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June 11, 2007 ISSUE 254
COMPUTERHOPE.COM NEWSLETTER
- http://www.computerhope.com/nletters/nl254.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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MBR ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/m/mbr.htm ) -
Short for Master Boot Record, MBR is also sometimes referred to as the master boot block and is the first sector of the computer hard disk drive used to determine from which partition a computer will boot. The MBR tells the computer where to find and how to load the operating system. It also tells the computer how the hard drive is organized and provides information about the drive's partitions.
The master boot record is located on the first sector of the hard drive; it's the first program the computer runs after performing a memory check and looking for a bootable disk (if set in CMOS). The MBR is also susceptible to boot sector viruses that can corrupt or delete the MBR, which can leave the hard drive unusable and prevent the computer from booting up. A well-known MBR virus is the Monkey Virus.
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: Magnetic fields may open door to efficient wireless power
tgdaily.com -- Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have demonstrated a new method to wirelessly transfer power from a power source to an electronic device. The MIT claims that the new approach may be efficient enough to even run notebooks over room-sized distances and decrease our dependency on batteries overall.
06/10/2007 - FNB switches 12 000 desktops to Linux
06/10/2007 - Breakthrough brings 'Star Trek' teleport a step closer
06/10/2007 - Net taxes could arrive by this fall
06/08/2007 - Microsoft hires 'Director of Linux Interoperability'
06/08/2007 - Universal to sell digital music with no piracy protection
06/08/2007 - Three detained for high-tech exam cheating
06/08/2007 - Humanoid toddler reacts to touch, sound
06/08/2007 - Intel entering discrete GPU market in 2008?
06/08/2007 - MSI Luxium adds external graphics card to your notebook
06/08/2007 - Scientists convert processor heat back to electricity
06/08/2007 - Magnetic fields may open door to efficient wireless power
06/08/2007 - Talking paper made by scientists
06/08/2007 - Seagate claims highest density 3.5" hard drive
06/08/2007 - About Security Update (QuickTime 7.1.6)
06/08/2007 - Four Critical Windows Fixes Coming
06/08/2007 - Bear robot rescues wounded troops
06/08/2007 - Internet Safety Month declared by Congress, ignored by Internet
06/08/2007 - Google: Attack code more likely on Microsoft IIS
06/08/2007 - NBC to let other Web sites link to NBC video
06/08/2007 - Stash stuff online with us, tech firms say
06/08/2007 - Via CEO promises even smaller motherboards
06/08/2007 - E-Mail Senders Can Pay to Bypass Filters
06/08/2007 - Multiple Security Flaws in Yahoo Messenger
06/08/2007 - Chinese users sue Symantec over update blunder
06/08/2007 - Microsoft threatens its Most Valuable Professional
06/08/2007 - Asus stuns Computex with 100 laptop
06/08/2007 - Phone responds to the human touch
06/08/2007 - NEC releases pink Hello Kitty laptop
06/08/2007 - Norton AntiBot goes into public beta
06/08/2007 - Mozilla puts green light on Firefox 3 Alpha 5
06/08/2007 - Digital signatures get Web standards nod
06/08/2007 - Scientists close in on 'cyborg-like' memory chips
Find links to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?1542007
05/31/2007 - Windows Longhorn Resurrected and Available for Download
05/31/2007 - New: Google Image Search Categories
05/31/2007 - Web site error sparks jump in world oil prices
05/30/2007 - Apple hides account info in DRM-free music, too
05/30/2007 - Apple debuts unprotected songs online
05/30/2007 - Researcher: Don't trust toolbars for Firefox
05/30/2007 - People power fuels new search engine
05/30/2007 - Man described as a top spammer arrested
05/30/2007 - Palm unveils new laptop-like gadget
05/30/2007 - Move to create less clumsy robots
05/30/2007 - YouTube site 'blocked' in Morocco
05/30/2007 - Music site Last.fm bought by CBS
05/30/2007 - Children 'meet net friends often'
05/30/2007 - Mass deletion sparks LiveJournal revolt
05/30/2007 - Google buys Spanish geo-photo company
05/30/2007 - Justin.tv says hello to Justine.tv
05/30/2007 - Windows Vista no more secure than XP: report
05/30/2007 - Apple to start offering YouTube videos
05/30/2007 - Online-Radio Groups Battle
05/30/2007 - Google takes big step to make Web work offline
05/30/2007 - Microsoft unveils revolutionary device
Find links to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?1472007
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:
About Security Update (QuickTime 7.1.6)
docs.info.apple.com -- This document describes Security Update (QuickTime 7.1.6), which can be downloaded and installed via Software Update preferences, or from Apple Downloads.
Four Critical Windows Fixes Coming
blogs.pcworld.com -- Microsoft will release six sets of security patches next Tuesday, four of which will fix critical flaws in the Windows operating system.
Google: Attack code more likely on Microsoft IIS
computerworld.com -- Web sites running Microsoft Corp.'s Web server software are twice as likely to be hosting malicious code as other Web sites, according to research from Google Inc.
Multiple Security Flaws in Yahoo Messenger
betanews.com -- Security firm eEye says it has notified Yahoo of multiple security vulnerabilities within its instant messaging application, which could lead to "remote execution of arbitrary code with minimal user interaction." The flaws were given a severity rating of "high.".
Researcher: Don't trust toolbars for Firefox
news.yahoo.com -- Makers of some of the most popular extension software used by the Firefox browser are not doing enough to secure their software, a security researcher said Wednesday.
Windows Vista no more secure than XP: report
arstechnica.com -- The strength of Windows Vista's security model is easily the biggest question facing the nascent operating system. While sales will be strong simply on account of the way OEMs have adopted Vista on their midrange and high-end offerings, the place of Vista in the enterprise is not yet clear. Microsoft must demonstrate that its approach to security with Vista is indeed effective; otherwise, IT managers will see little benefit to moving to the new OS anytime soon.
* Privacy: No new privacy news this week.
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 June, Computer Hope has posted its new monthly Poll - "What do you backup your data to?" as well as results from last months poll, Quiz - "Which of the below is not a type of computer memory?" and Tip - "Internet browsers, operating systems, and many programs".- Posted new question and answers.
- Posted new dictionary definitions and updated several others.
- Posted several thousand 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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What is the Windows lsass.exe file / process?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000913.htm
What is the Windows spoolsv.exe file / process?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000914.htm
My PC Card (PCMCIA) does not fit in my laptop.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000917.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://maps.google.com/maps
Google introduced its new Street View feature, which allows users using Google Maps to browse down streets in major cities in the United States. This is a great new feature for users who enjoy using Google Maps and we hope to see this feature brought to all major cities around the world. Below is a demo page from Google demonstrating and explaining this new feature.
http://maps.google.com/help/maps/streetview/index.html
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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