Creating my Digital Life

Well people want to search through my computer, huh? To tell you the truth, there’s not much to look at. If you were to take a peek at some of the files on my computer they would find that I love to take pictures, there are tons and tons of photos on there from my friends, animals, family, just about everything you could possibly imagine. You would also realize I always keep in contact with new and old friends and family that is far away using Facebook, and I’m always playing Farmville. Whoever might look through my computer may realize I change what I like a lot; I have many different types of music from country to Hip-Hop. No matter what I put on the computer I don’t think it shapes me, I think we shape ourselves. The computer doesn’t decide for me what I want to do, there may be many times we are what you called “influenced” by something you have seen online but that doesn’t necessarily mean you are shaped by the computer.
When there is a “museum of me,” which there will be, my visitors would be very interested in seeing my computer because there is tons of things you could find out about a person even when they are not in the room. You can always tell what a person is like from searching and digging through their computer. They can check out your history and see what recent sites you have been on, what you are interested in, and maybe some ‘deep dark secret’ that no one may know about. If I had a choice I wouldn’t let anyone go through my things, though it would be quite neat to see what other people are into, it’s like a relaxing, kind of getaway from reality in a way, when you just jump right into the internet
If I had a chance and all day I would try to look through almost every famous persons computer; probably most likely Johnny Depp (obviously) I think he would have a lot of interesting things on it. I think he would probably have pictures of his daughter and son and his family, I think he would also have a lot of amazing things to talk about and say. I would also want to know the type of music Johnny Depp Listens too.

iTimmy – Digital Life

    So, you want to know what's inside my computer, huh? That's a little creepy, but I'm over it :P. My computer is a great display of my digital mind because it definitely portrays how I feel. I'm an organized person and I try to keep everything in order so I know where everything is, so I try to keep my desktop looking nice and organized and I do this by keeping minimal shortcuts on my desktop and using the Start menu to keep my desktop organized. By looking through my computer and seeing my files and media habits, you'll see that I love to listen to music and I'm highly interested in social media and I like to watch videos on YouTube. If I ever had a museum of myself, I think people would be interested in seeing my computer so they could see the pictures and music I had on it. If a specific group of individuals were to look at my computer I think the best group of people would have to be video bloggers because they could see if I had any similar qualities to them, and they could look into my computer history to see if I ever watched their blogs on YouTube. In general, I think my laptop portrays myself well.

Digital Life

    My computer is filled with tons, and tons of applications, photos, music files, and just about everything else you could think of. By looking through my computer people will be able to see that I am really into photography, as well as music. I think that our computers do not so much shape who we are as people, but reflect who we are. You can find out a person's personality, interests, and hobbies just by looking at the files and other things that are on their computer. If there were to be a "museum" of me in the future, I would love to share my computer files and searches with them. It would be useful for the visitors to see my computer because it will show them a lot about what my life revolved around (friends, interests, ect.). If I got the chance to look inside of any famous person's computer it would have to be Kat Von D. She's such an interesting person and she's a role model for girls to do whatever they want to do, even if your gender isn't the main one in that occupation. She just seems so interesting to me I would love to learn more about her by seeing the things that are on her personal computer.

Devin gillespie

By looking at my computer and browsing through all of my things, you would learn a lot about me. Some things that you'd learn would be that I like to keep in contact with family and friends but using social networking sites like MySpace and Face Book. I would say that our computers and their contents definitely we shape them as well. My computer represents me and how I feel about things. I have music on my computer, pictures, colorful images, etc. Nothing would be the exact same on somebody else's computer. People would be interested in seeing famous peoples' computers because you can really tell the type of person that they are by the things that they research, websites they frequently go on, pictures that they have saved, and applications that they use. There are some things that are on my computer between files, applications, my personal web sites, that I wouldn't want to be on "display" in a museum. Not that there is anything necessarily bad, but because there are some things that I like to keep private or if not private, through tight boundaries of close family and friends. I would like to access any famous person's computer, really. There is so much you can learn and so much truth that would come out by looking at somebody's computer.

A day in the life of Cynthia’s computer

If someone were to be looking through my computer, they would see that I love taking pictures with my friends. They would discover a lot of what I do in my spare time through those pictures. They would also see that I make a lot of different lists so I stay organized and I know what need to do when it needs to be done. I believe that both are true; that our computers and their contents shape us as well as we shape them. When we get a new computer, it's like a blank canvas. As we add applications, programs, and files; the computer begins to be our own. So when someone were to analyze our computer, they truly see how we are as a person by the contents on our computer.

If I was to be famous and the "museum of me" is erected, I think visitors would be interested in looking at my computer because it does reflect a lot about who I am. My desktop has very few icons on it because I like to make it simple, but it has enough so that I don't have to go searching for a whole bunch of stuff every time I have to use it. Also, my wallpaper is always a quote that reflects something that means something to me. I become inspired by the simplest things and having a quote on something I look at every day is amazing. I don't think I would mind too much if my computer, files, and internet history were on display for the world to see because it would really reflect the kind of person I am. Yes, there is a lot of Facebook and MySpace on there but I also look up other things as well.

If I had the chance, I think I'd look at Bill Gates' computer. He's a computer geek and I think it would be interesting to find out what he really looks up.

Texting In The Business World – Joethan Courque

In recent years the popularity of text messaging has exploded in popularity. Texting brings the most profit to phone companies with an average of 72.5 billion dollars a year. With over 740 billion texts sent last year may argue that it is America's new national past time. So it is no wonder that people in the business world decided to use this for their own gain. One example of how companies and businesses you this in the real world is when Penn State launched a text based campus news service. This is really beneficial because it can alert students if there is an emergency like a snow day.

Communication in the Workplace – Cameron Richards and Austin Soares

Since I’ve come into contact with technology it seems to always be advancing at a rapid pace, along with things becoming obsolete because of this rapid advance. With this new technology comes new ways to communicate with each other and this is no different inside the workplace. Communication in the workplace has changed a lot over the years and has really improved the speed that they are able to communicate at. You used to have to send out actual mail and wait for it to reach that person which could take forever and then when it finally reached them they had to mail you back and you had to wait for it to reach you again. How useful does that sound now that we have e-mail, which allows you to send a message to someone instantly no matter where they are located? Then again why sit at your computer and send an e-mail when you could just send a message on the go with your phone with texting, even if I think it is getting out of hand because we text more than we walk according to CNET.

This change in technology makes my life easier as well because I can call anyone I want whenever I want and update how my life is going at the touch of a button. I asked Austin how many messages he usually sends out a day he said “about fifteen text messages per day and 5 E-mails” which wouldn’t have been possible without this new technology because it would’ve taken forever for him to do all that. I, Cameron that is, don’t really take advantage of this new tech very much. You could say I’m out of the norm because I don’t text, I don’t go on Facebook, and I don’t go on twitter. Though I don’t really use all this popular tech I do use Instant Messaging a lot, AIM to be specific, and I also use Skype when I’m talking to my friends which I’m thankful for this new tech for this because I would not like to be waiting a month to get a response to my simple “hey what’s going on” to which I would probably just get a “nothing much”.

Now let’s go back to the business aspect of this new Communication Technology. In business you have to be quick and one step ahead of the game at all times and if a message took a month to reach somewhere and then another month to get back to you, I’m over exaggerating how long it actually took just to make a point it did feel like a month back then though, you could just take the quick part of that plan right out. I mean you don’t even have to put up a commercial anymore, ok maybe not that drastic, you can log right on to twitter or Facebook and just leave a message talking about your product and why it’s just oh so good and why they should spend money on it. I’m waiting to see them hop on AIM and just send me a message like “Oh hey there you don’t really know me but how about you buy some Pepsi its good I swear.” Which at that point I would finally have a use for the report spam feature. Or maybe they’ll just send you a fax and tell you to buy something, seriously though when’s the last time you actually heard someone sending a fax? That’s like hearing someone said “hold on just got something on my beeper”. Technology improves the way we live and there is no denying that so in my opinion the more tech that comes the better we live our lives, unless something terrible happens and the tech we make backlashes on us or something but hey at least we can tell people what we’re eating in 140 characters or less.

Communications - Nick

I have had firsthand use with Skype. I often use it with friends to communicate easily online. It is a very effective program, and although it does have its flaws I would definitely recommend it.
While I do use it for recreational reasons, it is obvious that it would serve a purpose in the workplace. With its multi-user chat features and video conferencing, companies of every make and style can use it to conduct meetings even when all parties are not physically present.
The program itself also requires no training and very few requirements. You can simply download it and jump right in, making it ideal for widespread use. I believe we can expect to see different technologies of this kind sweeping through the business industry very soon.

Google Docs

While sitting in shop one day our teacher had brought up a new thing that Google was doing which was called Google Docs. Our class has used it a couple of times to share information or input on a project. Personally I like Google Docs because it is so much easier than sending an e-mail and waiting for the person to get the e-mail and respond. Also you can talk to more than one person at a time unlike e-mails. Google Docs also allows you to change the document right then and there and everyone gets to revise it also. So when we do our projects in shop and two people need something or while you're at home, you and your group members need to talk just log into Google Docs and all of you can talk and share information. It a lot of the times makes working on projects easier. One of the group members Timmy used Google Docs while doing a group project for BPA and he shared the information with other people in the group quick and simple no hassle. This is just one way of communicating with technology, and it is a great way to communicate while in a group.

 

McKayla, Timmy, Hayley

Communication Technologies – Devin Gillespie and Ali Carvalho

Communication technologies allow users to participate in a rapidly changing world in which work and other activities are increasingly transformed by access to varied and developing technologies. Some examples of communication technologies would be Twitter, Face Book, Skype, and other programs like that. So far, I've only used Face Book and Twitter in something relevant to a workplace. We've used Twitter in order to communicate with one another whether it's related a project and we are working together or connecting with other people and seeing what they are doing. Competition goes everywhere and using communication technologies, you can figure out really valuable information. When a company uses Twitter, Face Book, or something to that affect, they can communicate with their customers directly incase their customers are having trouble with their product or are not happy for whatever reason. Even if they don't contact the customer, they can see what kind of feedback people are posting about their company and try to improve that. To me, Twitter is a good one because you can post about any subject, objects, anything and it's not complicated at all. Once you make a Twitter account, you can pretty much teach yourself on how to do it, what it works for, or anything.

Today's Technologies -- Shelby Peavey & Cindy Wolent

Twitter is a fast growing social networking site, everyone from the average Joe to the hottest celebrities are using it. I even have my very own twitter and I can’t seem to keep myself away from it. On twitter you can interact with friends and you can send and receive messages known as tweets and you can follow just about everyone. But not everyone uses twitter though many people have chosen to use FaceBook or maybe even MySpace but they are all a fast growing social network sites and they all let you interact with people around the world. Another great feature you can have on your computer is a program called Skype; Skype is a Swedish software application that allows users to make voice and calls over the Internet. Calls to other users within the Skype service are free, while calls to both traditional landline telephones and mobile phones can be made for a small fee using a debit card. Skype has also become popular for their additional features which include instant messaging, file transfer and video conferencing. Technology in the workplace has changed over the decade; there are so many ways to communicate. I have seen this used first hand this program is called Google Docs; Google Docs is a heavily used program in the work place where you are able to edit a document with a person or a group of people, this is good if you may need help editing your document. Google Docs is used even in the schools today; I know in our shop if we are working together we have used this program. I think the technologies today have really made things quite simple in the workplace, for communication and editing a document with someone around the world.