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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...lady. But then I had trouble. For two days, the website wouldn't come up on my Mac at work. One day my horoscope didn't show up, and another day the local weather report (usually in the screen's upper right corner) was missing. The novelty was wearing thin, and I was back to Post-it notes for writing down appointments...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Scheduling Snafu | 5/10/1999 | See Source »

...Internet may be the newest and sexiest tool for historical researchers and genealogists, but it is also the most corruptible. The data are not certified, are sometimes inaccurate and can easily be created out of thin air. On the other hand, its greatest asset is speed. The research process can be shortened from months to hours and maybe even minutes. But you should still go to Minot, N.D., for that crucial land deed or to Cresson, Pa., to find an old newspaper article. The Internet can act as a valuable lead to start research but not to finish it. CHRIS...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 10, 1999 | 5/10/1999 | See Source »

...Vest Pocket camera which might have undeveloped shots from the summit. The "Nova" production will be the most recent in a string of Everest-related media events, including the highly-acclaimed "Everest" Omnimax film and Jon Krakauer's best-selling account of a 1996 disaster on the mountain, Into Thin Air. Few of us can get enough of the myth and stories of the often painful reality surrounding the world's tallest mountain. The hype has even extended to the Web, where the site everest.mountainzone.com is sponsoring the expedition and selling "Mallory/Irvine" commemorative t-shirts. It's all a little...

Author: By Susannah B. Tobin, | Title: Because It's There | 5/6/1999 | See Source »

...find more than a few frustrations, however. For instance, since the books are distributed as bytes online rather than on expensive paper, you might expect to get a break on price. You don't. For example, Into Thin Air, which I bought, costs $6.39 whether you get it in paperback or electronic-book format. And forget about instant delivery. It can take hours for your order to be processed and your book delivered. (In my case, it took significantly longer since the e-mail address I used to set up my eBook was different from the one I had used...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: E-Book Report | 5/3/1999 | See Source »

...THIN MODELS ONLY

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 3, 1999 | 5/3/1999 | See Source »

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