http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080726/LOCAL0402/807260359/1023/LOCAL04
"Database on Web show police calls to residents" is about the police department of Greenwood using database on the internet to let their residents know about police incidents occurring. These reports are up for the public in 48 hours after the incident, and date back 6 months. In these reports you can find the date and time, location and the department's record number for the incident. I believe this new database is great because it keeps the residents aware of what is going on around them while helping them make better security based decisions. The database is available at www.greenwood.in.gov/crimemap.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
"The Dark Knight"
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/09/movies/09dark.html?ref=business
"The Dark Knight" just spilled over into early morning! More tickets than expected have been sold for the movie premier "The Dark Knight" on July 18. They had showtimes for 12:01am and 3:00am but the demand for tickets is so high that they opened another showtime for 6:00am. Most of these all-night sell outs far in advance are thanks to Fandango.com which sell their tickets online. They also think that the word of a career topping performance by Heath Ledger, who plays the joker, has caused such a great interest in the movie.
I actually bought the tickets about two weeks ago, and I can't wait to see the movie! =)
"The Dark Knight" just spilled over into early morning! More tickets than expected have been sold for the movie premier "The Dark Knight" on July 18. They had showtimes for 12:01am and 3:00am but the demand for tickets is so high that they opened another showtime for 6:00am. Most of these all-night sell outs far in advance are thanks to Fandango.com which sell their tickets online. They also think that the word of a career topping performance by Heath Ledger, who plays the joker, has caused such a great interest in the movie.
I actually bought the tickets about two weeks ago, and I can't wait to see the movie! =)
Monday, June 30, 2008
Word 2007
The most useful trick I learned so far on Word would have to be finding and replacing text. I misspell words all the time, and this new trick just made my life easier. : )
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Bill Gates
It's no surprise that Microsoft has problems with installation, just like every other company has and will always have. I don't think Bill Gates was being picky at all, on the contrary that is his job. I do believe that the people in charge of the software could do a much better job at it, they should be more on top off it, & make it A LOT more simple for the average person. If Bill Gates has so many complaints they better fix them and quick or else there won't be any hope for the rest of us.
Monday, June 23, 2008
1st day of class
I found my first day in the computer class to be very interesting and even fun, even though the class is about 4 hours it didnt feel like it at all. I made my first blog, I learned a lot of keyboard shortcuts and I learned about firefox which I had never heard of before.
Vocabulary Words
Taskbar: A row of buttons or graphical controls on a computer screen that represent open programs, among which the user can switch back and forth by clicking on the appropriate one.
Title Bar: The top portion of a computer window that gives the name of the application and the file name or the name of the Internet Web site being displayed.
Shortcut Menu: The menu that appears when you right-click (Windows/Unix) or click-and-hold (Macintosh) on a Web page or within a software package.
Quick launch toolbar: A small toolbar that sits to the right of the Start menu. It contains the icons of programs you use often. To launch a program from the Quick Launch toolbar, just click on its icon.
Notification area: The notification area holds the clock and shortcuts to some programs like Volume Control. Shortcuts to some other programs appear temporarily when the program is in use.
Status bar: A strip along the bottom of a software or Internet application that indicates what is happening with a task or information like date, time, cursor or scroll position, page number, open applications, etc.
Folder: Files. Stores information. To create a new folder right-click on an empty place within the file list. From the menu that pops up, click on New and then Folder.
Title Bar: The top portion of a computer window that gives the name of the application and the file name or the name of the Internet Web site being displayed.
Shortcut Menu: The menu that appears when you right-click (Windows/Unix) or click-and-hold (Macintosh) on a Web page or within a software package.
Quick launch toolbar: A small toolbar that sits to the right of the Start menu. It contains the icons of programs you use often. To launch a program from the Quick Launch toolbar, just click on its icon.
Notification area: The notification area holds the clock and shortcuts to some programs like Volume Control. Shortcuts to some other programs appear temporarily when the program is in use.
Status bar: A strip along the bottom of a software or Internet application that indicates what is happening with a task or information like date, time, cursor or scroll position, page number, open applications, etc.
Folder: Files. Stores information. To create a new folder right-click on an empty place within the file list. From the menu that pops up, click on New and then Folder.
Windows Worms Knocking Out Computers
http://news.cnet.com/Windows-worms-knocking-out-computers/2100-7349_3-5835530.html
Computers nation wide have been hit with worms, including the Zotob (who only attacks windows 2000) and the Rbot worm. Researchers believe that this is due to a war that is going on between rival virus writers. These infections are increasing in an alarming rate, however Microsoft has offered a fix. The infections cannot be traced back to one variant. Symptoms include the repeated shutdown and rebooting of the computer. Individual companies such as Walt Disney, ABC news and CNN have been infected.
Computers nation wide have been hit with worms, including the Zotob (who only attacks windows 2000) and the Rbot worm. Researchers believe that this is due to a war that is going on between rival virus writers. These infections are increasing in an alarming rate, however Microsoft has offered a fix. The infections cannot be traced back to one variant. Symptoms include the repeated shutdown and rebooting of the computer. Individual companies such as Walt Disney, ABC news and CNN have been infected.
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