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February 06, 2006 ISSUE 214
COMPUTERHOPE.COM NEWSLETTER
- http://www.computerhope.com/nletters/nl214.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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OEM ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/o/oem.htm ) -
Short for Original Equipment Manufacturer, OEM is a company that produces fully manufactured computers adding hardware, software, documentation and other components making the computer a complete package. The company then sells the product under its own name and supports the computer to the best of its ability.
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: As Promised, Blackworm Strikes
Internetnews.com -- Blackworm, KamaSutra, Grew, MyWife: call the slimy worm what you will. If you have it, you know it already as you've likely lost most of your content files.
02/05/2006 - LA Cops Fight Car Chases With GPS Devices
02/05/2006 - As Promised, Blackworm Strikes
02/05/2006 - Bright Idea For a Web Site?
02/05/2006 - Novell Demos Linux Desktop 10 in Paris
02/05/2006 - Mozilla Updates Firefox To Address Security, Stability
02/05/2006 - Google, Skype in Startup to Link Hotspots
02/05/2006 - Sidebar on display in next Vista preview
02/05/2006 - Adobe patches flaw in graphics tools
02/05/2006 - Apple ads make things awkward for Intel
02/05/2006 - RIAA Sues Woman Who Has Never Used a Computer
02/05/2006 - Computer virus fells Russian stock exchange
02/05/2006 - Spyware tunnels in on Winamp flaw
02/05/2006 - Russian hackers sold WMF exploit for $4k
02/05/2006 - JPEG patent under the microscope again
02/05/2006 - The death of film? Digital cameras claim the future
02/05/2006 - Will Google help navigate your Jetta?
02/05/2006 - Apple faces class-action suit over iPod volume
02/05/2006 - Yahoo, AOL announce email 'postage' fee
02/05/2006 - Microsoft opens up censored blogs
02/05/2006 - One in eight 'harassed by e-mail'
02/05/2006 - The business of future gazing
02/01/2006 - AMD forums laid low by Windows exploit
02/01/2006 - Smoking out photo hoaxes with software
02/01/2006 - Linux Vulnerabilities Spur Enterprise Warning
02/01/2006 - Patent spat forces businesses to upgrade Office
02/01/2006 - Adobe to release Flex beta
02/01/2006 - NFL to re-air Super Bowl commercials
02/01/2006 - AT&T sued over NSA spy program
02/01/2006 - Google denies plans to distribute OS based on Ubuntu
02/01/2006 - Newspapers take aim at Google in copyright dispute
02/01/2006 - Internet Explorer 7 Now Available for Public Download
02/01/2006 - eBay's PayPal to collect fee on deposits
02/01/2006 - AT&T chief says that people are only paying for half the Internet
02/01/2006 - Google updates toolbar
02/01/2006 - Google amends China search errors
02/01/2006 - Dell to employ 50% more in India
02/01/2006 - Warner Bros to sell movies on net
02/01/2006 - Deal places limits on .com fees
02/01/2006 - Countdown for nasty Windows virus
02/01/2006 - Google at work on desktop Linux
02/01/2006 - Congress caught making false entries in Wikipedia
02/01/2006 - Red Hat officially commits to MIT's $100 laptop
02/01/2006 - Nullsoft Fixes Critical Winamp Bug
02/01/2006 - Tiffany Suit May Tarnish eBay
02/01/2006 - Click-to-Call Advertising: VoIP Inc. Announces Deal with Google
02/01/2006 - Madonna Meets Skype
02/01/2006 - Microsoft changes China policy
01/30/2006 - Google's Rumored 'Big Daddy' Overhaul Makes WavesFind links to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?292006
Top News Story: Internet Explorer 7 Now Available for Public Download
Yahoo.com -- The beta version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 is available to the general public starting today.
01/29/2006 - Could your laptop be worth millions?
01/29/2006 - Japanese Lab Develops Robot for Errands
01/29/2006 - Man Sentenced for Stealing Microsoft Code
01/29/2006 - A Death Row Blogger's Advice for Life
01/29/2006 - Best Buy Eliminates Mail-In Rebates On Laptops
01/29/2006 - Ebaumsworld to turn into a TV show
01/29/2006 - MIT warns of potential security loophole with VoIP
01/29/2006 - Web users 'not lonely geeks' after all
01/26/2006 - UN body backs $100 laptop for world's kids
01/26/2006 - AOL Wins $5M Judgment Against Spammer
01/26/2006 - Ancient flaws leave OS X vulnerable?
01/26/2006 - Heartless Sony puts down Aibo
01/26/2006 - Cingular Patenting the Emoticon :(
01/26/2006 - Skype could provide botnet controls
01/26/2006 - Torvald rejects GPL3 for Linux
01/26/2006 - Antispyware Company Sued Under Spyware Law
01/26/2006 - What Google censors in China
01/26/2006 - 'Family Guy's' Stewie hosting Web talk show
01/26/2006 - Poor Work Performance Blamed on Internet
01/26/2006 - Microsoft to give access to code
01/26/2006 - Yahoo honours the best of the web
01/26/2006 - Internet serves as 'social glue'
01/26/2006 - Google Cache Ruled Fair Use
01/26/2006 - Google admits online stumble
01/24/2006 - Next-Generation Spam
01/24/2006 - Taiwan towers as tech innovator
01/24/2006 - Sexy 'booth babes' banned at game show
01/24/2006 - Disney buys Pixar
01/24/2006 - IBM Talks Up Natural Speech Software
01/24/2006 - Open Source Flash Player Revealed
01/24/2006 - Major Piracy Bust Against Top Providers
01/24/2006 - Sweden Raises The Renewable Energy Bar
01/24/2006 - Group calls for closer look at nanotech ethics, safety risks
01/24/2006 - Wi-Fi hot spots top 100,000
01/24/2006 - Analogue TV starting to drop-off
01/24/2006 - Iran blocks BBC Persian website
01/24/2006 - PC use gives students an advantage in school
01/24/2006 - Microsoft Helps Catch Bulgarian Phishers
01/24/2006 - ATI Announces X1900 Graphics Chip, Cards
01/24/2006 - Yahoo! gives up quest for search dominance
01/24/2006 - Security Patch Watch: Skype, Cisco, FreeBSD
01/24/2006 - Nyxem Worm Programmed to Erase Files
01/24/2006 - Yahoo hires top Internet scientist
01/24/2006 - Bye Bye Beta: Google News is a Beta No More
01/24/2006 - They're Hiring in Techland
01/24/2006 - Microsoft looks beyond Vista, sees Vienna
01/24/2006 - Notre Dame probes hack of computer system
01/24/2006 - Google execs keep $1 salaries
01/24/2006 - U.S. Supreme Court rejects RIM's appeal
01/24/2006 - TV logos make their mark
01/24/2006 - Chip prices fall at AMD
01/24/2006 - Adobe Springs New Acrobat in 3D
01/24/2006 - ITunes use soars 241 per cent
01/24/2006 - Techie pleads guilty to hijacking computers
Find links to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?222006
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:
As Promised, Blackworm Strikes
Internetnews.com -- Blackworm, KamaSutra, Grew, MyWife: call the slimy worm what you will. If you have it, you know it already as you've likely lost most of your content files.
* Security:
Adobe patches flaw in graphics tools
news.com.com -- A security flaw in Adobe Systems' popular graphics design software could allow an unauthorized user to change certain program files, the software maker said Thursday. The problem affects Adobe Creative Suite 2, Adobe Photoshop CS2 and Adobe Illustrator CS2 and occurs when the applications are run in shared, multiuser installations, according to an Adobe security advisory.
Spyware tunnels in on Winamp flaw
news.com.com -- A security bug in Winamp is being exploited by miscreants to install spyware on machines running the media player software, experts have warned.
Linux Vulnerabilities Spur Enterprise Warning
news.yahoo.com -- The number of unexploited vulnerabilities in the core Linux kernel is on the rise, leading security experts to strongly suggest that business users take steps to ensure that their open-source software is as bulletproof as possible before it becomes a problem.
* Privacy:
AT&T sued over NSA spy program
news.com.com -- AT&T has been named a defendant in a class action lawsuit that claims the telecommunications company illegally cooperated with the National Security Agency's secret eavesdropping program
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 February, Computer Hope has posted its new monthly Poll - "How many computers do you have?" as well as results from last months poll, Quiz - "Which of the below is not a network connectors?" and Tip - "Microsoft Word".
- This months poll and most likely all future polls will now be managed through the Computer Hope forums.
- Continued work on mailing scripts.
- Performed numerous other misc. 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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Stack overflow system halted.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000382.htm
I've lost my Windows Taskbar how do I get it back?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000127.htm
Himem.sys and or emm386 errors
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000318.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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This newsletter marks five years for the Computer Hope newsletter, which was first distributed back on February 5, 2001. I would like to thank all the newsletter subscribers for their continued support and look forward to having the newsletter out for several more years to come. You can see an online version of our first newsletter at the below link.
http://www.computerhope.com/nletters/nl1.htm
Our last newsletter we improperly stated that "average" is the same as "median" and "mode", which is not necessarily true. I would like to thank Dr. John W., Gary L., and all other visitors that helped by taking the time to write an e-mail about this error. This error has been corrected and the fixed version of this page and related pages has been updated.
This week we thought we would mention a few interesting websites.
http://www.snopes.com/
This is a great site that contains some of the biggest urban legends in various different categories that are often spread through e-mails and other methods. This is a great space to check when you hear or read something you just find hard to believe.
http://festival.sundance.org/2006
Sundance was recently held in our local state of Utah. For those not familiar with Sundance, it's a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping exhibit artists new work. Every January the film festival is held in Park City Utah and showcases American and international independent films. This year Sundance has posted several dozen of the films shown at this years event allowing anyone with Internet access to view a lot of the independent films. If you're interested in original video shorts, animation, documentary, etc. this site is worth a visit.
http://reddit.com/
A great site with some of the best computer and technology related web pages that are ranked by other users who are registered on the site. This makes some of the best or most interesting web pages higher on the list and allows you to quickly and easily access the best pages on the Internet.
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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