What Is A Browser?

A few days a go I had to help a friend with a problem with a problem. I got to her computer using logmein and what was the first thing I saw IE it didn't surprise me really cause I know her and her family aren’t geeks so they are happy with that. But when I suggest they use Firefox instead of IE I was then asked what is IE, so I told her that it was the browser that she is using now. Then I herd what is a browser? Right then I wanted to be like are you kidding, but then thought to my self and relies that most people really don’t know what a browser is or what it dose. For the most part people just see it as this thing that thing that takes them to Myspace or Facebook. They have no idea what it can do for them or even how to do it.

I really don’t know what to think at first. I mean ya N00b comes to mind but I’m not that mean. As I think about it security wise I think well IE is unsecure wile Firefox is secure. For me that more then enough  resin to switch to another browser. The other thing that comes to mind too is its a basic thing a browser that I find is one of though’s things that you should know how to use just like how to turn on the computer and shut it down. Cause lets face it the browser is going to replace the operating system one day. We now know this cause of the announcement of the Chrome OS by Google.

Though back to my friend I tried to get them to switch but… before I could even download it, it came back saying her computer didn’t meat the minimum requirements for Firefox 3.5, so she has other problems other than she is running IE. But for all the others that know better if you family that is still using IE I say if they are doing allot online shopping or banking you should moving to another browser other then IE even if its not Firefox just something elts or sandbox it at the vary lest.

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Ipod touch or Zune HD

About 3 years ago I was looking for a good media player like an ipod, but I didn’t want a ipod at the time. I didn’t want a ipod at the time cause I didn’t want to buy in to the fad. I had a little san disk player and it worked. The controls were really bad but I could listen to my music and it was better then the CD player I was using. The iphone came out and I thought to my self if only they had a iphone minus the phone and that came out the ipod touch.

Once that came I out I was sold. I wanted it and I got it. Though by the time I got it a few months later the 2nd gen touch came out. At the time if the Zune had been out I would have gone with that. Why you may ask. Well The ipod touch is grate I love it with all my hart but its only really use full when I got WIFI. Most of the apps I have for my touch need internet and well ware I live WIFI dose not grow on trees like it dose in some places. The zune  would be better cause it would easier with windows then itunes dose and I would love to have subscription service that the Zune has.

Now is the ipod touch better then the Zune yes I just think that its more practical then a Ipod touch if you are just using it for music and video. Im hoping in the next gen touch that they have a in EDYO card built in to it so you could sign up for a service so you can have internet any ware and you don’t have to have WIFI. Then when I’m out and about my apps are not useless. In September im going to go looking to get a new ipod touch so what ever they come out with Im getting. Im sure that they will have a 3rd gen touch to compete with the Zune HD. Apple make me happy please.

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How Social Media has Changed My Life

Back when I was a freshman 4 years ago I wanted nothing to do with Myspace or Facebook. I just thought they were a waste of time and if I wanted to talk to my friends I would just IM them or text them. It just seemed senseless to get a Myspace account. By November that year pretty much everyone I knew had a Myspace page and so I gave in. At first I will say I didn’t like it, though I don’t normally like things when I first tried it. It took about 3 months to like it. Once I liked it though that was it just became a habit when I got up every morning to get on my computer and check my messages and request.

Myspace let me then become friends with others that I would never would have had the chance to become friends with before. Though I do think it comes at a price because most them are far away like on the other side of the county in some cases and I would love to hang out them but I can’t and I know its not impossible but for now it is difficult and there many times in witch it saddens me that I can’t be there for them when maybe they need it. But the good times I feel over come it.

Though then I went to Ustream and there is ware I found my best friend TheVixy and she showed me this new social network called twitter and that was it I never looked back on that and I loved it. I have learned so much about people that I have looked up to now since I was in 5th grade watching Tech TV like Leo Laporte and Chris Pirillo and so much more and I have even gotten to talk to them. These are people that like I said look up to there like heroes like how a normal person might look up to a serten celebrity that's how I looked up to them and to get to talk to them really blow my mind it was amazing.

Now lets bring in Facebook another one ware I tried it and hated it and it took me sometime to like but once I did I saw all the flaws in Myspace and went running for Facebook. I loved the use of fan pages and liking things on there its just so addictive and how I can just plug in other sites to it, it is amazing and I use it more then I ever did Facebook.

How has social media changed my life? Well it has strength existing friendships, it has aloud me to find new friendships and gotten a taste of life in different parts of the country. I feel now more well rounded because of that. It has caused me though some pain that I would not have had if not for social media. For the most part I feel so much better off that I have excepted social media and so much less alone.

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