ComputerScrapbook

**2009-2010**
__ [|iMac] Apple iMac, 4GB of RAM, 1TB hard drive, 24-inch screen, $2,199.00
 * Shopping ** __ **Computer** (3 pts)

[|MacBook Pro] Apple MacBook Pro, 4GB of RAM, 500 GB hard drive, 17-inch screen, $2,499.00 ** [|Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007] Includes Word 2007, Excel 2007, PowerPoint 2007 and OneNote 2007; store.microsoft.com; $99.99 Final Cut Pro 7 for video and film editing; apple.com; $999.00
 * Software (2 pts)
 * [|Final Cut Studio]**



[|Adobe Illustrator CS4] adobe.com; $599.00 [|Adobe InDesign] adobe.com; $699.00

[|Adobe Dreamweaver] adobe.com; $399.00

[|Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended] adobe.com; $999.00

[|Motorola Evoke] Email capable, 2.0 megapixel camera, touch screen; Alltel.com; $49.99 with 2-year contract
 * Electronic Tools ** (2 pts)



[|iPod Touch] 32 GB; 2nd Generation; 3.5-inch touch screen; amazon.com; $270.99

[|HP PDA]  HP - iPAQ 211 Enterprise Hand-held Organizer; bestbuy.com; $399.99  [|Garmin GPS] Garmin - nüvi 205W Portable GPS; bestbuy.com; $159.99

[|Dynex Webcam] Dynex - Webcam; 1.3MP; bestbuy.com; $39.99 [|Canon PowerShot] Canon PowerShot - 10 megapixel; bestbuy.com; $199.99 [|Sony Digital Camera] Sony - Handycam Camcorder with 60 GB Hard Disk Drive; bestbuy.com; $369. 99



[|Microphone w/ USB Output] Audio-Technica - Handheld Side-Address Sudio Condenser Microphone; bestbuy.com; $149.99

** Storage Media ** (2 pts) [|Verbatim Recordable CD] Verbatim Recordable CD, 100-pack; bestbuy.com; $35.99

[|USB Drive] HP - 8GB USB Flash Drive; bestbuy.com; $16.99

[|Portable Hard Drive] 1TB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive; bestbuy.com; $109.99 ** __Article Reviews__ ** (5 pts) // **Computer Crimes** // //**Hacker Hunter**// [] Kevin Mitnick is an ex-hacker and an ex-convict. Thirteen years ago Mitnick was arrested for wire fraud, computer fraud, and had to attend computer-addiction counseling on judge's orders. Since then he has turned around and now protects the types of companies he used to attack. He was first interested in magic when a friend's dad showed how he could put a secret code in and call anywhere in the world and the interest of magic formed into an interest of computer hacking. Looking back on his past Mitnick feels bad about what he did for violating people's rights and causing a lot of stress to the companies he hacked into. To the hacker community, though, Mitnick is viewed as a sellout and even a celebrity. Mitnick remembers back to one of his first assignments in a computer class where he was supposed to write a program to find the first 100 fibonacci numbers, instead he wrote a program to steal the teacher's password and got an A on it. He realizes that today he'd be expelled in a heartbeat.

//**New Technology**// [|Apple iPad Arrives in US April 3] Apple has come out with a new technology in the computer/mp3 market. News about the new item was release in early 2010. They have produced a touch screen tablet approximately 9.6 inches x 7.5 inches in size. The Apple iPad is predicted to take over Amazon's Kindle in the e-reader market. The iPad was once predicted at making it's appearance in the United States in late March but has been confirmed to arrive on April 3, 2010. The tablet comes in Wi-Fi (pricing at $499 for the 16GB, $599 for the 32GB, and $699 for the 64GB versions) and 3G models($629 for 16GB, $729 for 32GB and $829 for 64GB). Apple already has 140,00+ apps and will allow for their reading customers to purchase books online and download them to their iPad to read whereever they are.

//**Social Networking**// [|Google's Gmail try to challenge Facebook] After a year where Facebook had over 111 million visitors (up 105% from last year) Google has decided to move forward with their Gmail by adding social-media tools and has also decided to let users share photos and videos, along with status updates. Google's main motivation for such a dramatic change is so that they have more companies that purchase ad space on their website. Facebook currently uses the user's location as a way of advertisement, if a local company bought ad space on Facebook, then any user in the company's area will be shown the ad. Although the company will still focus on their main agenda, search engines, Google is trying to expand it's horizons with a new look.

//**21st Century Learning/Working**// [|Technology and the 21st Century Classroom] Today’s kids are called “digital natives” because from the moment that they’re born they are surrounded by technology (i.e. camera taking a picture of the new born). When kids arrive at school though, the school often shuts them out by making the kids turn off their PDAs or MP3 players, therefore, interfering with the real world where technology is used almost every second of every day. One man argued that the students learn from using their technology gadgets in their own free time, that it really doesn’t distract them like everyone thinks. Experts say that because of how easily youth can be connected to technology that they have become excellent self-learners, but still benefit from an adult’s supervision, therefore; not ruling out the classic way of teaching kids. The researchers believe that kids should get more interacted with technology in the classroom, to help maximize learning ability.

// **Copyrighting** // [|Does Current Copyright Law Hinder Innovation?] Standford Law School professor, Lawrence Lessig, has argued that copyright laws haven’t kept up with innovation and even claims it is holding it back. Lessig is a founder of Creative Commons which helps people determine if products are legitimately copyrighted or if it is just public domain where none are. Creative Commons also help people remix the product so it no longer falls under the category of copyright. Lessig has presented to people how battles have been fighting about worries of copyright laws even before the modern technological scene. He believes that when technological companies complain about people that are copyrighting their product they are not measuring up to potential, instead of making a bigger, better product which could make them more money and help boost the economy they whine, and nothing gets accomplished because people will always copyright. //**Other**// [|Is Today the Internet's 40th Birthday? October 29, 2009] On October 29, 1969 two professors on the UCLA campus reportedly exchanged data between two computers, using a cable, thus showing the first signs of life for the internet. The first message Leonard Kleinrock wanted to send was “login” but had only gotten to “lo” before the system crashed. The second time was a success. In 1971 Ray Tomlinson sent the first network email using the ‘@’ symbol, only because he thought it was a neat idea. Since then the internet has made huge strides, now allowing ordinary people to build their own website to post blogs about life’s happenings.