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IT, Risks and Ergonomics (Week 9)

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Examples of ergonomics  + Always On Display Modern smartphones with an AMOLED screen matrix support an interesting and useful feature called Always on Display (AoD), which not only saves battery power, but also displays important information on the display. The AoD function in smartphones allows you to see the current time and date, assess the battery level, find out about missed incoming calls and unread messages. In this case, you do not even need to unlock access to your mobile phone. Displayed information is usually monochrome (B/W) so it is easy to see even in bright sunlight without wasting battery power. [1] On average, the always-on display consumes approximately 1% of battery power per hour. Often this figure is even lower, because when the smartphone is in your pocket or bag, the screen still turns off. With the active use of a mobile phone, energy is also not consumed to support AoD. [2] Photo 1: Always On Display [1] How to enable Always On Display on any Android smartp...

A short depiction of an IT professional in Estonia (Week 8)

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 A depiction of IT specialist Today, IT-specialist is a broad concept that combines representatives of many professions working in the field of information technology. These are all kinds of programmers, developers, network and database administrators, moderators, robotics and information security specialists, web designers and even 3D animators. At the same time, with the penetration of information technology into new areas of activity, new professions for IT specialists appear.  Photo 1: Estonia is the place for IT specialists [2] Every year, Estonia estimates its need for IT specialists at an additional 1,500 people, of which 70% have higher education, 30% have specialized ones. The most promising are people with higher education in interdisciplinary areas. Also, highly qualified developers, system analysts/architects in the field of software development and telecommunications are most in demand in Estonia. [2] In Estonia most popular programming languages are Java, Ja...

One of the Ten Commandments by Virginia Shea (Week 7)

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Adhere to the same standards of behavior online that you follow in real life Nowadays, more and more people communicate via the Internet and we cannot imagine our routine life without gadgets and social networking sites. Today, I want to discuss about second rule in net etiquette by Virginia Shea. Photo 1: 10 rules of netiquette  In real life, most of us obey the law, sometimes because of restrictions, sometimes because of fear of being caught. In the virtual space, the chances of being caught are relatively small. People sometimes forget that there is a living person "behind the screen", and they think that the rules of behavior on the Web are not as strict as in ordinary life. You should refrain from insults, provocations, threats and slander, respect the opinions of other participants in the dialogue, express only constructive criticism. Remember that insults in the Internet can be prosecuted. [1] In addition to, I want to give some advice: Use the correct language. Be pre...

Impact of the copyleft on choosing a software license for one's project (Week 6)

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Photo 1: Copyleft logo [1] The easiest way to make a program free is to declare it public property, revoking your copyright. This will allow others to share the program and its enhancements if they so desire. The impact of this is incommensurable and provides many benefits. For example, Project development within a community for improved efficiency Software program updates taken care of by others Technological bugs and advancements discovered by active users Removal of legal boundaries for more creative discoveries Customizable software tailored for specific user needs Strong copyleft The most well known free software license that uses strong copyleft is the GNU General Public License. Strong license is also Design Science License that can apply to art, music, sports photography and video. [2] Weak copyleft Weak copyleft licenses are mostly used for software libraries by allowing links to other libraries (GNU Lesser General Public License). Most important users of weak copyright are Mo...

A Review Of The Copyright reform (Week 5)

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Review The principal purpose of this review is to discuss changes in Copyright Reform. The authors claim that want  to  keep  copyright  for  commercial  aims, but they want to set all non-commercial copying and use it for free. To be honest, I agree with this document that copyright law should be revised because today’s ban on  non-commercial  sharing  of  culture  between  private  citizens  are threatening  fundamental  rights,  such  as  the  right  to  private  communication,  freedom of information,  and  even  the  right  to  due  process. Authors suggest some good and perspective proposals to have a freedom of information: Photo 1: DRM free [1] Moral Rights Unchanged Free Non-Commercial Sharing 20 Years Of Commercial Monopoly Registration After 5 Years Free Sampling A Ban on Digital Rights Management To sum...

Challenges of the Global Information Society (Week 4)

Review The main purposes of this article are to discuss about the problems that the information society is facing in recent times, and highlights issues that need to be taken into account by society and government for their future beneficial development The term "information society" as "a creative society based on interaction". The author emphasizes that technological developments may not always be at the forefront of the information society, but it is important to focus on thinking about new ways of doing things. In the article, the author mentions 10 global trends (such as increasing international tax competition, regional concentration, a deepening global divide). Himanen argues that the new global division of labor and international tax competition means that the prosperous countries of Europe and America can no longer compete with the world leaders in production, since they cannot produce goods at a low price, which is now becoming a reality in 2022 and almost...

The (Not So) New Media: Facebook (Week 3)

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 Facebook - how it has influenced on Web Photo 1: Facebook founder - Mark Zuckerberg [1] Facebook is perhaps the most powerful social network in the world, which in a few years has turned from a service for a small circle of friends into a global platform for communication. This word is now on the lips of every representative of the progressive young generation. Gradually, Facebook becomes an integral attribute of our lives. And not by chance. Brief history of facebook Facebook as a social networking site was founded on February 4, 2004. The founder of the service is Mark Zuckerberg, who installed the portal in the university dormitory. Up until September 2005, only students used the site. In June 2006, Facebook was opened to professional communities, and in September free registration was opened on the site. [3] Why Facebook is so popular? Photo 2: Facebook popularity [3]  As a rule, any development simply does not make sense without active investment. In the process of creat...