., by IBM, MCI and Merit (consortium of Michigan universities). Communications, AT&T, BBN Corp., GTE, MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. , NETCOM NETCOM Network Enterprise Technology Command (US Army) NetCom Network Command (information systems) , PSINet and UUNET (UUNET Technologies, Inc., Fairfax, VA, www.uunet.net) Founded in 1987, UUNET was the first commercial Internet service provider. Originally offering e-mail and news, it became a full Internet service organization providing dial-up and leased line accounts as well as archive space for . GAME UPDATE: You think you know movie trivia? Berkeley Systems is betting that ``You Don't Know Jack You Don't Know Jack is a series of computer games developed by Jellyvision and Berkeley Systems. YDKJ, promoted as the games "where high culture and pop culture collide," combine trivia with comedy. .'' The Bay Area gaming company recently release the latest title in its wildly popular CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). series of irreverent quiz-show party games. Fast-paced and incredibly witty, the game pits players against each other and tosses out questions like ``What kind of pervert romances a stone?'' Picture a pop-culture version of ``Jeopardy!'' The game's retail price is about $30. WEB LINKS SPORT STATS GALORE: Ken Griffey Jr.'s up to bat. On the mound, there's a left-handed pitcher. It's the top of the seventh and there's two men on base. Follow Lead Dog Stats - http://www.leaddogstats.com - and find out the odds in favor of Griffey smacking the ball out of the park. The Web site hosts an extensive selection of sports trivia and one of the most comprehensive statistical packages on line. The free service delivers stats from Major League Baseball "MLB" and "Major Leagues" redirect here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation) and Major Leagues (disambiguation). Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. , the National Football League. BBQ BUDDIES: When it comes to the sanctity of the sauce, on-line barbecue devotees rally behind a single cry: Gentlemen, start your fires. Memorial Day chefs looking to cook outdoors can find dozens of on-line resources. Be sure to visit Garry's BBQ Pit. Garry Howard provides basic recipes and exotic variations, such as Jamaican jerk marinade. Other must-see sites include the Backyard Barbecue Buff at http://edge.net/(tilde)markh/; and Barbecue'n On the Internet at http://www.barbecuen.com RANDOM ACCESS COMPUTER CAMPS: Once upon a time, you might have sent your kids to summer camp so they could swim and play tennis. Now, it's all about writing computer code and exploring the Web.The American Computer Experience offers its computer camp to kids ages 7 to 16. The camps run from June 15 to July 11, and are co-ed. For more information, call the American Computer Experience (800-FUN-4ACE) or check out the firm's site at http://www.computercamp.com. |
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