What I've learned about Internet Technology - Week 3

This week has been something totally new as far as doing and not just reading I've never written a blog before. I do use Twitter which can be considered microblogging, but this is a lot more in depth then Twitter. I had trouble with the quiz in this section a lot of new terms, a few of which were mainly Blogger.com related such as the term dashboard which I should of knew, considering the other things Microsoft that term in. Overall I learned a lot this week and I am really interested in next weeks chapter about podcasts.

What I've learned about Internet Technology - Week 2

This week we went over Chapter 2, a very interesting chapter over social networks. We created an account at www.linkedin.com and filed out our profile and did various other tasks. I also learned about other social networking sites and the different types. I believe this chapter was very beneficial considering the impact that social networking has had on modern day society.

What I've learned about Internet Technology - Week 1

In the first chapter I learned about Web 2.0, I have always heard about the term, but never knew what it was until this class. The book we use is even called "Introduction to Web 2.0. In the first chapter of the book  I also read about Copyright law's and and violations. And at the end of the chapter I created a Gmail account.

New to Blogging? Watch This Video!

If you are not sure what a blog is or how it works, this video, called "Blogs in Plain English," will help. Created by the folks at CommonCraft, this video explains why blogs are such a "big deal." To view the video, just click on the large arrow in the middle of the video window below.

Whole-House Surge Protection

It's important to protect all your electronic devices, not just computers, from power surges. Printers, televisions, appliances, and computer peripherals, all require protection. However, it can be inconvenient to use individual surge protectors on all the devices that need protection. However, it can be inconvenient to use individual surge protection on all devices that need protection. One solution is to install a whole-house surge protector, as shown in this photo. The device is installed by an electrician and is attached to your circuit breaker panel. Whole-house surge protectors work just like other surge protection devices, but they protect all electrical devices in the house at once. The typical cost to buy and install one of these devices range from $200 to $300 and is generally less than the cost of buying individual surge protectors for every electrical device in your home.

Still learning new stuff

So far I have learned how to post and make hyperlinks in my blog posts. Next I am going to be learning how to insert videos and pictures into my posts.

A experience

This is my second blog post, and I created it to learn about Blogger.com so far it's been pretty easy but still a learning experience I have never created a blog before but have read many over the years. I hope to learn some more about blogging, and benefit greatly from it.