American Way Cover - 2/15/2005

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Looking Up In Silicon Valley » Its glass half-full again, the region retools for another revolution. Will it be boom and bust redux?
The Business Of Being Bing » From ranting about cubicles to "the ridiculousness of working with other people," Fortune columnist and bestselling author Stanley Bing lampoons the "off" in office life.
Big Easy Does It » After shooting her 36th film in almost half as many years, Christina Ricci trades reel life for two months R&R in New Orleans.
Losing Your Mind? » Hey, absent-minded professional: Your favorite gadget could sap your ability to remember.
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Music Box»
How Do You Spell Relief? V-i-d-e-o»
Snug As A Bug In A Rug»
Finding Your Inner Emeril»
Loco For Hot Cocoa»
Fitness, With Flexibility»
Ain’t It Grape?»
IT FIGURES»
The Fixer-upper»
Geeks To The Rescue»
Plumchoice Computerhelp»
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Geeks To The Rescue

by American Way Staff

Here’s a horror story: You’re in your hotel room reviewing tomorrow’s presentation when the file corrupts ... or a virus shreds your system ... or (insert any possibility here). The trip is ruined! Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living
together – mass hysteria ...
Calm yourself. Here’s who you’re gonna call: One of several online services that can access your computer via the Internet and fix it, pronto, 24/7. Techs repair while you watch, hovering over their virtual shoulders via live chat, e-mail, or telephone.


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