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Subject: Long Live 'Nepstor'/Worst Computers Ever

TECHTV WEEK
February 26, 2001

_____________First Things First_________________
LONG LIVE 'NEPSTOR'

http://www.techtv.com/entertainment/music/story/0,23008,3311929,00.html

Napster's not dead yet. A legal loophole -- and a sneaky
work-around -- could let you keep downloading your favorite songs
for free.

Lewis Wallace
Editor, TechTV Week
lewiswallace@techtvcorp.com

_____________Table of Contents__________________
 
 1. Worst computers ever
 2. Tax guide 2001
 3. Why is Pentagon spying on school kids?
 4. Best job-search websites
 5. Use Google better
 6. Will new iMacs pull Apple out of red?
 7. Download albums while you still can
 8. Avoid a tax audit
 9. Lock down your laptop
10. Will Belgian cops raid Napster users?
11. Broadband to go?
12. You might be a geek if...
13. Get TechTV on your television
14. Complete television show schedule 
15. How to subscribe and unsubscribe


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_____________Help & How To Zone________________
1. WORST COMPUTERS EVER

http://www.techtv.com/help/hardware/story/0,23008,3312370,00.html

We asked TechTV viewers to rant about the worst personal confusers
they've ever encountered, and now we reveal their nightmarish tales
of underpowered pip-squeak PCs, lousy (but pricey) laptops, and
chronic crashes. Witness the horrors!

 
_____________Business & Money Zone_____________
2. TAX GUIDE 2001

http://www.techtv.com/moneymachine/taxguide/

It's time to think about taxes, whether you like it or not, and
we've rounded up all the tools you'll need. Learn how new rules
could make filing simpler this year and how President Bush's tax
plan will affect you next year.


_____________Silicon Spin_________________________
3. WHY IS PENTAGON SPYING ON SCHOOL KIDS?

http://www.techtv.com/siliconspin/features/story/0,23008,3312263,00.html

A Web-filtering program installed in many US schools secretly keeps
track of students' surfing habits. Now the Pentagon has purchased a
database that details which sites school kids visit and how much
time they spend on each webpage. What will the Department of
Defense do with the data?


_____________Products & Reviews Zone____________
4. BEST JOB-SEARCH WEBSITES

http://www.techtv.com/products/websitesandservices/story/0,23008,3310876,00.html

TechTV Labs helps heal the wounds of the dot-com shakeout with
head-to-head reviews of top job-search websites.


_____________Call for Help_______________________
5. USE GOOGLE BETTER

http://www.techtv.com/callforhelp/howto/story/0,23008,3311142,00.html

Insider tips from Sergey Brin, Google's cofounder and president,
will help you fine-tune your queries for better search results.
 

_____________TechTV News________________________
6. WILL NEW IMACS PULL APPLE OUT OF RED?

http://www.techtv.com/news/computing/story/0,23008,3313166,00.html

At Macworld Tokyo, Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled a new line of
iMacs -- with trippy Flower Power and Blue Dalmatian color schemes
and some technological improvements. But can the colorful new iMacs
pull Apple out of the red?


_____________AudioFile____________________________
7. DOWNLOAD ALBUMS WHILE YOU STILL CAN

http://www.techtv.com/audiofile/story/0,23158,3312785,00.html

Software brothers AlbumWrap and AlbumWrap Extractor let you
download entire CDs in one fell swoop. Take them for a free spin
before Napster starts charging subscription fees.


_____________The Money Machine___________________
8. AVOID A TAX AUDIT

http://www.techtv.com/moneymachine/taxguide/story/0,23008,3312802,00.html

Our top tips for keeping the Internal Revenue Service at bay.


_____________The Screen Savers___________________
9. LOCK DOWN YOUR LAPTOP

http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/showtell/story/0,23008,3311014,00.html

Can a laptop lockbox survive punishing blows from a sledgehammer?
We put several security products that promise to prevent
laptop theft to the ultimate test.


_____________CyberCrime__________________________
10. WILL BELGIAN COPS RAID NAPSTER USERS?

http://www.techtv.com/cybercrime/viceonline/story/0,23008,3313320,00.html

Confusion swirls around reports of planned raids on Belgians who
use Napster to trade MP3s online.


_____________Fresh Gear__________________________
11. BROADBAND TO GO?

http://www.techtv.com/freshgear/reviews/story/0,23008,3311466,00.html

Metricom recently whipped its data network and modem hardware into
shape, providing fast, wireless Internet access in more than a
dozen major metropolitan areas. Exactly how fast and reliable is
the improved service? TechTV Labs ran field tests in a variety of
locations. Find out if the bliss of fast, mobile Internet is worth
the added cost.


_____________Entertainment Zone_________________
12. YOU MIGHT BE A GEEK IF...

http://www.techtv.com/entertainment/netculture/story/0,23008,3311237,00.html

Do you fit the geek profile? Not the kind that bites the heads off
chickens, but the type that runs a tab at Radio Shack, lusts for
"X-Files" cutie Agent Scully, and doesn't need friends because of a
close personal relationship with a TiVo. Take our test and find
out.


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_____________TechTV Me___________________________
13. GET TECHTV ON YOUR TELEVISION

http://www.techtv.com/gettechtv/story/0,23350,2122587,00.html

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_________________________
14. COMPLETE TELEVISION SHOW SCHEDULE

http://www.techtv.com/showschedule/

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


_____________Newsletter_________________________
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