Week 7: Lecture Summary

Good Morning and Welcome to Week 7!
acoverdale here recapping the lecture.
WOW.
Jason is a breath of fresh air!!
We discussed the concepts of open source software, portable applications, bit torrents, freeware, viruses and secret technologies.
This is write I can reveal:
Bit torrents are basically downloading software, but are considered more reliable than limewire or frostwire. Mini Nova was Jason's pick.
Open source software occurs when the software is not finalised, but is released to the public usually via internet, to add or criticise.
Closed software is like Microsoft Word, you have to buy and, cannot alter it in any way.
Portableapps.com was a recommended website for applications that you can store on your usb, for example gimp or blender.
Microsoft and Adobe are the monopoly or main owners and manufacturers of software.
Freeware is open coded software in which anybody can access the complete version for free, an exmaple of this is the word-like program Open Office. (Let me just add in my past experiences with open office word and powerpoint - the copy is never as good as the original).
Jason also let on a scary fact - when you delete a file, you are just deleting the file name and freeing up the space it was taking, you are not actually erasing the file from your computer.
His recommended websites are freewaregenuis.com, sourceforge.com and download.com.
This all sounds terrific. BUT (depressing piano do duh dum music).. there are problems; viruses!
Viruses can spread more freely in freeware software and open source software. Another problem or downside of using a software provider other than Microsoft is that there is no cutomer support or virus control methods.
Another new concept discussed at the end of the lecture was Microcharging on mobile cell phones. To play games, or go on some applications related to social networking sites you may have to pay by the minute.
til next week,
acoverdale
XOXO