Kevin's Portfolio

In the past couple of weeks, Facebook released their new Terms of Service, which many users and websites protested it, because of the way it reads. It appeared to say anything you post to Facebook becomes their property, forever. Within days, Facebook reverted to its old terms, instead opting to invite users to have a say in a revised Terms of Service.

Hate it or love it, Windows Vista is here to stay.

From the day it hit the shelves, Windows Vista has had a bad reputation, and for good reason. For the longest time, it didn’t work with a lot of hardware and software. I switched back to XP when some of my hardware wouldn’t work with Vista. Its release proved what consumers are willing to put up with in terms of software.

Some students and staff members may have noticed that Lethbridge College has upgraded their Adobe software from Creative Suite 3 (CS3) to CS4, and also may have wondered why the college decided to upgrade so quickly, and what the real benefits of CS4 are.

Windows 7, the successor to Windows Vista, is predicted to hit store shelves in late 2009 or early 2010, but it seems that many are saying it’s what Windows Vista should have been. In addition, the hype surrounding it seems to be positive this time around.

As more people use computers on a daily basis, some are beginning to truly use the internet to their advantage, and not just for email, Facebook, or checking the latest news. Some users are using modern websites to backup their data, syncronize files between computers, and even replace desktop programs with web-based applications that they can access from anywhere.

You may have seen it being talked about or used on CBC or CNN, or as a blue icon or bird logo on many popular websites or blogs. If you’re not tech-savvy, you likely just ignored it, thinking of it as just another tool on the internet, which it is, but it’s one of the more useful tools, and it’s seriously worth taking a look at.

The most desired phone on the market is the iPhone, even though it’s one of the most expensive. It started off as a toy for geeks, but with improvements, and third party applications now available, it is growing in popularity, and for good reason, it’s actually easy to use.

I was listening to the latest Windows Weekly podcast over the weekend, and they started talking about how expensive software is, and some possible solutions to the problem. While I can see the problems subscription software can have, I hate the idea of paying hundreds of dollars for Windows of Microsoft Office.