NEWS CES Report: The Year of Smart TV!
Smart TV, home networking, flat screenÉ CES offers lots of goodies and a few far-fetched ideas for your living room. [Published 01/17/98, Written by Net4TV Voice]
Library Porn Lawsuit Dismissed
A 12-year-old claimed that the library was violating his constitutional rights by using filtering software. The judge didn't think so. [Published 01/17/99, Written by News Staff]
WebSurfer Pro Offers Zip, ICQ, RealMedia, Internet Telephony WebTV wasn't the only settop box to be getting attention at CES, as Canada's Batra unveiled their own next version settop box, the WebSurfer Pro. [Published 01/17/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
MS/DOJ: Trial Resumes
Back after the holiday break, the government had the president of Intuit call Windows an "essential facility" that should be regulated. But now it's Microsoft's turn to present its witnesses. [Published 01/17/99, Written by News Staff]
EchoStar Teams With WebTV For Next-Gen Box With Satellite TV Echostar is the first to announce the next-generation WebTV box as it teams The DISH Network with ITV and Internet access. We've played hands on! [Published 01/17/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
Steve Posts Subscription Numbers; WebTV Tops 700,000
Steve Perlman posted again to webtv.users last week and shared some subscription numbers for the last year. Could WebTV be doing better than this? Read the post, and then see if you can help WebTV in our Question of the Week!< [Published 01/17/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
Mom Being Spam-Blocked? Here's What to Do!
Although WebTV is trying to be more careful about spam-blocking, WebTV users are still complaining that family members' email is being blocked. Here's what to do: [Published 01/17/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
FEATURES Ultimate WebTVSearch: A Search Engine Just for WebTV Users
Looking for the best for WebTV? Check out a new site from the WebTV Community that's a search engine designed just for us! [Published 01/17/99, Written by News Staff]
Surfari to Costa Rica
Bundled up in the snow? Take a trip with Richard Reichart to the sunny clime of Costa Roca! [Published 01/17/99, Written by Richard Reichert]
Bills For Non-Existent Internet Services? FTC Wants to Know
You receive your credit card or bank statement, and there are Internet service-related charges that you don't remember authorizing. Perhaps you just forgot, but maybe not.É [Published 01/17/99, Written by WebTV Addict]
Zen of HTML 5: Laying Out the Whole
Now that you've mastered tables, Dudette shows you how to use them to perfectly manage your screen layout. [Published 01/17/99, Written by Dudette]
Tutorial: Animating Vidcaps with Image Magick
How do you turn your own video captures into animations? Paul Fuller gives us a step-by-step tutorial with Image Magick. [Published 01/17/99, Written by Paul Fuller]
Tutorial: Image Magick Animations
Josh Wilson shows us the ins and outs of animation with Image Magick. You CAN do it! [Published 01/17/99, Written by Josh Wilson]
How to Buy a PC
Ready to take the plunge and buy a PC? Dexter shows you how, explaining the terminology and what to look for in a PC purchase. [Published 01/17/99, Written by Dexter Davenport]
A Favorite Trick
Favorites frustrating you? Uncle Bob shares some great tips and tricks for organizing folders and saving Favorites on "F-Key" pages. [Published 01/17/99, Written by Uncle Bob]
Torgo of the Jungle Torg's web design empire is crumbling! Wonder whyÉ.? [Published 01/17/99, Written by Pete Abrams]
COMMUNITY "Ask Mr. Bullet!"
Go ahead, ask him anything...except his real name. Warp-Speed visits with Mr. Bullet, a trivia fan, and general know-it-all, who maintains a message board for your questions, whatever they may be. [Published 01/17/99, Written by Warp-Speed]
KodeKrackers Place
Fisherman, horse race handicapper, and computer Tech Support specialist, KodeKracker still has time to create and
maintain webpages, including the Stump The Monkey WebTV Help Board. Libby3 profiles this WebTV user with a great sense of humor and a wonderful desire to help his fellow users. [Published 01/17/99, Written by Libby3]
Games Galore! Meeting the Incredible Robbie!
Scott Hoagland profiles an amazing young man who's created a WebTV gamer's paradise, as well as other family-oriented fun pages for all to enjoy. [Published 01/17/99, Written by Scott Hoagland]
JokerV and His Just Causes
You may already be familiar with the "Construction Crew" of WebTV homepage helpers, but now you can meet the "assistant foreman" and learn about some other, far more serious causes he's interested in. Mynnk profiles JokerV, a man with important concerns that we all should be aware of. [Published 01/17/99, Written by Mynnk]
Noteable Seniors on the Net - Part 2
Our Seniors Correspondent George Coniglio is back with even more websites featuring famous Seniors. From Mother Teresa to Captain Kangaroo, you can learn more about these celebrities with your WebTV. [Published 01/17/99, Written by George Coniglio]
Better Homes and Websites
It's a great time to become creative with your WebTV! Start a home page, experiment with audioscopes, hang out at the beach or with the Beatles, or just explore the fun and the serious topics that your fellow users have waiting for you in this issue's collection! [Published 01/17/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
ITV "Experts" Meet a Real WebTV User
The "Digital Hollywood" conference at CES was a gathering of 'experts' to discuss interactive TV. Had any of them ever met a real user? They have now! [Published 01/17/99, Written by Robin50]
The Litterbox-less!
Uncle Al considers the plight of some of our most product members of society, some of whom are (horror) litterbox-less! What is to be done? [Published 01/17/99, Written by Uncle Al Schwartz]
VOX POP -- Reader Opinions WebTV Resolutions: Listening to Users, and Better Customer Service
We asked you what you thought WebTV's New Year's Resolutions should be. A lot of our users felt that listening to subscribers and better customer service is the most important place to start. [Published 01/17/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
WebTV Resolutions: Fix the Bugs!
First order of business -- fix the bugs, say several of our users! [Published 01/17/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
WebTV Resolutions: More Internet Features!
These users would like to see more features for the Internet side -- especially Real Audio, Java, and video! [Published 01/17/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
VoxComm: Twisty Cats
This user is letting us know about a problem site. [Published 01/17/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
A Better Design for the Elderly
Dayan feels that WebTV could have a larger senior market with better deisgn and marketing for the elderly. [Published 01/17/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
Voice Mail
We receive a lot of mail on WebTV-related issues -- especially spam blocking and connection problems. [Published 01/17/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
More Voice Mail
And we receive other mail at Net4TV VoiceÉ [Published 01/17/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
WebTV Report Card: Final Results
The results are in from our WebTV Report Card survey! With over 2300 responses, the final Report Card shows that WebTV remains a solid "B Student," with mastery in a few key areas, but "needs improvement" marks in some of the areas most important to users. [Published 01/17/99, Written by Voice Staff]
WebTV wasn't the only settop box to be getting attention at CES, as Canada's Batra unveiled their own next version settop box, the WebSurfer Pro.