This plan is also how you could turn GM's impossibly broad lineup of cars into an unmatchable asset. n Michael Eisner, chairman and CEO of Walt Disney: Buy Apple Computer, and tell your board that the brilliant Steve Jobs is your successor. n Steve Jobs, chairman of Pixar Studios, chairman and interim chief executive officer of Apple Computer: Steve, take Eisner's offer.

FORBES: Digital rules

Mr. Haverland arranged for a computer-milling facility in Corning, N.

WSJ: The Height of Charm | Anatomy Lesson

These days, however, when Hill looks up from his computer screen, he gazes out onto idyllic landscapes surrounding Placitas, N.

FORBES: Single-Stock Retirement Plan

Just as with your computer, the new TVs and phones will be all-digital and have Internet addresses. n Smart chips in everyday things will spread even faster.

FORBES: Digital rules