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November 22, 2004 ISSUE 169
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/nl169.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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Collision ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/c/collisio.htm ) -
Term used to describe when one or more computers or networking devices attempt to send data at the same time to one computer, server, or other network device. When collisions are encountered the computer, server or network device will send back a request to try sending the data again.
Collisions on networks can generally be determined by looking at the network card, network hardware for a amber or red light. Network collisions can also be detected by using software or diagnostic programs on some network hardware.
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: Gates: Most Spammed Man Alive
Bill Gates and Microsoft were in the news a lot this week, most notably with CEO Steve Ballmer claiming that Gates is the most spammed person in the world. Bill Gates is said to receive 4 million e-mails a day, most of it spam.
11/16/2004 - Microsoft Puts the Moves on NetWare Customers
11/16/2004 - Adobe releases new version of Acrobat
11/16/2004 - Half-Life 2 Released
11/16/2004 - UK broadband gets speed injection
11/16/2004 - Sun to Roll Out Free Solaris OS
11/16/2004 - Yahoo Doubles Free E-Mail Storage Limits
11/17/2004 - MPAA Sues First Movie Swappers
11/17/2004 - Try scratching this DVD
11/17/2004 - Seagate Hatches 400GB Barracuda
11/17/2004 - Election apology starts net feud
11/17/2004 - Few tears shed for canceled Comdex
11/17/2004 - TiVo Will No Longer Skip Past Advertisers
11/17/2004 - Sun previews next version of Java
11/17/2004 - Update: Motorola to acquire MeshNetworks
11/17/2004 - Burst.com says Microsoft destroyed evidence
11/17/2004 - Cisco buys IT management start-up
11/17/2004 - SBC, Microsoft Ink $400M Internet TV Deal
11/17/2004 - Shape-shifting robot shows off its moves
11/17/2004 - NASA scramjet smashes speed record
11/17/2004 - Marvel Battles Role Players
11/17/2004 - New Vehicles Will Make Own Decisions Based on Commands
11/17/2004 - Texas Officials Wary of Plan to Hunt by Internet
11/20/2004 - Mac fans go mad as store opens
11/20/2004 - Gates: Most Spammed Man Alive
11/20/2004 - Nvidia to create chipset for Intel
11/20/2004 - Microsoft targets older people for Web via TV
11/20/2004 - Recording Cos. Sue 761 for Music Swapping
11/20/2004 - Google engineers new scholarly search
11/20/2004 - 'Electronic eye' helps blind across the road
11/20/2004 - U.S. Congress Moves to Reinstate Internet Tax Ban
11/20/2004 - Hollywood seeks Internet2 tests, P2P oversight
11/20/2004 - Teen Aims to Become Text Message King
11/20/2004 - The Tech-Support Generation
11/20/2004 - Hyundai Set to Launch Fastest TFT Monitor at 8ms
11/20/2004 - How the Grinch spammed Christmas
11/20/2004 - Winamp 5.06 Player Download
11/20/2004 - Skulls program kills cell phone apps
11/20/2004 - Apple plans Toronto retail store
11/20/2004 - Lazarus-like virus hits computers
11/20/2004 - Computer grid to help the world
11/21/2004 - Microsoft opens war for Internet dominance
11/21/2004 - SpaceShipOne named Time's "Invention of the Year"
11/21/2004 - Microsoft lands US Air Force
11/21/2004 - Top Computer Makers: Dell
11/21/2004 - Best Buy hit with lawsuit over layoffs of IT workers
11/21/2004 - The Risk of at-Work Surfers
11/21/2004 - Does a free download equal a lost sale?
11/21/2004 - Nanotech golf ball corrects its own flight
11/21/2004 - Repelling cosmic rays with magnetic bubbles
11/21/2004 - AOL cues up the video
11/21/2004 - Microsoft gives developers a glimpse of Avalon
11/21/2004 - Clear Pictures of How We Think
11/21/2004 - Jetpod vision a lift for commuters
11/21/2004 - New Sober Worm on the Loose
Find a direct link to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?3192004
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 Sober Worm on the Loose
story.news.yahoo.com -- A new version of the Sober worm appeared on the Internet early Friday morning and already it is having quite a bit of success infecting users in Europe through the use of social engineering.
Lazarus-like virus hits computers
news.bbc.co.uk -- Security firms are warning about a PC virus that comes back from the dead.
Skulls program kills cell phone apps
news.com.com -- Virus writers are targeting Symbian-based cell phones with a Trojan horse that kills off system applications and replaces their icons with images of skulls.
* Security:
The Risk of at-Work Surfers
Internetnews.com -- Network security is a high priority for every business, yet most employees are unaware of the potential security hazards of surfing the Web during office hours, a recent survey said.
How the Grinch spammed Christmas
money.cnn.com -- As the holidays approach, a leading computer security company is warning that during this hectic season consumers are more at risk to be taken advantage of by spammers and Internet-related scams.
* 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 and added new questions and answers to database.
- Updated and added new computer dictionary definitions.
- Continuing work on new e-mail script and went through an additional 2,000 e-mails.
- Worked on new hopebot to help control the chat channel more efficiently.
- Performed other minor updates throughout website.
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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NTOSKRNL.EXE is missing or corrupt.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000646.htm
How to rebuild the Windows boot.ini
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000648.htm
Can I put a laptop hard disk drive in a desktop computer?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000649.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://locationfree.notlong.com
This week we came across the Sony LF-X1 a 12.1" LocationFree TV, a great idea that enables you to access your favorite content on a wireless receiver (a 12.1 inch monitor). What makes the Sony LF-X1 so unique when compared to other similar devices is its ability not only to access TV and movies wireless, but also the Internet, e-mail, camcorders, etc. The base station has 2 composite video inputs, 1 S Video input, 1 composite video output, an IR blaster, an Ethernet port, and even 2 USB ports. Although a little pricey this is a great product for those of us who dont want to be tied to a couch or chair.
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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