Tired of your eyes being tired? Read on for Jeff Carlson's overview of screen typography - why it works, why it doesn't, and what you can do about it. Fabrizio Oddone weighs in with a solution to the problem of Internet mirror sites, and Geoff Duncan discusses IDE hard disk problems impacting a range Performas and Power Macs. We also pass on announcements of StuffIt Deluxe 4.5, Riven (the sequel to Myst), and GraphicConverter 3.0.1.

Topics:

• MailBITS/03-Nov-97
• IDE Recommend Updating
• Mirror, Mirror on the Internet: QuickestMirror
• Better Typography Coming to a Screen Near You

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