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Y O U T H T E C H N E W S For Kids and Teens, By Kids and Teens Written by YTCC Hero ================================================== Add Keyword: YT, YOUTH or YOUTHTECH to your *Favorite Places* list, or we'll hunt you down and drag you here kicking and screaming! ================================================== Sunday, March 9th, 1997 Volume 2, Edition 12 MAKING HEADLINES THIS WEEK . . . # The Not-So-New-News # Teen Picks!: Software Review Center # Have Fun!!!: guess what this part is about... # GEEK HUMOR is Back! # WWW HotSpots: A new article written by BClark151.. # Bits of Bytes: Check this area out! # Send your stuff!: An... interesting story by Marzypan:) # Chat Chat Chat: This week's chat schedule ========================= ~~> THE NOT-SO-NEW NEWS! ========================= Zow, the newsletter has been a grueling project this week... YTCC Hero, while writing this newsletter earlier, he had just completed the last section, when his computer locked up... Our dear Hero had to reset his computer, erasing his unsaved newsletter... then, when he was halfway through writing it the second time, it happened again. Blammo! again he lost all his writing. Frustrated, he pressed that reset button, went to the kitchen, got something to drink and when he came back to his computer he saw that it had not booted up... something was wrong.. something horrible.. a virus perhaps? messed up system files? the world may never know... In any case, my writing this week might reflect the frazzled condition of my nerves, a result of lack of sleep, the trauma of losing hours of work *twice*, and staring at a computer screen all night... :) The moral of this story is (yes there IS a point to it): 1) Sometimes being a handsome and famous Superhero isn't everything it's cracked up to be and 2) Save your work periodically!! well, I suppose you want to read the rest of the newsletter now... We'll start this week's descent into the world of YT with: =============================== ~~> TEEN PICKS: Software Review Center =============================== So, want to buy a computer game or program but aren't sure if you want to spend that hard earned cash and bring home a flop? Well, TEEN PICKS is for you! This area features reviews of all the most popular games and programs for your computer. We've got the low down on all the most popular graphics applications around! Reviews of utilities and computer applications abound here! We've got your opinions on the latest educational software too.. And Games.. oh, do we ever have game reveiws, all your favorites are detailed here! Plus, you gotta remember, all the reviews were written by other YT members.. what could be better? Check this place out! Read the reviews! Write a few of your own! Oh, the excitement never ceases in Teen Picks! But don't take my word for it, see it for yourself. PATH: Keyword: YT > Have Fun > Teen Picks =================== ~~> Have Fun @ Y T =================== Ah, yes, Have Fun... Still the FEATURE, this place is your headquarters for entertainment on AOL and in YT! Some of the things you will come across inclued out Two Cents Opinion Center, where you can give *your* opinion on our weekly topics, our ever amusing and weekly updated Top Ten list, Games Central... I would tell you more about how much Fun@YT can be, but.. Well.. Go discover it on your own.. You'll be glad you did! :) PATH: Keyword: YT > Have Fun ================= ~~> GEEK HUMOR ================= Here's Geek Humor! Brought to you by YTCC Fabboo! This week we have a whole slew of questions for you to ponder.. ######################################################### * Why isn't phonetic spelled the way it sounds? * Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii? * Why are there flotation devices under plane seats instead of parachutes? * Do you need a silencer if you are going to shoot a mime? * Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations? * If 7-11 is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, why are there locks on the doors? * If nothing ever sticks to TEFLON, how do they make TEFLON stick to the pan? * Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of the drive-up ATM? * Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways? * Why is it that when you transport something by car, it's called a shipment, but when you transport something by ship, it's called cargo? * You know that little indestructible black box that is used on planes, why can't they make the whole plane out of the same substance? *Why do they make solar-powered flashlights? And why do people buy them? ########################################################### ROFL! Thanks, Fabboo! Those were some pretty painful questions... zow.. anyways, moving right along, this concludes Geek Humor for this week, on with the newsletter. ================ WWW Hot Spots ================ Here's a new article written by BClark151, if you like it, send him an email, if you don't send him an email, he's the author.:) Heya! I'm Bill, also known as BClark151. This week I am submitting this article to the YT Newsletter to share with you some of my favorite sites on the Web. I hope to make this a regular section in the Newsletter, but who knows? Anyway, on with the reviews! Gamelan (pronounced GAH-meh-lahn) http://www.gamelan.com Gamelan is a great site hosting the largest collection of Java Applets, JavaScripts, and everything else Java-related on the Net. I have found this site very, very useful in developing great web pages. Gamelan is organized into catagories such as Entertainment, Special Effects, and Educational. They also have a section where they have many files on how to create your own applets and scripts. Apple Computer http://www.apple.com Apple's main home page. The greatest place for you mac users to get the latest news about the company and it's products. The page has an excellent layout, and also lets you access Apple's Software Updates libraries. The Verve Pipe http://www.thevervepipe.com The homepage of my current favorite band, The Verve Pipe. It is the best band homepage I've seen! It has excellent graphics, late breaking news about the band, downloadable songs (you can download the WHOLE ALBUM!!!), and more!!! This is an absolutly MUST SEE site! Well, that's it for this time. I hope to see ya again next issue! Until then, if you have any questions or suggestions, e mail me at BClark151. Thanks for reading!!! ===================== Bits Of Bytes! ===================== Woo-hoo! Just a reminder, Bits of Bytes is a great new area. YTCC CPU has been putting up new articles daily, so if you want to stay aware of the latest breaking news in the realm of Computers and Technology, this is the place for you! PATH: Keyword: YT > NEWSROOM > Bits Of Bytes ===================== ~~> Send your stuff! ===================== Ok, everybody send the stuff you've written to me, YTCC Hero... Things like Jokes, Stories, Articles, and whatnot and I'll see if I can fit em in the newsletter somewhere. Remember; try to keep the stories and articles less than 500 words, keep em G-rated :), and don't break TOS or anything either.. well then, I believe it is time to continue along to... ================================= Chat Chat Chat!: This week's chat schedule! ================================= <><><><>Sunday, March 2, 1997<><><><> 5:30pm EST | 2:30pm PST -- Mac Chat <><><><>Monday, March 3, 1997<><><><> 7:00pm EST | 4:00pm PST -- Computer Chat 8:30pm EST | 5:30pm PST -- Twenty Questions 10:00pm EST | 7:00pm PST -- Screamin Sentences <><><><>Tuesday, March 4, 1997<><><><> 10:00pm EST | 7:00pm PST -- Alphabet Soup Game <><><><>Wednesday, March 5, 1997<><><><> 8:30pm EST | 5:30pm PST -- Daffynitions 10:00pm EST | 7:00pm PST -- AOL Q&A <><><><>Thursday, March 6, 1997<><><><> 5:30pm EST | 2:30pm PST -- StarWars Trivia 7:00pm EST | 4:00pm PST -- ASCII Art 8:30pm EST | 5:30pm PST -- PC Chat 10:00pm EST | 7:00pm PST -- Mac Chat <><><><>Friday, March 7, 1997<><><><> 7:00pm EST | 4:00pm PST -- Techie Trivia 8:30pm EST | 5:30pm PST -- 95 Open Windows 11:30pm EST | 8:30pm PST -- Star Trek Trivia <><><><>Saturday, March 8, 1997<><><><> 8:00pm EST | 5:00pm PST -- Apple Chat 9:30pm EST | 6:30pm PST -- Word Scramble Game! Zow.. it has been.. nice writing this for ya, but.. *-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* This newsletter has now ended for the week. YTCC Hero has left the building. Send all your comments, suggestions, Hero fan club mail, jokes, stories, flames, just not chain mail, to me, YTCC Hero. ===REMEMBER, DON'T GIVE OUT YOUR PASSWORD!!!=== No AOL employee will EVER ask you for your password. If you give it out by mistake, go immediately to keyword: PASSWORD and change your password! And don't try surfing anyone, either. ***WANT TO UNSUBSCRIBE?*** The answer is: NO! Of course you don't want to unsubscribe. But if you really, truly feel that you must, I suppose we understand. Send an email with the following: TO: Listserv@listserv.aol.com SUBJECT: Signoff BODY: SIGNOFF YOUTH-TECH (Note: this is the only way to unsubscribe. Clicking Reply will not work.) |