WWW.WHERE IT'S @; LOOKING FOR SOMETHING NEW? POINT YOUR BROWSER HERE.FREE MONEY SOFTWARE: For the would-be at-home money manager, financial software developer Cognos has posted a free version of its PowerPlay Special Edition for Mutual Funds on the Internet. The program, which can be downloaded at www.gognos.com/funds, lets users analyze and track up to 5,000 U.S. mutual funds. Information on long-term performance, management tenure, asset mix and top holdings of each fund is available to let users either choose their own mutual fund or double-check the recommendations of their brokers. FINE JUNK: In the unending war on Internet junk mail See spam and junk faxes. or spam, Pasadena-based Internet service provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. EarthLink Network Inc. will start fining known offenders. EarthLink will fine a customer $200 if caught using the service for junk mail. In addition, EarthLink will cancel the customer's account. LOCAL HEROES: Calabasas-based Sound Source Interactive Inc. has signed a licensing deal with America Online See AOL. to include a version of SSI's Hercules and Xena Learning Adventure software on 500,000 CD-ROMS that AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. is giving away to schools. The CDs are meant to be used by the schools as prizes for raising funds to support activities such as sports and arts programs. MOVIE MAIL: In yet another way for Hollywood to hype its wares, Los Angeles-based MovieLink has begun e-mailing advance promotions of new films to subscribers based on their stated celluloid tastes. The e-mail includes information on the film and on the show times at the theater closest to the user. The service is free, but users must provide not only their e-mail address See Internet address. e-mail address - electronic mail address but also their mailing address and ZIP code zip code System of postal-zone codes (zip stands for “zone improvement plan”) introduced in the U.S. in 1963 to improve mail delivery and exploit electronic reading and sorting capabilities. to receive MovieMail. RX ON YOUR PC: If your family computer is your family doctor, you need to shop around for an RD - a real doctor. On the other hand, the Internet's World Wide Web can be a great help in doing preliminary research or in helping to understand a medical condition. Start your medical rounds of the Web with a Health & Medical at www.islandnet.com/(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. )jsav/health.htm. Visiting this page is akin to consulting a broad range of specialists. You'll find a link to a medical reference library that can help provide the sort of in-depth information you may need. And there's a link to self-help topics, including suggestions on how to stop smoking. Also check out QuackWatch at www.quackwatch.com/. You'll find links that offer advice on spotting medical quackery Quackery barber-surgeon inferior doctor; formerly a barber performing dentistry and surgery. [Medicine: Misc.] Dulcamara, Dr. , lists of questionable medical practices and advice on how to spot medical Web pages that offer questionable advice. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1) no caption (Star Trek) (2) no caption (Nurse) Box: BOLDLY GO: Even non-Trekkers will likely enjoy a look at starship combat |
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