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...middle of the spectrum. On one hand, I recently installed a high-speed DSL service. These "always on" connections are catnip to hackers because they are stationary targets, vulnerable to attack 24 hours a day. On the other hand, I have a Mac, and most mischiefmakers prefer Windows PCs...
...LIVING CALLER We love our cell phones (except when we hate them), but nobody likes squinting at those murky little gray-and-black screens. Now we don't have to. Sanyo's new SCP-5000 phone ($500, available only from Sprint PCS) is the first in the U.S. with a screen that displays colors--256 of them, to be exact. Download tiny digital photos of your pals, and when they call, the SCP-5000 will show you their smiling faces. It also surfs the Web, stores 500 phone numbers and 300 e-mail addresses, and plays an incomprehensible game called...
...Teamwork Get your PC to do something useful in its spare time - like help find a cure for cancer. A collaborative effort by Oxford University, Intel and U.S. tech firm United Devices - billed as the largest computational chemistry project ever undertaken - will harness the unused power of millions of PCs around the world to screen molecules for cancer-fighting potential. You can enlist your PC and download the necessary software at www.ud.com...
...computers at the same time. Nothing causes cranial pain more quickly, as I discovered when I got my hands on the two pieces of software that will soon rule our lives: Windows XP and Mac OS X (pronounced oh-ess ten). These are the next-generation operating systems for PCs and Macs, respectively. Windows XP, to be released later this year, is currently out in beta, a trial, bug-testing format. The debugged OS X is on store shelves now, which means it ties your brain into slightly fewer knots...
...software giant got everything wrong so far? Its Windows CE operating system, which has been around since the mid-1990s and powers Pocket PCs, claims just 10% of the handheld market. "Our initial attempts with these devices weren't that great," concedes Ed Suwanjindar, product manager for Microsoft's mobile division. Unlike the Palms, which won devotees for their elegant simplicity, Pocket PCs have been criticized for trying to cram in too many features. Such luxuries as a built-in MP3 player and high-resolution color screens have resulted in heavier, pricier offerings that start...