I visited http://www.ebay.com this week. eBay is an online auction website. On this type of site, you can bid on everything imagineable, from cars, to clothes, to concert tickets! In order to bid on eBay, you first need to set up an account. In order to set up an account on eBay, you need to enter a credit card number. Many people do not like to put their credit cards on the Internet, so they opt to use a pay pal account. A pay pal account is run by eBay and enables any individual or business with an email address to securely, easily and quickly send and receive payments online. Pay pal is widely used and very safe.
I have not had much experience with online auction websites such as eBay. I have looked through eBay a few times and am always amazed to see the huge variety of items that can be purchased. Though I do not have much experience with eBay, my dad does! Since he was a little boy, he has collected baseball cards and one day he decided that he did not want them anymore so he started to sell them on eBay. It is amazing to see the mail that he receives from his bidders. eBay is not just American, it is all over the world! In a single day, my dad could get mail from Hawaii, Mexico, and England!
Overall, I think that eBay is an amazing website and after learning a bit more about it, I can definitely see myself looking for items on here more often.
lunedì 30 aprile 2007
domenica 29 aprile 2007
Geocaching
Geocaching is game for GPS users. Doing a cache hunt is one of the ways to take advantage of the features and capabilities of gps units. The basic idea is that there are caches all over the world and the object is to find them. Once you find one, you are rewarded and all you're asked to do is leave a little something for that specific person. A gps device, global positioning system, is a global locater that can locate within just a few feet, where you are anywhere on the planet!
GPS devices are very good for people that spend lots of time not at home; campers, hunters, drivers, because even if they get lost, there is a way to be found! GPS devices are sold at many outdoor stores and can be found all over the Internet. The average price is about $100-$1000, depending on which type you want.
Geocaching is still very new so there are just three simple rules: 1. Take something from the cache
2. Leave something in the cache
3. Write about it in the logbook
Letter boxing and Geocaching may seem alike but they are actually quite different. When letter boxing, you are looking for an actual object; something that has a rubber stamp on it. I would probably participate in letter boxing or geocaching if I was bored, looking for a challenge, and had a lot of time and money on my hands!
GPS devices are very good for people that spend lots of time not at home; campers, hunters, drivers, because even if they get lost, there is a way to be found! GPS devices are sold at many outdoor stores and can be found all over the Internet. The average price is about $100-$1000, depending on which type you want.
Geocaching is still very new so there are just three simple rules: 1. Take something from the cache
2. Leave something in the cache
3. Write about it in the logbook
Letter boxing and Geocaching may seem alike but they are actually quite different. When letter boxing, you are looking for an actual object; something that has a rubber stamp on it. I would probably participate in letter boxing or geocaching if I was bored, looking for a challenge, and had a lot of time and money on my hands!
lunedì 23 aprile 2007
frustrated
I am so frustrated right now! I got not so good grades on both my presentation and my exam. I worked so hard on my presentation and got twenty points off for not inserting my spread sheet. I miss understood, not because I was not paying attention, because I missed class due to not feeling good. I inserted my graph into the presentation, the information came from the spread sheet, I honestly do not understand why I got twenty points off for that. You cannot make the graph without the information! Iworked really hard on my presentation and am just upset that I got that grade.
I am also not happy with my exam grade. I studied the review sheets that were given and when we got to the actual test, I saw a few things that I had never seen before. Granted I should have read the chapters but I honestly do not have time for that. I commute just like everyone else in the Associate in Arts program and for me, being from Middletown, it can be time consuming, this really applies to me even more than others because I also take class in Newark. Driving from Middletown to Newark to Dover to Middletown is really time consuming, I need some time to sleep! I also have a job. I seriously do not have time to study as much as I feel this class requires. I studied that review sheet, I thought that that would be good enough. I guess that I was wrong. Thank goodness this is a class for my major, I'd be even more upset because this class would bring my gpa down.
I am also not happy with my exam grade. I studied the review sheets that were given and when we got to the actual test, I saw a few things that I had never seen before. Granted I should have read the chapters but I honestly do not have time for that. I commute just like everyone else in the Associate in Arts program and for me, being from Middletown, it can be time consuming, this really applies to me even more than others because I also take class in Newark. Driving from Middletown to Newark to Dover to Middletown is really time consuming, I need some time to sleep! I also have a job. I seriously do not have time to study as much as I feel this class requires. I studied that review sheet, I thought that that would be good enough. I guess that I was wrong. Thank goodness this is a class for my major, I'd be even more upset because this class would bring my gpa down.
martedì 17 aprile 2007
Stressed
Lately, school work has been stressing me out. This class is fun but I feel as though I am always rushing to get things done. My power point was fine and I feel like I did really well but with the Wikis and Blogs, I try to do them on time but I always forget to post them on my webpage and that really stresses me out. I do not like getting points taken off for stuff like that. I try really hard to be a good student.
On that note, I feel like I need to try even harder. I drive back and forth between Newark and Dover, am in a sorority, and I work three days a week so I am constantly busy and it is sometimes hard to remember that school is my top priority!
Overall, I really enjoy this class. I slipped a little on my last test and really did not due well. I feel as though you know that I can do better, mostly because I have! I am studying for tomorrow's test right now and plan on getting another A (versus my C on the last exam). That day was just really stressful, I had a presentation and three exams all while not feeling well! Oh well, it is not the end of the world to get a C. I am definitely trying hard to bring my grade up in this class!
On that note, I feel like I need to try even harder. I drive back and forth between Newark and Dover, am in a sorority, and I work three days a week so I am constantly busy and it is sometimes hard to remember that school is my top priority!
Overall, I really enjoy this class. I slipped a little on my last test and really did not due well. I feel as though you know that I can do better, mostly because I have! I am studying for tomorrow's test right now and plan on getting another A (versus my C on the last exam). That day was just really stressful, I had a presentation and three exams all while not feeling well! Oh well, it is not the end of the world to get a C. I am definitely trying hard to bring my grade up in this class!
lunedì 9 aprile 2007
Google Docs
When I first clicked on google docs, it looked just like a different type of Microsoft Word. Both Microsoft Word and Google Docs have similiar formatting devices. They both allow you to make the text go on the right, left, and center of the page.
Both of these word processing devices have benefits. Two of the benefits to google docs are that you don't have to transfer it to the Internet, it is already there and you can allow anyone to view them at any time! Two advantages to microsoft word are that there is a spell check and many people have an easier time using microsoft word because it is better known.
Overall, I enjoyed the tour of google docs but I am planning on sticking with microsoft word!!!
Both of these word processing devices have benefits. Two of the benefits to google docs are that you don't have to transfer it to the Internet, it is already there and you can allow anyone to view them at any time! Two advantages to microsoft word are that there is a spell check and many people have an easier time using microsoft word because it is better known.
Overall, I enjoyed the tour of google docs but I am planning on sticking with microsoft word!!!
lunedì 5 marzo 2007
web based storage sites
A popular web storage site is Photo Bucket. Photo Bucket provides its users with various types of storage. These types of storage include video and image hosting. All of the videos and images can easily be linked to blogs, auction websites, and message boards. Photo Bucket is completely free, no matter how many images and videos that are hosted.
There are many benefits to an online web storage site. The biggest benefit is that if your computer were to crash, you would still be able to access your images and videos through the Internet. Another benefit is that you can easily show your images and videos with others through the Internet. Though there are many benefits, there are also a few cons to storing your images and videos on the Internet.
A major disadvantage is that a hacker could break into your account and see all of your images and videos. This could happen with anything that is on the Internet, the Internet is never safe because you never know who you're talking to or dealing with.
There are many benefits to an online web storage site. The biggest benefit is that if your computer were to crash, you would still be able to access your images and videos through the Internet. Another benefit is that you can easily show your images and videos with others through the Internet. Though there are many benefits, there are also a few cons to storing your images and videos on the Internet.
A major disadvantage is that a hacker could break into your account and see all of your images and videos. This could happen with anything that is on the Internet, the Internet is never safe because you never know who you're talking to or dealing with.
mercoledì 21 febbraio 2007
Bubble Tea!!!
I decided to use http://www.lycos.com to search for "bubble tea". When I searched for "bubble tea", I got over 150 hits. I did not look at all of my hits but all of the hits that I looked at on the first page were 100 percent relevant!
The first hit was to a web page called nester.com The heading was "bubble tea info" so I thought that it would discuss the history of bubble tea but it was actually just a different search engine. Though the first hit was a disappointment, the other nine hits on the page were all very helpful in telling me where I could fine bubble tea and also the history.
If I were to do an academic search on bubble tea, I would type in something more specific such as "how is bubble tea made", "what are the ingredients of bubble tea", or "what is the history of bubble tea" to insure that I will get answers that will be helpful to me.
The first hit was to a web page called nester.com The heading was "bubble tea info" so I thought that it would discuss the history of bubble tea but it was actually just a different search engine. Though the first hit was a disappointment, the other nine hits on the page were all very helpful in telling me where I could fine bubble tea and also the history.
If I were to do an academic search on bubble tea, I would type in something more specific such as "how is bubble tea made", "what are the ingredients of bubble tea", or "what is the history of bubble tea" to insure that I will get answers that will be helpful to me.
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