Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 23:14:23 -0400
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From: "ZDTV Week" <zdtvweek@zdemail.zdtv.com>
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Subject: Speak Geek/Chat With Leo Laporte
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ZDTV WEEK
August 21, 2000

_____________First Things First____________________
Geek speak demystified

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Stumped by the lingo that spills forth from the lips of nerds you
know and love? Learn what computer jargon really means with this
zippy intro to tech talk.

Lewis Wallace
Editor, ZDTV Week
Lewis_Wallace@zd.com

_____________Table of Contents_____________________

 1. Chat with Leo!
 2. Jailcam captures all
 3. Install programs in Linux
 4. Network your home computers
 5. Internet blackmail plan foiled
 6. Add 300 hours of MP3s to home stereo
 7. Kennard pushes interactive business
 8. Should execs go straight to the top?
 9. Find the perfect Web host
10. Tech heavyweights rally behind Linux
11. So you wanna be a game developer...
12. Web's best product-review sites
13. Get ZDTV on your television
14. Complete television show schedule
15. How to subscribe and unsubscribe

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_____________ZDTV Chat__________________________
1. CHAT WITH LEO!

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Need a hand with computer basics? Visit our "Call for Help" chat
weekdays at 7 p.m. Eastern, and learn something new from our
community of experts. Show host Leo Laporte's usually there, too,
so be sure to give him a big hello!


_____________Internet Tonight______________________
2. JAILCAM CAPTURES ALL

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He's the meanest cop in the West. In fact, this Arizona sheriff
is so tough he's installed a webcam in his jail, capturing alleged
drunks, hookers, and other suspected lowlife. The civil rights
crowd is none too thrilled, but the Web community is peeking in.


_____________The Screen Savers___________________
3. INSTALL PROGRAMS IN LINUX

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Sit down. Take a deep breath. Install some software in Linux. But
not before your read our article, which can help take the sting
out of a potentially difficult process.


_____________Interact_____________________________
4. NETWORK YOUR HOME COMPUTERS

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Do you live in a multi-computer home? You can connect the machines
simply and relatively inexpensively, but where do you begin? Tap
into tips from folks who know how on our resource-packed message
boards.


_____________CyberCrime_________________________
5. INTERNET BLACKMAIL PLAN FOILED

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Police arrested two men in London who allegedly hacked into
Bloomberg's computer system, then attempted to extort $200,000
from the news service's head honcho. Get the inside story on this
Internet sting.


_____________Fresh Gear__________________________
6. ADD 300 HOURS OF MP3S TO HOME STEREO

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The Audio ReQuest does a fine job of encoding and playing back
MP3s. Easily connected to a stereo receiver, it's a convenient
way to incorporate digital music into your home without a PC. But
don't scream "excellent!" yet-- this $800 system is flawed.


_____________Big Thinkers_________________________
7. KENNARD PUSHES INTERACTIVE BUSINESS

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FCC Chairman William Kennard's mind is never at rest. In part two
of his interview with "Big Thinkers," you'll discover why he
thinks business models need to boost interactivity. Plus, find
out what Kennard considers to be the next hot tech thing.


_____________Silicon Spin__________________________
8. SHOULD EXECS GO STRAIGHT TO THE TOP?

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Some of today's top execs skipped college for a start-up, then
scrambled straight to the top of the corporate ladder. Is there a
dark side to being an industry golden child?


_____________Working the Web_____________________
9. FIND THE PERFECT WEB HOST

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Looking for the perfect place to park your website? These tips
will help you evaluate your needs and locate a Web host that
works for you.


_____________ZDTV News_________________________
10. TECH HEAVYWEIGHTS RALLY BEHIND LINUX

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Industry leaders IBM, Motorola, Compaq, and Hewlett-Packard all
announced deals aimed at boosting Linux's share of the desktop PC
market. Will these new commitments help make the open-source
software a Windows rival?


_____________GameSpot TV_______________________
11. SO YOU WANNA BE A GAME DEVELOPER...

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Producers, designers, and programmers offer their own answers to
the one question that rattles around every gamer's brain: How do
you get a job in the game biz?


_____________The Money Machine__________________
12. WEB'S BEST PRODUCT-REVIEW SITES

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Consumer reporter Stacee Barcelata shows you where to do your
homework before you plunk down cash for a big-ticket item.


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_____________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___________________________
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