cloud talk

Question 4 There are a wide range of storage devices for a computer. There is the hard drive, which has the storage capacity of more then 2 terabytes of memory, that clearly has the largest storage capacity of any storage device and is heavily relied on. There are flash drives that are much easier to handle/ transport, and come in an arrangement from 1GB- 256GB. There is the CD/ Blue Ray disc which has less storage capabilities and easier to damage, but is also easier to transport. Clouds The cloud I chose is the iCloud. The iCloud is so much more than a hard drive in the sky. It makes it quick and effortless to access just about everything on the devices you use every day. iCloud automatically and securely stores your content so it's always available to your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or PC. It gives you access to your music, movies, apps, latest photos, and more from whichever device you happen to be using. And it keeps your email, contacts, and calendars up to date across all your devices. No syncing required. No management required. In fact, no anything required. iCloud does it all for you. The iCloud gives you the first 5GB free when you sign up for iCloud. If you need additional storage, you can purchase a storage upgrade. Upgrades cost $20 per year for 10GB, $40 per year for 20GB, and $100 per year for 50GB. But how the iCloud stores everything, 5GB is usually more then enough for your daily savings.

Computer Suicide

In a presentation in Dublin, Ireland in March 2010, Google sales chief Jim Haley stated that desktops would be irrelevant in three years (SiliconRepublic.com). Smartphones, notebooks, and the amount of information available online will converge to create a different kind of future than what we’ve known, according to Haley. Do you agree? Why or why not? What impact would that have on the types of hardware and software that are the most in demand? I happen to agree with said statement. With the advancements in technology and the increasing need to have information found fatser and easier this will come to create the demise of desktops soon. To keep up with the change in times, the world needs to evolve and come up with new, faster, and on-demand ways to get information. The computer is apart of our world and is like everything else. Just like us, the computer will continue to grow and evolve with the change of times. Even smartphones, notebooks, and other like tools will eventually meet their demise with our continuing advances in technology.

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Social Networking & Society

A. Social networking has it's advantages by letting me keep in contact with the people in my life easier, and never lose contact like many people do after periods of time. Disadvantages of social networking is that you have no privacy. You have to be very careful on what you say to others or in general. You don't want anything that is intended to be private, being seen by everyone else which is something that social networking can cause.

B. The positive effects of social networking is the fact that not only can you keep in touch with friends and family, but you can also make new friends from all over the world. You can finally meet new people with the same likes and dislikes as you and still be in the comfort of your own home. Disadvantages is that it has also created a way of stalking someone, and disrupted peoples' privacy. People these days are getting too rapped up in other peoples' business. It is like making other peoples' lives are a necessity to make some peoples' lives continue.

C. Businesses are using social networking in multiple ways. One is as an advertising tool. Businesses are able to create a page to follow, thus making it easier for the businesses to publish upcoming events or soon to be releases or even to distribute coupons. This also helps the businesses by giving them an estimate number of customers or potential customers. This gives them the insight on what to do to better their business. Another way is by using it as a type of "recruiting" tool when checking out potential employees. A lot of businesses are going on to personal sites (facebook, twitter, etc.) to make judegements on potential employees and to find out what they are really like. To find out if they are worthy enough of being employed.

D. I see social networking evolving to a point in the next few years where there is no real human interaction except for online. Personally, I dont really like the thought of that.

Ye Olde First Blog

This is the very first blog in the history of my life. Never thought I would write a blog and fall into the "cool crowd". Thanks for shoving me into this.