The Monthly Newsletter for Web Professionals
Volume 7 Issue 06 - June 2005
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Letter from the Executive Editor
The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet.-- Science fiction writer, William Gibson
Last month, I told you about our “long, strange trip” over the last seven years or so since WOW’s birth. Now, it’s time to talk about the future.
WOW, like the Web profession in general, is growing up. Growing pains not withstanding, thanks to your support, we have accomplished a lot, and more is on the way. Some exciting things are in the works, and I will announce them in the newsletter as soon as they are in place.
The Latest Industry News
iPod screens go all-color
From ZDNet News
Apple Computer has switched to color screens for all its standard iPods
and has updated its iTunes software to let people more easily download podcasts.
The move, which combines Apple's iPod and iPod Photo lines, means that black-and-white screens are now found only on iPod Minis
The new 60GB iPod can store 25,000 digital photos or 15,000 songs, while the new 20GB version can hold 20,000 photos or 5,000 songs. The company released a new 20GB iPod U2 Special Edition with a color screen as well.
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Google mapping enters the third dimension
From ZDNet News
Google has launched its new mapping service that uses local search and satellite images to give users a three-dimensional view of buildings and terrain.
Google Earth, announced Tuesday, uses technology from the company's Keyhole division, a satellite mapping service it bought in October. The software for the service can be downloaded free from the search giant's Web site.
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Online banking use widespread, study finds
From ZDNet News
Yahoo study finds majority of adults are comfortable monitoring their finances over the Internet, while older people remain more cautious.
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Court gives adware maker WhenU green
From ZDNet News
Spyware/adware Advertising A federal appeals court overturned a ruling against adware maker WhenU that held it violated the trademarks of vision specialist 1-800-Contacts in the sale and distribution of pop-up advertising.
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eBay gets an earful from sellers
From ZDNet News
At user conference for 10-year-old auction site, praise mixes with grumbling about hiked fees.
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Featured Article
-By Mike Sturman
The non-profit professional association World Organization of Webmasters is stepping up its emphasis on education by spearheading the creation of a national standard for Web professional education and training.
WOW, http://www.webprofessionals.org, which has published skill standards and has offered courses leading to industry certification for Web professionals since its inception in 1997, has formed a committee made up of business people, educators and Web professionals to develop a model curricula program that will allow students from high schools, community colleges and universities to move from one institution and take their credits with them.
WOW News
Team Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College And Bergen County Vo-Tech School Win Top Honors At National Web Design Competition - The World Organization of Webmasters (WOW) announces that team Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College from Perkinston, MS won the Gold Medal award in the college division and Bergen County Vo-Tech from Montvale, NJ won the Gold Medal award in the high school division
Bits and Bytes
To all who are reading these words: Please send us your funny stories, anecdotes or sniglets. Not only will your story been read by … well, a lot of people, we will link to your Web site so you can be world famous. Send your contributions to Mike Sturman, newsletter editor, at content@contentassociates.net
Quiz: IT's all about communication
Can you guess the Secret Words behind these clues?
-From whatis.com (www.whatis.com)
1. This term comes from an old Greek word for a leaf of paper glued to
a manuscript volume, describing its contents. In networking, it's the special
set of rules that end points in a telecommunication connection use when
they communicate. What is it?
2. According to popular wisdom, you can never be too rich, too thin, or
have too much of this, because it's a determining factor in data transfer
rate. What is it?
3. This mode of attack is like a battering ram, attempting to decode encrypted data (such as passwords) through exhaustive effort rather than more sophisticated strategies. What is it?
4. This term describes a private network that uses Internet technology and the public telecommunication system to securely share part of a business's information or operations with suppliers, vendors, partners, customers, or other businesses. What is it?
5. Sometimes considered the dinosaur of the computer age, this lumbering giant was used for business applications and large-scale computing. What is it?
6. In the real world, this entity might bring you your double mochaccino; in the computer world it's more apt to deliver an application or a Web page. What is it?
Answers - 1.protocol 2. bandwidth 3. brute force cracking 4. extranet 5. mainframe 6. server
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