March, 2000      Diablo Blue      Page 13

Across
1 The real reason we got the computer at work (5)
3 To enter (6)
7 To work together (4)
9 To attach different items together (4)
10 The act of using others to help one's career (10)
11 An agreement to meet (5)
13 To gather (8)
15 To consult together (6)
16 A social appointment (4)
17 To advise (7)
18 Educational meetings (7)

Down
1 To welcome (5)
2 A gathering (7)
4 A meeting for discussion (10)
5 To work together (7)
6 A group involved in a common task (5)
8 To make playful romantic overtures (5)
12 Questionable collaboration (7)
14 Possessed in common (6)
15 A meeting of a political group to choose a candidate (6)

This month the Board is going to show us all how to put together a network. Networks are great for helping us share data and do projects cooperatively. The crossword puzzle this month looks at things that we tend to do as a group with these machines that seem to be more and more important in every aspect of the work and play in our lives (and no, playing "kick the can" with the monitor is not a good idea, even when the computer crashes just after 6 hours of database entry). So give this month's puzzle a try. I'll have the solution at the March meeting.