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December 06, 2004 ISSUE 170
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/nl170.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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Embedded command ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/e/embecomm.htm ) -
Term used to describe a series of commands or additional functions to format the layout or appearance of text within a word processor. Embedded commands are generally not visible when editing a word processor document today. However, in some cases can be viewed by using a special view mode in the word processor program.
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: IBM Said to Be Leaving the PC Business
Internetnews.com -- The company that has been synonymous with the term "PC" since it was first created is getting out of the PC business.
11/29/2004 - Screensaver tackles spam websites
11/29/2004 - Families row over home PC access
11/29/2004 - Net piracy case targets software
11/29/2004 - Striking up digital video search
11/29/2004 - The Cost of Virus Protection Rises
11/29/2004 - Software Upgrade knocks out UK Government Network
11/29/2004 - Now, a cellphone that can advise you!
11/29/2004 - Sony Discloses Details on Computer Chip
11/29/2004 - Holidays already looking merry for Web retailers
11/29/2004 - A Sun Ray in Every Home?
11/29/2004 - Add-ons Extend Firefox Growth
11/29/2004 - Internet access, delivered from above
11/29/2004 - Intelsat Americas-7 satellite lost in space
11/29/2004 - Expense may sink Hubble mission
11/29/2004 - Wikipedia Creators Move Into News
11/29/2004 - Science Geek Gifts for All
11/29/2004 - Whatever Happened to SGI?
11/29/2004 - 'Tis The Season To Be Wary
11/29/2004 - Video Games Teach More Than Hand-Eye Coordination
11/29/2004 - The changing face of Web design
11/29/2004 - Intel Helps Asian PC Partners Ship With Linux
11/29/2004 - Film Studios Win $24 Million Against Web Site
11/29/2004 - Australia Music Industry Decries Kazaa
12/01/2004 - Microsoft Issues Internet Explorer Security Update
12/01/2004 - AOL revamps multimedia search engine
12/01/2004 - Half-Life 2 Deathmatch Released
12/01/2004 - ATI Announces New X850 and X800 Cards
12/01/2004 - Microsoft: WINS Patch Coming
12/01/2004 - Google's China Filtering Draws Fire
12/01/2004 - Why 2004 was the year of the blog
12/01/2004 - Film studios snub Sony DVD format
12/01/2004 - Canadian Inventor Lets Everyone Be an Armchair Spy
12/01/2004 - Apache Software Foundation may hire full-time, paid staff
12/03/2004 - Lycos anti-spam weapon melts away
12/03/2004 - Napster founder goes legit
12/03/2004 - This week in phishing
12/03/2004 - Sun And Microsoft Call A Truce
12/03/2004 - European broadband access up 60% on 2003
12/03/2004 - Microsoft Extends Custom Support For NT Server Through 2006
12/03/2004 - Broadband challenges TV viewing
12/03/2004 - The magic that makes Google tick
12/03/2004 - BitTorrent servers under attack
12/03/2004 - IDC: IT spending to grow 6% in 2005
12/03/2004 - Bush Signs 'Net Access Tax Moratorium
12/03/2004 - Designer Intel Chips Coming
12/03/2004 - IBM Said to Be Leaving the PC Business
12/03/2004 - HP drops plans to put Compaq technology into HP-UX
12/05/2004 - Think, think, shoot, score!
12/05/2004 - 'E-Junk' Recycling Still in Its Infancy
12/05/2004 - Beyond the World Wide Web
Find a direct link to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?3332004
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:
The Cost of Virus Protection Rises
pcworld.com -- Gasoline and milk aren't the only things that cost more these days. The cost of keeping your antivirus software current has been rising, also.
* Security:
Microsoft: WINS Patch Coming
Internetnews.com -- Microsoft said it plans to issue a patch for a security flaw in Windows Server software that may allow attackers to gain control over systems running the program.
Microsoft Issues Internet Explorer Security Update
reuters.com -- A critical flaw in Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer Web browser could allow a hacker to take control of a computer, the world's largest software maker said on Wednesday.
* Privacy:
'Tis The Season To Be Wary
securitypipeline.com -- The holiday scam-mail rush is on, and odds are that you, your family, colleagues, and employees are on the address list. Among the biggest threats: phishers, who use legitimate-looking e-mails to obtain credit-card, financial, and other private information.
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 December, Computer Hope has posted its new monthly Poll - " Do you play computer games?" as well as results from last months poll, Quiz - "Which of the below does not have the ability to allow a user to communicate with another computer?" and Tip - "Microsoft Windows XP".
- Updated dictionary definitions.
- Performed other minor updates.
- Continued work on new scripts.
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 install Microsoft Windows XP.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000647.htm
How do I determine if my computer has a microphone?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000650.htm
Floppy door stuck or broken
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000447.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.ornithopter.net/
This week we came across an interesting site and idea where a team at the University of Toronto is working on an aircraft capable of flying using flapping wings. Anyone who is interested in new ideas and/or aerospace will enjoy this site.
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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