The Cutting Edge: COMPUTING / TECHNOLOGY / INNOVATION

America Online

* Today, 5 p.m.: The 12th annual Soap Opera Digest Awards features the winners and presenters in a conference. Keyword: Centerstage

* Today, 1 p.m.: Dr. Lynn Troyka, author of “Overcoming Writing Anxiety,” answers questions. Keyword: Centerstage

CompuServe

* Today, 6 p.m.: Michael Sivy, a senior editor at Money magazine, discusses investment strategies in the ‘90s. Go CONVENTION

Microsoft Network

* Today, 6 p.m.: Singer Barry White makes a rare online appearance.

Prodigy

* Tuesday, 5 p.m.: Late-night talk show host Conan O’Brien. Jump: CHAT

Internet

* A site dedicated to informing young people about issues that affect them and to motivate them to vote has opened on the World Wide Web. It is at https://www.rockthevote.org

* A link to daily audio reports from ski resorts around the country, including live photos from selected sites, is at https://www.snowcam.com/

* If you’d like to read news from a college campus point of view, try the new Campus Voice Newspaper site at https://www.campusvoice.com/

Sources: Times, wire and company reports