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Biodegradable plastic in phones - Click on the picture to find out more. |
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Shopping online - How Canadian online shopping has increased and guidelines for more secure
shopping. |
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Motes can be used by 'the military
plans to use them to gather information on battlefields, and engineers plan to mix them into concrete and use them to internally
monitor the health of buildings and bridges' (Brian, 2004). Brian, M. (2004) 'How Motes Work', How
Stuff works, http://computer.howstuffworks.com/mote.htm, viewed March 1st |
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How Stuff Works: The EZ-D DVD is a new type of DVD that automatically blanks itself
after a certain period of time (www.howstuffworks.com, Sept. 9, 2003). Who would
be interested in using this technology? This is a good reference site to find out how most things work and a great resource
for this course! |
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Information leak when using MS Word. When you send someone an MS Word document you may also
be sending them more than you think. |
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Encryption Backdoors: Why do some feel they are needed?
Spyware Backdoors: how spyware is now being used as a backdoor to your computer. |
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Copyright Law: What is the Millennium Copyright Act and how will it affect us? |
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TV-cards and video capture cards: What are they and what are their implications? Read these webpages:
http://www6.tomshardware.com/video/20000418/tvcards-01.html
http://www.tv-cards.com/index.php
1. Draw and label a TV card. Include the main chips
and I/O ports.
2. Briefly describe how this technology works.
2. Describe & evaluate 2 ethical implications of
this IT. |
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Satellite Internet Forum 2002 This conference discusses the problems
with and the future of satellite Internet. |
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Broadcast Technologies How today's reporting technology can present a different picture of war |
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Humour Computers in the Movies |
