Computer Hope newsletter #246
March 12, 2007 ISSUE 246
COMPUTERHOPE.COM NEWSLETTER
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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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Ping Pong ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/p/pingpong.htm ) -
Communication between network devices allowing each computer to know if the opposite end is still present and available. The ping is the transmission of the packet to the opposite computer and the pong is the response from the other computer.
Users connected through an IRC client can commonly see this action take place while connected to an IRC network.
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: Latest computer glitch: daylight saving time
csmonitor.com -- Daylight saving time comes three weeks early this year courtesy of a law passed by Congress, and information technology workers are clocking extra hours to make sure our computers know it.
03/11/2007 - AMD's well may be running dry
03/11/2007 - Cell phones safe to use in hospitals: study
03/11/2007 - MIT to offer its courses free online by year end
03/11/2007 - Turkey lifts YouTube ban after 2 days
03/11/2007 - Googles Buses Help Its Workers Beat the Rush
03/11/2007 - NASA Describes Quantum Chip
03/09/2007 - Virtual worlds set for shake-up
03/09/2007 - Sweden seeks telecoms monitoring
03/09/2007 - Robo-salamander's evolution clues
03/09/2007 - Users are putting Band-Aids on software
03/09/2007 - FBI busts two Cisco parts scams
03/09/2007 - 3M sues Sony, Lenovo, and others over laptop batteries
03/09/2007 - Users report major problems with Blockbuster Online
03/09/2007 - Three surfers find a new way to drink -- online
03/09/2007 - Gabetti joins virtual land rush in Second Life
03/09/2007 - Microsoft moves to replace JPEG with HD Photo
03/09/2007 - Linux Prevents Obsolescence: Could Reduce E-Waste by Millions...
03/09/2007 - Indian offshore call centers 'not doomed'
03/09/2007 - The Burning Crusade Continues Record-Breaking Sales Pace
03/09/2007 - Downloading Is a Packrat's Dream
03/09/2007 - Microsoft Web search exec leaving company: source
03/09/2007 - Robot swarms 'evolve' effective communication
03/09/2007 - Census Bureau admits privacy breach
03/09/2007 - Bug may expose encrypted e-mail
03/09/2007 - Macrovision copy protection coming to a download near you
03/09/2007 - Degree applicants 'copy from web'
03/09/2007 - Google helps terabyte data swaps
03/09/2007 - Tool will let online Second Life residents rate one another
03/09/2007 - AI Cited for Unlicensed Practice of Law
03/09/2007 - Wikipedia to Seek Proof of Credentials
03/09/2007 - Super-Close Google Maps Zooms
03/09/2007 - Vonage to pay $58 million in Verizon patent case
03/09/2007 - SEC goes after stock spammers, hackers
03/09/2007 - 1 Miiiiiillion Users
03/09/2007 - Wikia looks to battle in search engine market
03/09/2007 - Micron announces HD image sensors for digicams, camcorders
03/09/2007 - Rinbot worm won't go away
03/06/2007 - Intruder adds backdoor to WordPress blog software
03/06/2007 - The 50 Most Important People on the Web
03/06/2007 - New alliance plans to tackle mountains of e-waste
03/06/2007 - Seize the day with a wake up call from "Jeeves"
03/06/2007 - Firefox 3.0 opens door to Web apps, Mozilla says
03/06/2007 - SimCity Goes Dual Screen
03/06/2007 - Site to offer truly local weather maps
03/06/2007 - Apple: iTunes glitches remain on Vista
03/06/2007 - "Commodore" announces new gaming PCs
03/06/2007 - Best Buy Web site pricing probed
03/06/2007 - Copyright ruling worries webcasters
03/06/2007 - The rise of technology addiction
03/06/2007 - China ban on new Internet cafes
03/06/2007 - Volunteers sign up to build game
03/06/2007 - Apple plugs eight QuickTime holes
03/06/2007 - Microsoft patches Xbox 360
03/06/2007 - Company offers boost for Vista security
03/06/2007 - In 'Second Life,' the ring of revolution?
03/06/2007 - Microsoft fails second virus test
03/06/2007 - Your Wi-Fi can tell people a lot about you
03/06/2007 - No Vista for Dept. of Transportation
03/06/2007 - Nokia Moving Into Nanotechnology
03/06/2007 - Novell drives nail into Microsoft Office coffin
03/06/2007 - Bagle Worm Still Swarming over the Net
03/06/2007 - Microsoft chastises Google on copyrights
03/06/2007 - Latest computer glitch: daylight saving time
03/06/2007 - Fake Wikipedia prof altered 20,000 entries
Find links to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?632007
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:
Rinbot worm won't go away
computerworld.com -- The Rinbot worm continues to pester and plague companies, several security organizations said, even as Symantec Corp. declared that its honeypot network had captured traffic showing that a botnet was spreading the malware.
Microsoft fails second virus test
news.bbc.co.uk -- Microsoft's Live OneCare security software has failed tests which check how well it spots and stops malicious programs designed to attack Windows.
Bagle Worm Still Swarming over the Net
pcworld.com -- Three years after it first appeared, the Bagle is still in business, with many antivirus engines unable to keep up, a security vendor claims.
Worm targets Solaris telnet bug
news.com.com -- A computer worm is using a recently disclosed flaw in Sun Microsystems' operating system to propagate, experts have warned.
Careful - 'Storm' Worm Is Infecting Blogs, Too
pcmag.com -- This week, a new variant of the so-called Storm worm has been discovered insinuating itself into various blogs, Webmail, and Web-based message forums in an effort to infect even more PCs, a researcher at security firm Secure Computing said.
* Security:
SEC goes after stock spammers, hackers
news.com.com -- The Securities and Exchange Commission has taken action against alleged stock promoters and hackers thought to have broken into trading accounts.
Apple plugs eight QuickTime holes
news.com.com -- Apple on Monday released updates to its QuickTime media player software to repair eight serious security vulnerabilities.
Microsoft patches Xbox 360
news.com.com -- Microsoft has quietly released a fix for a security vulnerability that could let Xbox 360 owners run their own applications or operating systems on the console.
Firefox, IE7 open to URL spoof
computerworld.com -- Although Mozilla Corp. patched one more Firefox bug last week than first reported, the researcher whose work has plagued the open-source browser for weeks has released details about another flaw.
Vista bug forces legit users to reactivate OS
computerworld.com -- A bug in Windows Vista's built-in antipiracy technology is telling some users that they need to reactivate the operating system after they install new device drivers or run newly installed software.
Flaws in tech support tools open PCs to attack
news.com.com -- Multiple flaws in commonly used technical support tools can open Windows PCs to cyberattack, security experts have warned.
PC hardware can pose rootkit threat
news.com.com -- PC hardware components can provide a way for hackers to sneak malicious code onto a computer, a security researcher warned Wednesday.
* Privacy:
Phishing Sites Explode on the Web
news.yahoo.com -- Think the new built-in phishing filters in Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 2 will protect your private data? Think again. The number of sites devoted to phishing skyrocketed last year, and the number of Americans taken in by phishing schemes has nearly doubled. In November 2006, the last month for which data is available, the Anti-Phishing Working Group found 37,439 new sites, up an astounding 709 percent from the 4630 sites in November of 2005. (Click on the "Image Enlargement" icon above to see the chart showing this trend.)
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 new questions and answers.
- Added several dozen new dictionary terms.
- Corrected minor issues in the news scripts.
- Continued work on new upcoming features.
- Several other minor updates 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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CD or other disc tray does not close or opens by itself.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000885.htm
How do I insert symbols or other special characters into Microsoft Word?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000886.htm
How can I send an attachment in e-mail?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000887.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.lapdawg.com/
This week we came across LapDawg a laptop stand that allows a user to easily work on their laptop while sitting or lying down. Looks like a great solution for anyone who just wants to get away from working at their desk.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9048454679778238317&q=robot+arm
Finally, this Google video has been making its way around the Internet. The video is of a demonstration of a fully robotic arm for amputees and looks like something that could be of an extraordinary benefit.
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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