Saturday, February 25, 2012

Apple Cutting Cords

Everyone recognizes Apple's famous USB cord that connects the iPod, iPhone or iPad to their computer. In the article here from PC World Apple talks about how they are trying to cut down to a smaller port connector or maybe even no cord at all.
The new operating system from Apple, iOS 5, Apple offers a new "iCloud" that allows you to get your music and files from your phone, tablet, or pc without any cords at all so this new step moving to smaller, less or even no cord at all is something that is not far off.  For the generation growing up with this technology, this is awesome.  Less cords means less work; this also means it will be easier to understand.  When I say that, yes I do mean the older people who have a hard time with technology, if everything is wireless and all you have to do is click a few buttons and then everything is exactly how you want it, well, I think that everyone could figure that out.  Tell me, how do you feel about moving to smaller, less or possibly no cords at all?  Also, how do you feel about "iCloud", the cloud feature that allows you to share things with all your devices via off-site server that Apple controls?  Do you think they have access to too much of your information?

Friday, February 24, 2012

In Response To Mike Fratea's "Facebook" article

Honestly when I read the title to that article I was thinking that it was one of those "eye catchers" that really isn't what happens in the article, clearly I was mistaken.  I can understand ex-husbands and ex-wives take each other to court for a number of different things; I have never seen someone be forced to apologize via social networking website or they would go to jail.  If I were the judge in this case I would have forced a formal apology, maybe even a written letter but I would not make the person put that on a social networking site, let alone the biggest in the world, "Facebook".  I don't think this is a waste of our tax payers money however because the judge is still getting his point across while the lady gets justice by getting her apology and her money.  Do you think social networking is getting a little overwhelming?  By that I mean law enforcement is now using this as some key pieces to evidence and information.  How do you feel about this and where do you think that this will take us?