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Have it your way: CompUSA is entering the build-to-order PC market via the web, mail-order and store orders. It's a risky move, as the retailer attempts to catch Dell and Gateway.

Don't deny it: That Jolt cola just won't have the same punch once you find out about Josta, Pepsi's new caffeinated, libido-enhancing cola. You put that together with flat food, microserfs, and we've got a party.

Apple's presence in mid-sized and large business settings is eroding, an International Data study says. Apple's quarterly report is due today; keep an eye on our breaking news area after the market closes where we'll post the report.

Call to excellence: Don't repeat hacks of the past, a speaker told DefCon, the annual gathering of hackers and crackers in Las Vegas. Learn the intricacies of various computer systems and hack elegantly, the speaker implored.

Java use is growing among enterprise application developers. How can we tell? Higher demand for Java-based software development tools.

Cable is catching on as well among those of us who demand high speed Net connections. Time Warner says its cable arm has signed up 10,000 customers in the seven cities where it operates; the highly successful IPO of @Home's stock contributes to the trend.

If you have a yen (sorry) to read all those Japanese-language sites springing up on the web, or you want to expand your audience to the wired Kurds, you soon may have better translation software available to do the job. Danke, developers.

Take it with a grain of salt: Netscape says nearly 10 million users are into Communicator; do you think this has anything to do with the latest beta release of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 4.0 yesterday? Naw, probably not...

You have spoken: And how! You don't want links to payment-required sites like the Wall Street Journal. The lively debate in that forum has kicked off an equally lively e-mail exchange here within the confines of Mercury Center. I'll abide by your wishes unless there's a compelling reason (for example, if the boss disagrees) to change. But we'll keep you clued in if that happens.

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