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...ever wanted to do in the North was tell our own story in our own way," he says. "But it's not sexy enough to be having struggles in your life that weren't political." Campion has his own beefs about the way Ireland is portrayed onscreen. "You like to think if people are doing a project they have a responsibility to be accurate," he says. "It isn't a huge amount to ask." Stones in His Pockets is at least one step in the right direction. So far, anyway. A production company in Britain, alas, is already making plans...
...sawblade there, to see how it might look in action. As well as providing news of upcoming competitions, pro tips on bot-building and rules for entry, the site is one of the first to employ the new SVG graphics and animation file format that lets you customize your onscreen destruction machines. You can't make a complete blueprint or engage in virtual combat - not yet, anyway - but online brainstorming might save time when you get down to the nuts and bolts of building...
Pressing thumbs is how TiVo learns which shows you love and hate; when it figures out the kind of stuff you like, it records it automatically. With Ultimate TV, you have to wade through the onscreen schedule and manually select each program you want to record--unless you choose a "season ticket," which records a show each time it's on. The device also warns you immediately about scheduling conflicts and, as with TiVo, makes it insanely easy to zip through the commercials...
...however, when I gave Xircom's Rex 6000 a try. Originally sold by Franklin, the Rex line of organizers was bought by Xircom last year and upgraded in all sorts of fabulous ways. First, Rex comes with a tiny stylus you can use to tap out words on the onscreen "virtual" keypad. It sounds weird, but it works like a charm. Second, you can download daily news and entertainment updates from the rex.net site into the device. Just set Rex in its cradle and push a button. I was even able to get movie listings for up to three local...
...bearing vanishes as he pantomimes the way his camera will trace the edge of Jet Li's sword or follow a tear down Cheung's cheek. When Cheung complains that he makes her cry too often, he counters, "Nothing moves me more than the sight of a woman crying onscreen...