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Features...Y2K UPDATES | TIP OF THE WEEK | 5th WAVE
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New version of ExploreZip defies anti-virus systems
ExploreZip, the worm that devastated systems in June, is now
back in a compressed version that is slipping through
anti-virus security systems. The worm infected several major
companies on Tuesday.
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Indy returns to the computer screen
Move over Lara Croft, Indy is back in town. The "Tomb Raider"
series star loved by adolescents is no match for Junior
"Indiana" Jones, who has finally returned to computer gaming
in his first 3D adventure by LucasArts. "Indiana Jones and
the Infernal Machine" takes the winning parts of third-person
platform adventures and marries it to an entertaining plot
and the unforgettable style from the famous movie trilogy.
- Give me the idol, I give you the whip! --
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Y2K Update
IEA plans for emergency oil sales in case Y2K erupts
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has drawn up plans
that could include emergency oil supply and rationing if
the Y2K computer bug plays havoc with global energy flows,
a spokesman for the West's supply watchdog said Tuesday.
- Just in case -
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Tip of the Week
Top 15 notebook PCs
Notebook vendors often claim their portables are as powerful
and versatile as desktop PCs, quipping, "Now you can take
your PC with you," or calling their laptops "desktop
replacements." Some of these vendors deliver: Note the
massive 25GB hard drive in the Dell Inspiron 7500 C466VT on
this month's power list, the 128MB of RAM in the Quantex
I-1410 on our new midrange chart, and the Celeron-400 CPU
in the budget Toshiba Satellite 2595CDS.
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