013012WarmUp

Strapped into the one-man flyer, I collided with these interesting articles while flying around the web:

http://www.linkedin.com/news?actionBar=&articleID=5564780138731675657&ids=d34TdPkRcz8Ue3kScjwSd3oRdiMSdzwMe3cTdj8RdjcOe3oQdzkRb3sRdzkTdz4PdPwPcj0UdPgSdjkIdPcNdjwMd3cTd3wVcPsPd3oRdiMPdj4MdPoNc3wSc3wOd3wOdzkR&aag=true&freq=weekly&trk=eml-tod2-b-ttl-2&ut=05cC6ww1TsKR41

http://www.linkedin.com/news?actionBar=&articleID=5567534441590423555&ids=0RdjkPczgMejkNd3gQcPkTdzkRb38QdzgVcj4Pc3cVc30UcjsSdjkIc3oVcz8Pc3sTcj4Sc3cOdPoRdiMUdPkSdPcQd3oOdjgOdPwRdzkR&aag=true&freq=weekly&trk=eml-tod2-b-ttl-3&ut=3TpBwWxxbzKR41

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dmac

013012WarmUp

Got some bad news for all of you Apple fanboys (and fangirls). Apple has been getting some bad press about the working conditions in some of the overseas factories that crank out all of the Ipads and Iphones. In fact there is even some talk of an Apple boycott!

Read about it @

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57367366-37/apple-catches-flak-in-china-supply-chain-saga/?tag=mncol;subStories

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dmac

012412WarmUp

Talk about SOPA and PIPA, the US Government just shut down another file sharing site.

Read about it @

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/23/shuttered-megaupload-site-sends-file-sharing-sites-packing/

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2399238,00.asp

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dmac

012312WarmUp

Here's some news for all of you students who are tired of lugging around your books in backpacs!
Apple is coming out with a new app for the IPad.

Read about it @

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/01/ipad-educational-aid-study/

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dmac

012012WarmUp

How long should it take to go from New York City to Long Beach California?

How about 32 hours!

What??

Read about it @

http://www.wired.com/cars/coolwheels/magazine/15-11/ff_cannonballrun?currentPage=all

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dmac

011912WarmUp

Yesterday, many sites like Google and Wikipedia were blacked out or had black tags.

Why?

Because they were protesting laws that could affect the Internet.

Read about it @

https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/18/sopa-internet-blackout/

http://blogs.voanews.com/digital-frontiers/2012/01/19/wiki-blackout-one-day-later/

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dmac

011312WarmUp

We talked about cars connecting to the Internet.

Read about it @ http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/01/cars-connect-with-apps-the-cloud-at-ces/

What are some of the advantages? Disadvantages?

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dmac

011212WarmUp

It's about this time of year that new technology is previewed at the CES in Las Vegas.

Here's a few of the hits for this year:

http://www.cesweb.org/

http://www.techradar.com/news/world-of-tech/ces-2012-what-to-expect-1042619

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/01/windows-phones-ces-2012/

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/01/11-must-see-ultrabooks-and-tablets-from-ces-2012/

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dmac

011112WarmUp

In this sluggish economy, one hears much rhetoric about how entrepreneurship will help to get us out of this recession and save the economy.

But what is it?

What is an entrepreneur?

Look it up @

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entrepreneur

Here's another definition:

http://www.linkedin.com/news?actionBar=&articleID=5562190884570660864&ids=cj8Td3gRej0UdzoOc3AQczoRdiMNdPkOcP4Qcz0Nb38Sd3cUe30McPsTd34Re34SdjkId3oUc3oSc3sRd3wUc3ANczoRdiMRczkUc3sScz0N&aag=true&freq=weekly&trk=eml-tod2-b-ttl-1&ut=3bMcDysA1jiR41

Can you think of some examples?

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dmac

011012WarmUp

A few interesting articles about coding in the news:

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/money/30170693/detail.html

http://www.linkedin.com/news?actionBar=&articleID=1020528532&ids=d3cMdPkQej4MciMVcPoMc3cVcj0Nb38PdjwOdj0Oc34Id34Ucj0Oc38MciMPcPsMe3sMcz0N&aag=true&freq=weekly&trk=eml-tod2-b-ttl-2&ut=3w0wvlIFSWhl41

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dmac

011912WarmUp

Last week, Facebook revealed it was attacked by a virus.

Read about it @

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/facebook-worm-2012

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/05/facebook-ramnit-worm_n_1186796.html

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Stratfor-Facebook-Worm-Fujitsu-Virus-Lead-Weeks-Security-News-807349/

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dmac

010611WarmUp

There's a group of computer hackers know as Anonymous that does some strange things.

Check out a short history @

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/01/anonymous-history/

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dmac

010511WarmUp

What are the best games of the year? Check it out @

http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2012/01/the-best-board-games-of-2011/

Also,

Try out the Google of the day @

http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2012/01/agad0104/

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dmac

010411WarmUp

Google has a new contest, specifically for programmers. It's called, Google Code Jam.

Check it out @

http://code.google.com/codejam/

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dmac

010312WarmUp

Apple just created some new buzz.

Check it out at:

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Apple-Fuel-Cell-Smartphone-iPhone-iPad,news-13683.html

http://www.gizmag.com/apple-fuel-cell-system-patent-application/20958/

What's a fuel cell?

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel-efficiency/alternative-fuels/fuel-cell.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_cell

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dmac