What i like about JSP?

I think its about 3-4 weeks since JSP was introduced to me. My html and java programming background helped a lot in understanding JSP. Its not much different from these things, for me its just combining the two. Although JSP has its differences from the two, I have to admit its simpler and easier to understand.

What I like about JSP? Lets start first where I learned JSP. Eclipse... to me eclipse is just a guide and a compiler. This is where my JSP life started. Eclipse is cool because when i hard code, it indicates the errors and sometimes even corrects or suggests replacement for each error. Comparing to the old fashion notepad hardcoding, Eclipse made my hard coding life much more comfortable. Another thing that I like about the things that i learned in JSP is that I could use a server to store data and access these things whenever the program or presentation is running. It further enhanced my knowledge in applying what I learned in JSP outside the school. Frankly all that I have learned in the past 2 years is how to create simple programs with less application in real life. But with a server, its good to see a light in my future. (hehehe)

I really ran out of words in describing what I like about JSP because the experience was too short. I just have to self study JSP or wait for next summer to have guidance in my journy in learning JSP.

Last words, since this is the last time i would be writing a blog as a requirement and maybe last time you ( Ma'am Michelle ) would read this. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you ma'am for enriching our knowledge in scripting. It was a short yet fun experience to be in your class. Thank you! Hope to see you again in the future. :D

Commercial Reviewer Daw Me

Commercials now a days always are becoming more and more advance in terms of effects and quality. Top of the line products even come up always go for the big stars to endores their products. The bigger the name, the more impact the advertisment can be. Catch phrases can also give a commercial a huge boost. Even if a commercial is dull but if the catch phrase is right, it can go miles within the community. A commercial can also have a funny tune. Funny music and lyrics always go popular and hard to forget.

But amongst this elements of what makes a good commercial, I always go for the humor. Like this commercial about Tostillias. No huge name to endores the product, no special effects, no catchy phrases or music. I just admired how funny the guy the commercial became. All started out with a serious basketball game. A man is being cornered with 3 opponents and another man, who looks like a total loser in the game shouts for the ball. After passing to him, the ball hits his head sending the ball up in the air and goes into the ring. Its kind of korny if we think about it but what made this commercial funny is the facial expression of the man who got hit by the ball. Huge points to the geek basketball player look and his seriousness that he could really play the game. Also to his reaction after the ball went in the basket, making the viewers believe that he really did it on purpose.

Simple yet funny... a commercial i trully remembered.

What Not to Buy

Frankly, the net has offered us almost everything that we can find in the market. Sometimes we may stop and think that... "Hey why dont I buy this and that in the net. Saves me from standing up!". There are a lot of reasons why people buy stuff from the net. Several reasons are as followed.

1. Higher percentage of availability of item can be ordered online.
2. Saves you the trouble from going to the store.
3. Can be delivered to you directly.
4. Possibly getting it cheaper.

But among these advantages, I'm not a fan of shopping online. For I prefer to see and test what im purchasing even if the price is cheaper. I would gladly pay double of its value if i can really test and see the item's quality.

What not to shop online? I have little experience of this, but I can advise that not to shop for clothes or any kind of wear on the net.

Reason 1

Might not fit perfectly for you... Sure you can get the measurements of your body and compare it with the information given in the net, but from experience, clothes doesn't really depend on measurements itself to really "fit" you. Clothes might have your correct measurements but might not perfectly go well with your figure. For example, I saw this pair of jeans in the mall, by just looking at it, i know it fits me well. Well it did fit me in terms of measurements but it didnt go well with my long legs.

Reason 2

Defectiveness of quality... There can be damages in the fabric, stains or decoloration. This can really ruin the cloth/clothes you ordered.

Reason 3

No warranties... If there are damages or any unsatisfaction when recieving the things that you ordered, there can be no guarantee that you can still return, exchange or refund for the item that you have bought.

Over all, I simply discourage people to shop online. There is no better way in shopping than personal shopping itself. Getting the best quality and satisfaction is highly guaranteed in this way.

Movie Reviewer Me : Forbidden Kingdom

The future of kung fu films...

Is all about I can come up after watching The Forbidden Kingdom. Equipped with the fiercest chinese actors like Jet Li and Jackie Chan, makes the movie a huge talk in the film industry. Jet Li, who is your badass quiet kung fu guy with the mix of Jackie Chan, your crazy chinese drunkard who happens to have skills up his sleeves, makes the movie worth your time.

Highs and lows. Highs on the film's fight scenes. Because it sticked to chinese's traditional kung fu forms. No out of this world kung fu moves that will make you go " What the hell!? Where did that came from!? ".On the other side, the movie has no special story what so ever. Your typical adventure squad trying to save China and all kind of story. No major twists and no minor stories revolving the characters.

Its not a good movie and its not a bad movie but it is a good kung fu movie.

E-Commerce Security Issues

E-commerce systems are based upon internet use, which provides open and easy communications on a global basis. However, because the Internet is unregulated, unmanaged and uncontrolled, it poses a wide range of risks and threats to the systems operating on it. The use of internet means that your internal IT and e-commerce systems are potenially accessible by anyone irrespective of their location.

Some of the more common threats that hackers pose to ecommerce systems include:

1. Carrying out denial-of-service (DoS) attacks that stop access to authorised users of a website, so that the site is forced to offer a reduced level of service or, in some cases, ceases operation completely

2. Gaining access to sensitive data such as price lists, catalogues and valuable intellectual property, and altering, destroying or copying it

3. Altering your website, thereby damaging your image or directing your customers to another site

4. Gaining access to financial information about your business or your customers, with a view to perpetrating fraud

5. Using viruses to corrupt your business data

(source: businesslink.gov.uk)

Personally, I fail to recognize this issue when I'm infront of the computer. Since I have limited background on a computer and most of the time I spent infront of the computer is offline so I usually don't think about security. Now that we have mentioned this issue, I remembered the time when I was still new in computers, some of my friends have access to multiple credit card informations. At that time, they used some to order stuff in the net. Back then, knowing that people are capable of doing that, I tend to discourage people around me (including myself) from ever getting a credit card. At present, this is still a major issue in the cyberworld. I look at this issue has no particular end. Why? Because I believe that, with a brand new technology, security will always be strenghthened and it can also be vice versa. The same new technology can be used to strenghten the penetration of this security. For me, security always begins and ends with us.

Possible Career Option

Since the beginning of my interest on how things work around a computer, one of my career goals is to be a graphic artist. Why a graphic artist? Its because the thing that pulled me to a computer are computer games. I know its a shallow reason why I became so interested in computers but its games that made me think of my future around computer games. There are times I would always think of my future on how would I apply my interests in video games onto pursuing a career.

I have reviewed some of my skills. My strengths has led me to dreaming to be a graphic artist. I believe that with my artistic background, my deep understanding of a game's strengths and weaknesses and modernized creativity, really make a good graphic artist.

A graphic designer ( also known as a graphic artist and communication designer ) is a professional within the graphic design and graphic arts industry who assembles together images, typography or motion graphics to create the graphics primarily for published, printed or electronic media, such as brochures and advertising. They are also sometimes responsible for typesetting illustration and web design, or take a teaching position, although these specialties may be assigned to specialists in various graphic design occupations. A core responsibility of the designer's job is to present information in a way that is both accessible and aesthetic.
(Wikipedia, 2008)

The following are possible jobs/occupations for a graphic artist

Creative Director
Art Director
Production Manager
Hans-on Graphic Designer
Logo Designer
Brand identity Developer
Illustrator
Visual Image Developer
Multimedia Developer
Content Developer
Visual Journalist
Interface Designer
Web Designer