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December 18, 2006 ISSUE 239
COMPUTERHOPE.COM NEWSLETTER
- http://www.computerhope.com/nletters/nl239.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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Passive matrix display ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/p/passmatr.htm ) -
Type of LCD screen display that contains a series of wires that criss-cross each other. At the intersection of each wire contains a single LCD element that allows light to be passed through. A passive-matrix display does not provide the same quality as an active-matrix display can.
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: Web Holiday Sales Up 24 Percent in 2006
betanews.com -- Web holiday sales are up 24 percent over a year ago, in line with estimates. However it is believed the shopping season may extend longer online this season as consumers appear to be confident that expedient shipping would get their gifts in time, comScore said Thursday
12/16/2006 - Blogging to peak in 2007, says Gartner
12/16/2006 - Don't lie to your lover on Skype
12/16/2006 - Unsigned bands to compete online
12/16/2006 - Adobe Preps Response to Microsoft XPS
12/16/2006 - Nintendo recalls 3.2 million straps for Wii game
12/16/2006 - Web Holiday Sales Up 24 Percent in 2006
12/16/2006 - Firefox share gains slightly in study
12/16/2006 - Companies grapple with Web use and abuse
12/16/2006 - IBM, Circuit City go prospecting in virtual world
12/16/2006 - Nintendo Recalls Japanese DS AC Adapters
12/16/2006 - Yahoo's IM update: A Trojan horse of surprises
12/16/2006 - Google releases customized version of IE 7
12/16/2006 - Intel might have to share documents in AMD case
12/16/2006 - Study: 4 pct of search results risky
12/16/2006 - 10 Tech Concepts You Need to Know for 2007
12/16/2006 - Internet cafe opens for disabled users
12/16/2006 - Fewer Free Skype Phone Calls for U.S., Canada
12/16/2006 - Need to Search Patents? Try Google
12/16/2006 - Microsoft Updates Vista in Latest Piracy Crackdown
12/16/2006 - Amazon Sues IBM for Patent Infringement
12/16/2006 - Hackers Selling Vista Zero-Day Exploit
12/16/2006 - Google Starts Selling Domains For $10 Per Year
12/16/2006 - New 'botworm' exploits Symantec flaw
12/16/2006 - Raph Koster announces his new company
12/16/2006 - 'Person of the Year': You
12/13/2006 - Microsoft offers software for building robots
12/13/2006 - Online email accounts held hostage for blackmail
12/13/2006 - Al Shugart, hard-drive pioneer, dies at 76
12/13/2006 - Wi-Fi as a Health Hazard
12/13/2006 - Firefly Reborn as Online Universe
12/13/2006 - Boeing laptop with employee data stolen
12/13/2006 - Laser etching coming to a laptop near you
12/13/2006 - Flash to the future
12/13/2006 - Community websites take wiki path
12/13/2006 - Fujitsu Takes Mobile Drives to 300 GB
12/13/2006 - UCLA Database Hole Exposed 800,000 to ID Theft
12/13/2006 - Samsung Unveils Advanced Memory Chip
12/13/2006 - Holiday decorations vs. Wi-Fi networks
12/13/2006 - The 15 Best Places to Waste Time on the Web
12/13/2006 - Man gets 8 years for computer sabotage
12/13/2006 - Google Revamps Finance
12/13/2006 - Microsoft quietly tackles known Wi-Fi flaw
12/13/2006 - Google wins patent for search results page design
12/13/2006 - Symantec Launches $15 Million Piracy Suit
12/13/2006 - Mozart's entire musical works now free on Net
12/13/2006 - Berkeley first city in nation to regulate nanotechnology
Find links to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?3442006
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:
New 'botworm' exploits Symantec flaw
news.com.com -- A new worm that uses a known security hole in Symantec's corporate antivirus tools to spread has hit the Net, experts warned Friday.
* Security:
Hackers Selling Vista Zero-Day Exploit
eweek.com -- Underground hackers are hawking zero-day exploits for Microsoft's new Windows Vista operating system at $50,000 a pop, according to computer security researchers at Trend Micro.
Microsoft quietly tackles known Wi-Fi flaw
news.com.com -- Earlier this year, security researchers publicized a known flaw with how Microsoft Windows XP SP2 implemented its wireless networking: Windows XP SP2 would automatically scan for wireless networks upon power-up, going through a list of known, previously associated networks.
* Privacy:
Yahoo's IM update: A Trojan horse of surprises
news.com.com -- Yahoo said late Friday that it has fixed a bug in its newest version of Yahoo Messenger that changed a user's mail preferences without his or her consent.
Online email accounts held hostage for blackmail
blogs.zdnet.com -- Websense is reporting that a new form of cyber-extortion has emerged in recent days that exploits the promiscuous nature of cyber-cafes and PC-terminals. By stealing email credentials from unsuspecting shared-terminal users, the attackers steal all the victim's emails and contacts and then sends a single message in the email account basically asking for ransom in a note written in Spanish. The ransom note translates to "If you want to know where your contacts and your emails are then pay us or if you prefer to lose everything then don't write soon!".
Boeing laptop with employee data stolen
news.yahoo.com -- A Boeing Co. laptop containing the names and Social Security numbers of 382,000 workers and retirees has been stolen, putting the employees at risk for identity theft and credit-card fraud.
UCLA Database Hole Exposed 800,000 to ID Theft
Internetnews.com -- In a stunning disclosure today, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) said a restricted campus database with the Social Security numbers and other personal information about some 800,000 current and some former students has been hacked.
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 several hundred new updates throughout site.
- Posted several new questions and answers.
- Posted several 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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Is it possible to have two master drives?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000862.htm
How do I disconnect from a network drive?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000863.htm
How do I disable my antivirus program in Windows?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000864.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://popurls.com/
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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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