For all students:

• The Wintel Alliance Tackles A New Foe in a New Arena: This article discusses the coming battle between NT and UNIX, and between Wintel and the Network Computer (NC).
• Glossary
• Devices That Do Everything Except Make Lives Simpler: This editorial laments the increasing complexity and difficulty of use of consumer electronics products.

Remember that you should also be reading the papers provided by the project groups!