Thursday, March 29, 2007

First go to this site:

http://fireftp.mozdev.org/

Click install.

Next go to edit options and ALLOW the site to install.

Restart the browser and go to Tools and click on FireFTP.

Click on Manage Accounts and enter the information I gave you on the sheet exactly as it appears.

Then click connect.

Then find your HTML and SWF files and upload them to the public_html directory.

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

This is just too strange...
Download template for a personal website from www.oswd.org. On the personal website include information about your personal goals and aspirations. Think of the theme of this personal website is "aptitude" and "interest". Bring together their personal and professional interests, aspirations, and favorite links and pictures.

We will put this and your business web page and business Flash online tomorrow.

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Today you are going to create an excellent, professional Flash for your business!

Monday, March 26, 2007

Extra credit:
Put your template online. Here are some links.
google.com/calendar

Quiz on networking terms tomorrow.

Second, go to your business template and add three links to important businesses.

Most people saved it to the Desktop or My Documents.

Sunday, March 25, 2007

Everyone of you has a blog. Apparently Israel does too.

And a Myspace (You have to watch a brief ad to read that one.)
Americans are more likely to default on their mortgages lately. Look at what this cartoonist thinks:

Thursday, March 22, 2007

Today I want you to answer three questions about Warren Buffett on your blog. Who is he and how did he make all his money? Also read the part about what he is doing with the bulk of his fortune and explain on your blog.

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Questions from yesterday due Friday before 10pm! Add me as a collaborator with your Google Docs today before you forget.

Question #4 is a Java applet to trace Internet traffic and view IP addresses.

Piggy-backing refers to "borrowing" a neighbor's signal without paying them or letting them know.

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Today we will be customizing templates for your business that you created for the Herald business plan.

OSWD.org
  1. What is a server?
  2. http://compnetworking.about.com/od/tcpiptutorials/a/ipaddrnotation.htm How many IP addresses can IPv6 handle?
  3. What is a computer network?
  4. Remember traceroute? Check out this cool implementation of it here: http://visualroute.visualware.com/ and search for any web site you choose. Write a brief review of this Java applet.
  5. On the home side of things, click here: http://computer.howstuffworks.com/home-network.htm Define 'technophile'.
  6. Still at howstuffworks.com, what does a router do?
  7. Consider the question of 'piggy-backingo' off a neighbor's wireless router. Is it the wrong thing to do?
  8. Follow the link about 'Phone Line Networking' and summarize how it works in five sentences!
  9. http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/wireless/2007/0129wireless2.html What is 802.11n all about?
  10. Summarize three other articles at http://www.networkworld.com/.
  11. Define 'bandwidth'.
  12. Do you think this is cool? http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/weblog/view/wlg/448 Would you ever do such a project?
  13. What is DNS?
  14. http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Internet/2005/ssl.asp Where can someone get SSL certifications?
  15. What is a VPN? What is it used for?
  16. What is an application server used for?
  17. What is a print server?
  18. What is the difference between an Intranet and Internet?

Answer these questions using Google Documents and put everything you don't write in quotation marks. Due tomorrow.

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

An Internet classic. First person to leave a comment on the blog with the year it was published wins an extra A.
The guy who founded Craigslist.org. He could be amazingly rich but he's not. Find out why he doesn't put ads on Craigslist.org.
Two questions:

  1. Of all the things we've done this year. which are the most useful and important up to this point?
  2. What do you WANT to learn about computers in the last 9 weeks?

Monday, March 19, 2007

Even though I love Mozilla Firefox, in this case you will need Microsoft Internet Explorer to get the resume template. Go here: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/TC063685891033.aspx?pid=CT101449351033

Click on install Active X and verify. Download the template and fill in the information.

Save this file as Resume.doc inside a folder named "Resume" on your H:\ drive.
Read this article and write a summary on your blog.

Sunday, March 18, 2007

The Fourth Nine Weeks. Lots of exciting things are planned!

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Business Ethics:

Local Edition.

Story 1

Story 2
Story 3

After reading all the stories answer the following two questions:

  • Was the developers' behavior ethical?
  • How can this be avoided in the future?

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Finding a job online.

Using the most well-known site www.monster.com you are to search for three different job descriptions in two different industries. Simply copy and paste the job descriptions on your blog. In total you will have six different jobs on the blog.

Next you are to write a cover letter asking to be considered for employment to ONE of the employers. This will be a separate post.
Go through the tour of this site:

https://www.buxfer.com/tour.php


Write a review. Is it a good idea or not? Would you use it or not?

Answer on your blog.

Monday, March 12, 2007

Business plans due before 10pm tonight.

DF
Steps to adding all the student blogs from this class to your Google Reader:

  1. Go to http://www.google.com/reader
  2. Click on "Manage Subscriptions" on the bottom.
  3. Click on "Import/Export".
  4. Browse your H: drive and select googlereader.opml
  5. Click upload.

Sunday, March 11, 2007

The Internet has revolutionized the entertainment industry. Now everyone can be a published, world-renowned movie critic.

Today you will write a critique of either (1) your favorite movie or (2) the last movie you've seen.

Today's site is http://www.imdb.com.

After you visit the site put a link to the movie main page.

Here's an example, based on a movie I saw yesterday, written by me. This is just for reference as to the length I'm looking for, I really don't care what movie you write about.

Click, by Adam Sandler and starring the familiar cast of characters from all his movies, seems to reflect Sandler's personal transformation into a devoted family man from a wild egotistical comedian. The film's lesson is simple: family before money and career. Though Sandler's character toils endlessly, he's stuck on the corporate treadmill watching others provide all the materialistic comforts he cannot yet afford (even bicycles for his young children, in fantasy movie-land junior architects make less than janitors).

At his breaking point, he finds himself drawn to a Bed, Bath, and Beyond (beware the product-placement, I found myself drawn to the store the next day) where he encounters a mad-scientist played by Christopher Walken. Walken's character gives him a remote control over every aspect of his life for free with the caveat that it can never be returned. Too bad the remote couldn't control for overly-sentimental movies.

But the message is positive and you'll feel for our collective sorry position as we forsake everything else that counts for the comforts of "Bed, Bath, and Beyond". Sandler says to embrace family, faith and fun. I loved the message and the obviously nonsensical plot moved the theme adequately. For a movie that was totally panned by the critics, however, it was a memorable film.

Friday, March 09, 2007

Final Business plan due Monday at 10pm.

Thursday, March 08, 2007

A somewhat ignorant discussion of the FCAT on the Herald message board. Check it out.
This man inspired the Matrix. He died.
These are the categories to explain in your business plan:
1.0 Executive Summary
2.0 Company Summary
3.0 Products
4.0 Market Analysis Summary
5.0 Strategy and Implementation Summary
6.0 Management Summary
7.0 Financial Plan
Taken from a student response:

You know those kids that you see, who dont seem to care?
Those students who just fail all the time and say they dont care.
People just are'nt born that way, they have experiences which result in their current behavior.
My proposal is to change the elementary school system first. The whole school is system is horrible, for lack of a better word. The fundamental to eduction is the wanting and craving to learn. To have the student have fun and enjoy learning. You cant make a person learn, they are going to want to. The grading system deserves ridicule, the reward system in elementary schools is disgusting, and all this creates the environment before you. This here, this forcibly creates in schools what you call the smart kids, dumb kids, and those kids who dont care. The smart kids get praise from their teahcers and the others are shuned. They give up, what do you expect?
There should be a system where kids in the early grades not follow a curriculumn but follow their curosity, and their teachers leading the way. It is important the individal drive be initiated at thier early ages.

Wednesday, March 07, 2007

http://plantsfromparadise.blogspot.com/
One suggestions to make class more conducive to learning.

How can a system be designed so students care more for learning?

Tuesday, March 06, 2007

China has blocked LiveJournal. It's like a Giant X-Stop!
In order to help better understand what a business plan should have, you are to read through the following business plans.

What do you notice about all the business plans?

Read through the following sections on this website:

  1. Basic Company Information
  2. Thinking Strategically About Your Company
  3. Establishing Baseline Numbers For Start-up Companies
  4. Describe Your Product or Service
  5. Competitive Comparison

Now you need to start evaluating your business (service or product) according to the five categories above. Below what you wrote yesterday, you will need to explain your business and add me as a collaborator on Google Documents.

Friday, March 02, 2007

Cool way to add sounds to your Flash!

Click here.

Search for .wav sounds.
It's important to get in the habit of reading the news. There are a number of great online resources.

Divide your blog post today into three sections. Separate each section with -- as I did. Also most of you don't need to leave comments anymore.

There are many companies working to make renewable energy possible. Of course there are profit motivations, perhaps there are ethical concerns as well. Read this article and summarize it on your blog in your own words.

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Companies state their earnings every quarter. In this case an international company is not making as much as expected: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/02/technology/02dell.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Why aren't they as profitable now? Answer this question with information from the article and your own personal insights.

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How much should environmental concerns play into business? What are the states doing here?
Is it a good idea? Read the second page. How does Maine deal with recycling electronics?

Thursday, March 01, 2007



My cat.
Do you have a facebook?

Kinda spooky.
Gator chomp.
The next Flash animation is either going to be of

Your favorite animal at the zoo

or...

A sporting event

The Flash needs A.) Full color B.) Animation C.) Smooth motion.

After finishing your flash, you need to put the Flash animation online at http://50megs.com within an HTML page. Then put your link on your blog.

Due tomorrow!