Thursday, June 24, 2010

Discussion Question #2

Click Fraud is an unethical practice. I think Google's main concern with this is actual fraud they are in the middle of with their advertisers. I don't think advertisers are interested in paying people for putting their ads on their blog page and not having anyone actually see their ad, and continuing to pay for it.

Google has been and will continue to prevent this by looking at ip addresses of the clicks on blog pages. I do not see where this is an unethical practice because IP addresses are public domain in my opinion.

Thursday, June 17, 2010

New to Blogging? Watch This Video!

If you are not sure what a blog is or how it works, the video called Blogs in Plain English will help. This video expalins why blogs are such a "big deal." To view this video, just click on the large arrow in the middle of the video window below.

Whole-House Surge Protection

It's important to protect all your electronic devices, not just computers, fom surges. Printers, televisions, appliances and computer peripherals all require protection. One solution is to install a whole-house surge protector as shown in this photo. The device is installed by an electrician and is attached to your circuit breaker panel. Whole-house surge protectors function like other surge protection devices, but they protect all electrical devices in the house at once. The typical cost of $200 to $300 (installed) is generally less than buying individual surge protectors for every electrical device in your home.

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Thursday, June 10, 2010

Discussion Question #1

I think that the pros of blogging completely outweigh the cons. Knowledge is power and even though some blogs might just be about gossip, our first assignment is a good example of a useful blog. Not many people might have heard about such a good deal that microsoft was giving to students, but if you follow an informative blog you would not have missed out.

I can sympathize with the people who think that blogging is just an electronic way to gossip. I have read many blogs with that purpose and I find it a poor use of the internet. WIth that said, I still think that is used in an informative manner blogging is a better way of getting information out than newspapers and even commercials, because EVERYTHING is on the internet now. Even television.

Microsoft Office 2007 for Students-Cheap!

Microsoft is running an offer especially for college students called The Ultimate Steal. For a limited time, students can obtain a copy of Microsoft 2007 Ultimate Edition for $59.95. To qualify for this offer, you must be enrolled at a US educational institution and have a valid e-mail address that ends in the edu domain. Considering this package is available at retail for around $500, this is a fantastic deal for students. So check it out and save some $$$ today!

Even though you can download the software from the Web site, you should also consider purchasing (for an additional fee) the software on DVD. This will make reinstalling the software much easier in the future in case you have a problem (such as your hard drive fails).