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What's on
the World Wide Web for Women
by Archana
R D
SO
what if women don't have a roof over their heads? They can make their claim on a
cyber domain. And if you think this is being flippant, think again. An
increasing number of women the world over have websites of their own-from Anna
Kournikova to Anne Geddes.
Cookies can
slow down your PC
by Vipul
Verma
PERFORMANCE
is the key word in the world of computers. Today the choice available in terms
of price and performance is so large that it often becomes a problem for the
computer user. In most of the cases, the computer user settles down with
expensive PC on the pretext of buying a powerful machine.
When friends
reunite, teachers are not amused
by Tracy
McVeigh
IT
was supposed to offer the perfect way of getting in touch with school friends,
childhood sweethearts and a chance to exchange fond memories from class. But a
popular school reunion Website is facing allegations that it is providing a
platform for malicious missives about former teachers.
Career that
requires camera and software
by Sumesh
Raizada
TILL
a few years ago, historians would have been worried about preserving old
priceless photographs, say of Mahatma Gandhi in his childhood, or of Stalin
sitting along with his mentor Lenin or Abraham Lincoln taking oath of his
office. These rare photographs may not be having other copies and hence tasks of
historians, art lovers and photographers could have become extremely difficult
to preserve them.
Asimo works
as a receptionist with IBM
HONDA
has redefined its human robot ‘Asimo’ to gracefully walk down the stairs,
respond to human commands and even work like a receptionist — but without the
smile. The two-legged, 1.2 metre (four-foot) white and silver Asimo, whose
Japanese name roughly translates into ‘legs, even’ was on display last week,
showing off its new skills.
On Hardware
Gaming giants wait
for broadband
by Faisal
Islam
MEET
Ulala. She’s a pink-haired
micro-skirted and crop-topped newsreader who fends off evil alien kidnappers by
outdancing them. Or Parappa. A hip-hop-dancing
cartoon mutt that has a fixation with learning the ancient Japanese art of ‘romantic
karate’ and then rapping about it.
| NOTE:
Our regular column Cyber Kids is being withheld this week due to technical reasons.
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Music
Beat
Born in India, brought up
in Canada — Oh! Keda?
Kids
Chat
Cyber crackers and offline fireworks: What a Divali that was!
Focus
on COMDEX 2001
Newsscape
Chips for laptops
Compuquiz
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