Week Two

Again, I liked how this week in class, as always, we began with talking about technological news. Also, I liked the Utah shirt that Professor Thatcher was sporting. Although Andrew Bogut and Alex Smith didn't pan out to be the best picks in their respective sports, I am a fan of that university and know someone who will probably be attending there next year. On the topic of class, however, we were informed that we will be having a test next Wednesday. As opposed to other classes, I am actually kind of looking forward to studying for this test. Technology has always interested me and I've never had the discipline to sit down and learn some more about it, even though I do enjoy technological applications. Having a class like this and actually having to sit down and learn the material will be good twice over for me. By learning the information, I will presumably receive a good grade on the exam and will also be more knowledgeable about a topic that has always interested me, but I have yet to pursue more thoroughly. Hopefully this will be just the beginning of my learning and it will give me the spark I need to learn even more about these topics.

Week One

I like how at the beginning of every class, or at least for the ones we've had so far, we discuss any technology related news. In a couple of my other classes, we've talked about Google's China operations and what we thought about it all. I know we only briefly touched upon it, but it interests me. Whether it was Google being naive, or these hackers being that advanced, I think it proves a point to businesses out there to be more careful about those dealing with their networks. Companies everywhere, not just Google, need to realize the loopholes in their systems and be more protective of their online operations. Hopefully it has taught Google a lesson and, as bold as the statements coming from Google representatives have been, I hope they are true. I hope that Google really is considering leaving China and abandoning one of the premier markets in the world so as to conduct their entire operations, not just online, in a way that is no longer susceptible to hackers. Although this will probably never be entirely capable of happening, as there will always be people trying to interfere via the internet, Google would be making a statement by leaving China due to the government's interference with their organization. Google probably should have to follow some rules and regulations while operating in China, but it should not be open to hacking by members of the Chinese government. Lesson learned Google: be more wary of who you are dealing with and how secure your operations really are.