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November 24, 2003 ISSUE 130
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/nl130.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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Metcalfe's Law ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/m/metcalfe.htm ) -
Coined by Robert Metcalfe, the inventor of Ethernet, Metcalfe's Law states that the value of a network grows by the square of the size of the network. The idea behind this law is that a networks value is increased as the size of the network increases, this law is often referred to when talking about the Internet's value. For example if the network has 5 machines its value would be 25 (5^2=25), but if another network had 1000 machines its value would be 1,000,000.
This law is also considered applicable to more then just the Internet or a computer network. For example a software product may increase in value as it grows in size. If a product only has 25 users it is less likely to be known and used. However, if a product has 1,000 users it is more likely to be known and used and introduced to more users.
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: Kasparov vs X3D Fritz match finishes 2-2 after game four draw
chessbase.com -- Things cooled down as quickly as they had heated up in game four of the Man-Machine World Championship in New York City. Kasparov worked out of a difficult opening to reach a draw with black against X3D Fritz. The match ended in a two-two draw with a win for each player and two draws. Early report and game with notes here.
11/17/2003 - Kasparov 'obliterates' Fritz with strategy
11/17/2003 - Its eye on Sun, AMD unveils new Opterons
11/17/2003 - Microsoft pries open Office 2003
11/17/2003 - Gateway to start selling SuSE Linux servers
11/17/2003 - Intel creates new division, HPC program
11/17/2003 - In Utah, public works project goes digital
11/17/2003 - Former Gateway execs deny SEC fraud charges
11/17/2003 - Acxiom Opts Out of Opt-Out
11/17/2003 - Gates Unveils New Windows Security Tools at Comdex
11/17/2003 - FrogPad aims to cut keyboard size
11/17/2003 - Computer users suffer 'new spam'
11/18/2003 - Gates: Microsoft aiming at spam, viruses
11/18/2003 - Microsoft music store to open next year
11/18/2003 - Are the Days of 32-Bit Chips Numbered?
11/18/2003 - Kazaa Calls on its Fans to Help
11/18/2003 - Bands 'urged to cut album tracks'
11/18/2003 - Attack code surfaces for latest Windows vulnerability
11/18/2003 - Microsoft tests Web news service
11/18/2003 - Ethernet breakthrough claimed by PowerDsine
11/18/2003 - Korea to build 100M bps Internet system
11/18/2003 - Sun's McNealy announces Linux deal with Chinese government
11/18/2003 - Uranium Pebbles May Light the Way
11/18/2003 - 21,600 Verizon Employees Accept Job Buyout
11/18/2003 - China moves from DVD to EVD
11/18/2003 - Cisco, antivirus Vendors Team on Network Security
11/18/2003 - Sun to acquire Waveset
11/18/2003 - IBM Lays Off 150 Employees in Sweden
11/18/2003 - Computer Assocs Offers Free antivirus for Windows
11/18/2003 - HP Moves Into $24 Billion Photocopier Market
11/18/2003 - NASA installs Linux supercomputer
11/18/2003 - Google No. 1 search site in the world according to OneStat.com
11/18/2003 - Epson Develops World's Smallest Flying Microrobot
11/19/2003 - Kasparov vs X3D Fritz match finishes 2-2 after game four draw
11/19/2003 - AOL gives Macromedia developers a shot at AIM
11/19/2003 - Australia convicts online pirates
11/19/2003 - AOL Search Sings a Little More Brightly
11/19/2003 - Dell builds new support "command center"
11/19/2003 - SCO To Expand Its Lawsuit Beyond Linux
11/19/2003 - US loses 500k+ tech jobs in 2002
11/19/2003 - Report: Net attacks increasing
11/19/2003 - AT&T patents anti-antispam technology
11/19/2003 - Marimba chairman to step down
11/19/2003 - Novell delays open-source project
11/19/2003 - Judge rules in favor of pop-up purveyor
11/19/2003 - E-mail tax may help stop spam, Dayton says
11/19/2003 - MiMail Mutates Yet Again
11/19/2003 - Microsoft in Deal with GameSpy for Online PC Games
11/19/2003 - Think Tank Wants Public's Help in 'Spyware' Fight
11/19/2003 - AOL buys Thomson audio, video unit
11/19/2003 - Comdex hosts robotic petting zoo
11/20/2003 - 64-Bit Demand Leads to New AMD Fab
11/20/2003 - Computers 'hamper the workplace'
11/20/2003 - IronPort to acquire SpamCop
11/20/2003 - Senate Approves $3.7B Nanotech Bill
11/20/2003 - Macintosh users join Kazaa network
11/20/2003 - Gates tries out anti-couch potato game
11/20/2003 - Award for new virtual TV guide
11/20/2003 - The Skype is Calling
11/20/2003 - A 'brain charger': The ultimate PDA accessory?
11/20/2003 - Encrypted cell phone foils eavesdroppers
11/21/2003 - Internet worldwide growth slower but solid, says U.N.
11/21/2003 - Yahoo to buy Chinese web firm
11/21/2003 - ACS wins $1 billion education deal
11/21/2003 - EU hi-tech crime agency created
11/21/2003 - More than 125 fraudsters caught in Operation Cyber Sweep
11/21/2003 - Apple Plugs Panther, Jaguar Holes
11/21/2003 - AT&T sues eBay for patent infringement
11/21/2003 - Local Teen Singing The Blues After Being Sued For Downloading Music
11/22/2003 - The Great Pummeling
11/22/2003 - RIAA smells victory
11/22/2003 - Poorer nations to reap rewards of trend to outsourcing
11/22/2003 - For Sale Soon: A Wal-Mart Notebook?
11/22/2003 - Presenting the top 10 personal computers of all time
11/22/2003 - DVD Jon unlocks iTunes' locked music
11/22/2003 - Intel To Hit 4 GHz by End of Next Year
11/22/2003 - Archive.org to Vivendi: we'll host MP3.com's files
11/22/2003 - Man Arrested Over 'Spam Rage'
11/22/2003 - Electronic Nose May Replicate Dog's Sniffing Skill
11/22/2003 - Customer Data Was on Stolen PC, Wells Fargo Says
11/22/2003 - Japanese scientists develop world's first two-legged walking chair
11/22/2003 - Singapore "cyberterrorism" laws raise fears of abuse
11/23/2003 - Microsoft to Spend $10 Bln on Small Firms
11/23/2003 - Survey: 31 Percent of U.S. Tech-Savvy
11/23/2003 - Technology Removes Need for Human Pilots
11/23/2003 - Valley firms ditch desks to cut costs
11/23/2003 - U.S. to double offshore tech services?
11/23/2003 - Debian Servers Hacked
11/23/2003 - Microsoft investigates possible Exchange 2003 flaw
Find a direct link to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?3202003
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:
Internetwk.com -- A new variation of the MiMail worm--which tries to trick users into divulging credit card and other personal information--surfaced Monday, spreading much faster than its predecessor.
story.news.yahoo.com -- Software security vendor Computer Associates International Inc. said on Tuesday that it will offer antivirus software for free to Windows software users for one year, in a bid to expand its consumer market
* Security:
infoworld.com -- Microsoft is investigating a potential security issue with Exchange Server 2003, which would be the first since the e-mail server was launched last month.
Internetnews.com -- Within the past 36 hours, four of the Debian Project's main Web servers for bug tracking, mailing lists, security and Web searches were breached, the open-source group said.
computerworld.com -- Computer code that exploits a critical new software vulnerability in the Windows XP and Windows 2000 operating systems is circulating on the Internet, according to security experts.
Internetnews.com -- Apple Computer has issued a security fix for vulnerabilities in its Mac OS X operating system.
* Privacy:
story.news.yahoo.com -- Wells Fargo & Co. said on Friday it had offered a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the burglar who stole a bank consultant's computer that had sensitive customer information on it
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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- Posted numerous updates. All updates performed this week can be found on our what's new page.
- Posted new overview of Computer Hope's Top 10.
- Worked on new scripts and updated other minor scripts.
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 a computers date.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000554.htm
Floppy drive light does not go off.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000278.htm
Unable to run or error with downloaded file.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000288.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.skype.com/
From the same people that brought you KaZaA, Skype is a P2P technology that enables users to talk and chat with family and friends. With this service users can have unlimited worldwide encrypted phone calls with other Skype users with better quality than your regular phone. To use the service you must have a Microsoft Windows 2000 or XP computer, an Internet connection, microphone, sound card, and speakers. Although not the only company to offer this type of service with over three million downloads in the last few days, the available feature this service currently offers, and the team behind it, we would recommend giving this service a try.
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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