R. Shields possibly interesting links


Note: The links below are not guaranteed to be useful or to work. If you find a better or broken one, please email the text and a new, corrected url to me.

10 collaboration tools
Some views on how to do excellent presentations: Presentation zen,    Presentation tips.pdf and    enhancing Powerpoint presentations

Women at NASA launched March 2011 
ACM magazine for students ,   The Sun Java web site ,   Security Awareness Center

What's Sophisticated about Elementary Mathematics? (fractions, number line, etc.)

knuth musing ,   Stepwise, Wirth ,   Refinement

Einstein for Everyone    and of course www.geek.com

  Microsoft Dreamspark: free Operating Systems and links
   Microsoft low cost Office software for students   Virustotal analyzes suspicious files and URLs.
  Try the Logo Language ,  Google's PageSpeed   Home Networking ,   EIA/TIA 568 diagram

The following links are listed in approximately the order discovered.
They are not kept up to date. Email corrections to me if you find them.

June 2011:

learn to solve problems - project Euler ,    Learn to Program By Giving Yourself Open Ended Problems to Solve
things you should know about the Pentagon's new cyberwarfare strategy
Studies put monetary value on software piracy
Hackers attack CitiBank, access data of 200,000 accounts ; 5 practical steps to keep your data secure in the cloud
a substitute teacher's math test
Silicon Is Key to Quest for $5 LED Lightbulb (perhaps by 2014)
New Apple antivirus bypassed within hours by malware authors
Android becomes second most popular malware haven in Q1
Microsoft ships free malware cleaner that boots from CD or USB
   To clean maleware: Microsoft Standalone System Sweeper Beta
   To check for malware before cleaning: Microsoft Safety Scanner

May 2011:
WHO report: Cell phone radiation can cause cancer
What Do the Highest-Paid Programmers Make?
and Programming for Good: Three Ways for Developers to Get Involved
Apple updates antivirus software, adds daily definition check. Previously: Mac malware authors release a new, more dangerous version
virtual slide rule
Detroit auto show SGT01 www.wikispeed.com over 100 mpg modular X-prize competitor car with carbon fiber body for under $30,000 in 3 months. CEO video.
Why did Eratosthenes (born in Cyrene/Lybia) want prime numbers? Why, in 200 BC, did he want the circumference of the earth?

April 2011:
Build Your Own NASA Apollo Landing Computer: the computer Neil Armstrong used to land on the moon in 1969 (no kidding).
fascinating science from radio lab
Nick Pitera "Dynamite" (Taio Cruz Cover) Music Video
Solar-Powered Eye Sensor A cornea-implanted computer can monitor the eyeball's pressure
Top 10 Tech Cars 2011

Feb-Mar 2011:
A former SCC student interview: 'American History X'
100mpg modular component car developed using Agile Development (some work done here in Seattle)
The mechanism found on the Antikythera Shipwreck is an astronomical computer believed to have been built in 150BC.
It is considered to be the World's oldest computer and has been recreated in Lego.
Browser Security: Safari fell in the blink of an eye
From Lulz to Labor Unions: The Evolution of Anonymous
Armies of Expensive Lawyers, Replaced by Cheaper Software
Worker Charged with Whack a Mole Game Virus Worker charged after virus clubs Whac-a-Mole
Research shows majority of IT graduates 'not workplace ready'
Boot Camp: Apple's refreshed MacBook Pro and Air models Windows 7 only
Researchers spot new Mac OS X malware
Dead.ly url's and authoritarian social network tracking
Verizon joins AT&T with largest smartphone selection

Jan 2011:
Part 2 - Interview with Hovey Burgess by Jim Moore (Burgess wrote the book on circus techniques.)
origami computer (april fools?) ,    Build your own 4-bit computer with transistors ,   Pirates enacted laws?
researcher creates a virus / botnet for smart phones
Twitter worm hits goo.gl, redirects to fake anti-virus    Malware writers using copy protection    ad scam on Facebook    2011 Consumer Electronics Show    Mini Bungalow is maxi- energy efficient
The Motion Tech Behind Kinect
security tool every Windows user should know
Why young people pirate
The Definitive Facebook Lockdown Guide - Securing your profile page
What is Traitorware?   US subpoenas Wikileaks tweets, and why this could affect you
WSJ 24DEC2010: Florida maximum bank loan rate=39%, maximum payday lender rate=391% visit usarylaw.com
Who pays WA state income tax? Just taxation citizens.
2011 solar technology top ten list of software glitches for 2010 predictions 2011 (Y) iGeneration

Dec 2010: Ping Pong Robot Learns by Doing
A VERY ZOMBIE HOLIDAY (Horror film Instructional video)

Nov.2010:
Tips for Survival After the Smartphone Zombie Apocalypse
Scientists make blood from human skin cells ,   Retinal implant brings bionic vision to blind people
Robot Dances and sings with people

Oct.2010:
fully legal flying car
HOW TO: HOW TO: Protect Yourself from Firesheep with a VPN With a VPN
Going to work as a robot: IEEE Spectrum: Testing My New Robot Body , A DIY Telepresence Robot , real robot legs
New attack PDF, Flash zero-day
Malicious JavaScript code hides 7 types of malware attacks, including 3 Flash exploits.   
Messages on social networking sites trick Mac users into viewing a video file containing malware
bad Wi-Fi security is a major Firesheep worry Firesheep makes it trivial to not only peek at your private information, but, in some cases, actually take over your accounts. Mozilla will not be locking Firesheep out of its browser, so don’t look for any help from them.   
12-year-old finds critical Firefox flaw 2010 Top Scary Trends in Technology   
WSJ: Farmville, Facebook apps share names with advertisers, Web trackers

INTERPOL Secretary General's IEEE Spectrum: INTERPOL Secretary General's Identity Stolen via Facebook iCandy September 2010: A Vehicle You Don't Need to Fill Up or Steer

WSJ 31July2010 - The Web's New Gold Mine: Your Secrets and How to Avoid the Prying Eyes

Hacker breaks into ATMs, dispenses cash remotely   and   ATM hack gives cash on demand   and   Barnaby Jack ATM hack YouTube video

Yesterday's Failed Ideas Are Today's Great Inventions

Descartes Codifies Scientific Method 6/8/1637   Awk introduction to the great language with the strange name

Attack of the Cosmic Rays 6/2010 Top 10 computer history Web sites Getting Started With Google Voice Why Learn R? It's the language of Statistics
Facebook 'likejacking' spam scams continue Apple iPhone 4 Antennas... (plus interesting background information)

The Pattern-Seeking Fallacy   7 habits of highly ineffective people   Recursion – The Art and Ideas Behind M. C. Escher’s Drawings  
Is Excel The World’s Most Used “Database” ?

Android rootkit isjust a phone call away Google Search over SSL has an oops
Web Attacks: How Hackers Create and Spread MalwareAttacks Against Non-Windows Systems

Things to do to improve code qualityarticle on competitive game design

surveillance camera system provides text feed: physorg.com summary ,  ucla online details ,  IEEE pdf article

Malware Watch: Free Mac OS X screensavers bundled with spyware

ACM student e-magazine Ada Lovelace Day: Celebrate Women in Technology, March 24, 2010

12 "White Hat" hackers you should know

Detecting suspicious gmail account activity March 24, 2010

Hiroshi Ishiguro: The Man Who Made a Copy of Himself

Bayes' Theorem Illustrated (My Way)

Why Computer Engineer Barbie Is Good for Women in Tech

http://www.smartplanet.com/technology/blog/science-scope/get-your-own-jet-pack/341/
Martin Jetpack Company

What the (3/3/2010) botnet bust means to you

Computers Shown More Creative Than Humans   Kung Fu Typing  He Said, She Said
Are you sure all your Facebook friends are human?
Facebook's new Developer Verification won't stop rogue apps

    The laser, a device used in everything from astrophysics to biology, was invented 50 years ago (1960)

BCC event: Careers in IT: The Real Story

Bad guys care about usability: Hackers "fix" XP BSoD rootkit

It had to happen:  Computer Engineer Barbie Has a PhD In FUN (And Breaking Down Stereotypes)

solar-powered cell base stations link remote rural areas at low cost
Evergreen Solar completes its largest installation ever; 7 megawatts (june 2010)

Jake Shimabukuro plays Bohemian Rhapsody on the ukulele  TED loves classical music

  IEEE Backyard Star Wars: Build your own photonic fence to zap mosquitoes midflight

TED 2010:(humor?) Death Star Laser Gun Zaps Mosquitoes Dead    TED 2010: How to Ace a TED Talk  

TED 2010: Death Star Laser Gun Zaps Mosquitoes Dead

Read More http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/02/death-star-laser-zaps-mosqitoes-dead/#ixzz0feXPu85t
 

 Shannon    Video Ausstellung    Lenze Jongleur

 Computer History Museum   Computer History Museum Catalog Search

Ada Lovelace - The Babbage Engine Computer History Museum

The Babbage Engine Computer History Museum

The Engines - The Babbage Engine Computer History Museum

 Turing Machine Computer History Museum       YouTube - The LEGO Turing Machine      Johnniac computer Visible Storage       

Computer History Museum - Mastering the Game A History of Computer Chess                Chess

ieee/IEEE Spectrum 4 Ways To Climb a Wall, Robot Edition (Video).url

ieee/IEEE Spectrum FIRST Robotics Competition Kicks Off Worldwide.url

ieee/IEEE Spectrum iCandy January 2010.url

Resilient cockroach-inspired robot survives large falls, dashes off Emerging Technology Trends ZDNet.com

IEEE Spectrum- Biofuels Aren't Really Green

What HR Professionals Look For in a Programmer's Resume JavaWorld's Daily Brew

Video of Steve McConnell of Construx Software, on November 19, 2009, gave his Secrets of world-class software organizations presentation ( pdf ) .

Lightning Reveals Its Power in Slow Motion video

NYT article: More Tools for Sifting Through Government Data

guardian.co.uk, Thursday 11 February 2010 12.27 GMT article: Google shuts down music blogs without warning

New Scientist 23:26 11 February 2010  article: SETI opens up its data to 'citizen scientists'

Just for fun:

Shorecrest show_Hip-Hop 1 03.06.2010

Shorecrest Hip-Hop_1statDistrict 03.06.2010

Shorecrest Hip Hop 1st place at the 2009 state competition

how to create strong passwords and why they are important but not sufficient:
Botnet hijacking reveals 70GB of stolen data

According to a NYT article, Some textbooks are available online for free:
http://www.freeloadpress.com/bookList.aspx http://textbookrevolution.org/index.php/Main_Page  ,

Techtopia: a free VB text , Microsoft: free VB book for Developers , If coments are ugly, is the code?

Bestbookbuys.com searches other sites for book purchase & rental prices - beware of shipping time and charges

D. Rumsey Map Collection


etc.

See a working Babbage Difference Engine made of Lego pieces

monkey business take 2

Consider the US Copyright office (registration fee: $45 as of July 2006) ; and a layperson's view of copyright basics.

 See the Creative Commons and Electronic Frontier Foundation for resources on copyright and alternatives.

  Microsoft's page for requesting copyright permission.

Entertainments: animation, etc.

Unix links,    News for nerds (slashdot).   Reference Cards for Apache and ANSI C

300 baud modem data transfer speed demo

NASA space simulator   Fun physics game/simulator

Articles fyi (no guarantee of merit):
Largest ring discovered around Saturn   Snow Leopard bug deletes all user data   Time to ditch Windows for online banking and shopping