Excel

Before this class, I have never even used Excel so everything that we learned in class was new to me. After doing so many Excel projects I think that I have many of the basics down so that if I ever need to do a spreadsheet for a class I think that I would be able to handle it. Learning to use excel will definitely be beneficial to my classes because you never what classes will want you to use Excel. I could probably use it to keep track of my grades like I'm doing now for my this class. I haven't really found anything yet to dislike about this program but I do like that once you know how to use everything its easy to make a nice spreadsheet. Hopefully another one of my classes will require me to make a spreadsheet so that I can use my new knowledge. :)

Copyright

What do I know about copyright? Almost nothing at all, that was until Mr. Hardin gave us his presentation on the subject of copyright. I definitely learned a lot about the topic of copyright that I never knew before. For example, I learned that not only is copyright for our protection, but it is the government assurance that one will receive all profits and control over one’s property. In addition to this, the U.S. will protect an author’s work for his/her lifetime plus 70 years after his/her death. Another fun fact is that copyright laws date as far back 1790 and is part of our Constitution. Out of everything I learned, the topic that I found most interesting was fair use. Under title 17 we have the right to use anyone’s work-if it follows the 4 government descriptions of fair use: our purpose of the use, the nature of the work, the amount reproduced, and the effect our use has on the right holder’s revenue stream.

“If it’s free then I can have it.” This is a problem that has continuously been growing for some time now amongst Internet users. Movies that are in theaters can be watched from a computer; software one would usually have to buy is now available for free; there is no song one can’t find for the free. Some think that it’s ok to do all of these things, one can save one’s money and still enjoy these products so who wouldn’t do it right? Wrong. We no longer are willing to support the people behind all the products that we use and that is unfair. These people work hard and so they should be paid, no one would hand over their hard work for free would they? So be respectful and support the products that you love.

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My Trinity Network Diagram

I decided to make a simple flow chart design for other users to easily understand the Trinity University Networking System. At the top there are two options, wireless users and users who require a cable to connect to the internet. Other than the difference in the users' choice of connection the rest of the process is the same. The connection from the users' device must go through an ethernet cable into a data closet. From the data closet, fiberoptic cables are used between buildings to lead the connection to the Ruth Taylor Center, the portal in which every action users make on the network must pass through first before it is delivered to its destination. The Halsell building contains the server Tucc-tiger, class/group folders, student Y:drives, Library resources and the Trinity University websites. In addition, the Coates Library also offers these services on the University provided computers. 

Guess Where I am!

  

Can you guess where I took this? I chose this place because it caught my eye on the way out from mass media. The colors and shapes were interesting and attractive to me. I used Picnik to make changes to my photo. I first changed the exposure and contrast to make the picture crisper. If you look closely you can see the word 'hello' with a smiley face that I added for fun. I also added music note stickers and a mustache sticker to my picture because I love music and mustaches amuse me. 

Best Tech Tip!

I'm pretty clueless when it comes to viruses or trying to clean out my computer, so Mr. Hatch's talk today was very informative. Usually when I have a problem with my computer I get my brothers to fix it for me, but thanks to Mr. Hatch's talk I can start to take care of my computer by myself. The best tip that I got out of his talk was about CClean. CClean is a program mainly used for Windows users that can clean out junk files and increase the speed of your computer. I never even knew that my computer stored everything that I did online and made a trail of my personal information. I was unaware that someone could take my personal information stored on my computer. It really scared me when I thought about it. Another thing he pointed out to me was the risks of popups that can scam or phish for my information. I own a 2010 Macbook pro and I'm still getting used to it so I haven't quite figured it all out yet, but thanks to Mr. Hatch I am now more informed of how to safely use my computer.