Busting Out of the Geek Ghetto
How to Get Gamers to Play Online
Online multiplayer games that came after EverQuest haven't been as popular as hoped. Industry executives say the genre may need to be tweaked significantly to attract mainstream players. By Daniel Terdiman.

New Drill for Tomorrow's Dentists
Med-Tech » The dentist office of the future will not emit the squirm-inducing whir of a drill, nor will tomorrow's tooth doctors wield Novocain needles. Instead, patients will grow replacement teeth and vaccines will keep cavities at bay. By Kristen Philipkoski.

Mac SE Alive and Kicking on Web
Nostalgic for the simplicity of System 7? Or just curious? You can relive the experience, thanks to a pair of Germans who have created a loyal rendition of the classic Mac on the Web. By Leander Kahney.

Embracing the Art of Hacking
If you can avoid some of the tedious bits, Paul Graham has some good points to make about the relationship between art and coding. Michelle Delio reviews Hackers and Painters.

Japanese to Be Next Space Tourist
The company responsible for putting millionaires Dennis Tito and Mark Shuttlesworth into space says the next space tourist will be a "prominent Japanese figure." By Amit Asaravala.

Sharman Presses for Evidence
Sharman Networks, maker of the Kazaa file-trading application, demands in court proceedings that the music industry provide the names and addresses of people who allegedly infringed copyright. The industry rep balks. Patrick Gray reports from Melbourne, Australia.

FBI Wants Answers on Cisco Theft
The feds are probing a possible theft of source code from Cisco Systems. The networking equipment maker says software code used to run its gear that directs Internet traffic may have been swiped.

New Standard Could Reduce Spam
Yahoo releases a new e-mail standard called DomainKeys that could stop spammers from using legit e-mail addresses to disguise their evil mass mailings.

In Case You Missed It

Teen Techies Engineer the Future
May. 18, 2004 Prize money -- $3 million of it -- can help breed big ideas. Just check out the tunneling microscopes, high-tech software and geology research completed by high-school students. By John Gartner.

Hy-Wire Driving Is a Gas
May. 17, 2004 Taking a ride in a hydrogen-powered car of the future can be a bit disconcerting, unless you like driving with no steering wheel or floor pedals. Kari Lynn Dean reports from San Francisco.

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