Computer Hope newsletter #255
June 25, 2007 ISSUE 255
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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Hotspot ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/h/hotspot.htm ) -
1. A clickable section within a HTML document or image map that forwards a user to a new page.
2. Visible location on a screen that may be linked to perform a specified task. Hotspots are commonly found when moving the mouse over an area of the screen and the mouse cursor changing or the area of the screen lighting up or changing.
3. When referring to a wireless network, a wireless hotspot is a location that enables users to connect to a network and/or the Internet with their wireless adapters.
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: Alereon to release new wireless USB chip
news.yahoo.com -- Chip designer Alereon Inc. said Monday it is releasing the first chip that uses a frequency band that is legal all over the world for wireless USB, a technology with the potential to cut the tangle of cables surrounding computers.
06/24/2007 - Verizon's fiber-optic payoff
06/24/2007 - Google boss shows off iPhone
06/24/2007 - Yahoo merges two advertising arms
06/24/2007 - Microsoft better at patching XP than Vista
06/24/2007 - Security Alert: Browser Plug-Ins May Be Malware
06/24/2007 - Microsoft strips Office from charity PC scheme
06/24/2007 - Microsoft kills third-party Windows client project
06/24/2007 - IBM pushes 32-nanometer chips with BASF deal
06/24/2007 - Third HD disc format on the way
06/24/2007 - Addiction experts say video games not an addiction
06/24/2007 - LEDs move into home lighting market
06/24/2007 - Vista the most secure OS, according to researcher
06/24/2007 - Google may close Gmail Germany over privacy concerns
06/24/2007 - MI5 Networks Attacks Botnets
06/24/2007 - Big Brother Is a Computer
06/24/2007 - Domain Sellers Party Like Its 1999
06/24/2007 - Google To Acquire GrandCentral
06/24/2007 - Report: 'World of Warcraft' fan site sold for $1 million
06/24/2007 - Hacker breaks into Pentagon email system
06/24/2007 - Touch-screen phones poised for growth
06/24/2007 - Hitachi: Move the train with your brain
06/21/2007 - 'Blog', 'cookie', 'wiki' top list of hated Internet words: poll
06/21/2007 - Google's Carbon-Emission Plans
06/21/2007 - Online Spending to Rise Dramatically
06/21/2007 - Xerox Aims to Improve Search Results
06/21/2007 - Blackberry a threat to French national security
06/21/2007 - EU probe to look at all search engines
06/21/2007 - Sri Lanka under fire over Internet censorship
06/21/2007 - AT&T hires 2,000 extra workers for iPhone launch
06/21/2007 - Murdoch 'in talks' on Yahoo deal
06/21/2007 - New Yahoo boss buys sport website
06/21/2007 - Dell fesses to more vertical line issues -- offers free repla...
06/21/2007 - Mtron claims speediest solid-state disk
06/21/2007 - Google opens up malware blacklist API
06/21/2007 - Hackers target 'legitimate' sites
06/21/2007 - HP acquires SPI Dynamics
06/21/2007 - Verizon executive says HD video on demand in works
06/21/2007 - Web cam exam proctors are latest cheating deterrent
06/21/2007 - YouTube begins rolling out international sites, new mobile su...
06/21/2007 - Trillian critical security update released
06/21/2007 - Users rage against China's 'Great Firewall'
06/21/2007 - Analysts: Microsoft flaw opened door to scammers
06/21/2007 - Yahoo's Semel Steps Down as CEO; Yang Assumes Top Post
06/21/2007 - Alereon to release new wireless USB chip
06/21/2007 - DOJ Pushes Microsoft to Produce Vista SP1 in '07
06/21/2007 - Google Complaint Triggers Vista Desktop Search Revision
06/20/2007 - Desktop Tower Defense Played 15 Million Times
06/20/2007 - DHS acknowledges own computer break-ins
06/20/2007 - DARPA to raise robot army
06/20/2007 - New WiFi Record: 237 Miles
06/20/2007 - Apple issues Apple TV security fix
06/20/2007 - Veoh Launches New Online Video Software
Find links to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?1682007
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:
Microsoft better at patching XP than Vista
infoworld.com -- A Microsoft security executive released data Thursday showing that, six months after shipping Windows Vista, his company has left more publicly disclosed Vista bugs unpatched than it did with Windows XP.
Vista the most secure OS, according to researcher
arstechnica.com -- Jeffrey R. Jones, a self-described "security guy" who works at Microsoft's security division, has published his latest report (PDF) comparing the number of fixed and unfixed vulnerabilities of various operating systems, including Windows Vista, Windows XP, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Workstation, Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS, Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10, and Mac OS X 10.4.
Hackers target 'legitimate' sites
news.bbc.co.uk -- More than 10,000 websites have become unwitting hosts of malicious software, say security experts.
Trillian critical security update released
news.com.com -- Cerulean Studios on Monday released a "highly critical" security update for its Trillian multi-protocol chat software.
Analysts: Microsoft flaw opened door to scammers
infoworld.com -- Microsoft on Tuesday fixed a bug in its Windows Live ID registration that let users deceptively register a false e-mail address.
Apple issues Apple TV security fix
news.com.com -- Apple today issued an update for its Apple TV device. The update fixes the mDNSResponder buffer overflow vulnerability, CVE-2007-2386. This vulnerability was patched last month in Security Update 2007-05 for desktop and laptop users of Apple Mac OS X 10.4 up to 10.4.9.
* Privacy:
Hacker breaks into Pentagon email system
channelregister.co.uk -- The Pentagon took as many as 1,500 computers offline yesterday to stamp out a security breach in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told reporters in a news briefing today that a hacker had penetrated an unclassified OSD email system, prompting the shutdown. The system reportedly does not contain information related to military operations.
Blackberry a threat to French national security
tgdaily.com -- French government officials are ditching their Blackberry devices for fears of American eavesdropping. A government advisory, which is being sent to all French ministries, claims that the wireless email messages can be intercepted because they pass through servers in Canada, United States and the United Kingdom. Research in Motion adamantly assures the French that the emails are secure from everyone, even from employees at RIM.
DHS acknowledges own computer break-ins
news.yahoo.com -- The Homeland Security Department, the lead U.S. agency for fighting cyber threats, suffered more than 800 hacker break-ins, virus outbreaks and other computer security problems over two years, senior officials acknowledged to Congress.
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 new questions and answers.
- Posted new dictionary definitions and updated definitions.
- Performed several dozen 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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Understanding the information contained in an e-mail header.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000918.htm
Can I get a virus when I read my e-mail?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000919.htm
What order should I install my computer drivers in?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000920.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.wis.dm/
We recently came across an interesting site called wis.dm, short of course for "wisdom". This great site allows users to post any type of question they can think of and allow other members to vote "yes" or "no" on the question. In addition to posting questions users can make comments about the questions and debate about the question that has been asked.
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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