CNET Digital Dispatch: Windows "Memphis" Beta 1: reviewed!
This week on CNET:
1. Windows "Memphis" Beta 1: reviewed!
2. Free email
3. Secrets of the Web design masters
4. Needleman: the Windows desktop is here to stay
5. New product reviews
6. Steinberg: write your own future!
7. GAMECENTER.COM: July 4th gaming celebration
8. CNET TV: new season, new faces, new look!
9. MEDIADOME.COM: Festival of Animation
10. EVENTS.COM: Mars Pathfinder Webcast; All-Star Game
11. DOWNLOAD.COM and SHAREWARE.COM: software award winners
12. ACTIVEX.COM: top o' the charts
13. "Your turn": how should the commerce department handle
domain names?
14. Top ten reasons Steve Jobs sold Apple stock
15. Jobs!
16. Subscribe and unsubscribe
1. WINDOWS "MEMPHIS" BETA 1: REVIEWED!
Microsoft just released the latest beta of "Memphis," a.k.a. the next version of Windows. This beta integrates IE 4.0 and has cool new features, such as support for broadcast video. The new Windows is easier to install and promises to be faster, too. Check out our review....in the "just in" section:
2. FREE EMAIL
Forget what your old man told you about there being no such thing as a free lunch. Today, you really can get something without paying a dime: email. All you need is access to the Web; you don't even need your own computer. Interested? Check out the CNET comparison of 7 "freemail" services:
3. SECRETS OF THE WEB DESIGN MASTERS
If you're a Web designer--or you aspire to be--don't pay too much heed to self-proclaimed Web design "experts." Instead, learn from those who do....from CNET's exclusive interviews with today's top Web designers. In BUILDER.COM:
4. NEEDLEMAN: THE WINDOWS DESKTOP IS HERE TO STAY
In a carefully orchestrated one-two punch thrown at PC Expo a few weeks ago, Microsoft made it clear that its Windows-everywhere strategy is alive and well. First, Microsoft and Intel announced the Net PC, a managed Windows workstation. Second, Microsoft VP Steve Ballmer introduced the Hydra server and Windows Terminals. Does this double whammy spell the end of the Java-based Network Computer? CNET editor Raphael Needleman explains:
8. CNET TV: NEW SEASON, NEW FACES, NEW LOOK!
"CNET Central" enters its third season as one of the most popular
programs covering computers and digital technology. We've also got
a new face on the show: Daphne Brogdon, who will share the
spotlight with veteran host Richard Hart. This week, Daphne and
Richard will show you the computer that's guiding the Mars
Pathfinder, deliver a sneak peek at SimCity 3000, and bring you
the latest Net news:
Also on CNET Television this week:
"The New Edge": NASCAR racing, weather reports from outer space,
and DNA testing on the fly.
"TV.COM": how to get free email, where high-tech trash (like CD-
ROMs) goes, and a download for the severely paranoid.
Information on all CNET programming, can be found here:
9. MEDIADOME.COM: FESTIVAL OF ANIMATION
CNET and Intel's Mediadome (sm) is pleased to bring you our very
first Festival of Animation, a circus of artwork and information.
Browse our gallery, watch RealPlayer interviews with top
animators, and sample our favorite animated Web sites:
10. EVENTS.COM: MARS PATHFINDER WEBCAST; LILITH FAIR CHAT; ALL-
STAR GAME WEBCAST
The "events" section now features *daily* updates of what's
happening online!
This Independence Day, visit the planet Mars! Watch the Mars
Pathfinder Mission Webcast as the rover lands on the red planet to
collect geological data. On Sunday, celebrate women in music with
an MSN chat on Lilith Fair, the concert event bringing together
some of today's most talented female voices. Then on Monday, check
out a Webcast of the All-Star Game--*the* major event in major
league baseball:
Modify your Mac with the System-8.0-compatible release of
Kaleidoscope 1.7. With just a few mouse clicks, you can change the
color scheme of your menu bars, windows, buttons, and more:
12. ACTIVEX.COM: TOP O' THE CHARTS
Keep up with the ActiveX community by checking in with
ACTIVEX.COM's Most Popular list. Updated each week, the Most
Popular chart brings you the top 50 downloads of the past seven
days: