Machine generated contents note: 1.Writing: Farewell to Pen and Paper -- Evolution of a Typewriter -- Word Processors: A Different Approach to Writing -- IBM Magnetic Tape/Selectric Typewriter, the First Modern Word Processor -- Seymour Rubenstein: Creator of WordStar, One of the First Computer Word Processors -- Research and Writing in the Computer Age -- Blogging -- Tweeting on Twitter -- Online Collaboration -- Conclusions -- 2.Music: Personal Computer as Piano -- Music Recording and Playback Goes Digital -- A Personal Home Recording Studio -- Virtual Bands -- Alvin and the Chipmunks, Grammy-Winning Animated Music Group -- Computer-Generated Music -- Douglas Hofstadter: Indiana University Cognitive Science Professor, Creator of Software That Writes Music -- Conclusions -- 3.Video: Recording, Editing, and Creating Special Effects -- Digital Photography and Sharing -- Digital Capturing and Video Editing -- Digital versus Analog Cameras --

Contents note continued: Digital Video Special Effects, Stunts, and 3D -- Video Games and Animation -- Ivan Sutherland: Creator of Sketchpad, One of the First Computer Programs for Creating Artwork -- Conclusions -- 4.Programming: How Software Is Created -- Programming, Computers, and Creativity -- How Computer Software Is Created -- Augusta Ada Byron Lovelace: Nineteenth-Century Mathematician, Creator of the Foundation for Modern Computer Programming -- Programming as Writing -- Programming as Engineering -- Programming Tools That Facilitate Creativity -- Conclusions -- Effect of Computers on Programming Languages -- 5.Inventing: Using Computers to Drive Innovation -- Origins of Artificial Intelligence -- Expert Systems -- Limitations of Early Forms of Artificial Intelligence -- Creating Software: The Evolution of Computer Programming Languages -- Designing Microprocessors Using Hardware Description Languages -- Using Artificial Neural Networks to Dream Up New Products --

Contents note continued: Designing Product Packaging Using Customers Connected by Software -- Inventing Using Evolutionary Algorithms -- John Koza: Developer of Genetic Programming Software for Automatically Creating New Inventions -- Conclusions -- 6.Collaboration: Bringing People Together over the Internet -- Internet and Collaboration across Space and Time -- Virtual Bands -- Open Source Software -- Connecting on Facebook -- Linux Operating System -- Linus Torvalds: Originator of Linux Operating System, Created by Thousands of People around the World in Collaboration -- Conclusions -- 7.Disintermediation: Cutting Out the Middleman -- From Human Brokers to Software Search Engines -- Buying and Selling on eBay -- The Rise of Travel Web Sites -- Richard Barton: Founder of Expedia, Online Travel Service -- Internet and Disintermediation in Publishing and News Media -- Internet and the Music Industry -- YouTube -- Conclusions --

Contents note continued: 8.Intellectual Property: Protecting Creativity in the Digital World -- Copyrights -- Patents -- Trademarks and Domain Names -- Intellectual Property Issues in the Internet World -- Napster and Music Sharing -- Should Intellectual Property Be More or Less Protected on the Internet? -- Pamela Samuelson, University of California at Berkeley Professor of Law, Intellectual Property Law Expert -- Conclusions.