Dear BBA and BCA students,
Dropping a few lines to wish all of you all the best and hope you will enjoy the e-commerce examination on the 7th of September.
Saturday, September 03, 2005
All the best in your examination!
Dear BBA and BCA students,
Dropping a few lines to wish all of you all the best and hope you will enjoy the e-commerce examination on the 7th of September.
Saturday, July 09, 2005
Internet Jargon
Read this article on The Lingua Franca of the Internet
A lot of new Internet terms and jargons which are being commonised into human language.
A lot of new Internet terms and jargons which are being commonised into human language.
How to counter attack web advertising's spyware?
In reference to the Lecture 7, this article may be useful.
Change our online habits.
Change our online habits.
Amazon.com celebrates 10 years
Still remember Amazon.com which was covered in the Lecture 6 - The King of E-Tailer?
Here is the amazing story of Amazon.com. (source from CNN.com)
Here is the amazing story of Amazon.com. (source from CNN.com)
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Cyberspace War
Today, cyberspace is the new war frontier whenver there are conflicts between countries:
- China-Taiwan,
- India-Pakistan,
- United States-China,
- Palestine-Israel,
- Japan-South Korea,
- Japan-China and
- Malaysia-Indonesia.
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?
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Being too clever or 'kiasu'?
Hundred of applicants of well-known universities like Harvard University, Stanford University's Graduate School of Business and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been rejected because they attempted to access their admission files before the date when the universities were to tell them if they were admitted. (Actually 10 hours earlier). Read the story.
Admissions sites of at least six schools were accessed by applicants for about 10 hours in early March after a hacker posted instructions in a BusinessWeek Online forum.
It's the case of where the 'kiasu' being the loser this round.
Admissions sites of at least six schools were accessed by applicants for about 10 hours in early March after a hacker posted instructions in a BusinessWeek Online forum.
It's the case of where the 'kiasu' being the loser this round.
MasterCard nets 1,400 phishing sites last year
The Star today reported MasterCard International said it has successfully shut down nearly 1,400 global phishing websites – 300 operating from Asia Pacific – last year through its Operation Stop IT (Identity Theft) campaign.
The credit card giant said its success was due to the effective monitoring of phishing activities discovered on the Internet and swift counteraction by Internet service providers (ISPs) and law enforcement agencies.
The credit card giant said its success was due to the effective monitoring of phishing activities discovered on the Internet and swift counteraction by Internet service providers (ISPs) and law enforcement agencies.
Saturday, May 28, 2005
Students collaborate through the Internet
Just imagine students from eight universities in four countries collaborate to creater a new computer game. Don't believe? Read this : College students collaborate on Internet video game
Any proposal from the readers?
Any proposal from the readers?
Portability in the new PC era
An article entitled Portability on the move in the new PC era, on the emergence of mobile devices and how the existing giants such as Dell, Hewlett Packard, Nokia and Sony strategise to capture this emerging market.
Do you own a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)? If yes, please share with us on why you are using the PDA.
Do you own a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)? If yes, please share with us on why you are using the PDA.
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