Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 23:01:02 -0400
To: raleman@PLDI.NET
From: "ZDTV Week" <zdtvweek@zdemail.zdtv.com>
Errors-To: bounce-zdtvweek-8430877@zdemail.zdtv.com
Subject: Free PC Tuneup/Get Back on Napster
Reply-To: zdtvweek@zdemail.zdtv.com

ZDTV WEEK
June 12, 2000

_____________First Things First_________________
FREE PC TUNEUP

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If you use Microsoft's Internet Explorer 4.x. or higher, download
this free, Web-based tool to make sure your computer's working
like a well-oiled machine. PC Pitstop checks under the hood of
your computer, then offers tips so you can optimize for peak
performance. Take advantage of the free virus scan while you're at
it!

Lewis Wallace
Editor, ZDTV Week
Lewis_Wallace@zd.com

_____________Table of Contents__________________

 1. Workaround defeats Napster ban
 2. Who's pinging your PC?
 3. Learn to make great home videos
 4. Skim artists can swipe your credit
 5. Fastest, easiest way to get online
 6. The problem with PCs
 7. Napster controversy: blessing or curse?
 8. Children of the com
 9. Catch IPOs before they skyrocket
10. Customize your browser's toolbar
11. Catch new, live Web game show
12. What's next for Microsoft?
13. Sony expands 'Everquest'
14. Chat with an e-tail expert
15. Get ZDTV on your television
16. Complete television show schedule
17. How to subscribe and unsubscribe

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_____________Internet Tonight____________________
1. WORKAROUND DEFEATS NAPSTER BAN

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Are you a victim-- probably an innocent one, at that-- of the
high-profile lawsuits targeting Napster? Fear not! Follow these
step-by-step instructions and you'll be back to swapping MP3s via
the controversial program in no time.


_____________The Screen Savers___________________
2. WHO'S PINGING YOUR PC?

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You've discovered some mysterious entity, with a strange IP
address like 200.05.00.0, has been trying to access your computer.
But what does that mean? Find out how you can track down the
would-be intruder who's pinging your PC.


_____________Interact____________________________
3. LEARN TO MAKE GREAT HOME VIDEOS

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You can catch new videos created by ZDTV community members each
week during our Netcam Network chatcasts. Join us to meet these
talented home-video artists and learn how to make your own
fabulous creations. Maybe we'll show your video next week!


_____________CyberCrime__________________________
4. SKIM ARTISTS CAN SWIPE YOUR CREDIT

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A clever scam, called "skimming," allows tech-savvy thieves to
steal credit card numbers from unsuspecting victims in an instant.
Learn how they do it, and how you can protect yourself.


_____________Fresh Gear__________________________
5. FASTEST, EASIEST WAY TO GET ONLINE

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Looking for the quickest, simplest way to get online? A new, all-
in-one, flat-panel Internet appliance from Virgin is cake to
connect, and it will have you surfing in minutes. This little Web
terminal comes with Internet access, all for less than $5 a month.


_____________Big Thinkers________________________
6. THE PROBLEM WITH PCS

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Michael Dertouzos, director of MIT's Laboratory of Computer
Science, has seen several of today's high tech luminaries pass
through his doors, but he isn't pleased with all of what he sees.
Find out what he thinks is wrong with the PC, and where he thinks
it should go next.


_____________Silicon Spin________________________
7. NAPSTER CONTROVERSY: BLESSING OR CURSE?

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Is the recent spate of lawsuits surrounding Napster heavenly or
hellish for the company behind the wildly popular music-sharing
software?


_____________Working the Web_____________________
8. CHILDREN OF THE COM

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The Internet has created a new breed of young entrepreneurs ready
to cash in on the latest technology. Discover the secrets behind
these dot-com success stories.


_____________The Money Machine___________________
9. CATCH IPOS BEFORE THEY SKYROCKET

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Interested in initial public offerings of stock? They're risky,
but they can make you rich. Now you can get all your IPO info--
including pricings, filings, underwriters, and IPO performance
data-- and hitch a ride as these hot stocks head for the moon.


_____________Call for Help_______________________
10. CUSTOMIZE YOUR BROWSER'S TOOLBAR

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Whether you use Netscape or Internet Explorer, these simple tips
will let you tailor your browser's toolbar to suit your needs.


_____________ZDTV Special Event __________________
11. CATCH NEW, LIVE WEB GAME SHOW

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Everyone has an idea for a better mousetrap. But bagging the cash
to pull it off-- that's a real challenge. Watch contestants pitch
their ideas for killer websites on "The Big Idea," ZDTV's new
streaming game show. Watch, chat, and help pick the big winner
(somebody's taking home $50,000 in seed money) every weekday at
6:30 p.m. Eastern/3:30 p.m. Pacific.


_____________ZDTV News___________________________
12. WHAT'S NEXT FOR MICROSOFT?

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A federal judge ordered the breakup of software monolith Microsoft.
How will the landmark antitrust ruling affect consumers and other
tech-industry players?


_____________GameSpot TV_________________________
13. SONY EXPANDS 'EVERQUEST'

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To the delight of adventurers around the world, Sony released the
first "Everquest" expansion pack, "The Ruins of Kunark." The add-
on gives gamers 30 percent more virtual world to explore, and it's
filled with new monsters and a new playable race, the Iskar
("lizardman").


_____________ZDTV Chat___________________________
14. CHAT WITH AN E-TAIL EXPERT

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Ready to take the plunge into e-commerce? If you're a retailer
with an eye on building an e-commerce website, join us Monday,
June 12, at 8 p.m. Eastern/5 p.m. Pacific in the " Working the
Web" chat room. You'll get pointers from Bernadette Tiernan,
online retailing expert and author of "e-Tailing."


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_____________ZDTV Me____________________________
15. GET ZDTV ON YOUR TELEVISION

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Can't find ZDTV on your television? We want to fix that. Sign our
online petition, and we'll take care of the rest.


_____________TV Schedule_________________________
16. COMPLETE TELEVISION SHOW SCHEDULE

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ZDTV brings you 24 hours of television programming every day.
Click on the above URL for our complete show schedule.


_____________Newsletter_________________________
17. SUBSCRIBE AND UNSUBSCRIBE INSTRUCTIONS

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