Thursday, April 29, 2010

Week 15

This week we were tying up any loose ends and finishing up with using webcam, tablet pc, and Google docs. Google docs is pretty useful if you’re at a computer that does not have Word, Excel, or PowerPoint. What is offered is pretty basic by comparison, but it does that job if it’s really needed. Though I think it may be pretty hard not to find the basic Microsoft programs on any computer these days.

The webcam can be a pretty useful thing. I have a webcam that’s built into my laptop and have been able to use it with Skype. It makes it possible to not only communicate with people in real time but you’re able to see them too. That could be really useful for meetings or interviews with people who may be on the other side of the country or on the other side of the world for that matter.

The tablet pc although I did find it a little finicky, could be very useful for taking notes during a meeting. Truly paperless notes since you literally write on the screen. The only problem is maybe saving your notes because I’m not sure how it could translate itself to a normal desktop computer.

Next week we come in on Monday instead of Wednesday for our exam time. The groups will be presenting their Photoshop decade projects and it will be interesting to see what the other groups came up with. Overall it’s been an interesting class and although there were some kinks along the way, I have learned some new things I wouldn’t have learned otherwise.

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