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Chalana Perera

OLPC's Netbook Impact on Laptop PC Industry - OLPC News - 1 views

www.olpcnews.com/..._netbook_impact_on_laptop.html

SOCIAL equality IT SYSTEMS applications int systems IMPACT education ITGS Portfolio2 CriterionC

shared by Chalana Perera on 12 Feb 10 - Cached
  • 1. Windows XP would have been discontinued in 2007 or 2008 as was Microsoft's original plan
  • 2. The Windows XP licence for netbooks was lowered to $30 per device
  • 3. Netbooks are selling at a rate of 35 million units per year and represent more than 30% of the notebook market and this share is increasing.
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  • 4. Intel's profits shrank 90% between Q4 2007 and Q4 2008
  • OLPC is going to make the PC/Laptop industry realize that there is an alternative to X86 for full sized keyboard/screen computing.
  • prices and market trends obviously do matter for the education aspect of the OLPC project
Chalana Perera

Microsoft and One Laptop per Child Partner to Deliver Affordable Computing to Students ... - 0 views

www.microsoft.com/...05-15MSOLPCPR.mspx

SOCIAL equality IT SYSTEMS comm sys applications IMPACT education ITGS Portfolio2 CriterionC

shared by Chalana Perera on 12 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Microsoft Windows operating system available on OLPC’s low-cost XO laptops for the world’s poorest children
  • The availability of Windows, in addition to Linux, on the XO laptop will allow customers to have an expanded choice of operating environments that best fit their requirements.
  • Transforming education is a fundamental goal of Microsoft Unlimited Potential, our ambitious effort to bring sustained social and economic opportunity to people who currently don’t enjoy the benefits of technology
Chalana Perera

Stimulus: Laptop for every pupil in Uruguay - 0 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8309583.stm

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shared by Chalana Perera on 10 Feb 10 - Cached
  • The total figure represents less than 5% of the country's education budget.
  • Linux operating
  • particularly those in rural areas, where many still do not have internet access
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  • some teachers have chosen not to include computer-related work in their lesson plans
  • last two years 362,000 pupils and 18,000 teachers
Eunice Vincent

HowStuffWorks- Phishing - 0 views

computer.howstuffworks.com/phishing.htm

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shared by Eunice Vincent on 09 Dec 09 - Cached
  • Eunice Vincent on 09 Dec 09
     
    Phishing is a common method of online identity theft and virus spreading. Find out how phishing scams work and learn ways to protect yourself from phishing.
Jeff Ratliff

HowStuffWorks "How Web Servers Work" - 0 views

computer.howstuffworks.com/web-server4.htm

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shared by Jeff Ratliff on 14 Jan 10 - Cached
  • Jeff Ratliff on 14 Jan 10
     
    For Kavi
Chalana Perera

Debate over possible responses to cyber attacks (MSNBC) - 0 views

www.msnbc.msn.com/...echnology_and_science-security

SOCIAL security IT SYSTEMS int systems IMPACT politics ITGS Portfolio3 CriterionD

shared by Chalana Perera on 14 Apr 10 - Cached
  • the U.S. military's secret offensive cyber capability
  • counterstrike on an attacker's computer network
  • Chalana Perera on 14 Apr 10
     
    This article discusses the idea of a cyber-war and promotes tit-for-tat solutions and counter-attack strategies that the US could use in a cyber war. It also discusses some short term solutions for small-scale cyber attacks.
Rafae Wathra

Twitter on Your Cell Phone (How Stuff Works) - 0 views

computer.howstuffworks.com/...twitter3.htm

Portfolio3 CriterionB

shared by Rafae Wathra on 20 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Rafae Wathra on 20 Apr 10
     
    Article about the technology behind using twitter from a scell phone.
Rafae Wathra

How Twitter Works (How Stuff Worrks) - 0 views

computer.howstuffworks.com/...twitter.htm

Portfolio3 CriterionB

shared by Rafae Wathra on 20 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Rafae Wathra on 20 Apr 10
     
    About the API (application programming interface) used in twitter and other IT background
Ståle Brokvam

EMI - Computer generated music - 2 views

artsites.ucsc.edu/...mp3page.htm

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shared by Ståle Brokvam on 28 Mar 11 - Cached
  • Ståle Brokvam on 28 Mar 11
     
    Collection of music "composed" by EMI (Experiments in Musical Intelligence) At http://www.radiolab.org/2007/sep/24/musical-dna/ there is also an Interview with David Cope, who's created a software that analyzes the works of famous composes and then composes new pieces in a very similar style. (ToK: is this art? Why (not)?)
Rafae Wathra

Hackers target Guardian jobs site - 1 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8324630.stm

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shared by Rafae Wathra on 04 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Computer hackers have targeted the Guardian newspaper's jobs website in a "sophisticated and deliberate" move, the company has said.
    • Rafae Wathra
      Rafae Wathra on 04 Nov 09
       
      Claimed by Rafae and Tanveer
Chalana Perera

BBC NEWS | UK | UK Politics | UK surveillance plan to go ahead - 2 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8350660.stm

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shared by Chalana Perera on 21 Nov 09 - Cached
  • asking firms to retain information on how people use social networks such as Facebook.
  • More communication via computers rather than phones Companies won't always keep all data all the time Anonymity online masks criminal identities More online services provided from abroad Data held in many locations and difficult to find
  • recognition of the role of data in protecting the public
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  • Communications data is crucial to the fight against crime and in keeping people safe. It is a highly technical area and one which demands a fine balance between privacy and maintaining the capabilities of the police and security services
  • The Home Office says it wants to change the law to compel communication service providers (CSPs) to collect and retain records of communications from a wider range of internet sources, from social networks through to chatrooms and unorthodox methods, suc
  • ecret security services have legal powers in the UK to intercept communications in the interests of combating crime or threats to national security.
Maliha Rahman

Sexting and Teens (Suite101) Portfolio 1 Criteria D - 1 views

youthdevelopment.suite101.com/...sexting_and_teens

SOCIAL reliability privacy control IT SYSTEMS comm sys IMPACT health education business arts politics ITGS

shared by Maliha Rahman on 08 Dec 09 - Cached
  • Cell phones are now embedded with cameras and have the capability to send pictures to other phones and computers.
  • With sexting, sexually active kids can harass each other simply and quickly.
  • Because they can’t control who these pictures are subsequently sent to, they run the risk that they may wind up in the hands of a sexual predator or someone else who could harm them.
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  • How Adults Can Prevent Sexting
  • Maliha Rahman on 08 Dec 09
     
    In this article we see a lot of ways of sexting, their reasoning's plus their consequences. We also see a few suggestions or examples of how to prevent your child from getting into and taking actions like this.
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