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May 01, 2005 ISSUE 187
COMPUTERHOPE.COM NEWSLETTER
- http://www.computerhope.com/nletters/nl188.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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EOF ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/e/eof.htm ) -
Short for End-Of-File, EOF is a code placed by a computer after a file's last byte of data. EOF marks are helpful in data transmission and storage. Files are stored in blocks, and the end marker helps the computer know it has allocated enough space to store the file.
The EOF is generally represented by pressing and holding CTRL and pressing Z in DOS and OS/2 or pressing and holding CTRL and pressing D in Unix.
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: Adobe to acquire Macromedia
Adobe Systems has announced plans to buy rival software firm Macromedia for about $US3.4 billion, a move aiming to propel the group into digital markets that include mobile phones.
04/28/2005 - Microsoft slams XP in call for Longhorn support
04/28/2005 - Juniper buys Peribit and Redline
04/28/2005 - Critical flaw reported in Netscape
04/28/2005 - Old computers finding new uses
04/28/2005 - Wal-Mart Unveils Customized Music CDs
04/28/2005 - Bush Signs DVD 'Sanitizing' Bill
04/28/2005 - Net-illiterate 'failing children'
04/28/2005 - Google eyes billions, unveils new ad tool
04/27/2005 - Nortel buys government services firm for $448M
04/27/2005 - DoubleClick Agrees To $1.1 Billion Buyout
04/27/2005 - Virus pits itself against music pirates
04/27/2005 - Netscape pioneers launch free content network
04/27/2005 - Microsoft, Oracle call for patent reform
04/27/2005 - Fake call ID services on the rise
04/27/2005 - Web server attacks 'growing fast'
04/27/2005 - Gates demos 'more secure' Windows
04/27/2005 - Yahoo search tools get personal
04/27/2005 - Trend Micro Update Causes Mayhem
04/27/2005 - Linksys Acquires VoIP Vendor
04/27/2005 - RealNetworks unveils Rhapsody, offering free songs
Find links to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?1142005
04/24/2005 - Clever design gives AMD edge over Intel
04/24/2005 - Intel pays $10,000 bounty for old trade magazine
04/21/2005 - Opera 8 Released
04/21/2005 - China Sentences U.S. Citizens for Piracy
04/21/2005 - Java glitch hits OS X update
04/21/2005 - Project to open Internet to blind
04/20/2005 - BPI Wants 33 File Sharers Identities
04/20/2005 - Google Feature Logs Users' Histories
04/20/2005 - Sony, Toshiba Mull Format to Avoid DVD War
04/20/2005 - Microsoft to offer instant messaging on BlackBerry phones
04/18/2005 - LexisNexis Warns 280,000 of Info Breach
04/18/2005 - GCSE mobile cheating hits record high
04/18/2005 - IRS flaws open door to identity theft
04/18/2005 - Search giants court TiVo
04/18/2005 - Symantec debuts integrated anti-spyware tools
04/18/2005 - Mozilla flaws could allow attacks, data access
04/18/2005 - U.S. Military's Elite Hacker Crew
04/18/2005 - Robot walks, balances like a human
04/18/2005 - Students 'using adult websites'
04/18/2005 - Moore's Law on chips marks 40th
04/18/2005 - Robotic spacecraft mission cut short
04/18/2005 - Cisco gives OS face-lift to older routers
04/18/2005 - Microsoft Launches New Ad Campaign for Windows
04/18/2005 - Adobe to acquire Macromedia
04/18/2005 - GameStop buying EB Games
Find a direct link to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?1072005
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:
Virus pits itself against music pirates
news.zdnet.com -- A hacker has created a virus that targets music lovers by deleting MP3 files on infected computers, according to antivirus company Sophos.
Trend Micro Update Causes Mayhem
enterpriseitplanet.com -- Trend Micro customers spent at least part of the weekend battling the fallout from a faulty software update that the company distributed last Friday.
* Security: No security news this week.
Web server attacks 'growing fast'
news.bbc.co.uk -- More than 2,500 web servers every day are being hacked, reveals a report.
* Privacy:
IRS flaws open door to identity theft
news.com.com -- Computer-security flaws at the U.S. tax-collection agency could expose millions of taxpayers to potential identity theft or illegal police snooping, according to a congressional report released on Monday.
Find a direct link to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?1142005
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?1072005
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4. What's new at Computer Hope this week?
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* With the new month of May, Computer Hope has posted its new monthly Poll - "Have you tried online dating?" as well as results from last months poll, Quiz - "Which of the below is a type of memory that cannot have information written to it?" and Tip - "Microsoft Windows Explorer".
- As some of our readers may have noticed our above news section was split into two sections, this was because last weeks newsletter was not distributed. We plan on doing this in the future any time we miss a week. In addition to being split up we only have a few days of news posted. Unfortunately we have been working on some updates that prevented us from posting any news articles therefore were unable to post news links on some days. This issue has been corrected and should not occur in the future.
- Added and updated several question and answer pages.
- Continued work on numerous scripts to help with productivity and users interaction with Computer Hope.
- Did some minor modifications to the look of Computer Hopes newsletter.
- Posted other numerous 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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How do I create my own PDF file?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000693.htm
Where can I get Linux?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000694.htm
Can I have more than four IDE devices?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000695.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.brainboost.com/
This week we came across a great website called or answer engine called "Brainboost", similar to a search engine the website enables users to ask questions and get the direct answers to their questions.
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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