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Monday the 15th of February 2010

Welcome to the Helpforce Daily Briefing, on Monday the 15th of February 2010

1. Virus Warnings
2. Daily Technology News
3. Latest Shareware and Freeware
4. FAQ for the day
5. Advice of the day
6. Internet Advice

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1. Latest Virus Alerts From Sophos
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Troj/Hupigon-TJ on 15 February 2010 10:53:18 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojhupigontj.html?_log_from=rss
W32/AutoRun-AZF on 15 February 2010 10:53:18 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/w32autorunazf.html?_log_from=rss
W32/Rbot-GYJ on 15 February 2010 10:53:18 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/w32rbotgyj.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/DwnLdr-IBA on 15 February 2010 05:47:28 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojdwnldriba.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/FakeAV-AVN on 15 February 2010 05:47:28 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojfakeavavn.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/FakeAV-AVO on 15 February 2010 05:47:28 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojfakeavavo.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/FakeAV-AVP on 15 February 2010 05:47:28 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojfakeavavp.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/FakeAV-AVS on 15 February 2010 05:47:28 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojfakeavavs.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/FakeAV-AVT on 15 February 2010 05:47:28 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojfakeavavt.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/Agent-MKH on 15 February 2010 00:54:48 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojagentmkh.html?_log_from=rss

2. Latest Technology News From Slashdot
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-- Nokia, Intel Merge Maemo, Moblin into Meego
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/8BQ51jsbdLg/Nokia-Intel-Merge-Maemo-Moblin-into-Meego)
AVee writes "Intel and Nokia just announced a new project called MeeGo. MeeGo is supposed to be the result of merging Maemo and Moblin, bringing together the best pieces of those (already quite similar platforms). Interestingly this means that Intel will be sponsoring a mobile Linux distro which will run on ARM."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- The Worst Apple Products of All Time
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/K8QGDYNcD-8/The-Worst-Apple-Products-of-All-Time)
An anonymous reader writes "While Apple is frequently referred to as a leader in consumer electronic product design, the history of the company is filled with examples of poor design and questionable product strategies. This list of Apple's worst ever products includes some interesting trivia, including Apple's overpriced eWorld Internet service, their painfully bad attempt at a 'value' computer (the Performa), the much-loathed 'hockey puck' mouse, and the Apple Pippin gaming platform. The article also includes the infamous Apple III, which overheated so badly that it prompted one of the strangest repair techniques ever: 'Users were advised to pick the computer up a few inches off the ground and then drop it, hopefully jostling the chips back into position.'"Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Hands On With Notion Ink's Pixel-Qi Equipped Adam Tablet
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/p_JDRX2-cGI/Hands-On-With-Notion-Inks-Pixel-Qi-Equipped-Adam-Tablet)
Jax7 writes with this snippet from Technoholik, which dispatched a team with a video camera to get some early footage of the upcoming Android Tablet from Notion Ink, with Android and a Pixel-Qi transflective screen. Also interesting is the back-mounted touchpad.

"We flew down to Hyderabad and caught up with the Notion Ink team just before they left for Barcelona to showcase the Android-based tablet tomorrow at the Mobile World Congress. Note that this product was 'one engineering day short' but we aren't complaining since we literally badgered them into giving us this sneak peak. The top panel over the screen was still a bit loose, so they took it off before booting the system."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Operation Titstorm Hits the Streets
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/2pLVUGvubqM/Operation-Titstorm-Hits-the-Streets)
schliz writes "Hacker group 'Anonymous' is organising international, real-life protests of the Australian mandatory internet filter this coming Saturday. Protests will take place in major Australian cities as well as at Australian embassies around the world. The protests are said to be the second stage of 'Operation Titstorm,' which unleashed a prolonged DDoS attack on Australian government websites last week. Organisers of the so-called Project Freeweb said: 'If passed, this legislation will set a disturbing precedent at an international level. The public, not the Government, should have the right to decide what is deemed appropriate for you or your family to be exposed to.'"Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Was This the First Denial of Service Attack?
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/F2ufIXZXZ6M/Was-This-the-First-Denial-of-Service-Attack)
An anonymous reader writes "Way back in 1974, Dave Dennis, then aged 13, decided to try out the -ext- TUTOR command on the PLATO system at the University of Illinois, and see if he could cause all the terminals of other users to go offline. It worked. And he never got caught. Of course, the powers that be eventually caught on and fixed the -ext- command so terminals by default didn't automatically receive -ext-'s sent from other locations."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Breaking the Squid Barrier
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/hr_96EVQH4A/Breaking-the-Squid-Barrier)
An anonymous reader writes "Dr. Steve O'Shea of Auckland, New Zealand is attempting to break the record for keeping deep sea squid alive in captivity, with the goal of being able to raise a giant squid one day. Right now, he's raising the broad squid, sepioteuthis australis, from egg masses found in seaweed. This is a lot harder than it sounds, because the squid he's studying grow rapidly and eat only live prey, making it hard for them to keep the squid from becoming prey themselves. If his research works out, you might one day be able to visit an aquarium and see giant squid."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Toshiba Developing High-Density 1TB SSD
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/2GHBOO835Rs/Toshiba-Developing-High-Density-1TB-SSD)
MojoKid writes "A new partnership between Toshiba and Tokyo's Keio University has led to the creation of a new technology that could allow SSDs up to 1TB in size to be made "with a footprint no larger than a postage stamp." The report states that the two have been able to integrate 128GB NAND Flash chips and a single controller into a stamp-sized form factor. They've even made it operational with a transfer rates of 2Gbps (or about 250MB/sec) with data transfer that relies on radio communication."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- It's 2010; What's the Best E-Reader?
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/QAP3JwfGPFY/Its-2010-Whats-the-Best-E-Reader)
jacob1984 writes "A few years ago there was a question about which e-reader was the best. Since then, the market has been flooded with new additions, many of them more open than others. Have you bought one yet? If so, which one did you find best and why?"Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Astronauts Having Trouble With Tranquility Module
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/TDwfpEE1d5o/Astronauts-Having-Trouble-With-Tranquility-Module)
Coldeagle writes "Astronauts ran into trouble while trying to connect up the new Tranquility module onto the ISS. A critical insulating cover didn't fit quite right: 'The fabric, multilayered cover is supposed to go between Tranquility and its observation deck, but the metal bars are not locking down properly because of interference from a hand rail or some other structure at the hatch.' One has to wonder if this is another imperial/metric snafu."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Greenlander's DNA Sequenced, After 5,000 Years
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/R_R_ZVQLHJQ/Greenlanders-DNA-Sequenced-After-5000-Years)
TinFinger writes "The genome of a 5,000-year-old man from Greenland has been sequenced from scalp hair remains. He belonged to the now-extinct Saqqaq, who are genetically more closely related to east Asians than to contemporary Native North Americans. Although both contemporary Inuit and the extinct Saqqaq migrated from Siberia across the Bering Straits, the Saqqaq migration was a much later one (5,000-10,000 years ago, compared with 20,000 for the Inuit). All that is left of the Saqqaq today are a few archaeological sites in Greenland. Genetic analysis revealed that 'Inuk' was stocky, possibly with a receding hairline, had a cold-adapted metabolism, A+ blood type, and possibly a rather bad haircut. The hair sample from which the DNA was sequenced was excavated in 1986 and was archived at the National Museum of Denmark. It was only recently rediscovered by a research team who spent a fruitless three months at Saqqaq sites looking for hair samples for genome analysis."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- How To Replace FileVault With EncFS
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/PChcTHSldBo/How-To-Replace-FileVault-With-EncFS)
agoston.horvath writes "I've written a HOWTO on replacing Mac OS X's built-in encryption (FileVault) with the well-known FUSE-based EncFS. It worked well for me, and most importantly: it is a lot handier than what Apple has put together. This is especially useful if you are using a backup solution like Time Machine. Includes Whys, Why Nots, and step-by-step instructions."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Southwest Declares Kevin Smith Too Fat To Fly
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/p5-BR6rStMY/Southwest-Declares-Kevin-Smith-Too-Fat-To-Fly)
theodp writes "Kevin Smith is not a happy Southwest customer. The director was thrown off a flight from Oakland to Burbank, after being deemed too fat to fly. He later wound up on another Southwest flight, but has declared It's On and taken his rants to Twitter. 'Dear @SouthwestAir — I know I'm fat, but was Captain Leysath really justified in throwing me off a flight for which I was already seated?' he began. He also let the airline know he'd made it to his destination. 'Hey @SouthwestAir! I've landed in Burbank. Don't worry: wall of the plane was opened & I was airlifted out while Richard Simmons supervised.'"Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Overzealous Enforcement Means Even Legit Music Blogs Deleted
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/S9dw39Vnhcw/Overzealous-Enforcement-Means-Even-Legit-Music-Blogs-Deleted)
AnotherUsername writes "Recently, many [Google-hosted] music blogs were deleted for hosting mp3s of songs by various artists. The problem? The music blogs in question had been given permission to host the songs, and often, the older links to mp3s were often broken intentionally by the bloggers in order to save bandwidth. From the article: 'You're reading this right: Five years of Lipold's labor of love was deleted, in part, because he posted a track with full permission of a label, and the track apparently wasn't even online by the time the IFPI filed its complaint.'"Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Linux Not Quite Ready For New 4K-Sector Drives
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/y0lOK-Z7ZVw/Linux-Not-Quite-Ready-For-New-4K-Sector-Drives)
Theovon writes "We've seen a few stories recently about the new Western Digital Green drives. According to WD, their new 4096-byte sector drives are problematic for Windows XP users but not Linux or most other OSes. Linux users should not be complacent about this, because not all the Linux tools like fdisk have caught up. The result is a reduction in write throughput by a factor of 3.3 across the board (a 230% overhead) when 4096-byte clusters are misaligned to 4096-byte physical sectors by one or more 512-byte logical sectors. The author does some benchmarks to demonstrate this. Also, from the comments on the article, it appears that even parted is not ready, since by default it aligns to 'cylinder' boundaries, which are not physical cylinder boundaries and are multiples of 63."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Google.cn Still Remains In China
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/NFCi6vErDnI/Googlecn-Still-Remains-In-China)
hackingbear writes "Google appears to be content to remain in China doing business as usual while it finds a way to work within the system, according to one of the search giant's founders. This despite a strong statement 30 days ago that it would stop censoring search results in China and possibly pull its business out of that country. And the company is still unwilling to confirm or deny if the alleged attacks were carried out by the Chinese government. 'I don't actually think the question of whether [the attacks were performed by] the Chinese government is that important,' Brin said. (That's the difference between state-sponsor vs. individual hacking. Why is that not important?) In the mean time, shortly after we celebrated google.cn lifting censorship, the exact same censorship has been quietly re-enabled as proved by this Chinese search query on June 4, despite the lack of any concrete actions by the Chinese government, which has so far made only useless general and standard statements on the matter."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

3. Latest Shareware from Planet-Shareware
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4. FAQ of the day from Helpforce
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-- My PC isn't shut down - how can I shut down automatically?
(http://www.helpforce.com)

Question: My PC is ATX Compatible. Operating System Windows Nt 4.0 Workstation. I click Start Menu-> ShutDown button. PC isn't shut down. How can I shut down automatically?

Answer: Hi apo,Windows NT usually won't shut down a computer automaticly. It will either tell you it is now safe to switch off the computer or in some cases the computer will crash or stop responding.There are two things you can do about this:1. Upgrade to the latest Windows NT Service Pack. You can get this from http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/default.asp The latest service pack is 6a.2. If this dosn't help, the only thing you can do is switch off your PC. It is very unlikely this will damage your PC but it is required to do quite often in Windows. I even have to do this with my Windows XP computer as Microsoft havn't fixed the problem yet.Hope this helps.If you require any further assistance, please reply to this email. Please remember to include all previous messages so that we may more easily solve your problem.

5. Advice of the Day from ask-leo
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6. Internet Advice
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-- Just How Big Is the Internet? Is It Possible to Know?(http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/a/072197.htm)

Although no one can be precisely sure, it is possible to roughly estimate the millions of people who will use the Internet this 2010. Here is the boggling estimate...
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