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Title: New Technology: Gadgets


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New TechnologyGadgets Trends
David Bott Manager, IT Networks St. Catharines
Public Library
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Gadgets
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Digital Content
  • MP3, MP4, WMA, WMV, AAC, FLV, OGG, DivX
  • What is it where do I get it?

4
Web 2.0 The Interactive Web
  • Blogs, Wikis RSS
  • Podcasting
  • Social Networks
  • www.facebook.com
  • www.myspace.com
  • www.secondlife.com
  • Cool Applications
  • Picasa
  • Google Earth

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Operating Systems Security
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Gadgets Memory
  • Memory Storage
  • Floppy disks are slow, low-capacity (1.44 MB)
    and unreliable
  • USB Thumb Drives
  • Faster, higher capacity more reliable
  • Replacing floppy disks and CD-R / DVD-R
  • New generation of USB drives
  • U3 and PortableApps.com
  • Applications run right from the drive
  • Cameras, MP3 Players, Phones
  • Require storage for content
  • Compact Flash
  • SD Cards
  • MMC

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USB Thumb Drive with U3
  • Stores data applications
  • Office applications documents
  • E-mail, browser bookmarks
  • Passwords, anti-virus
  • Free commercial applications
  • U3
  • Proprietary software pre-installed on certain
    models
  • PortableApps.com
  • Free alternative that you can install on any USB
    drive

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Digital Cameras
  • Point-and-shoot
  • Digital SLR
  • Get that perfect shot
  • Instantly preview every shot
  • Edit print your own digital pictures
  • Make digital movies
  • Post pictures online
  • Flickr.com
  • MyPhotoAlbum.com
  • Facebook.com
  • Weblogs (aka blog)

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MP3 Players
  • iPod, Zune, Zen, Yepp
  • Purchase download music from online music
    stores
  • iTunes, AOL Radio, Puretracks.com
  • Rip from your own CDs
  • Download free content
  • Podcasts, vidcasts

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Digital Video Recorders Players
  • Not your fathers VCR
  • Pause rewind live TV
  • Appliances
  • TiVo, AppleTV
  • ExpressVu PVR
  • Cogeco DVR
  • Sony, Panasonic, Phillips
  • PC-Based
  • MythTV,
  • Windows MCE
  • Portable
  • iPod, Archos
  • Cell phones
  • Sony PSP

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GPS Devices
  • Global Positioning System
  • System of 24 GPS satellites
  • Device uses Trilateration
  • Various Implementations
  • Factory-installed devices for cars
  • After-market installations
  • Portable Units
  • Software USB GPS Receiver
  • Laptops, Palm Pilots iPAQs

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PDA Personal Digital Assistant
  • PocketPC, Palm Pilot even Linux E-mail
    Internet
  • Address Book
  • Calendar
  • Task List
  • Applications
  • Word processing
  • Spreadsheets
  • Media
  • Audio Video
  • Digital Camera

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Fun Games
  • For the serious gamers
  • Sony PSP
  • Nintendo DS
  • Some devices have
  • Built-in web-browsers
  • Wireless
  • Media Player for movies and music

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Cell Phones - Convergence
  • One device to do it all!
  • Krzr, Blackberry, iPhone
  • Phone
  • Audio Voice Recording
  • Video Pictures
  • Internet
  • E-mail
  • PDA
  • Camera
  • Games

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Wireless Technology
  • 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • Computers, PDAs
  • WLAN - 30m up to 100m
  • 11 Mbps, 54 Mbps, 108 Mbps
  • Bluetooth
  • Keyboards, mice, headsets, cell phones
  • PAN - 10m
  • CDMA GSM
  • Cell phones
  • PC Cards (for laptops)
  • Must be in digital coveragearea for enhanced
    services

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Digital Content
  • How do I get it?
  • Subscribe (RSS - Push)
  • Requires RSS Reader
  • RSS Owl, Sage
  • iTunes (Download Pull)
  • Direct from website (twit.tv)
  • Some content is free
  • Some is paid

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Web 2.0 The Next Generation
  • Interactive Websites
  • Slashdot.org
  • Digg.com
  • Social Networking
  • MySpace.com
  • Facebook.com
  • SecondLife.com
  • User-Created Content
  • YouTube.com
  • Dynamic Customizable Content
  • iGoogle.com
  • Mash-ups

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Mash-ups?
  • Many developers publish their API
  • Google Maps, Amazon
  • Can provide maps for real estate listings,
    restaurants, etc.
  • Combining content from different sites or
    services into a new site
  • maps.google.com
  • MTO camera feed
  • Mash em up
  • Up-to-date traffic information with pictures

http//toronto.ibegin.com/traffic/
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Putting Mash-ups to Good Use
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Putting Mash-ups to Better Use
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Blogs, Wikis Podcasting
  • Blogs
  • Web logs, online journals
  • Amateurs to professionals (Anderson Cooper, Rick
    Mercer)
  • Wikis
  • Websites that allow visitors to add, edit and
    delete content
  • Great for collaborative authoring
  • Wikipedia.org
  • Podcasting
  • User generated audio or video content
  • Resides at a unique web feed address
  • Users can subscribe to content

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Cool Applications
  • Google Earth
  • Hi-res sat images
  • Layers of data
  • Roads
  • Parks
  • Restaurants
  • Landmarks
  • Terrain
  • Etc.
  • Picasa
  • Organize photos
  • Widgets
  • Floating Desktop Icons
  • Weather
  • News
  • Stocks
  • Clocks
  • Photos

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Operating Systems
  • Microsoft is Dominant on the Desktop
  • Security has always been an issue
  • Viruses, Worms Spyware
  • Apple has a small niche market
  • Very secure
  • Linux is another alternative
  • And its free!
  • Free as in beer and free as in speech
  • Dell has recently started offering Ubuntu on
    their systems

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Windows XP
  • Dominant desktop OS at present
  • Most hardware and software support
  • Security is an issue
  • Most users run as admin
  • Can be made secure

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Mac OSX
  • Innovative Graphics Features
  • Aqua Quartz
  • The Dock
  • Widgets
  • Exposé
  • Better Security
  • LUA
  • Few viruses
  • Built on BSD
  • Inter-operable with Windows

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Windows Vista
  • Eye Candy
  • Aero Glass
  • Sidebar and Gadgets
  • Improved Security (LUA)
  • Hardware and Software Compatibility Issues

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Linux
  • Free Open-source
  • Thousands of free applications
  • Secure
  • Few viruses
  • Choice
  • Many differentdistributions
  • KDE, Gnome, XFCE, Fluxbox
  • Inter-operable with Windows
  • Live CDs

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Important Notes
  • Free Theres nothing preventing anyone from
    charging money for the software. Some do, as
    they may provide support or regular
    upgrades.Free-libre open-source software
    (FLOSS) permits the end-user to modify, upgrade
    or build-upon existing software, as long as they
    return the modified code to the community

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Important Notes
  • Security
  • No computer is really secure
  • Any time your computer is connected to a network,
    you are vulnerable
  • Security vulnerabilities occur in
  • Operating Systems
  • Applications
  • Programming Languages
  • Users can be tricked into phishing scams or
    unknowingly install malware.

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Security - What You Can Do
  • All Operating Systems are vulnerable
  • Security requires a layered approach
  • Turn on firewall / Get a router
  • Least-privileged User Accounts
  • Dont use root or admin accounts
  • Keep OS and Applications up-to-date
  • Turn off unneeded services
  • Use Firefox
  • Anti-virus and Anti-spyware
  • Dont eat yellow snow on the internet

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Links
  • Social Networks
  • www.facebook.com
  • www.myspace.com
  • www.secondlife.com
  • Audio Video
  • www.youtube.com
  • www.itunes.com
  • www.puretracks.com
  • Google Products
  • GoogleEarth, Picasa, GMail, Blogger
  • www.google.ca/intl/en/options/
  • User-driven Content
  • www.digg.com
  • www.slashdot.org
  • Mash-ups
  • http//toronto.ibegin.com/traffic/
  • http//googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/search/label/T
    oronto
  • Linux
  • www.distrowatch.com
  • www.ubuntu.com
  • Firefox Web Browser
  • www.getfirefox.com
  • RSS Readers
  • Extensions for Firefox
  • https//addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/ty
    pe1
  • www.rssowl.org
  • Podcasts
  • www.twit.tv
  • www.itunes.com
  • U3 PortableApps
  • http//www.u3.com/
  • http//portableapps.com/

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Questions?
  • This presentation can be downloaded
    fromwww.stcatharines.library.on.ca/content/pres
    ent
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