Carol's AIS class

Monday, May 31, 2010

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Two-Arrested-for-Selling-Pirated-Software-on-Craigslist-706397/
Software piracy arrests made of individuals using Craig's list

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http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/Issues/2010/Jun/20092445.htm
This article from the Journal of Accountancy concerning primary ingredients of data security policy includes components such as a review of internal control and an indication of the consequences employees could face for failure to comply with the policy.

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Friday, May 28, 2010

The following list of sites was cut and pasted from the 5/27/2010  AECM listserve posting provided by Professor Robert Jensen who had posted it therein.  I fankly didn't want to lose track of these links. 
Excessive Internet Use and Depression

http://www.nhs.uk/news/2010/02February/Pages/Excessive-Internet-Use-and-Depression.aspx

Depression and Isolation caused by Social Networking (2009, Facebook, twitter et all)

http://answerguy.com/2009/12/04/social-networking-isolation-depression/

Definition of Computer addiction and the categories of the affected persons

http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=15912

Internet Addiction Spins Web of Depression

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=113017

Internet Addictive Disorder (IAD) Diagnostic Criteria

http://www.psycom.net/iadcriteria.html

Center for Internet Addiction Recovery

http://netaddictionrecovery.blogspot.com/



Facebook addiction

http://netaddictionrecovery.blogspot.com/index.html#5069333357078200350

Pathological computer use

http://netaddictionrecovery.blogspot.com/index.html#2099172834534175394

en.wikipedia about IAD Internet addiction disorder

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_addiction_disorder

Recognize Internet addiction as a mental illness, MD urges

http://www.health.am/psy/more/recognize-internet-addiction-as-a-mental-illness/


Starting in 1995, "Home Net" researchers gave PCs and free Internet accounts to 169 people in 73 families in the Pittsburgh area. After monitoring their online behavior, in some cases for more than two years, the researchers concluded that spending time on the Internet was associated with statistically significant increases in depression and loneliness:

http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/98/09/biztech/articles/14digicom.html



Pathological Internet Use - Some Examples, 2003

http://mentalhealth.about.com/cs/sexaddict/a/intaddict.htm



Pathological computer use: Internet Addiction, 2009

http://exodians.wordpress.com/2009/09/21/pathological-computer-use-internet-addiction/



Video game addiction, warns for children and teenagers: a medical disorder? http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/21/health/main2965003.shtml



Pro video games (elderly's context)

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=112615

The new epidemic - social networking, Pros:

http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~stellal/Pros.htm

and Cons:

http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~stellal/Cons.htm



Social Support Networks and Their Role in Depression (2010)

http://www.personalityresearch.org/papers/beattie.html

Eight Forms of Social Networking Depression (2009) Are You Suffering?

http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/02/eight-forms-of-social-networking.html


http://dansomnea.tripod.com/AgainstCancer.htm

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

http://www.youtube.com/user/ExcelIsFun#p/a This links gives way to a treasure trove of you tube videos on Excel - tips, shortcuts. A lot is packed into each short segment.

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http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/marketing/article/do-you-suffer-from-social-media-remorse-ann-handley Social media remorse Recent survey found 1 in 3 social media users have posted something they have later regretted

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Saturday, May 15, 2010

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Enterprise-Applications/10-Reasons-Why-Microsofts-Tech-Dominance-Is-Over-755040/
This short slide show has an interesting perspective on Microsoft's ability to compete. Click along the bottom and one paragraph explanation for each short slide is to the right of the screen.

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Thursday, May 06, 2010

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8651750.stm
40 ways floppy disks are still used