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...Crimson must plug in a new Energizer battery before tonight's match against Colgate. Before its loss against BU, Harvard's multifaceted offense had found its rhythm, decimating Sacred Heart by the margin of 79-64 and shooting 50 percent from the floor during the game...
...SOFTWARE. Monday-morning quarterbacks wonder just what precisely AOL is now. Since its humble birth in Vienna, Va., as Quantum Computer Services in 1985, the company has focused on one thing: creating an attractive online experience for the average schmo who can barely plug in his PC. It was a smart plan whose execution has been more or less perfect. The catchy populist name. That effortless user interface. Those millions of free starter discs. Those infamous chat rooms. And, of course, that cheerful robot chirping, "You've got mail" (now the title of a romantic comedy coming soon...
...unofficial zone below the purview of the law, to withhold further treatment, to cut off nourishment, to shut down the IV, even to administer a little more morphine (a gray area between omission and commission) than would be indicated ordinarily. In other words, to pull the plug, decently and quietly. Result: an easeful, dignified death, without paperwork...
Many digital cameras plug into a TV for quick photo viewing, but until now you had to head back to the PC to arrange and edit pictures. The new Avicor Album ($300) from Avicor, in Los Gatos, Calif., lets you create digital photo albums right on your TV. Just plug the camera into a VCR-like device (or insert a disc with images), then use the included remote control to crop, zoom, delete and arrange pictures...
...business traveler knows, finding an analog phone jack to plug in the modem of a notebook computer can be a chore. That's because most offices and hotels use digital lines that won't transmit the analog signals generated by a modem. ModemMinder ($40; available in January) from Konexx in San Diego is a small device that solves the problem by converting incoming and outgoing signals to the right format so that you can jack in anywhere...