1.   Another writer might have welcomed a guilt-free day in bed to surf the channels and catch up on reading.

2.   First, connecting to the Internet through WebTV is almost as natural and intuitive as using a remote control to surf channels.

3.   Of course, everyone just surfing channels has come across those canned fishing shows at some point on a Saturday morning.

4.   On a recent week night, in an apartment block near the Interior Ministry building, a family of five surfed the channels and offered their preferences.

5.   Surf the channels, and NASCAR Winston Cup racing comes home a ratings winner every time.

6.   The idea is to catch the viewer who is surfing channels with something that supplies a happy memory.

7.   At home, he feverishly surfs rival channels for news and compares them with DD news bulletins.

8.   Then last July he was sightseeing the night sky, not systematically searching, just scanning like one might surf television channels.

9.   Tired of reaching for the remote control every time you surf the channels?