The other day I was browsing YouTube, like I frequently do. I usually ignore whatever advertisements are on the homepage, but for once there was one that caught my eye. It was advertising an all-electric vehicle for approximately $21,000. It also had a statistic that said 112 MPGe. I had no idea what this meant, but since I will be graduating from college soon and would like a new vehicle, this ad was music to my eyes. "SOLD!" I proclaimed as I clicked on the ad.
I would like to point out a couple of neat Easter Eggs with Google Maps. For those of you who don’t know, Easter Eggs are random things that software developers put into programs or video games for random amusement. For example, I was once playing a game titled "Call of Duty: Finest Hour," and I found a flying saucer in one level.
As an English major at UMKC, I often have to write essays: or in my case, short stories since I am working towards an emphasis on creative writing. Writing short stories fits me best because I can use as many words as I want, as opposed to poetry. When writing these stories, I obviously have to use Microsoft Word to type them and share them with my peers.
There is no questioning the fact that eBooks and eReaders of all sorts are having a tremendous impact on the way that society views reading. Books are suddenly more portable and available than ever. Everything from businesses to classrooms is moving to recognize and, in some cases, even require eReaders. Even the way that the library works has changed to accommodate the lending of book in electronic format.
Welcome blog reader to my first blog. For my first topic, I would like to write about something I am very passionate about: computers. More specifically, I want to talk about how I dislike the taskbar in Windows 7. Remember the good ol’ days when there was text on the taskbar to indicate what program was open? And if you have several Word documents open, for example, it combined them, forcing the user to hover over the icon. Then, the user could carefully maneuver the mouse to the window they wish to view.
Digest of Internet Information, Groups and Other Stuff
The possibilities for collaboration with Web 2.0 tools (Google Apps, Twitter, Ning, blogs, wikis, shared bookmarks, etc.) are immense. I am a huge fan of shared bookmarks and recently discovered this great collaborative tool called Diigo.
What do vanilla ice cream lovers, bookish folks, and documentary people have in common? Give up? They are all, often, pegged as being boring, uninteresting, and somewhat lame individuals. One could argue; "Why choose vanilla when there is chocolate or a myriad of other ice cream flavors?", "Why read if there is a movie version available?", or "Why choose a documentary when there are sitcoms and made for TV dramas available?"
Have you been looking for a pet that’s truly non-allergenic, doesn’t shed, never makes a mess, and is not expensive to feed? Look no further than your yarn basket. You can knit the perfect pet. Once you see these adorable patterns, you will need two pets or three...or six!
Fair use or copyright infringement? This question has filtered down from Capitol Hill, to the corporations, and all of the way down to the layperson looking for information on the Internet. The debate over the Stop Online Piracy Act is getting to be a hot topic, one that has the potential to completely alter the way we perceive the boundary between free speech and fair use. This bill is targeted at cracking down on online copyright infringement.
