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January 19, 2004 ISSUE 135
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/nl135.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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Net ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/n/net.htm ) -
Short for network, a net is a collection of computers connected to each other. Today the term "net" is commonly used to describe the Internet.
The Net is also a computer magazine.
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: Windows98 Back on Life (Cycle) Support
Internetnews: Microsoft gave its aging operating systems a reprieve today, announcing that it won't end extended support for Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) and Windows Millennium Edition (ME) as scheduled.
01/14/2004 - Spirit to stroll on Mars tonight
01/14/2004 - Microsoft Warns of VoIP Vulnerability
01/14/2004 - Lord Of The Net: Tolkien's Estate Wins Right
01/14/2004 - Windows98 Back on Life (Cycle) Support
01/14/2004 - Women put off by gadget shopping
01/14/2004 - Web opens up for learning disabled
01/14/2004 - Kodak to Stop Selling Traditional Cameras in U.S.
01/14/2004 - New DVD standard gains support
01/14/2004 - Yahoo mulls new features for Messenger
01/14/2004 - Memory tabs may render CDs obsolete in 5 years
01/14/2004 - Microsoft Issues 3 Patches; IE Fix Delayed
01/14/2004 - Shopping.com, Switchboard Join Forces
01/14/2004 - New Myst game confounding, beautiful
01/14/2004 - 'Gotta Give' screener ends up on Net
01/14/2004 - University Adapts Laser to Slice Cheese
01/14/2004 - Police given power to lock up your data
01/14/2004 - MS joins in German chain's RFID Future Store project
01/14/2004 - Gadget Jacket Charged by the Sun
01/14/2004 - Keen Eye for the Nano Guys
01/14/2004 - VeriSign to Manage RFID Tags
01/14/2004 - Keeping Yourself Safe
01/14/2004 - Nine Famous Hacks
01/14/2004 - Internet 'Geek' Image Shattered by New Study
01/14/2004 - Symantec slams the door on LiveUpdate flaw
01/17/2004 - NASA: No more Hubble repair missions
01/17/2004 - Internet rages over China's 'BMW incident'
01/17/2004 - Google developing ad service for e-mail - sources
01/17/2004 - Phishing For Your Money
01/17/2004 - PC viruses spawn $55 billion loss in 2003
01/17/2004 - Linux users face licence cash call
01/17/2004 - Qrio the robot makes acting debut
01/18/2004 - Study: Women buy more tech than men
01/18/2004 - Internet language runs remote-controlled Mars rover
01/18/2004 - Multimedia PC with instant start-up launches
01/18/2004 - Nokia to release Perl for smartphones
01/18/2004 - Mozilla Swims With 'SeaMonkey' Browser
01/18/2004 - Spanish police arrest 14 for Microsoft piracy
01/18/2004 - US illegal downloads on the rise
01/18/2004 - Yahoo! emerges from dot-com gloom
01/18/2004 - IBM to add 15,000 new jobs
01/18/2004 - Patent lawyer puts claim to entire Internet
01/18/2004 - Disk Drives Move Beyond PCs, Servers
01/18/2004 - World War II Aerial Photographs on the Internet
01/18/2004 - EBay Drop-Off Stores Sprout on Main Street USA
01/18/2004 - EMachines Notebooks Jump to 64-Bit
01/18/2004 - Mobile Ring Tone Sales Hit $3.5 Billion
Find a direct link to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?112004
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:
- PC viruses spawn $55 billion loss in 2003
zdnet.com.com -- Trend Micro, the world's third-largest antivirus software maker, said Friday that computer virus attacks cost global businesses an estimated $55 billion in damages in 2003, a sum that is expected to increase this year.
* Security:
- Phishing For Your Money
informationweek.com -- A new trojan that's an offshoot of a recently discovered Internet worm is attempting to empty PC users' bank accounts by duping them into disclosing personal information, an antivirus company said Friday.
- Microsoft Issues 3 Patches; IE Fix Delayed
Internetnews.com -- Microsoft on Tuesday issued three security bulletins in order to fix vulnerabilities in its ISA Server 2000, Exchange Server 2003 and Windows products as part of its once-a-month schedule for patches.
- Microsoft Warns of VoIP Vulnerability
Microsoft issued its first security patches of the new year Tuesday, warning users about a critical vulnerability in a component of the Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server used to control IP telephony traffic.
* 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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- Posted new Questions and Answers
- Updated dictionary section with addition new definitions and modifications.
- Posted other numerous updates that can be found through our what's new section.
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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Unable to remove a program from Windows Add/Remove programs.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000568.htm
Black and white picture with laptop connected to TV.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000567.htm
Unable to restore computer using restore disk.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000566.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.jabberwacky.com/
This week we thought it would be fun to mention a chatbot. Jabberwacky is a chatbot that generates its knowledge by talking with other people, on this web page users can chat with Jabberwacky, view other people's conversations with Jabberwacky, and learn more about Jabberwacky. This is a fun web page for anyone interested in AI, chatbots, or just chatting in general.
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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