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- 341: Beethoven
- The rise of Ludwig van Beethoven into the rank of history’s greatest composers was paralleled by and in some ways a consequence of his own personal tragedy and despair (Internet--pg. 1). Beethoven’s family was of the Flemish origin. His mother, Maria Magdalena, died after a long illness when Beethoven was only 17. He was not the only child in this family though. He ... dedicated a song to her called “Moonlight Sonata”. Even after this, she did not marry Beethoven. (Sally Patton-pg.75) By October 1802, he had written the Heiligenstadt Testament confessing his deafness, and suicidal considerations. (Internet-pg.5) By about 1800, Beethoven was mastering the Viennese High-Classic style. Although Mozart had first perfected the style, Beethoven did extend it to some degree. Having displayed a wide range of his piano writing, he was also beginning to forge a new voice for the violin. (Internet-pg.8) Beethoven’s deafness landed him into a major cycle of depression. In his Testament, he reveals his malaise that was sending him to the edge of despair. He speaks of suicide in ...
- 342: The Life of Edgar Allen Poe
- ... is still important to us today. Bibliography Moran, Dr. John. A Defense of Poe--Life, Character, and Dying Declarations of the Poet. New York: William F. Bogher,1885. Poe Society. A Look at The Raven, Internet, WISE, 3rd of April 1997. Bronx Historical Society, Internet, WISE, 3rd of April, 1997. Woodberry, George E. Edgar Allen Poe. New York: AMS Press, Inc.,1968. Poe Society. Edgar's Teens and the Parting with John Allen, Internet, WISE, 3rd of April 1997. "Poe, Edgar Allen". Encarta 96. Washington: Microsoft Corporation,1993-1995. Black, Midn A . How Did Poe Survive for Forty Years?, Internet, WISE, 3rd of April, 1997. Scarlett, Charles Jr. " ...
- 343: Dsl Should Be The Standard For Telephone Lines
- ... line. With more bandwidth, more devices would be able to use the line at the same time. With DSL, two people could talk on the phone to different people, or someone could be on the internet and talk on the phone at the same time, all with one phone line. Another advantage of greater bandwidth is faster internet connections. On a normal analog phone line, the fastest internet connection available is 56 kb/s (kilobits per second). With DSL, the normal speed is 384 kb/s with the max at 1.1 Mb/s (megabits per second). With DSL, one's computer ...
- 344: Computers: Nonverbal Communications
- ... Magnafix. Newtrik says, "Thanks!" Magnafix grins broadly and says, "No problem..." Newtrik leaves west. Introduction Purpose The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the communicative phenomena to be found in those environments known as Internet MUDs, or Multi-User Dimensions. These text-based virtual realities are presently available to students and faculty at most learning institutions, as well as anyone with a computer and a modem. Though the term "virtual ... of computer connections spread quickly, and in the early 1980's, the network was divided into MILNET, for strictly military uses, and ARPANET, which, with the advent of satellite communications and global networking, became the Internet (Reid, 1993). On a smaller scale, throughout the 1970's, various corporations developed their own computer networks for intra-organizational interaction. E-mail and computer conferencing were created, useful for information exchange, but asynchronous (i ... though the rate at which people come on and stay on the Net is increasing, and shows no signs of slowing (Sellers, 1996), MUDs have remained as one of the least-frequented portions of the Internet. Even with articles published in such mainstream publications as Time (September 13, 1993), The Atlantic (September 1993), The Wall Street Journal (September 15, 1995), MacUser (November 1995), Technology Review (July 1994), and The Village ...
- 345: Shop Online Or At The Malls?
- ... of a hermit. These are the common “sickness” people get when working with computers too long. Shopping is one of the largest industries in the world. For the people who decide to shop on the Internet, have to face many disadvantages. Many people prefer to shop in malls because they are able to see and feel the texture of the things that they want before they purchase it. Usually when purchasing a product online through the net, people do not know what they are really getting. Maybe the picture or the way the product is described on the Internet could be imprecise and incorrect. When shopping at the malls, consumers are able to interact with sales people and be able to get the highest quality of service. Technology may be an essential part of ... Computers are a valuable source of technology to humans these days. Everyday people use these machines to do their work, but when it comes down to shopping, it is a different experience. Shopping on the Internet may seem like an easy way out from the traffic and the crowded malls, but nothing can beat the hands on experience of shopping. Shopping in malls gives the consumers the chance of using ...
- 346: Napster Vs Riaa
- ... peak times, which roughly translates to 330,000 songs in 3100 different collections. A Mp3 is an individual song converted into a digital format and playable on computers. A popular program easily accessible on the Internet is called Napster. After you download it from Napster’s site, you basically tell it where you keep your Mp3 files and when it connects it cross-references everyone’s files and lets you search ... copy tracks around and write them onto CDs with a CD burner. However, if you own the CD, it is not illegal to remix the tracks on a new CD. This battle has set the Internet community on its ear because of the free speech rights at risk. If they limit our file transfers, what will be next? Email postage? Maybe, but as most of us hope, that will never come about. Piracy happens every day on the Internet, and currently there is no really effective way to deal with it that hasn’t already been compromised. If the RIAA strikes down Napster, then another platform will start up. If the big music ...
- 347: Banking And The Economy
- ... have 30% of business deposits, versus 42% only seven years ago. Non-bank credit card providers have gained inroads against banks, holding a 25% market share versus 5% in 1986 (WebTech, Inc., May 17, 1995). Internet banking offers an attractive solution to this redesigned products and services. Customers have 24-hour graphical-interface access to their accounts and appreciate that their bank is doing something to make banking easier for them ... will become more dependent on electronic transactions using ATMs or PCs (Britt, Savings&Community Banker, February 1995, p.9). Thanks to this “technical revolution”, financial institutions are using software programs, online services, and even the Internet to allow customers to check balances, pay bills, and transfer funds among accounts. Bankers promise that, in the near future, we will also be able to more easily buy certificates of deposit, mutual funds, and ... pictures, explain how to select and work on various tasks. The system automatically calculates and updates account balances and keeps records of bills. A handful of banks have already set up home pages on the Internet to provide information to their existing and potential customers about upcoming services. They started their transactions. Internet banking differs from the traditional PC banking model in several ways. In most home banking ventures, the ...
- 348: Computer Fraud and Crimes
- ... hard disk drive has become a regular addition to a computer (Gates p.97-98). Encrypting email can be done with two prime numbers used as keys. The public key will be listed on the Internet or in an email message. The second key will be private, which only the user will have. The sender will encrypt the message with the public key, send it to the recipient, who will then ... his or her private key. This method is not foolproof, but it is not easy to unlock either. The numbers being used will probably be over 60 digits in length (Gates p.98-99). The Internet also poses more problems to users. This problem faces the home user more than the business user. When a person logs onto the Internet, he or she may download a file corrupted with a virus. When he or she executes that program, the virus is released into the system. When a person uses the World Wide Web(WWW), ...
- 349: Does Microsoft Have Too Much Power?
- ... now the richest man in the world controlling an operating system practically every IBM compatible computer in the world uses. Computers are not the only thing that Microsoft desires. Now, they wish to influence the Internet. With all the opportunities that it offers, many companies race to develop software to get people and businesses on the Internet. Many dislike the power Microsoft has come to possess and might gain more of, but is there anything anybody can do? IBM has taken on the leader of software with an innovative new operating system ... it, if your computer can't run it, replace it." At present time, Microsoft has furthers its shadowy terrains toward Windows 97 which includes some minor adjustments such as faster loading capabilities along with better Internet/TCP/IP components. Along with the Windows Empire, Microsoft is moving towards the Internet. There are currently two competitors fighting for control of this vast information network, Microsoft and Netscape. By controlling the Internet, ...
- 350: Software Piracy: A Big Crime With Big Consequences
- ... all of the alarms and will hold the door open for you as you walk inside and take anything you wish. This criminal offence occurs every day on computer systems around the world including the internet. This is a very serious problem and is very difficult to circumvent. Every computer user is both tempted and immersed in software piracy in its many forms. One of the most disturbing facts behind this ... is facilitation. Facilitation is the deliberate copying of copyrighted software and distributing it. An example would be an MIT student named David LaMacchia. This individual served and maintained a computer that was connected to the internet that offered it's users more than one million dollars worth of software 'free of charge.' Mr. LaMacchia was caught by the authorities and was acquitted of this piracy due to the lack of legal ... in large cities and the offenders are in most cases minors. As the computer gains a more stable hold on our society these bulletin boards are replaced by the ones that are linked to the internet. By this individuals can anonymously put out copyrighted software for the use of any anonymous user of the internet such as the type of system that Mr. LaMacchia ran. The second way to be ...
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