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July 21, 2002 ISSUE 73
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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Backbone ( http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/b/backbone.htm ) -
The main portion of a computer network that is capable of carrying the majority of traffic on a computer network. The backbone is commonly used to connect large networks or companies together. Larger backbones used for the Internet are used to carry the majority of traffic throughout the world. There are multiple backbones used today
in the United States most of the backbones are ran by companies such as AT&T, Congent, Qwest, MCI/Worldcom, Sprint, etc.
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: WorldCom files for Bankruptcy protection
* Reuters: WorldCom Inc., the No. 2 U.S. long-distance telephone and data services, said on Sunday it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from its creditors, as expected, becoming the largest insolvency in U.S. history.
- Earthlink winks $24 million from spammer
- FM station: Copyright fees killed webcast
- WorldCom files for Bankruptcy protection
- New 'Instant Ethernet' Powerline device
unveiled
- Dutch judge tears up bulk mail ban
- Businesses prepare for Internet disaster
- Roll-up TV makes plastic fantastic
- Holograms prepped as next DVD spin
- Ask Jeeves drops Overture for Google
- Berlin firm helps shape computer music revolution
- Perl 5.8.0 release announcement
- Reports circulate that Turbolinux has collapsed
- Transmeta to cut 200 as losses deepen
- Meet the Nigerian e-mail grifters
- Gaga for Google? When results don't count
- Pitman to leave AOL Time Warner
- Symantec to acquire SecurityFocus
- Jobs pulls out all the geek stops
- Of Orcs and millionaires
- Don't type that: Yahoo edits e-mail
- Intel misses 2Q mark, cuts staff
- Feds devise cybersecurity standard
- Weta spends big for better effects
- SGI and Nokia announce agreement to develop 3D standard for mobile devices
- Nvidia intros nForce 2
- Camera phones conquer Japan, take aim at the world
- Microsoft pulls Java from download page
- Microsoft releases new multimedia Windows XP
- Apple releases QuickTime 6
- House OKs life sentences for hackers
- New e-mail virus found in Japan
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:
- CNN: Japanese software makers said Monday they have detected two strains of a new computer virus that attacks files and disables antivirus software.
* Security: No new security news this week.
* 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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* Corrected issue with the Computer Hope server. Issue apparently was a excess use of bandwidth on our server. After working out the issue with our Internet service Provider Computer Hope came back online at about 10:00AM (MST) (7/15/2002).
- Corrected various minor issues throughout site. In addition we continued our work on Dictionary.
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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Receive error 'Too many parameters.'
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000257.htm
Enable / Disable modem speaker.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000439.htm
Configuring a modem in MS-DOS
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000245.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.research.ibm.com/resources/news/20020611_millipede.shtml
This week we talk about IBM's 'Millipede' Project. While not currently available to consumers this page is a very exciting explanation of 'Millipede' a technology capable of storing the equivalent of 25 DVDs on the surface the size of a postage stamp.
In addition to the above article we thought it would be fun this week to post some fun links not related to computer that we have been sent and found over the last couple weeks. If you feel that this is a good edition to our weekly newsletter let us know by e-mailing us at newsletter@computerhope.com
http://civis.wigner.bme.hu/020320go/go.swf
A fun flash application where a rabbit thinks the mouse cursor is a carrot and tries to capture your mouse cursor.
http://www.alltooflat.com/geeky/elgoog/
Internet web site that contains the Google site and results backwards.
http://tomandphil.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/scrollbarracing/ie.html
Scrollbar race where it is up to you to decide which color scroll bar will win a short race.
http://etrata.home.attbi.com/flash/banana2.swf
Another funny basic flash animation of a banana singing the song "Peanut Butter Jelly Time" by The Buckwheat Boys.
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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