Thursday, April 25, 2013

Review Class

To say the least this class was very interesting... There were both good and bad things about the class.
Pros

  • I learned how to format word so it would automatically indent each paragraph in the paper. This was a little bit of a time saver and learned how to use the same tool for the citation page. 
  • I had to make sure each paper was thoroughly proofed from beginning to end, so I feel many of my papers were a step above my previous writing.
  • There were no books we had to read.
Cons   

  • After awhile the topic of social media started to get old, just overused
  • When in class many times we were given an assignment, however the instructions were often time misleading and confusing. This was very stressful and sometimes overloaded myself with work I did not even know how to start.
  • ALL THE WEBSITES!!! We must have signed up for at least 5 or 6 new sites for the class. I do not think I will ever use them gain outside of the class. Such as second life, it was kind of a waste of time, and no point (now spam emails)
  • Reviews of papers. Well I like part of the meeting while reviewing my paper, most of the meetings were too long. I could understand if it was all based on the paper, but a lot of that time was spent on a dragged out conversation on why a single line was wrong. Which in turn usually brought up another point outside of the essay which took more time. 
  • I LIKE YOUTUBE <3... others are on there social media browsing, that one is mine!
While it seems like the "cons" overtake the "pros"  the class itself was not awful. If you enjoy social media and would like a class biased around it, this class is for you. Especially if your not into the fiction/creative writing type and prefer more research and analyze. Plus the teacher is willing to work with you if she's free.

Now for my final YouTube compilation... The top three amazing people doing amazing things.

3) (2011) the music in this video can get repetitive and annoying, but the clips are most sports based which is what I like. I helicopter golfer, redbull stunt men, and other make this video in my top favorites.
 
2) (2012) Now the music they put to this video makes it that much more epic. But the people deserve the most credit. With flips, amazing dancing, extreme sports, parkour, it will draw your attention. It makes me say wow ever single time.
  

1) With this video being over 62 million views its no wonder it make number 1 in my countdown. The weirdness of the thing the people are doing is what makes the video so enthralling  and i recommend to search "Awesome people doing Awesome things" ans watch some of the videos. These are the things that you say thank god we filmed these because they are just simply amazing.



GOODBYEEEE ALLL!!!!!!!

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Review of the Phones

iOS vs. Android Review

Fellow classmate nicknamed Dakk50, wrote a review over the great debate between iOS devices (iPhone) and Androids. It's blatantly obvious that he is supporting Androids over top of iPhone he has some good key points over the topic.


He clearly states that his opinion is biased and when reading the blurb you can clearly see its for the Android devices. He talks about the variety between all of the different Android phones, like the Galaxy s3 and HTV Evo 4G, compared to iPhone which only update there product iPhone 4, 4s, 5... etc. 

One of his key criticisms was the high prices of the phones. However he never states any of the prices for either the iPhone or Android devices. Showing the price comparison would have created an even stronger argument for his debate. 

Another was screen control, he states, " I'm the type of guy that prefers complete control over nearly every part of my phone [...]. With iOS, you are stuck to one type of home screen, menu whatever. I prefer customization, but some people prefer the simplicity of the iOS." If I were him I would go a little more depth into what you can customize between the two phones.

Something I couldn't tell if he touched on was the the actual size difference between the phones. Trust me there a BIG difference between Galaxy s3 and iPhone 5. People who like small phones would have probably preferred the iPhone over top of the Androids. The iPhone can pretty much fit in the screen of the Galaxy s3.

Overall Dakk50 expresses his opinion of the two phones. However, his input could have been stronger if he fixes some simple capitalization of (i - to - I), and includes some of the points I touched on. Myself owning both an Android and iPhone, I too prefer Androids. the customization blows apple out of the water. All of there apps are set in place I could move mine where ever wanted too. Also te apps did not have to be just the little boxes  you could customize the size of the application. 

So iPhone or Android... Comment below   

Monday, April 22, 2013

Wanelo

Now I was just turned on to this smart phone app a few days ago and I can honestly say I probably wasted two hours siftng through it's contest the first day.
It's called WANELO

It what's hot, what's new, and what's trending. Basically it takes cool (AWESOME) clothing and accessories and puts them on one site to buy. People can post there own gear, shirts, and items up on the site that they thought were cool.

Now the layout. It pretty much has the same has the same layout as Instagram on the smartphone minus the picture taking function. Its laid out as follows... (left to right)

  • Wanelo
This is were you can scroll through the products and see what you like. You click on them to make the picture bigger and read the description. It also gives you the ability to buy or save the item in a wishlist. Finally can follow the link to the website of them item.

  • My Feed
My feed is anything that you or your followers, comment on the pictures that you saved in your wishlist. Which allows you to see what your friends are looking at.

  • Alerts
Just joining I only have two alerts. I can assume that its used to talk about products and the app itself.

  • You
On this page it displays all the picture you have saved into one collection. Then you can filter your pictures (when you have the app for awhile) by the custom wishlists you make. You can name them anything, such as, Dope shoes, Dank-Tops, Shades, etc.

Here's some of the awesome gear off Wanelo


FOR THE GUYS

Now don't get me wrong but I would rock all of these. And ladies I feel like I'm leaving you out a little, however I don't really know fashion. But there is an entire girls section separate from the guys page and you can filter your search to display only women's items. (Also a Home and Kids section) 

If you haven't updated your clothes or style in a while you should definitely give Wanelo, for the simple layout, Awesome!!! items, and available on computer and mobile.