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...leading online services offer relatively straightforward controls. AOL and MSN have suggested settings for different ages that can completely block kids' access to, say, instant messaging or chat rooms. If kids want access to a blocked website, they can e-mail a request to their parents, who can in turn view a complete list of sites their kids have visited and set limits on how long they can stay online...
...much buzz that on July 1, the day it went live, the site was unusable at times. Even when people were able to execute a search, chances are the results weren't as good as what they could have got with rivals Yahoo or Google. That's because the MSN site currently indexes only 1 billion Web pages (vs. the 4 billion to 6 billion typical of top competitors). It will be in the testing phase for as long as a year, according to Larry Grothaus, lead product manager for MSN...
...company focused, Ballmer sliced it into seven supposedly equal and semiautonomous product groups, each with its own CFO. Two of those groups--Windows and Office--account for 62% of revenue and the lion's share of profits. The others deal with mobile devices, business services, entertainment, the Internet (MSN) and server software. Those last two are marginally profitable; the others are optimistic bets on the future. Says Jupiter Research analyst Joe Wilcox: "It's like dealing with two giants and five pygmies." Kevin Johnson, Microsoft's vice president of worldwide sales, who is regarded by many as heir apparent...
...Next you'll need the right software. Although Yahoo and MSN offer free video chatting through their instant-messaging programs, their video features feel like afterthoughts. Instead of launching video immediately, their programs first make you launch a text chat and then add audio and video...
...webcam and a headset. I used the Logitech QuickCam Orbit camera ($130), which automatically follows your face as you move, but basic models start at $25. Headsets with built-in speakers and microphones start at around $15. Next you'll need the right software. While Yahoo and MSN offer free video chatting through their instant-messaging programs, their video features feel like afterthoughts. Instead of launching video immediately, their programs first make you launch a text chat and then add audio and video. For just $5 a month, a new program from SightSpeed in Berkeley, California, is a better option...