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`(IDG) -- "DoDots" may sound like
`some new kind of candy, but it's
`not. And it's not the latest kid-
`crazy, animated Japanese import.
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`DoDots is an application made up of small windows called dots.
`Through these windows, you can take advantage of the features and
`services offered by certain Web sites without actually visiting them
`through a browser.
`
`Because the dots are small and operate outside the browser, they
`provide a faster, more direct link to content providers, according to
`representatives of DoDots, the new Internet company that makes the
`application. Each dot handles a specific task.
`
`"Essentially, it's a little Web application on your desktop," says John
`Kembel, the company's chief technology officer.
`
`"Anything you can do on the Web, you can do on a Dot," adds George
`Kembel, DoDots' chief executive officer (and John's twin brother).
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`E-MAIL:
`Here's how it works. First you must download the DoDot "home dot,"
`Subscribe to one of which sits in the top right-hand corner of your screen regardless of
`our news e-mail
`whether your Web browser is open. Then you can pick and choose
`lists.
`among any of the other "dots" offered from the company's Web site
`Enter your address:
`partners.
`goEi 1
`DISCUSSION:
`chat
`feedback
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`Upon DoDots' launch this week, a handful MORE COMPUTING INTELLIGENCE
`z
`of dots are available. The partners include
`IDG.net home page
`AnyDay, an online calendar; eHow, a
`Q&A site; Merriam-Webster, a dictionary Clothe your browser with NeoPlanet
`Web SurfACE revamps your browser
`and thesaurus; MySimon, a price
`comparison site; PhotoPoint, a site for
`posting photographs; Work.com, a
`business information site; and ZDNet, for
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`AOL puts Gecko everywhere but PCs
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`CNN.com - Technology - DoDots: The Web without a browser - April 7, 2000
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`CNN.com
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`MAINPAGE
`WORLD
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`technology : computing
`Editions I myCNN I Video Audio I Headline News Brief I Feedback
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`DoDots: The Web without a
`browser
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`WEATHER
`BUSINESS
`SPORTS
`TECHNOLOGY
`computing
`personal technology
`SPACE
`HEALTH
`ENTERTAINMENT April 7, 2000
`POLITICS
`Web posted at: 9:40 a.m. EDT
`LAW
`(1340 GMT)
`CAREER
`TRAVEL
`FOOD
`ARTS & STYLE
`BOOKS
`NATURE
`IN-DEPTH
`ANALYSIS
`LOCAL
`
`From...
`~.PC Wo rl
`
`by Chris Yurko
`
`(IDG) -- "DoDots" may sound like
`some new kind of candy, but it's
`not. And it's not the latest kid-
`crazy, animated Japanese import.
`
`EDITIONS:
`CNN.com Europe
`
`change default
`edition
`
`MULTIMEDIA:
`video
`video archive
`audio
`multimedia showcase
`more services
`
`DoDots is an application made up of small windows called dots.
`Through these windows, you can take advantage of the features and
`services offered by certain Web sites without actually visiting them
`through a browser.
`
`Because the dots are small and operate outside the browser, they
`provide a faster, more direct link to content providers, according to
`representatives of DoDots, the new Internet company that makes the
`application. Each dot handles a specific task.
`
`"Essentially, it's a little Web application on your desktop," says John
`Kembel, the company's chief technology officer.
`
`"Anything you can do on the Web, you can do on a Dot," adds George
`Kembel, DoDots' chief executive officer (and John's twin brother).
`
`E-MAIL:
`Here's how it works. First you must download the DoDot "home dot,"
`Subscribe to one of which sits in the top right-hand corner of your screen regardless of
`our news e-mail
`whether your Web browser is open. Then you can pick and choose
`lists.
`among any of the other "dots" offered from the company's Web site
`Enter your address:
`partners.
`goEi 1
`DISCUSSION:
`chat
`feedback
`
`Upon DoDots' launch this week, a handful MORE COMPUTING INTELLIGENCE
`z
`of dots are available. The partners include
`IDG.net home page
`AnyDay, an online calendar; eHow, a
`Q&A site; Merriam-Webster, a dictionary Clothe your browser with NeoPlanet
`Web SurfACE revamps your browser
`and thesaurus; MySimon, a price
`comparison site; PhotoPoint, a site for
`posting photographs; Work.com, a
`business information site; and ZDNet, for
`
`AOL puts Gecko everywhere but PCs
`
`Open-source browser wins big support
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`Reviews & in-depth info at IDG.net
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`law consistent
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`More than 11,000
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`want to continue talks
`after Israeli elections
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`news and information on the computer
`industry. Other dots let you download
`MP3s or get the current time.
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`E-Business World
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`Year 2000 World
`Questions about computers? Let
`IDG.net's editors help you
`All of the dots appear in your home dot
`Subscribe to IDG.net's free daily
`newsletter for computer geniuses 8
`menu; you simply click on one to open it. newbies)
`Choosing, say, the Merriam Webster dot
`Search IDG.net in 12 languages
`opens a 1-by-2-inch window where you
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`can enter words you want defined by the can
`Merriam Webster dictionary.
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`News Radio
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`The advantage of this is that if you're working in another application,
`such as writing a letter, you don't have to launch your Web browser to
`access a Web resource, George Kembel says. Sometimes, though, the
`search itself will launch your browser to display the results.
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`Dots can be bundled or be e-mailed to friends. Also, you can access
`your dots from any other Dot-enabled PC.
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