President Signs Digital Millennium Copyright Act
The ground-breaking Copyright Act provides new protections for online content, but does it go too far in its zeal for protection? [Published 11/08/98, Written by News Staff]
WebTV Email-Blocking Continues WebTV continues to block email from major domains that it claims have been used to send spam. New on the list are AOL and PacBell, as well as companies making only reqested mailings. [Published 11/08/98, Written by Net4TV Voice]
WebTV: No Java, No RealAudio
WebTV has revealed that it has abandoned plans to incorporate Java into future WebTV upgrades and that it has not been working on an update to RealMedia. Some see a Microsoft conspiracy, while others think that WebTV has just promised more than it could deliver. [Published 11/08/98, Written by Net4TV Voice]
Your Own IRC Chat 6: Pulling It All Together
Diane pulls it all together in our 6th lesson in building your own chat. This one has it all -- messages, popups, room-changing and a fix to the audio bug! [Published 11/08/98, Written by Diane Dumas]
Virtuality
News Flash! Anne Watters gets out! Read how this trauma victim recovered with the help of her WebTV, and was able to return to the "real world" with the help of cyberspace. [Published 11/08/98, Written by Anne Watters]
GrizzlyA Is Alive And Well
Scott Hoagland profiles a WebTV user who sure knows how to have fun. From mazes to slot machines to a jukebox, his homepages are an 'artform' we sure hope he never tires of. [Published 11/08/98, Written by Scott Hoagland]
tomcrown: WebTV's Crusading Hippie
A self-confessed newsgroup junkie, tomcrown also loves to chat and help newbies. Meet this crusader for the environment and WebTV user in our profile by mynnk. [Published 11/08/98, Written by Mynnk]
Better Homes and Websites
Our treats today include a first-hand alien abduction story, a survey of world religions, and some terrific sites for WebTV users looking for a more enjoyable experience! [Published 11/08/98, Written by Net4TV Voice]
The TomCrown Affair: WebTV Secrets
When Steve Kass went to Mountain View to complain to WebTV, he was accidentally shown the next generation box. Steve feels that WebTV's secrecy will lead to the company's downfall as it is perceived to fall behind its competition. [Published 11/08/98, Written by Steve Kass (aka TomCrown)]
VOX POP -- Reader Opinions Question of the Week: Privacy Is Critical!
Many users felt that privacy is paramount, and some were incensed that WebTV was publicly bragging about reporting on them. [Published 11/08/98, Written by Net4TV Voice]
Question of the Week: Privacy Isn't To Be Expected
Only a few users felt that it wasn't really an issue for them, or that it was what they expected all along. [Published 11/08/98, Written by Net4TV Voice]
Raise Your Voice: Don't Block Email!
Most of our correspondents felt that WebTV had gone 'way overboard, and some were quite angry that their legitimate mail was being blocked without their permission. [Published 11/08/98, Written by Net4TV Voice]
Raise Your Voice: Anything to Fight Spam.
A few users felt that anything to reduce the spam they got was OK, even if it meant that legitimate email wasn't getting through. [Published 11/08/98, Written by Net4TV Voice]
VoiceMail 1: Information and Insight
We received some useful insight and information from some of our readers. [Published 11/08/98, Written by Net4TV Voice]
VoiceMail 2: Feedback
Here's a sampling of some of our other letters and feedback since our last issue. [Published 11/08/98, Written by Net4TV Voice]
Poll Results: The Top Priority Should Be Web Compatibility
We asked our readers what they thought WebTV's top priority should be, and we were surprised that maintaining Web compatibility was twice as important as better customer relatiions. Will WebTV hear? [Published 11/08/98, Written by Net4TV Voice]
Goodbye, WebTV
A long-time WebTV user explains why he has cancelled his account. [Published 11/08/98, Written by Andrew Balber]
How You Can Protect Your Privacy
One of our fellow WebTV users posted this to all alt.discuss groups, but found that most of the posts disappeared the next day. [Published 11/08/98, Written by The Activist]
WebTV continues to block email from major domains that it claims have been used to send spam. New on the list are AOL and PacBell, as well as companies making only reqested mailings.