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March 28, 2005 ISSUE 183
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/nl183.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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AT keyboard ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/a/atkey.htm ) -
Also known as the 101-key keyboard, the AT keyboard is the US standard keyboard introduced in 1986 by IBM and is used with the IBM compatible computer. This is one of the most common keyboards used today and can easily be identified as a keyboard that does not include the extra three Windows keys introduced by Microsoft. A AT keyboard may also be used to describe a keyboard that uses the AT (Din5) port, this type of keyboard has been widely replaced by new standards such as PS/2 and USB keyboards.
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: Classic maths puzzle cracked at last
A number puzzle originating in the work of self-taught maths genius Srinivasa Ramanujan nearly a century ago has been solved. The solution may one day lead to advances in particle physics and computer security.
03/27/2005 - Cell Phone with Built-in Projector
03/27/2005 - Pez to dispense MP3s instead of candy
03/27/2005 - GPL 3 not expected to split free-software world
03/27/2005 - Robots Are Ready to Rumble
03/27/2005 - Employers Relying On Personality Tests To Screen Applicants
03/27/2005 - Group Protests China's Web Site Crackdown
03/27/2005 - IE 'Unsafe' 98 Percent Of 2004, Says ScanIT
03/27/2005 - Can't get up? Wake up and find the Clocky
03/27/2005 - Entertainment Biz Preps for Day in Court
03/26/2005 - Yahoo! Messenger under seige from Phishing attack
03/26/2005 - NASA Will Offer Cash Prizes for Technological Innovations
03/25/2005 - U.S. cell tally: 180 million users and counting
03/25/2005 - US Army chooses Alienware game notebooks
03/25/2005 - Macintosh Hacker Attacks Are on the Rise -Symantec
03/25/2005 - Amazon "Sells" ViewSonic From The Future
03/25/2005 - Broadband scuffle reaches Supreme Court
03/25/2005 - More Contacts on Your Messenger
03/25/2005 - Internet Movie Download Case to Be Prosecuted
03/25/2005 - All the news that robots pick
03/25/2005 - Trillian IM flaw exposed
03/25/2005 - Apple patches security flaws
03/25/2005 - Jury awards Lexar additional $84M in Toshiba case
03/25/2005 - Dell to build second factory in China
03/25/2005 - Adobe re-discovers Linux with Reader v7
03/25/2005 - Yahoo Lawyers Ask Court for Protection
03/25/2005 - Programmers bypass Red Hat Linux fees
03/25/2005 - ICANN approves .eu Net domain
03/25/2005 - Banks ordered to tell customers about breaches
03/25/2005 - 'Podcasters' look to net money
03/25/2005 - Fastest supercomputer gets faster
03/25/2005 - Photo Essay: Fans Wait Out Sony's PSP
03/25/2005 - Yahoo Launches Vertical Search Tool for Creative Content
03/25/2005 - PyMusique Author Hacks Apple's ITunes Fix
03/25/2005 - File Swappers Find New Ways to Trade Tunes
03/24/2005 - Hackers Tilt PowerBook for Tricks
03/24/2005 - Animator Makes Waves as Artist
03/24/2005 - Oracle overcomes SAP to acquire Retek for $630M
03/24/2005 - Microsoft criticized for 'IPv6-like' patent
03/24/2005 - US surfers grow shy of owning up to file-swapping
03/24/2005 - Firefox Receives Another Security Update
03/24/2005 - Spitzer sees far-off planet light
03/23/2005 - Creative Labs owes you $62
03/23/2005 - Bright ideas, big wait on tech payback
03/23/2005 - AOL offers English language lessons
03/23/2005 - Bill aims to regulate spyware
03/23/2005 - Rise of zombie PCs 'threatens UK'
03/23/2005 - Mozilla: We're more secure than Microsoft
03/23/2005 - Microsoft Lifts Lid On Longhorn's Networking Features
03/23/2005 - IBM Wades Into Murky Waters of Anti-Spam
03/23/2005 - Microsoft Ships Rebranded Patch Management Beta
03/23/2005 - Dark energy does not exist, claim cosmologists
03/23/2005 - Yahoo bolsters e-mail storage to 1GB
03/23/2005 - Net phone provider sued in Texas
03/23/2005 - Cyber criminals hack their way to fortune: report
03/22/2005 - Apple fixes iTunes security hole
03/22/2005 - Microsoft in license deal with Symbian
03/21/2005 - Dell Sees Red Light for White Boxes
03/21/2005 - Calif. University Says 59,000 Affected by Hackers
03/21/2005 - Pupils make more progress in 3Rs 'without aid of computers'
03/21/2005 - iPod tipped to boost Apple's desktop share
03/21/2005 - Hawkins start-up takes brainy challenge
03/21/2005 - HP to acquire Snapfish photo service
03/21/2005 - Novell announces small-business Linux bundle
03/21/2005 - Classical-music fans feel slighted in era of iPod
03/21/2005 - AOL Unveils ICQ 5
03/21/2005 - CERN readies world's biggest science grid
03/21/2005 - Investment firms seek buyout of SunGard
03/21/2005 - Yahoo buys photo-sharing site Flickr
03/21/2005 - AOL Launches Test of Travel Search Site
03/21/2005 - Intel ships 64-bit, 2MB L2 Pentium 4s
03/21/2005 - Ask Jeeves to be sold for $1.85bn
03/21/2005 - Automated web-crawler harvests resume info
03/21/2005 - Classic maths puzzle cracked at last
Find a direct link to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?792005
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: No new virus news this week.
* Security:
Macintosh Hacker Attacks Are on the Rise -Symantec
story.news.yahoo.com -- Hacker attacks on Apple Computer Inc.'s Macintosh OS X operating system, thought by many who use the Mac to be virtually immune to attack, are on the rise, according to a report from antivirus software vendor Symantec Corp.
Trillian IM flaw exposed
news.com.com -- Researchers have reported a vulnerability in the Trillian instant messaging application, adding to the rapid development of IM-related security threats.
Apple patches security flaws
infoworld.com -- Apple Computer has patched nine security flaws in a new update for its Mac OS X operating system, including some that could allow an attacker to take over a system, and a phishing flaw in Safari that was recently fixed in the Mozilla Firefox browser.
Firefox Receives Another Security Update
webpronews.com -- Mozilla has patched a Firefox vulnerability, discovered by the Internet Security Systems group, having to do with the method in which Mozilla's browser resolves .gif images.
Apple fixes iTunes security hole
cooltechzone.com -- Apple Computer, Inc. today said it has closed the backdoor hack in its iTunes online music store, which allowed hackers to download DRM-free music.
* Privacy:
Calif. University Says 59,000 Affected by Hackers
story.news.yahoo.com -- Hackers attacked computer servers of a California university and may have gained access to the personal information of 59,000 people affiliated with the school, a university spokesman said on Monday.
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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- Posted updated revisal of issues 400 - 500.
- Posted several new dictionary definitions and updated definitions.
- Updated support e-mail script and working out issue being reported by users who are unable to complete the form.
- Continued work on catching up on e-mails.
- Performed minor updates on search engine and posted version 4.0b.
- Updated feedback script with new features.
- Performed several other minor updates throughout site.
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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Where do I locate the motherboard video drivers?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000680.htm
How many processors will Windows 2000 support?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000171.htm
Determining if FAT32 is enabled.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000033.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.gameoptics.com/
This week we came across the GameOptics X1620, the first USB LCD portable secondary display. Although primary designed for gamers this device could be used by anyone who would like to display information constantly. The device is capable of displaying stock information, songs currently being played through a media player, chat, and more.
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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