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Internet II: Rebooting America
Michael S. Malone
OK, the wheels fell off. But they were training wheels. If we get it right this time, the technology and business models will combine to spell the magic word: profit.
Why Is Broadband So Narrow?
Stephen P. Pizzo
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 promised fast Internet access for everyone, but the dream of big pipes turned out to be a big pipe dream. So when do the rest of us get on the bandwidth bandwagon?
Anatomy Of A System
Kip Crosby
For broadband connectivity to become a reality, the already archaic systems of encryption used for a dialup Internet must be dismantled and rebuilt.
Note To Feds: Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way
Carl M. Cannon
The U.S. government's previous attempt to regulate the telecom industry stopped up the pipeline instead. What should its role be this time in helping to bring broadband to the masses?
The Agony and the Energy
Interview by Carl M. Cannon
Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham explains how the party in power plans to parcel out the power.
Getting There
Edward Clendaniel
Even with e-commerce, the rubber has to meet the road sometime-just try squeezing an Amazon CD through that DSL wire. Needed are some concrete changes-literally-so the Eisenhower-era interstate highway system can deliver the goods.
Water and the Environment
Shelley Pannill and Michael Boland
The high tech industry's search for smart water conservation is intense. Less so, alas, is the search for an environmentally friendly way to dump that outmoded computer.
The Tragedy Of The Commons
Daniel McFadden
With a shared finite resource, the key rule is: Don't screw it up. So why do we so often get it wrong? A Nobel laureate wonders if we'll get it right with the
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Forbes ASAP Staff
Consumer confidence? We've got plenty. From laptops and PDAs to the hot new digital cameras, we'll show you the best-and worst-of today's gee-whiz wizardry.
Master of the Knowledge Universe
Stephen P. Pizzo
Think Clinton's the Comeback Kid? Take another look at Michael Milken, the deposed junk bond king. Now the visionary behind a fast-growing learning empire, he's doing very well by doing good.
The Good Life
Karen Southwick
One of the goals for the new millennium is to improve life while prolonging it. The genomics revolution could not only make us older but also better.
A Global Challenge
Patrick Dillon
So why would people put themselves through a yacht race across some of the world's most hostile stretches of ocean? To test technology and themselves.
DOS Boat
Owen Edwards
Digital design has produced modern racing sailboats that can outrun gales and stand up to awesome seas, taking competitors to a new level of mastery-and misery.
Rhyme of the Ancient Manager
Doug Webb
Packed into a race-rigged sloop with 17 mostly amateur crewmates, a high tech executive gets an unforgettable taste of salt spray and team dynamics.
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Stuck in Neutral
Howard Anderson
If the technology sector is going to be running on fumes for the next five years, you can consider it dead for investment purposes. The obvious solution: Pick a new sector. The soon-to-be obvious problem: Everything else stinks.
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Waiting to Exhale
Cynthia Robbins-Roth
When W. moved into the White House, the pharmaceutical companies breathed a sigh of relief. Then the Democrats took over the Senate, and the industry gasped again. If tough legislation and bad PR batter big pharma, biotech may take a beating, too.
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Absolutely 120% Positive
Owen Edwards
Slather on all the layers of information you can find, but don't be fooled. The ability to predict anything at all is still a crapshoot.
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A Swing and a Miss
Carl Hall
Those stubby pencils and paper scorecards at the ballpark may be headed for retirement as your handy PDA steps up to bat.
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What's a VC to Do?
Shelley Pannill
Someone's always looking for a bargain.
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Never Say "Sell"
David Raymond
If you believed the advice from J.P. Morgan Chase, Merrill Lynch, and others to buy, buy, buy Lucent, you may be wondering just what it takes to discourage an analyst.
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A CEO's Regrets
When rewards are huge and hollow.
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ASAP Records
Edward Clendaniel
Never mind the vice president's light bill. Per capita, the oil-rich nation of Qatar uses more electricity than any other place on earth. And what state in the U.S. is the most dependent on nuclear power plants? Vermont, land of greenery and granola.
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The Crash's Silver Lining
Sally McGrane
How one California programmer made his stock worth more than the paper it's printed on.
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Revolution by Cell Phone
Michael Bociurkiw
Text messaging thrives in the Philippines.
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Seconds to Duck and Cover
Michael Boland
At San Francisco International Airport and other U.S. sites, new technology senses impending earthquakes and gives a 60-second warning. Sure, it might be cheaper to buy a dog, but they bark at everything.
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Space Wide Web
Edward Clendaniel
It's really quite down to earth.
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The Humane Touch
Jef Raskin
Forget nearsighted and farsighted: The newest accessory in geek chic is a tiny display set into eyeglasses that lets you be cybersighted.
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