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Subject: Is Your PC Hacker-Proof?/Normalize Your MP3s
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TECHTV WEEK
October 16, 2000

_____________First Things First____________________
IS YOUR PC HACKER-PROOF?

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Lewis Wallace
Editor, TechTV Week
Lewis_Wallace@techtvcorp.com

_____________Table of Contents_____________________
 
 1. Normalize your MP3 levels
 2. Free DSL: What's the catch?
 3. Napster clone gets chatty
 4. Use your monitor as a TV
 5. Best scanners for less than $200
 6. Will Napster fight backfire?
 7. Is HDTV ready for prime time?
 8. Making the post-Microsoft billion
 9. Napster sings on -- for now
10. 'Mommy, where's my PlayStation2?'
11. No credit for Net porn
12. Win hot new music software
13. Count your e-customers accurately
14. BOO! made it
15. Get TechTV on your television
16. Complete television show schedule 
17. How to subscribe and unsubscribe

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_____________AudioFile___________________________
1. NORMALIZE YOUR MP3 LEVELS

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Peaks and valleys are good in the wilderness, but not on your MP3s.


It's time to normalize your digital sound files. Here's how.


_____________Call for Help_________________________
2. FREE DSL: WHAT'S THE CATCH?

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Are free DSL offers too good to be true?


_____________Internet Tonight______________________
3. NAPSTER CLONE GETS CHATTY

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No longer satisfied with simply sharing your music files? Now you
can talk to your pals via AOL Instant Messenger while
you share music or other files with them. It's all possible thanks
to Aimster. Get tips on using this free, next-generation Napster
clone.


_____________The Screen Savers___________________
4. USE YOUR MONITOR AS A TV

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Got an extra computer monitor? Get this gizmo and you can use the
old PC screen as a TV.


_____________The Money Machine__________________
5. BEST SCANNERS FOR LESS THAN $200

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On a budget? Consumer reporter Stacee Barcelata shows you which
scanners give you the most bang for your buck. 


_____________Silicon Spin__________________________
6. WILL NAPSTER FIGHT BACKFIRE?
                  
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Is the Recording Industry Association of America's lawsuit against
Napster a public-relations nightmare for big record companies? Can
they mend the damage? Do we even care? 


_____________Fresh Gear__________________________
7. IS HDTV READY FOR PRIME TIME?

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Sometime in the next several years, digital TV -- boasting higher
resolution and superior picture quality -- will replace the analog
standard that's been around for more than a half century. High
definition TV already is available in some markets, but
HDTV-compliant sets remain extremely expensive. If you crave the
image quality of digital TV don't fret -- cheaper alternatives
exist.


_____________Big Thinkers_________________________
8. MAKING THE POST-MICROSOFT BILLION

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Naveen Jain left Microsoft to pursue his own dreams. His
navigate-from-anywhere mantra has led to the success of his company


InfoSpace, which has made him a billionaire. 


_____________TechTV News_______________________
9. NAPSTER SINGS ON -- FOR NOW
         
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An appellate court grills Napster execs and record industry bigwigs


in a high-profile copyright case and decides the song-swap service
can stay in business for now. Watch archived video of the hearing.


_____________GameSpot TV_______________________
10. 'MOMMY, WHERE'S MY PLAYSTATION2?'

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Sony recently cut its North American launch shipment of the
PlayStation2 from one million units to 500,000 and said it wouldn't


be able to meet holiday demand for the hot consoles. We went
straight to the top and asked the president of Sony Computer
Entertainment of America, "What's behind a shortage?"
.

_____________CyberCrime_________________________
11. NO CREDIT FOR NET PORN

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A major credit card issuer says it will no longer cover
transactions from adult sites that offer digital content. Is the
anti-porn policy discriminatory?

_____________Interact_____________________________
12. WIN HOT NEW MUSIC SOFTWARE

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Enter the "Win Rebirth 2.0" giveaway and you could be making your
own sweet music or sexy beats! 


_____________Working the Web_____________________
13. COUNT YOUR E-CUSTOMERS ACCURATELY

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To get an accurate measurement of surfers shopping your site, you
need to dig a little deeper than the 
"hit" count. Here's how.


_____________You Made It_________________________
14. BOO! MADE IT
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If Halloween brings out the scary, silly, or gross in you, we'll
put you on TV. 

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_____________ TechTV Me_________________________
15. GET TECHTV ON YOUR TELEVISION

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Can't find TechTV on your television? We want to fix that. Sign our


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_____________TV Schedule_________________________
16. COMPLETE TELEVISION SHOW SCHEDULE

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Every day, TechTV brings you 24 hours of television programming.
Click on the above URL for our complete show schedule.


_____________Newsletter___________________________
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