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January
Coming To A Millennium Near You
Daniel DernNo transporters, HAL-bots or personal flying cars, but there's still a lot of exciting computer technology to be written about in Byte.com.
So Why Are Computers Cantankerous?
Daniel DernA lot of people still think computers are hard for the average consumer to use. True? If so, why, and what can be done? Or should we leave computers as mildly intractable?
Is Your Camera "Experienced?"
Daniel DernAs digital single-lens-reflex (SLR) cameras slide down into the "pro-sumer" price range, digital photographers get to reclaim the "experience" provided by film SLRs, which matters to many
serious photo buffs, although not to most snap-shot takers.
Amazon's At It Again
Daniel DernTo help protect Internet users from over-eager marketers and privacy invaders, Daniel suggests websites need "We've Tried This Ourselves" ratings, and Web users should start swapping cookies.
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