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December 11, 2006 ISSUE 238
COMPUTERHOPE.COM NEWSLETTER
- http://www.computerhope.com/nletters/nl238.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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Passphrase ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/p/passphra.htm ) -
Similar to a password, a passphrase is a secret phrase that helps protect accounts, files, folders and any other confidential information. Passphrases contain spaces, are generally several words, and usually also contain numeric characters. Because of the length of most passphrases they are considered safer than passwords. For example: "2 be or not 2 be?" is an example of a passphrase.
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: Tragic end to US man's rescue bid
news.bbc.co.uk -- Rescuers have found the body of a US man who set off on a solo trek to find help for his family, trapped in a snowbound car on a remote Oregon road.
12/10/2006 - BitTorrent's Move From PCs to TVs
12/10/2006 - 100 years of Grace Hopper
12/10/2006 - Lampman to leave HP Labs next year
12/10/2006 - TV networks reportedly discussing YouTube rival
12/10/2006 - Dell Donates PCs To Military Families
12/10/2006 - Microsoft Seeks Ad-Targeting Patent for DVRs
12/10/2006 - Kleer Cuts Loose With Disruptive Wireless Technology For Un...
12/10/2006 - "Oblivion" big winner at Spike TV video game awards
12/10/2006 - "Little Fatty" unlikely Internet hero in China
12/10/2006 - School shuns tech, teaches fountain pen
12/10/2006 - 1200-year-old problem 'easy
12/10/2006 - Greece bans mobiles in schools
12/10/2006 - Pirates Hack Vista's Registration Features
12/10/2006 - Security Hole Found in Windows Media Player
12/10/2006 - Mozilla Ships Alpha Release of Firefox 3.0
12/10/2006 - Google Adds The Geographic Web To Earth
12/10/2006 - Move over silicon, there's new transistor material in town
12/07/2006 - Data format approved as int'l standard
12/07/2006 - Poll: 'IM-ing' divides teens, adults
12/07/2006 - The next notebook battery? Lithium polymer
12/07/2006 - Trojan spreading mobile spyware
12/07/2006 - Siemens Massive Wrap-Around LCD Display
12/07/2006 - Fake FBI Attack Targets Gamers
12/07/2006 - Intel Answers Back: Centrino Duo to Incorporate WiFi, WiMAX
12/07/2006 - Toshiba Develops 1.8-Inch 100GB Hard Drive
12/07/2006 - AT&T Says Won't Need Fiber-to-the-Home
12/07/2006 - Washington uses new spyware law, gets $1 million settlement
12/07/2006 - New zero-day vulnerability tracker launched
12/07/2006 - Virtual reality can lead to false memories
12/07/2006 - BSkyB broadband to partner Google
12/07/2006 - Tragic end to US man's rescue bid
12/07/2006 - HP pays $14.5m to end 'spy' probe
12/07/2006 - Concern over mobile music-sharing
12/07/2006 - MySpace worm exploits QuickTime feature
12/07/2006 - Microsoft denies flaw in Vista
12/07/2006 - Dell Unveils 'Green' Servers
12/07/2006 - 'Most websites' failing disabled
12/07/2006 - Homeless kid in Second Life
12/07/2006 - Adobe Releases Reader Version 8
12/07/2006 - New chip provides high-end sound
12/07/2006 - Iran blocks access to YouTube.com
12/07/2006 - Bogus anti-spyware makers ahead of law in South Korea
12/07/2006 - TiVoToGo DRM cracked
12/07/2006 - Traffic surges for iTunes and Xbox Live
12/07/2006 - Google offer takes on PayPal
12/07/2006 - New Office file formats could cause headaches
12/07/2006 - AMD moves to 65nm
12/07/2006 - Review: Gaming PCs surpass new consoles
12/07/2006 - Microsoft Offers Book Search
12/07/2006 - Yahoo Shake-Up Prompts Reorganization
12/07/2006 - Cell Companies to Replace 1.3 Million Batteries
12/07/2006 - BitTorrent Inc. Acquires Torrent
12/07/2006 - Bitten By The Google Spider
12/07/2006 - Consumer Groups Target MP3 Site
12/07/2006 - Metacafe May Be Sold For $200 Million
12/07/2006 - Bug Opens Word to Attack
12/07/2006 - NEC Shows Rugged Laptop
12/07/2006 - Dell hires new online chief
12/07/2006 - Solar cell breakthrough claimed
Find links to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?3372006
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:
Pirates Hack Vista's Registration Features
pcworld.com -- Hackers are distributing a file that they say lets users of the corporate version of Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system get around the software's anti-piracy mechanisms.
Security Hole Found in Windows Media Player
pcworld.com -- Users are being advised to disable a certain type of file in Microsoft's Windows Media Player software following the discovery of a new security hole in the software.
Fake FBI Attack Targets Gamers
blogs.pcworld.com -- Hackers have found a new way to deface a Web site: The phony FBI take-down.
MySpace worm exploits QuickTime feature
infoworld.com -- The social networking site MySpace.com is under what one computer security analyst calls an "amazingly virulent" attack caused by a worm that steals log-in credentials and spreads spam that promotes adware sites.
Bug Opens Word to Attack
pcworld.com -- There's now one more reason to be careful about opening Microsoft Office attachments. Microsoft has warned of a new, unpatched memory corruption error in the word processor, saying it is investigating reports of "limited" attacks that exploit the problem.
* Privacy:
Trojan spreading mobile spyware
virusbtn.com -- A new variant of the MultiDropper trojan targeting Symbian smartphones has included amongst its payload a 'legitimate' commercial phone spying application, according to researchers at McAfee. The discovery is seen as a sign of a worrying new trend, as smartphones begin carrying increasingly sensitive personal data and even allow access to bank accounts in some systems.
Washington uses new spyware law, gets $1 million settlement
arstechnica.com -- California-based security company eEye Digital Security has unveiled a new site devoted to tracking zero-day vulnerabilities. The Zero-Day Tracker is designed to give users, IT administrators, and security researchers a greater awareness of unpatched vulnerabilities so they can take necessary risk-mitigation measures until the vulnerability is patched.
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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* With the new month of December, Computer Hope has posted its new monthly Poll - "When was the last time you cleaned your computer?" as well as results from last months poll, Quiz - "What is 10100110?" and Tip - "Internet browsers tip".
- Posted new dictionary definitions.
- Continued work on new upcoming features.
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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Delete Internet favorites / bookmarks or otherwise organizing them.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000859.htm
How can I get rid of an e-mail address?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000860.htm
How can I hide data within an image?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000861.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/windowsvista/getready/upgradeadvisor/default.mspx
With the full public release of Microsoft Windows Vista quickly approaching we thought it would be helpfull for those users interested in upgrading to Microsoft's latest operating system to visit the above site. The site contains some great information about Windows Vista as well as a downloadable utility that can be downloaded to test your computer and peripherals connected to it for Windows Vista compatibility for each of the planned versions. This is a great and easy way to prepare and know of any potential problems you may encounter during the upgrade.
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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