Bill Gates now has an address for questions - askbill@microsoft.com He has a column which is published every other Wednesday In the local Seattle Post-Intelligencer, where he answers a few of the questions which he finds in that mailbox address. He says he will not reply to questions personally (only in the column), but you never know - a few of you special people could burn his ear and perhaps elicit one to yourself (or perhaps even to the list!) .. Blanc