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October 19, 2003 ISSUE 127
C O M P U T E R H O P E . C O M N E W S L E T T E R
- http://www.computerhope.com/nletters/nl127.htm -
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IN THIS ISSUE:
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1. Weekly Computer Term
2. What's new in the news last week
3. Computer Virus, Worms, Security and/or privacy threats
4. What's new at Computer Hope this week
5. Hot computer issues
6. All Talk
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1. Weekly Computer Term.
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Object-oriented interface ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/o/objeinte.htm ) -
A virtual computer or electronic interface that contains objects representing real life objects. For example in an object-oriented interface a directory or folder may be a picture of a folder and a file a picture of a piece of paper.
A good example of an Object-oriented interface is a GUI interface operating system such as Microsoft Windows.
See our complete dictionary listing and a daily computer term at:
http://www.computerhope.com/jargon.htm
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2. What's new in the news last week?
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Top News Story: VeriSign to Sell Network Solutions Business to Pivotal Private Equity
pressi.com -- Mountain View, CA, October 16, 2003 VeriSign, Inc, the leading provider of critical infrastructure services for the Internet and telecommunications networks, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to sell the Network Solutions business unit to Pivotal Private Equity. Under the terms of the agreement, VeriSign will receive approximately $100 million, consisting of $60 million in cash and a $40 million senior subordinated note. VeriSign will also retain a 15% equity stake in Network Solutions. The transaction is subject to certain closing conditions and is anticipated to close in the fourth quarter.
10/13/2003 - Monkeys brains move robotic arms
10/13/2003 - Sharp Debuts 3-D Display Laptop
10/13/2003 - Sun Reveals UltraSPARC IV
10/13/2003 - Apple powers college supercomputer
10/13/2003 - Web guru fights info pollution
10/13/2003 - Maxtor's new slant on disk recording
10/13/2003 - IBM Unveils Data Storage Management System
10/13/2003 - Microsoft releases Office developer tools
10/13/2003 - WebMethods Announces Three Acquisitions
10/13/2003 - Twelve million moments frozen in time
10/13/2003 - Are search engines confusing surfers?
10/13/2003 - Security Threats Outpace Net Usage Growth
10/13/2003 - Microsoft sued over music downloads
10/13/2003 - Executive suite confidential
10/13/2003 - Spam surge slows email
10/13/2003 - Martial arts robots hit Asian tech fair
10/13/2003 - Samba beats Windows
10/13/2003 - Massive Online Database May Boost Semi Research
10/14/2003 - Race Begins For Top @linux.net Addresses
10/14/2003 - Microsoft begins to tear down chat
10/14/2003 - To write great code, it helps to have serious problems.
10/14/2003 - Surfers prefer Google to gogglebox
10/14/2003 - China puts its first man in space
10/14/2003 - UK presses US in war on spam
10/14/2003 - MySQL acquiring data management system vendor Alzato
10/14/2003 - EMC buys content management vendor Documentum for $1.7B
10/14/2003 - Transmeta launches new Efficeon processor
10/14/2003 - Turn That PC Into a Supercomputer
10/14/2003 - Intel unveils new memory solution for wireless handsets
10/14/2003 - IBM To Buy CrossAccess
10/14/2003 - Traffic overwhelms new online science journal
10/14/2003 - W3C XForms 1.0 Hailed as Standard
10/14/2003 - Netscape-Branded Dial-Up Service Planned
10/14/2003 - eDonkey pulls ahead in European P2P race
10/14/2003 - Games paused for Comcast subscribers
10/14/2003 - HP, Compaq top IT exec dies
10/14/2003 - Israel slams the door on Microsoft
10/15/2003 - Dell adds slimmer models to handheld line
10/15/2003 - DoS attack warning for Windows 2000/XP
10/15/2003 - Smart software watches the skies
10/15/2003 - Web wizards weave their magic
10/16/2003 - Xbox update shuts out Linux
10/16/2003 - Microsoft accelerates Windows security update
10/16/2003 - Microsoft warns of 'critical' flaws
10/16/2003 - Children 'need to improve web use'
10/16/2003 - Odd mishaps cause computer grief
10/16/2003 - Microsoft patches Hotmail vulnerability
10/16/2003 - New Internet speed record set by European and U.S. labs
10/16/2003 - IBM Looking To Hire 10,000
10/16/2003 - The Next Internet?
10/16/2003 - VeriSign to revive redirect service
10/16/2003 - China Successfully Completes First Manned Space Flight
10/16/2003 - Researchers Hope to Improve Web Searches
10/16/2003 - ConsumerReports Offers 'Buy' Option on Web Site
10/16/2003 - VeriSign to Sell Network Solutions Business to Pivotal Private Equity
10/17/2003 - U.K. teen acquitted with Trojan defense
10/17/2003 - Swimming With Tadpoles
10/17/2003 - Apple teams with AOL for legal music downloads
10/17/2003 - Broadband MSN gets blanket security
10/17/2003 - Microsoft unpacks details of Longhorn storage
10/17/2003 - Maya Personal Learning Edition 5 Now Available for Free Download
10/17/2003 - Pepsi, Apple team to lure kids to DRM
10/17/2003 - Do-Not-Spam List Probably Won't Work
10/17/2003 - Microsoft clears its own XP SP2 confusion
10/19/2003 - Microsoft launches 'leak-proof' e-mail
10/19/2003 - Lasers uncover Stonehenge secrets
10/19/2003 - LEAP attack tool author says he wants to alert users to risks
10/19/2003 - Microsoft releases consolidated patch for XP
10/19/2003 - SCO gives Linux users more time on license fee charges
10/19/2003 - U.K. Retailer Tests Smart Tags on Clothing
10/19/2003 - eBay Sued For Trademark Infringement
10/19/2003 - A Better Longhorn Through Blogging
10/19/2003 - US DOD begins two weeks of IPv6 interoperability tests
10/19/2003 - Google fined in trademark case
10/19/2003 - 'Kill Bill' Trojan fails to rack up body count
10/19/2003 - Woman Sentenced for Intercepting E-Mail
10/19/2003 - Study Finds Video Games Good for Treating Phobias
Find a direct link to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?2852003
Find all of the latest news and article headlines at:
http://www.computerhope.com/news.htm
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3. Computer Virus, Worms, Security, and/or privacy threats
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* Virus: No new virus news this week.
* Security:
computerworld.com -- Making good on a promise made last week from CEO Steve Ballmer to simplify security patch deployment for companies, Microsoft Corp. this week released a consolidated Windows XP update that brings together 22 critical updates into one downloadable package.
computerworld.com -- Security company Finjan Software Inc. detected a security vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.'s Hotmail Web-based e-mail service, which Microsoft has since closed, the companies said today.
news.bbc.co.uk -- Software giant Microsoft has warned of seven security flaws in its programs, describing five of them as "critical".
* Privacy: No new privacy news this week.
Computer Virus information can be found at:
http://www.computerhope.com/vlist.htm
Computer Security Q&A can be found at:
http://www.computerhope.com/secureqa.htm
Computer Privacy Q&A can be found at:
http://www.computerhope.com/privacyq.htm
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4. What's new at Computer Hope this week?
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- Worked on a new significant update for our general troubleshooting section. This update will contain a new general troubleshooting section, several additional questions and answers and better integration with the remainder of Computer Hope.
- Updated numerous dictionary definitions with minor corrections.
Because of the amount of changes we have recently made to all sections of our web page. We have not posted any of the above updates or any other minor updates made recently. All updates will be posted within the next two weeks.
Find up to the minute updates done to Computer Hope at:
http://www.computerhope.com/whatnew.htm
See the top 10 pages on Computer Hope at:
http://www.computerhope.com/chtop10.htm
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5. Hot computer issues.
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How to change the title of a MS-DOS Window.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000540.htm
I downloaded a video but I can only hear it and not see it.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000541.htm
How to move the mouse cursor with the keyboard in Windows.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000542.htm
Find all of our issues and questions and answers at:
http://www.computerhope.com/qanda.htm
See all new questions and answer at:
http://www.computerhope.com/newqa.htm
See every Q&A in Computer Hopes database at:
http://www.computerhope.com/eqanda.htm
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6. All Talk
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http://www.automation.fujitsu.com/en/products/products09.html
As mentioned earlier this week in our news section this week Fujitsu introduced the HOAP-2 robot at this year CEATEC (Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies). With a height of 500mm and weight of 7.0kg this robot is not the very large, but dont let the size fool you. The HOAP-2 is capable of performing some amazing movements. Anyone who is interested in new technologies and/or robots should definitely visit this site and read about the HOAP-2 and/or view the movies demonstrating the robots capabilities.
We would love to hear your comments; suggestions, interests, opinions, fun web sites or what ever is on your mind. E-mail us at newsletter@computerhope.com
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