PLUGGED IN : WEB LINKS.DIRECTOR'S CUT director's cut n. The version of a film in which the editing process is overseen, executed, or approved by the director, usually including footage not included in the standard release. WEB SITE: The television show ``3rd Rock from the Sun'' has started carrying a contiguous Net program through its Web site (http://www.3rdrock.com). Each Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. , after the show airs, viewers can log on and see a second, Web-only show, as well as a copy of the television script to see what scenes were edited out. DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE: Four11 Directory Services (http://www.Four11.com/) is the latest tool aiming to help you find e-mail addresses See Internet address. e-mail address - electronic mail address for long lost friends and colleagues. The site lets users search for friends by high school, college, past or current organization or previous locations. Afraid of getting on yet another e-mail list? Don't be. Four11 promises not to sell or release names, addresses or other information to anyone and will delete an individual's entry upon request. MOROLES ON LINE: Fans of artist Jesus Bautista Moroles can explore his works in stone and the workings of his mind at the J. Paul Getty's on-line site, ArtsEdNet (http://www.artsednet.getty.edu/). Even better, the museum has arranged an e-mail discussion between the artist and the public. To join, send mail to artsednetgetty.edu. ATTENTION WEBMASTERS: Newbie A first-time user. A newbie may be a novice in anything; using a computer, a video game, a particular operating system, the Internet, etc. Also called a "newb," "noob" or "nub." (jargon) newbie webmasters, listen up: Conferencing on the World Wide Web (http://freenet.msp.mn.us/(tilde A symbol used in Windows, starting with Windows 95, that maintains a short version of a long file or directory name for compatibility with Windows 3.1 and DOS. For example, the short version of a file named "Letter to Joe" would be LETTER~1. Then "Letter to Pat" becomes LETTER~2. )drwool/webconf.html) is an exhaustive list of pointers to information about commercial software, free software and proprietary systems. A recent check of the site found that information on more than 50 conferencing products is available. RANDOM ACCESS OUR KIND OF NEW MATH new math n. Mathematics taught in elementary and secondary schools that constructs mathematical relationships from set theory. Also called new mathematics. : Here's something a little different in marketing a program for children: Mega Math Blaster (Windows/Power Macintosh; about $45), a new offering in a popular math-teaching series of software, has two CD-ROMs in its box. One is for children; the other, for parents. One contains all the fun learning stuff for the 6-to-12 set. The other holds a guide for parents, offering useful advice on how to help their children in problem areas. It also has research data and math tips. Blasternaut and his buddy Spot are still on the job, but Davidson & Associates, the program's publisher, added cartoon-quality animation and arcade-style play for learning addition, subtraction subtraction, fundamental operation of arithmetic; the inverse of addition. If a and b are real numbers (see number), then the number a−b is that number (called the difference) which when added to b (the subtractor) equals , multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, percentages, estimation and number patterns. It's not likely kids will see many problems more than once or twice, since the program contains more than 50,000 of them. THE BOYS ARE BACK: Guess what, bumwipe? Beavis and Butt-head - those pimply faced poster boys for the decline of Western civilization Noun 1. Western civilization - the modern culture of western Europe and North America; "when Ghandi was asked what he thought of Western civilization he said he thought it would be a good idea" Western culture - are back on the computer screen, ready to annoy spouses, parents and all people with good taste. Following on the heels of last year's adventure game Virtual Stupidity, MTV's love-'em-or-hate-'em cartoon morons now star in Little Thingies, a collection of seven monumentally stupid - and fun - ``mini-arcade'' action games. Little Thingies requires an IBM-compatible 486DX2-66 or better processor, Windows 95, 8 MB RAM, 20 MB hard-drive space, Windows 95-compatible sound card, a 2x CD-ROM drive A device that holds and reads CD-ROM discs. CD-ROM drives generally also play audio CD discs by sending analog sound to the sound card via a 4-pin cable. For specifications of 10x, 20x, etc. drives, see CD-ROM drives. See CD-ROM, CD-ROM changer, CD-ROM server and CD-ROM audio cable. and a mouse, and is available for $19.95 from Viacom New Media (212) 258-6000. |
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