PLUGGED IN : NEWS BYTES.GAMERS' GOOFS: Makers of multimedia computer programs are trying to fight a high rate of returned products by making sure consumers know more about their computer systems. Many of the people returning products didn't realize their computers weren't powerful enough to run the CD-ROMs they purchased, said Philip Dodds, president of the Interactive Multimedia Association. So the IMA (Interactive Multimedia Association, Annapolis, MD) An earlier trade association founded in 1988 originally as the Interactive Video Industry Association. It provided an open process for adopting existing technologies and was involved in subjects such as networked services, scripting , a group of more than 400 software companies, created a program called CD-Match that will scan a computer and print out its precise specifications. An owner can take the list to the software store and compare it to requirements printed on the box of Duke Nukem Duke Nukem may refer to:
WEB LINKS GOP on WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web. (World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. :The Republican National Committee is taking its platform-producing efforts to the World Wide Web. At its home page the committee is asking Web surfers to give their thoughts about what issues the 1996 platform should address. To add your comments, point your browser to http://www.rnc.org. GOLDEN SITE:The U.S. Olympic Committee has opened a home page on NBC's Olympics Web site, at http://www.olympics.nbc.com /usoc/index.html. It includes profiles of athletes, a hall of fame and a shopping area. I THEE WEB: Many wedding sites have become the on-line counterparts to bridal fairs. A site called Weddings On-line also offers a free ``Automatic Speech Writer'' that suggests the bridge address qualities and bad habits of the groom and that the groom recount the good influences the bride has had on him. A site called Leslie's Guide to Wedding Planning is an amazing trove compiled by a bride who was married last month. Check out the Weddings On-line site at http://weddingsonline.com; the Wedding Bells Wedding Bells can refer to:
RANDOM ACCESS ARSON ADVICE:An online guide for dealing with arson at African-American churches offers tips for combating the fires, including volunteering for church patrols and working to promote racial tolerance. The site, established by the United Methodist Church's General Board of Global Ministries, also links to news articles about the fires and updates from federal investigators. Check it out at http://gbgm-umc.org/advance/Church-Burnings/index.html. NERD A person typically thought of as introspective, antisocial and one who likes technical work. The origin of the term is most often attributed to an angry little man in Dr. Seuss's book "If I Ran the Zoo" in 1950. How the word evolved into the mainstream is unclear. ALERTSpending hours hunched over the keyboard could be a tip-off that you're a nerd. Using the geek code The Geek Code is a series of letters and symbols used by self-described "geeks" to inform fellow geeks about their personality, appearance, interests, and opinions. The idea is that everything that makes a geek individual and different from all the other geeks in the world can be with your e-mail signature is a sure giveaway. PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, has concocted an online ``are you a nerd?'' test to promote its special on PC pioneers, ``Triumph of the Nerds.'' But there's no need to take the quiz to find out: If identifying photos of old computers and keyboards sounds like fun, you're probably running with the pocket protector A pocket protector is a sheath designed to hold writing instruments and other small implements, such as slide rules, while preventing them from damaging the wearer's shirt (e.g., by tearing or staining by a leaky pen). pack. Can't resist pinups of Commodores and ENIACs? Point your browser to http://www.pbs.org/nerds/. |
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