Joshua Bell, 32, has been performing professionally for more than half his life. But this classical violinist - whose new album, Sibelius/Goldmark Violin Concertos, is his 23rd - isn't out of touch. Whether traveling to a far-off spot like Amsterdam for one of more than 100 concerts a year or just chillin' at home in NYC, Bell (joshuabell.com) stays hooked up to the Web:

"I use etrade.com to trade stocks. I spend a lot of time researching stocks and following my own portfolio. The fact that I can dial in and trade on the New York Stock Exchange at any time is amazing. I tend to go for higher-risk things. But I'm not putting my whole welfare on it."

And Bell loves the Internet Movie Database, imdb.com.

"I use it constantly. My laptop communicates with my cable modem wirelessly, and I can wander around the house and be connected to the Internet. So I can watch TV and wonder 'What was that actor in?' and look it up."