1. The creator of the 'love bug' virus is speculated to be a man by the name of Onel de Guzman of Manila, Philippines. http://archives.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/06/29/philippines.lovebug.02/index.html
2. John Vaaler seems to be credited with inventing the paper clip and its patent.
http://www.answers.com/topic/paperclip
3. The Ebola virus was named after a river in the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire), where the virus was first recognized.
http://ebola.emedtv.com/ebola/ebola-history.html
4. Finding the largest earthquake ever recorded was a little harder because there seemed to be so many answers. I found this earthquake mentioned a lot when referring to the largest.. the biggest earthquake since 1900 recorded with modern equipment occurred on May 22, 1960, in Chile and measured 9.5 on the Richter scale.
http://ask.yahoo.com/20000823.html
5. Using a conversion calculator, I think 1 kilobyte is equal to 9.313225746155E-10 terabyte...???
http://www.unit-conversion.info/computer.html
6. Computer engineer, Ray Tomlinson invented internet based email in late 1971.
http://inventors.about.com/od/estartinventions/a/email.htm
7.Storm worm is a piece of malware that self-propagates by spreading itself around a network of attached computers. Most experts say there's no way to know how many recipients of Storm spam clicked through and became infected, and therefore the actual size of the Storm botnet is unknown
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9039878&source=rss_topic17
8. To contact the prime minister, I found a website that you can fill out a form and a message that you would like to say/ask to the PM.
http://pm.gov.au/contact/index.cfm
9. Stephen played keyboard for Brisbane punk band, the Black Assassins.
http://www.griffith.edu.au/school/art/staff/stockwell.htm
10.I think 'web 2.0' is the new age use of blogger sites and the like that give the public more of an opinion and option to express their feelings with the choice for others to have their input back.
http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci1169528,00.html
I do not know that all of the sources I used to find my answers were of complete merit but I tried to use sites that were more widly credited-like cnn.com.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Sunday, March 16, 2008
New Communication Technologies
Well, because my family and friends are across the Pacific Ocean, I have never used email/skype/IM so much! I wake up every morning and have an email from a family member, which is nice because it reminds me of home. My Myspace has also never been so important to me because I can talk to my friends and see what they've been up to, and in return they can see my adventures in Australia.
My Skype...grrr...I have had nothing but problems with my skype because my webcam I have doesn't always work, and the microphone on it almost never works. Everyday I try to talk to my parents I get frustrated when it does not work, and then I realize that I shouldn't depend on technology that much. But, I will keep trying to work out my skype problems because hearing/seeing my family is way better than an email.
I have been using comm. technologies for a while now, it seems that they are becoming a must. Email is a great form of communication because of how fast it works, but it's also a bad form of communication because I feel like people don't converse like 'the old days' either. But, as time goes on it seems as though our fast paced environment (especially where I'm from), will be dependent on comm. technologies...
I tried for so long not to have a myspace/facebook because I didn't want to go along with the grain. But I guess I got sucked into the fact that having pictures, a cool song, a flowery background and some whitty sayings was just the right combination...I must say it is a cool way to keep up with old acquaintances, but I have also noticed it causes some unnecessary feelings too. But, I've noticed that my close friends and I never communicate on myspace...it's more or less for people who you don't talk to on a regular basis.
My myspace/facebook are both private and I only add people who I know. I still think it's a little creepy to have lots of friends who you've never met, and don't even know exist.
Cheers,
Noelle
My Skype...grrr...I have had nothing but problems with my skype because my webcam I have doesn't always work, and the microphone on it almost never works. Everyday I try to talk to my parents I get frustrated when it does not work, and then I realize that I shouldn't depend on technology that much. But, I will keep trying to work out my skype problems because hearing/seeing my family is way better than an email.
I have been using comm. technologies for a while now, it seems that they are becoming a must. Email is a great form of communication because of how fast it works, but it's also a bad form of communication because I feel like people don't converse like 'the old days' either. But, as time goes on it seems as though our fast paced environment (especially where I'm from), will be dependent on comm. technologies...
I tried for so long not to have a myspace/facebook because I didn't want to go along with the grain. But I guess I got sucked into the fact that having pictures, a cool song, a flowery background and some whitty sayings was just the right combination...I must say it is a cool way to keep up with old acquaintances, but I have also noticed it causes some unnecessary feelings too. But, I've noticed that my close friends and I never communicate on myspace...it's more or less for people who you don't talk to on a regular basis.
My myspace/facebook are both private and I only add people who I know. I still think it's a little creepy to have lots of friends who you've never met, and don't even know exist.
Cheers,
Noelle
Sunday, March 9, 2008
The Art of Possibility
A marketing firm sent two representatives to a foreign country in search of strategies to market shoes. They came back with these responses:
'It is impossible. No hope, no one wears shoes.'
'Great news! No one wears shoes!'
This excerpt is from a book that I am reading called The Art of Possibility which I have come to know and love.
Hello, my name is Noelle. I am currently a fourth year student from the US studying Communications. I have yet to answer the infamous question of "what I am going to do with the rest of my life?" but so far my journey has brought me to the wonderful country of Australia-and I am not complaining. I enjoy going to the beach, naps, my friends, laughing, family, carbs, dancing, music..I could go on forever. I'm excited for you to get an insight in my life....enjoy:)
'It is impossible. No hope, no one wears shoes.'
'Great news! No one wears shoes!'
This excerpt is from a book that I am reading called The Art of Possibility which I have come to know and love.
Hello, my name is Noelle. I am currently a fourth year student from the US studying Communications. I have yet to answer the infamous question of "what I am going to do with the rest of my life?" but so far my journey has brought me to the wonderful country of Australia-and I am not complaining. I enjoy going to the beach, naps, my friends, laughing, family, carbs, dancing, music..I could go on forever. I'm excited for you to get an insight in my life....enjoy:)
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