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Looking for something to do with your new PC? The competitors for your gaming dollar this year include a sequel to the 1994 blockbuster Myst, a game that defiantly glorifies violence, and a handful of games targeted at girls.

Holidays bring out the best in games
Detroit News Online

The first rule of computer games: memory counts
Austin 360 (Texas)

PC's may not be ready for Riven
Detroit Free Press

Barbie returns to the PC screen
Dallas Morning News

Game-makers try to attract girls without enforcing stereotypes
Philadelphia Inquirer

"Going Postal" glorifies violence
Austin 360 (Texas)

CD-ROMs breathe new life into old board and card games
Philadelphia Inquirer




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Tough choices for a high-tech holiday
Computer Store
(Michael Newman)
In this high-tech holiday season, the selection of gadgets for giving is more confusing than ever before. From PCs to NCs, palmtops to GPS readers, finding the perfect gizmo for yourself or your special someone gets harder every year. Manufacturers and marketers claim that everything is getting faster, has more features or is somehow better than before. Here, a primer on the choices — sort of a how-to guide for Santa's little helpers.

A gaggle of gizmos
Chicago Tribune

Technology for the Holidays
San Jose Mercury News (Calif.)

Translations of cyberspeak
Chicago Tribune

Debut of a new digital world of gifts
Sun-Sentinel (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.)

Consumers going crazy for high-tech presents
Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, Calif.)

Putting labels on PC users
washingtonpost.com

Internet can be one-stop shopping
The Gate (San Francisco)

 The Gadgets
THE PC BUYING GUIDE
Buying a new PC or upgrading an older one has become a confusing race against the technological and financial curve. Here's a guide on how to survive.
PC Primer: A guide to buying a personal computer — Macs too
The Seattle Times Extra
Pinching PC pennies
Philadelphia Inquirer
Prices falling in time for the holidays
The Miami Herald
Paul Gilster: Guide to computer shopping
The News & Observer On The Web (Raleigh, N.C.)
IBM releases sub-$1,000 PC
The News & Observer On The Web (Raleigh, N.C.)
New Pentium machines will light up any Christmas
InsideDenver.com

Palmtops fit computing power into your hand
Detroit News Online

How mobile computing changed in one man's hand
San Jose Mercury News (Calif.)

Executive's little helper
Austin 360 (Texas)

Surfing from the sofa
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.)

Microsoft takes its turn with network computers
The State (Columbia, S.C.)

Apple to follow with its own NC
Austin 360 (Texas)

Oracle sends mixed messages on NCs
San Jose Mercury News (Calif.)

DVD is good, but not great, yet
Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, Calif.)

To DVD or not DVD?
washingtonpost.com

DVD may challenge laser discs and VCRs, but not yet
ocregister.com (Orange County, Calif.)

Marriage of GPS and PC can help travelers find their way
Houston Chronicle Interactive

Idaho man aids GPS users in the backcountry
Virtually Northwest (Spokane, Wash.)

This computer's so cool it's blazing fast
The Boston Globe Online

10 tech trends to watch
The Seattle Times Extra

A computer that sees and hears
Detroit News Online

It's easy to get hooked on scanning
Austin 360 (Texas)

Reviews: More than 300 product reviews
washingtonpost.com

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Jesse Berst's Anchordesk
ZDNet

Setting up a home office
Consumer Reports

PC World's Top 400
PC World

ZDNet product special reports
ZDNet

ComputerLife's best of everything
ZDNet