Tutorial 2

Tutorial 1

What i did today

Well this week in what i did today i write just about the exact same as i have every other week, we started off in communication in IT where week did some work on window xp using virtual box. We made some instructions for a beginner and a person with computer knowledge using some screen saves to show them how its done. For the beginner i showed them how to bookmark a page and for the other i showed them how to defrag their drive (well if they had xp, because i cant access the control panel on the college computers). For web development i completed my assignment and started to do some story boards for a website, and now i am in tutorial.

What i did today

Well another day another blog post, not a very interesting day today folks so i apologies in advance. This morning was all about the impact that computers have on peoples lives which to me personally is a great deal. We did questions about the Impact on communities and the advantages and disadvantages of IT, We then did web development where we got our second assessment which is alright i guess. Last thing now which is what i am doing right now, which is writing on my blog, blog, blog blog blog  

Impact of IT

Impact of IT

IT has had a big impact on our society. Many of these impacts have been positive, but there have been negative ones too.

Working in a small group, discuss each of the developments in IT that are listed in the table below. Decide what the positive benefits have been and what the negative drawbacks are.

IT development	Positive impacts	Negative impacts
Email	Can send messages to people anywhere in an instant	Hacking into your email account, spam messages containing virus’s
Online shopping	You can do your shopping without leaving your sofa	Don’t know what condition your items will be in.
Online banking	Can check your account balance and move money at anytime, anywhere	People hacking into your account, unsecure bank details, fake websites
Smart phones	Can phone, text, email, go online, facebook, twitter etc	May make you unsociable
Laptop computers	Portable computers	Battery life, limited upgrade ability
Netbook computers	Portable computer, compact	Battery life, no disk drive, limited storage space
MP3 music	Can be transferred to many portable devices ie ipod, mp3 player, phone, docking stations	The longer or higher quality the file the more space it will use.
Social networking websites like Facebook	Socialise with friends and play games	Cyber bullying
IM programs like MSN Messenger	Can instantly message your friends	Cyber Bullying
Search websites like Google	Can search for anything that you want	You could end up on dodgy sites
Information sites like Wikipedia	Can look at information about any subject	Some of the information might be unreliable.

Threats that IT might Introduce

The threats that the use of IT could have would be cyber bullying, viruses, Online terrorism, hacking, Cons artists emailing with fake opportunities. There are more so you need to be careful when going online and remember the risks.

Disadvantages to the community

Well the first thing that comes to mind would be the lack of contact with people, now a days people prefer to stay in and go on social media sites to talk to friends rather than going to actually see them. I think this diminishes the spirit of the community in terms of having a good ol chat with the next door neighbor.

Advantages to communities.

The communities now a days are very different to when my parents were my age, i think some of it is to do with the advance of technology through the decades. The advantages of IT in the community would mainly be to the organisation of community events ie.. Fundraisers, street parties. Also the news about the local community.

Disadvantages to Individuals- Impact of IT

I have made pretty clear in my previous post that i am a firm believer in the advantages of IT, but i will be the first to admit that there are some problems that need to be sorted out. I problem that I've heard people talk about is the now lack of human contact, which basically means we are replacing personal contact with a screen. Now that everyone (just about) is online the way of meeting new people has changed. Which brings me to cyber bullying, all bullying is wrong but now people can threaten, verbally and emotionally bully someone and remain anonymous which can't be aloud to continue.
          My last point will be that there are still people who don't have their own computer and now a days if you don't have a computer then you are missing out for example.. signing on to the job center is now all done online so if you don't have means you are going to struggle, also you can get better prices or quotes online which could save you a lot of money. i.e Car insurance,(well any insurance), online shopping like amazon, Tesco.  

The Impact of IT- Advantages to Individuals

Well to start off with i think IT has benefited everyone's lives greatly, i don't speak for the masses but i shudder to think of the day that i can't go on the internet which may sound slightly sad but i think a lot of us feels the same way. IT has brought a wide variety of freedom to the individual person, were it be on social media like Facebook or Twitter or being able to send a email to a person on the other side of the planet. All these i feel are advantages in the way that IT has impacted our live, although there is a dark underbelly to the web i think the the pro's outweigh the con's.

11/09/2014
Well today has been a productive day, this morning the whole class had to a short presentation about themselves or a celebrity you like. Safe to say i couldn't think of anything interesting about myself so i decided go for the legend that is Sylvester Stallone, I remember watching Rambo when i was younger i always found it amusing that you never see him reload it was as if he had the unlimited ammo cheat that i used to use on Goldeneye on the N64. It seems like i have gone off topic with memories of my childhood.. Anywhoo i'll get back to the subject at hand, so i had finished my presentation and then it was time for lunch.
     So a long hour and a sandwich later we are in web design were we just did some more power point (which to be honest is starting to get on my Tata's) for two hours and now here i am doing some blogging. To be honest i started to lose concentration and interest toward the end so i apologies for the very brief 4 lines that was half my day.. Till next time.
       

Well this is my first proper post on my newly created blog, i'm slightly hesitant mainly due to having no idea what to talk about!!. But when push comes to shove i'm sure i'll think of something :). Will update when i can be arsed. Peace out

Goooood morning! BTEC Level 2!!!!