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February 10, 2002 ISSUE 50
NEWSLETTER ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY
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/nl50.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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I-beam pointer ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/i/ibeam.htm ) -
Also know as the I-cursor, the I-beam pointer is a mouse cursor shaped similar to the capital letter "I" that represents text
can be highlighted, inserted or changed.
A graphical representation of a I-cursor can be found on the above link.
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: Apple Computer said Friday that it will no longer sell its Macs at Circuit City.
"We have mutually decided to go our separate ways," Circuit City spokesman Bill Cimino told CNET News.com on Friday. "We will
start selling through the inventory we currently have, either in our stores or distribution centers."
- Palm offers a sneak peek at upcoming OS
- Report: More than 50 percent of U.S. on Internet
- Auction sites in Japan fear move to limit online sales
- Pay-to-play search ignites trademark battle
- Digital ID: You shop, they snoop?
- Tandy's Australian web store closed
- Apple short-circuits Circuit City deal
- Microsoft works to fix MSN privacy flaw
- ISS issues patch for firewall software
- Feds shut down $700M Internet bank
- AOL customers livid over huge phone bills after area-code switch
- META group slashes workforce
- Calif. probes Pac Bell DSL cramming
- WSJ.com completes web site overhaul
- Chat-program bugs could bite millions
- Fake HP goods seized in China
- Microsoft: Mac Office vulnerable to hacks
- BellSouth, Qwest in services deal
- Got code? Google's got cash
- ABCNews.com scraps Yahoo deal
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 news this week.
* Security:
- ZDNET: Users of Microsoft Office on the Macintosh may find that their product serial number is a tool for hackers.Microsoft
issued a security warning Wednesday saying that programmers with malicious intent could use Mac Office v. X's product
identifier to shut down one or more copies of the application running on a network or connected to the Internet.
- CNET: Internet Security Systems has released a patch to fix a hole in its firewall software that could allow malicious
hackers to take over the computer. The Atlanta-based ISS released the patch late Friday to plug the hole in its BlackICE
Defender and BlackICE Agent firewall software that is designed to block hackers.
* Privacy:
- CNET: Microsoft is putting the final touches on a patch to limit an MSN Messenger feature that allowed any Web site to grab
a visitor's IM nickname and buddy list.
While representatives for the Microsoft Network have said no customers have fallen prey to the potential privacy problem, the
group plans to release early next week an updated version of MSN Messenger that fixes the problem.
- ZDNET: Sun Microsystems has joined a program called Auto-ID to build wireless digital identification tags into everything
from razor blades to soup cans, Chief Executive Scott McNealy said Thursday.
The technology promises efficiency for manufacturers and convenience for shoppers--but potentially also headaches for those
concerned about privacy.
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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- Posted additional 300+ dictionary pages.
- Updated and modified over 100 currently posted pages.
- Corrected various errors on our pages.
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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Uninstalling software
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000347.htm
How to find a file in MS-DOS.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000309.htm
SU error messages.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000372.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.geargrip.com
This week we thought we would talk about a product we use frequently. Known as the geargrip, this product is great for anyone
who frequently moves their computers or monitors. We often use this product to move our computers for network parties.
Finally, it's our Computer Hope Newsletters one year anniversary and we would like to thank all each of our newsletter
subscribers for their support. We look forward to providing our newsletter for years to come.
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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