Digital Age, Bruh!

The digital age has affected my life so much. I can remember watching Saved By the Bell and Zack Morris had one of those huge cell phones with the really long antenna. Now I'm carrying around an Iphone.

Computers were so basic, we used "snail mail", the internet was just starting to become popular. We used paper agendas to keep track of our schedules. Homework was submitted on paper. Now we have all these machines that do it for us. For instance, my Iphone. I keep my agenda, set my alarm, set reminders, call people, text message people, send and receive e-mails, and even read books! I have no idea what I would do if all of those things weren't conveniently placed in one small, technological device. I can access any of those things with just the touch of my finger. It's almost as if I have the world at my fingertips in a sense.

If I take decent photos with my phone, I go to the Kodak kiosk at walmart and print those pictures out via Bluetooth. Who would have thought we would be able to transfer files wirelessly?!

The digital age has greatly improved the operations of businesses. You can use handheld devices to keep inventory and inventory location. Communication within businesses is much less aggravating. All you do is simply send an e-mail requesting or giving information. The last place I worked at even had company chat so we were able to quickly assist each other while multitasking on the telephone and other computer programs.

The digital age is truly amazing. I swear I would be lost without all the digital advances we have now... Good thing my Iphone comes equipped with a GPS!

Haha. Good one, I know!

Computer Storage

Some of the computer storage devices are hard drives, flash drives, and CD drives. The data stored in these devices remains even after you shut off the computer. These devices are considered non volatile since the info remains after the powering down of the computer. Hard drives have the largest storage capacity. Flash drives allow easy transfer of 64 GB or more of data from machine to machine. CDs have capacities from 700 MB to 17 GB. When deciding the storage capacity your system need, add up the amount of storage the software needs in order to function.

Another storage device is called the Cloud. Here is a table of storage capacity and the price for that amount on rackspace.com/cloud:

The price of using the cloud depends on the amount of storage you require. Please do a Google search to view other pricing guidlines from other providers. Or you can check this site out at www.rackspace.com/cloud.

The Evolution of Windows

I have just completed watching a video which showed the way Microsoft Windows has changed throughout the years. It was amazing! The first version was very simplistic. You could see the individual pixels which made the view look very boxy. It was command driven and more complicated to use. As it progressed through the years, Microsoft Windows has become advanced. So advanced, that the picture quality is phenomenal! You navigate through it with your mouse using windows, task bars, shortcut keys. It definitely gets better with each version that is presented. Take Darwin's theory of Human Evolution... That is what this video reminded me of. There is a picture of an ape literally evolving, showing the changes throughout years that is associated with Darwin's Theory. This video was like a technological version of his theory except (OBVIOUSLY) that the evolution is proven. As I watched this video, I kept saying to myself, "Hey! I remember when it used to be like that! OH! Then too!" Microsoft Windows has changed so much, and each time, there are more benefits and easier ways to do things and more options for doing things. One example is, Windows used to have "Note Pad" but now we have that, document processor, and Microsoft Office Word. It is evolving along with our technological world! AMAZING!