- China-Taiwan,
- India-Pakistan,
- United States-China,
- Palestine-Israel,
- Japan-South Korea,
- Japan-China and
- Malaysia-Indonesia.
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Cyberspace War
Today, cyberspace is the new war frontier whenver there are conflicts between countries:
More tips on web design
Read: Design tips for would-be webmasters. (the Star In.Tech 21 June 2005, pg 13)
Today's topics - Top Five Design Tips:
Today's topics - Top Five Design Tips:
- Know your demographics and pay close attention to the otehr sites that cater to your potential visitors
- A well-defined navigation area should be present on every page
- Stay away from manic background
- Browser compatibility
- Loading time
Are your credit card safe?
A news report from BBC News website - Up to 40 million of credit cards 'hacked'.
Related to the security on one of the e-payment methods (Lecture 4 & 5) - one of the security concern of credit card where the information database was hacked into or data being stolen.
Related to the security on one of the e-payment methods (Lecture 4 & 5) - one of the security concern of credit card where the information database was hacked into or data being stolen.
Cybercafe and porn
Slamming door on porn opens others (the Star In.Tech 21 June 2005 pg 3)
Last week, Malaysian government rules that all cybercafe to install software for blocking access to online pornography. Some argue that it is equivalent to Internet censorship while some say it is not.
Content filtering = an option for a computer owner to decide what type of content they wish to allow or avoid. (involves instaling relevant software on the PC to prevent access to undesirable websites)
Censorship = a mandatory restriction imposed from above by the authorities. (the filtering mechanisms are implemented at the ISP)
Last week, Malaysian government rules that all cybercafe to install software for blocking access to online pornography. Some argue that it is equivalent to Internet censorship while some say it is not.
Content filtering = an option for a computer owner to decide what type of content they wish to allow or avoid. (involves instaling relevant software on the PC to prevent access to undesirable websites)
Censorship = a mandatory restriction imposed from above by the authorities. (the filtering mechanisms are implemented at the ISP)
Friday, June 17, 2005
Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn
Introducing two Internet pioneers - Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn.
Cerf is the co-designer of the TCP/IP protocols and the architecture of the Internet.
Kahn is also the co-designer of the TCP/IP protocols.
1974 - First Use of term Internet by Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn in paper on Transmission Control Protocol.
Cerf is the co-designer of the TCP/IP protocols and the architecture of the Internet.
- Widely known as one of the "Fathers of the Internet".
Kahn is also the co-designer of the TCP/IP protocols.
He set four goals for the design of what would become the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP):
- Network connectivity. Any network could connect to another network through a gateway.
- Distribution. There would be no central network administration or control.
- Error recovery. Lost packets would be retransmitted.
- Black box design. No internal changes would have to be made to a network to connect it to other networks.
1974 - First Use of term Internet by Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn in paper on Transmission Control Protocol.
Fitness & PDA
An interesting article published on Thursday (The Star In.Tech page 2) highlighted the use of PDA in a Fitness Centre (Fitness First).
The instructors will log the data into the gym's information system to keep track of an individual member's progress. They can also track exercise perfromances with the PDAs.
If Fitness First members visit an out-of-town centre, they can also update their records and from there, their progress can be monitored online. Personalised training data and programmes can be develoed and designed for individual member.
The instructors will log the data into the gym's information system to keep track of an individual member's progress. They can also track exercise perfromances with the PDAs.
If Fitness First members visit an out-of-town centre, they can also update their records and from there, their progress can be monitored online. Personalised training data and programmes can be develoed and designed for individual member.
Friday, June 10, 2005
A new link for Web Style
I have added a new link which all of you can click to get additional information on web style design (it may be helpful for your assignment).
Web Style Guide, 2nd Edition.
Web Style Guide, 2nd Edition.
Tuesday, June 07, 2005
Study: Shoppers naive about retail prices online
Some of the finding from this survey:
Most American consumers don't realize Internet merchants and even traditional retailers sometimes charge different prices to different customers for the same products, according to a new survey.
First-time buyers at a retailer could see higher prices than a firm's repeat customers, and retailers may not offer discounts to consumers who buy the same brands regularly without even looking at alternative products on the same site.
The Internet empowers careful shoppers to conveniently compare prices and features across thousands of stores. But it also enables businesses to quietly collect detailed records about a customer's behavior and preferences and set prices accordingly. Changing prices is generally lawful unless doing so discriminates against a consumer's race or gender or violates antitrust or price-fixing laws.
Most American consumers don't realize Internet merchants and even traditional retailers sometimes charge different prices to different customers for the same products, according to a new survey.
First-time buyers at a retailer could see higher prices than a firm's repeat customers, and retailers may not offer discounts to consumers who buy the same brands regularly without even looking at alternative products on the same site.
The Internet empowers careful shoppers to conveniently compare prices and features across thousands of stores. But it also enables businesses to quietly collect detailed records about a customer's behavior and preferences and set prices accordingly. Changing prices is generally lawful unless doing so discriminates against a consumer's race or gender or violates antitrust or price-fixing laws.
ICANN gives greenlight to XXX domain
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), has approved the use of new web addresses beginning with an ".xxx" suffix. Read this.
The fee, however, will be ten times more expensive than the dot-com. company. This will help to protect kids as well as enabling the filtering software used by families to be more effective to block the access to those sites.
Other new suffixs include ".jobs" and ".travel".
The fee, however, will be ten times more expensive than the dot-com. company. This will help to protect kids as well as enabling the filtering software used by families to be more effective to block the access to those sites.
Other new suffixs include ".jobs" and ".travel".
e-Daftar
Call it e-Daftar - JPJ electronic registration systems which will contain vehicle information like engine & chassis numbers, owner's details, information on financing and insurance claims. Read the Star today: Join e-Daftar, car makers told.
Coming soon from JPJ - NIK [Vehicle Identification Number] and e-Hak Milik [online tranfer of vehicle ownership]
These are some examples of the applications of e-government.
Coming soon from JPJ - NIK [Vehicle Identification Number] and e-Hak Milik [online tranfer of vehicle ownership]
These are some examples of the applications of e-government.
Thursday, June 02, 2005
E-mail address for baby
The state government plans to give the newborns in Perak a lifelong e-mail address each beside the normal birth certificate under its E-mail 4 All project. The move will push the parents into the ICT age because they will have to learn how to use the e-mail. In the end, who is using the e-mail - the parents or the baby?
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