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May 19, 2002 ISSUE 64
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/nl64.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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Asterisk ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/a/asterisk.htm ) -
Represented on the keyboard as *, the asterisk is sometimes called a star. The asterisk is used to represent a wild card or wild character. For example when typing *.TXT in a search or find field the computer would look for any file ending with .TXT.
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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Top News Story: The day Napster Died
Wired: Napster, the software application that ignited the music file-trading frenzy, came to an apparent end on Tuesday after its board of directors nixed a sale that would have kept the company afloat.
Update: MSNBC: In a dramatic reversal, Napster Inc. and German media giant Bertelsmann AG have reached an agreement for Bertelsmann to acquire the assets of the Internets most embattled music service, according to people familiar with the matter.
- Vicomsoft goes solo
- NEC to split off chip business
- The pen is mightier than copy-protection
- AOL won't let IE take Mac test
- Virus hoax pulls in victims
- Microsoft signs up "EverQuest" team
- States: Microsoft urged Linux retaliation
- Sony shaves prices of PlayStation 2
- Microsoft slashes Xbox prices
- Cisco embraces rival networking standard
- Matrix reloaded movie trailer online
- Intel cuts Celeron prices
- RealNames' final keyword: Gone
- Mobile keypad reinvented
- AMD lets loose with new flash memory
- Outage hits MSN web sites
- BellSouth to cut 5,000
- Can "Deep Linking" lead to deep trouble?
- China unblocks some Western media web sites
- Microsoft says flaws in patch may be a new vulnerability
- FBI wants to know who took 13,000 credit reports
- Bertelsmann acquiring Napster assets
- The day Napster Died
- Hotmail users' data can be shared
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:
- ZDNet: An e-mail hoax posing as a virus advisory is surfing across the Internet on a wave of PC user naivete.
The fake advisory warns users of the file "jdbgmgr.exe," purportedly a virus that damages a victim's computer system two weeks after first infecting the PC. The hoax has been forwarded by users who believe they have been infected and need to tell other victims to clean out the virus.
* Security:
- COMPUTERWORLD: Problems that researchers claim went unfixed in an Internet Explorer (IE) security patch released Wednesday may expose a potential new vulnerability, a Microsoft Corp. official said today.
- COMPUTERWORLD: The FBI is investigating how someone made off with 13,000 credit reports from a credit reporting agency, Experian Information Solutions Inc., during a 10-month period by posing as a Ford Motor Credit Co. employee.
* Privacy:
- MSNBC: MSN Hotmail users may be surprised to learn that Microsoft Corp. currently has permission to share their e-mail address, birthday, zip code, and occupation with virtually any of its business partners. Hotmail users exploring their e-mail setting have discovered two new options, both now checked yes by default for most: Share My e-mail address and Share My other registration information. Microsoft says Hotmail customers had agreed to share such information when they accepted the companys privacy policy, and the check boxes are actually a privacy enhancement that offers new options to limit the sharing of the data.
Computer Virus information can be found at:
http://www.computerhope.com/vlist.htm
Computer Security Q&A can be found at:
http://www.computerhope.com/secureqa.htm
Computer Privacy Q&A can be found at:
http://www.computerhope.com/privacyq.htm
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4. What's new at Computer Hope this week?
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- Currently working on large update for our dictionary section that will be posted later this week.
- Corrected various errors throughout the web 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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How much power do hardware devices take?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000314.htm
Getting Windows 95 / 98 to boot to MS-DOS.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000132.htm
CD-ROM Tray not opening.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000214.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
See every Q&A in Computer Hopes database at:
http://www.computerhope.com/eqanda.htm
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6. All Talk
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http://www.thinkcycle.org
This week we were introduced to ThinkCycle, a web site designed as a location for individuals to collaborate and exchange ideas in solving today's problems around the world. This is a great location to collaborate with other individuals who have similar interests and possibly help other individuals in the world.
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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