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Subject: Tricking Napster Filters/Avoid 'Naked Wife' Virus

TECHTV WEEK
March 12, 2001

_____________First Things First_________________
Software could trick Napster filters

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The impending implosion of Napster made MP3 lovers get really creative.
Now Aimster's free download, called Pig Encoder, claims to encrypt
your shared MP3 files with pig latin-style titles that could evade
Napster's new filters. Just say "ApsterNay."

Lewis Wallace
Editor, TechTV Week
lewiswallace@techtvcorp.com


_____________Table of Contents__________________
 
 1. Avoid 'Naked Wife' virus
 2. Prep for next PC crash
 3. Best budget digicams 
 4. Low-tech tips for Luddites
 5. Cheaters hit Net, not books
 6. Flipr.com: Napster that pays?
 7. Build a robot for $100
 8. We're listening!
 9. Nasdaq's bloody year
10. Life beyond Napster
11. Get TechTV on your television
12. Complete television show schedule 
13. How to subscribe and unsubscribe


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_____________Help & How-To Zone________________
1. AVOID 'NAKED WIFE' VIRUS

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The latest malicious code to make the rounds masquerades as a Flash
movie called NakedWife.exe. Don't open it, stupid.


_____________Call for Help_______________________
2. PREP FOR NEXT PC CRASH

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Do you have a boot disk? Are you using an emergency recovery
utility? Find out the differences between these two vital tools and
discover how you can help protect yourself from total data loss. 


_____________Fresh Gear__________________________
3. BEST BUDGET DIGICAMS

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It used to be that buying a digital camera meant shelling out at
least $300. But newly minted "low-end" digicams offer good imaging
in easy-to-use, affordable packages. Curious about the exploding
digital imaging world? Give these capable cameras a look. 


_____________Entertainment Zone_________________
4. LOW-TECH TIPS FOR LUDDITES

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Want to wallow in the ease and comfort of the digital lifestyle,
without dealing with all those blinking, battery-eating toys? These
wacky alternatives to high tech gizmos will have you Livin' La Vida
Luddite in nothing flat.


_____________CyberCrime__________________________
5. CHEATERS HIT NET, NOT BOOKS

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Students are downloading entire papers from the Web. Are teachers
tech-savvy enough to know when they've been had? Find out in part
one of a special "CyberCrime" report on online plagiarism.


_____________AudioFile____________________________
6. FLIPR.COM: NAPSTER THAT PAYS?
  
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While Napster struggles to stay alive, new file-sharing site
Flipr.com plans to pay artists per download in an attempt to avoid
litigation. 


_____________The Screen Savers___________________
7. BUILD A ROBOT FOR $100

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Bitten by the robot-building bug? David Calkin, president of the
Robotics Society of America, shows you what it takes to become a
'bot builder.


_____________Interact____________________________
8. WE'RE LISTENING!

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Thanks for all your feedback. It's helped us improve our site.
Check out the latest enhancements at TechTV.com. 


_____________TechTV News________________________
9. NASDAQ'S BLOODY YEAR

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The Nasdaq hit its all-time, intoxicating high on March 10, 2000.
But in the bloody past year, the tech-heavy stock index has taken
quite a beating. When will the punishment stop?


_____________The Money Machine___________________
10. LIFE BEYOND NAPSTER

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File-sharing software packs huge potential -- just look at the
explosion of Napster users happily swapping MP3s. But what should
investors look for?


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12. COMPLETE TELEVISION SHOW SCHEDULE

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