IT’S A CELL OUT

eople change cell phones every two years on average. Who doesn’t want the newest model? But what about the numbers left behind? Indeed, in just a few months one can accumulate an impressively large list of frequently called numbers, and you would hate to have to retype them into a new phone.

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AND NOW A TRIBUTE TO A REALLY WONDERFUL GUY…

Tribbit.com is a new site for posting tributes.

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THE WRITE STUFF

Helium.com is a new site that encourages writers to comment on controversial issues of the day and/or write for payment.

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INTERNUTS

Internet radio and wired science.

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EDUCATION

After a pause of 25 years, we decided to revisit Knowledge Adventure’s JumpStart education programs for young children.

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IN THE ZONE ALARM

ZoneAlarm is a famous program for guarding you from spyware, hijacking and being tracked as you browse the Web.

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GIMP EFFECTS

“The Artist’s Guide to GIMP Effects,” by Michael Hammel; $45 from NoStarch.com. GIMP is a free photo-editing program for Windows.

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BE A POSTER CHILD

We’ve been having great fun creating “Wanted” posters in the style of the Old West, using a free Windows program called Poster Forge from Ronyasoft.com. (We couldn’t resist making a “wanted” poster of our editor, of course.)

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MORE BEAUTIFUL PICTURES

Let’s look at two new programs for making beautiful pictures, either completely created by the user or starting from photos.

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THE NUMBERS REPORT

According to a report from PC World Magazine, Microsoft plans to continue selling Windows XP though 2009.

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