Sunday, June 24, 2007

Web Sites

Here are three interesting web sites.

First, I would recommend Animal Photo Galleries.
You can see many kinds of animal pictures in this site.
For example, there are animals in African Savanna such as giraffes, cheetahs, and Zebras, and in the Amazon like a poison dart frog, which is a vivid blue frog, macaws, and some kinds of colorful birds.
Also, many panda pictures are in this site.
Especially, the baby’s photos are really cute.
The baby totally looks like a soft toy.
Next, you would want to see pandas more, so the Memphis Zoo site is beneficial.
There is a panda in the zoo, and you can watch the video of the panda anytime.
Finally, Japan National Tourist Organization is also interesting because it is possible to learn Japanese culture, foods, and tourist attractions in English.
I found other prefectures’ traditional or local dishes that I have not known.
I have not heard Houtou in Yamanashi.
It is like flat wheat noodles in miso-based soup with mashed pumpkin or other vegetables.
I want to try it.

If you are interested in some, please go to the sites, especially panda's one!!

Sunday, June 17, 2007

What is Social Engineering?

Social Engineering is ways to get significant inside information about security like passwords or credit card numbers.
The attackers impose on a little carelessness of humans.

For example, they listen or look such information secretly.
They steal a look at a password behind a person who enter it.
They also look for clues to a password in litter or notes.
It is not enough only to put papers in the shredder because they would manage to fix them.
In addition, they often get information as they pretend to be a user or customer on the phone.
When they want to get credit card information, they tend to pretend a police or the card company.

It is easy to get out the secret if people do not make sure who calls them and the rule to protect secret information are not enough.

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Designs of Mac Computers




The designs of Mac computers fascinate many people.
I still remember the impact on iMac G3 about ten years ago.
I was surprised because it was very cool and modern at that time.
The body was clear and bulging, and it had many varieties of color: red, orange, blue, green, and purple.
I had not imagined that such a new innovative computer would appear.
Many people said they wanted one.

Today’s iMac is also cool and creative.
It is not multicolored, but the shape became thin and the fusion of straight lines and curved lines is excellent.
Actually, Mac computers have been designed by Jonathan Ive team, who also designed ipod and iphone.
His works were highly valued, so he got several prizes.

Saturday, June 2, 2007

The PC Tragedy at 3 a.m.

"No way!!!"
My terrible story about a computer was about a year ago.

I was typing a book report fast.
I started it at midnight even though the deadline was hanging.
In addition, I have not finished reading Jamaica Inn yet, so I was writing as I read the book.
I was in a hurry, so I clicked too much.
Suddenly, the PC has been freezing!! My brain has also been freezing.
It was at 3 a.m. I did not know how to fix it, and have any other computer.
Unfortunately, the class started at 8:30.
“No way!!! What should I do!?” I was nearly crying.
However, I came up with a good idea. I took a bath, dressed, read the book, copied the report from the screen in a piece of paper as much as possible and waited for the first train.

At 5:30, I was typing so fast in Manboo, which is a comic book café.
I had realized that it had been possible to use computers there.
I could finish the report barely in time!
Now, I think I should have tried to press CTRL+S and ALT+CTRL+DEL and start the PC again.