i phone

1. Are you or people you know less likely to buy any of the products listed as a result of the development of smart phones?

       Yes, products such as GPS devices and MP3s are definitely being made impractical with new smartphone technology.
2. In general, do you think it is an advantage or a disadvantage to have so many of your technological functions in a single device?
     Ultimately, I think it is an advantage certainly not a disadvantage, however I think it is impractical as smart phones, have many technological problems.
3. How have smart phones improved our lives?
      Making information easier to access at an given point. If you're lost, theres an app for that, need a good restaurant to go to you can find it on your phone.
4. What do you think has been the most important invention of your lifetime? How do your answers compare with the most important inventions of your parents’, grandparents or great-grandparents’ lifetimes?
       I think the most important invention of my life time was MP3 devices, or the idea of storing thousands of songs in a single unit also the idea of electronic files in things like USBs. Compared to important devices in my parents and grandparents lifetimes with things like the television and the computer, i think the inventions of our life time are not as fundamentally changing as those were but rather the icing on the cake.
5. “There are plenty of studies which insist that smart phones will begin to replace the PC as the common vehicle for accessing the Internet.” Do you agree? If so, does this mean PCs are on their way out? Would you ever stop using them?
     I agree that they are a common vehicle to accessing the internet however I do not agree that they will replace PCs because a PC still serves many functions a 4 inch screen can't. For example, writing documents, creating presentations, and the ease of using a keyboard rather than taping buttons on a screen.
6. Do you have any need for TVs, radios, and other devices, rather than just using your computer for everything? Would you ever want to use your phone as a TV or radio? What are the barriers to either of these things happening? 
      I wouldn't want to use my phone as my TV or a radio. I think at times that the real thing isn't around, it is a convenience to be able to watch your favorite show on the go or listen to the radio from time to time. However, Its exactly for the for the convenience when you are not around the real thing. I think we'd all prefer to still use or Televisions and radios, personal cameras and other devices. 

VOTE

 I suppose this goes to the anger people are having, due to conflicting theories in how to run our country. People are angry and upset and I guess this cartoon is saying,  your resolution is to vote. Your voice is the medicine.

PHOTO TIPS>

I would say that the photo techniques I need to work on or perfect would be watching the light and being a director. Many times, I take a picture and looking through a lens it looks good but upon review i realize that the subject is blocked out by the sun or have come out darker than I would like. The other technique would be being a director and practicing having an eye for which poses look best. The things I already do well would be taking different angled photos using flash in the proper range.
The difference between these photos and newspaper photos is that these can be posed and newspaper photos are preferably candid or action pictures.

American Graffiti

Set in the 1950s, this classic coming of age story released in 1973 follows a group of friends freshly graduated from highschool, on an evening out. As the night progresses Curt and and Steve are portrayed as two friends planning on  leaving town in hopes of seeing the world beyond their city limits. Curt appears to be getting cold feet while Steve is ready to leave despite having a girlfriend, Cindy. Side characters add to the various humorous situations which occur throughout the night, including Terry "The Toad" Fields getting Steve's car stolen, and Curt finding himself in the hands of a local street gang "The Pharaohs". By the dawning of day, each of the friends becomes enlightened in their own way, setting the pace for the rest of their lives.

I knew about this in very vague detail. I know that the chilean miners where trapped but i am not sure exactly what happened. Of course, I am glad they are finally out and feel the relief their families must feel. Reading on the situation now, it mentions that the government will be offering each of the miners six months of psychological support which i believe is the least they can do for the poor miners misfortune. 

Valley Violence?

The question of whether I feel safe in the valley can be simply answered, yes. I feel no threat as I leave my house in the morning or as I walk around my neighborhood at night. However, I do recognize the recently increasing violence on the boarder and in Mexico due to the drug war. The incident at Falcon Lake is just another example of the present violence as it escalates. I think safety is up to you. I feel safe in my home, in my town, but you are not going to see me on a lake bordering crazy Mexico.

senior...!

Soooooooo...................one of my senior moments would be my lack of enthusiasm for "school spirit" in the form of skipping the academic pep rally. I slept in which felt wonderful. My blanket was amazingly soft the dim light shining through the window covering me in warmth. I arouse to find my snoozing brother, unaware that i was late to school, asked him for his keys, and "sausage or bacon?" and took off to get something to eat. When, I arrived at my destination Bab's Bagels, I ordered to two, well three, actually because it was my friend Danika's birthday. I got home ate, watched some mind numbing television then set off to school, for my important 2nd, 3rd, and 4th periods like the responsible student i am.