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June 13, 2005 ISSUE 191
COMPUTERHOPE.COM NEWSLETTER
- http://www.computerhope.com/nletters/nl191.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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Wafer ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/w/wafer.htm ) -
More commonly known as a silicon wafer, a wafer is a single thin slice of a crystal ingot that has been precisely cut using a diamond saw and chemically polished. The Silicon Wafers are approximately 1 / 30th-inch to 1/50th-inch think and 3 to 6 inches in diameter. Using these wafers a manufacturer can place anywhere from 10 to several hundred semiconductors or IC's onto it, which are later cut out and used in computer and other electronics.
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: $80bn Google takes top media spot
news.bbc.co.uk -- Internet search phenomenon Google has overtaken a swathe of venerable rivals to become the world's biggest media company by stock market value.
06/10/2005 - Invention Allows Humans to Breathe Like Fish
06/10/2005 - Windows Command Line to be overhauled
06/10/2005 - Student discovers calculator flaw
06/10/2005 - Rocketboy bought a house off Fatal1ty woes
06/09/2005 - Yahoo upholds Firefox avatar pledge
06/09/2005 - VeriSign again wins bid to operate .net domain
06/09/2005 - Oracle acquires TimesTen database software
06/09/2005 - Computer Associates buys Niku for $350M
06/09/2005 - Supreme Court rebuffs Lexmark in toner cartridge fight
06/09/2005 - Rise in public sector PC misuse
06/09/2005 - AOL adds partners for video search engine
06/09/2005 - Scoop! Smile for the Google 3D mapping truck
06/09/2005 - Microsoft planning music subscription service
06/09/2005 - HP Unveils New Interface For Nano-Electronic Circuits
06/09/2005 - $1 amnesty for pirated software
06/09/2005 - 10 security updates on Tuesday from Microsoft
06/09/2005 - IE 6 Tapped For Tabs
06/08/2005 - Hollywood Foots Bill for Spy Cams
06/08/2005 - MSN flaw put Hotmail accounts at risk
06/08/2005 - 'Walking' octopus inspires soft robots
06/08/2005 - $80bn Google takes top media spot
06/08/2005 - Military 'hacker' freed on bail
06/08/2005 - Chinese gamer sentenced to life
06/08/2005 - Symantec files suit to label adware
06/08/2005 - Music Industry Targets Parents
06/08/2005 - Mytob Worms Run Phishing Scams
06/08/2005 - Seagate goes perpendicular with hard drives
06/07/2005 - Old Firefox browser flow resurfaces
06/07/2005 - IBM, EPFL join forces to develop computer-based model of the brain
06/07/2005 - AOL does a Google, Launches 2GB Email Service
06/06/2005 - Yahoo ditches fees on U.S. Web auctions
Find links to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?1562005
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:
Mytob Worms Run Phishing Scams
informationweek.com -- Some of the latest Mytob worms have adopted phishing-style tactics to entice users into infecting themselves with malware that lets hackers snatch control of compromised PCs.
* Security:
10 security updates on Tuesday from Microsoft
news.softpedia.com -- Microsoft announced today through a notice posted on their Web site that its monthly patch bundle will contain seven security bulletins and fixes for the Windows operating system, and one security bulletin for each of the following: Windows and Microsoft Services for Unix Exchange, Internet Security & Acceleration Server and Small Business Server.
MSN flaw put Hotmail accounts at risk
news.com.com -- Microsoft took part of its MSN Web site offline over the weekend, after it learned of a flaw that could let an attacker gain access to Hotmail accounts, the company said.
* Privacy: No new security news this week.
Find a direct link to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?1562005
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4. What's new at Computer Hope this week?
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- Continued work on various scripts throughout page.
- 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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What is the difference between BIOS and CMOS?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000707.htm
How can I test my memory to determine if it is bad?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000708.htm
Does capitalization and spaces mater in Internet addresses?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000709.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://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20050608/105586/
This week we came across a news article describing a product that we will all likely see in the feature. Developed by Optware, the HVC or Holographic Versatile Card is a future type of media that is capable of storing a lot more information in a lot less space.
Additional details about the technology can also be found on the below page.
http://www.optware.co.jp/english/what.htm
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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