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LOOK, MA, NO WIRES! Amazing Technology BlueGear networking kits ($129) offer one of the simplest ways to share files, peripherals and Internet access among several home PCs. Plug one into a PC's USB port, and it can wirelessly relay files to as many as eight Bluetooth-enabled devices. It's not the fastest wireless option, but it's the easiest on the wallet...
...change would allow those with 802.11b-compatible laptops, or those with wireless cards or built-in wireless technology, to access the Internet without having to plug into an jack in House common areas. Instead, individual laptops could use devices called “access point” to connect to the Internet...
...Canada and Monsanto have pioneered the use of on-call retirees. More than 600 ex-workers take part in Monsanto's Retiree Resource Corps, which encourages them--former managers, tax lawyers and secretaries--to return to plug temporary staffing gaps for as much as 1,000 hours a year (the maximum allowed without jeopardizing retirement benefits). In the process, they pass on their vast institutional memory...
...ROLL It used to be that when you heard a song you liked, you had to go to your computer to make a digital copy. No more. Just plug the PoGo! RipFlash ($198) into the headphone jack or Line-Out of any music system (CD player, radio, tape deck), and RipFlash's software will convert the song into an MP3 file on the fly, as it is playing. Don't forget to buy the recording, however. Musicians need to make a living too. SPY RAM James Bond would have loved this crafty little item. Targus' Go-Anywhere...
PARTY MACHINE Need a way to make some big noise? Stick an Olympia Soundbug ($50, at www.shoplifestyle.com onto any wood, metal or glass surface, plug it into the headphone jack of your laptop or Walkman and listen to the surface start to resonate like a real speaker. Hook up a pair of the mouse-size devices, and enjoy stereo sound. Their sucker-like push rings lock them firmly in place--even on windows...