Your Technology

By M.M. Buechner and Anita Hamilton

GAMES YOU CAN READ

Tom Clancy's new book is more than just another tale of antiterrorism. Rainbow Six is a new brand. Clancy's idea for the book grew out of a PC game of the same name (due out Aug. 27) from Red Storm Entertainment--a company Clancy founded two years ago. Game players will face the same sort of predicaments that befall John Clark, the novel's hero. Next we'd like to see the game that inspired Bridget Jones's Diary.

STILL MORE BUGS OF SUMMER

Remember last week, when word broke that versions of Microsoft's and Netscape's e-mail programs were afflicted with a nasty glitch, and we advised you to buy a "bug-free" copy of Qualcomm's Eudora? Umm, never mind! It turns out that the latest iterations of the popular Eudora Pro (4.0 and above) have an equally gaping security hole that could let bad guys get into your PC. If you use it, be sure to get the patch at eudora.com

WHERE'S THE FLOPPY DRIVE?

Apple's low-cost IMAC is a design statement bar none. But its sleek case is missing a very important feature: a floppy-disk drive. That could be a problem for those needing a simple way to move files between computers. Several vendors have come to the rescue: Imation of Oakdale, Minn., is offering its high-capacity SuperDisk drive in matching colors for $189 (below), while Newer Technology of Wichita, Kans., will sell a standard floppy drive for $90 in October.

--By M.M. Buechner and Anita Hamilton