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July 07, 2002 ISSUE 71
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/nl70.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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UHCI ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/u/uhci.htm ) -
Short for Universal Host Controller Interface, UHCI is a type of USB host controller that consists of two parts Host Controller Driver (HCD) and Host Controller (HC). The HCD software is responsible for scheduling the traffic on USB by posting and maintaining transactions in system memory. HCD is part of the system software and is typically provided by the operating system vendor.
See the above link for the remainder of this definition.
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: Yahoo Internet Life magazine folds
* CNET: Yahoo Internet Life, the Ziff Davis Media publication chronicling Net culture, is shuttering operations, sources close to the company said Tuesday. Read the complete story here.
- Network shutdowns don't jinx Internet
- Amazon might try on clothing business
- Net users seek first and surf later
- Fed-up customers want faster bug alerts
- EU examines .Net Passport for privacy issues
- Berkley Lab proves 10-Gigabit Ethernet data transfer is a reality
- Warcraft III: Reign of chaos ships
- Mcafee.com to assess new Network Associates bid
- Net radio raises a pirate flag
- New metal alloy is super strong
- EDS to trim workforce by 2,000
- Squeeze Linux into Xbox, win $200,000
- Drkoop.com sale raises e-mail concerns
- Answer service too popular for AIM
- Iranian village gets wired for the web
- Internet father warns of its problems
- Music labels go after song-swappers
- Internet won't sink if WorldCom does
- Ziff Davis 'Yahoo Internet life to fold
- Book by outlaw hacker describes tricks of the trade
- Falun Gong hijacks Chinese TV
- Internet Search Engines mull changes in ad practices
- Future in your hand
- Video research at MIT puts words into mouths
- Web ripe for massive worm attack
- Internet grinding to a halt?
- FBI computers are still far from wired
- Apple drops Emagic bombshell
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 security news this week.
* Security: No new security news this week.
* Privacy:
- ComputerWorld: European data-protection authorities concluded this week that Microsoft Corp.'s .Net Passport online authentication system risks breaching European Union privacy laws and said that they would continue to study issues raised by the service. EU officials did not say whether a formal investigation would be launched.
- CNET: More than six months after filing for bankruptcy protection, Drkoop.com is selling its assets, including its members' e-mail addresses, to Vitacost.com.
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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- Added additional third-party companies to our company listing.
- Corrected various minor issues, and updated 10+ pages with new information.
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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Determining printer hardware / software issue.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000087.htm
Cannot play DVD with Windows NT.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000336.htm
What are the differences between software / hardware?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000039.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.essentialreality.com/products.html
Mentioned earlier this week in a news press release the P5 looks to be a very exciting product. The P5 is a glove worn on the hand and used by the computer user to navigate through software programs and is expected to be available during the second half of 2002 with a MSRP of $129-$149.
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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