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September 08, 2002 ISSUE 79
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
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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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Nibble ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/n/nibble.htm ) -
Four bits or half a byte.
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: Napster R.I.P.
* A federal judge Tuesday blocked the $9 million sale of Napster to German media giant Bertelsmann, a decision likely to force the onetime file-swapping powerhouse out of business.
- Russian officials claim credit for rain
- Napster buyout blocked; fire sale likely
- Google mirror beats Great Firewall of China
- Oracle cuts 270 U.K. jobs
- Cisco warns of popular VPNs at risk
- Spoof site no joke for eBay
- HP to unveil nanotech breakthrough
- China blocks AltaVista search engine
- File-name flaw threatens PGP users
- Credit card theft feared in Windows flaw
- Palm to fork over PDA refunds
- MS puzzled by server attack spree
- Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1, available Sept. 9
- Microsoft gives Passport a privacy makeover
- Report: Easier than ever to be spied upon
- Xbox transformed into Linux PC
- Intel to sell off software unit
- AI helps gamers keep on playing
- Intel has big nano plans
- Why FBI computer force ain't fat
- Police arrest five in Net credit card fraud probe
- Microsoft pushes new tablets on students
- Record industry site hit again
- Microsoft launches new media player
- Greek govt bans all computer games
- Baseball cracks down on fan sites
- Subscription music sites hit sour note
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:
- NewsFactor: Networking giant Cisco has warned of several security holes in its VPN (virtual private network) 3000 series, which is widely deployed by corporations and telecommunications carriers.
- CNet: For more than a decade, the United States government classified encryption technology as a weapon. Now that label might actually apply.
Security-consulting firm Foundstone said Thursday that e-mail messages encrypted with the Pretty Good Privacy program can be used as digital bullets to attack and take control of a victim's computer.
- CNet: Microsoft late Wednesday said that a flaw in its Windows operating system could allow hackers to gain unauthorized access to thousands of computers.
Microsoft issued a security alert, calling the flaw "critical." The flaw affects how more than a dozen Microsoft products, including programs for Windows and the Macintosh, handle digital certificates, which are used to certify the authenticity of a Web site or of software code.
- ZDNet News: Microsoft released further details of a rash of attacks on Windows 2000 servers that has so far stumped the software giant's research team.
In an advisory posted Aug. 30, Microsoft warned customers that several companies had recently observed an "increased level of hacking activity." Microsoft Product Support Services (PSS) told system administrators to be on the lookout for Trojan horses--programs that appear to be legitimate but aren't--and for several specific kinds of odd network behavior.
* Privacy:
- CNN: Microsoft on Tuesday rolled out an upgrade to its much-used but oft-criticized Passport online authentication system, in part designed to overcome privacy concerns.
- CNN: Governments worldwide have made it easier for authorities to augment citizen databases and eavesdrop on telephone and online conversations in order to fight terror, according to a new survey of privacy regulations.
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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- Uploaded several new dictionary pages and made various minor changes throughout website.
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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CD-ROM drive light blinks every few seconds
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000162.htm
I have a Intel Pentium III+, how do I disable the serial number?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000103.htm
Removing icons in Windows 95 / 98 Control Panel
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000136.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.wacom.com/lcdtablets/index_18sx.cfm
This week we talk about the Wacom Cintiq 18SX a great idea for those who find themselves often utilizing drawing tablets with computers. Much like a drawing tablet the Wacom Cintiq allows a user to input data through a pen device, however at the same time displays the output on the device.
In last weeks newsletter we talked about the website netsizer and made mention of the drastic drop it was displaying. We also indicated that we were going to contact the webmasters of this service to see if additional input could be provided about this drastic drop. Unfortunately we did not receive an e-mail back from the webmasters and the site has been down for the last few days. We will keep you updated if we hear anything further.
We also received several e-mails about similar services that can be useful from readers of our newsletter. Calvin, wrote that he enjoys and often uses the site Geektools ( http://www.geektools.com ). Several other users also recommended the following websites:
Network-tools ( http://network-tools.com ) Site that contains various network tools such as DNS records, URL Unecode, URL Encode and various other tools.
Netcraft ( http://www.netcraft.com ) Great site to find out information about a website, such as uptime and server / host information.
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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