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June 19, 2006 ISSUE 226
COMPUTERHOPE.COM NEWSLETTER
- http://www.computerhope.com/nletters/nl226.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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Channel ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/c/channel.htm ) -
1. With the IBM PS/2 computer, the channel is an expansion bus.
2. In communications, the channel is a path between two computers and/or devices.
3. With chat or IRC, a channel, which is also known as a room, is a location with a specific chat topic. For example, in the Computer Hope IRC chat our channel is #computerhope.
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: Ray Ozzie: Bill Gates's Successor at Microsoft
PCWorld -- Within minutes of the official Microsoft announcement today that Ray Ozzie will step into the role of chief software architect, his official biography at the company Web site reflected this latest development.
06/16/2006 - South Korea game makers eye global expansion
06/16/2006 - Service lets people rip videos from YouTube, other sites
06/16/2006 - Microsoft draws fire for stealth test program
06/16/2006 - Dry ice creates toughened glass
06/16/2006 - Sony's PlayStation 3 goes on sale
06/16/2006 - Robotic stores from Sony
06/16/2006 - Web site operator pleads guilty to piracy
06/16/2006 - Google listens to screen routine
06/16/2006 - PayPal Security Flaw allows Identity Theft
06/16/2006 - Microsoft Confirms Excel Zero-Day Attack Under Way
06/16/2006 - Microsoft Shuts Off Vista Torrent
06/16/2006 - CyberHome DVD Recorders Seized
06/16/2006 - Netscape Reinvents Self, Again
06/16/2006 - Data-thieving worm targets Orkut users
06/16/2006 - Google launches federal search engine
06/16/2006 - Ray Ozzie: Bill Gates's Successor at Microsoft
06/14/2006 - Flickr Cracks Down on Screenshots
06/14/2006 - In Japan, 4 million broadband users face data leak
06/14/2006 - Intel: Driver flaws no major threat, yet
06/14/2006 - iPod 'slave' claims investigated
06/14/2006 - Net poses dangers for soccer fans
06/14/2006 - Amazon starts selling groceries online
06/14/2006 - New LCD Technology Outperforms CRT
06/14/2006 - eBay Adds Blogs, Wiki
06/14/2006 - E-Mail Virus Count Drops
06/14/2006 - Google releases free Mac SketchUp
06/14/2006 - 'Skype Me': EBay to add button to listings
06/14/2006 - New Robot Has Powerful Cling
06/14/2006 - Teens turn away from e-mail
06/14/2006 - Google Fatigue Sets In
06/14/2006 - AMD dissolves Alchemy product line
06/14/2006 - Barracuda glitch leaves customers incommunicado
06/14/2006 - Google's Gbuy nears launch
06/14/2006 - RoboCup 2006 set to kick off
06/14/2006 - Hawking Says Space Colonies Needed
06/14/2006 - Novell plugs Bandit for ID management
06/14/2006 - Teens Find a Ring Tone in a High-Pitched Repellent
06/14/2006 - RIAA Claims File Sharing 'Contained'
06/14/2006 - Blizzard bans 30,000 World of Warcraft accounts
06/14/2006 - Police raid doubles Pirate Bay's popularity
06/14/2006 - Top Microsoft blogger to resign
06/14/2006 - Hybrid hard drives to become Vista Premium requirement
06/14/2006 - EBay signs up 200 millionth member
06/14/2006 - EBay to launch keyword ad system
06/14/2006 - Windows gets big security update
06/14/2006 - EBay integrates Skype into auctions
06/14/2006 - Webbys Gets Its Groove Back
06/14/2006 - Google's not-so-very-secret weapon
06/14/2006 - Google puts photos on the Web
06/14/2006 - Microsoft Adds Webcams To Hardware Line
06/14/2006 - New Virus Hits Yahoo
Find links to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?1622006
Top News Story: No Fix for Critical Windows 98, Me Flaw
Microsoft has encountered a critical vulnerability in Windows 98, 98 SE and Windows Me that it simply cannot fix, the company acknowledged Friday. The flaw affects Windows Explorer and after investigating the issue, Microsoft said it would need to reengineer a significant amount of the operating system.
06/09/2006 - Walden invests $100 mln in IBM blade server firms
06/09/2006 - Detox clinic set for video game addicts
06/09/2006 - Tech Has A New Top Dog
06/09/2006 - 'Mind over matter' no longer science fiction
06/09/2006 - Socialtext to distribute wiki spreadsheet tool
06/09/2006 - Blizzard abandons DMCA threat over 'WoW' manual
06/09/2006 - Video bloggers ready to incite 'media revolution'
06/09/2006 - No Fix for Critical Windows 98, Me Flaw
06/09/2006 - Google Crushes Competitors
06/09/2006 - Microsoft Readies a Dozen Patches
06/09/2006 - Intel Unveils Network Visions
06/09/2006 - Users of Aged Windows Face Risk
06/09/2006 - Help Site for the Poor
06/09/2006 - Main Google search site backup in China
06/09/2006 - Trust me, I'm a robot
06/09/2006 - Pentagon sets its sights on social networking websites
06/09/2006 - RSI danger from excessive texting
06/09/2006 - Robot device mimics human touch
06/09/2006 - Defeat for net neutrality backers
06/08/2006 - JFK papers, photos to be put on Internet
06/08/2006 - Special forces to use strap-on 'Batwings'
06/08/2006 - Apple blunder blamed for MacBook heat issues
06/08/2006 - Study: Web is the No. 1 media
06/08/2006 - Making virtual worlds more lifelike
06/08/2006 - PC makers bet on super-sized laptops
06/08/2006 - Poll: Beer Less Popular Than iPod on Campus
06/08/2006 - Intel marks start of its AMD offensive
06/08/2006 - McAfee's 'Falcon' to come in four flavors
06/08/2006 - India has more than 100 million mobile phone users
06/08/2006 - China 'blocks' main Google site
06/08/2006 - Microsoft opens up Vista testing
06/08/2006 - Microsoft plans better disclosures of tool
06/08/2006 - Forget the glasses--3D monitors ready now
06/08/2006 - HP Recalls Digital Cameras
06/08/2006 - TiVo Delivers Internet Video to TVs
06/08/2006 - Online music row shuts web site
06/08/2006 - No Tolls on The Internet
06/08/2006 - Google Develops Browser Sync Tool for Firefox
06/08/2006 - Feedburner Partners With TypePad
06/08/2006 - Yahoo Photos Beta Launches Today
06/08/2006 - IT glitch results in Cadbury chocolate glut
06/08/2006 - Miami man arrested for hacking Web phone services
06/06/2006 - Woman targeted by web hackers
06/06/2006 - Teen site moves to block photos
06/06/2006 - French book publisher sues Google
06/06/2006 - Yahoo My Web Relaunches Tonight
06/06/2006 - Chatting With Your Search Engine
06/06/2006 - McAfee acquires Preventsys
06/06/2006 - Move over Excel, here comes Google Spreadsheets
06/05/2006 - Groups to give free access to online books
06/05/2006 - New ad-supported P2P music service signs up EMI
06/05/2006 - Researcher looks to PCs for medical cures
06/05/2006 - Pioneer to ally with Matsushita
06/05/2006 - New Microsoft E-Mail Client Gets Ads
06/05/2006 - Juniper, Microsoft in Internet TV deal
06/05/2006 - AllofMP3.com: illegal says IFPI
06/05/2006 - Notorious spammer US$1 million poorer
06/05/2006 - Website back after Swedish raids
06/05/2006 - Samsung revolutionizing future screen technology
06/05/2006 - Moore's Law Meets Its Match
06/05/2006 - Two more Gmail languages
06/05/2006 - Record visitor numbers expected at Computex
Find links to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?1552006
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:
E-Mail Virus Count Drops
pcworld.com -- The proportion of e-mail messages that contain malware has fallen for the first six months this year compared to the same period last year, Sophos said on Wednesday.
New Virus Hits Yahoo
zaman.com -- Yahoo, one of the most commonly used e-mail services in the world, warned that a new virus is spreading among yahoo e-mail users.
* Security:
Microsoft Confirms Excel Zero-Day Attack Under Way
eweek.com -- Microsoft June 15 confirmed that a new, undocumented flaw in its widely used Excel spreadsheet program was being used in an attack against an unnamed target.
Intel: Driver flaws no major threat, yet
news.com.com -- Flaws in driver software may be worrisome and a potentially serious threat, but security experts at Intel see no need for alarm. At least, not yet.
Windows gets big security update
news.bbc.co.uk -- One of the biggest security updates for more than a year is being released by Microsoft to fix 12 software flaws.
Users of Aged Windows Face Risk
pcworld.com -- Microsoft warned Friday that customers face security risks if they use some of its aging operating systems after it ends support for them in July.
* Privacy:
PayPal Security Flaw allows Identity Theft
news.netcraft.com -- A security flaw in the PayPal web site is being actively exploited by fraudsters to steal credit card numbers and other personal information belonging to PayPal users. The issue was reported to Netcraft today via our anti-phishing toolbar.
Data-thieving worm targets Orkut users
news.com.com -- A new worm that attempts to steal online banking credentials is propagating on Google's social-networking Web site, a security company warned Friday.
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 additional questions and answers.
- Continued work on upcoming scripts and new features.
- Updated dozens of pages throughout Computer Hope.
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 can I read / send e-mail in Microsoft Windows?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000818.htm
How can I change the left and right mouse buttons?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000819.htm
What's an easy way to get a line count or other stats of a file?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000820.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.dingotel.com/2way/index.asp
We recently came across this interesting product known as the DingoTel 2Way, a hardware device that connects to your USB port, which connects to a radio communication device. Once connected users can broadcast that radio communication over the Internet to other computer users or to other computers with this device that can then transmit to other radios allowing for a wider range of communication.
http://www.thesheepmarket.com/
An interesting site that paid $.02 on Amazon's Mechanical Turk to anyone willing to draw a sheep facing left. The site now has posted 10,000 of the sheep pictures submitted on its site. Users can now view all 10,000 of the sheep and even purchase pictures of the sheep. Although we would imagine most people will not purchase pictures of the sheep it is interesting seeing all the different ways people draw a sheep and an interesting use of Amazon's Mechanical Turk ( http://www.mturk.com/ ).
http://photo.stamps.com/
PhotoStamps is another interesting site we recently came across that allows users to incorporate their own photos onto standard mail postage stamps. This is an interesting idea for users who wish to share photos of themselves, children, pets, company logo, etc.
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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