Computer Hope newsletter #198
August 14, 2005 ISSUE 198
COMPUTERHOPE.COM NEWSLETTER
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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. Users Q&A
7. All Talk
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1. Weekly Computer Term.
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Range ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/r/range.htm ) -
When referring to a spreadsheet, range is a group of cells within a row or column. For example in the formula "=sum(A1:A10)", the cells in column A 1-10 are the range.
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: Mac OS X For Intel Hacked, Runs On Any PC
informationweek.com -- Apple's OS for Intel-based computers, which is currently in the hands of developers, may have been cracked so that it will run on non-Apple hardware.
08/14/2005 - Music Industry Worried About CD Burning
08/14/2005 - IBM brains capture a PC's soul
08/14/2005 - Game players say Blizzard invades privacy
08/14/2005 - Snoops bug the high-tech car
08/14/2005 - Nanotech transistor powers up
08/14/2005 - FBI moves ahead with successor to ill-fated IT upgrade
08/14/2005 - Even Geeks Need a Breather
08/14/2005 - Edison teen gets 5 years for attacks on Web sites
08/14/2005 - Huge Computer-Theft Case Gets Conviction
08/14/2005 - Firefox lost market share in July to Internet Explorer
08/14/2005 - Traffic Hackers Hit Red Light
08/14/2005 - Geeks Beat Nerds in Trivia Bowl
08/14/2005 - Spanish Police Shut Down Movie Web Site
08/14/2005 - New scam asks people to fax away data
08/14/2005 - New Microsoft security system scours Web
08/14/2005 - AOL Wins Judgment Against Spammers
08/14/2005 - US officials go to hackers' convention to recruit
08/14/2005 - Former Mac clone maker branches out
08/14/2005 - Cabir mobile virus strikes in Finland
08/14/2005 - Mac OS X For Intel Hacked, Runs On Any PC
08/14/2005 - New TiVo downloads could take on cable
08/14/2005 - Intel readies next-generation architecture
08/14/2005 - Google Suspends Copyright Copies
08/14/2005 - Apple loses bid on patent Microsoft wins first round in struggle over iPod system
08/11/2005 - Reports of Vista virus rebutted
08/11/2005 - Yahoo 'closes in' on China deal
08/11/2005 - Microsoft in $7m spam settlement
08/11/2005 - S Korean dies after games session
08/11/2005 - Games to be tested in classrooms
08/10/2005 - Microsoft urges update for flaws
08/10/2005 - Google News gets RSS and Atom feeds
Find links to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?2192005
Last weeks Top News Story: First family of Windows Vista viruses unleashed
infoworld.com -- An Austrian hacker earned the dubious distinction of writing what are thought to be the first known viruses for Microsoft's (Profile, Products, Articles) Windows Vista operating system. Written in July, the viruses take advantage of a new command shell, code-named Monad, that is included in the Windows Vista beta code.
08/05/2005 - Yahoo's new search master
08/05/2005 - Indiana schools enroll Linux
08/05/2005 - Amazon May Get Into Online Music
08/05/2005 - Video gaming | Chasing the dream
08/05/2005 - Robot catcher grabs high speed projectiles
08/05/2005 - Mozilla Creates For-Profit Unit, But Insists It's Not 'Selling Out'
08/05/2005 - You Say You Want a Web Revolution
08/05/2005 - Yahoo Debuts Audio Search
08/05/2005 - U.S. charges man in camcorder-piracy crackdown
08/05/2005 - Microsoft to patch software next week
08/05/2005 - Notebook prices breaking the $500 barrier
08/05/2005 - First family of Windows Vista viruses unleashed
08/05/2005 - Is the web's love affair with PHP over?
08/05/2005 - Cisco.com passwords reset after Web site exposure
08/05/2005 - NEC develops organic battery for IT use
08/05/2005 - Police chief's plea over e-mails
08/05/2005 - AOL buys online locker provider
08/04/2005 - Key bugs in core Linux code squashed
08/04/2005 - IBM Acquires Data-Integration Software Developer DWL
08/04/2005 - Storm clouds gather over podcasting
08/04/2005 - DNS servers--an Internet Achilles' heel
08/04/2005 - Worm hole found in Windows 2000
08/04/2005 - Apple launches iTunes in Japan
08/04/2005 - AMD cuts prices on many chips
08/04/2005 - Yahoo to Partner With CNN, ABC for Video
08/04/2005 - More People Turn to the Web to Watch TV
08/04/2005 - Mac OS X Intel Kernel Uses DRM
08/04/2005 - Hackers race to expose Cisco Internet flaw
Find links to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?2122005
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:
Cabir mobile virus strikes in Finland
vnunet.com -- An outbreak of the Cabir mobile phone virus has hit the World Athletics Championships in Finland.
* Security:
New Microsoft security system scours Web
computerworld.com -- Microsoft Corp. has taken the wraps off a new security program that uses automated "HoneyMonkeys" to patrol the Web, seeking out sites that automatically install malicious code on Windows XP systems.
Microsoft urges update for flaws
news.bbc.co.uk -- Microsoft is urging Windows users to update their systems with the latest security patches it has released to fix three critical flaws in its software.
Microsoft to patch software next week
infoworld.com -- Microsoft will release six software patches next Tuesday covering flaws in its Windows operating system. The company also is planning to release an updated version of its Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool, and a nonsecurity update for Windows, Microsoft said in a statement posted to its Web site Thursday.
Key bugs in core Linux code squashed
news.zdnet.com -- Serious security bugs in key parts of the latest Linux code have been fixed, but some small glitches have been introduced, according to a recent scan
Worm hole found in Windows 2000
news.com.com -- A serious flaw has been discovered in a core component of Windows 2000, with no possible work-around until it gets fixed, a security company said.
* Privacy:
New scam asks people to fax away data
news.com.com -- Phishers have added a new lure to their tackle boxes: e-mails that ask people to fax sensitive information to bogus security investigators.
Cisco.com passwords reset after Web site exposure
computerworld.com -- Cisco Systems Inc. is resetting passwords for all registered users of its Cisco.com Web site after discovering a vulnerability in its search engine software that left user passwords exposed, the company said today.
Find a direct link to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?2122005
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?2192005
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4. What's new at Computer Hope this week?
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- Added and modified several dictionary definitions.
- Added additional questions and answers.
- Continued work on mail script, updated news script, continued work on other new scripts.
- Performed various 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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Preventing a MS-DOS window from automatically closing in Windows.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000738.htm
How do I create a Windows shortcut?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000739.htm
How to create a partition using fdisk.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000345.htm
Last week we mentioned, "How do I determine how long my computer has been running for?" as an incorrect document number this should have been: http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000733.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. Users Q&A
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This is a new section of the Computer Hope newsletter we are introducing this week that will contain some of the questions and answered that have been answered through our new Q&A mail system. We hope this will help spur more interest and development in this section of Computer Hope. If you have any suggestions or comments feel free to let us know.
Run-time error '75' path/file access error
http://www.computerhope.com/chid/5254.htm
Cannot defrag because no administrator rights.
http://www.computerhope.com/chid/5421.htm
Trying to open multiple documents at once with a batch file.
http://www.computerhope.com/chid/6432.htm
See a complete list of online e-mail questions and answers at:
http://www.computerhope.com/chid/index.pl
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7. All Talk
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http://www.youtube.com/
A great site we came across this week that allows users to post their own videos and allow family or friends to view them privately or allow everyone on the Internet to see. This is great for users who maintain their own blogs and wanted to post videos and/or for users who just need a site to support bandwidth for their videos.
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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