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...hard. While plenty of "distributions"--the files and tools you need to work in Linux--are available on the Net, it takes hours to download and unpack them. And if my computer survived the daunting Linux installation process, could I actually use the thing? The interface is user friendly only if the user happens to be a comp-sci Ph.D. Linux, after all, is based on Unix, an industrial-strength operating system one dabbles in but never really masters. I waffled. (Visual: calendar pages flipping...
Finally, a few months ago, a group of Linux hackers released a graphical user interface called Gnome that was supposed to make the system much easier to use. I could wait no longer. I paid $80 for Red Hat 6.0, a two-CD distribution that includes--since you're paying--a copy of Gnome and a lot of extras, and I hunkered down to give my machine a new brain...
...Star Wars fans can view a photo gallery of "mythic images" from the series. Thousands of Internet sites have been established which offer everything from photos to sound bites to detailed summaries of characters and plotlines. Microsoft's home Web page, the first thing every single Internet Explorer user sees when logging on, has even included a new "Star Wars Guide," placed strategically at the top of the page next to links for stock quotes and maps. Visitors can see how much time is left until the movie is released on May 19--last time I checked we had five...
Many other filtering systems work differently from AOL's, dumbly applying a list of forbidden words against the content of any site the user tries to see or simply blocking access to a list of sites ruled obscene or otherwise objectionable. In both instances, the filter will almost always work like a blunt instrument. If you tried to get to the home page of the Almaden Valley (California) Youth Soccer League and you had a filter, you would be blocked because the filter, tuned to look out for pedophiles, might have the phrase "Boys Under 12" on the proscribed list...
...America Online family, consider using AOL's excellent PARENTAL CONTROLS, and periodically check your kids' user profiles...