Monday, November 20, 2006

What I'd like to learn more is....

What I want to learn more about computer is how to make a video program and music video.
I was really surprised and impressed by the fact that Mr. Poza manupulated music files and making videos.
I love music and using iPod, therefore I will be happy if I can manupulate iTunes skillfully.
I also interested in movie files, also flash movies.

I have been using Internet and computers for years and I thought I was pretty advanced or had enough skill to use computers.
However, in this computer class, there are many new things that I didn't know and every term had something I learn.
I want to develop my skills more especially internet tools amd music/video programs.

Monday, November 13, 2006

Viral Video

Viral Video is a commertial message that we can watch online.
The word 'Viral' is an adjective of Virus, therefore Viral Video is a metaphor that means Viral Vedeo is the commertial message program that expands only among online.
Today it is not rare that I see Viral Vedeos on my friend's blog, or someone informs ther posts that she/he gave on his/her blog on my blog's comment or trackback.
Viral Videos are more free than Comertial Messages on TV, the length of time, for example.
You Tube is also a kind of Viral Vedeo.
This is so famous that the campany was found in the U.S, and is a new style of the marketing that fits our generation, Internet is expanding year by year.

Monday, November 06, 2006

Computer will be like...

I hope computer will be more developed. I love laptop computer so I hope strongly develop that one.
In the near future, I want laptop computer to be more small and have much more memory.
Moreover, I want computer that can connect Internet without any cable or tools so that I can use anywhere even on the train or top of the mountain.
It will be more portable, adjust and connect anywhere, any country, and any time.
I have Wi-Fi, but I can use it only inside my house because it is not global.

Also I do LOVE iPod, and iPod has been developing more and more.
I hope iPod will have more memory and battery,then we will be able to see even movie that we can down road from Internet or computer.
In addition, if iPod have a same system as a cell phone, it will be more cool and convenient.

Monday, October 23, 2006

Net Neutrality

Net Neutrality is a controversial problem about Internet providing service.
The event 'Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.' held in May 5,2006 in United States, people discussed Net neutrality;For Internet access providers, how to decide the quality of service for
different payments.
Google says, it is different from the basic meaning of freedom and revolution that getting "better" (that means more faster) quality of service by paying extra money.
The word Net Neutrality is vague, therefore, the Internet providers have been discussing this problem.
However,if I were in the case that I need to take a extra express train to get to the place where I want to go and I have little time to use the local train, I pay extra money for taking extra express and that shorten the time and I will reach the place more earlier. This is very convenient and many people need,want and use this system.
For me, it seems good that having "better" quality of service by paying extra money.

Works cited
Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.Tec-On! Oct 23, 2006

Thursday, October 12, 2006

Introduce 3 Good Web Sites (in English)

Three web sites that I like are :
You Tube , Yahoo! Music , and Lyrics Directory.


You Tube

is the web site that we can share the video programs for free. I often listen and watch videos on You Tube. The most interesting and useful part of this site is that I can find many videos which related to the word I typed on the search.
Before I buy records, I often watch videos to check whether I want to buy it or not, whether it is worth to buy.

Yahoo! Music
is also the website that I can listen to music freely if I have an account.
If I pay money for it, it is more comfortable to listen to music, I can skip commercial messages.
Also I can see which song is popular in the U.S and who is a famous singer/group, what kind of music is the most common tendency in people in the U.S.
I love this site, everyday I use this site.

Lyrics Directory
is the site which provides the lyrics. Because I like listening to music, it is useful and enjoyable site for me.
The most interesting and practical part of this site is the search form; If I type the first letter, it gives lists of the singer or title of music that begins the letter I typed. And if I keep typing, it becomes more specific. If the lists disappear, that means they don't have the lyrics of it.
This is such a interesting system. I like this site a lot.

Monday, October 09, 2006

Computer Gifts I Would Buy For Friends & Family

If I bought computer gifts for friends and family, I would buy RW drive.
For family, we have optional tools such as digital camera, web camera, microphone, however, we don't have any pc that can play DVD. Moreover, our PCs can't write anything into blank discs.
I feel very inconvenient about my PC so do my siblings.
For my family, we like listening to music but we can't keep back up all the music that we have in PC, so I want RW drive the most. In addition, I guess I will need RW drive for academic programs somehow. I am seriously thinking of buying RW not only for me but also my family because we can share it and have some fun.
For friend, I would buy game or some optional programs (such as photoshop or degital camera) that she is interested in. My friend has very advanced skills of computer and she learns computer at her university so I think if she wants something about computer, I would give her somthing advanced and additional program.

Saturday, September 30, 2006

What Is "Social Engineering"?

Social engineering is to steal important personal information such as password on the
network by asking,listening in, or peeking user/owner of the network.

one example is asking. July 1998 in the USA, a fourteen-year-old boy hacked into
the Fox affiliate site and rewrite the documents inside the company.he just called to the Fox affiliate's ISP and asked to reset the password. Operator
didn't check his information and just did it according to his offer. As a result, he
hucked the site and stopped the site about 15 hours.
this is one of typical "social engineering".

If the boy abused the website and got personal information from people who used
the Fox affiliate site by rewriting the website, the problem got more larger than it.

Monday, September 25, 2006

What I Want To Learn about Computers

There are many things that I want to know and learn. I can use many tools, and my skill is basically enough to use for daily life and college for some writing assignments. However, I want to use internet, iTunes, Quick Timez, Microsoft office more skillfully than now and I want to be able to fix computer programs when it is broken.
In this class, I want to develop my computer skills not only for my hobby, but also for the business, for my future.
Though I use internet everyday and word for assignments, I don't understand the system of computer and internet; how they work, for example.
I hope to understand them and get ready to get some lisence of computer either in English or Japanese.

Saturday, September 16, 2006

My History with Computers

When I was a junior high school student, I started to use computer.
I used computer as a game soft.
In those says, I had a computer, which was Windows 98, so it was not useful and clever one.
I used to play computer games like tetoris.
Before I entered high school, I bought my new note-PC which was Windows ME.
I use it still now and my parents gave me another one, Windows XP, desktop.
From then, I began to use internet and many tools like Microsoft Office, Windows Media Player, Itunes, and so on.
The most interesting tool for me was messanger.
I often use MSN messanger to contact friends.
I bought mic and web camera then I can contact even friends who live in overseas without any money.
Last year I stayed in England to study Engligh then I got some friends there, some of them were from Italy, German, and Spain.
I still talk to them on my MSN messanger.
In this summer, one of them came to Japan for travel.
Because I got informations about it ( He told me about it) on MSN, I could went where he stayed in Japan and we could meet up.
I love using computers, especially the internet.
Internet gives us a lot of information, makes our life comfortable and easy to connect around the world.