Friday, October 27, 2017

BP 10/27

Happy End of the Quarter!

What was your favorite project?
What can I do to make this class better?
What's something you've always wanted to learn?
What do you think about the class culture?
What big things would you like to see us do?
Do you have my two missing passes? Like... seriously?  Do you...

Thursday, October 26, 2017

BP 10/26

BP 10/26: Apple's Machine Learning Could Surface iPHone Secrets

What is Core ML?
What does Core ML offer?
How does this effect Photo Stream?
How might this violate the App Store Guidelines?
How does local processing benefit developers?
What do you think about this Machine learning?

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

BP 10/25

BP 10/25: Amazon Key

How old is Amazon Prime?
What has Amazon done with lockers?
What is Amazon Key?
What is Zigbee?
What does the customer get?
What is central to this working?
When will this service become available?
How much will it cost?
What can you use Amazon Home Services for?
How many Prime Customers are there?

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

BP 10/24

BP 10/24: Can Robots Help Girls Get into Science and Tech

What percentage of engineers in the US are women?
What about in computing?
What keeps women out of the workforce?
What's one solution to this problem?
What is Kibo?
What did kids say after playing with it?
What the problem with gender neutral toys?
What is the job of parents and educators in this battle?
What do you think about this article?

Monday, October 23, 2017

BP 10/23

BP 10/23: Someone Transformed an iPad into a MacBook Pro

Who makes Astropad?
What's the name of this project?
How much does this product cost?
What did Astro do to the Camera on an iPad?
What does the Camera register?


Friday, October 20, 2017

BP 10/20

Today's Schedule:

1st Block: 7:30-8:44
2nd Block: 8:52-10:05
3rd Block: 10:13-12:10
4th Block: 12:18-1:30
Pep Rally: 1:38-2:21

A Lunch: 10:13-10:37
B Lunch: 10:42-11:08
C Lunch: 11:13-11:39

D Lunch: 11:44-12:10


What does IFTTT stand for?
How does IFTTT accomplish things?
Do you have to make every applet?
What is Discover?
How do you create a new applet?
What's a trigger?
BTW -- this app is awesome :)

Thursday, October 19, 2017

BP 10/19

BP 10/19: How to Play Youtube in the Background on any phone

How does Google Make Youtube easy on Mobile Devices?
What is the work around on a Pixel phone?
What browsers can you use on iPhone to make it work?
How can you do it on Android phones?

Also... just for fun -- your last text message you sent is your Campaign Slogan for 2020.  What's your slogan?

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

BP 10/18

Hey guys,

I'll be out and about giving tours today.  Please do the websites that aren't done.  LIKE PLEASE!

I'll be in and out, and Saul and Michael know how to get a hold of me if you need me.

BP 10/18: Google Company Spending Money on a High Tech Neighborhood

What's the name of the company?
What will the project prioritize?
Where will this take place?
What do the preliminary sketches include?
What is the 4th revolution of urban technology?
How much will this project eventually cost?

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

BP 10/17

I have two articles today -- big tech news day...  You only need to pick one

Option 1:
BP 10/17 Facebook Acquires tbh

How many downloads does tbh have?
How does it work?
What does the co-creator say the app is doing?
What's weird about Facebook buying tbh?
When did tbh start?
What types of advantages will tbh have w/ facebook?
What other companies has Facebook grown over the years?


Option 2:
BP 10/17 Flaw in Secure Wi-Fi

What does WPA2 stand for?
What can happen to the cryptographic protocols?
What does it mean in practice?
How can you prevent the attack?
What is KRACK?  How does it work?
What needs to happen to all devices?
What's the good news?
What should consumers do?


Monday, October 16, 2017

BP 10/16

BP 10/16 - New Aggressive Twitter Rules

What were Dorsey's comments in response to?
Why did they boycott?
What new rules will be introduced?

Friday, October 13, 2017

BP 10/13

BP 10/13: Replacing Social Security Numbers Isn't Easy

What type of approach would we need to replace Social Security numbers?
Why hasn't this happened before?
When did Social Security numbers begin?
What was the idea of the NSTIC?
When will this problem be solved?
What type of factors are they considering?
What is zero knowledge proof?
What's the issue with replacing these guys?

BP 5/20

BP 5/20: Bluetooth's Complexity Has Become a Security Risk WHat is the BlueBorne flaw? How is Bluetooth developed? How can malicious...