Issue number 3 of HandHeldCrime has just come out on the website and through their AvantGo channel. They have now started a twice-monthly schedule for the PalmDoc format mystery publication. Needless to say, we hope you stop by since some of the stories published in NEFARIOUS - Tales of Mystery will be appearing in this new format, as indeed one does in the current issue of HandHeldCrime.

Those of you interested in the area of "Cyber-crime" might want to stop by the Security Informer website. It's a website providing news and information for those faced with the real world problems of protecting networks, hardware, and valued intellectual property from the new type of criminal prowling the Internet.

Individual.com has a story on a new business relationship between Adobe and iUniverse.com. This was one of two new relationships that came to light at the Seybold conference today. Adobe will also be purchasing Glassbook and integrating their technology with Adobe's own. This basically means that Adobe will now be able to provide a complete path from desktop (Adobe publishing software) to distribution (PDF format as well as others) for the burgeoning ebook marketplace. For more information, check out this report from Seybold.

USA Today ran a story about the problems facing law enforcement when trying to apprehend criminals that make use of the internet to perpetrate crimes. One basic idea to come out of the article is that petty crime has found an easy and secure home on the Internet due to various reasons.

Well, the Ramsey's underwent questioning today in Atlanta concerning the death of their daughter, JonBenet. Court TV Online has a short report on today's events. I hope one day the true criminal(s) is/are brought to justice to put an end to this long running "unsolved" crime.

If you'd like to visit a well designed (visually and for content) website, then check out Gallo Stories. It collects some of the writings of a female Chicago Cop, Gina Gallo, with many years experience in the real world of Crime.

Lady M's Mystery International is a subscription based website I just came across. The current page has an interview with Rochelle Krich. The site has reviews, interviews, fiction, and links. There are some "samples" available to everyone and then a Member's area for subscribers.

This week is the Seybold San Francisco 2000 conference. Those in the publishing biz know this to be a major trade fair for all things book related. This year there is a major track concerning ebooks. Many people in the industry are hoping to avoid the current problems facing the Music Industry with regard to online digital rights management. Another area of concern is ebook standards, basically there are none in the sense of having one industry standard that allows interoperability between book reader devices and purchased rights. By that I mean when one "buys" an ebook on one platform it cannot be easily transferred to another platform or reader device. It'll be interesting to see what comes out of this major convention.

Just found the Web address of Scarlet Street - The Magazine of Mystery and Horror. I saw a copy of the print version at my local bookstore today. I've never read it myself but it looked to be pretty well packed with articles, images, and such for the mystery Fan, especially classic mystery and horror. The website is a nice extension onto the web but the print version seems more impressive as a magazine.

Their links page brought me to the Charlie Chan Page. Unfortunately I haven't seen one of the Charlie Chan movies in quite some time. Those who love the Hollywood style of the Charlie Chan films will probably like this website.

I also found The Mystery Review at my local bookstore and online. The magazine is packed with mystery reviews and ratings (a really neat rating system indicated by number of daggers). The website lists the important facts about each back issue for reference. There's also a cover artwork gallery online where you can check out some of the artwork used for the print issues.

If you're into Dance/Trance music (I know this has nothing to do really with Mystery but there is more to life you know :) check out this Canadian MP3 channel for some great streaming mp3 (you need WinAmp for Windows or Audion for Mac to listen). For those of you with the software/hardware already, just click here: http://216.231.29.118:8000

Crime Watch -- New Mysteries & Thrillers is a webpage of reviews by Dick Adler who reviews for the Chicago Tribune and other publications. You might find a good lead on a new book there.