Downloading music from the Web is something I haven't done very often. However, in light of the class I'm taking (Digital Media Skills), I'm beginning to explore my options. Today I discovered this song on the website Jamendo. What do you think?
Here's a video that says it shows workers in China (Chongqing?)testing HP laptops. The reason I'm interested? I just got notice that the HP laptop I ordered from Costco is shipping from CHONGQING, CN.
.Here's what the blog poster wrote:
i noticed something wierd. The computer were already installed and ready! I didn't need to make any choices or wait for it to install anything, it was already done. I looked around among the documents and files in the computer and found this funny clip! Its some kind of video recorded from the HP factory when they are testing the webcamera software. You can here a wierd opera singning lady in the background and watch the very focused worker testing my computer. He must have forgotten to reset the computer after the tests!
I am currently enrolled at CCSF, in BCST 119, "Digital Media Skills", taught by Arthur Pines. It's kind of a fluke that I'm here. I much prefer the quarter to the semester system, and I've been very happy with the classes at Foothill College. However, for reasons unknown to me, they have simply "dropped" their web development classes. An entire department (or more) has simply disappeared. Meanwhile, I saw an article by the owner of Bird and Beckett bookstore that encouraged people to help City College by enrolling in classes. So, I checked into the online classes, because I do believe it's an institution that is essential to the lifeblood of San Francisco. Lo and behold, I found web classes that allow me to continue on the learning curve.
SO - here I am, back at CCSF!
An upcoming assignment for class is to design our "Dream Machine". Well, that sounds easy enough, but it has turned out to be quite a challenge. For one thing - I don't have all the time in the world to do this: I actually need a new computer NOW. So, I have a lot of pressure on me to get results fast. I have narrowed my choices to two computers - a MacBook Pro with retina display, and a Windows 8 touch screen. But that is just the beginning decision. The real challenge is to figure out what comes with it; what size should it be; and how much RAM should it have?
Here's a video that demonstrates the differences between 4,8, and 16 gigabyte of RAM. I can't say I understand much of it, but the bottom line for me seems to be that 16 is better than 8. Why? My purpose is to do web development, photo processing, and video editing. Knowing my habits, I like to do everything at once. As I've found out so often, speed of response (and lack thereof) is the thing that drives me nuts. SO - I think I've answered this question.
Take a look for yourself. Here's "A Little Byte of Tech" by Jayztwocents:
The first part begins with a brief introduction to the series, summarizing the impact of computers on every aspect of our lives, attributed to their versatile nature. The history of computing begins with the original definition of "computers," human beings like William Shanks that calculated numbers by hand. Frustration with human error led Charles Babbage to develop his difference engine, the first mechanical computer. He later designed the analytical engine, the first general-purpose programmable computer, but it was never finished. Ada Lovelace assisted Babbage with the design and working out programs for the unbuilt machine, making her the first programmer.
100 years later, German engineer Konrad Zuse built the Z1, the first functional general-purpose computer, using binary counting with mechanical telephone relays. During World War II, Zuse wanted to switch to vacuum tubes, but Hitler killed the project because it would take too long. At the University of Pennsylvania, John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert built ENIAC, the first general-purpose electronic computer, to aid in military calculations. They didn't finish in time to be useful for the war, but soon after, Eckert and Mauchly started the first commercial computer company. It took years before they brought a computer to market, so a British radar engineer named Freddie Williams beat them to building the first computer with stored programs. In Cambridge, Maurice Wilkes built EDSAC, the first practical computer with stored programs. Alan Turing imagined greater things for computers beyond calculations, after seeing the Colossus computer break German codes at Bletchley Park. Actor Derek Jacobi, performing as Alan Turing in "Breaking the Code," elaborates on Turing's insights into artificial intelligence. Computers can learn, but will they be intelligent?The entire 5-part-series is downloadable as MP4 videos
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