We rev up this issue with a request for holiday gift suggestions, an important note for AOL users, and a quick look at new Internet software from Microsoft. Also in this issue, Adam examines the state of the Web server market (with a focus on personal Web servers) and Matt Deatherage gives us a detailed examination and analysis of Apple's Meta-Content Format, or MCF, a new way of organizing and viewing information.

Topics:

• MailBITS/25-Nov-96
• WebBITS/25-Nov-96
• HotSauce and Meta Content Format

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