Cybercafe.com By mixing two of today's hottest industries, you can give your finances a jolt.

By mixing two of today's hottest industries, you can giveyour finances a jolt.

What goes together better than coffee and computers? At firstglance, lots of things. But upon closer inspection, it's anatural mix of two of today's hottest industry trends:cappuccino and the Internet. Cyber cafes, where customers sipcoffee at computer terminals while they type a letter or surf theWorld Wide Web, have been so successful that, in some cases, ownersplan to open additional locations.

The traditional cafe experience began in Europe late lastcentury. Patrons would read their correspondence (now referred toby the computer cognoscenti as "snail mail"), enjoy musicor other entertainment, and chat with friends. In the modern cybercafe, the computer has become the entertainment; couples or groupslog on to participate in chat groups or surf the Web together.Customers can also send e-mail to friends across the world--thetechno-version of the 19th century cafe patron scribblingletters.