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October 23, 2006 ISSUE 233
COMPUTERHOPE.COM NEWSLETTER
- http://www.computerhope.com/nletters/nl233.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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SMTP ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/s/smtp.htm ) -
Short for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, SMTP is a communications protocol that sends e-mail messages from one server to another. The messages can then be retrieved from a server with generally either POP or IMAP.
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: Internet Explorer 7 - Start Your Download Engines
realtechnews.com -- Looks like my earlier info was right. As I earlier wrote, Internet Explorer 7 (Final) has been released for download. I had a feeling this was going to be the case since I was invited to a dinner tonight with the IE7 team.
10/20/2006 - Video-hungry users could push Net to brink: Nortel
10/20/2006 - Intel shows off sweet 16 server
10/20/2006 - Microsoft blocks 'Black Hat' Vista hack
10/20/2006 - Roomba rival looks to clean up
10/20/2006 - Students can be punished for postings online
10/20/2006 - Opera Says It Can Still Compete In Browser Battle
10/20/2006 - Be loyal, kind and don't steal movies
10/20/2006 - Gartner to Apple: Stop selling computers
10/20/2006 - YouTube Removes 29,549 Japanese Videos Infringing on Copyrights
10/20/2006 - Iran slows Net to curb access
10/19/2006 - HP regains spot as No. 1 PC maker worldwide
10/19/2006 - Complete Darwin works put online
10/19/2006 - Microsoft's Live Meeting for security firms dies
10/19/2006 - Media watchdog criticises Cuba for controlling Web
10/19/2006 - China jails 9 in anti-piracy crackdown
10/19/2006 - Windows XP update delayed
10/19/2006 - Professor funded for virtual Shakespeare world
10/19/2006 - Sony Unveils Playstation 3 Online and Game Details
10/19/2006 - Slim Devices Acquired! (By Logitech)
10/19/2006 - Zombies try to blend in with the crowd
10/19/2006 - Adobe picks up video software maker
10/19/2006 - It's Invisible
10/19/2006 - Cars to automatically detect speed limit
10/19/2006 - Bully game dropped from UK shops
10/19/2006 - Telecoms open up for deaf people
10/19/2006 - Reported IE 7 Bug Not in Browser
10/18/2006 - Old buddies reunite in hopes of taking tech world by storm
10/18/2006 - Visa halts its service for allofmp3.com
10/18/2006 - AOL to lay off 1,400 call center workers
10/18/2006 - Confront nanotech health risks now, experts say
10/18/2006 - MySpace Predator Caught by Code
10/18/2006 - Big LCDs Make Headway
10/18/2006 - US shows signs of net addiction
10/18/2006 - Internet Explorer 7 - Start Your Download Engines
10/18/2006 - Opera Browser Gets Fraud Protection
10/18/2006 - G4 Folds Into E! Tent
10/18/2006 - Virtual personal trainers? Use with care
10/18/2006 - Privacy under attack, but does anybody care?
10/18/2006 - Microsoft To Link To Rival Security Software In Vista
10/18/2006 - EFF files lawsuit to gain information on FBI database
10/18/2006 - Google Campus Turns to Solar Power
10/18/2006 - Video IPods Infected With Virus
10/18/2006 - Office Live to complement Office 2007 in SMBs
10/18/2006 - YouTube Could Be Hit By European TV Rules
10/18/2006 - Phishers hijack IM accounts
10/18/2006 - Sony to recall 300,000 batteries, paper says
10/18/2006 - Netflix fixes Web 2.0 bugs
10/18/2006 - New version of Firefox available for download
10/18/2006 - Microsoft's PDF-killer heads towards standards body
10/18/2006 - Internet user admits 'web-rage'
10/18/2006 - Music industry in 8,000 new file-share lawsuits
10/18/2006 - Wikipedia co-founder launches rival online encyclopedia
10/18/2006 - Microsoft frees virtualization tech from licensing
10/18/2006 - Hackers' Project Hides Browser-Busting Code
10/18/2006 - Yahoo begins shipping upgrade Web search ad system
10/18/2006 - US Congress launches probe into virtual economies
10/18/2006 - Reuters Assigns Reporter to 'Second Life' Beat
10/18/2006 - Microsoft and Yahoo Prepare to Battle Google
10/18/2006 - Wired Travel Guide: Second Life
10/18/2006 - Universal Music Sues Video Sites
10/18/2006 - MySpace Avoidance Fails Miserably
10/18/2006 - Getting a Grip on the World's Smallest Robotic Hand
10/18/2006 - MySQL introduces Community Server database
10/18/2006 - Oracle plugs 101 security flaws
10/18/2006 - ATI releases new mainstream card into the gaming arena
10/18/2006 - Microsoft to catch up on its reading
Find links to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?2882006
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:
Video IPods Infected With Virus
forbes.com -- Apple Computer announced on Tuesday that a small number of video iPods released after Sept. 12 carry a Windows virus.
* Security:
Microsoft blocks 'Black Hat' Vista hack
news.com.com -- Microsoft has changed Windows Vista to prevent a hack that was demonstrated at a high-profile security event this summer, but the fix may spell trouble.
Reported IE 7 Bug Not in Browser
pcworld.com -- A flaw that research firm Secunia claimed to have discovered in Internet Explorer 7 just hours after its unveiling is not a browser bug after all, Microsoft said today.
Hackers' Project Hides Browser-Busting Code
pcworld.com -- Hackers are developing new software that will help hide browser attack code from some types of security software. The software, called eVade o' Matic Module (VoMM), uses a variety of techniques to mix up known exploit code so as to make it unrecognizable to some types of antivirus software.
Oracle plugs 101 security flaws
news.zdnet.com -- As part of its quarterly patch cycle, Oracle released fixes on Tuesday for 101 security vulnerabilities across its products.
* Privacy:
Privacy under attack, but does anybody care?
msnbc.msn.com -- Someday a stranger will read your e-mail, rummage through your instant messages without your permission or scan the Web sites youve visited - maybe even find out that you read this story.
Phishers hijack IM accounts
news.com.com -- In a twist on phishing, cybercrooks are hijacking instant-messaging accounts to lure people to their information-thieving Web sites.
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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- Posted updated version of search engine, which includes the below new changes.
1. Several dozen new changes and enhancements to the page ranking algorithm helping pull the more relevant results to the top of each of the sections.
2. Added new color code to documents that have high ranks. These documents will have a gold appearance instead of blue.
3. Improved portions of the code to help run the search slightly faster.
4. New AI rules.
5. Added CSS rules to portions of search.
6. Improved on user accessibility.
7. Several other minor updates and fixes throughout script.
- Posted new questions and answers.
- Posted several dozens of minor updates and fixes 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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I have a bad power supply should I repair it or replace it?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000844.htm
Where can I find free public domain images and pictures?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000845.htm
How do I change the name of a file or folder?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000846.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
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6. All Talk
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http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/
As mentioned above Microsoft has finally released Internet Explorer 7, the much anticipated and needed upgrade to its Internet Browser. Below is a listing of some of the new improvements Internet Explorer 7 has.
- A new look, a change to the interface.
- Improved security.
- Tabbed browsing.
- Improved RSS interaction.
- Improved search interaction.
You can find a download to Internet Explorer 7 and additional information through the above link. If you're using Internet Explorer as your browser we suggest you get the latest version or if you decide to you can wait and in the near future we imagine Microsoft will be distributing it through Windows Update.
http://www.allpeers.com/
AllPeers is a Firefox extension that was recently released to the public that we've been waiting for. This is a great idea and extension to Firefox that allows user to easily share any files between other Firefox users with the same plug-in. Keep in mind this program is still in Beta so may want to wait before installing it.
http://www.mytrashmail.com/
Another great site we thought was worth mentioning this week is myTrashMail, a great and easy to use fake email service. This service is great for those times you want to subscribe to a forum or other service and need an e-mail as a verification but don't wish to use your real mail because of fear of SPAM. This service allows you to create any fake e-mail address by simply entering a name into the account and clicking the Get Mail button. For example, entering computerhope would allow you to receive e-mail at the e-mail address computerhope@mytrashmail.com.
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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