...Florentina, Arizona, Public Library We’re pleased to offer audio books available for download from the Internet starting July 1. This new service is made available in conjunction with Sunflower Audio, a national audio book supplier. Library patrons are invited to select from Sunflower Audio’s ever growing collection of unabridged titles. A wide variety of genres are available, with more titles added every week. HOW DO I SEARCH FOR THE BOOKS I WANT WITH SUNFLOWER AUDIO? To access Sunflower Audio, you need a computer with access to the Internet. You start by downloading and installing the Sunflower Audio interface from the library’s home page. An illustrated PDF file with complete instructions for installing and using the interface is also available. After you’ve installed the interface, click Get Books to access the Sunflower Audio database. HOW DO I DOWNLOAD A BOOK FROM SUNFLOWER AUDIO? After you’ve found the book you want, enter your library card code (including the three-letter preface) in the Checkout box, select Florentina Public Library in the Library list box, and then click Download. At that point, you’ll see instructions explaining how to complete the download process. Download times vary by connection and computer types. Patrons with dial-up connections may find that they are not able to use this service reliably due to the size of the audio files and the time required to download those files. HOW DO I LISTEN TO A DOWNLOADED BOOK? Books downloaded from Sunflower...
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...Free downloading: the real culprit Stéphane V. English Research Paper December 2012 ------------------------------------------------- Contents Introduction 2 I) Surprisingly enough, Internet users should not be punished 3 II) The real culprits are illegal websites and software 5 III) Solutions to illegal download 6 Works cited 8 Is it right to punish people who illegally download films and music? ------------------------------------------------- Introduction S ince its creation in the 1990s, the Internet has been allowing the exchange of various kinds of data all around the world in the twinkling of an eye. Nowadays, this essential communication tool has become the best way to ‘share’ and download any kind of media such as films or music without paying for it. Despite the great opportunity that it can represent for many, it has its advantages and drawbacks. Indeed, since technology developed faster than expected, illegal downloading raises the issue of copyright. Isn’t the use of peer-to-peer software an abusive use of the Internet? Is it fair that singers, producers, actors or any artist are deprived of the benefits they deserve thanks to their work? Obviously not. But who should be the culprit? Public opinion would say that anyone who is doing something illegal has to be punished so illegal downloading should logically be severely penalized. But let us go a little further that this statement. I reckon that Internet users should not be punished...
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...Nhu Pham Thomas Comp I 24 April 2014 Illegal Downloading Have you ever enjoyed any famous movies for free or have you ever listened to any songs that singers have not introduced yet? A large percentage of people who use the internet have downloaded music or movies. Now, that the internet is more and more popular, people copy created works more easily. According to “Copyright and The Internet”, Kenneth Jost mentions that, “Each technological breakthrough made it less and less expensive to copy creative works with greater and greater fidelity to the original”(Jost). While a lot of the content on the Internet is free to download, that does not mean it is legal. What is illegal downloading? Illegal downloading is downloading without paying or obtaining permission for files that people do not have the right to use from the Internet. Illegal downloading is one of the ways that many people use to enjoy others’ property. Therefore, those who knowingly download and steal intellectual property should be punished with prison time because they destroy the profit of artists and producers, reduce the motivation of artists to create new property, and hurt the reputation of the Internet as a legitimate source of advertising. First, people who illegally download need to be punished because they hurt the profit of creative people. The music industry is one in which illegal downloading has had terrible effects. New artists especially work very hard to write a song or lyrics, and they hope...
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...Copyright violation and illegal downloading Copyright violation and illegal downloading have been a major problem for the entertainment industry. People all over the world downloading songs, movies, books etc. Without knowing that they might be breaking the law. 1. In text 1 Peter Sunde is telling us his attitude to the media industries willing to evolve like every other kinds of industries. And when somebody like him are trying to go up against them, he tells a story which is very close to Hollywood’s own mafia films, where corruption and false play is a part of the daily diet. He believes that copying movies is not wrong, and that moviepiracy should become legal. He also makes it clear, that he thinks people and organizations who oppose the legalization of movie are at fault, and therefore should change themselves. Peter Sunde also urges people to fight against the copyright violation law, and to stop letting a corrupt industry control the internet. Opposite Peter Sunde, Wendy Cope intensively fights copyright violation, first of all by writing and publishing her article ”You like my poems? So pay for them”, but also by writing on the subject ”copyright violation” in an attempt to stop the spread of the ignorance of the copyright law. In her article she points out different reasons for there to exist a law protecting author’s and moviemakers from being robbed their work and money, and why internet piracy is wrong. One of the reasons and arguments is that many author’s...
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...since 2000 when diverse online groups were built to share and download pirated movies with each, conceiving conflict of interest and promise loss for the business. The movie industry is feeling the agony of online piracy, as sales of DVD’s in 2008 fallen to their smallest levels in five years. A lone video, “the Dark Knight” was downloaded at smallest seven million times around the world in 2008. This pattern of illegal downloading in the joined States is mirrored in other nations as well. In a latest study of Japanese Internet users, it was reported that between 2005 and 2008, the number of illegally downloaded movies and songs almost increase two-fold. Whereas the movie commerce has become more aggressive in their methods to stop illegal downloading, they appear to be battling an uphill battle. The tremendous rush in popularity throughout 2008 and 2009 of communal newspapers sites such as Facebook and Twitter has helped give illegal downloader’s another way to converse with like minded persons and find new ways to pirate videos. The theme of illegal downloading of copyrighted material extends to be of interest to the movie industry. Actual marketplace purchase/download demeanor is adversely affected by illegal document sharing. Without conceiving about the communal ethics, persons are getting indulged in the very dark or illegal market of videos. When an individual illegally downloads a movie from the internet, it not only affects the privacy of the movie but furthermore harms...
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...free or for a bargain price. It is breaking the law when anyone involved in this type of operation. Download activity is not an easy thing to handle because it can be done in the bedroom. Downloading does not mean that it is legal while much of the content on the internet is free to download. Illegal downloading is obtaining files that you do not have the right to use from the...
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...The new firmware adds numerous functions to the router. To setup a Linksys router with a DSL connection you need to perform six steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Downloading the Firmware Backing-Up the Router's Settings Upgrading the Router's Firmware Completing the Firmware Upgrade Restoring the Router's Settings Completing the Firmware Upgrade Process Downloading the Firmware Step 1: Before downloading the firmware, make sure your computer has an active Internet connection. If your computer is plugged directly into the router and cannot get online, disconnect your router and plug your computer directly into your cable or DSL modem. Step 2: Click on the Select Your Version drop-down menu and select the version of your router. NOTE: In this example, we used WRT160N. The image may vary depending on the model number of the Linksys product. Step 3: Click Download under Firmware to download the latest firmware for your router. Step 4: Click Save in the File Download dialog box that appears. Look for the Save As dialog box, choose a location for the file like the Desktop and click Save. When the download is complete, click Close, if prompted. If you're using Mac, it will automatically download and unzip the file and save it on Downloads folder. NOTE: The name of the file may vary depending on the firmware file of your router. Step 5: If the firmware file you have downloaded is on a zip format, double-click on the zip file and extract its contents to a single folder or to the...
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...Items Required: News Server Settings – Provided by your ISP unless you want to use a third party for faster downloading. Internet Connection NewsBin Pro – other software can be used but I prefer this one. The first step in Configuring Newsbin is to check the Options Menu to dictate the folder in which messages will be Downloaded Step 1 - Download Newbin Pro : http://www.newsbin.com/ Step 2 - Once you have Downloaded the program to your computer, double click on the file to begin the install process. Note: Be sure to close all existing programs before continuing the install. Step 3 - Click on "Next" to continue Step 4 - Click "Agree" Step 5 - Pick the shortcuts that you would like Newsbin to make and press "Next" Step 6 - This will automatically create the directory in your Program Files folder to install. Unless you wish to install in a different directory (not recommended), press "Next" to continue. Step 7 - Press "Next" again to allow Newsbin to create the folder for Data Files. The program will then install all necessary files. Step 8 - After pressing "Next" after the program has installed the files, enter in the News server address here. The news server address would be similar to this : news.newsdemon.com – Your ISP will provide you your actually server settings Press "Next" after entering in the newsserver address and click on the "Check this box if your news server requires that you log in with a username and password". Step 9 - On the next...
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...extremely small. Some people believe that what they download has little effect of the entertainment industry and no one suffers in the process. If one takes into account that one person downloads a CD that costs $16, that one CD for that one person does make little difference on the larger picture. Take that one person and multiply it by 1 million, which is likely a fraction of the amount of illegal downloads; the entertainment industry will now have lost $16 million. Imagine the ramifications if each person downloaded two or three CDs each. How much less would CDs cost if every piece of music was purchased properly. Education has opened my eyes to see that piracy can harm entertainment companies. I was not aware that not just illegal downloading but copying or uploading friend’s CDs, movies, and other items is also considered piracy and hurts the entertainment industry. Educating the general population, I believe will help reduce piracy and potentially decrease the purchasing cost of movies and music. Creating anti-piracy ads and presenting them at the movie theatres and on television will help increase...
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...want to do. Creating a professional website can be a little difficult task, but a blog about yourself or website for your first small company can be launched in a few simple steps. A computer can not understand English, so it has to be instructed in a language that it understands. Every program that we use in a computer is written in some sort of language that so that a computer understands. Most websites these days are written in PHP, CSS, Java script and HTML. It is not mandatory to know all these languages, but it will definitely help to know a few tags in HTML and CSS.Just knowing simple things like how to change the font and its attribute, color etc or to change the background of a page, you can customize the theme you would be downloading and make the website look better.There are various websites which can help you learn HTML and CSS, but I would highly recommend learning from w3schools.com as it is really simple to learn from them. The first thing you are going to need is a domain name that has not been taken. If it has been taken you have the option to bid for it and then buy that is if the owner sells you the domain. You can buy a domain name through any hosting sites and reserve it, but most of the hosting sites let you choose a free new domain when you host from them, so that is a less costlier option.There are many hosting sites available, but I am going with godaddy.com because their rates are low at this time and their support is good too. So, go to godaddy...
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...remote access, and increases efficiency by eliminating duplication and errors. Also, maintenance of cloud computing is significantly cheaper than fixed assets like buildings and land. 2. Cloud computing has a few disadvantages as well. Applications based on cloud computing depend on the service provider for maintenance usually, and if something were to go wrong with the providers systems, the users will not be able to access the data or operate on their usual terms; this is a huge drawback. The security of this sensitive information is also at risk if there are errors or hacking attacks made on the server systems for cloud computing. Security is a key issue that is being tackled on an everyday basis. Also, most users get uploading and downloading privileges, so information can be shared top to bottom in an organization easily as well as horizontally. This same information could be used for illegal activities within or outside the organization since files are easily accessible. 3. Total Cost of Ownership includes the direct and indirect costs of a product or system estimated to help buyers and owners make decisions. Scalability is the ability of a...
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...Download speed The first thing we’re going to take a look at when comparing Usenet vs Torrent, is the the download speed. With torrent (P2P) downloading, you need to rely on other persons to seed so you can download faster. Therefore your downloading speed will be restricted by the amount of seeders. If there are few seeders you’re going to download slower. With Usenet, your downloading speed isn’t restricted by the amount of seeders and lechers. There’s no restriction. The downloading speed in only limited by your broadband. So if you have a fast internet, you’re going to download movies and shows quick. Usenet speeds are as fast as the end users internet connection. File availability Usenet vs Torerent, which one have the best file availability? The first movies and songs appeared on Usenet even before the birth of Napster & BitTorrent. Even today, the majority of content from top site uploaders gets on Usenet first, and then spread to the P2P communities. This is the way online distribution works, and there is no indication that this will change any time soon. Content uploaded to Usenet have a close to definite lifespan. Therefore Usenet have a clear advantage over torrents in terms of file availability. Content on Usenet have a retention time of around 900 days and it’s still increasing. Files uploaded to BitTorrent relies on seeders, over time content on BitTorrent will die. Seed ratio How can we really compare Usenet vs Torrents, when Usenet don’t...
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...Issues related to free Internet download in China According to data released January from China Internet Network Information Center, the number of Internet users in China has broken through 500 million already by the end of 2011, which increased by 28 million compared with the first half of 2011. By now, China has about a 38.3% Internet penetration rate, an increase of 3 percentage points compared with last year. China's web culture and regulatory environment remain very different from those of other countries, and there are many unique characteristics of China’s Netizens. 70% of the Chinese users are under 30 years of age; they are the new “Shopaholic S”. But they usually do not pay for any software or eBook online, only for physical commodity and some games. Computer users can easily pirate software for less than $2, or download software like Tomato Garden free of charge. In addition, PC games are relatively easy to pirate and download for free; So many teenagers would do this rather than buy a game. The Chinese users can almost get everything from the Internet, including the best-selling novel, latest movie, music or software by totally free. It sounds that this “free Internet environment” provides Chinese users with “great convenient”, but it’s not. Network tort already became increasingly pressing issue in China since this illegal download has hurt more and more people’s rights. For example, Baidu, China’s biggest search engine, known for illegal downloads, involved...
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...following list of terms related to computers and technology. Please choose 5 of the terms below; answer the questions that are asked as if you were explaining it to one of your clients who either does not own a computer, has never used one, or if s/he has, s/he doesn’t really don’t know how it works. * What is RAM & ROM? Which designates the amount of space available in the memory of your computer’s CPU? * What does the term “megs” stand for? * What is a CD-ROM? What is now replacing the CD-ROM as a storage medium and why? * What are newsgroups? How do you find them? Examples? * Operating systems — What do they do? Examples? * Internet and Web Browsers – What is a web browser? Examples? What is uploading and downloading? What are crawlers or spiders? What is a bookmark? * What is a domain? * HTML? * Netiquette – What is shouting? What is flaming? * Viruses – What is a virus? How do you protect yourself from a virus? What do you do if you get a virus? * Search engines – What can you do with them? How do they work? Examples? What is a wildcard? * Utilities – What is a back up? * What is encryption? * Email – What is a filter? How do you use address books? How do you use attachments? How do you create a signature? * Newsgroups – What are they? How to use? * Mailing Lists/LISTSERV – How do they differ from newsgroups? For more Assignments visit:...
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...tutorial from, and after trying it out ourselves we learnt to use Blackboard. Using Blackboard doesn’t need much remembering, all you have to do is click on your subjects enrolled in and just go to certain folders to obtain documents related to the courses teachings. Overall, I could say Blackboard is effective to use as students are able to log on at any time they wish to gather the information or documents required by them. However occasionally the server might be down or there can be some error in the log in application which causes the students some distress as the portal cannot be accessed at that specific time wanted or needed. Blackboard is efficient to a certain extent to obtaining documents and information however sometimes downloading data from Blackboard can be troublesome for some students without a printer and these students would have to make sure they print their notes in advance in university before each class. Sometimes it would just be better if all documents are uploaded at the beginning of the semester instead of uploading the documents required each week in advance. In that way, students can print out all their materials way in advance and it saves them a lot of trouble rather than printing each time separately which can be time consuming. On the other hand, I think Blackboard...
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