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1980’s Music Podcast PP

March 1st--Podcast

The Galaxy Note 2 has a 1.6 Quad core processor. It has many pre-installed apps built in to the system. Smart stay allows the phone to keep the screen on by scanning your eyes, if you're watching something or playing a game. Smart rotation uses the front-facing camera to determine which direction to rotate. S-Pen allows you to take notes from your home-screen by just taking the pen out of it's port. On the international version the Galaxy Note 2 has some features that you won't find on the U.S. version. The international version can be split-screen so you can browse the Internet and look at a map at the same time. Each version of the phone changes for each phone carrier. AT&T doesn't have the split-screen option, but the Verizon version does. Samsung tries to keep the software the same on each version for the carrier, but not all carriers want the ones with part of the software that is optional.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/t-galaxy-note-2/222672-phonedog-review-t-version.html

I liked learning this way because it is different than the "normal" ways of teaching. I think people create podcast over text because the podcast are easy to make and use. This information is reliable and opinion based, some aspects were opinion based and others were facts about the phone.

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Tech Article

4G Networks can do more than we ever imagined. Downloading videos in a few minutes can be good, but will consume your data usage fast. We can use our phones to control items in our house, but after the battery dies, you have to wait for it to recharge. It lets you work from anywhere in the world with the touch of a finger. Eventually, people predict that we will be able to talk to our cars not just through them.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/21/tech/mobile/mobile-technology-4g-pros-cons/index.html

Voki v.s Blabberize

I found that they were both easy to use after we figured out what was going wrong. I liked Blabberize more than Voki because you were able to pick a picture and pick where the mouth moves. I would use Blabberize again because it was more customizable. I could use these for another blog or website and a project. 

Real Life Stories

Teresa gave out her name, phone number, her hobbies, and her brother's name. I have put personal information the Internet, but it was very minimal. I think the most important thing to remember when on the Internet is to know that you aren't the only person out there and that there are people that want your information.

Eduardo took a bunch of pictures at a party and he posted them online. His principal and coach saw the pictures and were disappointed. His principal said that he broke the student athlete code of conduct and he lost his place on the swim team and his possible future scholarship. His fellow team mates that were in the photos were called to the office. He lost what could have been a very good future.

Digital Footprint Analysis

I am proud that I have nothing to hide and everything that I have on the internet is good. I wasn't surprised about anything because I have nothing bad on the internet. I am not embarrassed about anything. I would keep everything that I put on the internet good and have nothing bad on it.

What's Legal?

File sharing can be legal, but most files that are shared are violating copyright laws. MP3 files that are made from CD's and put on the internet without the copyright holder's permission is illegal. You can make a personal copy of a CD for personal use as long as you don't sell it or give it away. The U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act prohibits the copying of copyrighted music except if you make a personal copy.

The penalties for breaching the copyright act could result in many years in prison and a large fee.

Technology Article

Razer has created a new gaming laptop that will run almost any program, but with the high price you could get a better laptop for less. It is based off of their 2nd generation Razer Blade which had many components that are used in the newer version. One of the major disadvantages other than the price is the fact that it doesn’t have the optical drive (disk reader) like some of the other laptops have built in,  you would have to buy a detached drive and hook it into the laptop. For being $2,500 it is on the high end of the gaming audience. (Low end is the cheap side and high end is the expensive side.) However, this laptop is built for gaming and that's where most of the improvements were made. It has a brand-new quad-core processor (i7-3632QM) developed by Intel, a high-end Nvidia GeForce GXT 660M and 8GB of RAM, the new Blade isn't quite at the top with a small 8GB of RAM it could have 16GB instead, but it suits well for some people.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/02/tech/gaming-gadgets/razer-gaming-laptop/index.html

Technology and Me...

I use technology for homework, games, and TV. I use my laptop everyday for homework, but I use it for entertainment with my iPod when I am bored. I used to play Wii games, but it broke. Honestly, I am only dependent on technology when it comes to the electronics that I use on a daily basis. I love technology because it makes life easier.