Is it true that PC monitors manufactured in the Northern Hemisphere work differently in the Southern Hemisphere?
Yes, images on a monitor designed to work in one hemisphere will look slightly different when viewed in the other. That is because Earth’s magnetic field affects the cathode-ray tubes that produce images in most desktop monitors. The change is not radical. It’s more like tilting the image a few degrees to the right, John Hall of monitor maker Acer Peripherals says. Don’t despair if you’re planning to travel. Most suppliers give users the controls to adjust the image. Notebook PCs may not have this problem because they typically use liquid-crystal-display technology, which is not affected by the shift in magnetic fields. Question: I am trying to brush up on my foreign language skills and have been trying to find magazines or newspapers to read in either French or Spanish online. I can find papers and magazines only in English. Can you point me to any in French or Spanish? Answer: While English-language sites dominate the Internet, the Net’s global appeal constantly grows. The Spanish-sp
