2002-11-06

In this week's issue:  Special blue lights, drug testing,
mandatory voting and more.

---Business---
A Business 2.0 article presents psychological and anecdotal
evidence for the importance of gut thinking in business.
  http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=113075
  similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=113075

---Computers---
PC World's annual reader survey on desktop and notebook PC
customer service finds that many vendors are letting support
slip through the cracks.
  http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=112801
  similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=112801
An IEEE Spectrum article showcases a new
museum-in-the-making dedicated to the history of computers.
  http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=112498
  similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=112498
An Education Week article challenges the headlong rush to
get computers into schools.
  http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=113001
Business 2.0 reveals why so much tech gear is suddenly
equipped with glowing blue lights.
  http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=113012
  similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=113012

---Food---
Science News looks at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's
new organic foods standards and what they mean.
  http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=112644
  similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=112644

---Home---
A piece in This Old House shares easy and inexpensive ways
to make your home more energy-efficient.
  http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=112817
  similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=112817
A Metropolis piece regretfully admits that great residential
architecture doesn't pay.
  http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=112463
  similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=112463

---Human Resources---
A Reason article argues against companies' insistence on
drug-testing their employees.
  http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=112885
  similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=112885
Darwin has advice for managers on motivating highly gifted
and talented workers.
  http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=112362
  similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=112362
In an Inc article, one tech company's founders explain why
their seemingly anachronistic hire-for-life policy works.
  http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=112461
  similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=112461

---Internet---
CIO speculates on the coming war between software vendors
and wireless telecom providers if the wireless Internet ever
does shape up.
  http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=112812
  similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=112812

---Investing---
Fortune marshals the evidence to conclude that investors
don't often benefit from "superstar" CEOs.
  http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=112943
  similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=112943

---Politics---
A Salon article proposes mandatory voting for the United
States.
  http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=112990
  similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=112990

---Sports---
Terrible ratings for the World Series show that baseball
doesn't matter anymore, according to one Sports Illustrated
writer.
  http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=112404
  similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=112404