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Some people have too much time on their hands, like the malicious folks who write computer viruses. As the recipient of at least fifty infected e-mails a day, I have nothing but scorn for the creators of these destructive programs. One of them has written a worm disguised as a holiday greeting. The so-called Happy New Year worm can damage your operating system by deleting critical files, so beware. To learn more about it, read this story from ZDNet: http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2833821,00.html

Vigilance and anti-virus software have kept my system from becoming fatally infected. It’s a constant battle, though. In fact a thorough scan of over 200,000 files on my hard drive did turn up some infected files, Fortunately no great damage had occurred. But all it takes is one foolish act, as our technology expert, Larry Magid, discovered: http://www.learnthenet.com/english/features/larry.htm

Despite the dangers lurking online, you can also discover real joys. In that way, the Net certainly reflects the real world. Experience some of the greatest artworks ever created at online museums. If you’re housebound and looking for an inspiring adventure, take the Art Attack Web Tour: http://www.learnthenet.com/english/features/tour.htm

In the 1950’s designers Charles and Ray Eames developed the concept of the Power of Ten as a way to visualize large numbers. Now you can explore this living concept on the Web with a series of startling images, each one ten times larger or smaller than the preceding one. This ingenious site is sure to fascinate you: http://www.learnthenet.com/english/features/cooltool.htm

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1. Make some New Year's resolutions: http://www.how-to-keep-your-new-years-resolution.com/index.html

2. Have your fortune told: http://www.ticqle.com/wired/fun/fortune.asp

3. Gaze into the magic mirror: http://frontier.dreamhost.com/askmagic.htm

4. Discuss your dreams: http://www.seanmattison.com/dreamcatcher/

5. Explore Places of Power: http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/features/placesOfPower/index.shtml

6. Learn about the euro, Europe's new currency: http://www.euro.ecb.int/

7. Simplify travel with some handy tips: http://www.freetraveltips.com/

8. Indulge your passion for art at the Artchive: http://www.artchive.com/

9. Interact with Berlin's Blinkenlights: http://www.blinkenlights.de/

10. Take an eyewitness tour of the 20th century: http://www.ibiscom.com/20frm.htm

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