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April 12, 2004 ISSUE 146
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/nl146.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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OC ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/o/oc.htm ) -
Short for Optical Carrier, OC is a term used to specify a speed of fiber-optic networks. Below is a listing of OC types and the corresponding speeds for each of those types.
OC-1 = 51.85 Mbps
OC-3 (STS-3 or STM-1) = 155.52 Mbps
OC-12 (STS-12 or STM-4) = 622.08 Mbps
OC-24 (STS-24 or STM-8) = 1.244 Gbps
OC-48 (STS-48 or STM-16) = 2.488 Gbps
OC-192 (STS-192- or STM-64) = 9.952 Gbps
OC-768 = 40 Gbps
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: Microsoft can buy off Sun legal threats for 10 years
infoworld.com -- As part of their landmark agreement reached last week, Microsoft Corp. has the option to pay Sun Microsystems Inc. millions of dollars each year to shield itself from patent infringement lawsuits by its former nemesis, Sun's vice president for legal affairs said Thursday.
04/07/2004 - SCO bid to get Red Hat case dismissed fails
04/07/2004 - Government licenses first privately built, manned rocket
04/07/2004 - Intel goes green
04/07/2004 - Mainframe 'dinosaur' turns 40
04/07/2004 - Will gravity theory hold up in space?
04/07/2004 - RealPlayer Open To Remote Attack
04/07/2004 - Let the train take the net strain
04/07/2004 - WinAmp music to hackers' ears
04/07/2004 - MSBlast not to blame for blackout, report says
04/07/2004 - Intel: Itanium, Xeon to be interchangeable
04/07/2004 - Lindows Shopping for New Name
04/07/2004 - Arrests key win for NSA hackers
04/07/2004 - Yahoo hints at social networking service
04/07/2004 - IBM snags outsourcing firm in India
04/08/2004 - Free peer-to-peer PocketPC voice-calling software
04/08/2004 - AOL Launches Internet 'Reality Series'
04/08/2004 - Groups Slam Google's New E-Mail Service
04/08/2004 - Sun Ships Solaris 9 Update, Unveils Solaris 10 Linux Project Plans
04/08/2004 - NetSky attacks: Four sites down, one to go
04/08/2004 - Cisco Warns Of WLAN Hole
04/08/2004 - Users question viability of new storage standard
04/08/2004 - Phishing con hijacks browser bar
04/08/2004 - Smart cars to warn drowsy-drivers
04/08/2004 - Intel's Japan office raided
04/09/2004 - Refining chips, one atom at a time
04/09/2004 - New Tool Cracks Apple's FairPlay DRM
04/09/2004 - Microsoft Mice Show Their True Colors
04/09/2004 - Long-Awaited Web Services Security Spec Finally Approved
04/09/2004 - Microsoft Partners on Mainframe Migration
04/09/2004 - Dot-Mail Domain Proposed as Spam Solution
04/09/2004 - File-sharing to bypass censorship
04/09/2004 - 'Clever' car to solve congestion
04/09/2004 - IE Vulnerability Flagged
04/09/2004 - Indian IT Firm Opens U.S. Consulting Arm
04/09/2004 - Microsoft can buy off Sun legal threats for 10 years
04/09/2004 - Apple responds to Trojan horse advisory
04/09/2004 - Useful formula to calculate productivity
04/09/2004 - Free PC scheme hits the buffers
04/09/2004 - One fifth of US homes on broadband
04/09/2004 - AOL Unlocks the Content Gate
04/09/2004 - System Can Detect Fraudulent Passports
04/09/2004 - AOL Drawing for Spammer's Porsche a Hit
04/09/2004 - System/360 Turns 40
04/09/2004 - India unveils hand-held computer for the masses
04/09/2004 - Is the tech world partying like it's 1999?
04/11/2004 - Microsoft offers charity-friendly license
04/11/2004 - Apple responds to Trojan horse advisory
04/11/2004 - Robots Seen As Companions for Elderly
Find a direct link to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?952004
Because no newsletter was distributed last week you can also see last weeks news headlines at the below link.
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?882004
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: No new virus news this week.
* Security:
IE Vulnerability Flagged
Internetnews.com -- The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) has published a security flaw that has no complete workaround, leaving PCs at risk even if protective steps are taken
Cisco Warns Of WLAN Hole
informationweek.securitypipeline.com -- Cisco Systems warned in a security advisory Wednesday that some versions of its software for managing wireless LANs have a security hole that could enable hackers to take control of a WLAN or Web site.
WinAmp music to hackers' ears
techworld.com -- A "highly critical" hole in one of the most-used pieces of software in the world means that audio files will be music to hackers' ears.
RealPlayer Open To Remote Attack
informationweek.securitypipeline.com -- A day before RealNetworks posted the final release of its RealPlayer 10 multimedia player, the Seattle-based developer noted that flaws in a component of many of the earlier versions of the client could allow a remote attack.
* 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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- Updated What's new script, script will also post the last 20 updated pages for sections such as dictionary pages.
- Performed other minor updates.
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 copy information from one computer to another.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000600.htm
How to check the BIOS manufactured date?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000234.htm
Windows 98 Power Saving/Standby mode does not work.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000153.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.dlink.com/products/?pid=290#
This week we came across the Personal Air by D-Link an interesting product that enables user to connect their personal speakers to a wireless adapter and listen and play music without any wires.
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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