Writing Excerise

Mary Shannon:

Playing Where in the world is Carmen Sandigeo? on my mom’s PC. I remember knowing about the computer before then but my first real memory using it was playing that game. I know I played a lot of educational computer games as a kid but that one stands out.

My first computer was baught by my parents on black Friday in a crazy wal-mart in Alabama. It was very cheep and my parents thought it was a good idea that my sister and myself fiannly had a computer for we were going into High school and they knew that we enjoied to work in our rooms. It was a black tosiba and I still have it, filled with virises for I had to watch Doctor Who online before it premired in the US. It is slow now but I still have a fondness for it.

I guess a specific instance that a computer has had a positive aspect on my life would be when I first talked to my mom on Skype. Skype allows me to have an easier separation with my family and friends back home. Seeing them is way better than just talking to them on the phone.

A negative impact on my life that a computer has given me… I guess you can say when I had a large paper due, the internet in my house was out and I had to finish it in two days. I would not write my paper by hand, I only wanted to type it.

The screen, the keyboard, the cd drive, the memory, the mouse, the motherboard, the hard drive, the modem(?,) the camera

No and I should cause I lost everything that I had on this computer right before school started. My computer would not go on the internet no matter what so I had to reboot everything. I was very sad and I lost all my pictures and whatnot. I guess you can say Facebook has my backup picture but with my documents, I would lose them all. I want to get an external hard drive but that money.

Well…I guess you can say I upload pictures and I like to look at them from time to time, reliving the memories.

Youtube, facebook, gloster, gaiaonline, google, puzzle pirates, mugglenet, leaky cauldron, twilight lexicon, jibjab, napster, netfix, quizzala, divnart, fanfiction.net, Skype, amazon, ebay, aol,,fsu, bank of America

I heard of the cloud, my sister tried to describe it to me, but no, I do not do anything in the cloud. Wait, I heard that posting pictures on facebook it part of the cloud so I guess I do. What about the cloud that apple was doing…I don’t know.

I go on divanart to see if the people I watch posted something, I go and check the blogs I fallow, I used to check in on Harry Potter and Twilight sites( but not so much), I read any update fanfiction that I am subscribed to, I go and watch videos on youtube, I play poker with my sister on puzzle pirates, I talk to my family on Skype, I find pointless games on cartoon network.com, I read a web comics, I shop on ebay and amazon,

Laura:
10-10-11
- the first experience I have with a computer is playing a computer game. I can't exactly recall, but i get the feeling it was one of those educational games such as Where in the world is Carmen Santiago or even a Disney game such as the like king. But in all honesty, I don't remember the computer not being there.

-the first computer I ever owned was a HP pavilions laptop. It was a graduation gift from high school, and it was the first laptop I had ever really fooled around with. It wasnt what I exactly wanted,I knew I was getting a laptop, but I had asked since I was 15 for a MacBook.

-a specific instance when a computer had a huge positive impact on my life was when I was 13 and I spent 3 weeks in lebanon. I had no contact with my family for the first time in my life, the computer was able to let me keep in touch with my family

-an instance where the computer had a negative impact on my life was when I had a major paper due last year for my Latin American history class, and my computer crashed at 11pm, the day before. I had half of my paper done and then it was gone. I lost half a letter grade on my paper

-hardrive, mouse, screen, fan, keys, keyboard, speaker, wires

-I do have a back up plan to save my material. It is an external hardrive that I have to plug in and upload all the information to. It is similar to a USB but has the ability to contain more information

-no.

-google, facebook, SunTrust, ebay, amazon, netflix, tvfanatic, outlook, blackboard, YouTube, itunes, 4shared, kindle, MySpace,

-I post pictures on facebook

-YouTube, hulu, netflix, USA news

Krissy:

What is the first experience with a computer you can remember?

Elementary, school on a very old Mac, learning how to type with my friend’s dad as our teacher.

What was the first computer that you owned? Did you purchase it, or your parents? Did you have for it, or was it just given to you?

My first computer was a laptop that I had to ask for and I think it was after I graduated high school for college. I had to bug my dad for it because the family computer we had that was given to me when my parents separated, I wouldn’t really call my own computer.

Describe a specific instance in which a computer has had a positive impact on your life.

Being able to take it to class with me to take notes is a positive impact but I would have to say having it to be on Facebook to keep up with childhood friends I barely even see anymore.

Describe a specific instance in which a computer has had a negative impact on your life.

Having my first computer crash on me two months from when I got it. The hard drive having to be replaced and getting it back with Windows 95 on it when they were supposed to reinstall all the soft wear for me, so I had to go put more money into it and it finally died on me months later.

List as many parts of the computer you can think of.

Mother board, Ram, Keyboard, Screen, Software, Processor, wires, disc drive, WLAN card

Do you have a data back-up solution? If so describe it. If not, is there anything on your computer that you would miss if it was lost/stolen/broken?

No and no.

Do you do any activities on the computer besides word-processing/gaming that do not involve the internet?

No.

List as many sites/networks with which you have an account as you can.

· Facebook

· Yahoo

· Gmail

· Grooveshark

· Suntrust

· Sprithoods

· Amazon

· Twitter

· My FSU account

· Youtube

· Skype

Do you store any data in the cloud? With what service?

Yes. Facebook pictures.

What websites (besides FB/email) do you frequent? What is your distraction rotation? What media/news/entertainment websites/blogs/tumblrs do you visit daily?

· Addicting Games Potty Racers

· Yahoo

· Twitter

· My friends tumblr when it pops up through FB

· Campus Talk

· Amazon

· Clothing sites (ie: Hollister, PacSun)

· Youtube