“Apple could very easily have forgone forging to create stainless steel cases, just like everyone else”
Its true. They could have. Hardening gold alloy with cold-working could have been eliminated. But that would make them on par with the rest of the industry. Apple wishes to stand out with a perfect product. As an example of their dedication, no one will see or feel the inside pocket for the microphone on the Sport Watch, yet it has been laser finished to perfection. Apple are upping the standard as to compete with companies with many more years experience in the industry.
Bush, Vannevar. “As We May Think.” The Atlantic July 1945. The Atlantic. Web. 19 July 2013.
Vannevar Bush was the Director of Office of Scientific Research and Development and coordinated the activities of 6000 leading american scientists in the application in terms of warfare. In this article emphasises science outside of the battlefield to give man access and command over the knowledge of the ages.
Dr. Bush was clever enough to predict the technology advancements of today. He claimed that one day there will be a camera the size of a walnut that will sit upon the forehead or upon a pair of glasses and take high quality photos. He said the wearer would use the lenses of his glasses to frame the photo and simply press a button or pull a chord to take a HQ coloured photograph. Wait a second… this all sounds somewhat familiar…
Yes, Google Glass. It exist. A fantastic innovation of technology. Although there is one flaw in which they haven’t figured out yet. It’s how to not look like a cyborg while wearing it.
Dr Bush somewhat predicted digital photography as he explained how useful it would be to be able to instantly review a photograph. Furthermore, he questioned how long it would be until dry photography was in use.
Now its time for my ramble. Advancements in technology today tend to make things smaller and smaller. This can be explained by
Moore’s Law graphed
Moore’s Law which is an observation that states that every 2 years the number of transistors in a dense integrated circuit approximately doubles. During the 2000’s phones continued to get smaller and smaller until everyone finally realised… our hands aren’t getting any smaller, we are staying the same size. Phone companies then decided not to make phones smaller and as a result of this they could pack better processes, memory and features. Just think of the Samsung Galaxy Note compared to the miniature brick you had in year 9. Cameras are getting smaller for instance the GoPro although a DSLR is never going to be the size of a walnut as it is not practical. My point is that although the ability for smaller technology is constantly advancing the inventions themselves will not always get smaller.
Miles, Adrian. “Network Literacy: The New Path to Knowledge.” Screen Education Autumn.45 (2007): 24-30.
This reading outlines in simple terms what print literacy is and uses this to help explain network literacy. In today’s world everyone who had a proper education is print literate. You would think that in modern society we would be equally literate in terms of online networks. Although majority of us are quite decent at using online networks we do not have the same deeper understanding of the protocols and logic that we do of print. Firstly, its important to recognise that online content and its containers, for instance webpages, blog posts, videos, photos etc. are weaved together across the network using simple protocols. For example using RSS I can post a photo on Instragram and by using a particular set hash-tag the photo will be automatically uploaded to my media factory blog. Furthermore, this post will be automatically shared on my Facebook page. Although I am able to do things like this I am simply using services that do most the work for me. I am not literate in the code and nor should I have to. As long as I am able to do what I want to right? Admittedly though it is useful to have at least some knowledge of code and protocol as to ease communication with IT experts, software engineers and the like. For instance in Luke Vanderzeils blog he talks of how when he was younger it was always him who had to communicate with the IT expert as he had greater computer literacy then his parents.
This blog is helping me improve my network literacy even though many of the functions are automated for me through third-party plugins.
The rise in social media has given the power to anyone or any organisation to be a blogger and share basically anything they want. One could use a blog as a personal diary, to document their learning or to review films and novels. This evolution of technology is a good thing… right? Yes and No. Mostly yes. But when you give that kind reach and power to an ass hole then all hell can break loose. It is easy to offend someone when you are posting your opinions to people all over the world who have different ideals of what is right and wrong. Although offending someone with a insensitive joke or an extensive troll might be the least of your worries as there are various legal issues that can arise when you blog like flog. The main issues you should watch out for are copyright, moral rights, trade marks, defamation and right of publicity. Not only could your blog get taken down if you don’t follow these laws.. you could actually get in some serious legal trouble. So don’t blog like flog. Follow the laws and be a good bloke.
If you want a closer look at what you can’t do take a look at this site.
After reading up about Creative Commons I’ve realised how essential it is to my area of study. Creative Commons licences are
designed to facilitate and encourage more flexibility in copyright. I can use creative commons licence to tell the world that my copyrighted materials are available to be shared. Its a great layer to the copyright system as it is clear and easy to understand. To make things even easier I could use the Creative Commons licence chooser and simply answer some question to pick the appropriate licence.
On the right are the basic types of licences you can pick from.
Miles, Adrian. “Blogs in Media Education: A Beginning.” Australian Screen
Ed.41 (2006): 66-9
After reading about blogs in media education I decided that my first blog would be about… blogs. This web based publication is a helpful tool for me as a media student. Firstly, I may become fluent in blog type literacy. Secondly, just like a journal I will have a record of ideas, reflections and activities that I can look back on. Thirdly, as my blog is public I am able to contribute to a larger community of bloggers and engage with other academics. Furthermore by posting online technically I become a publisher and may be useful for career opportunities.
Throughout the year and hopefully beyond I will be regularly documenting my classes, responding to readings and posting relevant findings on this blog. This blog will provide the opportunity for me to participate with my peers while interacting with a rich platform of information and sharing.
