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...will never have so much money in our lifetimes (though for some budding entrepreneurs it’s not out of the question). In fact, in 2004, Johnny Harvard would only rank as the fourth richest person in the world, according to Forbes—right ahead of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen (20 billion), but well behind Bill Gates (48 billion). But how much is Harvard’s money really worth in everyday terms? Let FM crunch the numbers for you (all figures, naturally, are in dollars signed by El Presidente Larry H. Summers...
...addicted to TV that you feel withdrawal pangs when you're outdoors, Microsoft wants to help. It released two new portable media centers-built by Creative and Samsung-in September, with a third by iRiver out this month. Each has a color screen and a hard drive that can store music, pictures and video. It may prove difficult to enjoy a full-length movie on a nine-centimeter screen, but you will have other media from which to choose: Microsoft has partnered with content providers CinemaNow and Major League Baseball (just in time for the World Series). The Creative...
...Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder If you're so addicted to TV that you feel withdrawal pangs when you're outdoors, Microsoft wants to help. It released two new portable media centers - built by Creative and Samsung - in September, with a third by iRiver out this month. Each has a color screen and a hard drive that can store music, pictures and video. It may prove difficult to enjoy a full-length...
...from 7.8 million in 2002. Of course, DSLAMs are just part of the VOD story. The "video servers" - giant terabyte-sized computers that store films for viewer use - have also improved. Next in line: VOD is poised for another push forward as compression technologies like MPEG-4 and Microsoft's Windows Media 9 start to halve the amount of bandwidth required to send video. But for now, VOD's little-sung hero is the DSLAM, which may look like a fridge but is "beautiful as far as I'm concerned," says Alcatel's Ransom. Happy viewers would agree...
...special Jeopardy! challenge programs in which Ken on successive days defeats the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, the European Parliament, the faculty of Beijing University (the first Jeopardy! game played entirely in Chinese) and the Council on Foreign Relations, Ken's amazing run comes to a close as security agents from Microsoft apprehend Ken in a parking lot and whisk him back to company headquarters in Redmond, Wash. "He was something a couple of the guys were messing around with and kind of forgot about," a company spokesman said. "He wasn't supposed...