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February 2, 2004 ISSUE 137
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/nl137.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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SHTML ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/s/shtml.htm ) -
A file extension that is also sometimes known as SSI, SHTML is a HTML file that includes server instructions or server side includes, and is similar to a ASP file. This file is commonly used as a method of identifying files that include server instructions and which ones do not to help load each page as fast as possible.
* See the remainder of the definition at the above link.
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: MyDoom Knocks Down SCO Web Site
- story.news.yahoo.com -- The MyDoom Internet worm on Sunday knocked down the Web site of a small software company by bombarding it with a flood of data as Microsoft Corp. prepared for a similar, planned attack by the virus-like program this week.
01/27/2004 - Nearby Rocks Beckon Mars Rover
01/27/2004 - MyDoom Worm Aimed at SCO Web Site
01/27/2004 - Customers Eye Virginia Tech's Supercomputer Upgrade
01/27/2004 - Mydoom Sets Speed Records
01/27/2004 - Flower-Power Could Help Clear Land mines
01/27/2004 - Files 'overloaded' Mars probe
01/27/2004 - Firms Develop Gesture-Operable Digital Home Electronic Appliances
01/27/2004 - Mike Rowe goes soft, hands over PR victory
01/27/2004 - Apple Plugs Apache, App Flaws
01/27/2004 - Gates Predicts Death of Spam
01/27/2004 - Google Grants Non-Profits a Break
01/27/2004 - IBM moves uptown with NAS gateway
01/27/2004 - New IE toolbar drives MSN search traffic
01/27/2004 - GroupWise goes Linux end-to-end
01/27/2004 - Network Solutions cuts short Google shortcut
01/27/2004 - AOL revamps its home page
01/27/2004 - Microsoft patches latest Word
01/27/2004 - The New Face of the Silicon Age
01/27/2004 - Bye, Bye Beagle
01/27/2004 - Virtual dummy to try on clothes
01/27/2004 - Clinton's Gift to Internet Age - Only 2 E-Mails
01/28/2004 - The Sims 2 Update
01/28/2004 - Bounty on creators of e-mail worm
01/28/2004 - Bombay plans cyber cafe controls
01/28/2004 - NASA releases detailed photos of rocks that reflect martian history
01/28/2004 - DVD Jon to sue prosecuter
01/28/2004 - New Explorer hole could be devastating
01/28/2004 - Google's Orkut gets back online
01/28/2004 - Napster Chief Slams Apple
01/28/2004 - New version of Mydoom on the loose
01/28/2004 - U.S. unveils cyber warning system
01/28/2004 - On eBay, misspelling in ads often spells cash
01/28/2004 - Goo the screen alternative
01/28/2004 - Philips Creates Foldable Screens for E-Newspapers
01/28/2004 - French author brings out book -- written in mobile text message slang
01/28/2004 - Scientists Create New Form of Matter
01/28/2004 - Pettus-Brown done in by savvy date, Google
01/29/2004 - Spirit camera back at work
01/29/2004 - Vulnerable Servers Warned
01/29/2004 - Mydoom now worth $500,000
01/31/2004 - Man who invented Ctrl-Alt-Del key combo retiring
01/31/2004 - Nasa to rethink Hubble decision
01/31/2004 - Dutch police arrest 52 in e-mail scam raids
01/31/2004 - Microsoft to issue security patch for IE
01/31/2004 - Microsoft delays major changes to Web browser
01/31/2004 - Gateway to acquire eMachines in $234M deal
01/31/2004 - Google Slaps Booble
01/31/2004 - Apple to fix defective iBook logic boards for free
01/31/2004 - Man sentenced for defrauding Microsoft
01/31/2004 - Cisco retires wireless chipsets
02/01/2004 - MyDoom Knocks Down SCO Web Site
02/01/2004 - Nanotechnology the Science of Small Things
02/01/2004 - Man takes a software approach to naming his son - version 2.0
02/01/2004 - Linux steps into the limelight
02/01/2004 - NASA works to resolve bug that threatens twin Mars rovers
02/01/2004 - Intel cranks out new Pentium 4
Find a direct link to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?252004
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:
New version of Mydoom on the loose
computerworld.com -- A new variant of the Mydoom virus has just emerged, several security companies are reporting this afternoon.
Bounty on creators of e-mail worm
news.bbc.co.uk -- The malicious e-mail worm, Mydoom, is still burrowing through global e-mail networks, but will plateau in the next two days, said security experts.
Mydoom Sets Speed Records
pcworld.com -- Mydoom, a new computer virus spreading by e-mail, is breaking records for new infections, antivirus vendors and security companies say.
MyDoom Worm Aimed at SCO Web Site
reuters.com -- MyDoom, the latest worm to infect computers on the Internet, was designed to attack the Web site of the SCO Group Inc., the small software maker suing IBM over the use of software code used for the Linux operating system, experts said on Tuesday.
* Security:
Dutch police arrest 52 in e-mail scam raids
cnn.com -- Amsterdam police said Thursday they had arrested 52 people in the Dutch capital in connection with an e-mail scam designed to defraud people in several countries with get-rich-quick schemes.
U.S. unveils cyber warning system
msnbc.msn.com -- Aiming to increase Internet security, the government is now offering Americans free cyber alerts and computer advice from the Homeland Security Department.
New Explorer hole could be devastating
infoworld.com -- A security hole in Microsoft Corp.s Internet Explorer could prove devastating. Following the exposure of a vulnerability in Windows XP earlier this week, "http-equiv" of Malware has revealed that Explorer 6 users (and possibly users of earlier versions) could be fooled into downloading what look like safe files but are in fact whatever the author wishes them to be -- including executables.
Apple Plugs Apache, App Flaws
Internetnews.com -- For the second time this month, Apple has released security patches to correct vulnerabilities found in several versions of its Mac OS X.
* 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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* With the new month of February, Computer Hope has posted its new monthly Poll - "What type of computer do you use?" as well as results from last months poll, Quiz - "Which of the following is not considered a super user?" and Tip - "Internet Tip".
- Posted other monthly updates.
- Posted several new Q&A's.
- Updated dictionary.
- Made other minor updates throughout Computer Hope.
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 do I remove Linux and install Windows?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000574.htm
Additional information and options for the rundll32.exe file.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000570.htm
Determining the PCI Version.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000307.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.newscenter.philips.com/InformationCenter/NewsCenter/FPressRelease.asp?lArticleId=3203&lNodeId
This week we thought it would be fun to talk about the Philips rollable-display. For anyone who may have missed the news article about this product, the rollable-display is an ultra-thin, large-area, active-matrix display device that utilizes reflective 'electronic ink'. This is a fascinating product with great potential in numerous fields, we highly recommend our readers to visit this site and read more about this product, view the product pictures and the streaming video's.
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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