Thanks, LN! I'll give those a try.

Speaking of the Moon, here's "We Choose The Moon" a real-time presentation of the burns and the journey with time clock to events.

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Daniel, that link too me to a web page that was indeed wechoosethemoon(dot)com, but instead of any flash movie, it gave me a non-standard "You need to install Adobe Flash player" web dialog box object, and proceeded to try and download an .exe that was NOT install_flash_player. I very strongly suggest you go over your computer with a fine tooth comb.

Huh. Contrary to what I thought would happen, when I manually downloaded and installed the latest Flash player, the page works fine now, but I swear, the package it tried to download to my computer was named something very suspicious, suggesting it was NOT an official Macromedia package.

But I can see the We Choose the Moon web site now.

Huh. Looking at the source code for the opening page, the no flash sends one to adobe.com/flashplayer.

And it wouldn't have affected me even if it did try and download an exe. Don't use them, myself. (Well, in Virtual PC when I need something from Windows on occasion.)

Maybe you were sent on a random redirect by explorer?

Info on the Star Trek DVD/Blu-Ray release: [link]

With the packaging feature dubbed "augmented reality," consumers will be able to hold their disc packaging in front of any standard Web cam to unlock an interactive hologram tour of the U.S.S. Enterprise. In the tour, which plays on the computer screen, viewers will be able to tour five cabins on the movie's Enterprise and even shoot enemies from the ship's deck.

Today I was gifted with a brand new iPhone G3 (16GB).

I have to confess, I have no idea what to do with it and I'm a little nervous about making the right decisions.

My current phone is a Verizon landline with unlimited domestic calling, voicemail, etc. That, with my dsl runs $115 per month.

The AT&T options I see suggest I cannot have a landline OR a dsl account in this area. I don't know if it's worth it to switch just the phone as it seems I'd be spending roughly $50 more per month.

Most importantly, I'm worried about the sound quality of working on a a cellphone, with clients who are also on cellphones. It's critical that I have a very clear connection.

At the moment, I can spend 4 to 5 hours on the phone per day, is it possible to have the iphone connected to a power source while it is in use?

I'm so grateful for the gift, but I'm pretty stressed out about how to make the most of it.

Any thoughts?

I've had my first gen iPhone sitting in it's dock while on the phone.

Can't help you on the Verizon package vs AT&T.

bonny, my experience is that sound quality is not an issue, but connectivity is. I haven't had a landline in yonks, but recently my BB has been dropping a lot of calls from home. I would research what AT&T's coverage is in your area and how satisfied people are with it.

Do you have a cell phone at all? It's not clear from your post, but $115 for DSL and landline seems pretty high to me. Not necessarily higher than iPhone plus DSL, but I suspect you're not getting a great deal as is. To me, the value of a cell phone is significantly higher than the value of a landline though, so it might well be worth the uptick.

Don't know specifically about iPhone, but I can use my BB and my Sprint phone while plugged in to the charger. I can't imagine iPhone would take a step backwards on that without it being widely known, but Apple's made some crazy decisions in the past so?

End of the day, if it's not worth it, eBay it.

brenda, I've never had a cellphone.

I've resisted on the grounds of sound quality, price, having a stable communication in emergencies, etc.

I feel very old school, but I've also gotten on pretty well without a cell all these years. My friends, however, do not agree with this assessment.

You are totally right about me not having a very good deal but every time I've considered ditching Verizon, I become overwhelmed with the possibilities and crawl back into my ludite cave.