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August 2, 2004 ISSUE 157
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/nl157.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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Amber ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/a/amber.htm ) -
Also sometimes referred to as orange, amber is a color generally used to indicate a temporary or ongoing error. This color is generally found on the LEDs of networks to indicate network collisions, however can also sometimes indicate network traffic or other types of activity on different hardware.
If you are unsure what the LED is meant to indicate on your computer product please refer to the computer or networking product manual for additional information.
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: Virus targeting Google subsiding
news.bbc.co.uk -- The computer virus which targeted Google and other search engines is on the wane, say net security experts.
07/27/2004 - Virus targeting Google subsiding
07/27/2004 - Ringing And Singing
07/27/2004 - IBM gets nod to build supercomputer
07/27/2004 - Toshiba plans high-res DVD format
07/27/2004 - Seagate ups drive warranties to five years
07/27/2004 - Japan kids get stab-resistant kit
07/27/2004 - MSN's Newsbot Unleashed
07/27/2004 - Microsoft tests Web-based IM
07/27/2004 - Intel to drop several older mobile processors
07/27/2004 - PPG working on self-cleaning counters that kill, resist bacteria
07/27/2004 - German Clothier Introduces Wireless Jacket
07/27/2004 - McAfee Names Worst Viruses
07/28/2004 - AMD Unveils Low-Cost Processors
07/28/2004 - Microsoft Delays Three Windows Upgrades
07/28/2004 - Attack on Advertising Provider Jams High-Traffic Web Sites
07/28/2004 - NASA to build 10,000-processor Linux computer
07/28/2004 - Under-the-skin ID chips move toward U.S. hospitals
07/28/2004 - ATMs 'to greet customers by name'
07/28/2004 - Whatever happened to UnitedLinux?
07/29/2004 - Programs: Beware of 'Spider-Man 2' for the PC
07/29/2004 - Apple responds to RealNetworks iPod 'hacker' tactics
07/29/2004 - Analyst: Apple's Music Dominance Reaching Microsoft Heights
07/29/2004 - A Linux Desktop for Die-Hard Windows Users
07/29/2004 - Online Ad Spending Expected To Surpass Magazines
07/29/2004 - Zindows Worm Follows MyDoom's Path
07/29/2004 - Police Say Russian Hackers Are Increasing Threat
07/29/2004 - 4,677 Viruses In First Six Months of 2004
07/29/2004 - 2004 Big Brother Awards
07/29/2004 - Symbol to buy RFID pioneer Matrics for $230M
07/29/2004 - Games giant EA spreads its wings
07/29/2004 - Manhunt game withdrawn by store
07/29/2004 - Cisco drops lawsuit against Huawei
07/29/2004 - Road Runner To Get Speed Boost
07/29/2004 - A Machine With a Mind of Its Own
07/29/2004 - New Computer Chip Poised to Combat Cell Phone Background Noise
07/29/2004 - Microsoft delays Windows Server update, 64-bit OS
07/30/2004 - Nanotech leads way to quantum computing
07/30/2004 - IBM Acquires Application-Management Vendor Cyanea Systems
07/30/2004 - Tulane nabs $60 million from two Internet pioneers
07/30/2004 - Microsoft turns away from Windows
07/30/2004 - Zambia pushes for cyber-crime law
07/30/2004 - DirectX 9.0c is here
07/30/2004 - Survey: Tech support time costly
07/30/2004 - Software Company to End Pop-Up Ad Deluge
07/30/2004 - Microsoft Issues Patch for Browser Security Flaw
07/30/2004 - Intel Delays Introduction of High-Speed Pentium 4
07/30/2004 - Microsoft: Buy 32 bits, get 32 bits free
07/30/2004 - Big Time Spammer Shut Down By CAN-SPAM
Find a direct link to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?2072004
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:
McAfee Names Worst Viruses
story.news.yahoo.com -- A rivalry between the creators of the Netsky and Bagle viruses helped cause a dramatic increase in threats in the first half of the year, but the most serious was Download.Ject, a Trojan horse program that exploited a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, according to McAfee.
Zindows Worm Follows MyDoom's Path
story.news.yahoo.com -- antivirus companies have issued warnings and software updates for a new Internet worm, dubbed Zindos, that infects machines already compromised by the MyDoom.O worm and attacks Microsoft's Web site.
4,677 Viruses In First Six Months of 2004
story.news.yahoo.com -- A firm specializing in the development of antivirus and anti-spam software said Wednesday that 4,677 new viruses were written in the first six months of 2004 -- an increase of 21 percent over the same period last year.
Virus targeting Google subsiding
news.bbc.co.uk -- The computer virus which targeted Google and other search engines is on the wane, say net security experts.
* Security:
Attack on Advertising Provider Jams High-Traffic Web Sites
washingtonpost.com -- Computer users had difficulty accessing portions of the Internet's most highly trafficked Web sites yesterday after hackers launched an attack against DoubleClick Inc., the company that serves up online advertising to hundreds of commercial sites.
Microsoft Issues Patch for Browser Security Flaw
story.news.yahoo.com -- Microsoft Corp. on Friday issued a widely expected patch for its Internet Explorer browser, which was known to have a flaw that would let hackers take control of computers and distribute malicious software code.
* 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 August, Computer Hope has posted its new monthly Poll - "What is your favorite media player?" as well as results from last months poll, Quiz - "Which of the below is not a type of DVD drive?" and Tip - "Internet and Spyware".
- Added new questions and answers.
- Added and updated numerous computer dictionary definitions.
- 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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Windows Explorer filename, directory name, or volume syntax error.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000622.htm
How do I find files in Linux / Unix?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000623.htm
How do I determine how much disk space I have in Linux / Unix?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000624.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.icerocket.com
This week we came across another Internet search engine. What makes Ice Rocket unique from other search engines is that it searches many of the other top search engines to find the best result, has snapshots of many of the pages, has a quick view feature that allows you to view a page within the same window, and allows you to e-mail a search and have the results e-mailed back to you.
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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