NEWS Motorola Sings Blackbird's Praises
Motorola, Spyglass, Microware bring Java, DVD, the Internet, Digital television, and telephony together in one box. [Published 09/27/98, Written by Net4TV Voice Staff]
Senate Considering Children's Privacy Protection
A bill to protect children's online privacy is being considered by the U.S. Senate, but opponents are concerned that children's privacy rights will be violated instead. [Published 09/27/98, Written by Voice News Staff]
PC Prices Falling to Near WebTV Levels
A PC for $399? Yes, and it's going to get even better, analysts say. Falling PC prices will give WebTV some serious competition for its users. [Published 09/27/98, Written by Voice News Staff]
WebTV Nukes No-Rules Groups, Cites Legal Liability Concerns
Less than a month after creating its controversial alt.discuss.no-rules newsgroup hierarchy, WebTV has pulled the plug, citing concerns over legal liability. "No-rules" was the latest in a series of failed WebTV attempts to manage its users entirely through automation. [Published 09/27/98, Written by Laura Buddine and Dexter Davenport]
WebTV On TV: $15 Million Ad Campaign to Push Plus
If you see William Shatner on TV with a small gray box in his hand soon, he won't be saying "Beam me up, Scotty." It'll be "Internet For the Rest of Us," as WebTV kicks off a network/cable TV ad campaign. [Published 09/27/98, Written by Voice News Staff]
FEATURES A Mod's Life: Behind the Screen at WebTV
Joe Porambo -- webtv.users moderator "jp" -- takes us behind the screen to show us what really goes on at WNI and how the users appear to the mods. [Published 09/27/98, Written by Voice Staff]
The Web Dating Game
Looking for Love? Jeff Thomas takes a look at online match-making, its pitfalls, and how you can protect yourself from a bad experience. [Published 09/27/98, Written by Jeff Thomas]
Online Sheepskin-seeking Can Leave Students Fleeced
Planning to finish your degree online? You can -- but if you're not careful, it may be from a "prestigious non-accredited university." [Published 09/27/98, Written by WebTV Addict]
Law and the Net: Dangerous Ground
Many people believe that, because the Net wasn't around when the Copyright Laws were written, they don't apply. But if you push the edge, you are on dangerous ground. Dudette explains why. [Published 09/27/98, Written by Dudette]
Plant a Tree on the Internet
Genealogy, the study of one's ancestral lineage, is now a popular pastime on the Internet. Rachel MacGuire shares her joy and methods for discovering family roots. [Published 09/27/98, Written by Rachel MacGuire]
Instructions for Inexperienced Cats
While Valerie takes a break to lurk in a birdwatching newsgroup, Ming offers tips on controlling humans for a new arrival in the household. [Published 09/27/98, Written by Ming the Merciless]
Everyman's Personal Grail Quest: Is It Not?
David Ewalt, poet, philosopher and liver of life returns with the fifth episode in the his journey to find the meaning of life and talk turkey with the infinite. [Published 09/27/98, Written by David Ewalt]
Opus 41
Uncle Bob considers living in the State of Mind in free-form verse. [Published 09/27/98, Written by Uncle Bob]
COMMUNITY The Watchman: On the Watch for WebTV
Chat4TV co-host, gourmet cook, and WebTV guru, The Watchman1 is a familiar name to Voice readers and newsgroup-followers. Find out more about him in this profile by Mynnk. [Published 09/27/98, Written by Mynnk]
Annette Nichols Heritage
Libby3 profiles Annette Nichols, a WebTV user with wide-spread interests. From stock cars, geneaology, military vets and safety personnel, to WebTV links and user information, this Southern Charmer has webpages covering it all. [Published 09/27/98, Written by Libby3]
Meet JP -- the Mod Users Will Miss
WebTV'ers posting in the moderated webtv.users newgroup have long appreciated "jp" -- signature of moderator Joe Porambo -- whose pithy comments allowed his personality to shine and to show his affection for the users. Joe has now become an "ordinary" WebTV community member. Meet this remarkable man who has been "on the other side." [Published 09/27/98, Written by Voice Staff]
Caregivers On The Web
Our WebTV Seniors correspondent, George Coniglio, discusses resources available on the Internet for aging-related issues. Check out some of the many options available for information and support. [Published 09/27/98, Written by George Coniglio]
Better Homes and Websites
This issue, we're bringing you the great pages for WebTV information. Save all of these in your favorites, you'll be glad you did. [Published 09/27/98, Written by Nancy McPoland]
Rice-a-la-Bob
Hungry and in a hurry? Uncle Bob offers his favorite leftover conconction. [Published 09/27/98, Written by UberBob]
Very Easy Cookies
Looking for munchies that you really can whip up in a hurry? Nancy McPoland offers some almost instant cookies! [Published 09/27/98, Written by Nancy McPoland]
OPINION AND EDITORIAL What Are They Thinking About?
WebTV'er Mike KY persuaded a major site to consider optimizing for WebTV. But when the site contacted WNI, months passed before they received a form letter as a response. Mike wonders just what WNI is thinking about. [Published 09/26/98, Written by Mike_KY]
VOX POP -- Reader Opinions Question of the Week: Observations
These users offered interesting observations that did not fall into the "yes, no, or maybe" categories. [Published 09/27/98, Written by Net4TV Voice]
Question of the Week: WebTV
These users felt that they would stay with WebTV and told us why. [Published 09/27/98, Written by Net4TV Voice]
Question of the Week: Web.it
These respondents were excited about the Web.it and, if it delivers as it promises, are ready to switch. [Published 09/27/98, Written by Net4TV Voice]
Voice Mail
Here's a sampling of the general email and comments we've received at Net4TV Voice since our last issue. [Published 09/27/98, Written by Net4TV Voice]
