Chrome OS to launch soon

Google said that their OS should be available in fall, and according to a reliable resource, it will be available to download within a week. This will be a very limited version however, due to googles problem of getting driver support. Without driver support, many computers and notebooks will not be able to use this OS. This could be a huge problem for google, because people want to be able to install this on any computer and have it work automatically.

Google will most likely have a few notebooks or laptops that are guaranteed to work with google Chrome, or maybe even come with it installed already. Google is currently talking about delas with several computer manufacturers such as Toshiba and HP.

Modern Warfare 2 sells 7 Million copies on the first day

Early data has shown that Modern Warfare 2 will be proven to be the fastest selling game of all time. It has already surpassed huge titles like Halo 3, and even Grand Theft Auto 4. On the xbox 360 alone, it is projected to sell over 5 million copies in the first week.

If the sales continue at the rate that they have been going, Modern Warfare 2 will go down as the fastest selling game of all time. Shattering the records set by Grand Theft Auto and Halo.

Codecs

Codecs
Mpeg-1	designed to compress VHS-quality raw digital video and CD audio down to 1.5 Mbit/s without excessive quality loss, making Video CDs, digital cable/satellite TV and digital audio broadcasting (DAB) possible.[
Mpeg-2 DVD	MPEG-2 is widely used as the format of digital television signals that are broadcast by terrestrial (over-the-air), cable, and direct broadcast satellite TV systems. It also specifies the format of movies and other programs that are distributed on DVD and similar discs.[
Mpeg-2 Blu-Ray	The earliest releases of Blu-ray used MPEG-2 video compression, the same method used on standard DVDs.[
Adobe Flash Video	Flash Video is a container file format used to deliver video over the Internet using Adobe Flash Player (initially produced by Macromedia) versions 6–10. Flash Video content may also be embedded within SWF files. There are two different video file formats defined by Adobe Systems and supported in Adobe Flash Player: FLV and F4V.[
h.264	H.264/AVC is the latest block-oriented motion-compensation-based codec standard developed by the ITU-T Video Coding Experts Group (VCEG) together with the ISO/IEC Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG), and it was the product of a partnership effort known as the Joint Video Team (JVT).[

Windows 7/Google Android

Windows 7

Get quicker access to all of your stuff—use Pin and Jump Lists to keep the programs and files you use the most right at your fingertips.

Manage open windows easier—resize and arrange windows simply by dragging their borders to the edge of your screen.

Quickly find what you’re looking for—use Windows Search to find a specific file, program, or e-mail in a few seconds

Share files and printers among multiple PCs—from one Windows 7-based PC to another, you can share files, music, photos, and even printers across your home network.

Stay entertained effortlessly—with Windows Media Center you get one place to enjoy your photos and music, watch and record live TV, and watch free Internet TV.

Easily create and share movies—create great looking movies and slideshows and share them on YouTube in minutes

Connect to networks easily—view and connect to any available wireless network in as few as three clicks.

Do more and wait less—improvements that can accelerate sleep and resume and make your PC more responsive help you get more done.

Touch and tap rather than point and click—Windows 7 makes PCs with touch screens easier and more intuitive to use.

Manage devices more easily—manage printers, cameras, music players, and other devices from a single, consistent, place.

 

Google Android

Google Android is google’s first attempt at an operating system. It is directed mostly towards netbooks and cell phones. The main selling point of android is that it is open source, this means that anybody can edit it to their liking.

ICT photoshop thing

digg.com top 5 technology’s

Very Creative Advertisement from WWF
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32895514@N02/3472074417/sizes/l/

Someone at Microsoft is Taking LSD’s..
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/04/windows7100.jpg

Another Reason Why Time Warner Sucks
http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/22/time-warner-and-embarq-cant-compete-with-city-owned-isp-trying/

Windows 7 release Candidate 1’s Best Surprise New Features
http://i.gizmodo.com/5226696/windows-7-release-candidate-1s-best-surprise-new-features

Ubuntu 9.04 “Jaunty Jackalope” Officially released
http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/ubuntu-904-officially-released-available-for-free-download-20090423/

My two favorite topics out of the top 5 technologies stories this week were “Very Creative Advertisement from WWF,” and “Windows 7 release Candidate 1’s Best Surprise New Features.” I liked the WWF advertisement, because like the title says, it is very creative, and well made. It shows that the environment is dying by showing two forests in the shape of lungs, and one of the lungs is being clear cut. The reason that I liked the new release of Windows 7, is because I have tried the beta, and I am interested to see what has improved. I will for sure be switching over to the new OS when it comes out, as it is a much better OS than Vista. Also, the default backgrounds are crazy haha.

Uses for Google Sketchup

Google Sketchup is a simple free 3D editor. It is useful because you can see 3D renders of buildings on Google Earth. It is also a useful tool for drafting. It could be used for finding the scale of buildings compared to pre-existing ones. It could also maybe be used in simple video games.

Operating Systems

Windows Vista

File System

• NTFS

Search Abilities

• Search for any file or program straight from the start menu

Features

• Supports both 32 Bit and 64 Bit
• Aero makes all windows transparent and very nice looking
• Starting price for home basic is $199.99 CDN
• Release date was January 30, 2007

 

• Many programs included such as Paint, Windows Media Player, Windows Movie Maker

Mac OSX

File System

• HFS+

Search Abilities

• Every file is previewable through cover flow, see exactly what picture or file you are clicking on before opening it, and you can search for any file or program at any time

Features

• Dock
• FinderBar
• Organize programs or files into stacks, and then place them in the dock for quick access
• Core Animation keeps desktop looking smooth
• iLife 09 built in with every release of Leopard

Ubuntu

File System

• Ext2
• ext3
• ext4
• FAT
• NFS

Features

• Built in apps like Firefox, GIMP, OpenOffice

Internet Prvacy Concerns

Google latitude is a program that was developed by google that links your phone to your computer basically. It works with google maps, so that you or anyone on your friends list can see where your phone is at basically any time. This is cool, because then you can check to see what friends are in your area, so you can chill with them if you want. You can also update your status, very much like facebook, and look at the map and see where people are, and quickly contact them with a SMS or phone call.

Obviously, this technology raises many privacy concerns. What if you have some people on your friends list that you dont neccesarily like, or want on your friends list, do you want them to be phoning you to hang out? What if you dont want to, you cant say your busy right now, because they know where you are, so your kind of stuck haha. Also, like almost anything, I’m sure that there are people that can hack it, and that would be very dangerous for hackers and creepy stalkers.

Some of the same problems apply to facebook. There are always people that are on your friends list on facebook that you dont really like, you just accept to be polite. Also, if your boss adds you, then they will see all your pictures and whatnot, and could find out what you are like outside of work and judge you based on that, which is unfair. And once again, hackers could hack into your account.

If your picture is added to facebook or a site like it, that picture will be up basically forever. If somebody searches your name, those pictures from way back in high school will still show up. I know this from personal experience, because when I was like 8 years old, I posted a whole bunch of pictures of things I made with lego on the internet, and now those show up when you google my name . This could be potentially bad because a future employer might do this and see all this lego stuff anf be like… what the hell!?

I do not think it is fair for employers to research people for hire through the internet. It is unfair, because an employer should hire based on performance during the job, and whatever happens outside of work is none of his business.

What Happens When You Type in a Website?

when you type in a web adress such as www.holycross.bc.ca the name goes to a DNS (Domain Name Server) which translates that into the IP adress of the website.  The information sent back and forth is called HTML which is like the language that websites use. After that its sent to different places and eventually to the server, and the server sends the data you want in little bits back the way it came.