NEWS User Alert! Failure Fetching Cache
Net4TV Voice readers have informed us of a situation where after the upgrade, the WebTV box becomes unable to connect to the WebTV Networks service. After attempting to connect, the box pops up a message that says, "Failure Fetching Cache." [Published 07/30/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Staff]
Microsoft to Spend $500 Million on Launch of XBox
Microsoft plans its biggest-ever launch for its first major hardware project, the combination video games console, DVD player and home Internet access device known as XBox. Will they be able to compete with such heavy players as Sony's PlayStation2, Sega's Dreamcast and Nintendo's new machine? [Published 07/30/00, Written by Nancy McPoland]
User Alert! Billing Scam Hits WebTV Users
WebTV users are reporting an e-mail that pretends to be from WebTV's billing department. But it's really someone trying to scam you out of your personal information. We take a look at the anatomy of this scam. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Staff]
Retrograde Ready for All WebTVers
WebTV has released the Retrograde option that allows all users (except DishPlayer owners) to return to the service they had before the buggy 2.5 upgrade. Very few Classic users retrograded. Should you? [7/30/00] [Published 07/30/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Staff]
E-Signing On the Dot.com Line
Click a button and sign your name, buying a new house without leaving yours. That's the focus of new legislation enacted in the US, Ireland and Great Britain, but consumer advocates warn that the future of paperless e-commerce may not have all the bugs worked out just yet. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Nancy McPoland]
IM Wars: AOL Rivals Unite for Common Standard
The 800-pound gorilla that is America Online thinks it can sleep wherever it likes, but a group of its rivals for the Instant Messaging market have united to make a communal bed for the technology. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Nancy McPoland]
Tidbits: Net Names and Addresses
Talk (City)is cheap enough for WebTV to stay with, more moves in the the Domain Name Game, and how to keep aliens out of your head, all in this issue's roundup of Non-essential News. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Nancy McPoland]
Judge Grants Napster Stay of Execution
An appeals judge breathed life into Napster a day after another judge ruled to shut it down on the grounds that the plaintiff in a copyright infringement suit against it would likely prevail in its lawsuit. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Staff]
The Buzz: FBI Story
The FBI is pounding at the door of Buzz Central, and they're looking for Mehitobel. [Published 07/30/00, Written by G. Nat URL]
FEATURES Putting Sound in PageBuilder
Here is a really timely tip from our PageBuilder expert, Beth Candy. With her help, you can put lots of Holiday melodies on your web pages. [Published 12/05/99, Written by Beth Candy]
World Wide Web of Deceit: Spam! Coming Soon to a Court Near You?
A new bill passed by the US House may mean you won't have Spam in the inbox, or if you do, will have some legal recourse against it. The fight continues. [Published 07/30/00, Written by WebTV Addict]
Net4TV Presents: FITNET 62
Discover for yourself how physical activity can be the number one energizer in your life. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Tim Lane]
Inside the WTV Zone
Want a website with no banner ads? Your own personal transloader? A place where you can store your email graphics? A host that really understands WebTV users? Come inside the WTV Zone! [Published 07/30/00, Written by Dudette]
Hoax Report: Taxing Our Patience
WebTV is still not going to charge you to chat, there's no contaminated sponges heading for your snail mail box, no email tracking (or taxes) and sick or missing children aren't going to get well or found by you forwarding a mass email appeal. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Nancy McPoland]
Electrify Your Site with Scopes!
Do you scope? Audioscopes are a special WebTV-only capability that can electrify your website and open a world of creative possibilities! [Published 07/30/00, Written by Dudette]
Review: ReplayTV's Panasonic ShowStopper
Panasonic's ReplayTV ShowStopper allows you to pause live TV, and always watch the best shows on TV--your favorite shows all the time. We take a second look at ReplayTV's personal video recording technology. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Dexter Davenport]
Voice Mail!
Here's a sample of some of our email and feedback since our last issue. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers]
Putting Sound in PageBuilder
The only way to have sound play on your PageBuilder site is to link to a sound file on another server. Here is the method to do just that. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Beth Candy]
Tracing your Family History, Part II
People have long been interested in tracing their family tree. With the advent of sites like RootsWeb, searching online has made that job easier. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Roxy Ray]
Surfari: Starstuff
Dr. Sagan encouraged me to continue my own education, and to become a member of The Planetary Society. I couldn't back then, because of money. But now, thanks to the Internet, I keep track of their most excellent project, SETI. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Rogi Riverstone]
Surfari: A Fractal Fairy Tale
Fractals are created using the concepts of algebra, geometry, and Chaos Theory. They are often colorful, rarely symmetrical, seldom similar and always fascinating. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Rogi Riverstone]
Sluggy Freelance: Evil Kitten
BunBun's narrating the "Theatre of Horrors" and our friends are running for their lives. An Evil Kitten appeared - and now there are several! [Published 07/30/00, Written by Pete Abrams]
COMMUNITY Emma's Fun Stuff and Holidaze
Frustrated as a newbie by endless pages of written instructions, Emma takes the time to show someone how to perform a certain task, knowing they will learn the code at their own pace. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Don]
FloridaBlue
FloridaBlue is one of our newest writers. She states, "I started out terrified of using the web. I was not computer literate and was afraid I would delete the entire world wide web if I made a mistake". [Published 07/30/00, Written by CountryBlue22 aka Linda ]
Grandpa's Hide Out
David states, "My motto for several years has been 'Success=Effort+Time' and a whole lot of mistakes." He says he is an expert at mistakes but it takes a lot of time and persistence. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Arlene aka Florida Blue]
WbWzrd-A Man of Many Talents
Never one to sit still, Jerry has bartended, served food, hosted parties for entertainers, pumped beer into college spring break revelers, and even spent time doing the books. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Bud]
LoriFlower: Inspiring Pagemaker
LoriFlower is a giver and loves to help people who are trying to figure out where they are and how to get to where they want to be. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Carol (MzVid)]
Grace and Her Many Loves
Come on in, sit back, relax and enjoy the timeless beauty of covered bridges while you savor the rhythm of the poetry. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Linda Anderson]
Better Homes: The Best on the Web
This issue's Better Homes take you on tour -- of a Handyman's Hangout where you can get help with all sorts of home repair projects; a place full of wonderful midi files to add to your webpage or email; a site with well over 700 backgrounds for your webpages and a newly-built homepage with links to let you enjoy a variety of videos and music. [Published 07/30/00, Written by RainSong]
Chien Cooks: Veggie Delights
Summer produce specials and beating the heat combine to give us a great vegetable menu for your summer dinners. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Nancy McPoland]
OPINION AND EDITORIAL Issue 62 - Unconventional Politics
It's convention time, but we are thinking unconventionally. Enjoy a brief look at the weird wild web of politics as we know it. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Staff]
Carnivore -- The Wrong Way
Rusty Shackleford explains why Carnivore, and the idea behind it, concern him so much. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Rusty Shackleford]
Computer 101: Buying My First PC
Ginger has been a long-time WebTV user. But now her needs have grown beyond what WebTV could provide. Here is one woman's story of how she went from WebTV to PC. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Ginger]
Napster's Den of Thieves
Napster sounds like a great deal. Download all the music you want and don't pay a penny? Sounds great until you stop to think that the only ones making money on this deal are the thieves who invested in Napster. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Dexter Davenport]
VOX POP -- Reader Opinions Upgrade FAQ
Here is a sampling of the upgrade questions we've received. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers and Staff]
Retrograde FAQ
Here are some of the questions we've been receiving on the retrograde. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers and Staff]
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
Some of the questions that we frequently receive at Net4TV Voice. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers and Staff]
Frustration with Free ISPs
One of our readers offers a cautionary tale about free ISPs. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Name Withheld]
Try It One More Time.É
Sorceror was told he had to buy a new WebTV. But he kept trying... (and you should, too). [Published 07/30/00, Written by Sorceror]
Privacy Piracy
Kendra is concerned about the corporations and government that are after our personal information for their own purposes. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Kendra]
What I Want From Interactive TV
What could iTV really be? Rogi Riverstone tells us what she wantsÉ [Published 07/30/00, Written by Rogi Riverstone]
Rootsweb, MyFamily, and WebTV
Beverly Henry-Bishop offers advice to WebTV users researching their family trees. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Beverly Henry-Bishop]
WebTV, Do Something Spectacular!
Tardis suggests that, if WebTV wants to recover from the upgrade woes, they need to do something spectacular. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Tardis]
Feedback From the Retrograde
Some of the feedback we've received from our retrograded readers. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers]
RE: Constructive Advice for WebTV
James Waters' column last week received a number of comments. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers]
Customer Service Woes
The latest in the ongoing experiences with WebTV Customer Service. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers]
User Notices
Our readers pass on information to each other. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers]
If It's Not Broken..
These readers feel that we should leave things the way they are today. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Net4TV Vocie Readers]
The Slippery Slope Towards Totalitarianism
These readers are very concerned about our loss of rights related to privacy. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers]
Privacy All The Way!
These readers feel that we should err, if we do, on the side of privacy. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Net4TV Vocie Readers]
Security and Rules!
These readers have concerns about the security of the Net and the need for rules. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers]
Other Comments.É
These readers had some other comments.É [Published 07/30/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers]
I Enjoy WebTV!
Lest we forget when things aren't going well, WebTV has given people a lot of pleasure! [Published 07/30/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers]
Failure Fetching Cache
We're hearing about a "failure fetching cache" problem that has a number of WebTV users missing in action. Here are some reports.. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Readers]
BunBun's narrating the "Theatre of Horrors" and our friends are running for their lives. An Evil Kitten appeared - and now there are several!