Friday, June 27, 2008

PowerPoint Jeopardy Template

As part of my student worker job I'm asked to help out with teacher workshops. One workshop was on Powerpoint and the activity was creating a jeopardy template. This isn't the hardest thing to do in Powerpoint but it is very tedious to create the entire thing. I made a template for the class and decided to share it with everyone so you don't have to go through the same tedious proccess I went through.

To download the Powerpoint click the link at the bottom of the document. This will take you to the Scribd website where you can view the document and have the option to download it. In order to use it properly it must be downloaded and opened in a powerpoint or similar software. You are free to edit it and format it as much as you want. I made this only as a basic template to save you from the tedius parts of the presentations. If you need any help feel free to leave your questions in the comments.


Read this document on Scribd: Jeopardy Template Basic

Monday, June 23, 2008

Apple's Boarderline Malware

I recently got this message during a routine update. I usually get Apple Updates even though I am a Windows user, since I use both iTunes and Quicktime on my computer. I never have used or installed Safari on my computer though, and Apple is sending me updates for it? Safari is Apples internet browser software, it comes standard on all Mac computers. Anyone who reads this blog knows that I use Firefox and always have.

So why does it annoy me so much that Apple is sending me updates for software I don't use? Sending someone something that they did not request is spam. Apple is sending my computer software that I never asked to receive. That's malware, and that's not good. If I had done what most people do and just trusted the update and clicked install, I would have gotten a new piece of software on my computer that I never wanted. This idea of sending people software is the same way that viruses spread and is looked down upon. Why would a company like Apple, with such a great public image do something so low as to force their software onto unsuspecting people?

This is my second time seeing Apple try to send me Safari through a update. Has anyone else seen this update or some variation of it? If so leave your experience in the comments.