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February 27, 2006 ISSUE 216
COMPUTERHOPE.COM NEWSLETTER
- http://www.computerhope.com/nletters/nl215.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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Wine ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/w/wine.htm ) -
First developed in 1993, Wine is a software program that enables users to run many Microsoft Windows under Linux.
The official Wine page can be found at http://www.winehq.com/
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: Ask Says Bye to Butler
Internetnews.com -- Ask Jeeves was one of the earliest Internet brands with its online-butler-at-your-service metaphor. But now the company says its technology advances merit a re-branding to better help users understand its features and benefits.
02/26/2006 - Ask Says Bye to Butler
02/26/2006 - 30 Million Blogs And Counting . . .
02/26/2006 - Googling the National Archives
02/26/2006 - Microsoft mystery device is like iPod, and then some
02/23/2006 - Health concerns limit wireless Internet at Lakehead University
02/23/2006 - Quantum computer works best switched off
02/23/2006 - Net video explosion triggers traffic jam worries
02/23/2006 - Washington Post Caught in Metadata Gaffe?
02/23/2006 - Apple teases launch of mysterious, 'fun' products
02/23/2006 - Windows bumps Unix as top server OS
02/23/2006 - HP Labs marks 40th with high-tech coffee table
02/23/2006 - Epson Sues Several Ink Cartridge Resellers
02/23/2006 - Teen Arrested After MySpace.com Posting
02/23/2006 - Sun buys Linux and Solaris patch whiz
02/23/2006 - Build a website with Google
02/23/2006 - Apple's iTune sells 1 billion songs
02/23/2006 - Raids close file-sharing server
02/21/2006 - China Said Cracking Down on Junk E-Mail
02/21/2006 - Zero Day Exploit Hits Apple's OS X
02/21/2006 - In-car navigation systems can be dangerous, report warns
02/21/2006 - Teens gain valuable social skills online
02/21/2006 - Korean gamers massacre Chinese over etiquette dispute
02/21/2006 - Google Admits Security Risks
02/21/2006 - AOL to launch AIM for business
02/21/2006 - Google Under Fire for China Presence
02/21/2006 - IBM squeezes more into microchips
Find links to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?502006
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: No new virus news this week.
* Security:
Zero Day Exploit Hits Apple's OS X
Internetnews.com -- Apple Mac OS X users may be at risk from an "extremely critical" vulnerability that remains un-patched.
Google Admits Security Risks
Internetnews.com -- Google has agreed with researchers that a controversial feature in its newly released Desktop 3 Beta app may create security concerns for businesses.
* 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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- Continuing work on new upcoming mail script.
- Continuing work on forum related issues.
- Performed several 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 change the prompt.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000484.htm
How to determine an IP address.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000483.htm
What are the F1 through F12 keys?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000306.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://pages.google.com
Google recently announced Google Page Creator, an interesting online easy to use web creator that allows any users to easily create and post their own web page online. For anyone interested in creating their own web page or want to try the newest thing from Google should give this product a try.
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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