My online journal
Posts about the internet, separate from my Computer category.
Just wanted to write about how amazing the smartphone is. Sure, there are daily news stories about this app or that but I wanted to write down my thoughts about how amazing it actually is.
To me, it is not just a phone or computer, but my link to the entirety of human knowledge. I find it so incredible that we should all be experiencing mass hysteria but as the programs became available over the course of a few years perhaps we now just all take it for granted?
As I am most knowledgeable from a linguistic perspective, I would argue that it makes us neither cocky nor stupid but rather more informed.
It would seem that The Global Citizen has been coming up with a lot of good ideas lately! I just read an article from USA Today that says the exact same things I’ve written about in two previous posts. USA Today Article:Negotiate your way to lower cable TV, cellphone bills Global Citizen Articles:Smart Consumer USA…… Continue reading Did USA Today get an idea from The Global Citizen?
I’ve created a new blog with other contributors that I will now be spending most of my time on. Please check out: The Global Citizen
For the first time in my life, I feel as though I am truly addicted to something. Yet, I’m a bit confused on the nature of this addiction and thus feel the need to write in the hopes of getting it sorted out. This monster is always on, always there continually calling me to it.…… Continue reading Internet Addict
I find it hard to believe that it has been 13 years already since the internet became mainstream. However, in those thirteen years I have only come across a few applications that I have found extremely useful. First a brief history. I first started using a computer around age 13 on an Apple 2C to…… Continue reading A Brief History of My Experience with Computers and the Internet
Finally a new look for my old blog. I’ve had a few days off so finally had the time to sit in front of the computer and learn new things. The hard part about redesigns is that the web changes so much year to year and everything I knew how to do isn’t up to…… Continue reading New Look
Recently, I’ve been reading many articles stating that Wikipedia is a “dubious source” when researching. The problem is that anyone can add to it and articles can be checked and edited by others with the same academic interest. This means anyone in the world can check articles for accuracy and to me, this is the…… Continue reading Wikipedia – Inaccurate???
