The Cutting Edge: COMPUTING / TECHNOLOGY / INNOVATION

AMERICA ONLINE

* Today, 7 p.m.: Golf pro Gary Player discusses his career in an on-line chat. Keyword: Centerstage

* Thursday, 3 p.m.: Author Mimi Lyster, who wrote “Child Custody,” talks about custody issues in an on-line conference. Keyword: Centerstage

COMPUSERVE

* Thursday, 4 p.m.: Jerry Jasinowski, who wrote “Making It in America,” answers questions about the manufacturing industry in a conference. Go CONVENTION

* Sunday, 10 a.m.: Science-fiction author Anne McCaffrey discusses her writing career. Go CONVENTION

PRODIGY/TIMESLINK

* Today, 7:30 p.m.: Howard Rosenberg, Los Angeles Times Pulitzer-Prize winning television critic, answers questions in a TimesLink on-line chat. Jump: CHAT

* Thursday, 7 p.m.: Talk show host Dick Cavett in a Prodigy on-line chat. Jump: CHAT

INTERNET

* More than 1,000 trivia questions on entertainment, sports and other popular topics can be browsed athttps://www.lexmark.com/data/trivia/trivia.html

* Information about earthquakes, including maps and plots,is updated continually by the U.S. Geological Survey’s Pasadena Field Office at https://aladdin.gps.caltech.edu/usgs-pas.html

* The erupting Mt. Ruapehu volcano on the North Island of New Zealand can be viewed via webcam photos updated every two minutes at https://www.actrix.gen.nz/ruapehu/

* Fashion enthusiasts can read about the latest in clothing styles around the world and get information about fashion and design schools at https://www.magna.com.au/~slade/fashion.html

Sources: Times, wire and company reports