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November 20, 2006 ISSUE 237
COMPUTERHOPE.COM NEWSLETTER
- http://www.computerhope.com/nletters/nl237.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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Leech ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/l/leech.htm ) -
A term used to describe someone who takes files from you or another network share but never shares any of his or her files with anyone.
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: VHS, 30, dies of loneliness
variety.com -- After a long illness, the groundbreaking home-entertainment format VHS has died of natural causes in the United States. The format was 30 years old.
11/19/2006 - VHS, 30, dies of loneliness
11/19/2006 - Intel chooses Vietnam
11/19/2006 - MPAA sues over DVD-to-iPod service
11/19/2006 - Image spam rates quintuple in 2006
11/19/2006 - Music labels lose MP3 search case
11/19/2006 - Qualcomm acquires nPhase
11/19/2006 - Software maker in data leak makes deal with feds
11/19/2006 - Egypt detains blogger in random security check
11/19/2006 - New Web site dedicated to regifting
11/19/2006 - New software promises to unlock iPod, iTunes
11/19/2006 - Chinese block Wikipedia again after just one week?!
11/19/2006 - Laptop program up and running
11/19/2006 - Google, Yahoo, Microsoft adopt same Web index tool
11/18/2006 - ATMs hacked using MP3 player
11/18/2006 - Microsoft Office Live Launches in US
11/18/2006 - Here comes the fastest storage in the world
11/18/2006 - Sources: Several Windows Live Projects Halted
11/18/2006 - Microsoft goes on web offensive
11/18/2006 - Web 'fuelling crisis in politics'
11/18/2006 - Microsoft says Gmail is a virus
11/18/2006 - Attack Code Posted For Latest Microsoft Bugs
11/18/2006 - Google Hires Spreadsheet Company Founders
11/18/2006 - AMD Layoffs Announced
11/18/2006 - Search Public Events in Google Calendar
11/18/2006 - Thoughtful robot adapts to injury
11/18/2006 - Yahoo Acquires Contest Site Bix
11/18/2006 - Hitachi: Commercial Mind-Machine Interface by 2011
11/18/2006 - Universal Music Group Sues Myspace
11/18/2006 - Larry King shuns the Net
11/18/2006 - Windows Vista available to developers
11/14/2006 - iPods to integrate with in-flight entertainment
11/14/2006 - Australia faces growing levels of e-waste
11/14/2006 - Microsoft plugs Windows worm holes
11/14/2006 - Microsoft offers businesses a security test drive
11/14/2006 - HP's New Quad-Core Servers
11/14/2006 - AMD Discontinues Low-Cost PC
11/14/2006 - Sun to release OpenSolaris under the GPL?
11/14/2006 - TiVo to knit Internet, living room closer together
11/14/2006 - Sun 'releases' Java to the world
11/14/2006 - Dell to Sell PCs on Second Life
11/14/2006 - Google Adds Skype to Google Pack
11/14/2006 - Internet Explorer Auto-Updates Begin
11/14/2006 - Google Gathers Hosted Apps
11/14/2006 - Court Shuts Down Alleged Spyware Operation
11/14/2006 - CompUSA to Offer Vista Early
11/14/2006 - Dell Buys IT Services Firm
11/14/2006 - World Usability Day
Find links to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?3162006
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:
Microsoft plugs Windows worm holes
news.zdnet.com -- Microsoft on Tuesday provided fixes for eight flaws related to Windows, including three that could be used to compromise a system without any user interaction.
Microsoft offers businesses a security test drive
news.zdnet.com -- Microsoft on Tuesday released a public test version of Forefront Client Security, a new product to protect business computers against malicious code attacks.
* Privacy:
Court Shuts Down Alleged Spyware Operation
pcworld.com -- A U.S. district court has shut down a Web operation that is accused of secretly loading spyware and other malevolent software onto millions of computers after promising users free screen savers and video files, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Monday.
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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- Continued work on new features.
- Posted several other minor updates and fixes.
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 display a page number in Microsoft word?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000856.htm
How do I play a sound or music file in Windows?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000857.htm
How do I create an Internet favorites / bookmark?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000858.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://honeybrown.ca/Pubs/BumpTop.html
We recently came across BumbTop, a software program that is currently only a prototype that brings a whole new method of organizing and displaying icons on a desktop. The above link includes several different types of videos that demonstrate how BumbTop works as well as additional information about this interesting idea.
Correction: Last week we mistakenly had the incorrect link posted for the news articles. The correct link should have been: http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?3092006
All users can also find direct links to all weekly archive links through our main news page or through: http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?all
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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