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March 26, 2007 ISSUE 248
COMPUTERHOPE.COM NEWSLETTER
- http://www.computerhope.com/nletters/nl248.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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Disassembly ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/d/disassem.htm ) -
1. When referring to hardware, disassemble is the process of breaking down a device into separate parts. A device may be disassembled to help determine a problem, to replace a part, or to take the parts and use them in another device or to sell them individually. For example, if a computer has a bad processor a user may need to partially disassemble a computer to get to the bad processor and replace it.
2. When referring to software, disassembly is the process of getting the source code from a program.
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: 'Surge' in hijacked PC networks
news.bbc.co.uk -- The number of computers hijacked by malicious hackers to send out spam and viruses has grown almost 30% in the last year, according to a survey.
03/25/2007 - Microsoft temporarily closes video site
03/25/2007 - Study: Windows has fewest security holes
03/25/2007 - AT&T IPTV now coming to your PC
03/25/2007 - Viacom sued over Colbert parody on YouTube
03/25/2007 - NBC, News Corp. push new Web rival to YouTube
03/25/2007 - 'World of Warcraft' bans raise players' ire
03/25/2007 - Skype to Offer Money-Transfer System via PayPal
03/25/2007 - Securing OS X 10.4: Tips from Apple and the NSA
03/25/2007 - Intel Classmate PC ships in volume to select test markets
03/25/2007 - Google quashes mobile phone talk
03/25/2007 - Windows Live Hotmail Includes Messenger Integration
03/25/2007 - When the box switches on to the web
03/25/2007 - No Fear of Remapping URLs of your Site
03/25/2007 - No more MySpace
03/25/2007 - Fat scan shows up 'true' obesity
03/25/2007 - Oracle sues rival SAP for 'theft'
03/25/2007 - France Puts Secret UFO Archive on Web
03/25/2007 - Wikipedia Shakeup: Resignations
03/25/2007 - Coldwell Banker's Second Life
03/25/2007 - Report: PayPal to launch mobile payment service
03/25/2007 - Mozilla: Hackers control bug disclosure
03/25/2007 - Windows weakness can lead to network traffic hijacks
03/21/2007 - Google's Next-Gen of Sneakernet
03/21/2007 - YouTube to present video awards
03/21/2007 - Kiko Guys Back As Reality TV Stars
03/21/2007 - Who stands to gain from Wikileaks?
03/20/2007 - Most Computer Attacks Originate in U.S.
03/20/2007 - K-Fed Launches His Own Search Engine
03/20/2007 - High-speed academic networks to merge
03/20/2007 - Hackers selling IDs for $14, Symantec says
03/20/2007 - 'Surge' in hijacked PC networks
03/20/2007 - Musicload: 75% of customer service problems caused by DRM
03/20/2007 - Math team solves the unsolvable E8
03/20/2007 - Oops! Computer tech wipes out info on $38B fund
03/20/2007 - Flixster Hits 10 million Registered Users
03/20/2007 - CBS Corporation Acquires MaxPreps
03/20/2007 - Computing Pioneer Backus Dies
03/20/2007 - Judge favors Google in 'frivolous' suit
03/20/2007 - Tool turns unsuspecting surfers into hacking help
03/20/2007 - MySpace Restrictions Upset Some Users
03/20/2007 - MySpace Enters Politics
03/20/2007 - Blog Divulges Details About Next Windows OS
Find links to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?772007
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:
Study: Windows has fewest security holes
news.com.com -- Microsoft Windows has the lowest number of vulnerabilities and the fastest turnaround time for patches of all commercial operating systems--but it also has the most serious flaws, according to Symantec.
Securing OS X 10.4: Tips from Apple and the NSA
blogs.zdnet.com -- Apple and the National Security Administration (NSA) have published a security guide for Mac OS 10.4 with key highlights on network administration, securing Safari and the importance of physical security.
Mozilla: Hackers control bug disclosure
news.com.com -- Software makers are at the mercy of bug hunters when it comes to flaw disclosure, Mozilla's security chief said Saturday.
Windows weakness can lead to network traffic hijacks
news.com.com -- A problem in the way Windows PCs obtain network settings could let attackers hijack traffic, security researchers said Saturday.
* Privacy:
Hackers selling IDs for $14, Symantec says
infoworld.com -- Identity thieves are offering a person's credit-card number, date of birth, and other sensitive information for as little as $14 over the Internet, said a new report on online threats released 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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- Working on converting forum system to new updated forum system.
- Added new dictionary terms.
- 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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How do I remove the Bluetooth icon from my Windows desktop?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000893.htm
How can I split one large display into two?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000894.htm
How can I convert multiple media files into one?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000895.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.justin.tv/
A new project that was mentioned earlier this week in our news where Justin, a real-life person wears a camera 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and broadcasts everything he sees live over the Internet. The project is new and been going for over seven days and should be interesting to see what develops over time.
http://www.gizmoproject.com/
Another interesting site we recently came across is Gizmo Project, a simple and free software program that allows you to make Internet telephone calls from your desktop. If you're looking for an alternative for VoIP we highly recommend trying this project out.
Gizmo Project is an Internet telephone, that is as simple as instant messaging
Make all of your calls from the comfort of your desktop, with Gizmo Project it is point, click, talk. For FREE
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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