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...free way to communicate with friends around the world? And how else can you carry on seven or eight conversations simultaneously? During my junior year of high school, I gave up Instant Messenger for Lent in hopes of proving to myself that I didn’t need AOL Instant Messenger to communicate with my friends. I found, however, that life without AIM is slow at best. In the age of communication and technology, why not revel in our ability to keep in touch with friends—without having to deal with the hassle of long distance fees...
Follow the Elections Online with the midterm-election season upon us, TIME.com has joined forces with its partners at CNN.com and AOL to offer breaking news, useful candidate-evaluation tools and timely political analysis every day. You will also find concise backgrounders on politicians in key races and a search engine to locate the candidates up for election in your area. For a dash of historical perspective, browse through our gallery of presidential covers, from George Washington to George Bush (No. 41 and No. 43 both included). All at time.com/2002/elections...
Most users of one consumer IM system can't send messages to users of another--say, from AOL to Yahoo, or Microsoft to AOL. Third-party software, available from vendors such as Cerulean Studios and Imici, can make the connection. But some customized systems for the workplace can do the same trick while providing greater security...
...most important reason that demand is growing for customized IM and group-chat tools. Unlike corporate e-mail systems, which typically use networks and servers controlled by the client company, instant messages on the consumer-oriented IM systems move across public networks and through servers controlled by AOL, Microsoft and Yahoo--an arrangement in which sensitive business information is considered more vulnerable to eavesdropping by hackers. Says John Tang, an engineer at Sun Microsystems: "Companies don't feel comfortable sending messages out through their firewalls to a server that somebody else has control over." Besides, says Jennifer Belissent, senior product...
...Viewers can pick up tips about the liveliest trout streams and pheasant ranges in North America, along with pointers on how to bag the game. The closest thing the channel has to a rival, Comcast's Outdoor Life Network (which has a licensing agreement with a unit of AOL Time Warner, TIME magazine's parent company), reaches three times as many viewers but focuses much more on sports like cycling and kayaking. Another difference: TOC runs regular shows on country music and gold prospecting. Its eclectic mix is carried on cable systems from San Diego to Miami, plus the satellite...