The Most Useful

Out of all the technology we used in IST 125, I believe the most useful ones we learned about is word . Microsoft word is used very often not just for college reports and papers but also for writing stories and making various list. My current job as a program specialist for BSA Cradle Of Liberty Council I have to make newsletters for my kids parents, make permission slips for trips, and make letters for my kids teachers. If I had to hand write and copy all of those documents I would probably lose my mind. Also if I made a mistake like misspell a word or a grammar mistake I wouldn't have notice and if I did make a mistake that means I'd have to start over and I would again lose my mind.  After graduating from Cabrini, I will be starting the process of becoming a police officer. As a police officer, my job isn't only to enforce the laws but also report incidents that happen as well.

Microsoft helps point out my mistakes which will help me in the future when making reports. I've notice that after using Microsoft word I don't make as many mistakes as I use to. In fact, I have been able to point out my mistakes faster when going over a piece of work.

Much Needed Divorce

Admit it!!! You are sometimes that one person out of your group of friends who happen to not be attached to the phone, Ipod, tablet, or kindle they must have no matter where they go in life (the grave included). You see what it does to them as not just friends but human being. In a restaurant, instead of talking to you have holding a great conversation they are scrolling threw a timeline  on Facebook or worst... texting another friend. What if, by the grace of God that was all taken away from them. The marriage between you friends and technology broken apart like a speedy divorce. People say they can't survive without there phones but what are the benefits to learning how to do just that. Survive....

According to becoming-minimalist.com:

• 84% of cell phone users claim they could not go a single day without their device.
• 67% of cell phone owners check their phone for messages, alerts, or calls — even when they don’t notice their phone ringing or vibrating.
• Studies indicate some mobile device owners check their devices every 6.5 minutes.
• 88% of U.S. consumers use mobile devices as a second screen even while watching television. 
• Almost half of cell owners have slept with their phone next to their bed because they wanted to make sure they didn’t miss any calls.
• Traditional TV viewing eats up over six days (144 hours, 54 minutes) worth of time per month. 
• Some researchers have begun labeling “cell phone checking” as the new yawn because of its contagious nature.

This is like saying that a persons cell phone is like their life support. Which is completely ridiculous. I believe the main reason that people are married to technology is because it keeps them busy. If you take a persons technology away they would only go crazy because of boredom. If you give a small child a phone or tablet they are literally quiet and pre-occupied for hours. For me if my phone, tablets, and TV was stripped from me I would be good. I love to write, read, crochet, and sleep. Living without technology would be fine. The only problems would be getting schoolwork and business work done. So without the extra luxry i would get more work done anyway. The only other issue after that is not having music to listen other than the music coming from my clarinet 

3-Dimensional Magic

3- Dimensional printers have a lot of use in a world pretty much consumed by technology. I for one find it as an innovative way to upgrade the concept of printing. Regular printing would normally be used for books, news papers, turning in assignments for school, or flyer's to get the word out about an event. However most of these thing have become digital and are slowly making the regular 2-dimensional print a tad bit obsolete. Books and news papers can be found directly online so printing them is becoming pointless. Teachers have started to make their students turn in assignments online and if there's an event going on the quickest way  for it to gain attention is by putting it on social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. On the other hand, 3-dimensional printing has changed the game significantly.

3-Dimensional printing has shown to be an important factor for many occupations and companies in general. . Unlike other newly developed forms of technology (Phones, Tablets etc.) the 3-dimensional printer can directly help the general public in terms of a persons well being. For example, hospitals  have begun to use 3-dimensional printer to print out important medical devices that are specified for the patient who needs to us them. There are also signs that 3-dimensional printers can be used to print organs like the heart and other important arteries. 

Even though 3- dimensional printing comes at a major cost ( $100,000 to be exact), I believe it's worth it. This type of technology can be abused as well but the impact it could have on the world could prove to be greater than the possible worst case scenario. I don't believe the public should have free use of it. This sort of technology should be use more so to help those who need it. Even if the public could have access to it not many people would find a good reason to use it. 3-dimensional printing is bound to only get bigger and bigger cause the need for this sort of technology is much greater then type we have currently available to us. The only way I see this not working out is if the "black market" got a hold of it
 For more information about the idea of printing organs click the link below
http://www.livescience.com/52571-3d-printers-could-build-organs.html


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It's Only A Matter of Time

In the past couple of years we have seen a huge spike in the advancement of technology. From Smart phones like Androids and Iphones to various different devices like computers and TVs. I was only a matter of time before the idea of wearable technology became the worlds next big thing. However, with the many pros that come with the wearable technology, there are also some obvious cons. The main one being that the wearable technology makes people a easily pick-able target for crimes like robbery, assault, and armed robbery. As many people who would be able to attain these devices there will be just as many people who will NOT be able to obtain these devices. The idea of wearable technology is still nice though. Think about it you don't have to rummage through your bag to find your phone or Ipod. But then again we can become even more disconnected with society which right now I don't think we even need 

To Be On The Phone Or Not To Be On The Phone?

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/opinion/sunday/stop-googling-lets-talk.html 

We all have cell phones....I repeat WE ALL HAVE CELL PHONE!!!!! However is it the cell phone we need the most that we couldn't possibly live without or the is it the escape or excuses they make that we can't live without. Now many will be like "what escape what excuses are you referring to ?" Let me list a few of my cell phone guilty please that I find myself doing very often:

1. Creepy guy wont back off while you're walking home, Pop in the head phones and pretend to be listening to music/ play on your phone and watch him become invisible
2. Pretends to talk on phone while someone you don't wanna talk to approaches
3. Pretends to be ANSWERING a very important call just so you can have an excuse to leave the room
4. Plays on the phone to Fall asleep faster at night
5. When a conversation becomes dry get on Facebook to find a topic worthy of discussing.

Many time we don't realize how attached and dependent we become towards our cell phones. We adapt to the idea of a phone so much that we learn how to multitask so we can be on the phone while doing other things. As stated in the article above people will talk to a person and still be texting other people on their phone. I for one have never done and I am honestly impressed by those who can. However, I am also disgusted by the fact that this is a form of social behavior. When I admit I'm on my phone quite a bit but I can never imagine getting to that point. I admit i do get distracted from time to time and my family members do too but to divide up your attention for a piece of replaceable technology is crazy. The video posted below is just another example of how people get caught up in their "Lives" instead of engaging.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPNbTe1MtvE

Again It's Never Private

In the Huffington post article it gives you some ways to help give you a little more privacy while browsing the internet. For example, it tell you to use DuckDuckGo instead of google, Use the TOR web browser a instead of the normally used ones like Chrome, FireFox ect. However no matter what measures we take to stay private the internet or anything that deals with the world wide web can never really be private. Take Facebook for example, you can post whatever you want and send messages to whoever you want "privately". However, what you put up and what you send to people just like everything else is saved in whatever data base Facebook has. The same thing can be said for twitter, Instagram, Snap-chat, and dating sites. Hackers play on this belief that things sent through these sites privately will in return remain private. When there is no real sign telling you that is will actually. I know that in the 4th amendment gives us a right to privacy but this type of information can be seized no matter what kind of expectation of privacy you thought you had. (Sorry 4th Amendment)

Adventure Capitalist: Everyone Can Make That Money (Not Really)

http://www.kongregate.com/

This app that I am sorrowfully addicted to is all about business building and simple money making. Adventure Capitalist is comes from the developers of Kongregate which is also a computer games website. The app so far has been a success with 1,000,000-5,000,000 downloads sense it's release. The app allows you to virtually become a filthy rich business man without all the extra work. You start off with a simple lemonade stand the more you click the more you money you make in seconds you will have made enough to hire a manager to keep from having from clicking and then the endless flow of virtual cash will flow. 

this app was last updated on September 4 of this year. The app's latest update allows you to take your businesses to space and it fixed some reported bugs. The app itself has a 4.5 star rating with 434,861 review written by various players from various different devices. The downloading size varies with different devices and the content rating has been set to E for everyone. You can also make in-app purchases with  prices ranging from $1.99-$99.99 per item purchased.

I highly recommend this app for the easily bored need some time to kill if you wanna check out more games and mobile apps made by the developers click on the link up top 

It's Never Private

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/03/technology/personaltech/hacking-victims-deserve-empathy-not-ridicule.html?ref=technology


Many times people feel the need to find an online escape. Rather it be an escape from a marriage, simple relationship, family, or life in general people use the Internet or other forms of technology to create that escape. However, many people who look to the Internet to create that escape, rarely think about the consequences until it slaps them across the face. This article relates to those who have dealt and still are dealing with the consequences of their actions. Many people have heard about the Ashley Madison website that helps married couples plan and commit extramarital activities with the ideal that everything done through the site is strictly private. Well this year in July the site had a data breach (it was hacked). this data breach could expose over 30 million people. In this article it discusses the impacted this breach has on it's victims saying that those exposed deserve empathy and not ridicule.


"But the victims of the Ashley Madison hacking deserve our sympathy and aid because, with slightly different luck, you or I could just as easily find ourselves in a similarly sorry situation"
         -Farhad Manjoo


Many people have fallen into a deep despair after the breach, not because they cant really use the site like they want to but because the idea of being exposed for their infidelity possesses a very dangerous threat for most. Many have confided in the Internet security expert Troy Hunt who runs the Internet site called Have I Been Pwnd? This site allows for people to find out if their data has been breached. Many people who have been effected by this have way more to deal with than just having to change their password. The threat has become so great that they have even contemplated suicide


"I imagine my grown kids finding out, my neighbors, friends, co-workers, and sometimes I just want to end it all before facing something like that.”
      -unknown victim

While this article speaks many useful truth all It still serves as a warning to many that no matter how safe or private a site may perceive itself to be, nothing when it comes to the Internet is ever private. This is not to say that you can never really use the Internet as a way to create your escape it's just that many need to ask themselves if they are really willing to deal with the possible consequences that comes with your escape.