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http://www.ictadvice.org.uk/index.php
www.ted.com
http://www.computerhistory.org/
http://www.psihq.ie/
www.wikipedia.com
www.easycomputertips.com/
Monday, November 30, 2009
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Factors To Consider Before Purchasing A Laptop Or Computer Suitable For Our Course IADT DL141
The first key step when buying a laptop is to determine the goal of the laptop.The consideration is how long you envision to use this particular laptop. Ideally you want the laptop to run through the four years in college. For Applied Psychology all our assignments must be typed up and either emailed to the lecturers on blackboard or they can be brought in on a usb stick and put on the computers in the lab.
Your laptop/computer must be compatible with the programme that the college uses,it must accept blackboard so the students can access all lecture notes and submit your assignments outside of the college,and that it comes with a usb port to transport your notes and assignments.Since you are buying laptop for its mobility, and you will likely take it from place to place on the campus, you want your laptop to be sturdy. You should do research the particular model you are considering to make sure that it has good track-record when it comes to being robust.
At college, odds are you might need to create a presentation or two, so make sure to buy Powerpoint or something like it. The other office-bundle software will be needed such as microsoft word for example,they will be needed for most of your assignments through out the year in this course. For other modules such as Multimedia Design you will need Adobe photoshop and illustrator which are expensive but there are bundle deals our there.
The speed of the laptop is very essential also,your computer's central processing unit, can be thought of as the brain of the computer. Fast processors typically offer better performance than slower processors, and they are especially useful for running multimedia programs, audio and video editing programs.A computer's processor speed describes the maximum number of calculations per second the processor can perform.Generally, the larger the number, the faster and more powerful the processor.
it's likely the computer will be carried around quite a bit, with a lot of time spent away from home. Because of this, extra attention should be given to the battery life.Getting a laptop with decent battery life will ensure that the computer doesn't shut off in mid-lecture. The laptop should be able to run for 90 minutes without a recharge. You don't want you battery to run out mid-assignment and losing all your work.
Although in your 2 hour breaks between lectures and you want to play games fair enough but a laptop powerful enough for modern games will have significantly reduced battery life and portability. Consider your priorities before making the purchase.
how much time do you spend on your mobile? Technologie Article #2
I'm looking at my mobile now which I've had less than a year and the total times of my outgoing calls is 88:34:53 and my incoming call times is 97:00:11. So it's clear that i spend a considerable amount of time on my phone,but obviously people are encouraging me by doing this because they are staying on the phone to me!
When meteor came out with the unlimited calls to any meteor customer user people have been using and taking advantage of this.Even though most of my friends are meteor and you think the 20euro credit you have is going to last you ages it honestly only last you about a week! There is a myth that girls talk more on the phone than guys.Yes it true in a way that if two girls are the phone they'll spend a lot longer than two guys talking on the phone but a girl can get a guy to talk on the phone for a considerable amount of time!
Some people prefer texting rather than calling people.Its really up to the person but I find if you call someone you get a more detailed quicker response and lessons the chance of misinterpretation.
Would you be lost without your mobile if you left it at home when you went into college?
I did that one day,I didn't feel lost I just felt that there was nothing to amuse me when I got bored during lectures but I've heard of people who would go mad if they didn't have their mobile phone on them!
Mobiles are much more private than the house phone now,since people can press redial on the house phone and if people are the kitchen you can't talk without someone listening in. A survey done showed that 1 in 5 teenagers use mobiles to talk to people their parents wouldn't approve of according to a new survey.http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/2518/mobile-phone-teenagers-parent-patrol
In summary I've decided that we do spend a lot of time on our mobiles if it's free,we're bored,to keep in touch and know what's that crack with the goings on of the night and to talk to people you don't want your parents to know! But i could be wrong...
Christmas Coke truck add!!!!
It's Christmas Time!The coca cola truck add is on the TV and i just saw it!It's never Christmas till that add comes on!
30 days till Christmas!But 29 days till Christmas Eve.
VIDEO CLIP!!!!
URL to Christmas coca cola add:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncP-qrDYrys
Advantages and disadvantages regarding the interent.Technology Article #1
link:www.buzzle.com/.../advantages-disadvantages-internet.html
Advantages
Communication:
now we can communicate in a fraction of second with a person who is sitting in the other part of the world. Today for better communication, we can avail the facilities of e-mail; we can chat for hours with our loved ones. There are plenty messenger services in offering. With help of such services, it has become very easy to establish a kind of global friendship where you can share your thoughts, can explore other cultures of different ethnicity.
Information:
Information is probably the biggest advantage internet is offering. The Internet is a virtual treasure trove of information. Any kind of information on any topic under the sun is available on the Internet. The search engines like Google, yahoo is at your service on the Internet. You can almost find any type of data on almost any kind of subject that you are looking for. There is a huge amount of information available on the internet for just about every subject known to man, ranging from government law and services, trade fairs and conferences, market information, new ideas and technical support, the list is endless.
Services:
any services are now provided on the internet such as online banking, job seeking, purchasing tickets for your favorite movies, guidance services on array of topics engulfing the every aspect of life, and hotel reservations. Often these services are not available off-line and can cost you more.
E-Commerce:
Ecommerce is the concept used for any type of commercial maneuvering, or business deals that involves the transfer of information across the globe via Internet. It has become a phenomenon associated with any kind of shopping, almost anything. You name it and Ecommerce with its giant tentacles engulfing every single product and service will make you available at your door steps. It has got a real amazing and wide range of products from household needs, technology to entertainment.
Shopping:
The advantages to online shopping can be many, as well. Cost-savings and time-savings are two of the bigger ones, along with the availability of certain products that may not be available in some areas.These things in mind, one final advantage of the internet is its convenience.
Disadvantages:
Theft of personal information:
If you use the Internet, you may be facing grave danger as your personal information such as name, address, credit card number etc. can be accessed by other culprits to make your problems worse.
Spamming:
Spamming refers to sending unwanted e-mails in bulk, which provide no purpose and needlessly obstruct the entire system. Such illegal activities can be very frustrating for you, and so instead of just ignoring it, you should make an effort to try and stop these activities so that using the Internet can become that much safer.
Virus Threat:
virus is nothing but a program which disrupts the normal functioning of your computer systems. Computers attached to internet are more prone to virus attacks and they can end up into crashing your whole hard disk, causing you considerable headache.
Pornography:
This is perhaps the biggest threat related to your children’s healthy mental life. A very serious issue concerning the Internet. There are thousands of pornographic sites on the Internet that can be easily found and can be a detrimental factor to letting children use the Internet.
Though, internet can also create havoc, destruction and its misuse can be very fatal, the advantages of it outweigh its disadvantages.
*if you still want to hear more about the advantages and disadvantages here's a clip I found on youtueb that you might find interesting!
URL:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVml-CaZLXk
Advantages
Communication:
now we can communicate in a fraction of second with a person who is sitting in the other part of the world. Today for better communication, we can avail the facilities of e-mail; we can chat for hours with our loved ones. There are plenty messenger services in offering. With help of such services, it has become very easy to establish a kind of global friendship where you can share your thoughts, can explore other cultures of different ethnicity.
Information:
Information is probably the biggest advantage internet is offering. The Internet is a virtual treasure trove of information. Any kind of information on any topic under the sun is available on the Internet. The search engines like Google, yahoo is at your service on the Internet. You can almost find any type of data on almost any kind of subject that you are looking for. There is a huge amount of information available on the internet for just about every subject known to man, ranging from government law and services, trade fairs and conferences, market information, new ideas and technical support, the list is endless.
Services:
any services are now provided on the internet such as online banking, job seeking, purchasing tickets for your favorite movies, guidance services on array of topics engulfing the every aspect of life, and hotel reservations. Often these services are not available off-line and can cost you more.
E-Commerce:
Ecommerce is the concept used for any type of commercial maneuvering, or business deals that involves the transfer of information across the globe via Internet. It has become a phenomenon associated with any kind of shopping, almost anything. You name it and Ecommerce with its giant tentacles engulfing every single product and service will make you available at your door steps. It has got a real amazing and wide range of products from household needs, technology to entertainment.
Shopping:
The advantages to online shopping can be many, as well. Cost-savings and time-savings are two of the bigger ones, along with the availability of certain products that may not be available in some areas.These things in mind, one final advantage of the internet is its convenience.
Disadvantages:
Theft of personal information:
If you use the Internet, you may be facing grave danger as your personal information such as name, address, credit card number etc. can be accessed by other culprits to make your problems worse.
Spamming:
Spamming refers to sending unwanted e-mails in bulk, which provide no purpose and needlessly obstruct the entire system. Such illegal activities can be very frustrating for you, and so instead of just ignoring it, you should make an effort to try and stop these activities so that using the Internet can become that much safer.
Virus Threat:
virus is nothing but a program which disrupts the normal functioning of your computer systems. Computers attached to internet are more prone to virus attacks and they can end up into crashing your whole hard disk, causing you considerable headache.
Pornography:
This is perhaps the biggest threat related to your children’s healthy mental life. A very serious issue concerning the Internet. There are thousands of pornographic sites on the Internet that can be easily found and can be a detrimental factor to letting children use the Internet.
Though, internet can also create havoc, destruction and its misuse can be very fatal, the advantages of it outweigh its disadvantages.
*if you still want to hear more about the advantages and disadvantages here's a clip I found on youtueb that you might find interesting!
URL:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVml-CaZLXk
A little bit about me..
My names Mary,but because of going through an Irish school for 6 years I've been known as Maire Nic An Rua its even followed me to college. In college I'm studying Applied Psychology in IADT which has made my friends outside of college really wary of me,thinking I'm going to anyalise them. Even though I don't even know the basics yet..should I?
I'm now looking for a job,I didn't think it would require this much effort,not many places are looking for part time students and if they are your up against about 30 other candidates. I've had good experience of jobs since i was 16 from Dunne Stores to an expensive shoe shop Faith Shoes,washing hair in Peter Marks to being a Butcher's assistant . I'm not picky about jobs I just would like some money to my name once and a while!
I'm 18 even though I still get away with child fare on the way to college on the bus..and even heading into town on a night out I could get away with child ticket which is basically 15 years or younger. So even though it's annoying been asked for ID everywhere I go I'm saving money in the long run.
Im an Aquarius and Aquarius people are highly eccentric and usually prefer the company of other eccentric types. Easily bored and often restless, Aquarians seek out people who are original, creative and exciting, and sometimes even a little dangerous or unstable, in order to obtain novel experiences and have interesting conversation
Enjoy my Blog...x
Health problems about computers
The first thing to know is that the risks are not likely to affect you unless you're sitting at the computer pretty much all day, every day!!! Which hopefully isn't much of the population,but there are health problems that people do suffer from because of the amount of time the spent on the computer.
Some examples of health problems from the computer are:
strain in the eyes,you can get this from spending too much time staring at the computer screen and causes you too have blood shot eyes and you can have a stinging pain in your eyes. This can also happen if your sitting too close to the monitor,you should be around 17 inches away from the monitor.Or you could invest on an anti-glare monitor.
Repetitive strain injury (RSI):is an injury of the musculoskeletal and nervous systems that may be caused by repetitive tasks, forceful exertions, vibrations, mechanical compression (pressing against hard surfaces), or sustained or awkward positions.(Wikipedia)
basically you can get this from typing too much on your keyboard and can be very painful,you get a spasm in your hands and becomes painful for you to type.Not only would this effect you from typing on your computer but for writing and texting etc because you are using the same muscles and joints in the movements.
Radiation:Although radiation is a big scare for a lot of people that comes from computers. Computers and the radiation has been linked with miscarriages in women and leukemia in others. In actual fact the radiation given off by a computer isn't an alarming amount at all! you'll get more radiation from a colour screen TV but the radiation even from the colour screen TV isn't an alarming amount to do us any harm.
Obesity crisis fueled by computers:Computer games, the internet and social networking sites may be promoting obesity by changing the way the brain works.In the recent years hobbies of children has changed from the active pastimes such as football and hockey to such examples as face book or the latest phase thats popular on the computer. people don't have to meet up with each other to have a conversation,they can simply go on MSN or a instant chat network of some sort.The computers and internet are becoming more addicting to children for profits.
computer games =
Fantasy violence - 32%
Sport - 29%
General Entertainment - 20%
Human Violence - 17%
Educational Games - 2%..(http://www.softforyou.com/articles_tutorials/computer_video_games.html)
This shows us that computer and the games that they supply for children are in fact discouraging them from having a healthy life,instead they become addicted to theses games full of violence and fantasy story lines.An article in Psychology Digest suggests that it is the interactive nature of computer/video games that helps to desensitize the juvenile attitude to violence. The youngster if fully and totally immersed in the game, and can take actions and bring about a death, with blood spraying everywhere. In contrast, watching T.V or a movie is a passive experience, in which the child can do nothing to alter the outcome.
worried?!
You can download a copy of the Health and Safety Executive's free leaflet Working With VDUs from the Health and Safety Executive website. (PDF). Guidance and other information on work related upper limb disorders, repetitive strain injuries, and general office health and safety is also available. http://www.ictknowledgebase.org.uk/healthandsafety
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