Best wishes to all of our readers for the new year. In this
week's issue: tax time, tech and politics not getting
along, and the complexity of coffee.
---Internet---
PC Magazine looks at five websites that help you make
contacts through chains of acquaintances.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=148781
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---Movies---
Culture Vulture says that Paycheck is an action movie
without substance.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=148707
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---Personal Finance---
Shudder. It's that time of year again, and PC Magazine
reviews 3 tax software packages.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=148812
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=148812
---Politics & Society---
Wired looks at recent criticisms of electronic voting
machines, which have come under fire for being susceptible
to fraud.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=148709
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Red Herring points out that the U.S. Congress is ill-suited
to understanding technology, and asks if it is time to bring
back the Office of Technology Assessment.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=148829
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=148829
---Science---
Aside from its well-known virtues of taste and stimulant
effect, coffee is an essential scientific tool for
geologists, according to Geotimes.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=148897
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