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April 18, 2005 ISSUE 186
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/nl186.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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GUI ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/g/gui.htm ) -
Short for Graphical User Interface, the GUI was first developed at Xerox PARC by Alan Kay, Douglas Engelbart, and a group of other researchers. A GUI uses windows, icons, and menus to carry out commands such as opening files, delete files, move files, etc. and although many GUI Operating Systems are operated by using a mouse the keyboard can also be used by using keyboard shortcuts or arrow keys.
Unlike a command line Operating System like Unix or MS-DOS, GUI Operating Systems are much easier for end-users to learn and use because commands do not need to be known or memorized. Because of their ease of use GUI Operating Systems have become the dominant Operating System used by end-users today.
A few examples of a GUI Operating Systems:
1. Microsoft Windows 95
2. Apple System 7
3. Apple Mac OS.
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: Apple Unleashes Tiger, Dreams of Having Longhorn for Lunch
linuxbusinessweek.com -- Apple says it's going to unleash Tiger, its highly anticipated Unix-based Mac OS X 10.4 operating system upgrade, on Friday, April 29 at 6PM. The server version is said to integrate a hundred-odd open source projects and standards-based software applications with management tools that are supposed to make it easy to deploy for Mac, Windows and Linux clients. Taking a shot at Microsoft, Apple notes that there are no client access licenses (CALs).
04/17/2005 - The Best Free PC Utilities
04/17/2005 - Surprises Lurk in Satellite Snaps
04/17/2005 - Linux Distribution Tames Chaos
04/17/2005 - Fantastic Spastic Elastic Plastic
04/17/2005 - Motorola to unveil iRadio for cell phones
04/17/2005 - Get ready for the AirScooter
04/17/2005 - Amazon Eyeing DVD Rental Partnership in U.S.
04/17/2005 - Europe's fastest computer boots up
04/17/2005 - Global PC shipments growth in Q1 2005: IDC
04/17/2005 - Israel search startup finds niche to challenge giants
04/17/2005 - Sneak peek: Longhorn search capability previewed
04/17/2005 - Inmates in U.S. using intermediaries to escape into Internet
04/17/2005 - Toshiba develops new 3-D, flat-panel display
04/17/2005 - New Firefox, Mozilla Versions Plug Critical Security Holes
04/17/2005 - Microsoft, Yahoo Join Blogging Craze
04/17/2005 - Skype Adds Virtual Numbers, Voice Mail
04/17/2005 - Supercomputing power made real
04/17/2005 - New Netscape combines best of two competing browsers
04/17/2005 - Computer-generated gibberish fools scholars
04/17/2005 - BBC joins the podcasting revolution
04/17/2005 - Wireless: Only a matter of time until VOIP goes mobile
04/17/2005 - Italian Scientists Claim to Clone Horse
04/17/2005 - Apple debuts video production software
04/17/2005 - Intel to release WiMax chip
04/15/2005 - MIT makes plastic that changes shape in light
04/15/2005 - A Talking Robot Sounds Like Humans
04/15/2005 - 'Minority Report' interface created for US military
04/15/2005 - Comcast Sued for Disclosing Customer Information
04/15/2005 - TV on brink of going truly mobile
04/15/2005 - An early peek at Longhorn
04/15/2005 - Bogus blogs snare fresh victims
04/15/2005 - Home workers 'pose security risk'
04/15/2005 - Apple Unleashes Tiger, Dreams of Having Longhorn for Lunch
04/15/2005 - IBM Signs $125 Million Deal To Build Nationwide Speed Trap
04/15/2005 - Reuters IM Worm Attack Seen As 'Wake-Up Call'
04/15/2005 - Skype Reaches Milestone: Over 100 Million Served
04/15/2005 - Cisco Announces Deal to Purchase Topspin Communications
04/13/2005 - LexisNexis Breach May Be Worse Than Thought
04/13/2005 - Microsoft releases backup server public beta
04/13/2005 - IBM on the hunt for Firefox programmers
04/13/2005 - 'Desk skiving' popular with UK workers
04/13/2005 - OpenOffice.org details vulnerability
04/13/2005 - Start-up claims injunction against Microsoft
04/13/2005 - Flaw found in Cisco, Juniper and IBM kit
04/13/2005 - Half of U.S. taxpayers filing online
04/13/2005 - Yahoo offers free hosting to small businesses
04/13/2005 - Microsoft talks Tiger compatibility
04/13/2005 - Spammers Using Pope's Image to Defraud
04/13/2005 - Centenarian takes computer course
04/13/2005 - Apple bloggers get press support
04/13/2005 - Rethinking computers at MIT
04/13/2005 - Microsoft Database Bug Goes Unpatched
04/13/2005 - So Long, Cell Towers
04/13/2005 - The Fix is In: Eight New Security Updates for Windows
04/13/2005 - Google launches North American cellphone services
04/13/2005 - Apple sets Tiger OS loose April 29
04/13/2005 - Microsoft security flaws
04/13/2005 - RIAA Sues More Than 400 College Students Over Internet2 Downloads
04/11/2005 - Mac emulator goes open source
04/11/2005 - Senators don't want 1898 tax to hit Net
04/11/2005 - Robotic camel riders are ready to race
04/11/2005 - World's fastest transistor operates at blinding speed
04/11/2005 - Adobe about to release Linux-friendly Reader
04/11/2005 - Intel offers $10,000 for Moore's Law magazine
04/11/2005 - Tech industry slashing jobs again
04/11/2005 - All shows, all the time
04/11/2005 - Keyboards harbour nasty bugs
04/11/2005 - Site-blocking worm carries phishing risk
04/11/2005 - Microsoft to pay Gateway to settle claims
04/11/2005 - Brazilian arrested for '01 Airforce hacks
04/11/2005 - Rootkit Web sites fall to DDOS attack
04/11/2005 - 'Games overtake music' for US men
04/11/2005 - Microsoft Suits Target Illegal Software Distribution
04/11/2005 - Learning To Live With Spam
04/11/2005 - Bionic suit offers wearers super-strength
Find a direct link to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?1002005
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:
Reuters IM Worm Attack Seen As 'Wake-Up Call'
informationweek.com -- Reuters' instant messaging service, purposefully taken offline by the U.K.-based firm Thursday in a last-ditch effort to stymie a fast-spreading IM worm, was back in operation early Friday morning.
* Security:
The Fix is In: Eight New Security Updates for Windows
blogs.washingtonpost.com -- Microsoft Corp. today released eight software security updates for computers running its Windows operating system. The eight patches mend at least 18 different security holes in a variety of Microsoft products.
New Firefox, Mozilla Versions Plug Critical Security Holes
beta.news.yahoo.com -- The Mozilla Foundation has released new versions of the Firefox browser and Mozilla suite of programs to address several security vulnerabilities.
Home workers 'pose security risk'
news.bbc.co.uk -- Working from home could pose a security threat to British businesses, costing an estimated 8.5bn a year, an IT security company has warned.
Flaw found in Cisco, Juniper and IBM kit
news.com.com -- A software flaw that affects products from Cisco Systems, Juniper Networks and IBM has been announced by Britain's national emergency response team.
Microsoft security flaws
telegraphindia.com -- Microsoft Corp. yesterday warned of five new "critical"-rated security flaws in its Windows, Internet Explorer, Word and Messenger software programmes that could allow attackers to take control of a personal computer.
Site-blocking worm carries phishing risk
news.zdnet.com -- A new variant of the Crowt worm could block infected browsers from accessing Web sites belonging to some antivirus sellers, Trend Micro has warned.
* Privacy: No new privacy news this week.
Find a direct link to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?1002005
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4. What's new at Computer Hope this week?
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- Added several new questions and answers to database.
- Continued to improve work on support mail script to help answer mail more efficiently.
- Performed other minor updates throughout page.
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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Getting BIOS not installed message as computer boots.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000692.htm
Windows freezes or stops responding.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000690.htm
Windows Setup requires 15728640 bytes available on your C: drive error
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000688.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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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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