NEWS Net4TV and ProActive Connect on Forums, Online Shopping
Net4TV is hooking up with ProActive Web Marketing, home of the original WebTV Forum. ProActive direct its Forum users to the Forums at Net4TV, while Net4TV will be working with ProActive to create tv-friendly shops at Net4TV. [Published 08/01/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
Tidbits: Tiny Tales
Gates giveaway, DOJ jumps the gun, Liberate gets mega-bucks, and Apple makes girly toys...it's all in our roundup of headlines and hilarity for this issue. [Published 08/01/99, Written by Voice News Staff]
MyWeb Makes Inroads in China
It looks like a WebTV and some versions even use the same cosmetics as the Magnavox Classic. But inside is a WebTV competitor who's scoring big deals in China. [Published 08/01/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
Net4TV Plans Online Eclipse Event
Can't be in Europe for the last total solar eclipse of the century? Experience it online as it happens, with chat, live webcams, and live audio discussion with our special Net4TV correspondent in Stuttgart, Germany! [Published 08/01/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
AOL Finesses Messaging Mess, Fights Off Microsoft
America Online and Microsoft have been playing Spy vs. Spy for the better part of a week trying to maintain or gain the upper hand in the instant messaging field. AOL and Microsoft are both shoring up their positions with heavy artillery courtesy of other industry leaders. It ain't over 'til it's over. [Published 08/01/99, Written by Dexter Davenport]
The Buzz: Marching Orders
How can WebTV pull off BillG's latest vision? Agent 007 pulls a pretty smart trick to get into the strategy meeting, and discovers he may have outsmarted himself. [Published 08/01/99, Written by G. Nat URL VII Agent 007]
FEATURES Eclipse Excitement
Want to get some good information about the Solar Eclipse before the big event? Surf our excellent collection of exciting links and learn more about it. [Published 08/01/99, Written by Knut Eichhorn and Nancy McPoland]
Scripting Contest Results!
We received some impressive entries in our scripting contest. Now, enjoy the scripts of some of the most creative WebTV scripters. [Published 08/01/99, Written by TipTup]
Skat1 Creates Forum At Net4TV
Net4TV's new expanded User2User Help and Support Forums now feature Ask Skat1, a help forum by one of the WebTV community's most popular helpers and one with a reputation as a WebTV User Advocate. Skat1 explains why she's creating the Forum. [Published 08/01/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
I Want My MP3! The Battle for the Digital Living Room
What is MP3? Dexter explains how you will soon buy music online, and takes a look into the digital living room of the future. [Published 08/01/99, Written by Dexter Davenport]
Eclipse '99: What Makes A Total Eclipse Happen
If you've never seen a solar eclipse, here's an illustrated explanation of the way it works--and we've got a great animation of the eclipse's progress! [Published 08/01/99, Written by Knut Eichhorn]
Net4TV Presents: FITNET 36
Explore new worlds, play a game of Hooverball, tear down that wall, and enjoy a spritz, all while staying fit and healthy with our daily inspirational messages, fun facts, and historical observations [Published 08/01/99, Written by Tim Lane]
Connections II: More on the 56K Modems
Marion Rose returns with more useful information on 56K modems, the "whomp-whomp bug," and discusses phone lines with a BellSouth representative. [Published 08/01/99, Written by Marion Rose]
Playing it Safe With Personal Information
Your online safety depends on how well you protect yourself and your vital personal information. The WebTV Addict has some helpful tips for you to ensure that the wrong people don't know more about you than they should, and some info about online sweepstakes, contests, and "free gifts." [Published 08/01/99, Written by WebTV Addict]
Tips, Tricks and Fixes
Our clever WebTV'ers discover all kinds of ways to enhance the experience and work around the problems. This issue, solve the "connection interrupted" problem, make form mailers work again, transload pictures from your email, and check out a neat idea for using the PageBuilder! [Published 08/01/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
BackUps, CornerBacks, JS Bug Alert
Email corner backs, an alert to let your visitors know that JavaScript isn't working in their WebTV, and the importance of backing up -- all in this week's tips. [Published 08/01/99, Written by The ADH-HH Construction Crew edited by eric b. krigger]
The Endless Surfari
Uncle Bob's attempting the impossible--a tour of the entire Internet. Can he make it from beginning to end in one session? And will there be restrooms along the way? [Published 08/01/99, Written by Uncle Bob]
The StormBreaker Saga!
Torg just found out that being Warlord means...you have to go to war. Meanwhile, Zoe's on the other side
of the conflict... searching for the Book of E-ville. [Published 08/01/99, Written by Pete Abrams]
COMMUNITY The Red Baron Brings the Sun
WebTV'ers linking into Net4TV's Solar Eclipse party in the wee hours of August 11 will have a special co-host ... one of the very few German developer/users of WebTV. Meet Knut, the Red Baron, and see how he came all the way to the US to meet you! [Published 08/01/99, Written by Dudette]
Catladie: The Eyes Have It
Visit Catladie's purr-fectly wonderful homepages and find meow-velous cat-egories of gifs, web tools, and
litter-ly tons of helpful links. Linda Anderson catches up with this frolicsome feline and learns how she made this collection of purr-sonal homepages. [Published 08/01/99, Written by Linda Anderson]
Rob's Motown Temptations
Fans of that great old Motown music have a wonderful resource to visit at Rob's pages. Join Rexy as she visits with Rob and learns what motivated him to honor the memory of Motown. [Published 08/01/99, Written by Rexy]
Linda Meets The WWW!
From webpage graphics to poetry, Linda's pages contain much to offer her visitors. smlfry profiles this busy mother of 3, who spends countless hours helping other users. [Published 08/01/99, Written by smlfry]
LordsLady1: A WebTV Love Story
Mynkk profiles Community correspondent Ginks--who found love on the Internet, and describes herself as "The Domestic Goddess!" Get some good advice on finding love online and on making the most of your WebTV experience from Ginkers, as her friends call her. [Published 08/01/99, Written by Mynnk]
Seeing Beyond The Wrinkles: Stories Of Ageless Courage, Humor And Faith
Our Seniors Correspondent, George Coniglio, returns with a review of a very special book which looks at the many stereotypes of aging and nursing, and finds them to be inaccurate--and that Seniors offer all of us so much to be learned. [Published 08/01/99, Written by George Coniglio]
Better Homes and Websites
This issue's collection of Better Homes includes an inspiring tale of a wolf's legacy, the day-by-day story of a struggling screenwriter, astrology and the occult, wonderful online greeting cards, a great WebTV resource site, and lions and tigers and bears. Oh my! [Published 08/01/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
Beat the Heat with Chien Summer Salads
If the summer heat wave has you limp as a lettuce leaf, take heart. Our favorite cooks at alt.cooking.chien have summer salad treats that will cool you off and make cooking "no sweat." [Published 08/01/99, Written by Nancy McPoland]
A Visit to My Georgia Farm
Ginger visits a country hideaway and refreshes her spirit in a house that spans the centuries. [Published 08/01/99, Written by Ginger Rigsby]
VOX POP -- Reader Opinions Newgroups and the TOS
Nettie gets a confusing response when she asks WebTV where the TOS does and doesn't apply in newsgroups. [Published 08/01/99, Written by Nettie]
An Alternative to WebTV
It just got too much to pay, so Jean-Gilles Roy came up with his own TV solution. [Published 08/01/99, Written by Jean-Gilles Roy]
DishPlayer: A Bum Rap?
Is the DishPlayer getting a bum rap? Or is it WebTV that's causing it to run so slowly? An email exchange between Fabrikator and an engineer in EchoStar's Customer Service shed some light on the problem. [Published 08/01/99, Written by Fabrikator]
More Informed Choices: Fragrance Testing
Barbara Willkie shares information on the danger in fragrances and offers a way to do something about it. [Published 08/01/99, Written by Barbara Wilkie]
Corresponding With Bruce
Hello, Mr Leak? Mr Leak? Mr Leak? This is not funny any more! Ray Smith shares his latest email exchange with Bruce Leak. [Published 08/01/99, Written by Ray Smith]
Locks of Love
There are many ways that you can make a difference in the world. Tina tells us about a way she found to help sick children. [Published 08/01/99, Written by Tina]
Comment to the Open Letter
Howl the Good offers this observation to Sandy Erlichman's Guest Editorial "An Open Letter to WebTV." [Published 08/01/99, Written by Howl the Good]
WebTV's Bank Draft Surcharges
Three of our readers make a case that the coming Bank Draft surcharge is outrageous. [Published 08/01/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
Bad Connections - and Getting Worse?
Have WebTV's Connections and service gotten worse since the last update? These users want to know what's going on! [Published 08/01/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
How Being Online Has Changed My Life
We asked you how being online with WebTV had changed
your life -- these readers offer their experiences about how
their lives have changed. [Published 08/01/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
Does Microsoft Care About WebTV Customers?
Our readers continue to write us about how Microsoft and WebTV are running the service. [Published 08/01/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
More Memories of the Moonwalk
We asked our readers what they remember from the day we walked on the moon, and a number of them shared some of their memories. [Published 08/01/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
Voice Mail
More of our email from our readers. [Published 08/01/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
