Nettaxi Sues GeoCities
GeoCities threatened to sue Nettaxi for stealing "Wall Street" and "Capitol Hill." Nettaxi sued GeoCities to prove that GeoCities doesn't own those names. Who's right? [Published 04/11/99, Written by News Staff]
ImageMagick Gets New, Faster Server
Like ImageMagick but unable to get on the busy server? We've got good news for you -- a much faster new server in now in service, exclusively for WebTV users! [Published 04/11/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
WebTV'er MattMan69 TOS'ed For Secret Pics
WebTV user Mattman69 says that he had helped WebTV NetOPs to close security holes, and that he had never received a warning about his "Secret Pics" site. Was his termination justified, or was he treated unfairly? [Published 04/11/99, Written by Net4TV Voice News Staff]
Connections Survey: More Than 10,000 Users Report Mixed Results
The Connections Survey is now closed and, with more than 10,000 unique WebTV users participating, well over half report that they have problems connecting to the WebTV Network on a more-than-occasional basis. [Published 04/11/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
Update! IRC "Bug" Fixed -- Classic Update Rollout Resumes!
Net4TV Voice has learned that the 1.4.1 update for the WebTV Classic has been resumed, and the "fixed" update now is reported to work with WebTV user-made IRC chat interfaces! [Published 04/22/99, Written by Net4TV Voice News Staff]
FEATURES JavaScript Challenge: The Iconiser
Do you do cool things in JavaScript? WebTV'er Hymn challenges your skills and imagination with The Iconizer -- a WebTV-compatible sketch pad written entirely in JavaScript! Enjoy playing with it, and then, if you like JavaScript. let Hymn introduce you to the secrets behind it -- arrays! [Published 04/11/99, Written by Hymn]
RC Reveals the WebTV Ads That Didn't Make the Cut!
"Did you see the new WebTV ad campaign?" April Fool's crept up on us and we did a quick double-take when we saw the ads -- at least until we looked at the calendar. The WebTV community's own graphic funster has created a hilarious... and growing... parody of WebTV advertising! [Published 04/11/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
Your Own IRC Chat: Smart Whisper, Action, and Popup Boxes
Tired of those dumb old /msg whisper boxes in your IRC chat? You know, the ones that have 2 boxes and takes up a lot of the typing space! In her continuing series for Net4TV Voice, Diane Dumas shows you how to add smart whisper/action/popup boxes! [Published 04/11/99, Written by Diane Dumas]
Making Your Breaks and Backgrounds Behave
Whip that pesky spacing on your homepage into shape! Our continuing series of tips from the Construction Crew shows you how to make your backgrounds, breaks and spaces behave! [Published 04/11/99, Written by The ADH-HH Construction Crew]
BunBun vs Mecha Easter Bunny
Mecha Easter Bunny has Bun-bun outclassed in power. Bun-bun will have to be clever to come out on top this time! Don't miss the exciting conclusion of Bun-bun's battle with the Mecha Easter Bunny! [Published 04/11/99, Written by Pete Abrams]
COMMUNITY Ralph Pohl- Man of Many Talents
RC visits with Ralph Pohl, a WebTV user who has made many, many pages for the community to enjoy. His HTML and JavaScript Lessons will be a great help to new users. [Published 04/11/99, Written by RC]
Shelley's Fun And Adventure
If you're bored with your current surfing routine, jump over to Shelly's pages for links to something new. Ginks chats with "SpankSh", a WebTV user who loves chatting and the newsgroups, and whose homepages have links for just about everyone's surfing enjoyment. [Published 04/11/99, Written by Ginks]
The Music of NoQuarter
An Army Medic and holder of the Bronze Star for Valor for his actions in Desert Storm, NoQuarter is also a WebTV user with a genuine love for music. ~Rexy visits with this busy guy whose music site was voted #2 of 100 Top Music Sites by Music Seek. [Published 04/11/99, Written by ~Rexy]
Meet The Professor
Want a fancy e-mail signature, but don't know where to begin? Let the Professor show you how. This resident of alt.discuss.html has built a WebTV user guide for HTML e-mail signatures. Warp-Speed visits with him, and learns all about it. [Published 04/11/99, Written by Warp-Speed]
Kathy Ellsworth - A Paralyzed WebTVer Shares Her Miracle!
Kathy survived a tragic childhood and now shares her faith, inspiration and comfort with her fellow WebTV users. Net4TV Community Correspondent V talks with this lovely lady whose homepages witness her deep faith, and whose tutorial for Image Magick is one of the best. [Published 04/11/99, Written by V]
Better Homes and Websites
This issue's Better Homes include four great resource sites for WebTV users, some hugs when you need them, a magical land, and something completely different -- adventures with an Otter Pilot! [Published 04/11/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
Salad Days at alt.cooking-chien
Spring has sprung, the grass has riz', and the cooks from alt.cooking-chien have turned their keyboards to some great salads to start, make, or end a meal! End a meal...? Read on! [Published 04/11/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
Life After Cyberspace
Reprinted from the Red Rock Eater News Service, a thought-provoking piece by Phil Agre on the way we perceive our online world. [Published 04/11/99, Written by Phil Agre]
VOX POP -- Reader Opinions Insane Ramblings
That's what he calls them, but we find them more of a witty stream oc conciousness about the state of the world! [Published 04/11/99, Written by Mark Chase]
VoxComm: Sony Interest
Our story about the new Sony WebTv models to come out this summer generated a lot of interest and comments. [Published 04/11/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
VoxComm: Connections!
This is a sampling of comments from the first 500 surveys we received in our Connections Poll. [Published 04/11/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
VoxComm: GoWebTV = No Go!
A lot of users commented about their poor experience with 1-800-GOWEBTV [Published 04/11/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
VoxComm: GoWebTV = OK!
A lot of users commented about their experience with 1-800-GOWEBTV. These people had had better results. [Published 04/11/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
Voice Mail!
Some of our other Voice Mail since our last issue. [Published 04/11/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
You Go, WEBTV!
A new member of the WebTV community shares her excitement and empowerment with being online. [Published 04/11/99, Written by Garden-Fairy]
Poll Reliability? A Dialogue
Our Connections story brought an interesting an thoughtful dialogue about the reliability of poll sampling. [Published 04/11/99, Written by Howard and Dudette]
VoxComm: Sluggish Email and Service
Email problems and slow system response also are a big source of concernt at the moment [Published 04/11/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
Mecha Easter Bunny has Bun-bun outclassed in power. Bun-bun will have to be clever to come out on top this time! Don't miss the exciting conclusion of Bun-bun's battle with the Mecha Easter Bunny!