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WELCOME:America's most familiar Internet voice is getting a change. Users tired of the disembodied, eunich-like ``Welcome. You've got mail'' of America Online will soon be able to swap one of several celebrity voices as their default crier. While the old favorite will still be an option, users will soon be able to get the aural likenesses of stars such as David Letterman, Dennis Rodman and Rosie O'Donnell to greet them with mail.

RAT CHIPS:Caltech researchers have invented what they're describing as a ``neurochip'' that connects a network of living brain cells wired together to electrodes on a silicon chip. The brian cells, ``harvested'' from rat embryos, are each individually inserted into a tiny well on the silicon chip. When fed nutrients, the cells grow little tentacles that connect them to other cells in neighboring wells. Together the cells - 16 in total - form a neural network. Tiny electrodes in each well connect the cells to the computer chip's circuits. Though incapable of any sort of calculations or other tasks normally associated with computer chips, the neurochip should give researchers a better understanding of how neural networks grow and adapt.

ARACHNOPHOBIA: In the growing lexicon of computer-ese, add the dreaded ``black widow.'' That's what Los Angeles law firm O'Melveny & Meyers calls the financial liabilities associated with doing business over the Internet. But fear not, brave Interpreneurs, there are steps you can take to avoid getting bitten. Comply with all state and federal warranty laws, as well as foreign ``distance sales'' laws for any place you conceive consumers might purchase your product. Immediately communicate any shipping delays to customers when the occur and provide new shipping dates. Include the company's legal name and complete street address on the Web page. And more. For more information on avoiding black widows, contact O'Melveny & Meyers at [phone].

GAMEY:Tired of playing computer games on your PC using your keyboard as a clunky joystick. Los Angeles-based Saitek Industries Ltd. has released a gizmo that helps get around the problem. The PC Dash is a device that plugs in between the keyboard and computer and automatically incorporates up to 180 keyboard commands on touch-screen buttons. For example, an up-arrow-shift-space command to launch a nuke-o-glob at alien invaders can be accomplished with a single tap of the Flash's screen.