Computer Hope Newsletter 19

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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
June 11, 2001 - ISSUE 19

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I N T H I S I S S U E
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1. New 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. New Computer Term.

USB (http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/u/usb.htm) -
Short for Universal Serial BUS, USB is a standard that
started in 1995 by Intel, Compaq, Microsoft and several
other IT computer companies. USB began being found in
computers as early as 1996 and by 1997 became a popular and
widespread with the release of Intel's 440LX chipset. USB
1.x is a External BUS standard that supports data transfer
rates of 12 Million bits per second. A single USB device is
capable of supporting up to 127 peripheral devices using
both isochronous and asynchronous data transfers.

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?

* CNET: In another move at least partly aimed at prodding
people to upgrading their software, Microsoft has ended its
free support for customers of its most popular business
software product, Microsoft Office 97

* CNET: Free Internet service providers NetZero and Juno
Online Services said Thursday that they have agreed to
merge, combining the last big independent players still
operating in the once-hot free Net access market.

- 100hot becomes a standard web page
- Cox raises its high-speed Net rates
- Microsoft Exchange patch leads to mail problems
- Windows XP may steer users' Web choices
- Online finance site Montley Fool cuts staff
- AT&T quits Microsoft venture
- MusicMatch, Sony Electronics in CD-Burning deal
- Netscape: We're in media, not browser business now
- Service provider Xuma cuts two-thirds of staff
- Landowners get paid for cable lines
- Lucent offers retirement to 10,000 managers
- Hewlett-Packard warns of tech slowdown
- Ingram Micro lays off 1,000 workers
- Scientists sue to publish piracy paper
- Microsoft patches Mac Word for RTF security risk
- No more free rides with Intranets.com
- Napster signs on to sell major music labels' music
- Amazon to sell PCs online
- AT&T Files patent infringement suit against Microsoft
- Japan's Omron develops fast 3G chip to run Java
- Elantec cuts profit outlook, work force
- Revenge hacking on the rise
- Microsoft targets AOL with Windows Messenger
- Security Holes plugged in Yahoo! mail, Hotmail
- Report: Four web sites control half of surfing time
- Yahoo! gains another revenue source
- Music Plans to disband U.S. Internet unit
- United Airlines to buy MyPoints.com
- Expert says Windows XP aids vandals
- Cisco to buy Marconi, Alcatel?

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

* Virus: No new major virus threats

* Security:
- Microsoft Exchange patch leads to mail problems
- Microsoft patches Mac Word for RTF security risk
- Revenge hacking on the rise
- Security Holes plugged in Yahoo! mail, Hotmail

* Privacy: Whagent, a utility created by the WebHancer
company is currently installed on over seven million
computers and is used to collect information about a user
while browsing the Internet.

This utility is generally installed without users
acknowledgement on several Internet utilities as well
as various P2P or file sharing programs such as Audio Galaxy.
Computer Hope considers the above to be a invasion of
privacy regardless of what information is shared.

Additional information about this program and how to
completely uninstall this utility can be found here:
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000453.htm

Additional information about Whagent or the Webhancer
company is found at:
http://www.webhancer.com

Computer Virus information can be found at:
http://www.computerhope.com/vlist.htm

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4. What's new at Computer Hope this week?

* Added new feature to search engine that allows users to
search by category anywhere on Computer Hope. Below is an
example of new switches:

d\* = Using this keyword along with the term searching will
only search the Computer Hope dictionary.
i\* = Computer Issues complete search.
h\* = Hardware only search.
s\* = Software only search.
f\* = File or driver only search.

Below is an example of how these features could be used:

d\*CRT = Would display the pages with a definition for CRT.
i\*modem dial up network = Would display any issue currently
listed in Computer Hopes online database containing issues
relating to the modem and dial up networking.

- Corrected various bad links and errors on web site.
- Added additional companies to company listing.
- Updated search engine database.
- Updated Computer Hope history section.

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.

- Information about long file names:
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000209.htm

- How to create a blank line in a batch file:
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000319.htm

- CMOS checksum error:
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000237.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

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6. All Talk

http://toolbar.google.com/
In this newsletter we talk about the Google toolbar.
Available for users using Microsoft Windows 9x, ME, NT, or
2000 and using Internet Explorer. This great add-on allows
users to have the power of the great search engine Google
as well as other powerful features anywhere on the Internet.

We highly recommend that any users who find the Google
search engine that may not already have this add-on on the
computer consider trying it.

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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