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July 26, 2004 ISSUE 156
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/nl156.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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White box ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/w/whitebox.htm ) -
1. When referring to testing, a white box also known as a clear box or glass box refers to a software application used to measure the internal behavior during the time that a program is being ran. Developed in the early 1970's when using the white box the user must have an understanding of the design of the program and requires a black box for a complete test.
2. When referring to computer hardware, white box refers to a standard box that contains just the hardware and not a box similar to what would be purchased from a standard retailer with the hardware, documentation, and software. A white box product is commonly cheaper then the standard product purchased from a retailer and is commonly only made available to a OEM.
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: First Windows CE Virus Emerges
Informationweek: The virus, dubbed WinCE4.Duts, was sent to several antivirus firms by its author over the weekend to prove that Pocket PCs and smart phones are vulnerable.
07/19/2004 - Verizon's fiber race is on
07/19/2004 - AMD Contracts for Tablets
07/19/2004 - Microsoft to pay $20M to end Lindows trademark battle
07/19/2004 - Apple Introduces Upgraded iPod
07/19/2004 - First Windows CE Virus Emerges
07/19/2004 - 'Deceptive Duo' Hacker Charged
07/19/2004 - North American broadband satellite launched
07/19/2004 - Microsoft security flaws test loyal users' patience
07/19/2004 - Web aims to standardise alphabets
07/19/2004 - EBay dips toe in music downloads
07/19/2004 - What PCI-Express means for the end user
07/21/2004 - Hawking tells peers about the Black Hole in his physics theory
07/21/2004 - Trillions more Internet addresses may emerge
07/21/2004 - Russian online extortion ring smashed
07/21/2004 - Apple, Microsoft Hit With Patent Suits
07/21/2004 - Bulk mailer faces criminal charges
07/21/2004 - RIAA Wins Over iMesh in Court
07/21/2004 - Antiphishing group gets help from Microsoft
07/21/2004 - Robots get bookish in libraries
07/21/2004 - Dell wants to teach Web surfers a security lesson
07/21/2004 - Start-ups search for hard-drive replacements
07/21/2004 - Google tool plucks from rivals
07/21/2004 - Singing Japanese plants
07/21/2004 - Feds eye next Windows version
07/22/2004 - Toshiba to Introduce Quick-Start Multimedia Laptop
07/22/2004 - New Bagle Spreads Fast By Shutting Down Defenses
07/22/2004 - SCO Loses Unix Copyright Claim
07/22/2004 - Next-gen Internet protocol launched
07/22/2004 - Update 2: Software Pirate Gets Sentenced to Jail
07/22/2004 - Yahoo Launches Photo Upload for Camera Phones
07/22/2004 - Pirate CD sales hit record high
07/22/2004 - HP offers up Compaq X gaming PC
07/22/2004 - Copyright Bill to Kill Tech?
07/22/2004 - The keyboards of tomorrow?
07/22/2004 - NY AG settles with Spam King
07/22/2004 - Red Hat adopts Novell e-mail software
07/22/2004 - Hotmail slip improves members' memory
07/25/2004 - NASA to launch first spacecraft to orbit Mercury
07/25/2004 - Bin Laden Suicide Hoax Contains Trojan Virus
07/25/2004 - Apple launches iPod Mini in Tokyo
07/25/2004 - China's online population soars
07/25/2004 - World's tiniest fish identified
07/25/2004 - Rovers to get extra time on Mars
07/25/2004 - US e-mail privacy bill introduced
07/25/2004 - Too young for technology?
07/25/2004 - New Perl Released
07/25/2004 - Samba Patches Buffer Overflows
07/25/2004 - Microsoft to hire 7,000 people, looks to sell Slate
07/25/2004 - Google nabs top engineer from BEA
07/25/2004 - Skype close to launching global Net call service
07/25/2004 - Google's Challenge of 'Froogles' Rejected
07/25/2004 - MP3 creator returns with 3D sound
07/25/2004 - RealNetworks breaks Apple's hold on iPod
07/25/2004 - Search Tool Combines Online, Local Data
Find a direct link to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?2002004
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:
Bin Laden Suicide Hoax Contains Trojan Virus
halifaxlive.com -- A nasty virus circulating the net detailing the suicide of Bin Laden, and requesting recipients to open a file to view images of Bin Laden's suicide contains malicious software code, according to experts.
New Bagle Spreads Fast By Shutting Down Defenses
story.news.yahoo.com -- The latest Bagle three-worm wave includes one that's using a more aggressive twist on an old tactic, security firms said Tuesday.
First Windows CE Virus Emerges
informationweek.com -- The virus, dubbed WinCE4.Duts, was sent to several antivirus firms by its author over the weekend to prove that Pocket PCs and smart phones are vulnerable.
* Security:
Samba Patches Buffer Overflows
Internetnews.com -- The Samba Project has issued a fix for a pair of buffer overflow flaws that could lead to a malicious system compromise.
Dell wants to teach Web surfers a security lesson
news.com.com -- Dell on Tuesday unveiled a plan to educate its customers on how to protect their computers from an onslaught of spyware, adware and viruses.
* 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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- Added additional questions and answers.
- Updated and modified several pages throughout site.
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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What can I upgrade in a laptop?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000618.htm
Command line vs. GUI.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000619.htm
Why is my online game so slow?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000620.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.idsa.org/idea/idea2004/g257.htm
This week we came across the Circular Printer, a product from Samsung Electronics and Seoul National University, Korea. The circular printer looks like a great product that saves space by printing a page in a circular fashion. This would be a great solution for anyone who needs access to a printer while on the road.
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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