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Reports on the benefits of Microsoft Corp.'s Window's Explorer to desktop musicians in the U.S. Basis of Microsoft's remodeling of Windows; Role of personal computers in professional media production; Impact of fine-tuning systems on the satisfaction of an audio performance.

The article offers information on the donation of DreamSpark computer development tool from Microsoft to the students at Stanford University in the United States. Bill Gates approved the donation in an effort to encourage creative programming among the students, and possibly introducing the young minds of students to careers in software engineering. The strategy in Microsoft's move could mean a long-term result, when the students are in the workplace. DreamSpark features open-source tools for software programming.

The article presents lists of computer software products selected by Technology & Learning readers that includes AppleWorks from Claris Corp., PowerPoint from Microsoft Corp., JumpStart series from Knowledge Adventure Inc., and Magic Slate from Sunburst Co.