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April 24, 2006 ISSUE 220
COMPUTERHOPE.COM NEWSLETTER
- http://www.computerhope.com/nletters/nl220.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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Platter ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/p/platter.htm ) -
An aluminum, glass, or ceramic disk that is coated in a magnetic media that is located within a hard disk drive and used to permanently store all your computer's data. When the computer is turned on, these platters will begin to rotate at so many rotations per minute (RPM). This rate varies depending upon the model of hard drive you have; an example of how fast a hard drive may spin is 7200 RPM. As the disk platters are rotating, the read/write head accesses information on one of the platters. It is not uncommon for a computer hard disk drive to have multiple platters. To help store and retrieve the data from the platter, data is stored in tracks, sectors and cylinders on each platter.
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: HP recalls 15,700 notebook batteries
channelregister.co.uk -- HP has asked 15,700 customers around the world to send back their HP- or Compaq-branded notebook batteries or risk the potentially faulty power packs overheating and catching fire. The recall comes six months after the company made a similar request for the return of certain laptop batteries.
04/21/2006 - Online Ad Revenues Grow for 3rd Yr. in Row
04/21/2006 - LCD Prices Expected to Drop
04/21/2006 - Alltel to Allow Free Calls to 10 Numbers
04/21/2006 - Pa. Professor Develops Snake-Like Robots
04/21/2006 - Is the Internet Out of Room?
04/21/2006 - Seagate Leaks 750GB Barracuda 7200.10 Details
04/21/2006 - Man charged with hacking USC database
04/21/2006 - Asia is public enemy No. 1 for spam, report says
04/21/2006 - Artist's family asks Google to take down today's `painted' logo
04/21/2006 - MySQL to set Falcon free
04/21/2006 - Opera Tests Browser Upgrade
04/21/2006 - HP recalls 15,700 notebook batteries
04/20/2006 - Firefox sorts out security flaws
04/20/2006 - Oregon Man Fined $84K In Spyware Case
04/20/2006 - Brief: AT&T, Yahoo Launch Enhanced Web Mail In Beta
04/20/2006 - Lenovo spends US$1.2b on Windows
04/19/2006 - We Love the Net, and Need It
04/19/2006 - Kids outsmart Web filters
04/19/2006 - Paint-on laser brings optical computing closer
04/19/2006 - Hotmail users report connection issues
04/19/2006 - Yahoo accused of helping jail another Chinese writer
04/19/2006 - Novell acquires e-Security
04/19/2006 - Apple issues Java security update
04/19/2006 - Verizon Hikes DSL Price
04/19/2006 - Firms slow to fix security flaws
04/19/2006 - Black hole mergers modelled in 3D
04/19/2006 - Group Adds Linux To Boot Camp
04/19/2006 - Yahoo Sets Its Sights on TV
04/19/2006 - SQL Server Gets a Service Pack
04/19/2006 - Skype Defends Chinese Partner's Censorship
04/19/2006 - Samsung Shows 2GB Phone Memory Card
04/19/2006 - Graphene is new wave of electronics
04/18/2006 - Oracle CEO says may launch own Linux version
04/18/2006 - Man Trading Up From Paper Clip to House
04/18/2006 - Most web users are 'silent surfers'
04/18/2006 - VR Games Pit Pets Against Owners
04/18/2006 - Improve your hearing with a new pair of glasses
04/18/2006 - Free Net TV threatens telecoms and cable
04/18/2006 - XP and Vista to get new media player
04/18/2006 - Motorola snaps up wireless broadband company
04/18/2006 - Global Warming May Rack up IPTV Viewers
04/18/2006 - Da Vinci Code Promo Breaks New Marketing Ground for Google
04/18/2006 - HD DVD players reach the US
04/18/2006 - Seagate's new perpendicular drive
04/18/2006 - Microsoft's security update causes problems
04/18/2006 - Apple Sued by Burst.com for Patent Infringement
Find links to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?1062006
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:
Firefox sorts out security flaws
news.bbc.co.uk -- Computer users are being urged to update the Firefox web browser to close serious security holes in it.
Oregon Man Fined $84K In Spyware Case
informationweek.com -- An Oregon man was fined $84,000 for scamming users with bogus security warnings that led them to a phony anti-spyware program, the Washington state attorney general said Tuesday.
Apple issues Java security update
news.com.com -- Apple Computer has released a Java update for Mac OS X to deal with flaws, one of which could enable malicious attackers to gain access to a system.
Firms slow to fix security flaws
news.bbc.co.uk -- Hackers are getting a helping hand from firms taking too long to fix software vulnerabilities, research shows.
Microsoft's security update causes problems
tgdaily.com -- Users who installed Microsoft's latest round of security patches may be experiencing some unexpected computer instability and even system crashes. Microsoft said that its security update MS06-015 may cause several problems with Microsoft Office, Windows Explorer and Hewlett-Packard's Share to Web software. The root of the problem seems to be a new file installed by the update, VERCLSID.EXE.
* Privacy:
Man charged with hacking USC database
news.com.com -- A 25-year-old San Diego man has been charged with hacking into the University of Southern California's online application system and nabbing personal data from prospective students.
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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- Added several new questions and answers.
- Updated, modified, and added new images to several dictionary definitions.
- Continued work on web site scripts.
- 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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How do I determine how big my power supply is?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000800.htm
How can I connect an external monitor to my laptop?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000801.htm
My computer and/or computer plug is sparking or smoking.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000802.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.clipmarks.com/
This week we thought we would mention Clipmarks, an interesting website we recently came across. Clipmarks is a small utility that integrates into your web browser and allows you to take clips of pictures, text, or other content from any web page and save the clips into your own profile on clipmarks.com. Users can browse your clipmarks (if made public), make comments, follow, etc. This is a great way to find only the best information from thousands of diffrent pages.
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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