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CNET | Digital Dispatch
PC Expo 2000, Free Your Email, Remote Access Programs
June 29, 2000
Vol. 6, No. 26
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This week, the Digital Dispatch comes to you from the floor of PC
Expo, the New York City-based trade show that's become one of the
computer industry's most enduring, and grueling, rituals. CNET's
editors and reporters descended on the Big Apple to cover the
products, trends, and companies on display, as well as to make a
little news of our own: for the first time, CNET was chosen to
judge PC Expo's Best of Show awards. The editorial staff pored
over more than 150 entries--reviewing everything from wireless
gadgets to enterprise-level software--and handed out six awards,
including the coveted Best of Show prize. You'll find the winners
and finalists on the site at "PC Expo 2000: Future Technology
Today." Check it out to get a snapshot of where high tech is
today, and a glimpse of where it's headed tomorrow.
--Steve Fox, Editor, CNET Online
IN THIS ISSUE:
1. Tech Trends: PC Expo 2000: Future Technology Today
2. Software: Free Your Email; Odigo
3. Internet: CNET Reviews 3 Remote Access Programs
4. Consumer Electronics: Technics SC-HD515
5. Hardware: Some Like It Hot: Leading-Edge Home PCs
6. Gamecenter: How to Play Action Games Online
7. Web Building: Flash Point: Mastering Flash Fonts
8. News: PC Expo Live: Don't Bury the Beige Box Just Yet
9. CNET Auctions, CNET Shopper, Message Boards, CNET Help
10. Top Ten Webcams We'd Like to See
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1. Tech Trends: PC Expo 2000: Future Technology Today
Every year, CNET editors and reporters head for New York to
scour the PC Expo show floor for the newest products and
emerging trends. This year, we're also hosting the CNET/PC
Expo Best of Show Awards. Check back daily for our live PC
Expo coverage and find out what the coming year in tech will
bring.
http://1.digital.cnet.com/cgi-bin1/flo?y=eoK0wEHr0k0DLag
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2. Software: Free Your Email; Odigo
Almost everyone we know takes advantage of some Web-based,
free email program. These emailers are as ubiquitous as
Starbucks, as convenient as online shopping, and as easy to
use as a Web browser. We reviewed four top options. Read on to
see which one we like best.
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This latest entrant into the instant-messenger fray makes
quite a splash. Odigo connects to ICQ, Yahoo, and AIM--for
now. Get the scoop in our full review.
http://1.digital.cnet.com/cgi-bin1/flo?y=eoK0wEHr0k0DMNO
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3. Internet: CNET Reviews 3 Remote Access Programs
Whether you're telecommuting from the road or from your home
PC, remote access software lets you access files and control
applications on your primary computer. We'll tell you which of
three veteran apps lets you best control PCs from afar.
http://1.digital.cnet.com/cgi-bin1/flo?y=eoK0wEHr0k0DMOP
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4. Consumer Electronics: Technics SC-HD515
Don't be fooled. While this looks like a miniature component
audio system, it's really a tightly integrated unit with a few
features to catch the eye of the audiophile. If you're looking
for a good system for the office or bedroom, have a peek here.
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5. Hardware: Some Like It Hot: Leading-Edge Home PCs
They say that absolute power corrupts absolutely. But when it
comes to absolute power, we say, cool. PC makers appeal to
this greed for speed with home computers that are powerful
enough to rattle your windowpanes. The evidence: Home PCs that
resemble high-end workstations but at prices like those of
cozy information appliances.
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6. Gamecenter: How to Play Action Games Online
So you've grabbed a hot action game and played all the way
through in single-player mode. Then you discover it has an
online multiplayer component...but you've never played online
before, and you don't have the faintest idea what to look for
or where to go. Check out Gamecenter's exclusive feature, as
we dissect the five hottest online games and give you
everything you'll need to get started. Even though you're a
newbie, you don't have to look or act like one.
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7. Web Building: Flash Point: Mastering Flash Fonts
Keep your Flash files small and responsive with careful type
planning. Learn the dos and don'ts of using typefaces with
Flash in this month's Flash Point.
http://1.digital.cnet.com/cgi-bin1/flo?y=eoK0wEHr0k0DI8w
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8. News: PC Expo Live: Don't Bury the Beige Box Just Yet
Some of the most important hardware makers are absent from
this year's expo. But analysts say the handheld boom will only
increase sales of PCs.
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9. CNET Auctions, CNET Shopper, Message Boards, CNET Help
CNET Auctions: Where have you been? Yes, you, not the guy behind
you. You've been missing out on great tech product deals at CNET
Auctions. Hundreds of items are just waiting for your bid. So
what are you waiting for, begin your bidding at CNET Auctions!
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CNET Shopper: Not using CNET Shopper to find the latest tech
products and prices is kind of like going into the woods at night
without a flashlight: pretty scary. CNET Shopper guides you on
your journey, helping you find what to buy, where to buy it, and
how much to pay. CNET Shopper: There are just some things in life
you can't survive without.
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CNET Message Boards: The Buzz on Windows Millennium: Windows
Millennium, or Windows Me, is right around the corner with its
anticipated release date of September 14. Is another Windows
upgrade really necessary? How much are you going to spend this
time? Catch all the buzz surrounding yet another Windows release
right here, before you start digging for your wallet.
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CNET Help.com: Don't let slow servers, dropped connections, or
sluggish Net traffic stand between you and the download you want.
Our collection of downloading companion tips (featuring programs
such as GetRight, Gozilla, Gnutella, and Napster) will show you
how to put the pedal to the metal.
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10. Top Ten Webcams We'd Like to See
Inspired by the recent popularity of the CornCam
(http://1.digital.cnet.com/cgi-bin1/flo?y=eoK0wEHr0k0DMST ),
we put on our thinking caps to come up with a few more zany
24/7, real-time cameras we'd like to click to. A few
possibilities:
1. Los Alamos Copy Machine Cam: Good citizens should always be
on the lookout for items of national security that might turn
up here next.
2. DoubleClick Cam: Discover who else the Internet ad giant
might be conspiring with--besides the government, that is--to
violate our privacy.
3. Elian Gonzales Cam: D'oh! It'll be too hard to doctor the
images in real time.
4. Oracle Detective Cam: Watch the watchers who were hired by
this company to defrock Microsoft's sneaky PR machine. Is
this legal?
5. Celera Genomics Lab Cam: Learn the secrets of the human
genome and breed your own race of superhumans at home. This
is what the Net was made for.
6. Perky Paper Clip Cam: What does this animated wonder do when
we're not looking? Secretly integrate all the programs on
your desktop? Erase help files?
7. Oval Office Cam: This one could be mounted on brackets under
the desk.
8. Barnes & Noble Harry Potter Line Cam: Not much movement here,
but you can keep an eye on your kids...and unsuspecting
coworkers who would never admit to wanting this book.
9. Survivor Snack Cam: What are the emcee and camera crew
chowing on while everyone else eats rats?
10. Generic Start-up Cam: Watch employees play with their dogs,
shoot pool, count their options, and bite their fingernails.
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1000th post. No celebration?