1.   You compose your message, connect to your local Internet Service Provider, upload your mail and then disconnect.

2.   After setting up an e-mail account at Gamesharker.com, players can use their well-muscled thumbs to compose e-mail messages on an onscreen keypad.

3.   After the message is composed, it can be sent immediately to the phone number of the recipient, who can respond immediately by the same process.

4.   After settling on a card, he or she can type on the computer keyboard to compose a message or change an existing message.

5.   Everything feels forced, including the dog who sits watching Hanks compose his messages.

6.   I was surprised to discover that there is no way to compose a message on the laptop and transfer it to the pager.

7.   Its greatest drawback, so far, at least, is that you cannot use it to compose messages off line.

8.   Normally, sending a page from a cell phone is quite difficult, but when you can compose the message on your Pilot it is quite easy.

9.   Once a user finds an address, he or she can compose a message on a form at the site.

10.   Other in-store conveniences include a writing table at which you can compose a message while sipping a cup of coffee.