IS IT TIME TO SCRAP THE INTERNET AND START OVER?

Chris Gaylord reports for the Christian Science Monitor that with millions of people watching shows and movies online, service providers may become overwhelmend that the Internet may seem outmoded.

BUY SOFTWARE? HOW PASSE!

Ben Arnoldy, staff writer of the Christian Science Monitor, has a good story about the high tech revolution that is coming. It's called "cloud computing." According to Mr. Arnoldy, which side you are on in the war between the revolutionaries and the counterrevolutionaries depends on where your software and data sits. In the traditional model, people buy software and load it on the hard drives of the pc's. In the new era, users' software and data sits on the network. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

ROBOT MAKER BUILDS ARTIFICIAL BOY

David Hanson, an engineer in Richardson, Texas has been working for five years on an artificial boy. A robot that Hanson hopes will be an interactive learning companion. The face of "Zeno" the robot boy is made of a skin-like patented material. This little guy sees a person and recognizes their face. It learns their name and can build a relationship with a person. According to Hanson these artificial boys should be available to consumers within the next three years for $200 to $300. I can't wait.