Droid X Article

Droid X

As many of you know I'm in the market for a new/upgrade phone this January. I'm always stopping by the local Verizon store hoping they will give me a deal before January but no such luck.
So in the mean time I read reviews on all the phones available and the Droid X is one of the ones I'm looking at.
Below is a link to an article I read on the Droid X by Ed Bott.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/why-i-dumped-my-droid/2487?tag=nl.e539

Read this article and post a comment on what you think of his evaluation/experience.

List what problems he encountered and add any other negative or positive feedback you have read, heard or experienced.

Green Products Guide: Information Technology and Related Equipment | Edutopia

“Thinking” green and making good choices that have a long term positive effect on our environment is something we all need to be doing. Almost all business are becoming ecology minded and we are reminded of ways to change our behaviors to conserve and recycle daily.
Below is a link to an article about Green Products in technology.

After reading the article write an informative comment on what you can use to make wise choices when purchasing electronics. Use the following prompts to pull relevant information out.

What are some green features we can look for when purchasing equipment?

What are the solutions listed for computers?

What agency is currently certifying equipment and what is the lable?

What technology enables a company/school district to conserve energy in their data centers?




Green Products Guide: Information Technology and Related Equipment Edutopia

XBox Dreams Come True

Below is a link to a quick slideshow on the top ten wishlist items for the new XBox 360 slim.
This class is heavyly weighted pro PlayStation, enough so that you convinced me to go that direction for my home purchase. However; with the wishlist items mentioned in this article it would be a tougher decision on which direction to go.
Review the top ten items and post a comment on which three you think are the most important for Microsoft to include in the new release and why.

http://tinyurl.com/yl3l5zm

Win 7 and the Pirates

How tempting it is to install free software; almost as tempting as downloading free music, and we all know what Ms. Glantz has to say about that!
In reading the article, Confessions of a Windows 7 Pirate by Ed Bott in the March 3rd edition of ZDNet I found it interesting how easy it is to steal. Maybe we think it shouldn’t be so expensive or that it’s our right to have access to the latest technology simply because we know how to steel it. Whatever the reason it’s wrong. Does that mean pirating will stop? No way.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=1817&page=1&tag=col1;post-1817

After reading this article post a comment describing what you personally walk away with using the following questions as prompts:

Did you understand the various methods described?

What personal quality or trait do you think is necessary when working as an IT Tech or repairing computers for pay?

Write a brief analogy for installing pirated software on someone else’s computer.