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...serious work on a computer, chances are you were pulled into Microsoft's Office web long ago. Since it controls 75% of the market, you probably use one or more of its applications: Word (for word processing), Outlook (for e-mail), Excel (for spreadsheets), Access (for databases) and Powerpoint (to make tedious, overhead-style slides for interminable meetings). The premium package adds the Web-page builder FrontPage; the image manipulator PhotoDraw; and Publisher, a desktop publishing program. It comes on an intimidating four (!) CD-ROMs, but I needed to install only the first disk to get started; the others hold...
...handwriting sample, DNA and alibi if then you don't thoroughly check any of them?" Investigators still suspect that Patsy Ramsey was involved in her daughter's death. Some also believe JONBENET was the victim of molestation and the molester was someone outside the Ramsey home but with frequent access to it. Says an investigator: "Patsy Ramsey knows what happened that night." He adds, "It's hard to imagine that John doesn't know something by now about what happened that night, but then again, anything's possible...
...just starting to move your business onto the Internet, don't worry; there's still time. While 85% of the more than 7 million small businesses in the U.S. have PCs and two-thirds of those have access to the Internet, only about 1 million businesses have their own websites, according to International Data Corp., a technology market-research firm based in Framingham, Mass. That's up from 200,000 businesses in 1996. So here's how to get started...
...account with a large national provider like America Online or AT&T WorldNet or a regional service like MindSpring or EarthLink; access with e-mail and unlimited use should cost roughly $20 a month. Once you're online, spend some time browsing the Web to get a sense of how other businesses are presenting themselves. Try buying something like a book or a CD online to see how the process works. Stake out your virtual competition; remember once your business is online, your old nemesis down the block will no longer be your only rival...
Many providers will offer this service for free as part of the monthly access charge. Sandee and Mark Larkin, owners of the Harrison, a small bed and breakfast located in Waxahachie, Texas, turned that to profitable advantage. Last year the Larkins were looking to increase business and draw weary travelers to the hotel's steps. Mark's brother suggested Big Planet (www.big planet.com) an ISP, based in Provo, Utah, that, for roughly $500, helped the Larkins set up www.harrisonbb.com a site with among other things an address and telephone number. In one year, bookings have increased 20%, and one online...