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Peter McAsh

Your iPhone Is Tracking Your Every Move - 2 views

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    Researchers have discovered that the iPhone is keeping track of where you go and storing that information in a file that is stored - unencrypted and unprotected - onto any machine with which you synchronize your phone. It is not clear why Apple is collecting this data.
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    Privacy, ethics.
Peter McAsh

Cleverbot.com - a clever bot - speak to an AI with some Actual Intelligence? - 2 views

shared by Peter McAsh on 07 May 11 - Cached
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    Have a conversation with a "clever bot". Great way to introduce AI.
Doug Peterson

How to build an iPhone app | News | TechRadar UK - 2 views

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    In this article I want to help kick start your own development on the App Store, and I hope it's encouraging for you that I myself went from having zero apps to having 20 approved and on sale in the space of just over a year and a half. I haven't made enough money from them to retire, but they do provide a regular income - and it's an income that's only going to grow as Apple sells more hardware.
Peter Beens

How are students learning programming in a post-Basic world? - Computerworld - 2 views

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    For years, the lingua franca for desktop computers was the Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code, a.k.a. Basic. Essentially every PC had it, and just about anyone could learn to program with it, even in a rudimentary way. Those days are gone
Doug Peterson

10000 things all ICS students should do before graduating | Tagide - 2 views

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    So I thought I'd compile a list of 1010 10000 things I believe all ICS students should have done (by  themselves) by the time they get their diplomas. With luck, students have come across some of these in courses. Most likely, that won't happen, so students need to make time for extra-curricular activities.
Doug Peterson

Google Code-in - Google Code - 2 views

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    Google Code-in, Google's contest to introduce pre-university students (age 13-18) to the many kinds of contributions that make open source software development possible, concluded on January 10, 2011. We had 361 students from 48 countries complete over 2,000 tasks during the 7 week contest.
Doug Peterson

Good to Know - Google - 2 views

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    Advice for staying more secure on the web and an overview of some of the security tools that Google offers.
Doug Peterson

8 Breakthrough Innovations in Tech - 2 views

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    For the Tech Innovators Series, supported by Lenovo, Mashable uncovered eight groundbreaking innovations that are changing the landscape of business. From Google to Powermat, businesses large and small are embracing these innovations to rise head and shoulders above the competition. These companies have recognized areas in their own industries that can be improved with tech, and are reaping the benefits of their own bold thinking.
Peter McAsh

CPSR - The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics - 2 views

shared by Peter McAsh on 08 Nov 11 - Cached
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    It's interesting you bookmarked this today. I was just looking at an assignment page from my old website that I'm going to transfer to my new site, and that ethics page is one of the references! http://www.beens.org/misc_assign/computerEthics.htm
Doug Peterson

60+ educational resources for teaching yourself anything. - 2 views

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    This collection of links and applications highlights just the tip of the iceberg of educational resources that are available on the web. If you are interested in teaching yourself a new skill or learning a new topic indepth in your spare time, hopefully some of these will be of use. ** Collection of Computer Science courses **
Peter McAsh

Top ten password cracking techniques | Security | Features | PC Pro - 2 views

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    Think your passwords are secure? Think again If you want to ensure your password, and the data it protects, is as secure against hackers as possible then be sure to read The Ultimate Guide to Passwords in the upcoming issue of PC Pro, on sale next week.
Doug Peterson

Two Software Tools for Creating Simulations | Kapp Notes - 2 views

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    Here are two tools that can be used for creating effective and engaging simulations.
Peter Beens

Ladies Learning Code - 2 views

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    We're a women-run not-for-profit group working to empower everyone to feel comfortable learning beginner-friendly technical skills in a social, collaborative way.
Doug Peterson

New York City gets a Software Engineering High School - Joel on Software - 2 views

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    This fall New York City will open The Academy for Software Engineering, the city's first public high school that will actually train kids to develop software. The project has been a long time dream of Mike Zamansky, the highly-regarded CS teacher at New York's elite Stuyvesant public high school. It was jump started when Fred Wilson, a VC at Union Square Ventures, promised to get the tech community to help with knowledge, advice, and money.
Doug Peterson

6 Steps to Becoming a Software Developer - 2 views

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    Deciding to become a software developer is a great initial step, congrats!  The job opportunities are growing quickly and in just about every industry that you can imagine.  The best part is that you do not necessarily have to go to a four year university to become a great software developer to lock down one of these jobs.  The web has all the resources you'll need to interact, learn, get support and finally find a job as a software developer.
Doug Peterson

Turn Your Windows PC Into An AirPlay Receiver To Stream Songs From iPhone, iPad And iPo... - 2 views

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    Turn Your Windows PC Into An AirPlay Receiver To Stream Songs From iPhone, iPad And iPod touch
Doug Peterson

7 Ways to Lean to Code Right Now for Free - 2 views

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    Learning to code is one of the most powerful and satisfying things you can ever do. If you're a designer, learning to code can help you understand what you're creating for, and if you're looking to build a startup from scratch, being a technical founder can make things exponentially easier for you.
Doug Peterson

Top ten computer science teaching resources | Teacher Network Blog | Guardian Professional - 2 views

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    Top ten computer science teaching resources A pioneering head of ICT shares some fantastic routes into teaching children code and computing
Doug Peterson

Learn common PC hardware terms - 2 views

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    Learn common PC hardware terms If you haven't shopped for a computer for a while, the following list of terms used for common PC features and functionality can help you make sure you get everything you need in your new PC.
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