UpDate - Vol. 15, No. 4, Page TT-7 September 21, 1995 TechTalk Periodic checkups Information on and about the Internet is changing faster than the burgeoning Internet book industry can print new editions. Here are five examples of periodicals to help you stay current: internet World. Reviews new products and Web sites. Discusses Internet issues and technology in general terms. Extensive features on educational, marketing and recreational uses of the Internet. Online version: http://www.mecklerweb.com/mags/iw/iwhome.htm NetGuide. Reviews new products and Web sites. Discusses Internet issues in general terms. Includes some material about Prodigy, CompuServe and America OnLine. Lots of "short" reviews of lots of sources of information. Online version: http://techweb.cmp.com/techweb/ng/current/default.html Online Access. Aimed at users of Internet, CompuServe, America OnLine, Prodigy and other online service providers. A lot of good information about the Internet and very extensive coverage for other services. Online version: http://www.nyc.pipeline.com/online/access.html Wired. The Net meets MTV. The Web and the Internet are part of the environment in which Wired assumes its readers live. Technology and popular culture are fair game for this magazine. Online version: http://www.hotwired.com/login/overview.html Classroom Connect, published by Wentworth Worldwide Media, is an excellent example of a new trend in publishing about the Internet: focused periodicals. This one is aimed at educators of students in grades K-12 and includes pointers to information and complete lesson plans. More and more discipline-specific newsletters like this one are being produced. Online version: http://www.wentworth.com/classroom/crcpub.htm