iPhone and Campus Wireless

Starting Monday September 15th the wireless network at SCSU will require user authentication to access it. What this means is you will no longer be able to use the wireless network without Windows username and protection.

This security measure is being enforced to enhance your data protection within the university systems.  You can find documentation on how to install Clean Access Agent on your computer from the following documentation.  Please select your operating system from the table of contents on the right.

Thank you for your patience during this transition.
-Office of Information Technology

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If you wish to use a moblie device such as an iPhone or iTouch on the wireless academic network you need to register it. This can be done by visiting TE7 anytime from 8AM-8PM M-Th and 8AM-4PM F

Which Session and What is to be Blogged When in the Wiki?

The posting is about the previous session, not the session in progress!

So, the summary on session W02 should be posted by coming Monday (Sept 22). The latest posting day accepted for credit is Wednesday, however, each day late after Monday costs -10 points. This first time, for W01 and W02 only, you may post till Wednesday coming week (Sept 24) without the late penalties.

The first part of the blog is a brief review of one of the topics sent three times a week by e-mail from ACM. In order to get this e-mail service, you must subscribe to the TechNews. First, you must be ACM member. Then you generate at acm.org a web account with a Member ID. I would suggest that you use your full name with some punctuation in between for generating an unique ID. Later, the User ID for the web account can be easily changed. Create a password (another one of those).

In your ACM Web Account page (myACM) page on the left side under "My Contact Information" provide your e-mail address where you like to receive the "Email Announcements" and check that box under the same headline too. That’s it. However, if still confused, call the ACM Member Service at 1-800-342-6626. They are very nice and help full.

The second part of the blog is a brief summary of the learning experience in the previous completed session, which would be W01 at the time of this communication. I posted for the first two sessions some sample blogs in my e-Portfolio page. Look them up.

Try it out.any questions, please add a comment to this posting.

Wish you fun and luck. best, KP

Test Post for Verification of Access by RSS Reader

Hallo CSC334,

After some research I found the reason for an lack of RSS activity  from this Class Blog. Readers can not verify Private Blogs, only Public Blogs - this is part of RSS v 1.0. The new version RSS 2.0 is in the works and will allow authentication for Private Blogs. But at this time, i have to open the Blog to the public (Any Reader). However, I have blocked Search Engines and the Listing of this blog in Blog Lists.

This is a Test Post for the RSS Reader reading verification. Sorry for the inconvenience. If you get this feed, please mark it in our Course Gogle Document.

Thanks, KP

Slideshow for "W02 UCSD Process" posted in VISTA

Friends, I apologize again for having had so much technical troubles with my presentation on Chapter 4 topics. I just finished the W04 slideshow and posted it in Blackboard e-Learning VISTA. It is much more condensed than that of SS-A (which I have posted as well) and may serve as a good preparation for Monday's Quiz 02.

If you read this Blog from your Google RSS Reader, please mark the second column in our Google Document ( https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=dc2srpkw_1028hpcrj6hk&hl=en ) with an OK.
Thanks. Best, KP

Where is Norman?

YES, that is what blogs are about: instant RSS (social) communication. Thanks for your enthusiasm for Google's newest product. But, let's put it into context. Did you read already the materials that were part of the Chrome Usability Assessment?

So, after the first OH and AH, read the criticism one of the most experienced “Usability Gurus” has to say to Simple Simplicity. Where is the Usability?  Are you a typical user or just one of the 10% of average users that are technology enthusiasts and swallow up everything new?

Look at this browser more closely. The real new thing is that instead of using a none-weighted "Web History" with every URL listed in sequence of visits, it is weighting the visited URL and displays the most often visited place (useful?) but not in a boring character list but in a visual picture panel list.

Beside of this visual impact, how is the "normal web browser usage" satisfied? Visit history is the least of my browsing memories since I am browsing for a purpose not for leisure of random discovery.  Search and Bookmarks are for me the most important since I know why I'm using my browser.

So what is Norman saying to this particular feature of Chrome?

And please, do not forget to make a "time effort table". Measurement includes starting time and ending time for each of the tasks ask for in the Assignment. (See Grading Rubric). Best, KP

Google Chrome

I found Google Chrome to be an amazing browser. Its fast, stylish, and compatible with various plugin applications while running very smooth. The Chrome browser allows multiple tabs and I feel is more stable than Firefox. IE is exploited with garbage tool bar add ons and Chrome supports just the esentials. I can see myself using Chrome more often and even as my defualt browser.

Having coded several website i understand that certain browsers just plain out 'suck' Chrome is cross compatable and I havent seen errors yet.

Chrome also works great with microsoft Silver light, great integration on that end.

-AE