Many of us, even the gift-entitled, would have a hard time looking someone in the eye and telling him that we want, say, the $125 zircon-encrusted tweezers. Writing it on a list with other items seems to make it less embarrassing, which is one reason gift registries are so popular.
You probably know a family that has established a network at home to connect all its computers. Each person in the house probably uses the network to share broadband internet access, the printer maybe, or a few files.
What's far less likely is that you have friends who are
using their networks to share entertainment: music, photographs, shows
recorded from television, games, movies, and more.
NEW ORLEANS - Say a guy tells you about a guitar player you've never heard of. The guy says, "He's probably the most underestimated musician on the planet and also probably one of the most advanced."
Your first reaction might be, "Who does that guy think he is, Eric Clapton?"
