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September 06, 2005 ISSUE 200
COMPUTERHOPE.COM NEWSLETTER
- http://www.computerhope.com/nletters/nl200.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. Users Q&A
7. All Talk
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1. Weekly Computer Term.
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Adder ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/a/adder.htm ) -
1. Component of a computer processor that adds two numbers sent from the processing instructions.
2. Circuit that sums the amplitudes of two input signals. A half adder is a group of logic gates that are connected to create a logic circuit, incapable of handling addition for two numbers. A full adder is a circuit that adds two binary numbers.
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: Hurricane drives interest in online backups
news.com.com -- In Hurricane Katrina's watery aftermath, companies that provide online file-backup services are reporting a sharp increase in business.
09/04/2005 - Apple appears poised for iTunes phone launch
09/04/2005 - 20 Things They Don't Want You to Know
09/04/2005 - 'Weather nerd' in Indiana warned New Orleans mayor
09/04/2005 - Adobe server adds smarts to PDFs
09/04/2005 - Microsoft Blasts Massachusetts' New XML
09/04/2005 - AMD responds to Intel response
09/02/2005 - IT worker confidence falls in August
09/02/2005 - Linspire Gives Away Free Linux
09/02/2005 - India's two top technology firms win largest ever outsourcing contract
09/02/2005 - Price of Laptop Computer Drops to $1,000
09/02/2005 - New 'Alien Nanofiber' Has Potential Anti-Counterfeiting Applications
09/02/2005 - Camera Phone Has Life After Theft
09/02/2005 - 'My life as an online gamer'
09/02/2005 - Flood Waters Can't Sink Net Link
09/02/2005 - Mazda Ditches Cylinder Locks in Favor of USB Key
09/02/2005 - Robotic space penguin to hop across the Moon
09/02/2005 - Microsoft makes Unix changes
09/02/2005 - Online scams emerge in Katrina's wake
09/02/2005 - Windows Firewall flaw may hide open ports
09/02/2005 - Hurricane drives interest in online backups
09/02/2005 - Mac mini offer dropped
09/02/2005 - Creative Ships Worm-Ridden Music Players
09/02/2005 - Google Turns Media Maw to Print
09/02/2005 - Microsoft acquires VoIP provider Teleo
09/02/2005 - Firefox 1.5 beta due next week
09/02/2005 - Computer in poolside rescue drama
09/02/2005 - Flaws revealed in Adobe Version Cue
09/02/2005 - 'Tagosaurus' Software Scans Your MP3s, Recommends New Ones
09/02/2005 - Conn. man pleads guilty to selling Microsoft source code
09/02/2005 - Microsoft tests new Windows file system
09/02/2005 - Flickr Fans to Yahoo: Flick Off!
Last Weeks Top News Story: Google expands into instant messaging, VoIP
cbc.ca -- The Google juggernaut has become a bit bigger. Google has announced new weapons in its arsenal for domination of the Internet - its own instant messaging and web-based voice communication programs.
08/28/2005 - 'Bat-Bot' Sounds Out Surroundings
08/28/2005 - Sony scores with Station Exchange
08/28/2005 - Google gets better. What's up with that?
08/28/2005 - Flaw may hide malicious software
08/28/2005 - 'Kutztown 13' Hackers Quietly Offered Deal
08/28/2005 - Brazilian police arrest 85 in crackdown on hackers
08/28/2005 - Computer fault grounds airplanes
08/28/2005 - AOL Settles Case Accusing It of Thwarting Cancellations
08/28/2005 - Worm Targets Online Gamers To Steal Virtual Stuff
08/28/2005 - ID theft ring escapes shutdown
08/28/2005 - Maturing net growing more slowly
08/28/2005 - Two detained for US computer worm
08/25/2005 - Zotob worm hole also affects Windows XP
08/25/2005 - Telecoms face Internet challenge
08/25/2005 - China imposes online gaming curbs
08/25/2005 - Copyright Program To Require Explorer
08/25/2005 - Multilingual MSN Messenger Worm Spreads
08/25/2005 - Google expands into instant messaging, VoIP
08/23/2005 - Japanese House-Sitter Robot Hits Stores
08/23/2005 - VR Goggles Heal Scars of War
08/23/2005 - Windows Got Ya Down? Try a Remix
08/23/2005 - Google dominates in machine translation tests
08/23/2005 - Unified DVD format effort reportedly kaput
08/23/2005 - Google planning IM service, report says
08/23/2005 - Google changes irk advertisers, please publishers
08/23/2005 - Hacker underground erupts in virtual turf wars
08/23/2005 - Online librarian is 'overwhelmed'
08/23/2005 - Synthesiser pioneer Dr Moog dies
08/23/2005 - Net label plans music revolution
08/23/2005 - ID theft spyware scam uncovered
08/23/2005 - Sony frees music for file-sharers
08/23/2005 - Apache expands Web services reach
08/23/2005 - Bezos Snaps Up Photo Deal With Shutterfly
08/23/2005 - Google stepping beyond search
Find links to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?2332005
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:
Zotob worm hole also affects Windows XP
news.zdnet.com -- The plug-and-play vulnerability that caused havoc for Windows 2000 users last week also holds a serious risk for some Windows XP users, Microsoft said Tuesday.
Multilingual MSN Messenger Worm Spreads
pcworld.com -- Users of Microsoft's MSN Messenger should be aware of a new "smart" worm that checks the configuration of their Windows client and sends a message in the appropriate language, according to security companies Akonix Systems and Symantec.
Creative Ships Worm-Ridden Music Players
informationweek.com -- Around 4,000 of its Zen Neon players--all of which were sent to Japan in July--are infected with the Wullik.b worm, Creative says.
* Security:
Flaws revealed in Adobe Version Cue
infoworld.com -- Two new security vulnerabilities were revealed this week in Adobe Systems' (Profile, Products, Articles) Version Cue software, the second and third security flaws discovered in the company's software in less than two weeks, according to security consulting firm iDefense.
Windows Firewall flaw may hide open ports
news.com.com -- A flaw in Windows Firewall may prevent users from seeing all the open network ports on a Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 computer.
Flaw may hide malicious software
news.zdnet.com -- Miscreants could hide their malicious software on a Windows PC by using overly long registry keys, security experts have warned.
Worm Targets Online Gamers To Steal Virtual Stuff
news.yahoo.com -- A keylogger-equipped worm that steals usernames and passwords from the massive medieval fantasy role-playing game, "Priston Tale," demonstrates the economic power of the virtual world, said a security firm Wednesday.
* Privacy:
Online scams emerge in Katrina's wake
news.com.com -- Hurricane Katrina has spawned more than misery and destruction--a new wave of scam e-mails and Web sites are exploiting the tragedy.
ID theft spyware scam uncovered
news.bbc.co.uk -- Thousands of computer users have been caught out by a huge ID theft ring.
Security firm Sunbelt Software said it stumbled across a US-based server storing megabytes of data stolen from compromised computers while researching spyware infections.
Find a direct link to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?2332005
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4. What's new at Computer Hope this week?
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* With the new month of September, Computer Hope has posted its new monthly Poll - " Have you used VoIP to make Internet phone calls?" as well as results from last months poll, Quiz - "Which of the below is not a type of printer?" and Tip - "Windows Media Player 9 and above".
- Updated the look and feel of our main dictionary page (http://www.computerhope.com/jargon.htm). We hope these changes will help make the dictionary easier to browse and help prevent all the confusion with submissions that we have encountered.
- Moved some of the dedicated software Q&A sections into the software Q&A.
- Added additional Q&A's.
- Corrected issue with word of the day script not properly displaying images on some of the daily definitions.
- Performed numerous 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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How to create a directory / folder.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000742.htm
How can I SSH from Microsoft Windows?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000741.htm
How do I insert an image into a text file?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000740.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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Unable to view a .exe file.
http://www.computerhope.com/chid/6438.htm
Windows disk cleanup on old files.
http://www.computerhope.com/chid/6639.htm
Desktop wallpapers.
http://www.computerhope.com/chid/6665.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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This is our 200th issue of the Computer Hope newsletter from the first sent out on February 05, 2001. We would like to thank all of our subscribers for all their continued support and look forward to several hundred more issues.
http://desktop.google.com/
Google recently released the Google Desktop Beta; a great new tool that enables a user instant access to frequently accessed information such as weather, news, and stocks. This tool also provides access to tools such as a scratchpad to write notes in, Email, photos, and of course search.
http://talk.google.com/
In addition to Google Desktop Google also released it's own version of an Instant Messenger (IM) client, enabling users to text each other and even voice chat.
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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