MAC OS RUMORS
www.macosrumors.com Luckily for those of you jaded by the crop of dull summer movies, the turmoil swirling about Apple Computer for the past two months has proved more entertaining than any Midsummer's Night Flick.
The Mac OS Rumors Web site is the best place to catch up on the latest gossip on Mr Jobs and company.
Besides the hearsay - the gossip last week was that Apple wants to buy back its OS licences from its clone makers - there is also plenty of juicy, albeit unconfirmed, information about upcoming Apple products. And check out sections devoted to Rhapsody, aka the Operating System that Saved Apple, and OS 8 - the scoop is that the first update, code-named 'Bride of Buster', will be released in November.
DATA BROADCASTING CORPORATION
www.dbc.com There is a lot of free information at this investor-oriented Data Broadcasting Corp Web site. Get investment-related news, and search the huge database - which includes international stock exchanges, including the Hang Seng - for information on a company's history and fundamentals.
The services that DBC wants to charge you for - including real-time quotes from Nasdaq, the New York and the American Stock Exchanges, and the ability to build up to six personal portfolios each tracking up to 10 stocks or funds - cost at least US$30 for monthly subscription. But there is plenty of free information to bring you back.
DICTIONARY OF PC HARDWARE AND DATA COMMUNICATION
www.ora.com/reference/dictionary The author claims that his inability to keep up with all of the latest computer jargon is what drove him to write this excellent guide. And no wonder - computer jargon, especially acronyms, seems to sprout faster than weeds.