Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2000 23:21:01 -0400
To: raleman@PLDI.NET
From: "ZDTV Week" <zdtvweek@zdemail.zdtv.com>
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Subject: Find Free ISP/Avoid Dot-Bombs
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ZDTV WEEK
August 14, 2000

_____________First Things First____________________
Find a free ISP

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Tired of shelling out cash for your Web connection every month?
We'll show you how to locate an Internet service provider that
will let you get online for free. Then use these tips for avoiding
common pitfalls associated with some free ISPs.

Lewis Wallace
Editor, ZDTV Week
Lewis_Wallace@zd.com

_____________Table of Contents_____________________

 1. Stay away from dot-bombs
 2. Can you convert audio tapes to CDs?
 3. World's tiniest digital camera
 4. Free tools simplify surfing
 5. Hippies, gun-lovers eye White House
 6. Adjust your keyboard settings
 7. Cheaper, hipper Palms debut
 8. Grrrrl gamers shake QuakeCon 2000
 9. Which Voodoo do you do?
10. Is Lieberman tech-friendly?
11. Weld Pond explains how hackers work
12. Is analog broadcasting dead?
13. Get ZDTV on your television
14. Complete television show schedule
15. How to subscribe and unsubscribe

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_____________The Money Machine__________________
1. STAY AWAY FROM DOT-BOMBS

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Watchdog websites tell investors and job-seekers what tech
companies they should avoid. Check these sites out and build (or
protect) your fortune.


_____________Interact_____________________________
2. CAN YOU CONVERT AUDIO TAPES TO CDS?

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Can you use your PC to copy music from audio tapes to CDs? If so,
what equipment and software do you need? Find out on our
information-packed message boards.


_____________Fresh Gear__________________________
3. WORLD'S TINIEST DIGITAL CAMERA

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Canon lets loose the world's smallest and lightest 2-megapixel
digital camera, the PowerShot S100 Digital ELPH. With its small
size comes a simple interface and fairly long battery life, but
the price tag is not so petite. Find out if this tiny camera is
right for you.


_____________Working the Web_____________________
4. FREE TOOLS SIMPLIFY SURFING

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These three free tools will make your searching and Web-browsing
experiences faster and simpler. Get them now to simplify your
surfing.


_____________Internet Tonight______________________
5. HIPPIES, GUN LOVERS EYE WHITE HOUSE

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Sure Bush-Cheney and Gore-Lieberman are fascinating presidential
tickets. But have you examined the records of unsung White House
contenders? From libertarians and gun-lovers to socialists and
write-in campaigns (Jimmy Carter! Michael Jordan!), the race gets
wild on the Web.


_____________Call for Help_________________________
6. ADJUST YOUR KEYBOARD SETTINGS

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Use this quick Windows tip to customize your keyboard.


_____________ZDTV News_________________________
7. CHEAPER, HIPPER PALMS DEBUT

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After sizing up last year's competition, Palm comes back swinging
with lower prices and new colors for its popular PDAs.


_____________GameSpot TV_______________________
8. GRRRRL GAMERS SHAKE QUAKECON 2000

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Although women once were looked down upon in the gaming community,
the best female "Quake" players in the world point out that the
word "gamer" is genderless. Today you'll find more women than ever
bearing rocket launchers and railguns. Find out why.


_____________The Screen Savers___________________
9. WHICH VOODOO DO YOU DO?

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Should you upgrade your Voodoo video card? "The Screen Savers"
cohost Patrick Norton tells you what to keep in mind when
considering a step up.


_____________Silicon Spin__________________________
10. IS LIEBERMAN TECH-FRIENDLY?

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Vice President Al Gore's running mate, Connecticut Sen. Joseph
Lieberman, doesn't have a record of being particularly tech-
friendly. Will Lieberman's views on technology keep Gore from
moving into the Oval Office?


_____________CyberCrime_________________________
11. WELD POND EXPLAINS HOW HACKERS WORK

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Weld Pond, one of the original members of well-known hacking
collective L0pht, speaks out on getting past the media's
interpretation of hackers to really understand what makes them
tick.


_____________Big Thinkers_________________________
12. IS ANALOG BROADCASTING DEAD?

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"Broadcasting over analog is dead," according to FCC chairman
William Kennard. From the so-called "digital divide" to wireless
communications, find out what Kennard foresees for the future of
technology in the United States.

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_____________ZDTV Me____________________________
13. 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_________________________
14. 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___________________________
15. SUBSCRIBE AND UNSUBSCRIBE INSTRUCTIONS

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