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Experts also point out that much investment in computers does not even aim at increasing productivity. It is intended to expand or protect market share. Computers can be misused too, especially by businessmen who buy them to keep up with the corporate Joneses. "We have clients who buy the most expensive laptops and systems and then just run an ordinary word-processing program," says Alex Reppen, a New York computer consultant, who notes, "People try to automate things that really have no business being automated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Quarterly Business Report: Do Computers Really Save Money? | 10/12/1998 | See Source »

Indeed, class work is an unfortunate holiday theme, especially first-years, who seem to have more than their share of assignments. Many first-years interviewed do not even plan to leave town...

Author: By Adam A. Sofen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Going Away To Work or Not to Work | 10/9/1998 | See Source »

...sign up on the way in for an opportunity to stun the world with your musical talent. Or, if you're too damn shy, skip the sign-up sheet and recede into the dark cozy booths to eat some French fries and listen to braver souls share their tunes. 8 p.m., 11 Springfield St in Cambridge. 354-1040. Cover charge...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LISTINGS | 10/8/1998 | See Source »

...teach. But we should all think about it. "You have to feel, not just know, you are needed, and also you have to test your interest and love for kids," writes Hodder. We are not all born teachers, but I think all of us have some capacity to share knowledge and make a difference. Even if you are really set on talking that job at Goldman Sachs, you can still tutor in math during your free time. Even if you were meant to be a lawyer, you can still take a few years off to teach history before entering...

Author: By Susannah B. Tobin, | Title: The Most Noble Profession of All | 10/8/1998 | See Source »

...than passing interest in computers, Gates spent much of his time at the Fox. Amidst that rolicking fun, how could Gates have left? Perhaps even then he sensed that he was actually worth $39.8 billion; maybe he feared that if he hung around any longer he might have to share the wealth. Whatever the reason, he went, and, shortly thereafter, founded the Microsoft Corporation...

Author: By Micaela K. Root, | Title: Why to drop out of school | 10/8/1998 | See Source »

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