NEWS Eyeopener for i-opener as Hack News Mars IPO
The currently-$99 device was intended by Netpliance to be an Internet appliance, a tool to allow would-be Web surfers dial-up Internet access that was cheap, stream-lined, and without the need for a computer [Published 03/26/00, Written by Nancy McPoland]
Microsoft Makes Settlement Offer as Judge's Deadline Approaches
It looks as if the Microsoft anti-trust trial is coming to an end. Microsoft has faxed over its proposal for settlement so now it's up to the Judge. [Published 03/26/00, Written by Net4TV Voice News Staff]
Tidbits: News, Views, and Primal Ooze
Wall Street is jumping, DoubleClick tries talking, Paul McCartney upset with MP3, get rich quick schemes, and more. [Published 03/26/00, Written by Nancy McPoland]
New Bills Protect Privacy, Fights Spam
Two bills were introduced last week that are designed to help protect user privacy. One concerns spam, the other addresses the problem of companies collecting and selling user information. [Published 03/26/00, Written by Lindsey Page]
UPDATE: WebTV Patches Classic Security Hole
WebTV patched the problem that caused some Classic WebTV users to post wildly in newsgroups. Was it a virus? [Published 03/26/00, Written by Net4TV News Staff]
USER ALERT! Don't Force the Upgrade!
Rumors are running wild about a WebTV update - but it hasn't been released yet. If you use the code to try and "force" an update, you may end up destroying your box! [Published 03/26/00, Written by Rob Reyes]
Talk City Kicks and Bans WebTV Custom IRCs
Talk City has declared war on chat interfaces and programs that it does not control. As a consequence WebTV users can no longer have custom IRCs on Talk City. Find out what you can do. [Updated 3/31/00] [Published 03/26/00, Written by Dexter Davenport with John Mickelonis]
Donate a Clue Foundation
Mehitobel's new foundation is underway, and PETA and WebTV rack up Grants and a Clue Phone Award. [Published 03/26/00, Written by G. Nat URL and Mehitobel The Cat]
Talk City Defends Chat Ban, Reveals New Chat Interface
Following Talk City's controversial decision to ban WebTV users' custom chat interfaces, the chat giant explains why the ban was needed. Talk City also revealed their new IRC client for WebTV users, complete with radio stations and pop-up messages. [Published 04/09/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Staff]
FEATURES Hoax Report: More Forwarding Frenzy
Our mailbox has overflowed since the last issue with your forwarded copies of the junk chain letters, virus warnings, and hoaxes that you've been receiving. [Published 03/26/00, Written by Nancy McPoland]
Census Compared
Curious about the changes in the census? Here is a comparison of today's questions vs the questions asked in 1790, plus several links for additional information. [Published 03/26/00, Written by Gene Blueblood]
Net4TV Presents: FITNET 53
Discover for yourself how physical activity can be the number one energizer in your life. [Published 03/26/00, Written by Tim Lane]
HoaxKill-Service or Spam?
There are dozens, maybe hundreds of hoaxes and chain letters presently circulating on the Internet. Is this one way of dealing with the problem? [Published 03/26/00, Written by WebTV Addict]
Add Your E-Mail Address to Page Builder
When people come to your home page, you want them to be able to contact you. Here is the easy way to attach the email link to your page. [Published 03/26/00, Written by Beth Candy]
Making A Job Search Engine
There are all kinds of neat things you can put on your webpage. How about having a job search engine? Thanks to the ADH-HH team, it's easy to create! [Published 03/26/00, Written by ADH-HH Construction Crew]
Kids' Books are for Big Kids, Too
Books. Windows to the world. Children need books to read, both for fun and to hone their reading skills. Here are several suggestions for great reading. [Published 03/26/00, Written by Nancy McPoland]
Ready For a Close Up?
Welcome to the gateway to more than you probably knew or wanted to know about a 50 year old movie called Sunset Boulevard. [Published 03/26/00, Written by Uncle Bob]
COMMUNITY Step Back In Time Via Steve's 70's Sound Machine
A fan of that great old '70s music? You'll think you're in heaven at Steve's place, with all the great MIDIs he's collected and even sequenced himself! [Published 03/26/00, Written by Master-Dunc]
Dr. Woe is Joel
Joel was once a WebTV newbie who needed help building his first webpage. Now he's the one offering a helping hand to others. He also offers a bit of advice to WebTV corp. [Published 03/26/00, Written by BEEBOPHOP1]
Mike Green, aka Oreoman, Is A Stand Up Comedian!
Welcome to the world of a stand up comic. He's online with an old WebTV Classic. Even his 2 1/2 year old son is in the swing of things. Ask his address and he'll tell you "WW dot com." [Published 03/26/00, Written by Catherine Kelley]
Lupo's TechCenter 2000
Lupo works in a Native American Casino in Connecticut. Between work and family he's found time to create an excellent tool site with over 750 links. [Published 03/26/00, Written by BabyDoll]
Sberry's "Magnificent Seven" is a perfect Seven!
A wonderful movie gets a great webpage dedicated to it, including a photo gallery of the stars. And she did it all between teaching, email and traveling. [Published 03/26/00, Written by BabyDoll]
Gidgets, Gadgets, Tools, and Live Radio Too!
Andrew started on a Classic, upgraded to a Plus and now surfs on an Echostar system. His advice to newbies: "Be polite! Be careful on the Internet but enjoy yourself." [Published 03/26/00, Written by Linda Anderson]
Better Homes and Websites
This issue's Better Homes take you on tour -- of a site about those wild relatives of our dogs - wolves; a page with humor, graphics, history and more; a homepage with wonderful poetry for several occasions and a site of beautiful, romantic music. [Published 03/26/00, Written by RainSong]
Chien Cooks tips for New Friends
Chien Cooks now have their own forum! Come on in, take a look around, we think you will like what you see. [Published 03/26/00, Written by Patricia Kirton]
Getting to Know Chien Cooks!
Here is your chance to learn a little bit about some of those great Chien cooks whose recipes you've been enjoying, as well as more recipes to add to your stash. [Published 03/26/00, Written by Patricia Kirton]
OPINION AND EDITORIAL Welcome to the New Net4TV!
Since Net4TV Voice is now celebrating its second birthday, we felt it was the perfect time to give our flagship website a new look and feel. [Published 03/26/00, Written by Laura Buddine & Brian C. Bock]
Stephen King and the Bleeding Edge
Dexter gets a scary education from Stephen King. As if shoving solutions at consumers for problems they don't have isn't bad enough, now they want to shove solutions that don't even work. [Published 03/26/00, Written by Dexter Davenport]
The Way Things Are
Dudette observes that the one constant is change, and that companies who don't recognize the empowered consumer is the new reality are the ones that will fail. [Published 03/26/00, Written by Dudette]
Go Go Gadgets
Like most right thinking people, Uncle Bob's had a love/hate affair with television ever since he saw one. It's a lot like the relationship between him and his WebTV. [Published 03/26/00, Written by Uncle Bob]
Low End Web Surfers
Steve just received a financial report that refers to Microsoft's lack of success with WebTV and "low-end web surfing." He has a different take. [Published 03/26/00, Written by Steve]
VOX POP -- Reader Opinions The Banner Ad Email
Myra Kaye shares the email that she sent throughout WebTV to encourage other users to protest the banner ads. [Published 03/26/00, Written by Myra Kaye]
The Banner Ad Revolt - Blow by Blow
PovertyStricken shares a blow-by-blow of the efforts of his group to fight the email banners. [Published 03/26/00, Written by PovertyStricken]
Captains of Industry
Diane Kelly observes that "captains of industry" like WebTV management used to be
revered, and comments about why they are no more. [Published 03/26/00, Written by Diane Kelly]
Happy Anniversary, Net4TV Voice
We're entering our third year with this issue, and JaxRed sends us an anniversary card! [Published 03/26/00, Written by JaxRed]
Message to the Cyber-Vandals
A netizen asks those who enjoy disrupting others' experience online if they can't put their talents to better use. [Published 03/26/00, Written by A Netizen]
WebTV's 'So Called' Service
Missy is a new WebTV user, but is becoming increasingly dissatisfied. She tells us why. [Published 03/26/00, Written by Missy~]
Advertising -- NO MORE!
These WebTV users say NO
MORE! [Published 03/26/00, Written by Our Readers]
Ads - Enough Already!
These users felt that there was already enough
advertising. [Published 03/26/00, Written by Our Readers]
A Failure to Communicate
These readers feel that the ad situation showed a deeper
problem. [Published 03/26/00, Written by Our Readers]
Ads - OK Except Here!
These readers felt some places were OK, and some were
not. [Published 03/26/00, Written by Our Readers]
Ads - No Big Deal
A very few of our readers felt that the ads were "no big
deal." [Published 03/26/00, Written by Our Readers]
Ads - No Flashing, Please.
These readers point out real problems with flashing
ads. [Published 03/26/00, Written by Our Readers]
Ads - Not if We Pay
These readers feel that ads would be OK if the service
were free, but not for what we pay. [Published 03/26/00, Written by Our Readers]
Can't WebTV Make a Profit?
Some readers feel that if WebTV can't make a profit with
the highest service prices around, maybe they should not be in the service
business. [Published 03/26/00, Written by Our Readers]
Those Email Banner Ads!
After the experience of the banner ads that we reported
in our last issue, we continued to receive email about them. [Published 03/26/00, Written by Our Readers]
Classic v Plus? Will We Be Left Behind?
Some Plus users are wondering what they're paying for,
and Classic users are wondering if they are going to be left
out. [Published 03/26/00, Written by Our Readers]
Hijacked Sigs!
WNI said they had "14 complaints" about the Flood virus, and denied to some that sigs could be hijacked. We heard a lot more... and hijacked email, too. [Published 03/26/00, Written by Our Readers]
What I Want in Features
WebTV needs to keep its promise about "keeping up with
the Internet," and these are what our readers are looking
for. [Published 03/26/00, Written by Our Readers]
Email: Hoaxes, Spammers, and Problems
Our readers have some comments about hoaxes, spam, and
deteriorating WebTV email service. [Published 03/26/00, Written by Our Readers]
The Coming Upgrade
In our last issue, we put to bed rumors that an upgrade was already being rolled out, but were able to report some of the features that it would have when it finally does arrive. Some of our readers offered their observations. [Published 03/26/00, Written by Our Readers]
Bank Surcharges?
If you pay by automatic bank withdrawal, have you seen a bank surcharge on your WebTV bill? We have one reader who is being charged two of them, and another who's not being charged at all. Let us knowÉ [Published 03/26/00, Written by Our Readers]
FAQ: Frequently-Asked Questions
We've received these common questions from a number of
our readers. [Published 03/26/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Staff]
Voice Mail!
Here is a sampling of some of the other email we've received since out last issue. [Published 03/26/00, Written by Our Readers]
