LapLink: The Internet on a string 9/26/99, Michael Fitzgerald, ZDNN. LapLink 2000 aims to make the entire Internet a LapLink cable. The cable, used to connect two computers together for fast file transfer, is familiar to millions of LapLink users. www.zdnet.com/filters/printerfriendly/0,6061,2341660-2,00.html
Run Applications Off the Web 9/20/99, Liane Gouthro, PC World. Some day, you'll run your word processor off a Web server. At least, that's what both Sun Microsystems and Microsoft say. And in late August, Sun put its money where its mouth is by announcing concrete plans to make Web-based applications available. www.pcworld.com/shared/printable_articles/0,1440,12849,00.html
A tool to control e-mail after ‘send’ 9/28/99, Michael Fitzgerald and Robert Lemos, ZDNN. InteRosa promises to let businesses determine whether e-mail can be forwarded or even have its text cut, pasted. www.msnbc.com/news/316739.asp?cp1=1
It's only MP3 but I like it 9/25/99, Internet Correspondent Chris Nuttall, BBC News. The matchbox-sized device with no moving parts is one of the smallest of its kind in the world and features encryption software designed in the UK to prevent piracy. news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_443000/443086.stm
Paying bills over the Web 9/27/99, MONUA JANAH, Mercury News. Several big banks and other companies are trying to at least get rid of the paper by making it possible to receive, view and pay bills on the Web. www.mercurycenter.com/business/top/036121.htm
New Wireless Internet Services Set to Deliver 9/28/99, Jonathan Dube, ABCNEWS.com. For legions of today’s wired armies, the most frustrating thing about the Internet is no longer slow download speeds. High-speed access of one form or another has taken care of that. A new version of Sprint's popular PCS cell phone features built-in wireless web surfing. (Sprint) The problem now is that pesky wire itself. abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/DailyNews/wirelessweb990927.html
When the Web Talks Back 9/27/99, Jesse Berst, ZDNet. Voice integration into Web sites and applications will bring about a dramatic new era in communications. www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/cgi-bin/print_story.cgi?story=story_3903
Email For Your Grandparents 9/27/99, John Gartner, Wired News. Many folks in their declining years have no interest in spending their time learning how to use email if it requires dealing with the hassle of owning a computer. Cidco Inc. thinks it has the answer with the MailStation, an idiot-proof email terminal. www.wired.com/news/print_version/technology/story/21901.html?wnpg=all
MS goes hardware: MSN Web Companion 9/24/99, John G. Spooner, ZDNN. In an unusual move by the software giant, Microsoft will sell an 'Internet appliance' for those people who don't need a PC. www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2341255,00.html
