Monthly Archives: September 2008

Apple iPod Announcements

The big news this 9th of September is that we have new iPod nanos, a new iPod touch, and new iPod software. There’s some HD content on the iTunes store and iTunes 8 is being released sometime today. Software Update doesn’t see the new iTunes software (as of 2:30PM Eastern). I was really hoping for […]

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Spore getting mixed reviews and carries crappy DRM

I was intrigued by Spore. I’m generally a sucker for strategy/action games (I’ve purchased nearly every game Sid Meiers has sold) I get disappointed fast with games that don’t live up to the hype. I bought Age of Sail II on the pre-release reviews and it was wretched. All the hype around Spore made me […]

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Lab downloads

Over the course of the semester we’ll be using Gnu privacy guard and Knoppix 5.1 linux. I have an iso image of Knoppix and will burn cd’s for people in lab, provided you bring a blank cd. If you are comfortable burning your own copy or already have a Linux computer then you are all […]

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CIS2151, Reading and homework

The next reading assignment is chapter 2, pages 39-68. Focus on the OSI networking model, you will see the seven layers in quizzes and tests. Earmark page 57, we’ll be working with IP and TCP headers a lot in later weeks. For homework, answer review questions 2.1 thru 2.3. There will be a quiz available […]

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Elect the Liopleurodon, it will show us the way.

I finally found a political bumper sticker I can put on my car, it’s this one.  I support the Liopleurodon and its platform of guiding people to Candy Mountain.     Watch the Liopleurodon’s campain on YouTube

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CIS2151, week two

The assignment is to read chapter 1 and answer review questions 1.1, 1.2, and 1.8 on page 37. You can email your answers to me. This week we will be working on a lab to experience the size of the Internet using traceroute. I’d like to post assignments and links and things here versus having […]

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