Photos, Multimedia and Journalism
Well, it’s been a long time since my last post, but for good reason! I’ve had quite the busy term and I thought it would be nice to show you what I’ve been up to all term. The main thing keeping me busy was a photojournalism class at the University of Oregon. I ended up with a pretty nice portfolio and a multimedia story on Eugene’s local (now defunct) Bar 201. You can...
Read MoreMedia Literacy: Who's Responsible?
We had a really interesting discussion in my Ethics of Strategic Communication class today. What started out as an analysis of “stealth marketing” techniques segued into a discussion of media literacy. There are a number of organizations that strive to protect consumers from the adverse affects of advertising and marketing (such as the FTC), but how effective are these regulations if...
Read MoreThe Buzz on Netbooks
Netbooks have existed for some time now, but have just recently become popular. A type of sub-notebook computer, netbooks are small, light and inexpensive. Originally, netbooks almost exclusively ran Linux operating systems due to performance and price benefits over Windows. Now many netbooks offer a choice between a Windows or Linux based operating system. Although not as powerful as...
Read MoreGoogle Makes Mistake, Fixes it, Then Blogs About it
Early this morning a few lone souls noticed that Google Search was behaving a bit oddly. Google had flagged every site returned with the message “This site may harm your computer.” The problem started happening around 6:30 a.m. PST. Several tech news sites (Ars Technica, Slashdot) quickly picked up on the problem and posted stories about the issue only a few hours later. Luckily,...
Read MoreWindows 7: The Favored Son?
Well I hate to say it, but I’m excited for Windows 7. I downloaded the beta the other day and burned it to a DVD that is now sitting on my desk taunting me. I was going to write a blog post about my experience with the beta, but since I haven’t had time to install it yet it’ll have to wait. Then I started wondering, “why am I excited for Windows 7?” I wasn’t...
Read MoreThe Digital TV Transition…Delayed?
Sorry for the lack of recent posts. I took some time off for the holidays and am just now getting back into the swing of things. On a side note, I just upgraded my blog to Wordpress 2.7, which got me excited to start blogging again. With the Digital TV transition looming on February 17, the Federally sponsored DTV coupon program is officially broke. Obama and several other legislators are...
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