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July 23, 2001 ISSUE 25
C O M P U T E R H O P E . C O M N E W S L E T T E R
- http://www.computerhope.com/nletters/nl25.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 Virus, 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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NBSP ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/n/nbsp.htm ) -
Short for Non-breaking space, NBSP is commonly used in programming and in HTML that create a space in the program or document without breaking the line. To create a NBSP in HTML the user would add the following HTML tag:
See a complete dictionary of computer terms at:
http://www.computerhope.com/jargon.htm
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2. What's new in the news last week?
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* CNET: Iomega, a Zip storage-drive maker, slashed 800 to 1,100 jobs worldwide and is set to relocate its headquarters to the West Coast, the company announced Thursday.
- Iomega slashes jobs, posts poor earnings
- China shuts down 2,000 cybercafes
- PC shipments worst since 1986, as only Dell grows
- Microsoft gets egg all over its site
- Amazon.com-AT&T deal to allow shopping with mobiles
- Fires effects ripple onto the Net
- Appeals court puts Napster back in business
- AT&T board rejects Comcast offer
- "Code Red" worm claims 12,000 servers
- Microsoft to ease new Windows anti-piracy measures
- iGo cuts work force by 27 percent
- Dell to enter networking equipment market
- Britannica.com to charge fees
- Russian hacker arrested after Las Vegas convention
- Microsoft pulls back support for Java -- WSJ
- Intel slices Pentium III prices
- Toshiba squeezes 5GB hard disk into PC Card
- New standard set for scientific visualizations
- Napster taps PlayMedia for new ".nap" file extension
- Turbolinux gets new CEO
- Netzero founders resign to start new company
- Corel expanding graphics offerings by buying Micrografx
- Mayhem mars Def Con hack-fest
- Search Engines accused of deception
- Comdisco to file for bankruptcy, cut jobs
- Earthlink to offer service to AOL customers
- UMC lays off 266 workers
- Matsushita faces loss, will make cuts
- Toshiba to enter PDA market
- USA Networks acquiring Expedia
Find all of the above articles and latest news at:
http://www.computerhope.com/news.htm
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3. Computer Virus, Security and/or privacy threats
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* Virus:
- The worm "SirCam" is wild and has been spreading rapidly through e-mail. See the following page for additional information about the virus:
http://www.computerhope.com/vinfo/sircam.htm
- Almost 12,000 Web servers have been infected by a new Internet worm that takes advantage of a security flaw in Microsoft software to deface sites, security experts said Wednesday. The worm could also help attackers identify infected computers and gain control of them.
Known as the Code Red worm because of evidence that it may have been launched from China, the self-spreading program infects servers using unpatched versions of Microsoft's Internet Information Server software and defaces the Web sites hosted by the servers.
* Security:
- Colman Communications Consulting has uncovered issues with the Encrypting File System feature included in Microsoft Windows 2000.
When files which were previously in plain text are encrypted using EFS, either by encrypting the file or the directory the file is in, or by moving the file into a directory with EFS applied, a plain-text (as distinct from cipher-text) copy of the file is made on the disk. In addition to this plain-text fragments of the original file may also persist.
- ComputerWorld: Black Hat: A cryptologist who helped discover several gaping holes in the international wireless LAN
standard and the encryption algorithm meant to protect such networks yesterday detailed the vulnerabilities that could be
leaving corporate systems open to hackers.
* Privacy: No new Privacy information this week.
Computer Virus information can be found at:
http://www.computerhope.com/vlist.htm
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4. What's new at Computer Hope this week?
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- Added 30+ new dictionary definitions.
- Added additional questions and answers as well as corrected various previous issues.
- Corrected various errors and bad links throughout page.
- Updated search engine database.
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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Windows 98 freezes when shutting down:
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000154.htm
Error BIOS ROM CHECKSUM - SYSTEM HALTED:
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000233.htm
MS-DOS compatibility mode issues:
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000143.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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Users who have been receiving the Computer Hope newsletter may have noticed additional changes to the Computer Hope Newsletters after last week's modifications several users recommended that we not cut off our text because it was harder to read. Therefore we have made this change in hopes that our newsletter will be easier to read. If you have any additional comments or suggestions please feel free to e-mail newsletter@computerhope.com
http://www.buypin.com/download.php
This week we would like to talk about those annoying Internet Pop-up ads and some of the ways you can stop them from being displayed when browsing the Internet. One product that we enjoyed was Advertising Killer from Buypin. This product loads into the computer background and helps stop popup ads from loading up and can be customized to accept or deny access to other pop-up ads. Users who are fed up with these Internet Pop-up ads should give this product a try.
Some other locations that will help prevent popup ads are:
Ad Subtract - http://www.adsubtract.com
Pop-up Killer - http://software.xfx.net/mainindex.htm
Some companies that participate in annoying Internet Pop-up ads also allow users to opt-out from recieving their pop-up ads. X10, a company that participates in such advertising allows you to opt-out through their web page located at:
http://www.x10.com/x10ads.htm
The above items as well as other new and innovative services and technologies can be found on our What's Hip section on our News page at:
http://www.computerhope.com/news.htm
Computer Hope has recently been included on the Freetechmail.org page that links users to computer related newsletters on the Internet. Users who enjoy Computer Hopes newsletter may also enjoy others found on this page found at:
http://www.freetechmail.org/
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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