Julio A. Velasco, Adjunct Instructor
Student Course Materials

The articles posted to this page cover a wide range of technology topics that might be of interest to all who use a computer for work and play - not just CS214/215 students. Generally, the articles fall under the following categories: Desktop OS & Microsoft Office, Desktop Security, the Internet, Technology Legislation, and Transformative Technology (i.e. technology that will change our lives).

Fall 2009 "Current Events in Technology " Article References

	Did you know? (YouTube video)
	Intel releases first Nehalem chip for mainstream PCs
	Seven tips to manage your files better
	New York Times tricked into serving scareware ad
	Social networking sites leaking personal information
	National information literacy awareness month (October)
	NJ Man's 'Digital Camera' Invention Lands Nobel Prize
	Hitachi Data Systems fingered in Sidekick disaster
	FCC will formalize Net neutrality rule
	Windows 7 upgrade $29
	New Chip on the block
	Three-year-old Office patch stymies most attacks
	Firefox flaws account for 44% of all browser bugs

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