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April 19, 2004 ISSUE 147
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/nl147.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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DB Connector ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/d/dbconnec.htm ) -
A type of connector that usually would hook to the parallel or serial port, most common data base connectors are the DB-9, DB-15, DB-19, DB-25, DB-37, and DB-50, the number indicates how many active lines the connector has however not always meaning how many pins.
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: Amazon.com subsidiary launches Web search site
mercurynews.com -- Online merchant Amazon.com took the wraps off a Web site today that's testing search engine technology that could eventually help the company capture a larger share of Internet shopping revenue.
04/12/2004 - AMD settles suit with Intergraph
04/12/2004 - Intel Announces New Mobile Processor Family
04/12/2004 - WEB-TAPPING
04/12/2004 - E-mail fingerprinting attacks bounce storms
04/12/2004 - Less Is More: Stylin' PCs
04/12/2004 - Iomega Debuts Versatile Backup Drive
04/13/2004 - Microsoft Finds New Windows Security Flaws
04/13/2004 - Attackers infiltrating supercomputer networks
04/13/2004 - Adware maker challenges Utah anti-spyware law
04/13/2004 - Apple bid to push eMacs to home users, schools
04/13/2004 - Google's Gmail could be blocked
04/13/2004 - iPod fans report sound problems
04/13/2004 - Take 2 for PC memory
04/13/2004 - Microsoft sued by S.Korean instant messaging rival
04/14/2004 - FDA Approves Human Brain Implant Devices
04/14/2004 - Google Challenges Microsoft Monopoly
04/14/2004 - Free Internet Security Database Goes Live
04/14/2004 - NVIDIA Launches GeForce 6 Series
04/14/2004 - MySQL Moves On Clustering
04/14/2004 - Amazon.com subsidiary launches Web search site
04/14/2004 - Websites 'failing' disabled users
04/14/2004 - IBM to acquire Schlumberger's business continuity division
04/14/2004 - Gopher: Underground Technology
04/14/2004 - HP servers holed twice
04/14/2004 - Mandrakesoft Unveils 'Mandrakelinux 10.0 Community'
04/14/2004 - Scientists Create "Water" That Isn't Wet
04/14/2004 - Lindows Changes Name of Operating System
04/14/2004 - 'Smart Gun' Technology Getting Closer
04/16/2004 - 600,000 for web pioneer
04/16/2004 - New method finds distant planet
04/16/2004 - Sony, Toppan develop optical disc made from paper
04/16/2004 - Download Lindows / Linspire for FREE!
04/16/2004 - Spyware Runs Rampant, Study Says
04/16/2004 - US patent office asked to review FAT patent
04/16/2004 - Stampede for patches disrupts Microsoft update site
04/16/2004 - Sun posts $760 million loss, shuffles hardware units
04/16/2004 - Searching in the Third Dimension
04/16/2004 - New Web Protocol May Leave DSL in the Dust
04/18/2004 - 'Net ninjas' take on web censorship
04/18/2004 - Trekkie communicator ready to go
04/18/2004 - Renewed warnings over 'phishing'
04/18/2004 - Teenager comes to Microsoft's aid
04/18/2004 - Internet "spyware" emerges as new online threat
04/18/2004 - DVD Players That Filter Movies For Content Soon To Hit Stores
04/18/2004 - Intel completes hi-def audio spec
04/18/2004 - Weighing the results of PC recycling
04/18/2004 - Money that grows on crops
04/18/2004 - New Security Robot Doubles as Facility Operations Wi-Fi Robotic Assistant
04/18/2004 - This Ain't Woody Allen's Orb
04/18/2004 - Apple Rebuffs Music Overture
04/18/2004 - Xerox gets closer to plastic transistors
Find a direct link to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?1022004
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:
Renewed warnings over 'phishing'
news.bbc.co.uk -- Bank customers are being warned again about "phishing" scam e-mails, after a recent increase in those falling victim to the Internet menace.
HP servers holed twice
infoworld.com -- Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) has been hit by two security holes -- one in its Internet Express, used with Tru64 servers, and a second in its authentication system OpenView.
Free Internet Security Database Goes Live
story.news.yahoo.com -- A group of volunteer security professionals finally took their free database of Internet vulnerabilities live last week.
Microsoft Finds New Windows Security Flaws
washingtonpost.com -- Microsoft Corp. said yesterday that it had identified a host of new security flaws in its software, some of which could allow hackers to remotely commandeer vulnerable computers, and it urged users to install a series of software updates to address the problem.
* Privacy:
Internet "spyware" emerges as new online threat
forbes.com -- Internet users have learned to keep an eye out for viruses, worms and "spam" e-mail.
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 dictionary.
- Added new questions and answers
- Performed various 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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Does USB 1.x devices work on USB 2.0?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000601.htm
How to restart the computer with a batch file
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000321.htm
Fixed disk failure
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000389.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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Note: This weeks newsletter is being distributed late because of a late update that occurred we apologize for any inconvenience.
http://robotic.media.mit.edu/projects/Leonardo/Leo-intro.html
This week we came across Leonardo, another interesting project from MIT in collaboration with Stan Winston Studio. This is a great site for anyone interested in new technology, artificial intelligence, and/or robotics.
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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