Free moving window scroll bar JavaScripts provided by The JavaScript Source

I earned the PAGE BUILDER HALL OF FAME ribbon, on August 19, 2000! I am among several honorees on the List for helping others how to build a great WebTV page, on the pagebuilder help discussion group (since 1999). Thanks Beth! Meet my fellow honorees and their own web pages (I'm "Webtvgirl")...

(Above Home screen image varies by WebTV models...) Browser info. for my WebTV Plus: Mozilla / 3.0 WebTV / 1.2 compatible MSIE 2.0 (I'm on the latest upgrade: 2.8 / 4.0 Client) J.D.'s WebTV Equipment Page (800)GO-WEBTV

Digital TV and MSN TV By Erfert Fenton On February 17, 2009, a new era of television broadcasting will begin. On that day, television stations in the U.S. will stop broadcasting analog signals and begin broadcasting only in digital format. Digital TV (DTV) allows stations to offer improved picture and sound quality, and digital is much more efficient than analog. Another important benefit of digital broadcasting is that it will free up parts of the valuable broadcast spectrum for public safety communications (such as police, fire departments, and rescue squads). Depending on how you currently receive your TV broadcasting signal (more on this in a minute), you might have to connect an additional component in order to watch TV. However, your MSN TV receiver will continue to work after February 17. Note: If you have a WebTV Plus that's connected to an older TV that receives broadcasting using an antenna, some TV-related features will be affected by the transition to digital programming: The Record/Remind feature will no longer work TV Listings will not be complete, because the additional channels available through digital broadcasting will not be listed Because you will need to connect a digital-to-analog converter box to your TV (more on this later), you will need to use your TV's remote control, rather than your WebTV remote control or keyboard, to change TV channels For detailed information about the transition to digital TV, go to the FCC's digital TV transition site. For a summary of some of the key issues, read on. To determine how the transition to digital broadcasting will affect you, the first thing you should do is figure out whether your TV is digital or analog. If you already have a digital TV, you won't need to do anything to prepare for DTV broadcasting. Here are some tips for determining whether you have a digital TV: Consult your TV owner's manual Look up your TV model on the manufacturer's Web site Contact the store where you bought your TV See if the TV has a label that indicates it has a digital tuner Tip: If you bought your TV before 1998, it's probably an analog TV. If you bought your TV in 2004 or later, chances are good that it's a digital TV. If you have an analog TV and receive broadcasting using an antenna (either "rabbit ears" on the set or a rooftop antenna), and want to use that TV after February 17, 2009, you have two options: Purchase a digital-to-analog converter box. (A converter box plugs into your TV and will allow you to continue to enjoy free over-the-air television. These boxes receive digital signals and convert them into analog format for display on analog TVs. Analog sets connected to converter boxes will display digital broadcasts, but not necessarily at the full digital quality.) Note: To help support your inalienable right to watch television, the U.S. Government is offering a converter box coupon program. Between Jan. 1, 2008, and March 31, 2009, all U.S. households will be eligible to request up to two coupons, worth $40 each, to be used toward the purchase of up to two converter boxes. Subscribe to a cable, satellite, or other pay TV service. Note: Cable subscribers may need new DTV equipment to view DTV programming in digital format. You should ask your cable provider what you will need and when. Satellite subscribers may need new DTV equipment to receive and view high definition digital programming. You should ask your satellite company what you will need and when. To summarize: Your MSN TV receiver will still work after the conversion to digital TV broadcasting on February 17, 2009. If you have an analog TV, you can use it to receive digital broadcasts after February 17, 2009 — but you'll need to either purchase a digital-to-analog converter box, or subscribe to a satellite, cable, or other pay TV service. (If you connect a digital-to-analog converter box, certain WebTV features will no longer be available.) If you have a digital TV, you won't need to make any changes in order to receive digital programming. Your MSN TV receiver should continue to work normally. Effect. 8-29-01, WebTV changes its Home name / logo to MSN TV. See my sample... ----- History of WebTV History of WebTV / MSN TV Updates MSN TV Litigation Info. ----- my non-MSN TV browser compatible websites list

•Eric: [snip] "The fact that we have one of webtv's top elite 'tech assist' with us has just dawned on me... Duh.... I am talking about 'Webtvgirl' she is a whizz at Pagebuilder and many other aspects of Webtv. This young lady has a knowledge level up there with Bethcandy and people of that type... Lets give her an 'Our Town' official recognition.... Three cheers for Webtvgirl, PS she loves Dogs and Cats too.. We are proud to have her in Our Town.." [/snip] •Elaine: "Hi: saw your homepage...very nice..." •Beth: "Cool! Thanks :) XO" •Edna: "Thank you. I like it...You are very good with words, I'm pretty impressed by you!" •Aggie: "Loved your article on your web page. The graphics were excellent. A lot of time was spent creating this page." •Phil: "Nice Web Site. Great Pets!" •C.B.: "WOW! Good job HTML are perfect :-) I laugh at cat's p*** and cat's a**. This Cat's Images cool! Very GREAT! :-)" •Mary: "I very much enjoyed your pics-very clear-I had a pup like that-wish I could replace him" "You are a quality page maker. A pleasure to see. Congrats." •Bob: "Good Web Page" •Ladybug: "I checked out your page. NICE!" "HEY! GOOD JOB!" •Ron: "Love your page. Spent hours there." •Sharon: "Thanks...Nice Website!" •Rita: "Liked your Page very much." •Lisa: "You have a very nice site. Keep up the good work." •bmin: "What a great and informative page! Thank you so much! I'm new to this and am sure some of your helpful hints will come in handy. Thanks again." •Ronald B.: "i have a pet love; birds by the name of holly and polly" •J D: "Your little ones are absolutely adorable. I'm a huge animal lover as well. I have 2 cats. Both were rescued. I think it's wonderful that you have dedicated a web page to this subject." •Katie: "I have been to your site many times and I love it. Those animal cartoons are just the cutest!" •Anna: "You have a good site!!" •Linda B: "Like your site" •Sandy: "I enjoyed what I saw so far of your site." •Betty/Magnolia: "love your web site"

Welcome to my WebTV lifestyle and some techie assistance! A Little History: For some reason, I never wanted a computer. Not because of the rumors or controversy that abound periodically. I just wasn't ready for one at the time. In 1998, I heard about "internet access via a TV". I checked around to see what it meant. One of my pen pals in Michigan announced that she bought a "WebTV", and that she was loving it. I continually checked around for more information. After I began to see more ads featuring WebTV and its features, I saw how reasonable the prices were for a couple of model types. On January 2, 1999, Ward's department store in Phoenix, where we're based in, had a discount, so I went there to watch the demo, liked it, and bought the Plus model. The Plus was on sale for $189.99 (down from the average $199.99). I like to purchase electronic items around Christmas season for great discounts. After I got home, I registered with WebTV Networks Office, which provides ISP service. Next, I began navigating, experiencing e-mailing, checking out various websites out there, and collecting favorites for storage. Eventually, as I became more and more proficient about WebTV and its features, as well as HTML for building web sites, I met various people around the world and even became good friends with a few, who influenced me more on the HTML browsers- what they could read, what they couldn't, in my e-mail signature and my GeoCities Website. Most, notably, I began visiting WebTV Usenet to pick up tips about dealing with WebTV and Internet/WWW in a positive and negative sense, which later evolved into my helping other WebTVers whenever they got stumped! So, here I am making this Page Builder with WebTV as a link to my main GeoCities Website (which was officially up & running on June 6, 1999). And, that's it! Since then, I've operated exclusively on WebTV Plus and never with a PC, on an intermediate level. Pretty brief, huh? The rest is history from here on there... My Patient Pets: ~Beau & Cleo~ Beau,CGC,TDI (AKC-registered; raised since he was 3 months old) & Cleo(no title; raised since 2 months) have been here since I got my WebTV. ( And, introducing new kitty, Rudy (2/01) ! ) I'm thankful towards them, as when I got my WebTV, there was a lifestyle & routine adjustment, so they're real troupers! Each day, whenever I check my e-mail and surf, they're right next to me napping. They're great company and my daily inspiration for my Pages (and, BTW, yes they're all fixed and strictly remain indoors)...

On Apr. 24 '07, I adopted my new tortie (black-brown w/ copper eyes) Persian kitty, "Melody"! Come visit her website . On Apr. 7 '08, I adopted "Romeo", my brindle-white (w/ black markings) Shih Tzu! Come visit his web page . IN MEMORY: September 1, 1992 - January 8, 2007 Beau Memoriam Page

This is Beau, my liver & white Shih Tzu who's 13 months old in this picture. Impish, isn't he?? Born September 1, 1992 @ 6 PM in Glendale, Arizona (I was born Sept. 6!); secondborn; acquired from reputable breeder...(yes, I keep meticulous records of all my pets!) ~October, 1993

BRANDY at at least 5 years old on June 24, 2004. Date of birth: decidedly June 22, 1999 to match official adoption date of June 22, 2004. Visit my Brandy Page! Petfinder / Sonora Veterinary Specialists' Animal Rescue Center .

IN MEMORY: October 21, 1999 - May 17, 2004 Rudy Memoriam Page

RUDY at 16 months old on February 21, 2001. Date of birth: October 21, 1999. Purrydaze Persians cattery of Glendale, Arizona - breeder is Jenni Markey.

Here's a new kitty! Introducing: "Rudy"! IN MEMORY: January 23, 1985 - January 17, 2001 Cleo Memoriam Page (for/about Cleo)... www.angelfire.com/zine2/shihtzuforum/tuxedokitty.swf Enjoy!

And, this is Cleo at 7½ years old here. This is my all-time favorite picture of her, in my bathroom sitting on the toilet seat cover! Notice her classic tuxedo cat appearance, with green eyes (she's officially classified as a domestic shorthair mix). Look at her 'eagerly' smiling for this picture, but really, she's reminding me of dinner! Born January 23, 1985 @ 11 AM in Glendale, Arizona; firstborn; acquired from "accidental" breeder ~November, 1992 (See next picture...she made the calendar: Humane Society 365-Day boxed, Friday June 16, 1995!) Update 6-2-00: This picture is currently in petsmart.com's "beauty contest" for Cutest Pet. Why not vote for Another update: 8/00: Contest got cancelled by the site due to technical problems... CLEO ? Thanks in advance! 2nd update 2-28-01: petsmart.com terminated servicing all home pages.

Top & bottom framed & displayed on my living room wall for all to see!

And, lastly, not to leave out that Beau has had his share of 15-minute fame! An Arizona Republic newspaper photographer snapped Beau sitting on my beach chair under the umbrella (attached to chair), waiting for his turn to strut his stuff for the 'Best Non-Mutt' (Pug won) category, to benefit the Arizona Animal Welfare League, a no-kill shelter co-founded by actress Amanda Blake (Miss Kitty of "Gunsmoke" TV series), at a central Phoenix public park, on Sunday. ~dated following Friday October 24, 1997 in the "Central Community" section CLICK here to view the photo contest win/award of Beau & Rudy!

HERE'S A " CARD " FOR YOU... ...AND ANOTHER ONE... ...AND ANOTHER! MORE! Dog Quotes / Dog Agility sport images... [no longer]: CLICK HERE if you'd like to watch teen country artist LeAnn Rimes sing/perform 1990s version of "You Light Up My Life" in video format, a Debby Boone classic of the 1970s! This is a download by Microsoft© Windows Media Player, set at 28K.. CLICK HERE for another video to view of the rock group Poison's 1988 original #1 hit on the Billboard charts, "Every Rose Has Its Thorn". And, more... CLICK HERE for Duran Duran's 1980s early hit "Rio". CLICK HERE for Fleetwood Mac's 1970s "Landslide" (live concert on TV that aired in late 1990s). Enjoy! "TV Online" magazine may have only lasted one year (1999- I have all 12 issues. 1st 6 was free as part of Sony's offer when I bought my WebTV Plus; I liked it, so I paid for the next 6 more), TV personality (& fellow New Jersey native like me) Daisy Fuentes appeared on its front cover (July) to tell of herself as a WebTV Plus user. Visit her official site! If you sign her Guestbook, tell her I sent you from here (and don't forget my Link- thanks). And, BTW, her site is not on Page Builder or used with WebTV. It's her business site run by her representatives. Unlike Clint Howard's "unofficial" (see page 2 here, top) site, which is not really official- it's run by a devoted fan. Official sites by celebrities mean either the celebs. and/or their reps. run them; unofficial means like an independent fan site without the celebs./reps. directly getting involved officially... Oh, and I did "appear" in one of the issues. In the "Mailbox" (letters - p. 7) section of the August issue, I wrote: "Thank-you for your free trial subscription. I had never heard of you, so thank God you notified me. I am a subscriber now! Your magazine is very WebTV®-friendly. I have every issue since number one. I learn a lot out of each and every issue--it's like voice networking via print. Since you are fairly new, I certainly hope you continue for a long time to come!" Karen Catalioto via e-mail Heh, oh, boy. They didn't even last. The editor/publisher even slightly misled me. He invited me to send him copies of my past published works in various literary publications, in order to be a columnist. I was wondering why I didn't hear back from him, so I e-mailed him, and he said TV Online was going out of business...well, why did he bother ask me to send him stuff? I paid 77¢ in postage for nothing! So, I asked for a refund along for one for unmailed issues. Ugh, the nerve how to unprofessionally treat writers. And, that impending WebTV magazine never happened (no, I didn't wisely submit copies to them)!

We 3 are currently living in Arizona, known for...Grand Canyon, God-awfully HOT desert, snowbirds, cactus, woodrunner, scorpions, Gila monster (large lizard, of course), crickets, mountains, purple/pink sunsets, olde Jerome (ghostown), olde Bisbee (where character actor Earl Hindman who played "Wilson Wilson, Jr." the worldly next-door neighbor (without a face) hails from!), San Francisco Peaks (mountain) in Flagstaff, Old Tucson movie studios (John Wayne's "Rio Diablo" was filmed there), occasional movie settings ("Independence Day", "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure", "Waiting to Exhale"), non-seasonal weather (except northern regions), notorious mafia cases, frequent move star visits, notorious failed savings & loans fiasco, traffic, pollution, low child care, no recognition for Assistance Dogs (no license tag discounts- boo!), materialism, malls, high sales tax, air conditioners, fancy downtown offices that we don't need, culture clash, stucco, 'desert / rancho rose' colors, crime, costly property rates, so-so politicians (2 governers ousted w/in a 10-year period), swimming pools, high history of drownings, animal cruelty problems, controversial sheriff, affordable apartment rents, poverty, frequent constructions, wildfires, drunk driving, drug busts, Route 66 highway, celebrities: shock rocker Alice Cooper (who graduated from the same high school (Cortez) that I graduated from- he (as Vince Furnier), in '66; I, in '83. He's even featured in my high school yearbook ("Cortesian, 83", p. 153), which shows a picture of him sitting in the bleachers watching a JV football game.), Fleetwood Mac lead singer Stevie Nicks, Fred Goldman (father of slain son, Ron, who was associated w/ Nicole Brown Simpson), actor Dick Van Dyke (TV's "Diagnosis Murder", "Dick Van Dyke Show", "Mary Poppins"), cartoonist Bil Keane (Family Circus), Gena Lee Nolin, formerly of TV's "Baywatch", heavy metal group Judas Priest's lead singer Rob Halford, country singer/born-again Christian Glen Campbell, actress Jennifer Rubin, comic book creator of "Spawn" (& HBO animated series) Todd McFarlane, Kit Culkin (child actor Macauley's father), Gary Hall, Jr. (Olympic swimmer), Joni Sledge of 1970s disco sister group Sister Sledge, Robert Macnaughton (big brother of Gertie of the hit movie, "E.T."), actor Tommy Chong (of pot-smoking "Cheech & Chong" movies and as the Fotomat guy on TV's "That '70s Show"), Angela Bowie (ex-wife of singer David 'Ziggy Stardust' Bowie), Kate Spade (sister-in-law of comedic actor David and handbag designer), Olga Korbut (Olympic gymnast), singer Jerry Riopelle, Meadowlark Lemon of Harlem Globetrotters (now born-again Christian) in Scottsdale, Supreme Court judge Sandra Day O'Connor, Gerry Thomas (founder of TV dinners), Jenna Jameson (porn star) in Scottsdale. Past celebs: Amanda "Miss Kitty" Blake (TV's "Gunsmoke" & co-founder of the Arizona Animal Welfare League (AAWL) (deceased), actress Sally "Gloria Stivic" Struthers (TV's "All in the Family"; graduated from the same high school as I, also: she in '68)), actress Brigitte Nielsen (Danish ex-wife of actor Sylvester Stallone), photographer Linda McCartney ((Tucson) deceased, wife of The Beatles Paul McCartney), Erma Bombeck*, actor Bob Crane of "Hogan's Heroes" (deceased), actor Danny Bonaduce (who was arrested for assaulting a transvestite, after finding out it was a male instead of a female prostitute, that Danny attempted to solicit sex with) of "The Partridge Family", actresses Jennie 'Kelly Taylor' Garth (born in Illinois but raised in Phoenix) & Gabrielle 'Andrea Zuckerman' Carteris of TV's "Beverly Hills 90210", actress Mare Winningham ("St. Elmo's Fire", "Freedom", "Off the Minnesota Strip", deaf "Love Is Never Silent"), actor Nick Nolte (attended Phoenix College during the '70s; I attended during the '80s), soap opera actress Jamie Lyn Bauer (Phoenix College), Lynda "Wonder Woman"/Miss World '73 Carter, country singer Tanya Tucker, actress Keri Russell (TV's "Felicity"), singer Linda Ronstadt, actress Catherine O'Hara (TV's "7th Heaven"), Andy Griffith's Don "Barney Fife" Knotts (attended the University of Arizona, Tucson), former "Later" TV host/current actor Greg Kinnear (U of A), Johnny Carson (former TV late-night host of "The Tonight Show"), Duane Eddy ('50s rock-n-roller), Marty Robbins (country music star), DeAnna Robbins (TV soap actress - no relation to Marty), Steve Allen (TV personality - deceased (was a renowned team with actress wife Jayne Meadows)), country-western husband-wife singers Waylon Jennings (deceased) & Jessi Colter, actor/comedian David Spade ("Saturday Night Live", TV's "Just Shoot Me"), Miss America-1965 Vonda Van Dyke, acerbic actress/comedienne Sandra Bernhard (TV's "Roseanne" and HBO comedy appearances), actress Dianne 'Nancy' Kay of TV's "Eight Is Enough". (Dianne Kay, Lynda Carter, "Jaws" & "E.T." director Steven Spielberg, and actress Valerie Perrine (disco movie's "Can't Stop the Music" with Village People) all attended Arcadia High School in Phoenix which has since closed.), actress Brianne Leary (TV's "CHiPs", niece of deceased LSD guru Timothy Leary. Her mother wrote for Tucson's "Arizona Daily Star" newspaper.), Barbara "I Dream of Jeannie" Eden (neé: Barbara Huffman of Tucson), Jules Asner (co-host of cable-TV's "E! Daily News"), Merle Haggard (country-western singer), actress Amy Davidson (middle child 'Kerry Hennessy' of TV's "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter" with John Ritter), blues singer Rickie Lee Jones, teen songstress Michelle Branch (from Sedona), actress Dorothy Fay Southworth (mother of comedic actor John Ritter - TV's "Three's Company" & "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter") from Prescott, Miss America '55 / actress Lee Meriwether (TV's "Barnaby Jones" and original Batwoman) spent brief early childhood in Phoenix, Amanda Brown from Paradise Valley (co-author of "Legally Blonde" that's made into a hit movie (Elle Woods is a character based on Brown's life. Brown also attended Arcadia High School in the '80s)), musician Luther Jackson (singer Michael's uncle and member of Loose Cannons blues band), acupuncturist Elen Lauper (sister of '80s singer Cyndi Lauper) once ran for mayor in Phoenix, Danielle Fishel (TV's "Boy Meets World" as girlfriend Topanga) from Mesa, George & Kathleen Lutz (former homeowners of The Amityville Horror house), James Dougherty (Maine police officer and 1st husband of actress Marilyn Monroe. He retired to Arizona before moving to Maine), Bud & Barbara Cowsill (parents of '60s singing group, The Cowsills), Beverly Garland (Barbara Harper-Douglas on TV's "My Three Sons" and Dodie's mother), actress Busy Philipps (as Karen in "White Chicks" Wayans movie) in Scottsdale, Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, soul singer & keyboardist Billy Preston (Scottsdale), singer-dancer in broadway Ann Miller (Sedona), actor Donald O'Connor (Sedona), international model-turned-actress Amber Valetta (later grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma), professional rodeo champion Ty Murray (also known as singer Jewel Kilcher's steady boyfriend), boxing champ Mike Tyson (Scottsdale), Samaire Armstrong (Sedona & University of AZ), Rick Schroder ("The Champ" w/ Jon Voight and TV's "Silver Spoons") in Scottsdale, Irish actress Maureen O'Sullivan (mother of actress Mia Farrow) in Scottsdale. "Cats invented self-esteem; there is not an insecure bone in their body." -- Erma Bombeck (1927-1996), writer ("Good Housekeeping" magazine column) / author ("The Grass Is Always Greener on the Other Side") & humorist ""I like California. I practically grew up in Arizona." --Dan Quayle, Rep. former VP, under President George Bush Newsbreak: Arizona is 2nd to Australia with the highest rate of skin cancer Newsbreak: Arizona rates #1 in USA for auto theft and identity theft. Most common are illegal Mexicans desperate for new identities once settled in Arizona or USA, and crystal meth users; thus both (among other various crimes) caused Arizona to rate #3 as most dangerous state. (Translation: You might want to think twice before moving to Arizona nowadays.)

"Sony" WebTV Plus Internet Terminal 200 model & "Sony" wireless keyboard/remote control

Safely atop my TV. WebTV unit box is specially designed to be placed atop a TV. (Look, I've Got Mail (red light on)!)

"Emerson" 19" TV w/ built-in VCR ( I also have a separate older VCR good for copying)

The jack in the back for proper hook-up on the back of WebTV unit is a 'monoaural'.

"Canon" BJC 250 printer

(sale including rebate): $59.00, purchased for its simplicity & compactness. Uses IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) 1284 centronics-compatible, bi-directional cable to hook up in back of WebTV unit, connectible by pin socket, to make IEEE 1284 compliant for parallel ports.

"Sharp" Viewcam 4", 40X Digital Zoom, 8 mm - front / back (notice 4" easy viewing screen; no squinting to view a tiny view finder)

For videotaping as well as sending photos via e-mail for uploading to Web pages, and sending a recorded message (such as "Happy Birthday, sweetie!") for 30 seconds, using a built-in microphone. Also has 2-for-1 video/audio jack input. Important: Always unplug TV before plugging any camcorder into the back of a WebTV unit; this is to prevent possible frying.

And, what's this? You may ask. Well, this is a TDD (or, as most of you know, a TTY), which is a device for people with hearing- or speech-impairment who communicate back & forth via fingers instead of words on the "phone". It's like live e-mailing or chat! The language of expression is different in that i.e. instead of "LOL", we just type in "hahaha". BTW, this is a state-owned machine on a free loan, provided that I'm still a resident of Arizona (each state has its own loaner program).

	Powered by MSN TV	next page