From 1999 to 2001 ZUG took a backseat to Computer Stew, a daily comedy Web show produced, written, and directed by Hargrave and cohorts Jay Stevens, Al Natanagara, Tim Elkins, and Moses Blumenstiel for the technology Web site ZDNet.
The success of the site caught the attention of Citadel Press, which published 'Prank the Monkey',[REF][REF] the first ZUG book, in 2007, which went on to become an Amazon.com