Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Johnnycash.com

I went to Johnnycash.com. This site is about Johnny Cash, who sang a song in prison for prisoners. This site is well made. You can see the menu on the left of the board. In the menu, there are 7 sections about Johnny Cash: news, biography, audio, videos, downloads, forum/chat, and links. And there are 2 extra sections on the bottom of the site: photo gallery and general store. You can know about Johnny Cash’s life and history from this site. You can also listen to 20 of his songs and see his music videos, interview,and performances. You also can use the pictures as wallpaper, chatting site, and link sites. The most interesting thing is to buy clothes that are printed with Johnny Cash images and pictures from this site. Try it.

Johnny Cash is one of the most famous singers in the U.S.A. His life is very special. He sang many songs for criminals. He brought the images and words of his songs from crime, prison, and something like that. He sometimes commits crimes, has a bad temper, and takes drugs. But, he told criminals of his life through his music and gave an impression to criminals through his music. He knew the way to love criminals and really loved criminals. He was passionate about singing songs and became an idol to not only criminals but also many Americans. His songs still are loved by many Americans.

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Ishmael Chambers (novel class)

In this novel,“Snow Falling On Cedars”, by David Guterson, we can meet many interesting characters. The story of this novel is about Japanese people's sadness during WW2, racial tension, injustice, unachievable love, and a murder in a beautiful island called “San Piedro”, whose culturally mixed population includes families of German, Scandinavian and Japanese origin. The beginning of the story is that Kabuo Miyamoto was suspected and accused of a murder. So, a trial was proceeding. The author described the setting of the story: characters, places, and past stories. While the story is unfolding, the story sometimes flashes back and returns to the present.

My most favorite character is Ishmael in this novel. He always remembered his first lover. He know that he can always cherish such a memory of love. Though he had only an arm because of war and he sometimes dislike the world and people, he has had the warm heart for his lover for a long time. Also,he was honest and he knew that he must report the truth about the crime to the people as a reporter. He had a responsibility about that. So,he tried to find the evidences that help Kabuo Miyamoto. This shows the reason why I like him.

Friday, February 16, 2007

Avoiding getting hooked by "phishing"

I went to Avoid getting hooked by phishing. What is "phishing"? As you can see the image of phishing from the picture above, phishing is a new scheme stealing other people's information illegally. This site teaches 12 tips that can make you avoid phishing. the know-how is useful for us who are living with computers. There are many ways to protect your information from phisher. Watch out for phishy emails! Never enter your personal information in a pop-up screen! Protect your computer with spam filters, anti-virus and anti-spyware software, and a firewall, and keep them up to date! Be suspicious if someone contacts you unexpectedly and asks for your personal informatiom! Like this, many ways from this site can help you avoid this crime.

I didn't know the word "phishing", so I tried to find the definition of phishing by using my dictionary. But I couldn't find it, so I was interested in this word. After reading the article, I could know about phishing. We should be careful of being hooked by phishers when we use computer. We should know the tips of avoiding phishing because someone who we don't know may take our important information. If you don't, you may lose your important information, your money, your fame, or even your job. And even now, the phishers are watching out for you as prey.

Sunday, February 11, 2007

Hackers' Hall of Fame

I went to Hackers' Hall of Fame. This site shows us 15 hackers who are famous in the world. They all not only are good at computer but also have had many great achivements. Among many people who use computer, they who are chosen by "Hackers' Hall of Fame" are very special in many aspects. You can see 15 hackers' pictures, names, nicknames, claim to fame, date they first encountered a computer, unusual tools, little-known facts, and current status from this site. You can also send an e-mail to your friends about this site directly. Some hackers are fighting against crarkers at their security company and some hackers are working at their computer company and some hackers are writers and professors at MIT.

I have a friend who is good at hacking. He sometimes enters other people's computers or web-pages, and then, he takes some information from them for fun. He always tells me that hacking is surely bad, so he wants to protect many sites and companies from crackers. It's more right, he believes. I believe that he can make a better information society someday. I also believe he can enter "Hackers' Hall of Fame". I want to learn hacking from the friend a little, if possible.

Thursday, February 1, 2007

The FBI's 10 most wanted fusitives

I went to The FBI's 10 most wanted fusitives. This site shows us the 10 people who the FBI wants to arrest. There are ten pictures and ten names below the pictures in the site. This webpage introduces the most dangerous people in the world. Among them, there is Usama Bin Laden, an infamous terrorist. When I clicked the names, I could get detailed information; who he is, what he did and how much his reward is. They committed various crimes; murder, dealing cocaine, arson and bank robbery. If you have any information concerning these people, you can contact the local FBI office or U.S. Embassy from this site.

This site is very interesting because I can know the most dangerous people in the world through this site. Don't you want to know whom the FBI, a famous organization, is finding? If you are brave and you want to have a lot of money all at once, try to find them. It's surely hard but not impposible. You can get help about fugitives who are the most dangerous in the world from this site.