NEWS Napster Continues Legal Battles
Music file-sharing software Napster signs ex-Microsoft prosecutor David Boies to its defense team in its legal battle against the recording industry. The nine-month-old startup has already set the Internet on its ear, can it prevail against the giants of the music world? [Published 06/18/00, Written by Nancy McPoland]
WebTV 2.5 Bug Report
WebTV's 2.5 upgrade introduced a number of changes and bugs in JavaScript. This has caused games, chats, and websites to fail that worked fine prior to the upgrade. This list is somewhat technical, but it will give advanced page builders an idea of where the pitfalls are. [Published 06/18/00, Written by VBScript with Dexter Davenport]
Tidbits: The Growing Internet
The World Wide Web has growing pains, and is expanding not only virtually, but into the reaches of outer space. We've also got wandering hard drives, more about Julia Roberts' domain name game, and why silly speech should be as free as any other in our roundup of the News No One Else Will Tell You. [Published 06/18/00, Written by Nancy McPoland]
WebTV Patches Latest "Email Forwarding" Hack
Did you suddenly stop receiving email? An email hack that was forwarding users' mail to another account has now been patched by WebTV. Here's how it works, how WebTV fixed it, and how to find out if you were hit. [Published 06/18/00, Written by Net4TV Voice News Staff]
WebTV To Offer "Retrograde" While Working on Upgrade Fix
As complaints about bugs in the 2.5 upgrade continue to pour in from WebTV users, WebTV Networks Inc. is planning to offer its users the chance to "retrograde" to the previous version of the browser while it works on a fix. [Updated 6/27/00] [Published 06/18/00, Written by Net4TV Voice News Staff]
AOLTV Unveiled:You've Got ITV
America Online is set to reveal its version of the Web on TV, AOLTV. Setting expectations low, AOL is "soft launching" this summer with a gradual roll out through fall to the Christmas season. [Published 06/18/00, Written by Dexter Davenport]
MS/DOJ: Microsoft is Appealing, But Not to Judge Jackson
Microsoft is trying an "end run" around the DOJ plans to move the anti-trust trial to the Supreme Court. Will it backfire? And what about....the garbage? Catch up on As the MS Turns in our ongoing coverage. [Published 06/18/00, Written by Nancy McPoland]
The Buzz: The AOL Plan
AOL-TV is launching... or is it? Nat eavesdrops on a marketing meeting at AOL HQ and discovers what a "soft launch" really means. [Published 06/18/00, Written by G. Nat URL]
FEATURES Free Dot.coms for PageBuilders
Namezero will register the name of your choice and pay the registration fee. You own the name. Who could ask for anything more? [Published 06/18/00, Written by Beth Candy]
Editing Shortcut, Testbed and Webrings
Here is a handy shortcut while editing your homepage; an HTML testbed for practicing; and the way to make those webring links work smoothly. [Published 06/18/00, Written by ADH-HH Construction Crew]
Hoax Report: Speed Surfing?
Day in, and day out, we get e-mail. Some of it should be deleted immediately, like these. In our on-going feature on Urban Legend/Hoax e-mail, we take aim at those multi-forwarded warnings and other nonsense that's clogging our inbox and yours. [Published 06/18/00, Written by Nancy McPoland]
Net4TV Presents: FITNET 59
Discover for yourself how physical activity can be the number one energizer in your life. [Published 06/18/00, Written by Tim Lane]
How to Use AimServ
AimServ is a program that allows you to use AOL's free Instant Messenger through Net4TV's chat rooms. Here are the step by step directions to get connected. [Published 06/18/00, Written by VBScript]
World Wide Web of Deceit: More Cookie Crumbs
The trail of info that you leave scattered across the Internet while surfing is being monitored and used by people without your best interests at heart. The government thinks that legislation may be the only answer to the growing problem of online profiling. [Published 06/18/00, Written by WebTV Addict]
PowerTool! Fix the WebTV JS Bug!
Is your page bitten by the WebTV JavaScript bug? Do you have to tell your visitors "Cmd-R reload" so that your games or utilities work? Here's a clever code that you can install on your page and end that problem once and for all! [Published 06/18/00, Written by tyhart]
WebTV E-mail Anywhere: How to Use POP3
One of WebTV's best kept secrets is its POP3 e-mail feature that allows WebTVers to read their WebTV e-mail from a computer or another WebTV. Our tutorial shows step-by-step how to use this great new feature. [Published 06/18/00, Written by Dexter Davenport]
Surfari: Surfing at Random
When you're bored with your bookmarked Favorites and want something new and different on your browser screen, try Surfing Blind! [Published 06/18/00, Written by Nancy McPoland]
Sluggy Freelance: The Alien's New Clothes
Gwynn's been gone for weeks, Riff has almost given up looking for her, and Aylee's been in her cocoon for a very long time! Or has she? [Published 06/18/00, Written by Pete Abrams]
COMMUNITY JusTools of Frank Staples
When he first got online he thought it would be bored in 6 months. Now WebTV is his passion and he sometimes spends up to 16 hours a day online. [Published 06/18/00, Written by CountryBlue22 aka Linda]
Dorie's Find It Page
This Virginia lady lives in the country - with crowing roosters, mooing cows and the smell of freshly plowed fields. She spends 12 - 15 hours online every day, sometimes more. Think she's addicted to the Internet? [Published 06/18/00, Written by CountryBlue22 aka Linda]
"Spiri ualÊArchi ec " Has Spirit & Soul
He got online in January of 1999 - and hasn't looked back. First he learned to search, then to chat and finally to write HTML. Now he's helping others to follow in his footsteps. [Published 06/18/00, Written by BabyDoll]
West Virgina's Dorane
Dorane is from a small town with some Hatfields for neighbors (of the Hatfields and McCoys). She has several pages on her site with links to great reference pages, Webster's Dictionary, search engines and a lot more. [Published 06/18/00, Written by BeeBee2]
See America with the USA Drifters
Four friends realized that several of their internet friends disabled, elderly or housebound and not able to travel the USA. So this site was put together to let them "travel" from home. [Published 06/18/00, Written by Master-Dunc]
"TomeeGirl" is One Busy Girl!
This lady got her WebTV for Valentines Day. It didn't take long to become addicted - and then came chatrooms. That was followed by learning HTML. Now she's helping others enjoy their WebTV. [Published 06/18/00, Written by BabyDoll]
Better Homes: Stars, Travel, Flying and Danger
This issue's Better Homes take you on tour -- of the night sky (and tells you what you are seeing); a travel adventure in the company of an Irish Grandmother from Texas; up, up and away with Craig, who built his own airplane; and poems and stories from a lady who searched for bombs. [Published 06/18/00, Written by RainSong]
Cooking Oriental with Chien Cooks
Go East with the Chien cooks and learn the secrets of Oriental cooking. From stir-fry to steaming, Chien shows you how to cook up a great meal! [Published 06/18/00, Written by Patricia Kirton]
OPINION AND EDITORIAL Lessons Learned at the Home-Show: (NOT!)
Win anything from a new car, to a large sum of money, to a vacation trip to far off, exotic lands! All you have to do is give up some personal information... [Published 06/18/00, Written by Absent-Minded Professor]
Thanks, Peach Guy!
Have you seen those Home Grocer ads with the squeaky clean delivery man with the picture perfect produce and the shiny white peach van? Dexter wondered if it was too good to be true. So he gave them a try. [Published 06/18/00, Written by Dexter Davenport]
Changing Times: WebTV vs AOL-TV
There's a new competitor on the block. What will the launch of AOL-TV mean to the Internet TV world? What will it mean for you? Most importantly, will WebTV and Microsoft be able to compete against the 800-pound gorilla of the online world? [Published 06/18/00, Written by Dudette]
Feeling Used and Unfriendly
Techno-changes have been getting Uncle Bob down. Regardless of whether it's his computer or his WebTV, it's upgrade, upgrade, upgrade! Maybe it's time for smoke signals... [Published 06/18/00, Written by Uncle Bob]
VOX POP -- Reader Opinions 7 Rs BEFORE You Forward.É
Nan Brown is known as the Hoaxbuster for her tireless work debunking email forwarding hoaxes. She offers these 7 Rs to remember before you "forward to everyone you know." [Published 06/18/00, Written by Nan Brown aka Hoaxbuster]
More Uses for AOL Disks
Zhayy Shwaa was inspired by Dexter's ideas, and comes up with more creative uses for AOL disks. [Published 06/18/00, Written by Zhayy Shwaa]
WebTV Credit for New Users Only!
Alev ~ thought the WebTV credit program was a great opportunity to upgrade, until he found it was for new users only. [Published 06/18/00, Written by Alev ~]
I'm So Sick of the Complaining!
Barbara thinks that everyone who is complaining just ought to be patient, and be grateful. [Published 06/18/00, Written by Barbara]
Some Thoughts on Enhanced TV
Kim read our article on enhanced TV and has some observations about what might be interesting, and what might not. [Published 06/18/00, Written by Kim]
Interview with WebTV Product Manager Sharon Frinks
Our interview with Sharon Frinks continued in our last issue, and it continued to bring lots of comments. [Published 06/18/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers]
WebTV Rebate Offer
A numner of readers asked if they could get the rebate if they upgrade their accounts. WebTV wasn't clear, but one of our VoxPop columnists has the answer. [Published 06/18/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers]
More (Different?) Upgrade Bugs
We're still hearing a lot about upgrade bugs, but these are either some we're hearing for the first time or that may have gotten buried under all the others. [Published 06/18/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers]
Upgrade Printer Problems
Some of the printers will need new drivers to be written before they'll work with the upgrade. These are some of the printers that users report having problems. [Published 06/18/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Staff]
Game Problems in the Upgrade!
Are you having trouble getting your favorite games to play? Here's a sampling of the mail we've been receiving. [Published 06/18/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers]
I LIKE the Upgrade
Lest the people who are having upgrade problems forget, your mileage may vary. Some users really do like the upgrade right now. [Published 06/18/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers]
Other Upgrade Comments and Problems
We've heard from thousands of users altogether about the upgrade. Here's a sampling of some of the other comments we've received. [Published 06/18/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers]
Upgrade FAQs
The upgrade process is bringing a lot of questions. These are some that we've heard from a number of our readers. [Published 06/18/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers and Staff]
Net4TV Voice Reader Notices
Some are hints, some are questions, but all are emails we've received that we thought you might want to know, or might know the answers to. [Published 06/18/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers]
Upgrade the DishPlayer
Despite upgrade problems, DishPlayer owners are still feeling like second class citizens. [Published 06/18/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Staff]
Net4TV Voice Story Feedback
Several of our articles also got a fair amount of user comment. [Published 06/18/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers]
Voice Mail
Here's a sampling of some of the other mail we've received since our last issue. [Published 06/18/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers]
Service Questions
These readers wanted to know about the service that WebTV provides. [Published 06/18/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers]
Product Questions
These readers wanted to know about the product and product plans. [Published 06/18/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers]
Other Questions
These readers has other questions about bugs, marketing, and the future. [Published 06/18/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Staff]
If I Could Ask One Question...
Helen would like to ask WebTV "why not lower your access fees?" [Published 06/19/00, Written by Helen]
Gwynn's been gone for weeks, Riff has almost given up looking for her, and Aylee's been in her cocoon for a very long time! Or has she?