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August 27, 2001

Click, talk, see Internet videoconferencing will let parents keep in touch with their college-bound son. Story

[Times art: Jeff Goertzen]

  • An alternative to being there
    "Stagger the line. Elyssa, step forward. That looks good." Ben Thompson never raises his voice as he guides the four dancers into their opening positions. Without videoconferencing equipment, however, he would need to bellow since he is in Los Angeles and the dancers are in New York.
  • Videoconferencing on the Mac
    Microsoft's free NetMeeting videoconferencing software isn't available for Macintosh users, but other products can do essentially the same thing.

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World Series Baseball 2K2

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Solutions
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Postings
Brad Nease of Computer Repair Solutions will speak today about tips and tricks for maintaining Macintosh computers at the Bay Area Mac Users Group meeting. It starts at 1 p.m. at Clearwater Library East, 2251 Drew St. For information, call Virginia Chilcote at (727) 796-2929.

Making art as well as noise
When cell phones start ringing during this symphony, it won't be an intrusion.  


 

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