Week 3 Blog: Networking: Clear

From the day you're born, until the day you die, you're always networking," my aunt always said.  As the overall head of internal affairs, with a large company, she has always been involved with networking, and said that social media has played a major role in increasing and improving her contacts.

It's pretty amazing how someone like Ashton Kutcher can communicate with millions of followers on Twitter by the click of a button, whereas 20 years ago, that seemed like something out of a science fiction novel.

As Professor Olsen said, mobile devices make us so much more productive and fantastic.  I've always had a clear perception of how important it is to be highly involved with networking, but these devices make it not only necessary, but now, mandatory.

As a Public Relations major, I have learned various styles and ways to improve social networking and how to persuade the public to become associated with your company and brand.

I'm amazed by how quickly mobile phones have improved and it was interesting to see the differences between 3G and 4G, which Professor Olsen demonstrated in his Networking lecture.

Virtual Private Network (VPN) was one of the more fascinating parts of the lecture and I did some more research on the subject.  How people on the net intercept data and transmitting private files is astounding and scary.  Installing various amounts of software and running the software to connect to home networks, was something I never heard of, and thought was really cool.

I'm really interested in seeing what kinds of technology we will have in the next 20 years.

This is extremely random, but check out this style of technology and improvements the military is taking to improve a solider's activity while fighting abroad.

The "Real" Iron Man

Blog: Week 2 "Personal Computer"-Clear

I have to say, after watching Professor Olsen strip apart that desktop, it really made me interested in how a computer really works.  I've always been very involved with technology, especially in storage.  I'm a pack-rat when it comes to having mass amounts of information, but I simply hate a slow computer.  I enjoyed learning about the different ways to improve speed, memory and overall techniques in how to have a fast computer, yet obtain vast amounts of data.

I currently have a 1 TB external hard drive that I love.  Pretty much every type of movie, music data or document that I'm not using at the current moment, is located on that device.  It's simply brilliant how technology has come as far as it has, from the vacuums tube, to smart phones.  I also found it amazing that a majority of the world will be communicating via smart phones by majority in 2014.

I was very muddy on how a computer actually works, but now I have a steady understanding and interest in making my computer perform better in the near future.  I have a MacBook Pro at the moment, and it was the best purchase I ever made.  I now understand why computers are more expensive than others, and why it's so important to be on top of keeping them up-to-speed.

Another really cool lecture, that was similar to professor Olsens, was this one.  I thought that the animation was really intriguing and also thought that the demonstration really made it easier for new computer nerds to get more involved, haha.  Go ahead, Check it out.  Let me know what you think. CrucialMemory Channel

Thanks for reading,

Tyler