NEWS "Microsoft TV" Shows New TV Enhancements, Direction
The Home Screen looked the same except for one change: the familiar WebTV jewel was
gone, replaced by an oval that said "Microsoft TV." Elsewhere in the Microsoft booth at
the Western Cable Show in Los Angeles this week, even that branding was missing: "Your
Logo Here" was in the upper right corner. [Published 12/19/99, Written by News Staff]
Interactive, Broadband Services Dominate the Cable Show
It's been a long time coming, but the message was clear as cable industry executives
gathered at the Western Cable Show in Los Angeles this week: interactive television has
arrived! [Published 12/19/99, Written by News Staff]
Tripod Updates with New Site Design
Great news for WebTV'ers, Tripod has a brand new look, a brand new feel and a page exclusively for us! This is really great! [Published 12/19/99, Written by Diane Dumas]
Discovery Presents WebTV Enhanced Broadcast
The Discovery Channel produced a two-hour enhanced television broadcast detailing the search and recovery of the Liberty Bell 7 Mercury Space Capsule. The broadcast used WebTV's enhanced TV functions to provide additional details to viewers. [Published 12/19/99, Written by Dexter Davenport]
Tidbits: Is That All There Is?
A Hanukkah gift of WebTV draws a visit from the cops, Internet taxes get another look, and Clinton wants the government online. Amazon's Jeff Bezos may be Time's Man of the Year, but his patent brings calls for a boycott. [Published 12/19/99, Written by Net4TV Voice News Staff]
Crime on the Internet
Court rules that a major portion of the Child Pornography Prevention Act is unconstitutional. A Florida man was arrested for posting a threat on the internet aimed at Columbine High School. A website calls for murder of the Israeli Prime Minister. [Published 12/19/99, Written by Net4TV Voice News Staff]
Buzz: Flitting Around the Cable Show
Nat's at the Cable Show, and he's discovered that if Microsoft wants to sell their platform, they need more than what they brought to show. [Published 12/19/99, Written by G. Nat URL]
User Alert! WebTV Email 'Hack' Can Send Mail From Your Box MID-ISSUE SPECIAL! A WebTV "hack" code is being used to send mail from WebTV users' boxes, without the users being aware of it. [Published 12/30/99, Written by Net4TV News Staff]
FEATURES Web Publicity No Joy for Military Officers
Just a few years ago our personal information was scattered over a very wide area, making it very difficult to compile a complete record on someone. Not anymore! [Published 12/19/99, Written by WebTV Addict]
How to Store Your Email Sigs
Beth Candy's timely tip on storing your e-mail signatures in PageBuilder. This keeps them organized, handy, accessible and takes only a few minutes to set up. [Published 12/19/99, Written by Beth Candy]
Ancestry For Christmas
If you are interested in tracking down your ancestors, Ancestry.com is offering free access from 12/20/99 to 1/4/2000! [Published 12/19/99, Written by Gene Blueblood]
WebTV Genealogist Submissions
In the last issue of Voice, our resident genealogist asked for web page submissions - and he got some! Take a look at what other WebTV'er have done. [Published 12/19/99, Written by Gene Blueblood]
GuestBook Viewing; C/C/P; Transparent Images
A simple, easy way to check your guest book(s); thumbnail images: what they are and when to use them; degrees of transparency for faster loading. [Published 12/19/99, Written by ADH-HH Construction Crew]
The Long, Long Trailer
We all know how annoying it is when images take forever to load on someone's web page. Here are Beth Candy's suggestions to speed up that process on our own sites. [Published 12/19/99, Written by Beth Candy]
Holiday Folds! Don't throw out that wrapping paper! Let the Origami Swami show you how to turn it into wonderful, fun
folds for the holidays with the ancient art of origami. [Published 12/19/99, Written by Origami Swami]
Review: WebTV's Personal TV Service
WebTV's PTV Service is a winner. With the inclusion of a free remote, games, TV listings, TV Pause, DVR, Instant Replay, and On Demand Programming, you would be hard pressed to find a better value anywhere. [Published 12/19/99, Written by Wolverine_X]
Christmas: "Christ's Mass"
Christmas is both a religious and a secular holiday that is celebrated around the world. Here is a brief account of how it all started.
On Holiday Surfari
Holiday muzak; Santa's Nice-O-Meter (you don't want to flunk this one!); snowflake photos; Christmas light show; and a book review. Uncle Bob has really been busy!
[Published 12/19/99, Written by Uncle Bob]
Origami: "Hanukkah Dreidel"
Origami, the ancient Japanese art of paperfolding is gaining popularity around the world. People of all ages enjoy this creative and decorative craft that requires nothing more than some paper and a little time. [Published 12/19/99, Written by Florence Temko, presented by Origami Swami]
Sluggy Freelance: Cannibals Anonymous
Hey collectors! It's the Sluggy Freelance Stick Figure Trading Cards! Be the first on your block to own them! [Published 12/19/99, Written by Pete Abrams]
COMMUNITY Wintermist: Master of (Image)Magick
This business manager describes himself as a kid in a candy store when it comes to the web. He loves designing graphics using ImageMagick so take some time and browse around. [Published 12/19/99, Written by smlfry]
Conch-mon's Christmas Goodies
Their WebTV was a Christmas present, so they could be on the web and still watch TV. But once online they forgot about television! And now he has a page full of wonderful Christmas goodies to share with you. [Published 12/19/99, Written by Catherine Kelley]
Christine is always...NEVR2L8!
If you have ever wanted a special bar graphic, this is the place to find it. There are bars and dividers of every description, every color, every size; in short, something for everyone! [Published 12/19/99, Written by BEEBOPHOP1]
Lisle and Brenda. Two of a kind! Another WebTV Love Connection!
WTVPals was the launch pad for what has turned into a great love story. Two people meet on-line, find more and more common interests, and end up falling in love. This is a story with a very happy ending! [Published 12/19/99, Written by Nelson Tankus]
The Glimer Man
Here is lots of help for the WebTV'er. Everything from colors to midis to html to irc's to F-keys. If you have questions, this site has answers. [Published 12/19/99, Written by RC]
VBScript's Games, Pagers, and more!
VBScript - the genius behind several of the games in the Net4TV Game Center, gives us a glimpse of how his life has been completely changed by WebTV. [Published 12/19/99, Written by Datatyme]
Better Homes and Websites
This issue's Better Homes take you on tour -- of a website about a little girl who's winning the fight of her life; a page dedicated to real modern art - done on a computer; a site for anyone planning a trip to Louisana (Mardi Gras is comingÉ) and a page devoted to helping with transloading, graphic, HTML and even converting from WebTV to PC. [Published 12/19/99, Written by RainSong]
Entertain Easily With Appetizers from Chien
Too busy shopping and wrapping to fuss over food? Company coming and you don't want to serve the same appetizers as last year? Here's some help! [Published 12/19/99, Written by Nancy McPoland]
[Published 12/19/99, Written by Dexter Davenport and Dudette]
Internet Appliances: Gimmick or Innovation?
In the beginning there was television. Later, the Internet came along. This was followed by WebTV. And now? Internet Appliances! [Published 12/19/99, Written by Wolverine_X]
Chatting with Grandma Betty
This lady may be a 69 year old Grandmother, but she's been featured in the New York Times, and People magazine and others are standing in line to interview her. Ginger got her story. [Published 12/19/99, Written by Ginger]
VOX POP -- Reader Opinions Mark Your Calendar! Solstice Moon!
Rogi and HMS56 let us know about a not-to-be-missed event this week! [Published 12/19/99, Written by Rogi Riverstone and HMS56]
WebTV Myths and Truth
Eric Maietta answers some of the popular myths and comments about WebTV. [Published 12/19/99, Written by Eric Maietta]
Another Problem With the Address Book
Tom reports to us on
another glitch he's found in the address book -- names that will not die. [Published 12/19/99, Written by Tom]
Have YOU Had This Problem?
Now on her fourth WebTV box,
Patricia is wondering if she's the only one with this problem. [Published 12/19/99, Written by Patricia]
Insight Into the Scrapbook Problem
Eileen Sexton tells us about the problem she had with the scrapbook, and what WebTV told her about it. [Published 12/19/99, Written by Eileen Sexton]
SneakPeek and Upgrade Woes
We continue to hear problems stemming from the upgrade -- and from some of the poor "SneakPeek" users who have sacrificed their capabilities for testing and can't seem to get them back. [Published 12/19/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
Mail Problems Continue!
Is the mail fixed yet? Apparently not... we've seen problems too, as have these readers. [Published 12/19/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
Inergy's Disappearance
The disappearance of Inergy is still galling some of our readers who had websites and data stored there. [Published 12/19/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
More Glitches and Customer Service Woes
We can always count on receiving a number of reports of glitches and customer service problems. [Published 12/19/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
Voice Mail!
These are a few of the emails we've received from our readers since our last issue. [Published 12/19/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
Question of the Week: Wishes for WebTV
In our Question of the Week, we asked what you were wishing for this holiday season. These readers wish for better serviceÉ [Published 12/19/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
Question of the Week: Practical Wishes
In our Question of the Week, we asked what you were wishing for this
holiday season. These readers' wishes are practical. [Published 12/19/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
Question of the Week: Peace, Happiness, or a Furby
In our Question of the Week, we asked what you were wishing for this
holiday season. These readers wish for peace, happiness, or a Furby. [Published 12/19/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
Don't throw out that wrapping paper! Let the Origami Swami show you how to turn it into wonderful, fun
folds for the holidays with the ancient art of origami.