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September 22, 2003 ISSUE 124
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/nl124.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, Worms, 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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Page orientation ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/p/pageorie.htm ) -
Page or print orientation is the placement of elements on a page that are set through the page setup. The majority of all programs allow the page orientation to be either portrait or landscape.
See our complete dictionary listing and a daily computer term 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: Report: All your Web typos are belong to us
theregister.co.uk -- Network administrators are fuming about changes made by domain registrar Verisign to the DNS system yesterday amid concern that the alterations could make it difficult for mail servers to reject mail from invalid domains.
09/15/2003 - Motor giant Ford to move to Linux
09/16/2003 - Microsoft Unveils High-Speed Home WLAN
09/16/2003 - Vignette To Acquire Collaborator Intraspect
09/16/2003 - Wi-fi future for UK's phone boxes
09/16/2003 - Symantec VP picked as U.S. cybersecurity czar
09/16/2003 - Spam falls after South Korea strengthens e-mail law
09/16/2003 - AMD to introduce low-power Opterons
09/16/2003 - PCMCIA group releases new ExpressCard standard
09/16/2003 - 'Error' sends bank files to eBay
09/16/2003 - SCO Moves To Dismiss Red Hat Lawsuit
09/16/2003 - Ebay creates 800 Irish jobs
09/16/2003 - All your Web typos are belong to us
09/16/2003 - MSN email spoofer pleads guilty to wire fraud
09/16/2003 - Sun Software
to Be Cheaper Than Windows
09/16/2003 - Apple unveils 15-inch PowerBook, updates 17 and 12-inch
09/16/2003 - Ballmer: Stop viruses before they start
09/16/2003 - 50,000 free id.au names released
09/16/2003 - Tombola.com scratches 'large number' of winners
09/16/2003 - Survey: Forget work, IM is for flirting, gossip
09/16/2003 - NextHop's GateD Ports to MontaVista Linux Carrier Grade Edition
09/16/2003 - Vexira antivirus Provides Enterprise-Class Virus Protection for Linux Samba, Netatalk and NFS File Servers
09/16/2003 - Microsoft wins over Motorola
09/16/2003 - A Notebook That Does Gymnastics
09/16/2003 - Most Teens Play Violent Video Games, Study Says
09/16/2003 - Big Blue Launches RFID Service
09/17/2003 - Games seek to bond with players
09/17/2003 - Nvidia to make chipsets for Transmeta
09/17/2003 - Intel slips in a new Pentium 4
09/17/2003 - CERT Issues Warning for OpenSSH Flaw
09/17/2003 - Hackers find way to exploit latest Microsoft
hole
09/17/2003 - KDE 3.1.4 Release Announcement
09/17/2003 - Toshiba supports Microsoft's OneNote
09/17/2003 - AOL Time Warner drops 'AOL' from name
09/17/2003 - After ATX form factor comes Balanced Technology Extended (BTX)!
09/17/2003 - SBC challenges RIAA's subpoenas
09/17/2003 - Breaking the Speed Barrier: The Frontside Bus Bottleneck
09/17/2003 - Sign of Tough Times at PC Expo Trade Show
09/18/2003 - Virus sender helped FBI bust hackers, court records say
09/18/2003 - Teen accused of virus spread appears in court
09/18/2003 - UK bans spam messages
09/18/2003 - Camera specs take candid snaps
09/18/2003 - IBM patches DB2 vulnerability
09/18/2003 - ISC to Cut Off Site Finder
09/18/2003 - Sun Aims to Trim Work Force by 3% Amid Profitability Push
09/18/2003 - New Worm Masquerades As Security Update
09/18/2003 - Trillian Patches Through to MSN, Yahoo
09/18/2003 - Intel unveils its next Centrino
09/18/2003 - Disputes Erupt Over Service
for Poor Internet Typists
09/18/2003 - Sendmail Still Buggy
09/18/2003 - Wireless Hotmail Goes Premium
09/18/2003 - Kinko's Opens First Hotspot
09/18/2003 - House passes Internet tax ban
09/18/2003 - Get overcharged by MS, win a free PC, says Lindows.com
09/18/2003 - Adobe e-doc format under siege
09/18/2003 - ATI to Supply Graphic Chips for Apple PowerBook
09/18/2003 - Film Studios Sue Over DVD Copying Software
09/18/2003 - New Technology Lets Lights Shine Longer
09/18/2003 - VeriSign sticks with redirect service
09/18/2003 - Google seeking a few good code jockeys
09/18/2003 - Microsoft Ships MapPoint 2004
09/18/2003 - Computer Makers Sued Over Hard-Drive Size Claims
09/18/2003 - VeriSign Sued Over Controversial Web Service
09/18/2003 - PGP Introduces Network E-Mail Encryption Software
09/20/2003 - Intel helps fingers type faster
09/20/2003 - Microsoft begins security CD giveaway in Japan
09/20/2003 - Windows to Power ATMs in 2005
09/20/2003 - Storm Surges Hit Weather Sites
09/20/2003 - New ISO fees on the horizon?
09/20/2003 - Magnets attracting wireless attention
09/20/2003 - Accused AOL phisher spammed the FBI
09/20/2003 - Swen worm spreads quickly
09/21/2003 - Net 'worth little to many Brits'
Find a direct link to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?2572003
Find all of the latest news and article headlines at:
http://www.computerhope.com/news.htm
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3. Computer Virus, Worms, Security, and/or privacy threats
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* Virus:
zdnet.com.com -- Security experts say that the Swen mass-mailing Windows worm appears to be spreading quickly, moving to the top of the virus charts
a day after it first appeared--and even maintaining its own counter that supposedly monitors how many PCs have been infected.
informationweek.com -- The worm poses as an E-mail from Microsoft and contains a bogus security update as an attachment.
* Security:
computerworld.com -- IBM has released a software patch for a serious security vulnerability in some versions of its DB2 database, according to the security company that discovered the problems.
atnewyork.com -- The CERT Coordination Center has issued a security alert for a buffer management vulnerability in versions of the OpenBSD Project's popular OpenSSH network connectivity tool.
* Privacy:
thestar.com -- Two Bank of Montreal computers containing hundreds, potentially thousands, of sensitive customer files narrowly escaped being sold on eBay.com late last week, calling into question the process by which financial institutions dispose of old computer equipment.
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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Created a new Tools section that will be posted on the majority of all of Computer Hope pages, this new section will allow users to e-mail a Computer Hope page to a friend, get a print preview of a page so it is easier to print, or suggest an edit of a Computer Hope page.
Performed a large update that corrected over 700 errors on 590 different 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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How do I view an e-mail header?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000531.htm
Should I run an update or patch I receive in e-mail?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000530.htm
Why am I getting e-mails telling me I am sending viruses?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000529.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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Newsletter user notice: Unfortunately this week we ran into a issue with our local mail system causing all of the mails sent to our newsletter section before Thursday to be deleted. This means any users who may have sent us an e-mail requesting for their e-mail address to be changed or removed was mistakenly deleted. We apologize for any inconvenience and ask that you please re-send a request to have your e-mail changed or removed if it was not changed or removed this
week. This is the first time this type of issue has occurred and hopefully it will be the last time.
http://www.iseepet.com
This week we came across the iSeePet by AlphaOmega, this product enables a user to get a live picture of their pets at home as well as feed their pets all over the Internet.
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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