This week's blog post is supposed to be on 3 things that I wouldn't buy online. The question is a bit tricky for me because what wouldn't I buy online? I've bought clothes, food, computers, TV's, event tickets, and books. My family has also bought spare parts, vitamins/supplements, eye-glasses, and even furniture.
After some consideration, I came to the conclusion that the only things that I wouldn't buy online are things that I need to see in person. For example, I wouldn't buy certain appliances like refrigerators on the internet. Why? Because I would like to be able to actually see how much space there is inside. Being told that something has 30 cubic feet of storage is different from seeing how big that space actually is. A desk is another good example. I want to see the desk in person so I can imagine how my things will go on it.
Something else that I wouldn't buy online would be vehicles. I might look around and shop online for prices, but I would like to be able to test drive it before buying.
That's about it really. All it boils down to is my being a more visual person and wanting to see these things in person so I can imagine what will happen to it.
Monday, November 14, 2016
Monday, October 17, 2016
Webpage Project
Source code posted on GitHub.
https://github.com/jacquesco07/Simple-Webpage/blob/T-INST-207/TINST%20207%20Simple%20Webpage.html
Hello, World! and the Rest of the Coding Cliches
My First Webpage.
This is the test page of my first webpage.
Email vs. "Real Mail"
In the tech world, few things have made such an impact as the Internet and the subsequent rise of electronic mail, or email for short. It allowed people who were separated by long distances another form of communication. Something that didn't rely on having the people communicating to stay up late, wake up early or wait weeks to hear back from whoever it was they were trying to communicate with. Because of the lack of delay, email became a threat to regular postal service and although they have similarities, it's in their differences that postal mail eventually "lost."
The only real similarity between email and regular postal mail is that they both have senders and receivers and a processing center in between. The "mail" that is sent between these two people are processed in a separate "facility" that then ensures that the mail is received by the correct person.
Here is where the many differences begin. Regular postal mail does not have to be precise in terms of labeling. It can be off by one number, or have a different name, but the mail will still reach it's intended recipient most of the time. That is not the case with email. The email address that's typed has to be exactly the same, otherwise it's never going to reach the person it's being sent to. This accuracy has a benefit though, as previously mentioned, email is essentially sent and received instantly, which is different from postal mail which can take anywhere from a day to a few weeks to be sent and received.
Email is also relatively cheap when compared to regular mail. Regular mail needs paper, an envelope, travel and adequate stamps to be able to be sent, whereas email only requires a computer and an internet connection, things that are regularly available in today's society making email essentially accessible anywhere. The same cannot be said for regular mail which is only sent to a physical address and can only be accessed at said place.
Cost, speed and access are the main things that made email a more viable communication method than regular mail, and regular mail just can't really compete with it's younger, sleeker self.
The only real similarity between email and regular postal mail is that they both have senders and receivers and a processing center in between. The "mail" that is sent between these two people are processed in a separate "facility" that then ensures that the mail is received by the correct person.
Here is where the many differences begin. Regular postal mail does not have to be precise in terms of labeling. It can be off by one number, or have a different name, but the mail will still reach it's intended recipient most of the time. That is not the case with email. The email address that's typed has to be exactly the same, otherwise it's never going to reach the person it's being sent to. This accuracy has a benefit though, as previously mentioned, email is essentially sent and received instantly, which is different from postal mail which can take anywhere from a day to a few weeks to be sent and received.
Email is also relatively cheap when compared to regular mail. Regular mail needs paper, an envelope, travel and adequate stamps to be able to be sent, whereas email only requires a computer and an internet connection, things that are regularly available in today's society making email essentially accessible anywhere. The same cannot be said for regular mail which is only sent to a physical address and can only be accessed at said place.
Cost, speed and access are the main things that made email a more viable communication method than regular mail, and regular mail just can't really compete with it's younger, sleeker self.
Monday, October 3, 2016
What do I want from this class?
I'll start off by saying that I chose this class just for the 3 credits. I have essentially graduated, and I'm only missing 3 credits to make it official. Now that we have that out of the way, we can move on.
I thought long and hard about what computers mean to me, and technology in general, and I realized I'm a hardware kind of person. I like having the latest and greatest in tech, whether it's a new phone, a new gaming console, the latest processor, or the newest graphics card for my PC. With that being the case, I want to learn more about, and discuss the advancements in technology that we've had so far. Things like graphene and it's implications on circuit boards, or the latest VR hardware available on the market. There's so much that we're able to achieve and it's exciting being able to see that.
I thought long and hard about what computers mean to me, and technology in general, and I realized I'm a hardware kind of person. I like having the latest and greatest in tech, whether it's a new phone, a new gaming console, the latest processor, or the newest graphics card for my PC. With that being the case, I want to learn more about, and discuss the advancements in technology that we've had so far. Things like graphene and it's implications on circuit boards, or the latest VR hardware available on the market. There's so much that we're able to achieve and it's exciting being able to see that.
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