NEWS Outages, Bugs Affect WebTV Users
Net4TV Voice has received reports of sites that crash the WebTV box, and has confirmed that WebTV is working on a fix. [Published 04/10/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Staff]
WebTV Long Distance Glitch Fixed
Did you get a phone bill that you can't afford or explain? Perhaps your WebTV has been calling long distance. WebTV admits there was a glitch, but has fixed it. [Published 04/23/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Staff]
As Snarky As it Gets
Our tasty tidbits include Phil Goldman's new house, Napster on the blacklist, a hacker's dad becomes a suspect, and will Bill G. no longer be the world's richest man? [Published 04/23/00, Written by Nancy McPoland]
Inergy Says "We're Back!" Will Users Return? Do You Care?
Inergy Online, the self-described "Communities for Television" service that disappeared in
November 1999 carrying its subscribers' homepages with it, has resurfaced and claims that it
will return to the service within a week. But many questions remain to be answered. [Published 04/23/00, Written by Net4TV Voice News Staff]
Dot.coms' Wild Ride
The honeymoon had to end sometime. And in just one day, NASDAQ, home to most of the hottest Internet stocks, plunged 25%, leaving a lot of ex-millionaires. [Published 04/23/00, Written by Nancy McPoland]
MS/DOJ: States Bicker Amongst Themselves in Remedy Phase
Seems like everyone has a different idea about how to settle this litigation. Some are self-serving, others lenient. What will be the final outcome? [Published 04/23/00, Written by Nancy McPoland]
Roach Mail
Nat gets home to discover that the email is out of control... in the worst way you could (or couldn't) imagine. [Published 04/23/00, Written by G. Nat URL]
Plaintiffs' Proposed Final Judgement (Full Text)
The Plaintiffs in the Microsoft anti-trust case have proposed to break Microsoft into two companies. Here is the full text of their proposal. [Published 05/07/00, Written by Plaintiffs in the Microsoft Anti-trust Case ]
Microsoft On the Defensive (Audio and Transcript)
Microsoft reacted to the proposed break-up during a telephone press conference on April 28, 2000. Here is a transcript of the call. [Published 05/07/00, Written by Microsoft]
UPDATE! DOJ Requests Splitting Microsoft; Microsoft Counters Offer
The Department of Justice called for the Redmond software giant to be split into two competing companies, one to sell the Windows OS (operating systems), and the other to contain everything else Microsoft sells. [Updated 5/7/00] [Published 05/07/00, Written by Nancy McPoland]
FEATURES Image and Sound Search Engine
Have you ever gotten totally frustrated trying to search for that one particular image or sound? Glimerman makes it easy! [Published 04/23/00, Written by GlimerMann]
Net4TV Presents: FITNET 55
Discover for yourself how physical activity can be the number one energizer in your life. [Published 04/23/00, Written by Tim Lane]
Search for Sights, Sounds
First, a correction to a previous article. Second, a really handy search engine for images and sounds. [Published 04/23/00, Written by ADH-HH Construction Crew]
Hoax Report: Forwarding Follies
There seems to be no end to the number of chain letters, hoaxes and such that frequent our mail boxes. Here is another list of items to delete, NOT forward. [Published 04/23/00, Written by Nancy McPoland]
Surfari: Pleasantville to Las Vegas
Here is a 5-pack of movies, a list if you will of what's out there on the video shelves [picked because the local video store rents 5 movies for 5 days for 5 bucks and Uncle Bob's a cheapskate]. [Published 04/23/00, Written by Uncle Bob]
Privacy for Kids: Is New Law the Answer?
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) can fine a site up to $11,000 for every instance of failure to receive parental consent before collection of children's personal data. [Published 04/23/00, Written by WebTV Addict]
Free Page Builder Sound File Storage
Attention: All you PageBuilder's out there! Have you been wanting a place to store those wavs and midi's? Here it is! FREE! [Published 04/23/00, Written by Beth Candy]
Genealogy: A Closer Look at Ancestors
PBS and the folks at KBYU Television have done it again. Ancestors returns with thirteen new episodes and a new focus - the world of family history records. [Published 04/23/00, Written by Gene Blueblood]
Two Thumbs Up! WebTV For Dummies Quick Reference
Looking for a really good WebTV handbook that that's more than just a rehash of the
manual and general Internet guide? From the publishers of the acclaimed "For
Dummies" series comes a book that tells you how to get the most out of your WebTV by
someone who really knows -- a former WebTV product manager. [Published 04/23/00, Written by Dudette]
Alien Surfari: The Truth is Out There
Do you believe you've been abducted by aliens? Intrigued by stories of UFO sightings? Here are a sampling of sites sure to wet your thorax or make your third eye go blind. [Published 04/23/00, Written by Carl Kirton]
Sluggy Freelance: The Love Potion - Part 2
Uh oh. Remember the love potion Gwynn concocted recently? Well, guess who is sitting on the couch drinking some thoroughly laced punch! [Published 04/23/00, Written by Pete Abrams]
COMMUNITY Maureen's Geese and the Psycho Cat
Maureen loves geese (and cats, she has 9 of them). Her pages are full of geese photographs, geese facts and geese links. [Published 04/23/00, Written by Don]
Stacy, a Glimmering Glowbug
Glowbug1 is a high school student who has pages and pages of personal interests including poems, jokes and even a children's site. [Published 04/23/00, Written by Bee Bee]
Don in the New Frontier
After 20 years in the Air Force "flying an LSD," and 20 years with another company, Don recently discovered the World Wide Web. [Published 04/23/00, Written by BabyDoll]
CountryBlue: For the Love Of A Daughter
Get to know one of our brand new writers, CountryBlue22 (aka Linda). She lives in Texas with her family and says she is a real WebTV addict (hmmmm, we must be related!) [Published 04/23/00, Written by Linda Anderson]
Mikey's Miracle: Answered Prayer
Mikey is a little boy who was born with a terrible heart defect. His parents are keeping an on-line "diary" with daily updates on his condition. [Published 04/23/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Staff]
Easter, Passover, "Siggies" and Haflingers
This issue's Better Homes take you on tour -- of sites celebrating the Passover and Easter holidays; creative signatures for your e-mail and Haflingers. [Published 04/23/00, Written by RainSong]
Visiting Chien Cooks Forum
Chien Cooks now have their own forum! Come on in, take a look around, we think you will like what you see. [Published 04/23/00, Written by Patricia Kirton]
OPINION AND EDITORIAL Welcome to Issue 55
Happy Passover, Happy Easter, and Happy Spring! At this time of bright new beginnings
and happy possibilities, we're looking forward to the flowering of the next WebTV
upgrade, and the launch of new competition, as much as you are. [Published 04/23/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Editors]
WebTV Should...
WebTV was once a great product. Dexter has a few choice words for Microsoft about what has become of WebTV and what should be done to achieve a reversal of fortune. [Published 04/23/00, Written by Dexter Davenport]
The Garden of Alt.Discuss
Dudette yields her column to Mehitobel, who offers a fable of her feline observations of the goings-on in
alt.discuss. [Published 04/23/00, Written by Mehitobel the Cat]
A Fool's Paradise
Like many of us, once Uncle Bob logged onto the Internet, he was a complete net potato in no time at all and loving it. [Published 04/23/00, Written by Uncle Bob]
How I Spent My Birthday
Emma's annoyance at spending her birthday working with the Special Olympics vanished as she discovered these folks are indeed very special. [Published 04/23/00, Written by Emma]
Ben and Jerry's and WebTV
What was the goal of WebTV before it was taken over by Microsoft? And where is it now? [Published 04/23/00, Written by Eric Maietta]
The Garden of Alt.Discuss
Dudette yields her column to Mehitobel, who offers a fable of her feline observations of the goings-on in
alt.discuss. [Published 04/23/00, Written by Mehitobel the Cat]
VOX POP -- Reader Opinions Microsoft, Monopoly, and the Future of WebTV
Eric Maietta (aka AbsntMndedProf) offers a thoughtful view on the MS-DOJ ruling and its meaning for WebTV. [Published 04/23/00, Written by Eric Maietta]
My Cyber Day
Are you being packaged by WEBTV???
Does your neck hurt?? Danny Dots says that his does. [Published 04/23/00, Written by Danny Dots (with Ann Dots soothing his neck)]
A Former WebTV CSR's View
Melodie, a former Customer Service Rep for WebTV, responds to last week's Guest Editorial by Danny Dots onWebTV and the Nature of Community. [Published 04/23/00, Written by Melodie]
The Declining Service
Art Hakin tells why he feels that service is declining, and what he (sadly) will do about it. [Published 04/23/00, Written by Art Hakin]
I Want It, and I'd Pay More
These users say that they'd be willing to pay more for high-speed access. [Published 04/23/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers]
We're Already Paying Enough
These users say they would not pay more if WebTV were to offer high-speed access -- they're already paying enough. [Published 04/23/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers]
Want It, But Won't Pay More
These users want high-speed access, but will pay no more than they're paying now. [Published 04/23/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers]
Fix WebTV First!
These readers say that they think other parts of WebTV should be fixed before high-speed access is attempted. [Published 04/23/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers]
Going, Going.É
These users tell us that it's too little, too late, and they're already on their way out. [Published 04/23/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers]
I'm Happy With What I Have
These users wouldn't pay more for high-speed access, and say they're happy with what they have. [Published 04/23/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers]
I LOVE High-Speed Access
This user already has DSL on her PC, and loves it. [Published 04/23/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Reader]
More Bugs and Ughs!!!
We're still getting reports of frustrating and strange bugs. [Published 04/23/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers]
The ACH Surcharge
These users are most unhappy about the $5.00 surcharge for electronic funds withdrawal. [Published 04/23/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers]
Upgrade? Upgrade??
When is it? What will it be? Everyone wants to know! [Published 04/23/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers]
Voice Mail
Here's a look some of the other mail we've received since our last issue. [Published 04/23/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers]
Sticky Keyboards
Those pesky sticky keyboards... they generate
frustration, and mail. [Published 04/23/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers]
More Sites Crashing WebTV!
We're hearing of more sites crashing WebTV boxes, and even found one of our own pages suddenly starting to crash WebTV Classics. [Published 04/24/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers]
Uh oh. Remember the love potion Gwynn concocted recently? Well, guess who is sitting on the couch drinking some thoroughly laced punch!