Friday, August 13, 2004
Friday Tech News Blog
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| Tech News 8-13-04 Mac OS X 10.3.5 Reviews Are Positive MacFixIt is reporting good news regarding the latest update for Panther, OS X 10.3.5 and some Mac users are reporting the patch has repaired annoyances leftover from the previous update. Open Source Updates Galore Secunia reports the following updates and security issues for open source users: Gentoo Linux 1.x (1,2,3,4) Mandrake Linux 9.x (1,2) Conectiva Linux 9 SuSE Linux 9.1 Adobe Acrobat Security Issue Secunia has issued a security alert for Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.5 and you should visit the Secunia web site for more information on the possibility of a malicious PDF file damaging your computer. Change Macro Virus Protection Learn how to change your Macro Virus Protection when using Office 2003 by visiting the Microsoft Support Site. PC Build Update Yes, we built it, and they came to pick it up; and we were sad to see that baby go. If you missed the parts list for the computer build, visit the News Archives to find the components we used. We really loved the motherboard! And all the parts came with great instructions, so what is the hold-up with the how-to article? Building a computer, and writing about the same are two different beasts; compounding the issue is a lack of time for this job that I love, and demands from the tasks that pay the bills (AKA real work). It will be coming soon, we promise. What Is TCP/IP? Yesterday, we helped define what an IP address is and within the definition, there was more geek speak, the blah, blah, blah, TCP/IP, blah, blah. We introduced the later in hopes that you would return today seeking the answer for the question: what the heck is TCP/IP? According to the University of California at Davis: “Transmission Control Protocol. Together with Internet Protocol (IP), TCP is one of the core protocols underlying the Internet. The two protocols are usually referred to as a group, by the term ‘TCP/IP.’ TCP enables two computers to establish a connection and exchange information. TCP guarantees delivery of data and also guarantees that information packets will be delivered in the same order in which they were sent.” Got a question about definitions you need answered? Visit the ‘submit a question’ page and fire away. Back to School Clip Art Microsoft has a Back to School Special on Clip Art, and you can download until your academia clip art needs are fulfilled when you visit the MS web site. Listen, Learn, Laugh, Contribute to the Wiki Every weekend we listen to Leo Laporte, The Tech Guy on KFI, not just to assist Leo with the show notes, but because every hour contains so much valuable information on making computers your friend. Leo loves his job, and it reverberates throughout his show; and he speaks in a language that all computers users can understand. When you listen to the show, you can also contribute by using the Wiki Word of the Day Password to contribute to the show notes. That’s how we help Leo and the listeners and you can do the same. The Tech Guy is on live in the Southern California area on AM640, or you can listen on the Internet at the KFI web site both Saturday and Sunday from 12-3pm PDT.  
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