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Electronic City

When I was a kid, my dad opened up the tower computer to put more RAM in it. Upon seeing what was inside I started making up stories a about the civilization that was inside the computer. There were roads and traffic lights and even stop lights. In my world though, you had to have a certain IQ to travel down its streets. But I guess that's not true is it? Anyone can browse the internet or use a computer, even babies. The only reason I bring this up is because we watched the movies TRON and The Matrix in class the other day. For starters, The Matrix is about a computer system that holds a city in it. And then in TRON, not only was it a virtual world but there was a subtle comparison to the city being in the virtual world.

And then we have Web 2.0. Basically the internet is has come alive. Everything is portable via device linked up to wifi or 4G. People can go up to others and instantly connect with someone via Facebook or Twitter or Tinder or Tumblr.

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Attention Apple-lovers and stat-tracking fanatics: Apple unveiled the long-awaited iPhone 6 today, and with it comes a new app called Health. Here are the coolest features, plus how to get it witho...

On September 9th, Apple announced their two new iPhones, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, and their "Apple Watch." Tim Cook talked about health and fitness.

The new "Workout App" on the Apple Watch allows you to set your goals and select workout routines. The Activity app includes a feature allows you to monitor the amount of calories you've burned.

The marketplace of watches and smartphones are working towards a better health and fitness area in their technology that will make life better and help millions of people keep track of their fitness goals. As innovation takes it place, every smartphone and watch will include a workout app or fitness app.

In the past generation of smartphones, they didn't have this technology and the best way to keep track of your health and fitness was to monitor what you've eaten, get your blood tested by your doctor, go see a nutrionalist, etc. Now with the new "Health App" you can do all these tasks in one app.

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Apple Pay, Convenience or Hastle?

I have been saying for years now "Wallets will become a thing of the past and everything will be stored on your phone." My vision finally came true!!! Apple's announcement of Apple Pay, we take one more step towards integrating even more technology into our lives. Personally I believe that the next step is to integrate microchips into (maybe) our wrists and scan those at the counter, but that's for another time.

After the amazement and the oohs and ahhs died down, a few questions began to pop into my head. First of all, if we keep all our eggs in one basket, how easily would it be for someone to hack in and steal our basket? (by "basket" I mean our credit card info) With the recent hacking of cloud accounts, this is a reasonable concern. To think, it would be that much easier for ID thieves to commit fraud because all of your info would be right there! But I still have my blind faith that Apple is secure and that "this will never happen to me *knock on wood*".

The next question I asked: If Apple can keep a peripheral eye on my spending habits, will they attempt to customize ads targeted at me? Think about it. You use your phone to make a purchase and then just like Amazon emails your phone sends you a banner "Most people who purchased this/from this store were also interested in this".

Otherwise, I can't wait to integrate Apple Pay into my life (as soon as I upgrade my phone)

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A startup’s software will let iPhone apps connect phones without the Internet.

This will improve connectivity within areas that don't support a strong signal due to their location. Great for emergencies when you lose signal.

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The Cloud is a Mystery

THE CLOUD! An abstract idea. The mysterious place where information is stored so as to not take up space on our devices and makes it accessible from where ever we want. Recently, clouds of certain female celebrities were hacked and nude photos of these celebrities were leaked onto the internet. Personally, I don't know how to access my cloud (unless we're talking about Google Drive, then I'm a wizard at that). In the future I believe that we will all have an icon/app on our devices that will let us access and organize the documents we upload onto it. That would take some of the mystery out of the cloud and make it more user friendly. Until then, it will remain a scary, intimidating enigma...

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WHY BLOG?

Blogging is the most instantaneous style of publishing but more of a broadcast of a person's thoughts and voice on subjects pertaining their interests. It's communal. It creates connections that lead to new ideas and opportunities.

In Andrew Sullivan's, "Why I Blog," he mentions the importance and innovative benefits that blogging can do for society.

"The reason this open-source market of thinking and writing has such potential is that the always adjusting and evolving collective mind can rapidly filter out bad arguments and bad ideas. The flip side, of course, is that bloggers are also human beings. Reason is not the only fuel in the tank. In a world where no distinction is made between good traffic and bad traffic, and where emotion often rules, some will always raise their voice to dominate the conversation; others will pander shamelessly to their readers’ prejudices; others will start online brawls for the fun of it. Sensationalism, dirt, and the ease of formulaic talking points always beckon. You can disappear into the partisan blogosphere and never stumble onto a site you disagree with."

Blogging has evolved throughout the years and has become a daily activity for society. The social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram have become mainstream because of their microblogging medium which is a form of blogging. Everyone in the current generation is addicted to using these platforms because of the direct broadcast of one's thoughts to the internet and having an audience that can respond and link/share those microblogs to others can be exhilarating and entertaining. These posts can be personal, business oriented, philosophy, gossip etc. The interaction between the blogger and the reader have become more intimate because of the reader's ability to comment on the blog and the blogger directly being able to respond to the comment is almost as real as being in the same room with each other.

Now if you blog, you know that you're thoughts are being displayed to the world and are subjected to be criticized or praised by peers, strangers, professionals and anyone who is reading your blogs. You have to think about what you're writing and how others may respond or feel. It makes it more difficult but real I would say.

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