Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 22:43:23 -0400
To: raleman@PLDI.NET
From: "ZDTV Week" <zdtvweek@zdemail.zdtv.com>
Errors-To: bounce-zdtvweek-8430877@zdemail.zdtv.com
Subject: MP3 Mania/Does "Spyware" Crash PCs?
Reply-To: zdtvweek@zdemail.zdtv.com

ZDTV WEEK
April 3, 2000

_____________First Things First_________________
MP3 DOWNLOADS AND MORE FOR AUDIO FIENDS

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Don't get lost in the MP3 shuffle. Our MP3 Superguide delivers the
info you need, from the latest on portable players to the greatest
in downloads and tunes. Click on the link and visit our one-stop
site for digital-audio enthusiasts.

Lewis Wallace
Editor, ZDTV Week
Lewis_Wallace@zd.com

_____________Table of Contents__________________

 1. Does parasitic "spyware" cause system crashes?
 2. Keep your surfing habits secret
 3. Domain names: Use 'em or lose 'em
 4. Does Yahoo! aid counterfeiters?
 5. The ha ha hut is open!
 6. Feeling frenzied over taxes? Let us help
 7. "SissyFight 2000": Ready to rumble?
 8. Monitor your cable modem
 9. Is Yahoo! harboring hate groups?
10. Marketing guru helps you cross the tech chasm
11. Will Net force Beaver College to change its name?
12. Prepare for war!
13. New chats! Mac and Linux
14. Watch free ZDTV videos on your PC
15. Get ZDTV on your television
16. Complete television show schedule
17. How to subscribe and unsubscribe

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_____________Fresh Gear__________________________
1. DOES PARASITIC "SPYWARE" CAUSE SYSTEM CRASHES?

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"Spyware" infests more than 22 million Windows machines, monitoring
 surfing habits, and possibly slowing system performance. Find out
how to check if your computer's infected, and if so, how to kill
the parasite.


_____________Call for Help_______________________
2. KEEP YOUR SURFING HABITS SECRET

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Been bad? Click on the link to learn how to quickly and easily
erase your Internet tracks so nosy neighbors won't know what
websites you've been frequenting.


_____________Working the Web_____________________
3. DOMAIN NAMES: USE 'EM OR LOSE 'EM

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New federal laws prevent you from holding onto a domain name
without putting it to use. Click on the URL to check out your
options.


_____________ZDTV News___________________________
4. DOES YAHOO! AID COUNTERFEITERS?

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Sega, Nintendo, and Electronic Arts accuse Yahoo! of allowing the
sale of counterfeit games on its auction site. What does the
Internet giant have to say?


_____________You Made It_________________________
5. THE HA HA HUT IS OPEN!

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Send us a vmail of you telling your favorite joke. You could be on
TV, and win a T-shirt to boot. C'mon... get in touch with your
inner comic!


_____________The Money Machine____________________
6. FEELING FRENZIED OVER TAXES? LET US HELP

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Our Tax Guide 2000 will save you time and money as it eases you
through a potentially troubling time. Avoid tax-time trauma by
utilizing this handy bonanza of helpful tips, free tools, and
expert advice.


_____________Internet Tonight____________________
7. "SISSYFIGHT 2000": ARE YOU READY TO RUMBLE?

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Practice your taunts-- it's national sensation "SissyFight 2000,"
the free online game where you scratch, tease, and grab your
schoolyard opponents to become queen of the playground, sistah!


_____________The Screen Savers___________________
8. MONITOR YOUR CABLE MODEM

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Discover a few easy ways to keep tabs on what's passing through
your cable modem.


_____________CyberCrime__________________________
9. IS YAHOO! HARBORING HATE GROUPS?

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Online hate clubs spark a controversy over free speech as the
Anti-Defamation League takes issue with Yahoo!'s community
practices. Is the popular portal merely supporting free expression?


_____________Big Thinkers________________________
10. MARKETING GURU HELPS YOU CROSS THE TECH CHASM

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As managing director of the Chasm Group in Silicon Valley, Geoffrey
Moore is an expert on successful marketing practices. Click on the
link to discover which strategies he thinks work best for tech
companies.  While you're at it, register to win a set of Moore's
books!


_____________Silicon Spin________________________
11. WILL NET FORCE BEAVER COLLEGE TO CHANGE ITS NAME?

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Beaver College withstood the crude jokes for decades, but now
search engines may lead the Pennsylvania school to change its name.
Click to find out why.


_____________GameSpot TV_________________________
12. PREPARE FOR WAR!

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Command ninja assassins, geisha spies, and military units in a
battle to become the ruling power of Nippon. Click to release your
inner samurai with a preview of "Shogun: Total War for the PC."


_____________Interact____________________________
13. NEW CHATS! MAC AND LINUX

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Mac mavens and Linux lovers will want to check out our new chats,
starting at 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time each Tuesday in the
Chatters Cafe. MacChat is on the first and third Tuesdays of the
month. LinuxChat takes place on the second and fourth Tuesdays.


_____________New on ZDTV_________________________
14. FREE ZDTV VIDEOS ON YOUR PC

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Visit our new video hub for all the news, product information,
computer help, and ZDTV-style fun you can handle.


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_____________TV Schedule_________________________
16. COMPLETE TELEVISION SHOW SCHEDULE

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ZDTV has 24 hours of TV shows every day. Click on the above URL
for our complete television show schedule.


_____________Newsletter_________________________
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