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December 18, 2005 ISSUE 209
COMPUTERHOPE.COM NEWSLETTER
- http://www.computerhope.com/nletters/nl209.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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Cleartext ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/c/cleartex.htm ) -
Term used to describe any data that is not encrypted. For example, telnet transfers network data as clear text data, meaning if the network was being sniffed, a username and password could easily be obtained. Users concerned about their security should never store or transfer their data as clear text.
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: Dell recalls 35,000 batteries worldwide
computerworld.com -- Dell Inc. and the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission announced a recall of about 35,000 notebook batteries that could potentially pose a fire risk.
12/18/2005 - How Google woos the best and brightest
12/18/2005 - Yahoo mail beta gets mostly rave reviews
12/18/2005 - Microsoft's vision of the future
12/18/2005 - Kazaa Owners Face Contempt Charge
12/18/2005 - End near for Mac version of IE
12/17/2005 - Google to Open Research Facility in Pa.
12/17/2005 - You've got mail, and maybe gonorrhea
12/17/2005 - 'Mighty Mouse' robot frees stuck radiation source
12/17/2005 - Top Ten Web 2.0 Moments of 2005
12/17/2005 - eBay faces up to online fraud
12/17/2005 - Microsoft patents Pause
12/17/2005 - IBM opens Unix software lab
12/17/2005 - Yahoo helps customers measure ad effectiveness
12/17/2005 - Adobe moving to monthly security patch schedule
12/17/2005 - Dell recalls 35,000 batteries worldwide
12/17/2005 - Opera CFO says not in takeover talks with Google
12/17/2005 - Microsoft Adopts Mozilla's RSS Icon
12/17/2005 - Computer program claims to predict box office success
12/17/2005 - Ramp creates power as cars pass
12/16/2005 - Psst, Don't Tell Anyone, But the Internet Is Over
12/16/2005 - Some PowerBook customers unhappy with new screen
12/16/2005 - The top 20 IT mistakes to avoid
12/16/2005 - AOL to stick with Google
12/16/2005 - Music Labels Sue More File-Sharers
12/16/2005 - Reindeer gives Net worms
12/16/2005 - Google Introduces GMAIL Mobile Version
12/16/2005 - Microsoft Sues Partners Over Piracy Issues
12/15/2005 - Amazon puts the web up for rent
12/15/2005 - Yahoo hires DARPA director to head research
12/15/2005 - Three tech giants to finance research
12/15/2005 - Visto sues Microsoft for sync patent infringement
12/15/2005 - Google to Launch Music Content Feature
12/15/2005 - Volunteer encyclopedia as accurate as Britannica, journal says
12/14/2005 - Yahoo Builds Better Widgets
12/14/2005 - Ogre to Slay? Outsource It to Chinese
12/14/2005 - Hacker takes out TV station
12/14/2005 - China overtakes U.S. as supplier of IT goods
12/14/2005 - IBM Opens High-Octane File System
12/14/2005 - PriceGrabber.com Grabbed by Experian
12/14/2005 - Honda's robot ready for office chores
12/14/2005 - EarthLink to plug in VPN provider
12/14/2005 - Dungeons and Dragons Online stress testing begins
12/14/2005 - Swiss government buys 3,000 SUSE Linux servers
12/14/2005 - Ireland to get 600 Google jobs
12/14/2005 - Norton software to ship with Linksys gear
12/14/2005 - Tech toys that push kids to explore their world
12/14/2005 - Bloggers pained by new carpal tunnel report
12/14/2005 - AOL is dropping Google for MSN
12/14/2005 - Star Wars Fans Flee Net Galaxy
12/14/2005 - Microsoft to test new Messenger
12/14/2005 - Online Grinches exploit Christmas shipping deadline
12/14/2005 - Microsoft updates local search service
12/14/2005 - Paramount to buy DreamWorks
12/14/2005 - Attack code out for old Firefox bug
12/14/2005 - Microsoft offers first beta of Exchange 12
12/14/2005 - Disappearing text messages unveiled
12/14/2005 - MIT Picks Maker of $100 Laptop
12/14/2005 - MCI Web Calling for Windows Live Call
12/14/2005 - Wikipedia joker eats humble pie
12/14/2005 - Sheet music sites fear downturn
12/14/2005 - Browser users urged to patch up
Find links to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?3452005
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:
Reindeer gives Net worms
techworld.com -- An Xmas-themed worm has hit the Internet.
"Dasher" targets Windows 2000 and is one of three new attacks targeting Microsoft software that have emerged in the last 24 hours. Two other recently posted attacks crash Internet Explorer.
* Security:
Microsoft patch jams up IE
news.com.com -- Last Tuesday's "critical" security fix for Internet Explorer is causing trouble for users who have been testing the new IE 7 browser.
Adobe moving to monthly security patch schedule
computerworld.com -- Adobe Systems Inc. is taking a page from Microsoft Corp.'s playbook. Next year, the San Jose-based company will begin releasing security patches on a predictable, monthly basis, much as Microsoft has been doing since October 2003.
Hacker takes out TV station
smh.com.au -- A computer hacker drove the Kremlin's new English-language television channel off air on Monday in a major embarrassment for the station just two days after it started broadcasting.
Attack code out for old Firefox bug
news.zdnet.com -- If you haven't updated your Firefox or Mozilla Web browser lately, now might be a good time to do so.
* Privacy: No new privacy news this week.
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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- Updated news section with new search feature, enabling users to utilize the search engine to search for previous news articles, created link to this day in news script from news main page, and updated the overall look and feel of the news section including making viewed links a different color then non-viewed links.
- Corrected minor issue with the word of the day script that caused some images to not be properly displayed.
- Updated and posted several thousand different pages with numerous minor updates and corrections.
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 select multiple files?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000771.htm
How do I print a listing of files in a directory?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000772.htm
How do I open, edit, or view a file in Linux?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000773.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.recolored.com/
A fantastic software program that enables users to quickly and easily change their black-and-white pictures into color pictures. The program is currently in BETA and is free to download and try for Microsoft Windows 98SE, 2000, and XP users.
http://www.writely.com/
Another interesting and great free tool, Writely is currently in beta and is a site that is similar to a word processor except that it is online and allows users to create their own documents, collaborate on the same document with other users, blog the document, and much more. This is definitely another site worth visiting.
http://www.realuser.com/
This week we also came across Passfaces, which is a very interesting idea that uses different peoples faces as a method of entering a secure area. For example, instead of having to enter a password to login you would click on several different faces. Interestingly enough it is easier for people to remember peoples faces then complex passwords or codes. Visit the site to see an online demo of this technology as well as additional information about it.
http://www.protopage.com/v2
Another interesting site we've been trying out recently, Protopage is an AJAX start page that enables users to create and customize their own start page. There are several services like this site, however this service has several features not found in any other site we're aware of.
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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