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Here is an article talking about computer related injuries. I thought this would be interesting to look at since the majority of us are MIS majors and will be working with computers the majority of the time. The article lists inventions that are coming out to help prevent back pain and carpal tunnel or vision problems. It also has links to sites that users can go to and research some ways to prevent these problems. I think everyone should take a look at this article because everyone has experienced sitting for long hours at a computer and programming and then getting up either their back is sore or maybe their wrist might hurt. So take a look at this and get some tips from preventing it and maybe we will see some of these ideas be put in production in the near future.

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Google finally has released its browser Google Chrome from its beta version. Now users that want to get away from Mozilla or IE they can go to download Google’s Chrome web browser. This article gives brief information on where Google Chrome users need to go to update and potential Google Chrome users need to go to get the browser. Supposedly chrome will be 1.4 to 1.5 times faster then your present browser.

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This is an interesting article because with the economy the way it is, you would think people would be cutting back on holiday spending but this article reports that video game sales are up 10% from last year.

You can find almost anything on YouTube but who would have thought you could get help with classes. This is an interesting article about how students turn to YouTube videos to get help with their studies.

Recently we wrote a paper on the future of the internet. I found this article somewhat interesting in how users are going to more open source software and going towards the “cloud” type computing. The article goes into talking about Google Native client rivaling activeX and Appcelerator’s Titanium rivaling Microsoft’s Silverlight. Also toward the end of the article it starts talking about how Photoshop might become a web based app rather then having to download it. The article just gives a user an idea of where people are wanting to go with their computing.
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With the multitudes of videos that are shown on YouTube, some of the users that post them are making six-figure incomes by becoming a partner with YouTube and added advertisment with there video. This is what Michael Buckley, a YouTube partner, is doing and he is making over 100,000 a year with a $2,000 camera and a $6 piece of fabric.

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Electronics giant Sony announced on Tuesday that they planned to cut 8,oo0 jobs by the end of March 2010 as it tries to survive the world wide recession. Sony currently employs 180,000 workers worldwide. Sony will also shut down 5 to 6 factories of their 57 currently in operation. Sony also plans to reduce its electronics investments by about one-third by the end of March 2010, although it did not give specific numbers. These are the biggest cuts since the financial crisis earlier this fall.

To read more about Sony’s cuts take a look at the following article:
http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_a/bbdp/electronics-giant-sony-to-cut-8000-jobs/271933

After just writing Issue #5, there was some effort to get the government to offer free wireless internet. But apparently that has been shot down! This article talks about some Spectrum that the FCC is auctioning that they said you must offer a certain level of free internet in the 2155MHz to 2180MHz band. But companies like T-mobile who invest billions of dollars is opposing this, and saying this would cause a service interruption in there spectrum which is very close in range. Only time will tell, but hopefully the government would offer some sort of free wireless internet, that would be great! If you are interested check out the article below!

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Google, has created something called Native, it is much more secure than ActiveX. Active X is the cause of a lot of spyware spreading. When allowing active x scripts to run when visiting a website, your PC is vulnerable it can allow the installation of harmful applications. I would say this is the main way spyware infiltrates unsuspecting users. This article talks much about how activex is based on the Microsoft com system which is another reason why pc’s get harmed. With the native client by google, it takes most of the risk away. Because it comes preloaded with trusted and untrusted modules, this meaning it takes the decision away from the unsuspecting users. In the end with a more secure environment and less spyware, it could also help to squash spam for spreading. Because once some installs some versions of spyware on your PC it will allow the creators in some cases to utilize your internet connection and can spread spam from your IP. So once Native makes it way, I will definitely check it out, and I encourage you to do it as well.

Google’s Native”

Thinking about building a new computer, then you might want to check out this article. It talks about what technology is going to be hot in 2009. Starting with processors it talks about the Intel I7 which is their new quad core CPU that uses 45nm technology so it drawes much less power and provides even more punch for the usage.

They then starting talking about the new ram, it is in use already but not widespread. The new DDR3 can reach speeds of 1600mhz. That is really amazing, and it said that 4gb stick will come down in price and be implemented more. Then talks about the GFX cards out there, graphics has really come around lately. New high powered cards are even cheaper than before and provide a huge performance over high end cards of last year. They also explain how moores law is continuing and holding true in this case.

If you are in the market for new computer equipment, you should definitely check out the article.

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