Gadget for listening to Web books

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Audible's $200 Audible Player enables users play audio books and other programs on the 3.5-ounce device after purchasing them in digital versions from the Web. It resembles the standard Walkman-style cassette or CD player, and weighs less, but lacks the same performance quality. Furnished equipment includes headphones, a carrying pouch, and an adapter that fits a standard cassette player. A cradle requires connection to both AC power and a serial port before it can download data from a computer. Software and several hours of audio programming, such as Robert Frost's poetry and Dave Barry's humor, comprise the accompanying CD-ROM. More than 4,000 other downloadable programs are available, but 90MHz Pentium machines can encounter audio difficulties. Downloading can take as long as 30 minutes for a 4MB, 2-hour program that fills the capacity. Audible Player can pick up and transmit an FM radio signal to a standard radio, but the set up is labor-intensive and the transmission of produces a signal that can be easily interrupted.

Computer peripheral equipment, not elsewhere classified, Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing, Speech Processing Equip, Planning, Product information, Marketing, Equipment and supplies, Company product planning, Speech processing equipment, Sound processing equipment, Sound processing, Audible Inc.

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Desperately seeking Susan OR Suzie NOT sushi; to search the Web successfully, pick the right engine and learn how to use it

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World Wide Web users can take several steps to produce more effective results from consulting the numerous and individualized directory searches. First, it is important to select the appropriate search site for a specific task. Directory search engines such as Yahoo and Snap allow researchers to find listings on broad topics by deploying links or completing search boxes, according to the Search Engine Watch newsletter. Second, Hotbot and Alta Vista are among the search engines more effective at finding specific information because of their ability to locate keywords from among millions of Web pages. Third, metasearch tools like Metacrawler and Dogpile collect even more information from other Web search sites and display the data onto a single Web page. Search sites can overwhelm users with information, so experts recommend techniques to obtain more concise information. Simple techniques can include adding more relevant words, including the conjunctions 'and' or 'not,' or placing quotation marks around words.

Prepackaged software, Computer software industry, Software industry, Software, Design and construction, Internet access software, Internet/Web technology, Web browser, Web browsers

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Booking a trip on the Internet

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Travelers may complete some reservations on the Internet, but full blown support for complicated travel plans has yet to be established. The earliest to take advantage of the World Wide Web are hotels and and car-rental companies, while airlines take a more cautious approach. Hotel Web pages vary, and travelers make actually make reservations at some sites, while at others they provide detailed information, and hotel representatives call them back to complete the transaction. The content of hotel pages runs from on-line brochures to video and sound clips. Airlines publish schedules at their Web sites, but do not accept reservations because no secure way to transmit credit card information exists. Travelers should not use the Internet to make last minute plans, since E-mail can get lost and server maintenance can take a Web site off-line for hours. Users should print out all on-line reservations and call companies back to confirm plans made on-line.

Business services, not elsewhere classified, Reservation Services, All Other Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services, Information services, Reservation systems, Online Service Information, Travel and leisure industry software, Travel industry software

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