PLUGGED IN.THE DOCTOR IS IN: Looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. the latest medical news? Or maybe you just need some help finding new health sites of interest on the Web? If so, The Doctor's Guide to the Internet (http://www.pslgroup.com/P TGUIDE.HTM HTM HyperText Markup (file extension) HTM Hand To Mouth HTM harmful-to-minors HTM Held-to-Maturity HTM High Tide Mark HTM Hazlo tú mismo (Spanish: do it yourself) HTM Hierarchical Temporal Memory ) is the place to start. The simply designed home page is a great jumping-off point Noun 1. jumping-off point - a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; "he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own"; "reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions"; "the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an for your health Internet travels, offering a proliferation of links to everything from the latest medical news from the literature and news wires to new medical Web sites of interest. SCREEN SMART: Lurking out there in cyberspace, there is a screen saver A utility that was originally created to prevent a CRT from being etched by an unchanging image. After a specified duration of time without keyboard or mouse input, it blanks the screen or displays moving objects. Pressing a key or moving the mouse restores the screen. that actually does something useful. And it never offers the same thing twice. It is called the Pointcast Network and - instead of flying windows or toasters - it puts electronic news on your screen. When you download the free software from the Web and install it on your computer - it's easy to do - you'll be given the chance to tell it what sort of sports interest you, the stocks you follow, cities you care about for weather news, the kind of business news you want, even your astrological sign Astrological signs represent twelve equal segments or divisions of the zodiac. According to astrological superstition, celestial phenomena reflect or govern human activity on the principle of "as above, so below", so that the twelve signs at the same time are held to represent for a horoscope horoscope: see astrology. horoscope Astrological chart showing the positions of the sun, moon, and planets in relation to the signs of the zodiac at a specific time. .Then, it'll log on to the Internet as often as you tell it to and update the news. There's no charge for the service. That's why you'll also see ads on your screen. So if you have an IBM-compatible computer - sorry, Pointcast doesn't yet have a version for Macintosh - you may want to try it out. Just head for the Pointcast home page on the Web at http://www.pointcast/index.h tml and push the on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. button to download the software you need. News Bytes CONDUCTING TRADE: Japan, the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and the European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community will meet to discuss trade in semiconductors in Europe in mid-March, said Tomio Tsutsumi, Japan's vice minister of international trade and industry. It will be the first trilateral discussions on chips. Tsutsumi said in addition to trade, he expects the three sides to discuss investment in semiconductors. Japan has rejected U.S. demands that it renew a bilateral agreement on trade in semiconductors that expires in July. eWORLD END: Apple Computer Inc. may begin tearing down its troubled on-line service, eWorld, as early as next week. Apple executives confirmed Thursday that the service, which has been characterized as a ghost town almost since its launch in June 1994, could start turning away new subscribers today. A final shutdown of the service is tentatively scheduled for April 1. Sources inside Apple say the company is seeking agreements with one or more on-line services that would take over the current eWorld population of 147,000. America Online, which provided the software on which eWorld is based, would be an obvious choice. But sources with both firms could not confirm an agreement is being negotiated. NEW IMAGE: Eastman Kodak Co., sharpening its focus on electronic photography, reached outside company ranks again for a computer industry veteran to manage its digital-imaging division. The world's biggest photographic firm said Friday it hired IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) executive Robert M. Unterberger as president of its Digital & Applied Imaging unit. Kodak created the subsidiary in March 1994 by grouping together a mishmash mish·mash n. A collection or mixture of unrelated things; a hodgepodge. [Middle English misse-masche, probably reduplication of mash, soft mixture; see mash. of operations and pouring money and manpower into products that marry pictures with computers. LEGOS FOR YOUR MAC: 3D just got affordable. Macintosh software developer Microspot now is shipping 3D World, a quick and capable three-dimensional modeling program that sells for about $100, hundreds less than other modeling software. 3D modeling on the Mac has been around for years. The programs work like computer Lego sets, letting you assemble cubes, cones, spheres and other basic shapes into models of complex objects such as buildings, cars and people. When the model is assembled, the software can draw it from any angle, with various lighting and color schemes. Architects use 3D modelers to design buildings; lawyers use them to help juries visualize crime scenes; and television producers use them to create spinning logos and advertising animations. |
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