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Subject: Resurrect Dead Links/PC Setup Secrets
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Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2000 20:14:52 MST

TECHTV WEEK
December 18, 2000

_____________First Things First_________________
RESURRECT DEAD LINKS


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Frustrated by dead links that show up in search results? Find out
how you can use Google, an increasingly popular search engine, to
view cached copies of lost webpages and bring dead links back to
life.

Lewis Wallace
Editor, TechTV Week
Lewis_Wallace@techtvcorp.com


_____________Table of Contents__________________
 
 1. PC setup secrets
 2. Web's potty humor
 3. Entrapment online
 4. Top 10 must-have downloads
 5. Richie Hawtin: techno pioneer
 6. Dueling digicams
 7. Invest while you shop
 8. Is Musicbank the next Napster?
 9. 'GameSpot TV' gives virtual gift to gamers
10. Details on gaming celebrities chat
11. Get TechTV on your television
12. Complete television show schedule 
13. How to subscribe and unsubscribe


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_____________The Screen Savers___________________
1. PC SETUP SECRETS


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Before you pull your new computer from the box, read these tips on
unwrapping, setting up, and installing your new PC. They'll save
you from a beginner's headache.


_____________Internet Tonight____________________
2. WEB'S POTTY HUMOR


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In many ways, the Web is a lot like a giant time-sucking loo. You
sit, you surf, you search, you flush away precious time.  
Perhaps it's fitting, then, that the Internet is obsessed with its
real-life porcelain pal, the toilet. 


_____________CyberCrime__________________________
3. ENTRAPMENT ONLINE


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The Internet provides pedophiles and other sexual predators with a
new tool for finding and seducing children. But are police going
too far in their efforts to stop potential sex offenders?


_____________Call for Help_______________________
4. 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 will help you
maximize your computing experience. Check the list, then treat
yourself to the best downloads around. Remember that most of them
are free!


_____________AudioFile____________________________
5. RICHIE HAWTIN: TECHNO PIONEER


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Legendary Canadian DJ/producer Richie Hawtin has crossed the border
to success. Find out how his trademark sound -- minimal yet highly
danceable "electro house" -- helped put Detroit's underground scene
on the map.


_____________Fresh Gear__________________________
6. DUELING DIGICAMS


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Cool new 2-megapixel digital cameras from Hewlett-Packard, Kodak,
Olympus, and Ricoh -- all priced at less than $500 -- duke it out
in the TechTV Labs.


_____________The Money Machine___________________
7. INVEST WHILE YOU SHOP


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Spending and investing seem to be mutually exclusive. When we have
extra spending money, many of us face a dilemma: Should I shop, or
should I put this money away? A new crop of websites allows
customers to spend their money and invest it, too. 


_____________TechTV News________________________
8. IS MUSICBANK THE NEXT NAPSTER?


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Hoping to launch a Napster-like service, San Francisco-based
Musicbank has signed deals with the top five record labels. Can it
successfully create a song-sharing service?


_____________TechTV Chat_________________________
9. 'GAMESPOT TV' GIVES VIRTUAL GIFT TO GAMERS


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To celebrate the holidays and hardcore gaming in general, we've
scheduled two gaming luminaries to join us for a chat: Warren
Spector, creator of the amazing action/role-playing game "Deus Ex,"
and Graeme Devine, a heavy at id Software. Join in on Monday,
December 18, at 6 p.m. Eastern. See below for more information.


_____________GameSpot TV________________________
10. DETAILS ON GAMING CELEBRITIES CHAT


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In this special edition of our weekly "GameSpot TV" chat session,
you can talk with Ion Storm's Warren Spector and id Software's
Graeme Devine. Click for full details and bios of Spector and
Devine, the creators of "Deus Ex" and "Quake III."


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_____________TechTV Me___________________________
11. GET TECHTV ON YOUR TELEVISION


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Can't find TechTV on your television? We want to fix that. Click on
the URL above and sign our online petition. We'll take care of the
rest.


_____________TV Schedule_________________________
12. COMPLETE TELEVISION SHOW SCHEDULE


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TechTV offers 24 hours of television shows every day. Check our
complete television schedule for show times.


_____________Newsletter_________________________
13. SUBSCRIBE AND UNSUBSCRIBE INSTRUCTIONS


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