For this assignment, I am required to define some technology terms, then give examples of the term that I use.
Freeware-computer programs or applications that users can use for free. Ex: Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office
Shareware-software that the designer allows users to try for free, with the understanding that if the users decide to continue to use the program, they will pay the fee. Ex:Anti-Virus software, Adobe Suites
Open source-a program that the developers have made free for the general public to use and modify. Ex: Mozilla Firefox, WordPress
Commercial Software-software that is designed for sale only, although free packages are also available. Ex: Google, Microsoft Apple
The second part of the assignment is to describe how to software piracy impacts society versus how freeware and shareware do.
When programs are free for the public to use, scammers have to incentive to copy the programs and sell them for a profit. This is because when software is free, users will not want to pay to have forfeited programs. when this happens the "bad people," or those who steal the products will no longer be able to rely on that form of a job for income. However, the companies who make the programs, will also lose a profit by allowing users to by their products for free. So the challenge for the companies is to try to find the right area where they will still make enough of a profit for the company to survive, while not allowing the "scammers" to survive.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
Snow Day Activities
My day started off my receiving a call to my house at around 5 in the morning, it could have been earlier or later, but because it woke me up I'm not too sure on the time. The call told my parents that my sister and I wouldn't be having school that day because of the snow we received the prior night.
Around 8 I woke up from a text, and decided to stay up. After making breakfast I lay on the couch and watched tv until 4 in the afternoon, when my boyfriend told me he was on his way over. I quickly took a shower and cleaned the house. When he arrived we made macaroni and cheese and I gather all my equipment for my upcoming soccer game.
Once my friend arrived we left for Rossford, for our indoor soccer game. The final score of the game was 6-1, our team victorious!
Around 8 I woke up from a text, and decided to stay up. After making breakfast I lay on the couch and watched tv until 4 in the afternoon, when my boyfriend told me he was on his way over. I quickly took a shower and cleaned the house. When he arrived we made macaroni and cheese and I gather all my equipment for my upcoming soccer game.
Once my friend arrived we left for Rossford, for our indoor soccer game. The final score of the game was 6-1, our team victorious!
Monday, January 10, 2011
Shooting in Tucson, Arizona
After the shooting this past weekend, many questions about the country's future political state are unclear. Gabrielle Giffords, a congresswoman from Arizona, was shot in the head while talking to her constituents. Doctors say she is currently "holding her own," but is still in critical condition.
She was shot by what investigators are saying is considered a "social outcast." Three years prior, he attended one of her question and answer sessions. He got the chance to ask her a question, but friends say he was angered by her response. He felt she just repeated the question but did not answer the question.
The shooter is registered as an independent, and did vote in the 2008 presidential election. His website told of more information, like how he thought he was under government surveillance. He also felt that he could not trust the American government and feared the government was beginning to brainwash the people by controlling the grammar.
I feel that this country is great because of the diversity it offers. However, when extremists, like the shooter in this situation, feel they have to take their beliefs in their own hands it makes me worried for the future of this country.
She was shot by what investigators are saying is considered a "social outcast." Three years prior, he attended one of her question and answer sessions. He got the chance to ask her a question, but friends say he was angered by her response. He felt she just repeated the question but did not answer the question.
The shooter is registered as an independent, and did vote in the 2008 presidential election. His website told of more information, like how he thought he was under government surveillance. He also felt that he could not trust the American government and feared the government was beginning to brainwash the people by controlling the grammar.
I feel that this country is great because of the diversity it offers. However, when extremists, like the shooter in this situation, feel they have to take their beliefs in their own hands it makes me worried for the future of this country.
Friday, January 7, 2011
POTS Blog Review
For a class assignment, I am required to read a blog of interest, and respond to it by summarizing it and giving my own opinions on this blog.
The blog I chose to review is about a syndrome, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, I was diagnosed with about three years ago. It has been a very debilitating syndrome. After I was diagnosed with it in February of my freshman year, I was unable to attend school my entire sophomore year. My junior year I was gradually able to attend more classes, up to four a day with the help of my doctors and family.
This blog is written by one of my doctors, Dr. Blair Grubb. The article shares information about the history of POTS, giving examples dating from the 1800s of doctors who did studies on patients, who would now be diagnosed with POTS. Another topic Dr. Grubb talks about is the classification of POTS, that I have never heard about. He tells about the two main subgroups, and why a patient would be divided into a certain subgroup.
Although I already knew most of the information he shared about evaluation and management, the research he shared about the timeline for patients getting better, and the studies that are being done to learn more about how to better control symptoms gives me more hope for the future!
The blog I chose to review is about a syndrome, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, I was diagnosed with about three years ago. It has been a very debilitating syndrome. After I was diagnosed with it in February of my freshman year, I was unable to attend school my entire sophomore year. My junior year I was gradually able to attend more classes, up to four a day with the help of my doctors and family.
This blog is written by one of my doctors, Dr. Blair Grubb. The article shares information about the history of POTS, giving examples dating from the 1800s of doctors who did studies on patients, who would now be diagnosed with POTS. Another topic Dr. Grubb talks about is the classification of POTS, that I have never heard about. He tells about the two main subgroups, and why a patient would be divided into a certain subgroup.
Although I already knew most of the information he shared about evaluation and management, the research he shared about the timeline for patients getting better, and the studies that are being done to learn more about how to better control symptoms gives me more hope for the future!
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
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