How you can Choose A Good Adware Blocker

          
The modern world lives on computers, which became an indispensable element of our society and everyday life. However viruses, spyware and adware often inflict irreparable damage to computers not only by erasing valuable data system but also by the crash of hard disk in some cases.

Adware is actually a software that displays advertisements in the form of pop ups, banners, pop-unders and promotional materials often with adult content. Some of these are extremely harmful adware as is often rummage through your browser that hinder the activity of your privacy to a large extent and cause more harm than just taking you to certain websites. Adware gathers information on websites youve visited, and slows your computer as a shipping line can become frustrating. They may even change the settings on your computer. A adware blocker can stop this situation.

Some of adware are so powerful that they often have control of your browser. May They even send you to another Web page without your permission of course. Often, adware add toolbars in the browser window you unintentionally. They use cookies to track your personal habits and sometimes even personal data such as credit card numbers, social security number, name and address and a host of other things.

Adware is blocking software that blocks adware jeopardize your privacy. There are different types of software blocking adware is available on the market. But when installing an adware blocker, you need to know to be appropriate for you. There are different magazines, websites and also experts who can give you information on apt the myriad types of adware blocking programs that can be purchased to protect your PC against the code of this vicious circle.

After acquiring a good adware blocker you must ensure that the software is updated regularly. Because blocking a adware fails to perform effectively if it is not updated on a regular basis. So get a adware blocker that you know will deliver results for you, and keep updating, and you can be sure that your computer is secure.

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Crossword puzzle 1 6 Create a blog

I will be handing out crossword puzzle 1-6 - it is a review of all words on lists 1 through 6 and is due Friday.  As usual, if you get it done before Friday you are welcome to turn it in early.

Today we are going to begin creating your blog.  We will need to go to Bloggers website - www.blogger.com.  This is going to allow you to be creative to a certain degree, and we will also have some assignments that will be required to be posted to your blog.  Since we are doing this at school you will have a few rules you will have to follow:

• Your blog will need to be school appropriate at all times
• There will be no games on your blog
• You will open your blog (or be on your blog) ONLY when you are told to.  You will not be on your blog during class changing designs or posting information (or for any other reason) without permission
• You are responsible for EVERYTHING that is on your blog, so be careful with what you do
• Once the semester is over you can do with your blog what you want.  You are the owner/creator, so you have full power to use it as you wish (continue to use it for whatever purpose or completely delete the blog)

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Learning to create a bulleted and numbered list FA7

Today I am going to show you how you can use Word to create a bulleted list and a numbered list.  Usually, a numbered list is created to show rank (such as your favorite athlete, second favorite athlete, and so on) while a bulleted list is used to show a list that has no rank (a shopping list would be an example).  These are fairly easy to create, modify, and format so Ill show you how you can do that today before starting on your next Formatting Activity.

Again, I want to remind those of you who have vocabulary words to define to get those completed as soon as you can.  If you want to come in here before school or during lunch recess to do that you are welcome - just let me know.


Activity 7.pdf

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Vocab quiz 5 create a blog

Today we will be taking vocab quiz #5.

After taking the quiz everyone will be creating a blog at Blogger.  This is the same host site that I have used to create the class blog.  The sign up process will be simple because Blogger is a "sister" site to Google - you can use your Google account to log into your Blogger blog.

We will take some time today to create your blog - if we have time available we will be embedding your videos onto your blog.  At some point (either today or Monday) you will be sending me an email with a link to your blog so I can view your video(s) and grade them.

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Classmarker account create a Google doc with passwords review all keys learned

Today we are going to check to make sure your Classmarker account works (this is the online website we will go tomorrow to take the vocab quiz).  I will give you your username and passwords so you can gain access.

Next we will create a new Google document that will hold all of your usernames and passwords - this way you will have 24/7 access to the usernames and passwords and you wont have to memorize them or carry around papers to help you remember what they are.

After we get that accomplished we will review all of the keys weve learned so far.

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A history of the Internet

This is a vocabulary week - please make sure to get your vocab definitions completed by tomorrow night for Week 7!

Today we are going to watch the video below on the history of the Internet.

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Know a K 12 computer science educator

Do you know a computer science educator? If so, please share with them this low cost, high quality, professional development opportunity. The Computer Science & Information Technology (CS&IT) Conference is the only international conference specifically developed for K-12 computer science educators. This year the conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Irvine on July 9th and 10th, 2012, in Irvine, CA. To see the agenda, register for the conference, or reserve your reduced housing rate at the Hyatt, visit CS & IT 2012 .

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Writing a movie plot summary

Today we are going to learn how to use Microsoft Words word count feature.  This is very simple - in fact its on your document, but you just probably havent noticed it until now.

You also will be learning how to insert an image on your blog - that will be a part of what you will need to do to complete FA8.  After explaining these two items you will be given the rest of the day to work on FA8, and you will also have tomorrow to finish.  It will be due at the end of class on Friday. Activity 8.pdf

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Power of a Challenge

One of the hardest things about teaching, especially computer science, is the wide range of abilities. You know the drill. Most of the class is plugging away at practice problems and you are hopping from desk to desk answering questions.

Then there is the kid. The one that finishes everything early, and perfectly, and is bored now thank you very much.

First off I feel very strongly that it is not OK to keep them busy with clerical work, or more busy work, or helping other students. This are the students most likely to go into computer science without our encouragement, and they need to be engaged and challenged. That said, it is OK for them to have to help other kids sometimes, and they obviously need to work collaboratively. But they are not mini teachers.

I have learned a few techniques that do work with these kids. The first is The Challenge.

I usually present it when I am telling the whole class what the days practice exercises are going to be. Tehn as an aside I mention that at teh bottom there is the challenge problem, and it is worth bonus points, f you get that far. No pressure.

For example - in my intro class today we learned the ELSE statement. they had about 15 problems practicing IF-ELSE structures, then at the bottom was the challenge:

Input three numbers - print them in order from smallest to largest.

Once done have me check it off for extra credit! You must use IF-statements to solve this puzzle.

This is called SORTING. It is one of the major problems computer scientists must solve. Think about iTunes, or the Amazon website - what kinds of things do they sort?

Now, I know that at least three kids skipped the 15 boring problems and went right to the challenge. One even finished it. At least seven kids tried it. It doesnt matter that they didnt all get it right - they were all super engaged in a problem that required them to put together what we just learned in a new way. They coded for over 20 minutes, did sketches, talked together - they worked on a solution. Which moves them one step closer to being computer scientists.

(oh, and the thing about having to use IF-THENS is for the freshman that has figured out that he can just push everything into a drop-down list in VB and have it sorted...sneaky)

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Why you Need a Popcorn Maker

Ok - I know, this is not exactly a programmable device.

But, I am assuming you want to get kids into your lab. I spent $20 on this last year and it has by far been the best piece of equipment I have added to our lab.

Why?

• Teenagers like food
• I have never in 16 years had a kid allergic to pop-corn
• It is cheap food, and I am a teacher...enough said
• As a mom I like that popcorn is relatively healthy. We eat it plain - no junk added. They grumble, but they still eat it.
• The aroma brings kids in from the hall. I have at least two kids in my classes this year that first came to the lab for the popcorn

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I Have a Dream bookstore edition

It is sad that in the local book store with the best selection of these:

There is not a single computer science book in these:

My goal? To have enough local high schools offering computer science that is is financially viable for them to carry computer science review books too.

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How to Choose a Good Computer

Keyboard computer is a very important part of the system. It allows you to communicate with the computer. In the absence of a computer keyboard, computer, even with the best configuration is also equivalent to a useless piece of metal.

If you use the computer for everyday normal word processor or email reading, then keyboard is sufficient and it is advisable to obtain the cheapest around. However, if you use it for gambling but when you spend hours to beat on this subject, it is worthwhile to spend a little time and effort to finding the best keyboard around.

Most keyboards use PS2 connection. Some of the latest model uses USB 2.0. Even if it does not make much difference, using a keyboard PS2 can release your USB2.0 slot for other devices. If you always go around your keyboard, then the wireless keyboard might be appropriate for you.

Keyboards computers come in various shapes and sizes. Choose the one that best suits your needs. Keys was ergonomically designed to bring comfort to the user. They come with the natural alignment wrist rest for your wrist in a more comfortable position. If you are a computer user, you can consider making an ergonomic keyboard.

For Thursday Indeed, it is advisable to get a game pad. That observation is the in-game control buttons and programming. A good game such as the keyboard Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard gives you much control over the execution of games. It has 18 keys keyboard programming and also comes with an LCD screen to give you a clearer idea of the game information.

Zboard Gaming Keyboard is also another good Gaming Keyboard comes with an additional set keys to the first person shooting and action games. The different function keys can also be used to program different commands in a button. Its ease of use allows players to get used to it in a very short time.

Frequent multimedia user can also benefit from different types of multimedia keyboard available on the market. These keyboards have extra shortcut keys to give you full control of your favorite media player or video. Logitech Media Keyboard is a set of multimedia shortcut keys that gives you convenient access to all your favorite player. I am quite surprised that a keyboard with such functions is as cheap as a simple keyboard.

The choice of a computer keyboard is actually a very fun thing. Take your time to review the various keyboards and youll be able to find the most appropriate for you in no time.

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String Immutability APCS A Deep Dive

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http://www.supercs.net/2015/03/29/immutable-strings/

The String class can cause a lot of confusion for students as they first start working with code. We often introduce it early in the year, indeed it is hard to do many meaningful things without it. The problem is, as an example of a class data type, it can behave in some unusual ways...

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Clean Your Computer From A Virus

Having a virus on your computer can slow down your computer, install spy ware, or let hackers into your computer to steal your information.Knowing how to clean your virus-infected computer is easy. Here are some tips to show you how.

As soon as you thing your computer might be infected you should disconnect your computer from the Internet and any networks you computer might be on.This is to ensure that the virus does not spread to other computers.If you have an anti-virus program installed make sure it is updated first then run a full system scan. The anti-virus might not detect the virus if the program is not updated.

Some anti-virus programs will detect the virus, but will not be able to remove it.
If that is the case, you can get a different program but downloading it from a non-infected computer or you can go to your local computer store and get a different one there.

Most anti-virus programs will ask you to restart you computer after it is finished scanning. Once you restart you computer run another scan to make sure that the virus is gone. When you restart your computer make sure that it is still disconnected from the Internet and other networks.

The best way to combat against viruses is to be cautious of programs and files you download. Do not open any e-mail messages or attachments you do not recognize. Get a good anti-virus program that is updated frequently and run system scans regularly.

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To Make a Program you Have to Break Some Eggs

One of my favorite toys in computer science are plastic eggs. Cheap and they can be used to teach so many things. We are working on searches and sorts in the APCS class right now. They also work well when doing algorithms in the CS Principles class.

To start with searches and sorts I use plastic eggs filled with fish tank gravel. Email your faculty and parents - I guarantee you can get these for free. Fill the eggs with varying amount of gravel and tape them shut. Better yet have a kid do this. You are busy.

I let the kids pick a partner and each pair gets 6 or 7 eggs. Please do not forget to explain that the eggs do not have candy in them. I didnt do that the first time we did this and it made for a very disappointing mess.

Have them put the eggs in a row then "search" for the heaviest egg. Write out the steps you followed.

On the board I then do:

int eggs[] = new int[6];

This is in the APCS class, in CS Principles I make this less formal since they will be doing this in Scratch.

I have the kids come to the board and write out their algorithm, in Java in the APCS, pseudocode in CS Pricniples, using this array. Bam! They just all created a Linear Search.

So, why eggs?

I used to do this writing numbers on the board. They watched and I did. It is always better when THEY do. They are going to remember the Linear Search much better if it was their idea in the first place. 

Also, when you do numbers the amazing processor that is the human brain can just scan the list and pick the biggest. No problem. 

But a computer cannot do that - it cannot just look at a data set in aggregate and pick one. It must "touch" every piece of data in the set and make a comparison. Which is exactly what the kids do with the eggs. Point that out, they should know that.

This is also a good time to go over swapping. They get so confused on this.

How many times have you had them try to swap two numbers and they do:

a = b;

b = a;

Here is the fix: Hand each group some cups - make it look like you are giving them an arbitrary number, but make sure they all get at least 3.

Rule - you can only have an egg in a cup. NEVER can you have two eggs in a  cup. Now swap two eggs.

Again, once they get the point of using a third cup, you have them write out the algorithm in the language of your choice.

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What it Takes to Make a Computer Science Teacher

Ive had this conversation 5 or 6 times over the last few months. Always with teachers, always centered around respect.

And mostly about computer science education.

So Im going to go ahead and put this in writing. A good teacher can teach computer science. Not every computer scientist can teach.

Im not just pulling this from thin air. For the last 5 years Ive been deeply embedded in the process of training new computer science teachers. I ran a program of 30 new AP Computer Science programs across Virginia. Some teachers had programmed, some had not.

I also have a decade of experience running extracurricular programs in computer science. Weve had some wonderful and knowledgeable volunteers.

I trained math and history teachers, business teachers, turfgrass teachers. And yes, turfgrasses a real subject.

So what does it take to make a good computer science teacher?

First and foremost is command of the classroom. Someone who can get kids engaged in great learning activities. Teaching is an art, one that has to be developed just like any other skill set.

But we cant stop there. Too many teachers have been thrown into computer science class rooms without the base knowledge they need in order to teach the subject.

This sets the teacher and students up for frustration and ultimately, failure. Its not that experienced teacher cant do computer science, its that they dont know computer science.

Computer science is the only high school subject I know of where we take people who have never even taken a class in the subject and say to you gotta go teach this. Can you imagine a calculus or physics, or art teacher that had never taken the subject at college?

And in an era where are professional evaluations are very closely tied to student test scores, its a wonder anybody would take that risk.

So what does it take to be a good computer science teacher?

The bottom line is content. With a good classroom teacher and solid curriculum you create a situation where a teacher can succeed, which is the base of all student success.

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Flash video Design a Pizza Menu formatting activity

Here is the last video of the year:

After watching the video we will begin working on our last formatting activity.  I will spend some time today explaining the formatting activity - I actually have one part that I need to show you how to do.  Once I get done going through the activity you will be able to begin.  This will be due next week.

Pizza Menu Design.pdf

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A Real HR Interview conversation

done by,my friend....

I was called in at around 6:30...
I went to the Hr wished him good eve and stud der..
He askd me to take my seat..
I said thank you and sat on the chair..
He askd fr my resume... whch at dat time was with the TNP rep..
As he had to manage evrythn he frgot to handover it to me..I thought that my day strtd bad!! I askd his permission went upto the rep tuk d resume and came back gave him the resume and stud calmly.. All this time i dint freak out(whch was an ACHEIVEMENT fr me :P)..
He told me to sit down which i did..Then He asked me the very old usual and formal interview question "Mr.Rajesh Tell Me About Urself"...
I told about my name,wer i was frm,den wer i studied nd wer i m stdyin nw(dint tell abt my cgpa nd stuff :P), den straightly went to my Extra-Curricular  Activities as i had loads to tell him :)
Den told about my Co-Curricular Activities.He asked me to write a prog in "C" he left d choice fr me so i wrote simple program. Then he askd whether i knew about SQL!!!! I said i knew a bit.. He told me write a query for him...
I wrote to the half and got struck!! Actually i dint know wt to do nxt :P I explained him d logic nd he askd if i knew anythn about "JOINTS " (O.o)---> dis was my expression!!! I said i knw jst smethns about SQL so he left the topic..
Then he came to the HR part...
He gave me totally 3 situations...
1st goes like this.. " YOU ARE A MEMBER OF A TEAM WHICH CONSISTS OF 6 MEMBRS INCLUDING YOU THERE 3 GIRLS AND 2 BOYS  WHO ARE SENIORS TO YOU AND THEY DONT LIKE YOU "   How will cope up wit dem?
2nd one was..
" I YOUR TEAM THERE IS A GIRL MEMBER WHO HATES YOU.. SHE COMPLAINTS ABOUT YOU TO THE LEADER ALL THE TIME AND TAKES CREDIT OF YOUR JOB... YOU CANT TALK TO THE "HR"!!! HOW WILL YOU SOLVE THIS SITUATION "
And 3rd one was...
"HOW WILL MOTIVATE YOUR TEAM MEMBERS IF YOU ARE A TEAM LEADER??" 
As i had sme experience in wrkin wit organisations i managed smehw my telling him abt my patience(whch s at times vry lesss :P) my anger control(whch i dnt usualy do :D) and such mre stuffs...
What evr i told him was with confidence.. He said "OK" for the 1st two questions bt he gave me sme suggestions for the 3rd one...
Then he asked me about my project..
I told him what i knew about my project :P He dint seem to understand what i told him :D
The best way to explain is to draw and shw d HR wt u r tryin to tell him... so that he can be confused easily ;) :P but u HAVE be confident about wtevr u r saying...
Then he asked about my family...
I strtd tellin about my dad and finishd as i was about to tell about my mom he stopped me and asked about WER I LIVE IN MY HOMETOWN!!!  My hmetwn happens to be tirupathi.. So i said a landmark and told about d ROUTE to my home :D He had a DOUBT in DAT!!!!! :D Den i had to Draw sme Landmarks on the paper and showed him my home :P :P Then askd about 
"DARSHAN"  and if i cud arrange for him i said "OFCOURE WILL DO WIT PLEASURE SIR" :P
Then He asked if i would work in culcutta i answered him with a big and loud yes :D
He den asked me to ask him about anything i want..
I asked him if i and my frnds get recruited how will the company divide us for during practise sessions.. he gave me a brief explaination on it..
Then he said thank you and and i stood up wished him and i came out...
The whole process took around 35 to 40 minutes..  which i dint feel that way.. That guy was laughing at the imaginary answers i gave when he asked me the HR questions...
I had a vry gud interview :) Felt satisfied when i came outside :)
hope dis will help you guys..

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Basic Information of Clearing a Printer

Printers is usually don’t require  clearing, but paper dust and airborne can collection inside , adding to heat build –up and leading to medical problems. We can clean the outside surface of most printers with a dry or damp cloth, but don’t use solvents or spray

Clears which may be harmful to some printer’s parts.

To clean the inside of the printers, open it up and removes all paper. Removes the toner cartridge, or ribbon as your owners manual directs. Use a lint-free cloth or swabs to gently remove built-up dust and dirt.

Do not use a wet cloth, and never spray any kind of liquid cleaner into your printer unless the manufactures recommends doing so.

If the printers have a great deal of dust built up inside, you can use a vacuum cleaner with a narrow nozzle to pull out the dust. If dust appears to be stuck or is embedded in tiny spaces use a can of compressed air to blast it loose, then vacuum it out.

Thanks 

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how to create a Bootable pendrive

BOOTABLE PEN DRIVE

I still remembered few months back, a friend of mine asked me to repair her Windows. The problem was her CD-ROM was not functioning. Therefore, I couldn’t boot from the Windows XP bootable CD. I did think about copying the file from the XP cd to my pen drive  and boot from my USB Pen drive. But how can I booted from my  USB pen drive  when the  pen drive  itself was not bootable ? That’s a few months old story. 

If today my friend comes again to me with the same problem, I will be happy to help because now I know how to make USB pen drive bootable.  Make bootable  is a freeware application that turns your USB pen drives into a bootable media with just a single click.  This nifty utility makes your pen drive to be bootable without erasing any data in the USB device.

MakeBootable consists of a single executable file and requires no installation. To use MakeBootable, run the MakeBootable executable file. On the main window, select the USB device you wish to make bootable. Click on the “Make Bootable” button to begin the process. The program will load several files required for boot up into your device.

Next, you need to change the boot-up setting in the system BIOS. With your USB device still plugged, restart your system. Enter the BIOS setup menu and change the boot device setting. Select USB Device as First Boot device in the boot device priority. If the boot-up files are created in the USB drive, select USB-HDD or USB-ZIP (preferred). If the boot-up files are created in the floppy drive of your device, select USB-FDD (for pen drive that supports security mode).

Once done, save and exit the BIOS setup. Now, you should be able to boot up with your USB device.

MakeBootable run perfectly on Windows 98, ME, 2000 and XP.

Note : Before running MakeBootable, if your USB pen drive is under FAT32 and NTFS file system format, you need to convert the format to FAT. MakeBootable does not support FAT32 and NTFS file systems.

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