JoMoney: October 2019

Thursday, October 31, 2019

EPIC 2015

EPIC 2015 was a video that talked about the death of newspapers. The movie was science-fiction and the objective was to point out how the world wide web is going to kill off newspapers. As I was watching the video I thought about the last time that I actually picked up a newspaper and read it. It has been so long that I honestly cannot answer that question. I remember growing up and before I went into my house I would see so many newspapers in front of my house and throughout the neighborhood. As I think about it now, I realize that everyday I see less newspapers present because if I am interested in a certain topic, my first thought is to look online, not newspapers. For example, real estate no longer advertises in newspapers because of the world wide web. Where do you go when you are looking for a new house? Online websites like Zillow or Redfin. This is essentially what EPIC 2015 is trying to get us to understand. The beginning of the video states, “It is the best of times, it is the worst of times.” I believe that they say this to emphasize the growth of the world wide web and all its achievements, but as well to show it’s detrimental effects on newspapers. Additionally, some information told in the video were simply just true. News is trivialized. People only hear and see what they choose and want to while ignoring what they simply do not like. All in all, I found EPIC 2015 to be very eye opening and reflective.

Monday, October 28, 2019

Experience doing the scavenger hunt

I cannot speak for my group, but personally my experience in completing the scavenger hunt was quite difficult. I struggled most of course with finding Professor’s sister or finding a home valued at between 300,000 and 400,000, three bedrooms in University Place from both Zillow and Redfin and also finding directions on how to get to them. I think I struggled with this because I did not know where to begin searching or like what to look up. With that being said, there were some items on the list that I had no trouble finding. I found the shopping cart with a total price plus delivery of “Screenplay” the book, a Segway Human Transporter and an iRobot Roomba robot and two definitions of what a “sock puppet” is from two different reference sources with ease. What I found the most interesting from completing the scavenger hunt was number 15 asking us to find information on ourselves from a site that is not a social network. Before finding this information on myself, I honestly did not think that I had information out there that did not have to do with my social media accounts. I was quickly proved wrong when I searched my name and immediately found my name and profile on a website called MaxPreps that showed my high school basketball stats. I thought that was so cool! I wouldn’t mind doing this assignment again because I feel like I was able to learn a lot and improved my searching skills.

Sunday, October 20, 2019

Experience creating an HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Jovelle's Web Page</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Sunshine</h1>
<img src="URL">
"https://u.osu.edu/finney.77/"/>
</body>

I would describe my experience in creating an HTML document as very interesting. When the assignment was given last Thursday I immediately was overwhelmed. This is because when it comes to tech work and computers, I struggle immensely so I figured that I was going to experience some troubles. Thankfully, a student from class let me know that she was a computer science major and she would be more than happy to help me out with any problems that I come across. We ended up Facetiming and she walked me through the step by step process. I was so grateful because with her help I was able to create the HTML document much easier and I actually understood what I was doing. Kinda....., but anyways, I wouldn't say that creating the HTML was extremely difficult, but rather just very tedious. I had to remember to close the containers which was probably my biggest issue. I was able to input the image with no problem because I simply just followed the directions that you gave us, step by step. I think if I had to do this assignment again that I would be successful with no help needed and that actually makes me feel pretty good. I want to have more confidence in myself when it comes to this field of work because I know that it is something significant for one to know. Overall, I am thankful for the experience and I hope that my knowledge will increase in this type of work throughout the quarter.

Monday, October 14, 2019

What are the differences and similarities between email and postal services?

There are several similarities and differences when it comes to the idea of emailing and postal services. When I think of the similarities I think of the fact that both systems do not entirely ensure your privacy. Email accounts can be hacked. At that point, a person would have access to your personal life. What you are buying, scheduled appointments, job inquiries, the list goes on. With that being said, we all know that there is a high possibility that when we are expecting something in the mail, it may not always come. A lot can happen from the time that package leaves the postal office to its destination. For example, I have seen several content on social media where employees working for FedEx were transporting products into their truck and were basically throwing and disrespecting the items. Furthermore, there are as well differences between emailing and postal services. The first thing that comes to mind is the fact that emailing happens in an instant. If I need to urgently get a hold of my professor in regards to an upcoming midterm, I will be able to go on my smartphone, open the Gmail application, and send my professor a quick email of my concerns and he will receive it instantly. However, back in the day, it was not always this quick and handy. For example, my mom told me when she was a teenager, my dad lived in Washington and she was in Hawaii so they often communicated through letters. They would update each other on what’s going on in their lives and the other person would receive the letter in about a little over a week. I thought this was really interesting because my mom could be reading a letter from my dad that he sent weeks ago, but she is just now hearing about it. This is to show that emailing and postal services are very different when it comes to speed.