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February 27, 2005 ISSUE 180
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/nl180.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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Fast page ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/f/fastpage.htm ) -
Sometimes abbreviated as FP or FPM and also known as Fast page Mode. Fast page is a type of DRAM memory that reduces the power consumption and has a faster access because of the elimination of the column address setup time during the page cycle.
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: Iran jails blogger for 14 years
news.bbc.co.uk -- An Iranian weblogger has been jailed for 14 years on charges of spying and aiding foreign counter-revolutionaries.
02/27/2005 - IBM Regains No. 1 Spot in Unix Computer Servers
02/27/2005 - Fantasy interactive games reaping real rewards on the Internet
02/27/2005 - Yahoo! Set to Celebrate 10th Anniversary
02/27/2005 - Rewiring The Body
02/27/2005 - Historic Round-the-World Flight Set for Monday Takeoff
02/27/2005 - Startup uses tiny probes to store data
02/27/2005 - What makes a good surgeon? Video games
02/27/2005 - Intel Announces Intent To Acquire Oplus Technologies, Inc.
02/27/2005 - Opera Battles Spoofing in Latest Beta Release
02/27/2005 - IBM Donates Open Source Projects
02/27/2005 - Chips down for AMD, Dell to shop at Intel
02/27/2005 - Loki puts donations toward $1m MPAA payoff
02/27/2005 - Teachers fight high-tech cheaters
02/27/2005 - Crooners beware: Look before you leap online
02/27/2005 - Microsoft IM release expected soon
02/27/2005 - BofA: 1.2 million accounts jeopardized
02/27/2005 - Researchers Find Hole in Trend Micro antivirus Library
02/27/2005 - Security Update Issued for Firefox Web Browser, Sophos Reports
02/27/2005 - Macintosh computer creator, Jef Raskin, dead at 61
02/25/2005 - Restaurant fined for out-of-date website
02/25/2005 - California Woman Sues ChoicePoint
02/25/2005 - Cousins of pop-ups evade blockers
02/25/2005 - Microsoft admits targeting Wine users
02/25/2005 - Gyro sacrifice may extend Hubble's life
02/25/2005 - Nanoscopic 'ruler' could provide microchip benchmark
02/25/2005 - Microsoft offers $5 windfall for errant software
02/25/2005 - Researchers develop artificial enamel to mend cavities
02/25/2005 - Skype users may soon be sending text messages
02/25/2005 - Microsoft to unveil IM, videoconferencing tools
02/25/2005 - Qwest makes revised bid for MCI
02/25/2005 - When paying with plastic, why swipe? Just wave
02/25/2005 - Mozilla Firefox 1.0.1 Released
02/25/2005 - Iran jails blogger for 14 years
02/25/2005 - Global digital divide 'narrowing'
02/25/2005 - IBM, Zend lift PHP in development deal
02/25/2005 - Copernic Desktop Search 1.5 (beta)
02/24/2005 - Mesh networking takes to the skies
02/24/2005 - Sony Puts Pizza Ordering in Videogames
02/24/2005 - Software gives descriptive directions
02/24/2005 - Solar Tower of Power Finds Home
02/24/2005 - No Encryption for E-Passports
02/24/2005 - Software learns to translate by reading up
02/24/2005 - Payroll site closes on security worries
02/24/2005 - AOL goes public with local search
02/24/2005 - IBM 'hypervisor' software makes stealth debut
02/24/2005 - A supercomputer for the home?
02/24/2005 - Intel prunes prices
02/24/2005 - Windows Server still dogged by 'blue screen' bug
02/24/2005 - Creatures Frozen for 32,000 Years Still Alive
02/24/2005 - Yahoo Improves Its Images
02/24/2005 - IE Phishing Exploit Reported
02/24/2005 - Are ISPs Blocking VoIP Calls?
02/24/2005 - EBay Charged with Shilling
02/24/2005 - AMD to ship dual-core Athlon 64 chip by year's end
02/24/2005 - Microsoft settles with Dutch site over AntiSpyware row
02/24/2005 - Hitachi slashes Microdrive prices, debuts 6GB model
02/24/2005 - EDS to shutter 21 global data centers by 2006
02/24/2005 - Hotmail outage peeves some e-mail users
02/24/2005 - Dell accused of bait-and-switch in new lawsuit
02/24/2005 - Beaming Into Your PC from Anywhere
02/24/2005 - The 411 on how to stop cell hackers
02/24/2005 - Google unveils movie showtime search
02/24/2005 - Microsoft Pitches New Low-Cost, Entry-Level Database Edition
02/24/2005 - Britain Launches Internet Virus Alert Service
02/24/2005 - Apple Lowers IPod Prices
02/24/2005 - Microsoft to Modify Windows XP Product-Activation Policy
02/23/2005 - Microsoft buys Axapta tool kit to offer partners
02/23/2005 - Delaying tactic improves online security
02/23/2005 - U.N. to control use of Internet?
02/23/2005 - Relics of computer history in New York auction
02/23/2005 - Apple laptop is 'greatest gadget'
02/23/2005 - Global blogger action day called
02/23/2005 - Google's toolbar sparks concern
02/23/2005 - Scientists envision granting sight to the blind
02/23/2005 - Lab says screening device can detect nuclear material
02/23/2005 - Paris Hilton Used as Bait in Worm Launch
02/23/2005 - Nokia denies wholesale move to Firefox
02/23/2005 - Apple Unveils New iPod mini Starting at Just $199
02/23/2005 - Seeing the invisible - first dark galaxy discovered?
02/23/2005 - HP sued over pre-programmed cartridges
02/23/2005 - Hacking Paris Hilton
02/23/2005 - The Web Not the Death of Language
02/23/2005 - Worm tries to entice with 'lov ya' message
02/23/2005 - Virus alert: Don't open FBI e-mail
02/23/2005 - U.S. makes first arrest for spim
02/23/2005 - New Virus Attack Technique Bypasses Filters
Find a direct link to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?512005
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:
Britain Launches Internet Virus Alert Service
reuters.com -- Britain launched a Web site on Thursday aimed at helping computer users avoid damage from Internet viruses and other online threats.
Paris Hilton Used as Bait in Worm Launch
newsfactor.com -- The Paris Hilton-related worms are spreading quickly -- proof that users do not always listen to oft-repeated advice on how to practice safe e-mailing. "Sometimes, users just find it hard to resist an attachment that seems alluring," says Sophos consultant Graham Cluley. "And that's what worm writers depend on."
Worm tries to entice with 'lov ya' message
news.com.com -- Five years after the world fell victim to the "I love you" virus, a malicous-software writer is trying a similar trick on unsuspecting users.
Virus alert: Don't open FBI e-mail
cnn.com -- Don't open those e-mail attachments that appear to be from the FBI. They might contain a computer virus.
New Virus Attack Technique Bypasses Filters
eweek.com -- Virus writers have once again gotten the drop on antivirus vendors and IT administrators with a new technique that's finding early and considerable success.
* Security:
Opera Battles Spoofing in Latest Beta Release
eweek.com -- Responding to the rise of a spoofing flaw in Web browsers, Opera Software ASA has released a second beta release of its next browser with extra security features.
Researchers Find Hole in Trend Micro antivirus Library
pcworld.com -- A critical flaw has been discovered in Trend Micro's antivirus Library, which is used by all the company's desktop, server, and gateway security products.
Security Update Issued for Firefox Web Browser, Sophos Reports
computerworld.com.au -- Experts at SophosLabs(TM), Sophos's global network of virus and spam analysis centres, have advised businesses and home users to update their version of the Mozilla Firefox web browser, in order to protect against a number of security vulnerabilities.
* Privacy:
BofA: 1.2 million accounts jeopardized
money.cnn.com -- Bank of America said Friday it lost computer tapes containing account information on 1.2 million federal employee credit cards, among them those of U.S. senators, potentially exposing them to theft or hacking
Payroll site closes on security worries
news.com.com -- Online payroll service provider PayMaxx shuttered its automated W-2 site on Wednesday after a researcher claimed that two security holes had exposed data on more than 25,000 people.
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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*Moving to an alternate web host failed and unfortunately caused lots of downtime and no progress to be made. We have reverted back to our current web host while continue to work with our current host and examine other solutions to resolve our bandwidth and other growth related issues.
When moving we updated the DNS, which takes several hours to propagate across the Internet, because of these changes some users may not be able to access Computer Hope until late Sunday (2/27/2005) - Early Monday (2/28/2005).
- Updated and added new dictionary definitions.
- The first installment of our updated mail script was posted. We hope this will help with the rate at which questions and e-mails are answered.
- Updated search engine was posted and search index.
- Posted updated documents 200 - 238.
- All minor updates that were not yet posted have been posted.
- 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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Additional information and help with the boot.ini
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000492.htm
How to get to a MS-DOS prompt.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/chdos.htm
How to use the Windows recovery console.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000627.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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This week we thought we would mention a few websites that we came across recently that we found interesting.
http://yes.net/
#Yes, is a great site for radio enthusiasts that enables a user to see recently played songs for over 2,315 different radio stations in the United States. This is helpful for when you wanted to know a name of a song while listening to the radio, but the DJ didn't mention it.
http://www.worldjumpday.org/
Whether or not there is any legitimacy to this story is debatable. However, Scientists from ISA/Muchen (Germany) have published a report that affirms the theory that the planet earth could be driven out of its current orbital rotation by the combined force of human beings jumping. Join the World jump day 20 July 2006.
http://www.text-image.com/
A fun site that takes any image and converts it to a text-image also known as ascii art..
http://futuremail.bensinclair.com/home/index
FutureMail, is a great idea that enables users to send themselves a mail in the future. This is great for users who want to be reminded of an event.
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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