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...long as I was upgrading anyway, I wanted something that would match the luscious digital quality of the DVD player in my PC, which I was using to "test" the latest DVD-movie releases. I reasoned I could get another set of "multimedia speakers"--with built-in amplifiers, these are made just for a computer--or I could go wild and try Yamaha's new "personal receiver" (RP-U100), a $499 high-end amplifier and tuner that plugs into your PC. The beauty of being me is that I got to go wild...
...interactions between these realms are either hoaxes or explainable by known physical factors. And yet we continue to play mind games with the physical world: whispering "Come on, baby" to the '84 Datsun grinding away on a frosty morning or beaming murderous thoughts at a frozen program on the PC. MORE...
...company that's doing this in the biggest way is NeoPlanet. If you've heard of them, you probably know them as the outfit that made the Austin Powers browser. When you install NeoPlanet's software (it's free, but you need to have a PC running Internet Explorer 4.0) what it does, essentially, is bury your copy of IE inside a new improved interface. The cool thing is, NeoPlanet's interface is better. MORE...
...biggest drawback: it's hard to get a Free-PC. More than 1 million people applied for the first 10,000, which were awarded by a secret formula the company refuses to divulge. (The company did lend me a unit to test, and I was asked to complete the application form.) Another 20,000 will go out by year's end, but odds are you won't win one. My advice: if you can't wait for the next Free-PC lottery, buy a $1,000 system from Gateway or Dell instead. You'll get a 400-MHz system with...
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