So, chapter 3 already. Wow, we're already 180 pages into the book; boy, it doesn't feel like we've read anything! What an easy read...
Anyways,
Chapter four introduces us to user interfaces and several software applications used in schools, businesses, and homes. Being that I am vaguely familiar with user interface I will use the text to guide my explanation: A user interface (UI) controls how users enter data or instructions and how that information is presented on the monitor. One of the more common UI's is a graphical user interface (GUI). A GUI combines text, graphics and other visual cues to make software easier to use. For those of you with Macs you use Mac OS (Mac OS X, I believe is the most current OS), and us PC users have Windows XP, however today Microsoft unveiled its newest Frankenstein, Windows Vista. Being that my laptop is Vista compatible, I will have to get my hands on it as soon as it is available via p2p file sharing...
The rest of the chapter delves into the fascinating world of software and its practical use at home, businesses, and school.
However, before explaining its practical uses in these places the text describes the various softwares. Booooring...
Most, if not all of these softwares we are familiar with, and integrate with everyday life. Softwares such as MS word, MS spreadsheet (excel), databases, MS PowerPoint and any other program that we had to manually install on our computers.
We use these softwares every single day, and pretty much take them for granted. Example: How painful it is to write this blog is a testament to us taking this technology for granted.
The chapter goes on to describe how we can utilize this technology in our classrooms (to list the uses of the technology in the classroom/work/home again seems terribly insulting to my intelligence and I refuse to do it. Just scroll down and read some old blogs). All in all, very reminiscent of the previous two chapters. Repetitive? You can say that again!
Your liberal yet independent idiot,
-T
About Me
- BrassmasterTom
- We'll, there's not much about me you can get from reading a bio. You'd have to know me as a person to be able to experience my coolness. I am in band, I play tuba (well, its my main, I also play trumpet, french horn, baritone, piano, bass, guitar, air guitar, air drums...and probably something else, but I dont remember) My passion is music. I attend Florida State University as an English Education student. Go 'NOLES!
7 comments:
your blog was my favorite.
way to bring humor into our tech lives!!
im going to read your blog every week. it makes me happy
180 pages, wow right...and how much have you learned??
<3 Amy
your opening lines... exactly the words i am looking for when i write my blog entries. well said.
i enjoyed reading your blog.
i was serious about the headband,
cameron
180 pages in nothing tom. one time, and band camp chase put 180 pages, well... you get the idea.
Boy was he sore. Good Job man,
Tom, Tom, Tom, Tom, Tom.
Steal things from the internet.
180 pages. Haven't read a single one, have you?
Good job!
Good job on your blog. Your blogs are always interesting.
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