Tuesday, August 24, 2004
Tuesday Tech News Blog
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| Tech News 8-24-04 Sneaky Worm Spies on You Sophos has identified a new hack attack that uses an old virus to gain entry to unprotected PCs and gain control of the users Webcam. The virus then sends pictures of any activity to the attackers, according to a report in CNET. That is scary! Virex Update for .Mac Users Accelerate Your Mac reports that .Mac users can visit Virex to update your virus protection. Free Download for Users of Multiple Platforms Apple iTunes Music Store offers a free download every week for users of multiple platforms and the offering this week is from “Kicking the Heart Out” from Rogue Wave’s album Out of the Shadow. Visit the iTunes Music store for your free download. Free Downloads for XP Users Learn about free downloads available for Window’s XP users from Microsoft’s Expert Tony Northup at the MS Support site. Open Source Releases LinuxWorld and DistroWatch are reporting two new releases for open source users: Mandrakelinux 10.1 Beta 2 and Knoppix 3.6/. AirPort Express Assistant and SP2 If you need to use the Assistant in AirPort Express during configuration and you have installed Microsoft’s Service Pack 2 for Windows XP, you will need to use AirPort Admin Utility 4.0 or later. Visit Apple’s Support site to learn more if this issue affects your wireless bliss. Security Updates Sophos has issued security and update bulletins for the following systems. Fedora Core 1/2 Slackware Linux 9.0/9.1 Gentoo Linux 1.x for cacti update Gentoo Linux 1.x update for Mozilla/Firefox Mandrake Linux 9.x KDE 3.x and Konqueror 3.x Visit our other web site:
8-24 Deal of the Day: Konica Minolta PagePro 1350W Only $89.99 After Rebate at Buy.com! 
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