jnielsen's blog http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/blog/60 en Individual Blog - Wireless 4 http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/1001 <p>Worked on the usibility report and added a title page to the documenation.&nbsp; Also scanned all of the surveys connducnted by our group to include with the final documentation.</p> http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/1001#comments Project Log Sun, 03 May 2009 00:29:26 +0000 jnielsen 1001 at http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1 Individual Blog - Wireless 3 http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/896 <p>I reviewed the documentatin and worked through it.&nbsp; I fixed a few problems and clarified a few items and subitted the rought draft during class.</p> http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/896#comments Project Log Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:56:10 +0000 jnielsen 896 at http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1 Individual Blog - Wireless 2 http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/856 <p>I completed a rough draft of the documentation.&nbsp; I also reviewed the storyboard and added some items to it.&nbsp; I am currently working on schedualing usibitlity test with subjects to test the rough draft documentation.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/856#comments Project Log Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:41:11 +0000 jnielsen 856 at http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1 Individual Blog - Wireless 1 http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/799 <p>I compelted the gant chart as well as make changes to the memo.&nbsp; I submitted both items and am currently working on some very rough directions that can be used to create a story board.</p> http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/799#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:02:53 +0000 jnielsen 799 at http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1 Individual Blog - Gaming Pirates 4 http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/678 <p>I created a very short introduction and helped create a title page.&nbsp; I added a table of contents to the left margin.&nbsp; I also trimmed about 200 words from the SecurRom section since the paper was 300 words over the max paper limit.</p> http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/678#comments Project Log Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:48:42 +0000 jnielsen 678 at http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1 Individual Blog - Gaming Pirates 3 http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/649 <p>I completed my research on gaming piracy.&nbsp; I chose CD keys, Microsoft XBOX, and SecuROM.&nbsp; I wrote about these soultions and how they prevent video game piracy.&nbsp; I then discussed the problems that each solution has.&nbsp; I also took what group work was done and complied it all into something that looks like a white paper format.</p> http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/649#comments Project Log Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:48:31 +0000 jnielsen 649 at http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1 Individual Blog - Gaming Pirates 2 http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/580 <p>I have continuted research and have found seveal different methods that are currently employed by the gaming industry to cut down on pirating.&nbsp; I am still sifting through all of the material and deciding on three solutions to write about.&nbsp; By monday, i hope to have a very rough rough draft develped that covers three current solutions and the problems with those solutions.</p> http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/580#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2009 02:38:39 +0000 jnielsen 580 at http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1 Individual Blog - Gaming Pirates http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/525 <p>I started to do basic reseach on currently techniques used to prevent video game piracy.&nbsp; I&nbsp; discovered that Star-Force is a decent protection method used to protect the actual game media it self.&nbsp;I have also reasearched how CD/DVD keys have been used to provide basic protection.&nbsp; Doing research I also discovered online distribution methods such as Steam by VALVE can be used to make pirating difficult.</p> http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/525#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:04:01 +0000 jnielsen 525 at http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1 Topic Proposal: Google becoming too powerful http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/428 <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;">Google has become an excessively large company and is trying to compete in just about every technological sector that exists today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Unfortunately this can have some severe security repercussions in all of the areas that Google is currently a part of.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Google is trying to implement services that can be used everywhere by anyone at every time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This co<p><a href="http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/428" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/428#comments Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:20:33 +0000 jnielsen 428 at http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1 expierence of the awesome variety http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/365 <p>I have worked for my dads computer company for the past several years.&nbsp; I was required to build, setup, and repair computers both at our office as well as at the customers sites.&nbsp; Through this expierence I have hone both my computer skills as well as my problem solving skill.&nbsp; In addition to those skills I also learned how to explain complex computer concepts to customers in a way they could clearly understand.</p> http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/365#comments Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:50:32 +0000 jnielsen 365 at http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1