While the price of a acquiring a cell phone and associated service is going down, the cost of using a cell phone and associated service is going up. What do you think is meant by this statement?
I think this statement is reflecting how dependent we're becoming to our mobile devices. In my opinion, our phones and computers have a life span of 2 years before they are considered "out-dated". Just as televisions and computers first came out, phones were extremely expensive and large. But since cell phones have pretty much replaced the traditional phone, we are using them for more than just talking.
Phones such as the iPhone and Droid are our mini-computers. They allow us to access our e-mails, Facebook, bank accounts, etc., and phone companies realize how we are using these devices. The money isn't in the actual hardware of the phones, but in the services they can give to the user. Since phones allow us to stay mobile, people are willing to pay the fees that keep them connected.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
Security?
"Nothing is really secure - Get over it!" If this is true, then what might be the consequences, given your own use of networking technologies:
I know this is a true statement because the modes we use to transmit our messages and information are not handed from one person to another. While our technologies are great, everything leaves a digital footprint when we use them. With this said, it means that we need to always be aware of the risks when we send information. Online shopping is great because of its convenience and competative market, but you're also exposing important information since that information travels from network to network until it gets to the right destination. While it's traveling, anyone can intercept it.
The opposite can also occur. Even if you are simply browsing the Internet, the fact is that you are connected to millions of computers. Using firewalls and anti-virus software helps to protect us but there will always be loop holes people can find to access information from your computer or phone. We need to remember that our technologies follow the rule of "give-and-take", and this means that our inter-connections from our networking exposes us to the good and the bad.
I know this is a true statement because the modes we use to transmit our messages and information are not handed from one person to another. While our technologies are great, everything leaves a digital footprint when we use them. With this said, it means that we need to always be aware of the risks when we send information. Online shopping is great because of its convenience and competative market, but you're also exposing important information since that information travels from network to network until it gets to the right destination. While it's traveling, anyone can intercept it.
The opposite can also occur. Even if you are simply browsing the Internet, the fact is that you are connected to millions of computers. Using firewalls and anti-virus software helps to protect us but there will always be loop holes people can find to access information from your computer or phone. We need to remember that our technologies follow the rule of "give-and-take", and this means that our inter-connections from our networking exposes us to the good and the bad.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Staying in touch
What technology do you use to 'stay in touch' and why?
The technology I use the most to stay in touch is my cell phone. Of course I use it to make and recieve phone calls, but I also use it for texting. When I want to make sure my message will get recieved and responded to, I send texts to my friends and family. It's easier to get a hold of people at night (when they're not at school or working) but my phone is my primary way of keeping in touch. E-mail is also really important to me, but its use is more for my academic and professional life. I'm seriously considering whether to start using FaceBook because it's such a great way to contact people I've lost touch with and a lot of my friends use to share pictures. But we'll see!
The technology I use the most to stay in touch is my cell phone. Of course I use it to make and recieve phone calls, but I also use it for texting. When I want to make sure my message will get recieved and responded to, I send texts to my friends and family. It's easier to get a hold of people at night (when they're not at school or working) but my phone is my primary way of keeping in touch. E-mail is also really important to me, but its use is more for my academic and professional life. I'm seriously considering whether to start using FaceBook because it's such a great way to contact people I've lost touch with and a lot of my friends use to share pictures. But we'll see!
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