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Friday the 14th of May 2010

Welcome to the Helpforce Daily Briefing, on Friday the 14th of May 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/Bredo-CO on 14 May 2010 08:25:17 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojbredoco.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/BredoZp-AQ on 14 May 2010 08:25:17 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojbredozpaq.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/Banker-EYD on 14 May 2010 08:24:27 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojbankereyd.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/DwnLdr-IEU on 14 May 2010 08:24:27 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojdwnldrieu.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/Mdrop-COV on 14 May 2010 08:24:27 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojmdropcov.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/PilInj-Gen on 14 May 2010 08:24:27 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojpilinjgen.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/StartP-DK on 14 May 2010 08:24:27 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojstartpdk.html?_log_from=rss
W32/Autoit-JJ on 14 May 2010 08:24:27 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/w32autoitjj.html?_log_from=rss
W32/IRCBot-AGN on 14 May 2010 08:24:27 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/w32ircbotagn.html?_log_from=rss
W32/Tiotua-CG on 14 May 2010 08:24:27 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/w32tiotuacg.html?_log_from=rss

2. Latest Technology News From Slashdot
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-- Beautifully Rendered Music Notation With HTML5
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/XsUxMWLfGFQ/Beautifully-Rendered-Music-Notation-With-HTML5)
An anonymous reader writes "This is incredible. This guy has built a music notation engraver entirely in Javascript, allowing for real-time music editing right in the browser. Here's a demo. The library has no external dependencies, and all the glyphs, scores, beams, ties, etc. are positioned and rendered entirely in JavaScript."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- BT Gets Exclusive Rights To OnLive In the UK
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/YCoJ9IZDUn0/BT-Gets-Exclusive-Rights-To-OnLive-In-the-UK)
arcticstoat writes "UK telecoms firm BT has signed a deal with cloud-gaming firm OnLive, which gives BT exclusive UK rights to bundle the OnLive Game Service with its broadband packages. Although OnLive will also offer its service directly in the UK, BT (and PlusNet, which is also owned by BT) will be the only ISP allowed to offer the service. UK gamers will need a connection that can cope with the bandwidth demands too, which is a concern when so many UK homes don't have access to fast broadband. Speaking to Thinq, BT's Les King said that we're looking at 1.5Mb/sec for standard definition gaming, and 5Mb/sec for full 1080p HD resolution gaming. This will effectively rule out the use of the HD service in areas of the country that can only get a 2Mb/sec connection. BT plans to start trials of the system in the UK later this year, and plans to launch the service in 2011 or 2012."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- What the Mobile Patent Fight Is All About
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/ylBeW-x38CU/What-the-Mobile-Patent-Fight-Is-All-About)
GMGruman writes "Nokia, Apple, and HTC are all suiing each other over mobile patents. Google and Microsoft are also in the game. InfoWorld's Paul Krill explains what the fight is all about: control over multitouch, the technology that enables gesture interfaces on iPads, iPhones, and other smartphones. And he explains the chances that the companies will settle their dispute as they jockey for advantage, why Apple has been playing hardball, and why competitors are fighting back just as hard."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Car Hits Utility Pole, Takes Out EC2 Datacenter
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/NyROhZNQOw0/Car-Hits-Utility-Pole-Takes-Out-EC2-Datacenter)
1sockchuck writes "An Amazon cloud computing data center lost power Tuesday when a vehicle struck a nearby utility pole. When utility power was lost, a transfer switch in the data center failed to properly manage the shift to backup power. Amazon said a "small number" of EC2 customers lost service for about an hour, but the downtime followed three power outages last week at data centers supporting EC2 customers. Tuesday's incident is reminiscent of a 2007 outage at a Dallas data center when a truck crash took out a power transformer."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- NASA Planning Lunar Mining Tests, Other New Tech
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/gTmTquUqiCk/NASA-Planning-Lunar-Mining-Tests-Other-New-Tech)
FleaPlus writes "NASA has released the initial details on its ETDD (Enabling Technology Development and Demonstrations) program to 'develop and demonstrate the technologies needed to reduce cost and expand the capability of future space exploration activities.' The ETDD program is initially planning on funding small-scale demonstrations in five technology areas: in-situ resource utilization (with a robotic lunar resource extraction mission in 2015), high-power electric propulsion, autonomous precision landing (building on the success of the Lunar Lander Challenge), human-robotic collaboration (2011/2012), and fission power systems. More info on NASA's larger-scale Flagship Technology Demonstrations (FTD) program is expected in the coming month."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Facebook Calls All-Hands Meeting On Privacy
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/5EzTuJdFGog/Facebook-Calls-All-Hands-Meeting-On-Privacy)
CWmike writes "A Facebook spokesman said that the company will hold an all-staff meeting on Thursday to discuss privacy issues, but would not say whether executives are looking to make significant changes to the popular site's highly contentious privacy policies following a bevy of changes to the service." (More, below.)

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- For Non-Profits, Common Ground vs. Raiser's Edge?
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/_DK9mwC05aM/For-Non-Profits-Common-Ground-vs-Raisers-Edge)
lanimreT writes "I work at a medium-sized non-profit organization. We've been considering a switch from our current constituent relationship manager (CRM) The Raiser's Edge to Common Ground, a non-profit-focused CRM built on SalesForce. I would like to hear from other organizations that have already done this. What features are present in Raiser's Edge but missing in Common Ground? Is your workflow improved by the new software? If you had it to do over again, would you make the switch?"

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Sprint's $199 HTC EVO 4G Gets Release Date of June 4
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/0X0j0rtvX2E/Sprints-199-HTC-EVO-4G-Gets-Release-Date-of-June-4)
Chameleon Man writes "The first 4G phone ever to be released, the HTC EVO 4G, announced back in March, has finally been given a release date of June 4. Along with the release date, Sprint has provided information on phone plans and pricing. From Engadget: 'Unfortunately, there's a downside to all this: customers will be paying a mandatory (as confirmed to us by Sprint reps) $10 per month "Premium Data add-on" on top of their plan — ostensibly for the privilege of enjoying WiMAX when they're in a Sprint 4G market — and the 8-device Wi-Fi hotspot feature runs an extra $29.99 a month, which Sprint is quick to point out is half what you'd pay for a dedicated mobile broadband account.' In 4G areas, it might be a formidable option for anyone who hates their ISP *ehem* Comcast *ehem.*"

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Cheap Cancer Drug Finally Tested In Humans
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/QOfKNcqVqqU/Cheap-Cancer-Drug-Finally-Tested-In-Humans)
John Bayko writes "Mentioned on Slashdot a couple of years ago, the drug dichloroacetate (DCA) has finally finished its first clinical trial against brain tumors in humans. Drug companies weren't willing to test a drug they could not patent, so money was raised in the community through donations, auctions, and finally government support, but the study was still limited to five patients. It showed extremely positive results in four of them. This episode raises the question of what happens to all the money donated to Canadian and other cancer societies, and especially the billions spent buying merchandise with little pink ribbons on it, if not to actual cancer research like this."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Apple A4 Processor Teardown
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/wMN3bwEKYaI/Apple-A4-Processor-Teardown)
Plocmstart writes "Here's what EETimes.com is claiming to be the first teardown of the A4 processor. 'Apple's iPad chip is a single-core ARM A8 made by Samsung. Through various benchmarking testing, UBM TechInsights was able to find out the details of the A4 processor.'"

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Gulf Gusher Worst Case Scenario
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/LpR80YYwa1c/Gulf-Gusher-Worst-Case-Scenario)
An anonymous reader writes "Here's a listing of several scientific and economic guides for estimating the volume of flow of the leak in the Gulf of Mexico erupting at a rate of somewhere around 1 million barrels per day. A new video released shows the largest hole spewing oil and natural gas from an aperture 5 feet in diameter at a rate of approximately 4 barrels per second. The oil coming up through 5,000 feet of pressurized salt water acts like a fractionating column. What you see on the surface is just around 20% of what is actually underneath the approximate 9,000 square miles of slick on the surface. The natural gas doesn't bubble to the top but gets suspended in the water, depleting the oxygen from the water. BP would not have been celebrating with execs on the rig just prior to the explosion if it had not been capable producing at least 500,000 barrels per day — under control. If the rock gave way due to the out-of-control gushing (or due to a nuke being detonated to contain the leak), it could become a Yellowstone Caldera type event, except from below a mile of sea, with a 1/4-mile opening, with up to 150,000 psi of oil and natural gas behind it, from a reserve nearly as large as the Gulf of Mexico containing trillions of barrels of oil. That would be an Earth extinction event."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Wikipedia Is Not Amused By Entry For xkcd-Coined Word
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/LQJQQpdOBAM/Wikipedia-Is-Not-Amused-By-Entry-For-xkcd-Coined-Word)
ObsessiveMathsFreak writes "Today's xkcd comic introduced an unusual word — malamanteau — by giving its supposed definition on Wikipedia. The only trouble is that the word (as well as its supposed wiki page) did not in fact exist. Naturally, much ado ensued at the supposed wiki page, which was swiftly created in response to the comic. BBC America has more on how the comic and the confusion it caused have put the Net in a tizzy. It turns out that a malamanteau is a portmanteau of portmanteau and malapropism, but also a malapropism of portmanteau. All this puts Wikipedia in the confusing position of not allowing a page for an undefined word whose meaning is defined via the Wikipedia page for that word — and now I have to lie down for a moment."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Microsoft Kills Support For XP SP2
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/XajaYqu3zn4/Microsoft-Kills-Support-For-XP-SP2)
Trailrunner7 writes "Microsoft's announcement this week that it is preparing to end support for machines running Windows XP SP2 not only represents a challenge for the thousands of businesses still running SP2, but also is the end of an era for both Microsoft and its customers. It wasn't until 2004 that the final release of XP SP2 hit the streets, but when it did, it represented a huge step forward in security for Windows users. It wasn't necessarily the feature set that mattered as much as the fact that the protections were enabled by default and taken out of the users' hands."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Position-Based Quantum Cryptography Proved Secure
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/BsGgvh7BQxU/Position-Based-Quantum-Cryptography-Proved-Secure)
KentuckyFC writes "Physicists have developed a new kind of quantum cryptography that uses position measurements to guarantee the security of a message. The technique is based on triangulation. Alice uses several transmitters to send messages to Bob who returns them immediately at the speed of light. If the return arrives within a certain time period, Alice can be certain that Bob is where he says he is. Physicists proved a few years ago that when the messages are purely classical this method is not secure because Eve can use any number of receivers to work out where Bob is and then use this information to trick Alice. However, the same physicists have now proved that the quantum version of the same position-based scheme is perfectly secure, essentially because Eve cannot easily measure the value of any qubits in the message. Alice and Bob go on to use the qubits to exchange a cryptographic key, a one-time pad, that they use to encrypt a message. The beauty of the technique is that a message encrypted in this way can be read only by somebody at a specific location, something that governments, banks, and the military, not to mention everybody else, may find useful."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- The Parking Meter Turns 75 Today
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/IcbqZI5xdhs/The-Parking-Meter-Turns-75-Today)
nj_peeps writes "75 years ago Carl Magee filed a patent application for what would become one of the most hated inventions in history: the parking meter. From the article: 'Magee's brainwave was to install a device that had a coin acceptor and a dial to engage a timing mechanism. A visible pointer and flag indicated the expiration of the paid period, meaning you either had to move, put in more money, or face the wrath of the local constabulary. The design continued largely unchanged for more than 40 years.'"

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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-- Do I need a system disk to start Windows XP?
(http://www.helpforce.com)

Question: I am building a new computer. I plan on installing XP on it. I am a novice builder. I was wondering with XP if I need a system disk to start with. I thought I read where with XP it does not need DOS. I hope this is not a dumb question. Thanks in advance.

Answer: In the bios you need to make sure that its primary boot device is set to cd-rom, you can then put the cd in the drive and setup will load from the cd.

5. Advice of the Day from ask-leo
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6. Internet Advice
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-- What Is LinkedIn?(http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/2010/05/14/what-is-linkedin.htm)

LinkedIn is the most popular professional networking site on the Web today. People gather at LinkedIn.com to either look for specialized jobs, or to recruit for specialized jobs. In...

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