Computing Capability

Futurist Ray Kurzweil illustrates the exponential evolution of technology, predicting a sharp rise in computing capability, robotics and life expectancy within the next 15 years. He outlines the shocking ways we'll use technology to augment our own capabilities, forever blurring the lines between human and machine.

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfbOyw3CT6A

Roboethics

This article explains the rise of roboethics in the past years suggesting the implications of a artificially inteligent culture.
Posted July 16, 2007.

http://seedmagazine.com/news/2007/07/rise_of_roboethics.php

Data Security / Encryption

The picture shows portable hard drives. It can be used as a data security for all the files. They can be backedup in this hard drive and used as a password protected device.

Hacking

The White House Is Penetrated

This article shows that even the computer network of the White House is in constant attack of hackers. Could this encourage hackers to persist?

Ergonomics

The previous picture shows the adecuate way to working in a safe environment while on your home PC or Laptop. The posture is very important when it comes to working on a computer because it can cause repetitive posture, inclination and physical damages.

The E-Commerce Business Lifecycle

This picture shows a sequence of operations ans steps relative to e-commerce.

E-Commerce

Fraud E-Commerce.
An Article written by Erika Morphy in the E-Commerce Times
19/11/07

http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/60394.html

Computer Networking

This video explains how computer networking works.

Search Engines

Our first topic for analysis and discussion is how search engines work. A search engine is a software program that searches a database and gathers information related to specified terms. Here, we will read an article about how websites are set to revise ad partnership in search engine marketing, posted November 4 2008 by Clickthrough.

http://www.clickthrough-marketing.com/Websites-set-to-revise-ad-partnership-in-search-engine-marketing/18858768/

ITGS Introduction

This blogspot will consist of how technology has impacted individuals and societies throughout the time. We will provide some material of the main technological developments that have taken place in information technology and how these developments have had an influence on the way we behave and work, and on society in general in the past years. The blog will feature news articles, videos and any other resources relevant to the topics we have studied throughout the year.