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Ignorance Is Bliss

Why are these women smiling? The one on the left is working on an unplugged PC, while the woman on the right is using Windows on a Mac. Submitted by C. David Alonzi, Arlington Heights, Ill., and Michael Levitt, Valley Stream, N.Y.

Vegetable-Challenged GrammAr Checker

Just one little change and you have all the ingredients for a grammatically correct sentence--at least according to Grammatik. Submitted by Akin Owosina, Fort Myers, Fla.

Screen Saver of the Month

Now you don't have to check the morning newspaper to see your favorite cartoon characters. The Doonesbury Screen Saver gives you comic relief and might even make you think a little bit at the same time. Best of all, G.B. Trudeau, creator of the Doonesbury comic strip, plans to donate proceeds from the sale of the screen saver to Asia Watch, the Coalition for the Homeless and other charitable organizations. $26 (street). Mindscape, 800-234-3088, 415-897-9900.

Worthless Web Site

In the mood to waste some time? At "Paul Phillips' Useless Web Sites" (http: //www .primus.com/) you'll find such gems as Your Tarot Reading (http: // cad.ucla.edu: 8001/ tarot) and The Church of Spam (http: //www .primenet.com/~swiggy/).

Easter Egg O' the Month

This Easter egg is from Borland International's Quattro Pro 6.0. Select "About Quattro Pro" from the Help menu and press the "Q" key. When you click on the picture that appears, you'll enter a multilevel credits screen. Submitted by Steve Jordi, Geneva, Switzerland. Steve says he couldn't find this treasure in the next version of the spreadsheet.

While you're out Net surfing, be on the lookout for amusing sites. If we publish one of your picks we'll send you a cool WinMag mug and T-shirt. Send submissions to Nancy A. Lang. To find her E-Mail ID Click Here

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