Computer Hope Newsletter 145

March 29, 2004 ISSUE 145

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 viruses, 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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SPIM ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/s/spim.htm ) -
Term used to describe spam on Instant Messenger programs.

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: Comcast to Buy TechTV, Merge It with Game Channel

reuters.com -- Comcast Corp., the largest U.S. cable company, on Thursday said it would buy TechTV, the cable channel devoted to the technology industry, from Vulcan Programming for an estimated $300 million in a move to boost the subscriber base of its video game channel.

03/23/2004 - Europe's Slap on Microsoft's Wrist?
03/23/2004 - Novell Pledges Open-Source Loyalty
03/23/2004 - 'Witty' Worm Wallops Thousands of Computers
03/23/2004 - New domain names aid net to grow
03/23/2004 - New Zealand to 'legalise CD piracy' - music biz
03/23/2004 - Police cars keep an eye on crime
03/23/2004 - Sun Micro shows off new system for gaming servers
03/23/2004 - Brief: RIAA site off-line, virus blamed
03/23/2004 - Hotmail, Yahoo Users at Risk of PC Takeover
03/23/2004 - Opera Finds Its Voice
03/23/2004 - Feds Arrest Alleged Google Extortionist
03/23/2004 - Apache Server Upgrade Tightens Security
03/23/2004 - Microsoft, America Online to play MLB games
03/23/2004 - IT workers--unhappy campers?
03/23/2004 - MS waves goodbye to bCentral
03/23/2004 - Supercool atoms and quantum computing
03/23/2004 - Robots Invade San Francisco
03/23/2004 - Saving Gas At Red Lights
03/23/2004 - Wal-Mart Launches Online Music Store
03/23/2004 - Torvalds: Outside threats to Linux
03/24/2004 - Novell inks deals for IBM servers, HP PCs
03/24/2004 - Brain waves control video game
03/24/2004 - BREW to pipe Hotmail into cell phones
03/24/2004 - New RIAA file-swapping suits filed
03/24/2004 - Microsoft: EU fight could last until 2009
03/24/2004 - Microsoft to Debut Whidbey Beta
03/24/2004 - Scientists create fifth form of carbon
03/24/2004 - Silicon-based magnets boost spintronics
03/24/2004 - Seagate claims storage breakthrough
03/24/2004 - Cisco buys security tech company
03/24/2004 - Gates to unveil Windows Mobile update
03/24/2004 - Adobe discontinues Mac FrameMaker development
03/24/2004 - Robots Move in Sync as Japan Firms Look to Cash In
03/24/2004 - Thought-Controlled Arm May Work in People-Report
03/24/2004 - Six Japan broadcasters agree on digital TV standard for cellphones
03/24/2004 - Google talks without the browser
03/25/2004 - Comcast to Buy TechTV, Merge It with Game Channel
03/25/2004 - NASA to Fly Unmanned X-43A Test Plane Saturday
03/25/2004 - Sony LIBRIe - The first ever E-Ink e-Book Reader
03/25/2004 - Internet con artists find another path into victims' PCs: Instant messaging
03/25/2004 - Keystroke logger hit with wiretap charge
03/25/2004 - Global iPod mini launch delayed
03/25/2004 - Microsoft looks to unite PC, Xbox games
03/26/2004 - Stoked on search deals
03/26/2004 - HP Sues Gateway Over Patents
03/26/2004 - Interior back online
03/26/2004 - AMD to supply chips for Chinese computer maker
03/26/2004 - Israel unveils tiny drone planes
03/26/2004 - Ballmer: We fell down on search
03/26/2004 - Spam Monster Eyes Another Target
03/26/2004 - Microsoft to launch news, blog search services
03/27/2004 - SCO Linux licensee has second thoughts on deal
03/27/2004 - Nasa Mach 7 mission accomplished
03/27/2004 - Wireless Internet for bookworms
03/27/2004 - Court threat to UK song swappers
03/27/2004 - Apple told to halt 'world's fastest' claims for G5
03/27/2004 - Ideas that Gel
03/28/2004 - Worm exposes flaws in patch system: report
03/28/2004 - It's a (Real) Buffer Overflow Problem
03/28/2004 - German company clogs SCO's legal machine
03/28/2004 - Microsoft's aggressive search plans revealed
03/28/2004 - Video Game Industry Faces 'Crisis of Creativity'
03/28/2004 - LAID-OFF WORKERS SOLICIT BIDS ON EBAY

Find a direct link to each of the above news articles at:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/oldnews.cgi?812004

Find all of the latest news and article headlines at:
http://www.computerhope.com/news.htm

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3. Computer viruses, worms, security, and/or privacy threats
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* Virus:

Worm exposes flaws in patch system: report
theage.com.au -- The Witty worm, which last week infected about 50,000 computers running the BlackICE firewall product sold by Atlanta-based Internet Security Systems, has exposed the "spectacular failure" of the current approach to computer security, a report says.

'Witty' Worm Wallops Thousands of Computers
washingtonpost.com -- A quickly spreading worm that emerged over the weekend damaged computers at several universities and at least one Web hosting company, according to the first wave of damage reports that began surfacing on Monday as system administrators returned to work.

* Security:

It's a (Real) Buffer Overflow Problem
Internetnews.com -- Digital media delivery firm RealNetworks on Friday confirmed a buffer overflow vulnerability in its Helix Universal Server product, warning that a root exploit could give an attacker "inappropriate access" to compromised system.

Hotmail, Yahoo Users at Risk of PC Takeover
Internetnews.com -- A potentially serious security flaw found in Web-based e-mail services offered by Microsoft and Yahoo could put millions of PCs at risk of takeover, an Internet security research firm warned Tuesday.

* Privacy: No new privacy news this week.

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 and updated questions and answers.
- Updated dictionary.
- Updated numerous other pages with corrections and updates.

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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Missing desktop network icon.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000599.htm

How do I run a file from MS-DOS?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000598.htm

Computer always boots into Windows Safe Mode.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000597.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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Note: The Computer Hope Newsletter will not be distributed next week.

http://www.icintracom.com/cm.ihtml?entry=231&goLinkTo=2
This week we came across the Firefly keyboard, what makes this keyboard unique from other keyboards is that it utilizes Electro-Luminescent technology to create a soft glow that highlights the keyboards lettering. Not only is the keyboard great looking it is also function for users who need to commonly look at the keyboard to type.

High resolutions pictures of this keyboard can be found on the below link.
http://www.icintracom.com/Content/america/FireflyPages/FireflyPage.html

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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