Blog 6:Tablets Tablets Tablets

One of the biggest advances in computer technology over the last couple of years has been the creation and popularization of the tablets, a medium sized device designed to browse the internet, communicate, take photos, and run various apps. It is my personal opinion that tablets such as the I-Pad, the Microsoft Tablet and the Amazon Kindle are just the beginning of a future where tablet PCs become the norm over the traditional laptop and desktop computers. Now that isn't to say that they will lead to the extinction of these as I believe desktops are forever due to the popularity of them, but I feel that the tablet is here to stay and will be even more widely used as time goes on. I mean you look at the tablet; it is light, easy to carry, easy to use once you get the hang of it and the quality that which it runs currently is remarkable all things considered to how young the device is compared to the laptop or desktop and it can only go up from here. There are public schools even that are issuing tablets out to students as young as Kindergarten and it is catching on like wild fire. I would not be surprised to see them implemented into public schools just like the PC was back in the mid-90's and just like how laptops have slowly been implemented in public schools on a “borrow from the library” basis over the last 10 years. Tablets by this logic will only continue to gain popularity and grow on terms of how they're designed, how well they sell, and how much you see them. They've already caught on to the mainstream public, its just a matter of time before it becomes a permanent fixture with the desktop and the laptop. It's light; it can be used for a lot of things (including as said, video, pictures, recording audio, and even just browsing the internet). I believe in the tablet, I see it everywhere I go. At work I see customers on Sundays watching NFL games on there tablet and the quality is just as good, if not better than what you would see on TV. Just being light enough alone makes it a popular choice for the people. It isn't something to be playing high end video games on but for now given its current technology it works perfectly.

Blog 5: Annoying Tech

Out of all of the annoying technology I feel the most obnoxious one is the use of radar detectors by drivers. I say this because I know of a group of people in my own area that own them as a way to "evade the police". Its weird to say this...but just don't speed. You do not need to go on a road at 100 mph when the speed limit is 45, it is what is for a reason and if you get caught its your own damn fault. Using a radar detector is like wearing a ski mask to a bank in my opinion, it is just as wrong and illegal and provides a hazard to anyone else on the road due to the high speeds these drivers hit. You don't like cops using radar guns to detect how fast you're going? Get over it oh and as Jim Carrey said in "Liar Liar" simply, Is it really that hard to not go over the speed limit? I mean seriously, if you can't drive the speed limit then don't drive on the road, I understand having to drive fast to get somewhere very important but if you're going 25 over on your way to McDonalds to get a Big Mac, Fries, and a soda, then you're out of your head and unqualified to drive let alone make a rational decision. Personally, I like the Virginia law on this, no driver should have a radar detector they really don't need one. On top of that, its a distraction to the driver, I have been in a car