What More Would You Like To Learn?

Now, I got some basic knowledge about computer and how to effectively use Microsoft Power Point and Word (and Excel near in the future…) and how to make basic Internet web sites with Notepad and Mozilla Composer. Throughout this CPS-100 classes, I enjoyed practical classes. However, above all, I was interested in the lectures of HTML because I had never learned it. I thought that it is really difficult for me to create web sites, yet in fact, it was different. The structure of course takes some time but, is very simple against my expectation. Thus, I would like to learn more about making web sites, especially in advanced ways.
Also, if I could, I want to know how to use Adobe Photoshop effectively and use Mac computer.

Computer Terms: Viral Video

This week’s computer term “viral video” refers to video clip content which obtains extensive popularity through the Internet, usually through e-mail or IM messages, blogs and other media sharing websites. Also viral videos are generally humorous in nature and may range from televised comedy sketches, such as Star Wars Kid or Stephen Colbert White House Correspondents Dinner from Vodpod.
However, the rapid increase of cell phones with cameras is equal to that most video contents taken these days are taken by consumers with these devices. The availability of cheap video editing and publishing tools allows video taken on cell phones to be edited and provided virally both in the Internet through e-mail etc. and through phones. Nevertheless, the purpose of these videos provided by the consumers is often just non-commercial and for seen by their families or friends

What Will Computers Be Like in the Future?

I think computers would be like paper with touch panel type input devices in the future. Their monitors become very thin, light, and strong. As they are like paper and made from crease-resistant material, we would be able to wad up and even fold them. The reason why I expect so is that I heard news about new technology to make monitors from the fiber made from nata de coco. In the news, the Japanese inventors (I for got the company…) said that the invention was still a trial product, that they were developing their technique little by little but certainly, and that they promised that they would provide paper-like computers in the near future. Thus, now, I am looking forward to the day when they appear in news again with their new completed works.

Tell about Some Recent Computer News

On October 27th, 2006, IBM declared that they succeeded to invent a new technology to cool down computer chip. Scientists in one of IBM’s Research Laboratories in Zurich got the hint to the new technology from a biological process of tree leaves and roots. The name of the new technique is "high thermal conductivity interface technology" and expected to be twice as efficient as former chips based on fan cooling systems.In addition; consequently, this new chip innovation is anticipated to be good for saving energy, designing new more powerful and smaller chips.
However, IBM also said that the researchers in the Zurich Research Laboratory had already started to work on even advanced technology to cool down chips with water-jet. This technique is called “direct jet impingement, and the day when this new technology appears in this world would come soon in the future…

Computer Terms: What Is "Net Neutrality"?

The computer term “Net Neutrality” (is a short term of “Network Neutrality”) is a state that any document, application, or site on the Internet has an equality to be found in the search engines in spite of how much the site owner pays the Internet providers’ companies. This is a necessary for the open and free Internet to be prevented from controlled by the Internet providers’ companies.

The reason why this term “Net Neutrality” is getting one of the Internet issues is that in the United States, some largest national telephone and cable companies, such as AT&T, Verizon, Comcast and Time Warner, are trying to persuade Congress into making a new law which allow them to get the control of their own search engines based on how much they are paid.

Introduce 3 Good Web Sites (in English)

Although there are countless Internet sites, I like these three particularly; Vogue, National Geographic Online, Wikipedia.
The reason why I like vogue is that I can see the fashion of each country very easily. In the lower right, there are menu to change language and country, so I can see each country’s Vogue news. Especially, I like the catwalk movies! If you are interested in fashion, you must go this site!!

National Geographic is one of my best sites because it has a great quantity of knowledge. I often use photo and history pages. They show me a lot of beautiful photos of the world! Now it runs a feature on Paris as “The City of Lights.”

I think this is needless to say, but Wikipedia is a very useful site. People can get general information and images of anything very quickly. Though there are some similar sites on the Internet, I think Wikipedia is superior at the points of the quantity of information and well organized design.

Computer Gifts I Would Buy for Friends & Family

If I had a lot of money, I would like to give my sister and my friend.
For my sister, I will buy a new iPod nano in green.
The reason is that her portable MD player is now getting out of order these days.
In addition, I heard there is much free software for learning English on the Internet and that she wants to improve her English. Accordingly, I would like to present her a latest iPod in her favorite colour.
For my friend, who has a nice MacBook and an iPod already, I will get a cute arm pillow. Because she is an Art University student, she often use computer. She says to me that she has wrist ache because of too much typing. Thus, to soften the pain, I will find an arm pillow like this picture.

What Is "Social Engineering"?

The term “social engineering” is a generic name of acts whose objects are to access others’ computers illegally and one of the ways hackers and crackers use. In a broad sense, this term means every action to get important information for security, such as passwords, from managers and users of networks by “social” ways. In a narrow sense, that does not include modus operands which use electronic methods.

There are some common ways to do social engineering.
Ex.1) Trashing
…To get information from trash.
Ex.2) Intruding
…To intrude into buildings by using unjust ID cards. This is not for computer networks.
Ex.3) Peeping
…To peep others input their passwords.
Ex.4) Web Spoofing
…To have others accessing fake Web sites and inputting their personal 　　　　
　　　　information.

In addition, there are some methods to get information by imposing on others’ psychology.

What I Want To Learn about Computers

Why I applied this class?
The answer is that of course I want to know more about Computer.
This is because I know a little about how to use computer, but the knowledge is just self-learned. And I think some of my ways to use computer are not so practical.
Thus, I want to learn more effective and useful ways t use computer.

In addition, specifically, I am interested in how computers work, how to put a computer together by myself, and what the computers’ spec table mean. Until now, I have always asked my father what is wrong with our computer and to fix it when it does not work well.
However, I need to judge what the problem in my computer is and to fix it by myself.
Besides, I will buy my own laptop next year, so I want to acquire the knowledge which could be the basis for the decision.

In conclusion, I want to learn as much of above as we can in this short term lecture!

My History with Computers

I have used computers since I was a elementary school student.
However, the roles computers have played for me have not been always same.

When I met a computer for the first time, I recognized it as a game machine!
The reason was that I was taught only how to play computer games by my father.
This recognition had not changed until I entered junior high school.

I started using computer as communication tool when I was twelve years old.
I got my account in my family’s computer.
I used to do net surfing, write my friends and sometimes chat with them through messenger software.
When I was addicted to write email best, I had at least five email addresses.
(I forgot the exact number!)

I had belonged to school trip committee of each grade in my junior and senior high school.
One of our main task was making the original of trip guides,
so I learned to use the Microsoft Word, Excel, and Photoshop.
In addition, I learned how to use Microsoft Power Point and macro of Microsoft Excel.

Now, I have my own desktop computer and enjoy using it as the tool for communication, listening to music and my study everyday*