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August 05, 2001 ISSUE 27
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/nl27.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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Brown Box ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/b/brownbox.htm ) -
A brown box is a hardware product that includes only the necessary products need to install into a computer. For example a computer video card that is a brown box will likely only include the actual card in an anti-static bag and the software (drivers).
These products are generally much cheaper then a retail version of the product because it does not include the standard box and other miscellaneous paper inserts.
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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* Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6 is set to launch as early as the middle of August -- sans the controversial "Smart Tags" and beta-blasted "Personal Bar and Contacts" -- following word that the company is done with testing.
- Fired over MP3's
- Internet Explorer 6 going gold in August
- Yahoo still in porn business overseas
- AOL takes new AIM but users unimpressed
- Netscape alumni to launch peer company
- Spark for Dot-com Mania Theglobe.com to close site
- Anti-Piracy system could damage loudspeakers
- Juno says it won't mirror NetZero's move
- Rhythms files for chapter 11
- NetZero cuts jobs, limits free Net access
- Dell knocks Linux off the desktop
- Gates to sell 5 million Microsoft shares
- U.S. Court rejects Microsoft, Govt requests
- Doctors implant chips to restore vision
- ADC to cut 2,500 more jobs
- Wau Holland, one of the world's first computer hackers, dies at 49
- Sony cuts prices on 'Memory Stick' format
- Ameritrade to buy online brokerage
- Japan's NEC Announces 4,000 job cuts
- Sony and Yahoo! form alliance
- Microsoft will require MSN icon
- Sun to cut 300 jobs through worker 'redeployment'
- Happy 40th, computer games
- Yahoo testing pop-under advertising
- In search of online ad boosts
- Hack attack targets Verizon, AT&T wireless users
- Bluelight drops free web service
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: No new Virus information this week.
* Security:
- Researchers have discovered a way to quickly break through the security system that protects the leading corporate wireless networking system, a trade group said on Friday.
While computer security experts had previously uncovered weaknesses in Wi-Fi, a standard for wireless data communication also known as 802.11b, the latest discovery is being treated with more concern because it is more feasible and takes less time to carry out.
* 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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* With the new month of July Computer Hope has posted its new monthly Poll - "Do you have a broadband Internet connection?", Quiz - "Which of the following is a broadband Internet connection?" and tip - "Windows 95 and above and Microsoft Keyboard".
- Added additional 30+ dictionary definitions. Updated various other definitions.
- Added additional software products. Including Microsoft Office, Outlook, Word...
- Added additional issues to database.
- 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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A serious disk error occurred trying to read/write drive:
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000381.htm
How to install a new port in Windows 9x:
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000271.htm
Windows ME browseui.dll error:
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000409.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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* Because of schedule changes, Computer Hope will be distributing its newsletter Sunday instead of Monday morning.
http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2001_07/pr1601.htm
This week we will be talking about Toshiba's new Pocket PC the GENIO e550. What makes this PDA different from other PDA's is the 1GB Microdrive. With this amount of storage space a user could store large files such as movies, large MP3's and various other files that cannot be placed on current PDA's.
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
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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