The Weekly RAGE

Introduction
Welcome to the Weekly RAGE. This is put out by me, Kyle Mechler, and everything in it is completely my opinion. All information that is introduced as factual is to my knowledge. You are free to correct me and I will put the corrections at the bottom of the newsletter next week. Proceed with caution, and enjoy!
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New Rage
This is my attempt at something that I wish I'd had for a long time. My own newsletter. I had the old one, and due to my own faults, I realized it needed a revamping. So here it is, the new RAGE. I'll do my best to provide you with interesting things to read and contemplate. If you have any suggestions, just goto the author section and mail me!
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Icq'99
     Well, this week, Mirabilis released the long anticipated ICQ'99 in beta format. This has a lot of new features and improvements including voice messaging, enhanced chat features, and grouping of "buddies."
     The new features have apparently already reached the majority of the icq population, and the numbers are quickly rising. The buddy list future won't ever be the same. Or will it?
     The not-as-popular list, AOL instant messager, is gaining popularity now however. Is this due to the new release of a more complicated ICQ'99? Maybe. Just this weekend I installed AOLIM for a friend's parents because of the simplicity. Apparently they just used it because it was easier to use, a lot less features which of course means... a lot less hassle.
     I personally like the new ICQ'99 with all the new features. I've had it for quite some time before it was evel a public release, and I've liked it since the November day that I took 10 minutes to download it. I trust that even a new user could struggle past the initial stage of trying to figure out what they are doing. Its easy, and user friendly. Head over to icq.com to check it out!
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Pentium III
     Well, with the release of the Pentium III this week, I thought I might bring it up. It is supposed to enhance the Internet and add so much to your computer. That it may do seeing as it is a 64 bit processor, but what will it take away?
     The newest part and probably most controversial is the ID Chip addtion to the popular Intel product. This chip will allow other people to view your IP number when you are online. This basically is a number that identifies where to send information for your computer to recieve it. This will inturn allow people to crash your computer unless you patch it, or Intel does.
     More importantly yet, your money can be stolen if you buy things over the net mainly becuase this chip will allow a third party to know when and where you are online. This in turn can lead to them impersonating you.
     I personally will most likely stick to the AMD or a fixed version of the P3 unless the programs that I use such as 3D Studio Max and the such that require a pentium are made AMD compliant. I got most of my information from the following source:
     - PIII info (ZDNet)
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Got an article that you want posted on here? Send it to me via e-mail (authors section) and I'll read it over and get back to you about whether you can look for it in the next week's issue or not. You get all credit of course.
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     Name: Kyle Mechler
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