Looking forward to Macworld Expo? Keep reading to find out about parties and other events at the Expo, and to get a preview of Photoshop plug-ins likely to be demoed. We have details about new versions of Conflict Catcher, Mac OS Runtime for Java, Virtual PC, and two new products billed as boosting Web browsing speed. This week also marks the beginning of a multi-part review of 3Com's PalmPilot Personal.

Topics:

• MailBITS/05-Jan-98
• Macworld Expo Events
• Plug into Macworld
• PalmPilot, Part 1: Hopelessly Devoted

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