PLUGGED IN : NEWS BYTES.NEW SOFTWARE: Now Software fans, take note. The big Mac publisher has just released the latest version of its popular personal information bundle. While small, the improvements in the new version are important. In version 3.6, Now Up-To-Date and Now Contact work seamlessly with the Internet. Users can save Web and e-mail addresses See Internet address. e-mail address - electronic mail address from the Internet into these two bundled programs. And once they are saved, you can click on Web addresses and jump right to the sites through a browser browser Software that allows a computer user to find and view information on the Internet. The first text-based browser for the World Wide Web became available in 1991; Web use expanded rapidly after the release in 1993 of a browser called Mosaic, which used . In addition, you can send e-mail from within Now Contacts through the Internet. SAFEGUARDS: A software company says it will introduce a product to prevent children from revealing personal information on the Internet. Microsystems Software Inc., of Framingham, Mass., already produces Cyber Patrol, a computer program that can be used to block a child's access to pornographic por·nog·ra·phy n. 1. Sexually explicit pictures, writing, or other material whose primary purpose is to cause sexual arousal. 2. The presentation or production of this material. 3. or violent on-line material. The company said it is adding a new blocking feature to the product. Called ChatGard, the feature can be set to filter out information that a computer user might want to keep confidential. For example, ChatGard can be programmed not to transmit the user's home telephone number. The product will also go on sale at $29.95. WEB LINKS WEB CELEBS: The stars are out on the Internet, glittering glit·ter n. 1. A sparkling or glistening light. 2. Brilliant or showy, often superficial attractiveness. 3. Small pieces of light-reflecting decorative material. intr.v. on Web pages. Like this one: http://www.pcs.sk.ca/sjk/dietrich. The Marlene Dietrich Home Page gives fans the chance to read about (and view) one of the most beautiful women to grace the silver screen. Or try The Unofficial Harrison Ford Stuff Homepage athttp://www.mit.edu:8001/people/lpchao/harrison.ford.html. CYBER-KIDS: The Ultimate Children's Internet Sites is loaded with links to dozens of fun children's sites. The younger set can learn how crayons are made or visit Mr. Rogers' neighborhood, while older kids can visit an Alaskan school or try their hands at making origami paper Origami paper is used to fold origami. Origami is the art of paper folding. There are three main types of origami paper. The first is the easiest to find and cheapest to buy and the most basic: koi paper. Koi paper is a thin, easy to fold paper. airplanes. Roman Estrada, age 7, of Santa Fe Springs Santa Fe Springs, city (1990 pop. 15,520), Los Angeles co., SW Calif., inc. 1957. The city lies in an oil and natural gas region and has diversified manufacturing. , Calif., says, ``I'm hoping to put our cat on the Pet Pages. It's the next project in our family.'' The address is http://www.vividus.com/ucis.html. VIRTUAL ADVENTURES: Venture to the frozen hinterlands of Antarctica or the untamed wilds of the Galapagos via TerraQuest, a virtual-reality adventure site. As real explorers and photographers travel to exotic locales, they send back maps, pictures and tons of information to you at home. This data is combined with existing research on the history, culture and ecology of that area of the world. And if you log on at the right time, you can even e-mail the intrepid explorers while they're on location.The address is http://www.terraquest.com/. RANDOM ACCESS METALLICA LIVE:Broadcasting live music on the Internet keeps gaining momentum: This time Metallica, the popular heavy metal band, will offer its first concert in cyberspace Coined by William Gibson in his 1984 novel "Neuromancer," it is a futuristic computer network that people use by plugging their minds into it! The term now refers to the Internet or to the online or digital world in general. See Internet and virtual reality. Contrast with meatspace. . Metallica and Apple Computer Inc. plan a ``Webcast'' of a show in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden today to its fan club members. Metallica, which has won three Grammy awards Grammy Awards Annual awards given by the Recording Academy (officially the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences). The first Grammies (the name is a dimunitive of “gramophone”) were given in 1958. , is launching a home page on the Web (http:// www.metclub.com) to promote its upcoming world tour that will start June 27. Seven million people watched the band's previous tour. |
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