This blog was created as a class assignment. The posts will be about the assigned readings for that class.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Apple's ISO Human Interface Guidelines
Creating an app is a labor of love. They are many small and big steps that has to be taken in creating an app. Steps like customizing your app to the task, figuring out who your audience or users will be. A good app is something that's user friendly and is useful.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Texting and Driving Worse Than Drinking and Driving
When you're out on the road driving, the only task you should be focusing on is the driving itself. Research has showed that texting while driving is worse than drinking while driving. That should be reason enough to stop people from making the decision to text while driving; but it isn't and that makes me sick to my stomach. Some drivers who are wise enough to not text while driving and they sometimes have to pay the ultimate price because of a person who decide to not be as wise, and that's a real misfortune.
How texting is wrecking our language!
Texting is fun easy and convenient. But I have to agree with John Humphry's about the side effects that it's having on the English language. Reputable table readings such as the Oxford English Dictionary should not be changing it's format of how some English word are written, in order to appeal to the new generation of texters. It's good to be able to enjoy new technologies and to create short cuts that makes life easier. Changing to English language itself to make it easier on texters is taking it "too far".
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Is my Smartphone Making me Dumb?
There is no conclusive research to show that Smartphones are making people dumb. Smartphones contribute to making people feel smart in many different ways. A perfect example would be reading of a word that you don't know the meaning of and just pulling out your phone to look it up. In the matter of seconds you end up finding the answer to you question making you feel that much more smart. Devices such as Smartphones does allow us to partake in multitasking in a more modern fashion. But as Bell stated people has been multitasking since before the invention of Smartphones and will continue to do so.
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/10/multitasking-studies/all/1
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/10/multitasking-studies/all/1
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