Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 00:15:05 -0400
To: raleman@PLDI.NET
From: "ZDTV Week" <zdtvweek@zdemail.zdtv.com>
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Subject: Top 10 Downloads/Tweak Windows
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ZDTV WEEK
July 31, 2000

_____________First Things First_________________
Top 10 must-have downloads

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From the coolest MP3 players to the hottest instant-messaging
programs, this lineup of superlative software-- most of which is
free-- will help you maximize your computing experience. Check
the list, then treat yourself to the best downloads around.

Lewis Wallace
Editor, ZDTV Week
Lewis_Wallace@zd.com

_____________Table of Contents__________________

 1. Tweak Windows with X-Setup
 2. 'Survivor' secrets revealed
 3. We hacked Big Mouth Billy Bass
 4. Seti's search for aliens expands
 5. Can Linux take a bite out of Microsoft?
 6. You know your dot com's in trouble when...
 7. Hackers huddle at Def Con 8.0
 8. Portable MamboX plays CDs, MP3s
 9. Congress probes FBI's email spy tool
10. More super-cool downloads for 'The Sims'
11. Get ZDTV on your television
12. How to subscribe and unsubscribe


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_____________Call for Help_______________________
1. TWEAK WINDOWS WITH X-SETUP

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Want to make the most out of Windows? Download this easy-to-use,
free program and customize to your heart's content without
performing difficult registry hacks.


_____________Internet Tonight____________________
2. 'SURVIVOR' SECRETS REVEALED

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Who'll be the last one standing when the hottest reality show on
television winds down? Surf for clues on the official "Survivor"
website and on a slew of unofficial fan sites devoted to the
"Lord of the Flies" meets "Gilligan's Island" show that's become
a cultural phenomenon.


_____________The Screen Savers___________________
3. WE HACKED BIG MOUTH BILLY BASS!

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The frighteningly realistic-looking Big Mouth Billy Bass spawn
at Wal-Mart and other fine shopping institutions across America.
We reeled in one of these annoyingly popular singing fish and dug
into its guts to see how it works. Curious?


_____________Big Thinkers________________________
4. SETI'S SEARCH FOR ALIENS EXPANDS

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Jill Tarter spearheads the search for extraterrestrial life at
the SETI Institute. Although SETI hasn't found existing alien
life yet, Tarter's still a true believer. Find out how close we
may be to contacting ETs.


_____________Silicon Spin________________________
5. CAN LINUX TAKE A BITE OUT OF MICROSOFT?

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Even though Linux users have grown in number, the open-source
operating system doesn't look to be overtaking Microsoft anytime
soon. Should you believe the Linux hype?


_____________Working the Web_____________________
6. YOU KNOW YOUR DOT COM'S IN TROUBLE WHEN...

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As corporate corpses pile up, irreverent websites track misguided
and sometimes malignant management tactics at new-economy
companies about to succumb to the great dot-com die-off. Cackle
with us as we run down the top 10 signs that could be signaling
imminent doom for your dot com.


_____________CyberCrime__________________________
7. HACKERS HUDDLE AT DEF CON 8.0

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Fighting robots? Shared secrets? Find out what really goes down
at the year's most-hyped hacking convention, Def Con 8.0 in
Las Vegas.


_____________Fresh Gear__________________________
8. PORTABLE MAMBO-X PLAYS CDS, MP3s

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The second portable CD player able to play CD-Rs and CD-RWs
burned with MP3s is out of the gate, but does it top the
immensely popular trailblazer, MPTrip? Find out what the new
MamboX has under its hood.


_____________ZDTV News___________________________
9. CONGRESS PROBES FBI'S EMAIL SPY TOOL

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Privacy concerns took center stage when the House Judiciary
Committee heard testimony about the FBI's powerful email
surveillance system "Carnivore." Watch as members of Congress
grill FBI leaders on the spy tool and its uses.


_____________GameSpot TV_________________________
10. MORE SUPER-COOL DOWNLOADS FOR 'THE SIMS'

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How could "The Sims" be complete without its own set of
superheroes (and super villains)? Now you can download Superman,
Wonder Woman, the Joker, and other comic-book characters. Or
download the Sim Transmogrifier and tweak clones of existing
objects.


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