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This page last updated on Friday, December 15, 2006 09:31:26
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After the class has ended
Thursday, 12/14/06: Final exams have been graded. Here are the scores. The finals have been placed in the rack outside my office door, so you can get them today until midnight, and then on Friday from 8:00am - 5:00pm. They are stapled shut so no one else can see your grade. Be sure to add 11 points to your score on the exam.
There was an error in my spreadsheet for class attendance - there were 15 class days before midterm, and 13 after. My formula had 19 class days instead of the 15. I've since corrected that, so you can update your own records.
Friday, 12//15/06 - Final grades have been entered by me into the system.
RIP Al Shugart, one of the leading pioneers in the disk drive field
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Final Exam is today!
Thursday, December 7, 2006
The twelve Tech days of Christmas
Grades as of 12/07/06 - There are some quizzes without names, and I have a few other things to grade yet, but this should give you an idea of where you stand going into the final.
Tuesday, December 5, 2006
Russia agrees to shut down Allofmp3.com
Epson goes after third-party ink cartridge vendors and wins
New rules make firms tack emails and IMs
Cyber attacks by Islamic terrorists on US infrastructure?
Officers disabling the GPS locators on their patrol cars
The Patron Saint of the Internet
Yet Another Rumor on an iPhone
Toshiba introduces a 100GB 1.8" hard drive (suitable for iPods)
Today: Chapter 10 (Systems Development Life Cycle) and Thursday: Chapter 14, (Issues in IT)
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Apple patches their OS (more than a hot fix, less than a service pack) Apple info here
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
If you were not in class last Tuesday, be sure to get the notes from someone! Here is a copy of the handout from 11/21/06.
The "great firewall of Canada" eh?
China is really tough on online pornographers
Could a laptop have caused the fatal fire at the frat house in Lincoln last week? It appears not.
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Reminder: No class on Thursday, November 23rd. Have a great Thanksgiving!
Guess he should have read the descriptions better... and do you have fast feet?
New 2G iPod Shuffle flying off the shelves
"Black Friday and Cyber Monday" are not a busy as you think
Court OKs broad libel web immunity
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Tuesday, I was at a LANDesk seminar. It appears that there was a problem with the file you were supposed to download. I will check into it, and get back to you on Thursday. We will also do today's and Tuesday's TechTips in class today.
Several have asked, and yes, we are having class on Tuesday, November 21. The University does not close until Wednesday.
How about this? The Zune is incompatible with Vista!
Tuesday was World Usability Day
Want that new PS3? Fights break out and robbery ensues
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Dell bucks the notebook-outsourcing trend and Inside Dell's manufacturing mecca
Thursday, November 9, 2006
How long will you wait for a website to load before you leave?
Windows screenshots - from 1.0 to Vista
Tuesday, November 7, 2006
REMINDER! FTP practice today, with an in-class assignment to get a picture on your website.
Assignment clarification: If your name is not available, be sure to find a variation of your name that is available (such as firstnamemiddlenamelastname.com or some variation).
OK, now do you think this is funny?
Thursday, November 2, 2006
How good are your eyes? Try this test.
Hell.com didn't sell, but quite a few others did and Utube versus YouTube and etoy.com versus etoys.com
It's official: Vista (and Office 2007) to be released on November 30th to business customers, and January 30, 2007 to the public.
First pictures of the new iPod shuffle
Tuesday, 11/7 - Be sure to show up for hands-on FTP practice!
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Happy Halloween!
Mossberg on buying a PC in the short term
Dell, Gateway and HP announce Vista upgrade plans
So where are those second-generation iPod shuffles? Oh, they are coming out on Friday
More on RAID - Mac Pro RAID speed increases
Here is one of the two matches I shot this last weekend - you can see me in the first and third photos
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Look who has access to your email
Vista RTM has been pushed back to November 8
XP Service Pack 3 pushed back to 2008
WGA gets tougher with Vista and you will have to validate Office as well
A pretty good network-related Halloween costume
Here's a RAID configuration using floppy disks!
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Hans Reiser arrested on suspicion of murder
Linus buys a Mac Mini! and Apple hardware refreshes coming soon
Windows - without Windows? A CLI Windows server!
Another problem - "sip and click"
Jury awards $11.3 million dollars over defamatory Internet posts
Power management in Windows Vista
How limited is your "unlimited" Internet connection service? and Are you addicted to the Internet? and in Iran, Internet speeds are capped at 128K - and in Iran, they sure love their JayLo! and the Internet black hole that is North Korea
By an iPod - get a Windows virus for free! and the story of the iPod and just announced today - new MacBook Pro systems! (comparison between new and old here)
Sir, your PC has a few problems with spyware
IE7 is finally released - but don't install it yet!
10 biggest computer flops of all time
Computer geek's favorite artist
Sony: We are sorry for making batteries that explode
A bit of history - Steve Jobs on the Personal Computer, vintage 1981.
I have added the Powerpoint slides for the first part of the network class here
Tuesday and Thursday, October 17 & 19, 2006
Fall Break week, no class. Be sure to read the networking chapters! (3, 8 & 9)
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Midterm exam today!
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Midterm exam review has been posted
What happens when you put an unprotected Windows PC on a network?
Today from Microsoft: 11 security patches and IE 7 and support is ending for XP SP1
Make your workspace more ergonomic
Thursday, October 5, 2006
Be sure to show today for HTML practice!
Tuesday, October 3, 2006
Toshiba is now recalling Sony laptop batteries (so far no Lenovo PCs in COBA are affected)
Are you part of the "iPod generation"? and How do you use (or not use) Email?
Apple has released OS X 10.4.8
Assignments Two and Three are handed out today.
Where you stand in the class Also, a reminder: If you are late, I will not have recorded your attendance. Please be punctual!
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Mac OS 10.4.8 update looms and an iTunes 7.01 update
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Microsoft Media Player shreds your rights (version 11)
Is your iPod random shuffle really random?
Windows XP Privilege Escalation Exploit
Windows Vista: Top Rules for User Experience and Top Guideline Violations and now it looks like you can turn off the startup chimes after all
More universities are banning Skype
Thursday, September 21, 2006
New IE vulnerability - without a patch - is being exploited
Fixes for iTunes 7 coming? (some fixes)
PowerPoint slide show on hardware is available on the Supplements page
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Office 2007 for the Mac is due out around July, 2007
How to dress like the Mac guy in the Apple commercials
iPod video tear down - includes pictures and production costs
Apple to refresh notebook product line before Christmas?
Apple store in Omaha opens on Saturday! Info here and here
Toshiba to offer replacement of 340K notebook batteries made by Sony
Ahoy, me maties! Today is International
Talk Like
A Pirate Day!
The beginning:
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/living/columnists/dave_barry/4018055.htm
The official site:
http://www.talklikeapirateday.com/wordpress/
The Wikipedia entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_Like_a_Pirate_Day
Avast, an instructional video for thee:
http://loadingreadyrun.com/showmovie.php?x=480&y=360&url=talklikepirate.mov
Thursday, September 14, 2006
How to back up your iTunes using the new version 7
Microsoft launches their iPod killer, Zune (yeah, right!)
Swap space on Windows XP and on Grackle, try "free"
Just a reminder that the due date and time on the assignment MEANS that the assignment is due at that date and time. I have received several "grackle uptime" emails since the 4:30pm deadline yesterday. You will get partial credit, but they are late. At 4:32pm yesterday I checked everyone's directories for the files for #4 and #5.
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Gateway gets a new CEO - again
Another on-line gambling executive is arrested
The dark side of Windows Vista
Judge allows an ADA lawsuit against target.com to proceed - What rights do the disabled have in regards to websites, and what obligations to vendors have? ADA explained and target.com and WebXACT, a tool to check your website and some tips on making your site ADA-compliant.
Happy 50th birthday, hard drive! (some pictures)
IT wrestles with Microsoft Monoculture Myopia
Apple product announcements and more
I was grading Quiz One today, and found out that I could not read the names of two students. Please check to see if I have a note on your quiz saying that I could not read it, and be sure to print or write your name legibly so you can get full credit!
Thursday, September 7, 2006
Korean Air bans Dell and Apple laptops on their flights
New Apple product announcements: A 24" iMac and the Mac Mini now starts with a dual core 1.66GHz processor, all without a price increase. Also, a "guy I know" who knows an Apple insider says that Apple has ordered 10K 36" LCD screens. (more info here) Also, a new Apple retail store is coming to Village Pointe Real Soon Now.
Windows Vista project manager, Brian Valentine, is leaving for Amazon.com. Interesting time to leave, just as Vista is due out the door. Also, you may not be able to turn off the Vista startup music.
Old PCs are an IT Headache - Gee, can't we just dump them in old cars and sell them?
How much RAM is really enough?
Since we ran long in class on Tuesday, I have extended the deadline for Assignment One to 16:30 on Wednesday, September 13th.
Tuesday, September 5, 2006
Don't miss class today - You are going to log into your Unix shell account!
Wi-Fi guidance becomes law in CA
FreeDOS 1.0 is released! This is an open source program.
You want back in the Mac market?
Assignment One is posted and download Putty here
Thursday, August 30, 2006
You've got questions? We've got pink slips!
Now why didn't I think of this?
Mark your calendars - Tuesday, January 30 2007 for Windows Vista's introduction. Or, is RC1 due out next month?
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
New Mac Minis coming in September?
How "green" are the computer companies?
Windows Vista pricing leaked on the web
Tuesday, September 5 - don't miss class this day! We are going to work with our Tweetie accounts, and if you are not here, you will be behind. Make every effort possible to come to class this day!
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Welcome to the first day of class!
Update: Author of the textbook, student site
Lunenburg teen invents device to check student drivers
Your assignment for Thursday 8/29/06 - read Chapter One in the text.
