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January 10, 2005 ISSUE 174
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/nl174.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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SOJ DRAM ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/s/sojdram.htm ) -
A computer chip that has j-shaped pins and connects directly to a circuit board.
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: Microsoft Offers Spyware and Virus-Removal Programs
story.news.yahoo.com -- Microsoft Corp., whose popular Windows software is a frequent target for Internet viruses, is offering a free security program to remove the most dangerous infections from computers.
01/08/2005 - IE Flaw Exploited
01/08/2005 - SanDisk unveils SD flash card with USB connectivity
01/08/2005 - Tech jobs at your service
01/08/2005 - AOL testing free 100MB storage locker
01/08/2005 - Critical Windows fix on the way
01/08/2005 - AMD chooses Turion as brand name for mobile chips
01/08/2005 - Oracle to close PeopleSoft acquisition Friday
01/08/2005 - Microsoft to phase out Pocket PC, Smartphone brands
01/07/2005 - MapQuest Makes It Harder to Get Lost
01/07/2005 - FBI warns of online scams associated with tsunami disaster
01/07/2005 - Gates unveils his digital vision
01/07/2005 - Nano-propellers sent for a spin
01/07/2005 - File-swappers ready new network
01/07/2005 - US sees growth in CD sales market
01/07/2005 - Internet creator hopes to connect planets
01/07/2005 - Mozilla vulnerabilities identified
01/07/2005 - Blu-ray Disc Gains Gaming Support
01/07/2005 - Adobe releases Acrobat 7 with Linux reader support
01/07/2005 - Vaporware Phantom Haunts Us All
01/07/2005 - Mobile Trojan launches Skulls attack
01/07/2005 - The black hole that cannot stop eating
01/07/2005 - Sony to pay US$176M for LCD unit of Taiwan's Chi Mei Optoelectronics
01/07/2005 - Blinkx Tackles Desktop Search for Mac
01/07/2005 - eBay forms coalition to cut e-waste
01/07/2005 - Microsoft Sends Shivers Through antivirus Market
01/07/2005 - iTunes user sues Apple over FairPlay DRM
01/07/2005 - Six Apart Acquires Maker of LiveJournal Weblogs
01/07/2005 - Researchers See Gigabit Data Over Power Lines
01/07/2005 - Microsoft Offers Virus-Removal Programs
01/07/2005 - With Japan aging, Toyota to staff factories with robots
01/07/2005 - U.S. Schools Behind in Use of Technology
01/07/2005 - South Korea claims world's smartest robot
01/05/2005 - Apple cuts Cinema Display prices
01/05/2005 - Oracle Ousts Top Execs
01/05/2005 - 'Spam King' to Stop Invading Computers
01/05/2005 - Few takers for payments from Microsoft settlement
01/05/2005 - Adobe offers PDF confidentiality feature
01/05/2005 - Hackers step up search for unpatched servers
01/05/2005 - VXers creating 150 zombie programs a week
01/04/2005 - Tech Gadget Show Features Hottest Products
01/04/2005 - Army solicits network ideas
01/04/2005 - The BlackBerry Brain Trust
01/04/2005 - Call Centers Ride Out Disaster
01/04/2005 - Rx robot does all except give shot
01/04/2005 - Reinventing the Wheel (and the Tire, Too)
01/04/2005 - InPhase shows prototype of holographic disc drive
01/04/2005 - Linksys Claims Eightfold Speed Increase For Router, Adapter
01/04/2005 - Apple unveils Xsan SAN system
01/04/2005 - TiVo Unveils Portable Transfer Service
01/04/2005 - Start-up beams TV to your hand
01/04/2005 - Google readies charitable foundation
01/04/2005 - Philips Unveils DVD Burner That Plays CDs
01/04/2005 - Martian explorer marks first year
01/04/2005 - The 10 worst PC viruses of 2004
01/04/2005 - AMD takes aim at media players
Find a direct link to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?22005
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:
Microsoft Offers Virus-Removal Programs
story.news.yahoo.com -- Microsoft Corp., whose popular Windows software is a frequent target for Internet viruses, is offering a free security program to remove the most dangerous infections from computers.
The 10 worst PC viruses of 2004
inhome.rediff.com -- antivirus specialist Panda Software has named the Downloader.GK Trojan as the virus that caused the most amount of damage to computers across the world in 2004.
* Security:
IE Flaw Exploited
story.news.yahoo.com -- Internet Explorer has become an even bigger security risk--even under Windows XP SP2--with the publication of a new and extensive exploit.
Mozilla vulnerabilities identified
computerworld.com -- Users of the Mozilla and Firefox browsers and the Thunderbird e-mail client may be vulnerable to flaws that could allow an attacker to spy on or take over a system, according to security researchers.
Hackers step up search for unpatched servers
news.zdnet.co.uk -- Organisations that have not patched their Microsoft servers against the WINS flaw need to act fast, says SANS.
VXers creating 150 zombie programs a week
theregister.co.uk -- Malicious programs capable of turning home PCs into zombies controlled by hackers are growing at between 150 to 200 per week. McAfee's antivirus and Vulnerability Emergency Response Team (AVERT) reports that bots (now numbering over 7,000) and mass mailing viruses are the greatest threat to enterprises. Meanwhile exploits and adware account for over 60 per cent of the malicious threats impacting consumers.
* Privacy:
Adobe offers PDF confidentiality feature
macworld.co.uk -- Adobe will deliver rights management features with its new LiveCycle Policy Server, released today.
The server software allows organizations more control of, and security for documents being shared over a network. It enables organizations to apply policies to electronic documents ensuring confidentiality, privacy and accountability inside and outside the firewall, according to Adobe.
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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* Working on serious issue with News script improperly stripping characters out of some of the URL's causing the links to no longer properly work.
- Spent the majority of this week focused on e-mail, read and worked on over 10,000 e-mails this week.
- Corrected serious issue with script for dictionary word submission not reporting the proper links if the words were already found in the dictionary.
- Corrected issue with the script reporting the amount of updates performed this month being reported incorrectly.
- Added and updated several questions and answer pages.
- Updated and added several new dictionary definitions.
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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How to make a program the default program.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000654.htm
Norton antivirus worm protection never stops opening.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000656.htm
How do I get accent marks in Microsoft word?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000567.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.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
As mentioned in the above top news story, this week Microsoft introduced their own spyware security system, helping Microsoft users who are having issues with spyware on their computer. At first looks this program appears to be a great solution for users who need additional help and detection for spyware on their computer and is worth checking out.
Terri T. a Computer Hope newsletter subscriber brought up a great point about last weeks 53-key alphabet keyboard that we completely agree with. Users who are considering trying the 53-key keyboard should consider the below. In addition to the QWERTY keyboard the DVORAK keyboard is also a great solution for users looking to get the most efficiency out of their keyboard.
"If you are not looking to be an exceptional typist and stay at a beginner's level forever, this would probably be the best keyboard for you. I'm sure to someone starting off, it would be much simpler to have the letters arranged alphabetically and would decrease the time spent hunting and pecking. But - it's not always the easiest way that is the best. The QWERTY keyboard was designed so that the letters used most in the most common words we use were right at your fingertips with no awkward reaches. Once learned, I don't see how the 53-key alphabetical board could compete." - Terri T.
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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