whatis.com Member, Here's your latest update -- what's new at whatis.com -- + Could Quiz #11 be too easy? + Recent updates and repairs + Web Site of the Week - searchEnterpriseServers.com ______________ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR: **STORAGE DECISIONS 2001** Storage Decisions 2001 brings together top storage analysts like Gartner's VP Nick Allen and Steve Duplessie of ESG and expert technologists like best-selling author Jon William Toigo. This exclusive conference is FREE to members who qualify. Apply today. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;3177364;5058249;p?http://www.StorageDecisions2001.com _____________ COULD QUIZ #11 BE TOO EASY? ======================================================== Some readers found Quizes 1 through 10 a bit too difficult so our Assistant Editor, Peggy Rouse, created a "creampuff" quiz designed to please all readers who like to get 10 out of 10. (Let's face it: we could all use an ego boost now and then.) 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