the world unplugged

                   The world unplugged is a website dedicated to how the current generation is consistently glued to technology and the media. The article I read discussed how college-aged student fared going at least 24 hours without technology and the results were obvious but interesting. At least five people from every country survey and experimented, had admitted failure and admitted that they were lost without their technological vices.

                     The website its self records the responses from students for each media device they clung on to. Students responded to how they used social media to make and connect with friends. They also talked about how having their phones and smartphones offered security and not having it is like essentially naked.

                    I must say I am a bit surprised on some of the statistics that the United States is not the "head honcho" as far as withdrawal of technology on most of the analyses. Usually it is a third world country that has problems with escaping the media. More people in Lebanon have laptops or smartphones than those in the US studied.

                     I myself, am not immune, although I don't like social media, my phone is a cheap government issued phone (that does not receive text) and I rarely ever use email or IM to contact or comment to people.
I need my video game, internet and MP3 fix lol. I have gone full days with out them, at the most I was bored when I was not around them. I am used to being alone, so I don't long for social media that much, there have been days, weeks and months I have not played any video games. Until 2013, I didn't even own a phone of any type. My mother had to somewhat force me to get one. I do remember the days without a computer because I did not get one until 2000, I still had a typewriter back then. So going cold turkey is not that hard but I would rather not do it. I understand the dilemma of not having technology but for people my age I would think that it should not be that far gone.

                  

Career Post #2

Career Post #2
http://www.ala.org/acrl/issues/infolit/overview/intro

Ala.org is the  URL for the Association of College & Research Library. As a computer field major, information literacy is THE most important if not one of the cornerstone of being computer savvy. In fact, out of all the majors, industries, jobs etc. Tech majors are required and it is most mandatory to be able to comprehend information literacy. The ability to understand how to read, decipher, filter and use information given to us, as well as understanding how to maneuver around a computer is detrimental to the success of any Tech job, regardless of what job you have in the computer field.

Being a student is kind of secondary, everybody should know how to use the internet SAFELY and how to interpret the information given, even if they or their major doesn't require them to ever use the internet. Why?  Because technology is constantly changing and most physical forms of information is being slowly phased out and becoming obsolete. To stay in-the-know and current means that you will be able to communicate personally or with others, for either business or otherwise. By not staying current, its like being a hermit and using a remote as a mouse for your monitor and wondering why the computer isn't working.

Perhaps in the past, info lit. would not have been important but today's society is very tech savvy. In order to function in the hustle and bustle of today's booming way of living, understanding how to use information literacy is very important. Bottom line, young or old, if you live in the modern era you need to know information literacy.

A temporary fantasy... Network technician

For some reason this morning when I woke up I keep having thoughts about being a network technician even though they don't make that much... I don't know, the thought of going inside a computer or behind a server and messing with the wiring is to make sure other computers are connected to it is pretty interesting... .

Network technicians usually troubleshoot problems with LAN (local area networks), wires, installing hardware inside of computers, programs, so in summation, technicians repair and troubleshoot inside of the PC's like RAM, Harddrives, ports on the motherboard. They also check to make sure that all the wires are plugged into the PC's, modems, router, switches, hubs, etc and that all the PC's are able to communicate via those wires.

Network Technicians get paid anywhere from $30,000 to $65,000 a year  depending on the level or skill of the technician.