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...makes its operating system default to friendly mode, entirely open to network sharing. This means when you hook your brand-new PC up to your brand-new cable modem, you unwittingly become a node on a massive network whose members can come and look around your hard drive, perhaps download your financial records...
Part of the beauty of subscribing to services that allow you to download music from the Internet is that no one can see you buying that copy of Barry Manilow outtakes. But it turns out that someone has been watching: Each time one of the 13.5 million subscribers to RealNetworks' RealJukebox downloads a song, the company creates a file that includes the user's musical preference, level of computer savvy and sophistication of computer equipment, as well as a catalog of CDs they've played on their ROM drive. That news set off alarm bells with web privacy advocates...
...service, you pick up your paper prints the way you normally would, only now they'll also be digitized and delivered directly to your AOL account. You can then create a "Buddy Gallery," which permits people on your Buddy Lists to view the snapshots. You or your buddies can download those snapshots to your computer and print them. Or you can order prints online from Kodak...
Personal video recorders, or PVRs (also called "digital video recorders" and "personal TV"), save programs to internal hard drives that can hold 10 to 30 hours of programs. Sounds like a VCR, but there's a big difference: using a phone line, the players download program schedules that pop up on the screen, where you click on a show rather than punching in times and channels and hoping you have got it right. This feature is free with Replay, while TiVo charges $9.95 a month, $99 a year or $199 lifetime. The ReplayTV box, currently sold only online, starts...
SOFTWARE WARS Sun Microsystems is giving away an entire suite of Microsoft-compatible office software, from word processing, spreadsheet and presentation programs to calendars and e-mail. Download the free 65-MB StarOffice at www.sun.com (this may take a while) or pay $10 for a CD. Mac users must wait for the universally compatible Web-based version, Star-Portal, to offer the same applications and store their data online, creating truly portable desktops...