The Cutting Edge: COMPUTING / TECHNOLOGY / INNOVATION

AMERICA ONLINE

* Thursday, 3 p.m.: Author Robin Leonard, who wrote “MoneyTroubles,” hosts an on-line discussion. Keyword: Centerstage

* Thursday, 7 p.m.: The Hughes brothers, who directed ‘Menace II Society,” talk about their latest project in an on-line chat. Keyword: Centerstage

COMPUSERVE

* Thursday, 6 p.m.: Writer Don Labriola and musician Todd Rundgren give tips on turning your PC into the ultimate sound machine. Go CONVENTION

PRODIGY/TIMESLINK

* Thursday, 7 p.m.: Musician Fred Schneider of The B-52s talks about his career and the state of modern music in generalin Prodigy on-line chat. Jump: CHAT

INTERNET

* A handy beginner’s guide to HyperText Markup Language (HTML), the lingua franca of the World Wide Web, can be located at https://www.uidaho.edu/jerryl/guide/guide.html

* Tune into a “live broadcast” of the Joshua Redman Quarteton Oct. 5 at 4 p.m. from atop the Fashion Cafe in New York City. Sponsored by Warner Bros./Reprise Records and JAZZ Online, the URL address ishttps://www.jazzonln.com/JAZZ/WBjazz.html.

* Capricorn Recording artists Everything and the Almost Paradise Cafe in Long Beach are sponsoring a series of concerts over the Internet, using the CU-SeeMe technology. The tour kicks off today. For more information visithttps://www.cyberplace.com/.

Sources: Times, wire and company reports