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November 09, 2003 ISSUE 128
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/nl128.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 viruses, 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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Zoom ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/z/zoom.htm ) -
When referring to an image or graphics, zoom is used to describe a method of focusing on a section and increasing the overall size of that section allowing the user to manipulate or view that section in greater detail.
When referring to a window in a GUI, zoom, commonly referred to as maximize refers to the ability of making a window increase in size or occupy the full available area of a computer screen.
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: Novell to Buy Linux Developer Suse
BizReport: Business software maker Novell Inc. on Tuesday said it would acquire Linux software developer SuSE Linux AG of Germany for $210 million, as it expands its turnaround strategy, sending its shares up nearly 40 percent.
11/04/2003 - Novell to Buy Linux Developer Suse
11/04/2003 - Red Hat kills support for Linux distribution
11/04/2003 - The latest top 10 Linux/Unix security holes
11/04/2003 - Keeping tabs on Google, Yahoo modifies home page
11/04/2003 - Microsoft Could Never Get Away With What Apple Is Doing
11/04/2003 - Xbox Moves To IBM; PowerPC In Microsoft's Future?
11/04/2003 - Linux users worry about desktop products' fate
11/04/2003 - Microsoft selects SIS for Xbox chipset
11/04/2003 - Lycos sues Overture over Web ads contract
11/04/2003 - Cartoon fame for Indian tech school
11/04/2003 - MTV prepares music download rival
11/04/2003 - Avaya, Extreme to jointly deliver converged IP products
11/05/2003 - Microsoft offers cash rewards for catching virus writers
11/05/2003 - Intel announces development of new chip material
11/05/2003 - The 'mouse' that caused an uproar in China
11/05/2003 - Effects linger from security breach at Interland
11/05/2003 - Internet littered with abandoned sites
11/05/2003 - EarthLink to collect more subscriber information
11/05/2003 - 'Critical' patch sent out for Office flaw
11/05/2003 - Websites get legal place in national archive
11/05/2003 - MusicMatch issues official support curse for iPod users
11/05/2003 - FTC Cites Concern Over Pop-Up Ads in Windows
11/05/2003 - FireWire 400 data loss culprit remains a mystery
11/05/2003 - Napster, Penn State to Announce Deal
11/05/2003 - Move Over Beauty Queens, Italy Seeks Miss Digital
11/06/2003 - China's Linux Plans Taking Shape
11/06/2003 - Red Hat releases new hobbyist Linux
11/06/2003 - Google trawls chat
11/06/2003 - Microsoft equips 110,000 PCs in German state
11/06/2003 - Microsoft reportedly readying a 'Flash-killer'
11/06/2003 - Apple Claims Music Crown
11/06/2003 - Golden nanobullets sound death knell for cancer
11/06/2003 - Let your fingers do the talking
11/06/2003 - Stalemate on digital content?
11/06/2003 - Attempted attack on Linux kernel foiled
11/06/2003 - FTC disables pop-up ad firm
11/06/2003 - Study: Millions delete all music files
11/06/2003 - Fuji to Boost Recordable CD Prices 10-15 Pct
11/06/2003 - Video Games Are Addictive as Work - Scientists
11/06/2003 - Microsoft forgets to renew hotmail.co.uk domain
11/07/2003 - Brief: Google starts searching from the desktop
11/07/2003 - Billions served, a billion songs
11/07/2003 - IBM warms to desktop Linux
11/07/2003 - Intel acquires Wi-Fi chipmaker
11/07/2003 - Help! my Belkin router is spamming me
11/07/2003 - Chess Great Kasparov Faces NY Virtual Realty Test
11/07/2003 - Microsoft offers Windows Media Player 9 for OS X
11/07/2003 - New Flaws Found in Wireless Security
11/07/2003 - Ban on Internet access tax stalls in Senate
11/08/2003 - Users face malicious web attacks
11/08/2003 - IBM Takes the Veil Off Project 'Vela'
11/09/2003 - Powered by pizzas & soda, NRI builds a supercomputer
11/09/2003 - Crypto system promises security over fiber-optic lines
11/09/2003 - Will Microsoft Wallop Friendster?
11/09/2003 - Can You Hear the Sound of Computing Silence?
Find a direct link to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?3062003
Find all of the latest news and article headlines at:
http://www.computerhope.com/news.htm
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3. Computer viruses, worms, security, and/or privacy threats
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* Virus:
siliconvalley.com -- Applying Wild West bounties to modern Internet crimes, Microsoft Corp. set aside $5 million Wednesday to pay large cash rewards to people who help authorities capture and prosecute the creators of damaging computer viruses.
* Security:
story.news.yahoo.com -- A new paper by a leading security expert says that the new Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) security standard may be less secure, in certain scenarios, than WEP, the wireless standard it was designed to replace
computerworld.com -- Some visitors to Web sites hosted by Interland Inc. are still feeling the effects of an Aug. 28 security breach that allowed their systems to be infected with malicious code.
insight.zdnet.co.uk -- SANS and the FBI have once again teamed up and released an updated version of their list of the most exploited IT security vulnerabilities. As usual, this list has been split into Windows flaws and Linux/Unix flaws. Like the list of the top 10 Windows vulnerabilities, which I covered in a recent article, I have also put together a summary of the Linux/Unix list.
* 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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Performed site-wide update that contained the following new additions and updates.
- Posted our first major update of our revised basic troubleshooting section. This update includes a new look for this section, several new basic software troubleshooting documents, links to and from related Q&A section, and the start of upcoming basic hardware section. It is our intentions for this section to be used as a step for troubleshooting those hard to diagnose issues.
- Updated over 100 dictionary definitions with minor corrections or complete revisions.
- Posted several new questions and answers.
- Revised the drivers section with updated links and links to related Q&A documents. In addition added keyboard drivers/layouts, mouse drivers, and motherboard driver sections.
- Revised and updated approximately a dozen questions and answer documents.
- Updated other minor issues on several different sections of Computer Hope.
- Updated search index.
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 set the path in Windows 2000 / Windows XP.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000549.htm
What hardware device drivers should be updated?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000546.htm
How to enable / disable the Microsoft Windows XP firewall.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000551.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://toolbar.google.com/deskbar/index.html
This week Google released a new utility known as the Google Deskbar. The Google Deskbar allows users running Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000/XP and Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher to search Google without lifting your fingers from your keyboard and from any application. Users who enjoy using Google to find what they need on the Internet should definitely consider reading about this product and/or trying on their computer.
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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