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October 29, 2001 ISSUE 38
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/nl38.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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Eliza ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/e/eliza.htm ) -
Also known as Doctor, Eliza was a form of artificial intelligence created by Dr. Joseph Weizenbaum who was a part of the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab. Eliza was a program that made a user believe he or she was talking to a real therapist.
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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* Reuters: Software giant Microsoft Corp. launched the latest version of its flagship Windows software on Thursday, reeling in the chief executives of top computer companies to kick off a $250 million marketing campaign in the heart of New York.
- Matsushita develops 100-Gbyte optical video disk
- Dell releases $599 prebuilt PC
- MTVi pulls plug on SonicNet Radio
- Homestore to cut 700 jobs, restructure
- U.S. orders over 4 million digital ID cards.
- Opera: Microsoft sees our browser as a 'threat'
- Civil Rights bus is sold online for $492,000
- Pakistani Hackers attack U.S. government web site
- CoorsTek announces 300 job cuts
- Microsoft Web Portal denies millions
- Intel, AMD slated to cut chip prices next week
- Nevada man jailed for counterfeit software scheme
- Flextronics posts loss, to cut 10,000 jobs
- XP draws fire from Mac, Linux, Even DOS faithful
- Microsoft launches XP with worldwide hype
- Dell, EMC corp. ink 5-year deal
- NEC to sell computer manufacturer
- Gates to drop in on "Frasier"
- Electronic Arts sheds staff
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 major virus threats this week.
* Security: Computer Hope has posted a new security Q&A section. While this is a new section with only a few Q&A's Computer Hope helps to develop this section into another large Q&A section. This section can be found at:
http://www.computerhope.com/secureqa.htm
* 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 Microsoft opererating system Windows XP being released this week, Computer Hope has updated its Windows XP page and added a new Q&A for Windows XP. Our Windows XP page can be found at: http://www.computerhope.com/winxp.htm- Updated all Microsoft Windows pages.
- Added additional Q&A's.
- Addd new security Q&A section.
- Continued work on Computer Hope dictionary update.
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 to setup Windows XP to look like previous versions of Windows.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000466.htm
How to prevent unauthorized access.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000464.htm
When installing a new hard drive, does it matter if jumpers are assigned?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000102.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.powerexperts.com/Products/Sun_Catcher_Mobile_Power/sun_catcher_mobile_power.htm
This week we would like to talk about the PowerQuest Solar power-packs. These devices are small handheld portable devices that allow as user to charge devices such as a computer notebook, cameras, phones, etc... This looks to be a excellent solution for any user who is on the road or in locations that may not have a power source.
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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