MIS 470 - News and Views 
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This page last updated on Wednesday, May 03, 2006 09:54:03
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It won't be long before wintry weather threatens the Omaha area. If poor weather conditions force the University to close for all or part of a day, your most reliable source for accurate information is the Creighton University weather hotline at 280-5800.
Monday, May 1, 2006
Starting time is 5:00pm. See you there!
Final grades have been submitted. It was a great semester, see you guys around in the labs! For those of you that are graduating, good luck and remember COBA in your alumni donations :-)
Monday, April 24, 2006
Actors get "iPod Download" royalties
DRAM makers see prices rising in Q2 - buy your RAM now!
How about this new invention? The TV-advertiser enforcer
Changes coming to IE due to patent dispute (see an email I sent you as well)
Linux snobs: real barriers to entry
New cold can technology - I know this would be of interest to you!
Mac users are waiting for Intel systems and not buying - hmmm, is this an example of the Osborne effect? and It's here - the new 17" MacBook Pro
A tour of Microsoft's Mac Lab and you can work like Bill Gates!
Judge: Web-surfing worker can't be fired
NEW YORK - Saying surfing the web is equivalent to reading a newspaper or talking on the phone, an administrative law judge has suggested that only a reprimand is appropriate as punishment for a city worker accused of failing to heed warnings to stay off the Internet.
Administrative Law Judge John Spooner reached his decision in the case of Toquir Choudhri, a 14-year veteran of the Department of Education who had been accused of ignoring supervisors who told him to stop browsing the Internet at work.
The ruling came after Mayor Michael Bloomberg fired a worker in the city's legislative office in Albany earlier this year after he saw the man playing a game of solitaire on his computer.
In his decision, Spooner wrote: "It should be observed that the Internet has become the modern equivalent of a telephone or a daily newspaper, providing a combination of communication and information that most employees use as frequently in their personal lives as for their work."
He added: "For this reason, city agencies permit workers to use a telephone for personal calls, so long as this does not interfere with their overall work performance. Many agencies apply the same standard to the use of the Internet for personal purposes."
Spooner dispensed the lightest possible punishment on Choudhri, a reprimand, after a search of Choudhri's computer files revealed he had visited several news and travel sites.
Martin Druyan, Choudhri's lawyer, called the ruling "very reasonable."
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URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12462332/
Monday, April 17, 2006
Did you get your taxes done?
Worst tech of 2006 - what a list!
Lenovo quickly erasing the "IBM" brand name
Vista won't show it's fancy side to pirates (and to those without "state of the art" hardware)
Delay Vista and sell more computers?
Interesting: Apple has ordered 1.2 million LCDs for new 13.3" notebooks
Interesting Supreme Court decision on domain names
Also in China, you have to license your email server
Stupid user tricks - recognize anyone (or yourself?)
Monday, April 10, 2006
Security fears prod many firms to limit staff use of web services - Read the article find out what some businesses and schools/universities are doing to limit things like Skype
Microsoft says recovery from malware may be impossible
Apple introduces "Boot Camp" software beta that will allow Intel-based Macs to install and dual-boot WinXP - Now all I need is an Intel-based Mac to try this on! Official Apple Boot Camp site and A review of Boot Camp vs Parallels Workstation beta. Also, a New MacBook to land in May CIO jury says "no thanks" to emulation or dual-booting.
Checkout this server room cabling nightmare slideshow
Video on how to hack a PC on a wireless network
Do you want a domain ending in .eu? You can get one now But, read about the .EU landrush fiasco
Wait until June before you buy that new dual-core PC!
Monday, April 3, 2006
Microsoft delays the next version of their virtual server but makes some important changes to it
Apple joins BAPco - interesting!
Interesting facts about domain names
Sony trounces Microsoft and Nintendo in brand trust survey
Funny: Don't buy a "flat screen TV" from a guy off the back of a truck!
Tonight: Finish up your RH server, and get NAT working. We can quit at 8 so you can go and watch the basketball game. Next week: Chapter Five. Then I want to cover Chapter Nine as well. Also, I want to set up a network in the classroom with one group as a DNS server, one a DHCP server, etc.
On Wednesday of next week at two minutes and three seconds after one in the morning the time and date will be: 01:02:03:04/05/06 (hence, 1 2 3 4 5 6 ) This will not happen again in our lifetimes.
Monday, March 27, 2006
Windows Vista delayed into January 2007 and what the delay will mean for PC makers and more on the delay and the public reacts to the Vista delay and how this will affect holiday sales and should you even care about the delay? and is this good news for Apple? but the server version of Longhorn is still on track for a 2007 release. and Office 2007 delayed yet again and Windows is so slow, but why? and MS employees call for Ballmer to go and Delay was explained in a 1975 book
Check out this bug report (tip: don't surf dating sites on your fiancée's computer!)
Law school professor bans laptops and students are upset
How about this Dell PC? It's only $10,000! Maybe it's because Dell just bought Alienware
(Some) Attention Must be Paid!
Paul Flaherty, founder of AltaVista, dead at 42
New flaw in Internet Explorer (again...)
Misconfigured webserver and he is going to call the FBI?
An Apple store coming to Omaha?
"Along with
those 18 locations, most of the following 27 locations are expected to open
before the end of the fiscal year. Apple has previously said it expects
about 40 stores to open this year." - and at the very bottom of the list:
Village Point Mall - Omaha, Nebraska
Monday, March 20, 2006
Weather Update
Creighton closed at 2:00pm, so class is cancelled. See you next week -
continue reading chapter three and we will install RedHat Fedora.
RedHat just released Fedora Core 5, but I can't get on to download it as
their website is swamped. So, we may install Core Four.
Remember, you can call 280-5800 for the official University weather hotline information.
They've done it! Boot Windows XP on your Intel-based Mac
High resolution images of Windows Vista
Monday, March 13, 2006
Breaking: A federal judge says he intends to require Google Inc. to turn over some information to the Department of Justice in its quest to revive a law making it harder for children to see online pornography.
Now here is an assignment that I won't be giving!
Instant Windows Vista upgrades - You will get all the code on your DVD/computer, but if you want all the features you have to go into Control Panel and run a program to enable them, and pay Microsoft. Hmmm, I wonder how long it will be until someone hacks this! And are you willing to stand in line at midnight to buy Windows Vista, like some people did for Windows 95? Bill Gates wants you to!
College student uses brute force PASSWD on school computer to change grade
Google is switching to AMD processors for their nearly 200,000 servers...
Mardi Gras is back; what about IT? Interesting article about redundancy, backups, etc.
Hey Neighbor! Quit piggybacking on my wireless signal
Complexity causes 50% of product returns?
Interesting: Student Deceptions
Can Apple make a campus comeback?
The Mac OS security test results
How about a RAID array using 13 floppy drives? Or do you need a bit more storage space?
Third NE area code still years away
Monday, February 27, 2006
Mom is fine! Thanks for understanding. I was going to give out a quiz at the end of class, so here it is. QUIZ FOUR Please cut and paste this into an email message, or print it out, and return it to me by 4:30pm on Friday, February 24th.
Next week, we will do the TechTips for 2/20 and 2/27, the News and Views for this week and last week, and then do hands-on work on creating our network cables and installing and configuring the second NIC in each machine. Your midterm will be a take-home, so watch this space for more information.
Windows bumps Unix as top server OS for 2005. Linux is in their place, replacing IBM mainframes.
Inside Windows Vista (includes screenshots)
Interesting security strategy by BP
Six versions of Vista are coming your way soon.... and here they are
Should I pass this on to Jack? Ha ha!
Monday, February 20, 2006
I'm saddened to report that Dave Cook, the Exchange Administrator for Creighton (DOIT) is leaving the University next week. Dave has been a great guy to work with, and really made the implementation of our exchange cluster (CUmail) a success. Dave is going to work at PayPal.
Here's a fun way to manipulate the shipping system to get your order faster...
Microsoft: a new motherboard = a new Windows license
RIAA bans the reselling of iPods with preloaded music
Information on Office 2007 pricing and versions
According to the RIAA, ripping CD's to your iPod is not fair use. What? You bought it! More info here.
Ten reasons to buy Windows Vista - and five reasons not to.
Midterm Exam: I've decided to make it a take-home exam. It will be based on Chapters One, Two, Windows Server 2003, and topics from the tour and Jack WiYour nslade's talk. More on the midterm later.
Monday, February 13, 2006
I've set up a 19" CRT and all the necessary cables, etc. in the Wade Lab so you can hook up your server box to get the Windows updates. It's in the front row of the lab. Let me know if you have any questions or problems. Be sure to have your Windows 2003 server all patched and ready to rock by 5:00pm on Monday the 13th. This should take about an hour or so, and you can read, surf, or BS while Windows updates.
So, is Windows Vista due to ship on 12/1/06?
Will Vista display ads at the splash screen/login screen?
Next week: TCP/IP presentation by Jack Winslade, network honcho at Sitel. See Assignment Four as well.
Monday, February 6, 2006
Western Union to discontinue telegraph service - More information here
New beta of IE 7 has been released, with features such as tabbed browsing and enhanced printing features. BUT you have to be on XP SP2 to run it. Install at your own risk!
Man sues Apple over potential hearing loss with using his iPod. To that I say "What?"!
Starting Friday, 2/3/06, I will be in a Discovery Workshop session every Friday from 1:30 - 3:30pm. I will not be in my office during this time, and for ten minutes or so before and after that time.
Monday, January
30, 2006
Happy birthday Apple Macintosh! 22 years ago today it was
introduced. Where were you?
Our tour has been scheduled for Monday, February 6th. On that day, please be early for class as we will leave promptly at 6:15 to head up to the Old Gym. There we will get a tour of the machine room, then to the Switch Room under Conagra Plaza. You can leave your books, etc. in the classroom as I will lock it up when we leave.
Check out this mess that my phone-tech friend sent me. This is a connection point in downtown Valley.
Information on Windows Vista's security changes and MS revamps Vista testing schedule
Assignments One and Two are going to be handed out today.
Plans for class today are mostly lecture
Next week: Tour and hands-on installation of W2K03 server
Monday, January
23, 2006
Hackers blackmail the milliondollarhomepage.com site
Want to outsource your homework?
What is one of the biggest threats to your network connection?
Today (1/19/06) is the 20th anniversary of the first computer virus
Windows Vista hardware requirements. Is your computer ready?
Here is the download location for PUTTY, an SSH client for Windows. Just download and save, and then double-click to run. This is a free program (there is no built-in SSH client in Windows). There is no installation for the program. You will need this to connect to Grackle, as we don't allow telnet to that server. When you run it, be sure to enter the hostname as grackle.creighton.edu, and make sure that SSH is checked.
If you haven't signed up for your TechTip presentation yet, see me to do so.
Monday, January 16, 2006
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COBA now has NetOp School installed in BA 110 and BA 111! This software allows the instructor to remotely monitor and control the classroom computers. Be advised that the instructor can view your computer screen and take control of your computer at any time, without your permission.
You can't go home again, unless you set $HOME (ha ha)
Google News - Top
Searches in 2005
1. Janet Jackson
2. Hurricane Katrina
3. tsunami
4. xbox 360
5. Brad Pitt
6. Michael Jackson
7. American Idol
8. Britney Spears
9. Angelina Jolie
10. Harry Potter
http://www.google.com/press/zeitgeist2005.html
Is there a shortage of numbers in Area Code 402? What happens? Let's talk about POTS!
Linux Quick Reference Card (PDF)
You should be more like these guys!
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