| FEATURES
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Another
Phine Kettle of Phish: Identity Theft Prevention
And you thought the price of oil was scary. Wait until you read this eye-opening
piece by Carol Ebbinghouse on all the ways your identity can be snatched from
you. Since never using anything but cash again is not an option most of us have,
Ebbinghouse provides very specific lists of do’s and don’ts to reduce
your risk of being victimized as well as actions to take if your identity is
stolen or compromised. |
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Education Searches Beyond
ERIC: Government Policies, Teaching, and Technology
Barbie Keiser combines text and extensive tables to give readers a representative
sampling of the types of educational Web resources available from academic institutions,
government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and commercial enterprises to serve
the needs of educators, students, and parents alike. |
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| EDITORIAL |
Searcher's Voice
bq shares how she turned from a sweet, well-behaved
child (cough) to a juvenile delinquent who cut
class to go to Forest Lawn Cemetery and manages
to work into her tale how the magic of online recently
put her back in touch with one of her fellow juvies.
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| COLUMNS
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Emmerce
If you’ve never considered how RSS feeds can help you find all sorts of
online bargains, new releases, and fun consumer deals, Tara Calishain is ready
to indoctrinate you into this addictive pastime. |
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Tools of the Trade
We’re a spoiled lot. We expect to be able to get everything from food to
cars exactly the way we want them. And as Sheri Lanza reports, there is now no
reason to put up with generic search pages when customization is as close as
Google, Yahoo!, and MSN. |
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Internet Express
If you have an adolescent (or husband) who is hooked on video games and the Internet,
Irene McDermott has an early holiday gift for the uninitiated (like herself)
who need to know what’s hot and what’s not in the world of virtual
adventures. |
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Publishing Trends
In “Black and White and Dead All Over,” Paula Berinstein asks the
burning question: Are newspapers headed for 6 feet under? In forming her response,
she looks at the evolution of newspapers, readership demographics, the impact
of the Web on print subscriptions and advertising, and the changing face of the
news itself. |
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| DEPARTMENTS
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Best Buys
Before you make those hardware, software, and Internet-related purchases, check
out Best Buys. |
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Contacts
Find the postal and electronic addresses, phone and fax numbers for all the companies,
products, and people mentioned in this issue. |
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