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October 03, 2005 ISSUE 202
COMPUTERHOPE.COM NEWSLETTER
- http://www.computerhope.com/nletters/nl202.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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Burn in ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/b/burnin.htm ) -
1. A term used to describe the process of turning on and leaving on an electronic device for a pre-determined length of time to help prevent any premature failures. Often a computer or other electronics manufacturer will have some type of burn in before shipping a device to help detect and prevent failures.
2. A term used to describe an issue that occurs when a computer monitor is left on for long periods of time with one static or non-moving image causing that image to be burned into the phosphors of the monitor. When this issue occurs you will notice a ghost image of the static image whenever the monitor is on.
This issue occurred frequently with older CRT monitors, however it is still possible for new CRT monitors to also encounter this issue (although not as common). To help prevent this issue turn off the monitor or use a screen saver whenever you're not using the monitor.
Unfortunately when this issue occurs it's something that will remain on the monitor for the remainder of its lifetime with no way of fixing the issue.
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: The $100 laptop moves closer to reality
news.com.com -- A low-cost computer for the masses moved one step closer to reality on Wednesday.
10/02/2005 - Malicious code could trick ZoneAlarm firewall
10/02/2005 - New worm spoofs Google, Yahoo and MSN sites
10/02/2005 - Trojan rides in on unpatched Office flaw
10/02/2005 - Ubuntu carves niche in Linux landscape
10/02/2005 - Microsoft to Build PDF Support Into Office 12
10/02/2005 - Google Calendar Imminent?
10/02/2005 - Hacker hits University of Georgia employee records server
10/02/2005 - Novell downplays server hack
10/02/2005 - Cisco to reel in Nemo
10/02/2005 - Google in San Francisco: 'Wireless overlord'?
10/02/2005 - US rejects changes to net control
10/02/2005 - Legal action for 757 file sharers
10/02/2005 - A walk in the World of Warcraft
10/02/2005 - Mobile games take a step forward
10/02/2005 - Dell ends free home delivery of PCs
10/02/2005 - Microsoft: XP Service Pack 3 After Vista
10/02/2005 - China hands over American jailed for selling pirated DVDs
10/02/2005 - The $100 laptop moves closer to reality
10/02/2005 - Apple Reportedly Offers to Fix iPod Nanos
10/02/2005 - Congress to legislate file swapping?
10/02/2005 - Sun Releases StarOffice 8
10/02/2005 - Happy 7th Birthday Google!
10/02/2005 - Google to Remove Boast About Index Size
10/02/2005 - Gates gives $40m to old school
10/02/2005 - Intel, Microsoft endorse HD DVD
10/02/2005 - AOL UK 'sorry' for network bungle
Find links to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?2682005
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:
New worm spoofs Google, Yahoo and MSN sites
news.zdnet.com -- Security experts have discovered a malicious program aimed at tricking users into clicking on phony search results on fake Google, Yahoo and MSN sites.
* Security:
Malicious code could trick ZoneAlarm firewall
news.zdnet.com -- Malicious code masquerading as a trusted application could trick a ZoneAlarm firewall into letting it connect to the Internet, security experts have warned.
Trojan rides in on unpatched Office flaw
news.zdnet.com -- A new Trojan horse exploits an unpatched flaw in Microsoft Office and could let an attacker commandeer vulnerable computers, security experts have warned.
* Privacy:
Hacker hits University of Georgia employee records server
computerworld.com -- About 1,600 current and former employees of the University of Georgia are being notified that their Social Security numbers, stored on a campus server, may have been seen by a hacker operating from a foreign country.
Find a direct link to each of the above articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/news/security.htm
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4. What's new at Computer Hope this week?
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* With the new month of October, Computer Hope has posted its new monthly Poll - "How many words per minute (WPM) can you type?" as well as results from last months poll, Quiz - "Which of the below people is credited for developing the World Wide Web?" and Tip - "Microsoft Word".
- Encountered issues with Computer Hope forums and worked on resolving those issues. Additional details posted on the forums and on the below what's new page.
- Added and updated several dictionary definitions.
- Added additional questions and answers to database.
- Performed 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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Missing Microsoft Windows .dll files.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000749.htm
Unable to get into Windows Safe Mode.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000750.htm
How can I test how many words a minute I can type?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000751.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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How to format a disk in MS-DOS.
http://www.computerhope.com/chid/5486.htm
How can I transfer information between computers?
http://www.computerhope.com/chid/5505.htm
How to get a military base in Simcity 2000.
http://www.computerhope.com/chid/5506.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.eppscore.com/product/solar_01.html
This week we came across Selene, an interesting solar powered light. However, unlike other solar powered lights Selene utilizes a high brightness LED, which enables light up to 12 hours and in a variety of different colors.
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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