On Computers

We’ve become quite taken with using two monitors. We mean two at once.

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The new trueSpace 7.5 from Caligari (Caligari.com) lets you create three-dimensional scenes, objects and characters that can be used in ads, displays, games and videos. New features include transparency and reflection functions. We played with it, and it is awesome.

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Weather forecasting and fitness tips.

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“Webbots, Spiders and Screen Scrapers” by Michael Schrenk; $40 from No Starch Press (nostarch.com).

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We’ve been big fans of TechSmith’s screen capture program Camtasia for creating training and educational videos, but we were bowled over by a new one: Captivate 3 from Adobe.

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Just in time for the start of the new school year, Microsoft has an updated version of its Encarta encyclopedia program, selling as a package with Student.(Must be a coincidence.)

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Instant messaging, cellphone games, online forms.

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