Eric's Blog
Monday, 26 May 2014
Future Plans
Next year will electromechanical cycle before but enjoy the summer with friends. I will go with them to the pool to the beach and make adventures. I will learning cycle proposed so I can start well.
Facebook Dangers
What was the video about?
This is a guy who looks personal information and then call a girl let's see if I had seen this information as it may be private or public.
Did you learn anything new about Facebook dangerous?
Yes, people often publishes things that should not be published and can damage the social
Did you learn any new words in English?
Yes, kindapper
Did you find it difficult?
Yes, because its very difficult learning the vocabulary for a men.
This is a guy who looks personal information and then call a girl let's see if I had seen this information as it may be private or public.
Did you learn anything new about Facebook dangerous?
Yes, people often publishes things that should not be published and can damage the social
Did you learn any new words in English?
Yes, kindapper
Did you find it difficult?
Yes, because its very difficult learning the vocabulary for a men.
Wednesday, 21 May 2014
Buiding a School in the Cloud Advatages-Disadvatages
Advantages
All the child can learn a lot of things.
In the poor countries there won't illiteracy.
They can improve their idiom.
Children can find work faster as the years go.
Disadvantages
It cost a lot of money.
Internet doesn't arrive in all the places.
Can worsen the health.
Can become addicted and can be worse health.
All the child can learn a lot of things.
In the poor countries there won't illiteracy.
They can improve their idiom.
Children can find work faster as the years go.
Disadvantages
It cost a lot of money.
Internet doesn't arrive in all the places.
Can worsen the health.
Can become addicted and can be worse health.
Monday, 12 May 2014
Summary subjects
MME- This subject is very complete. In the last UF was only practice, this makes it an entertaining subject.
SOM- This subject is the most complicated because at home we have to work the subject. In my opinion this subject is very important for the future.
FOL- This subject is very improtant for me because it helps all in the future and also helps enter the labor force. In my opinion I understoon this subject thanks to the teacher.
AO- This subject is more complete because it has a lot of theory and practice. In my opinion is the best subject, and the best teacher.
AW- This subject and this teacher is like AO, because he know combined theory and practice. In my opinion I like this subject beacause the practical work is very interesting.
XL- This subject helps to learn how all networks work. In my opinion, this subject is very interesting because the teacher is sympathetic, and this makes the topic easier to do
SOM- This subject is the most complicated because at home we have to work the subject. In my opinion this subject is very important for the future.
FOL- This subject is very improtant for me because it helps all in the future and also helps enter the labor force. In my opinion I understoon this subject thanks to the teacher.
AO- This subject is more complete because it has a lot of theory and practice. In my opinion is the best subject, and the best teacher.
AW- This subject and this teacher is like AO, because he know combined theory and practice. In my opinion I like this subject beacause the practical work is very interesting.
XL- This subject helps to learn how all networks work. In my opinion, this subject is very interesting because the teacher is sympathetic, and this makes the topic easier to do
Wednesday, 7 May 2014
the history of apple
The Origins and History of Apple
This tech corporation has repeatedly been named one of the world’s most admired _________company's__________. Learn more about the origins and history of Apple. Early Days Apple Computers was _________founders____________ by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in Cupertino, California on April 1, 1976. Wozniak was the __________engineer__________ behind the computers, while Jobs had the mind for _______buisness______________. The pair struggled to keep the company afloat in early days; however they succeeded in funding the venture without ever giving up shares in the company. Apple I Apple’s first _____product____________ was 1976’s Apple I. Compared to its competition, this machine used few ________components___________. This was mainly due to the company’s limited budget. Steve Wozniak: “When you work on low ________sources_______________ and you’re trying to do it yourself with very few parts, you’re trying to be clever you’re trying to think out the whole ______solution_____________ in the shortest number of steps.” This made the Apple I a feat of engineering, and it remained on the ____market________________ until late 1977. The Invention of the Home Computer The upgraded Apple II was first ________sold_____________ in June of that year. Ready to go right out of the box, it was a huge ______success______________ commercially and is recognized for establishing the market for home computers by being accessible and affordable. The Apple II remained the company’s main source of revenue for many years, and by the end of 1980 over one hundred thousand had been sold. 1980’s Apple III was prone to overheating, and was a _________fealing______________for the company. Apple Goes Public However, 1980 was also the year Apple went public. The company generated more millionaires than any other before it, and the popularity of its founders was ________incrissing_____________. Steve Wozniak: “We started Apple: by 1980, I was going to computer ______shorts_______________ and – you know – we’re kinda going public, we’ve made a lot of money, we’ve been in the press long before that, Steve and I. And people are always asking me for an autograph – huh? What do you mean? I was just an engineer, I just did an engineer’s job, I designed a good computer.” Apple LISA Meanwhile, Apple was ________buisy____________ at work designing the Apple LISA. Released in June 1983, it proved to be a ________powerful____________ concept and not a market success. However, it pioneered such terminology as the mouse, icon, and desktop. It was also Apple’s first graphical user interface model, which meant consumers interacted with ______images__________ rather than text commands. 1984 Commercial Apple’s next triumph came during the Super Bowl in January 1984. Steve Wozniak: “The 1984 commercial kind of showed a free-running person overturning somebody who’s dictating 'this is the way it’s going to be. You have no free _______far__________ of your own.' That was the theme of that commercial.” Launch of Macintosh This ad introduced the Apple Macintosh to the American public, and is now considered one of the prime examples of U.S. ___________advertising____________. It was just one part of Apple’s aggressive and ______expensive___________ advertising campaign for the launch of the Macintosh computer, which was released just a few days later. Stand-out in the Market The Mac was loved by some and hated by others. Because of its _______ridical____________ differences from the rest of the market, it initially suffered from a lack of software. It was even _______incomparable____________ with the popular Apple II. Steve Wozniak: “We lost software in those areas, the left brain areas: accounting, law and engineering. A lot of the software is geared towards PCs, that’s where it exists now.” Mac + Adobe Eventually an affiliation with Adobe helped the Mac brand become the ________standard____________ for computer users in specific industries. Steve Wozniak: “We could handle such things as _______photography____________, with PhotoShop, and videography with programs like Adobe Premiere shortly after the Avid was out. So we could do video editing and photography work and ________graphics___________ much earlier because we had enough memory to do it. […] So all the artists and the video people and the producers and the movie people all got into Macintoshes and one you’re into it you love it so much it’s very difficult to pry you away.” The Steves Leave Despite Apple’s success, problems within the company forced Steve Jobs to _______leave____________ in 1985. Steve Wozniak left in 1987, though he is still a paid employee. Apple for Home Users, Mac for Professionals Meanwhile, Apple continued to market its two ________brands____________ to different pieces of the population: the Apple II series was best for home users, while more experienced professionals tended towards the Macintosh. Increasing Popularity of Windows However by the 1990s, Apple was struggling. IBM was handily _________wining____________ the marketplace on the success of Windows. Steve Wozniak: “When __________IBM____________ came out, they had sales forces in all the big businesses. The market for home computers really wasn’t going to fit the Apple too well. The market for small business computers was much huger, so we kind of ________lost_______________ the business market.” Return of Jobs At the end of 1996, Apple _________purchased__________ Steve Jobs’ new company, NeXT, and brought the founder back to the company. Jobs went on to become CEO, and in December 1997 he introduced the online Apple Store. That same year the company announced a partnership with ________rival____________ Microsoft that saw Apple adopt Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer as part of its default programs. Apple's Revival Abegan with the release of the iMac in 1998. The company __________emphasized__________ aesthetic design as one of its major strengths. 2001 was the year Apple opened its first retail stores, introduced iTunes and released the first iPod to the public. It kicked off a decade that boasted a steady upswing for the company, with the release of a number of new products and _______operating______________ systems. Steve Wozniak: “We were the first ones to build USB ports into our computers, we invented firewire, we were really the first to ever have a ________popular_____________ mass-produced and sold wi-fi.” The iPhone 2007 was the year the company ________changed_____________the cell phone landscape by introducing the iPhone. Steve Wozniak: “The popularity of the iPod and the iPhone ________brought____________ a lot of people into the Apple stores, and in contact with the equipment. A lot of people talk to their friends… We’ve always had a strong, strong group of ________followers__________.” The iPad The iPad went on sale in 2010, and was instantly _________successful_________ in the tablet market. And in early 2011, Apple continued its trendsetting ways by introducing a new port to replace USB and similar connections. That same year, after resigning his role as CEO and replacing himself with Tim Cook, Steve Jobs passed away on October 5th following a long bout with pancreatic cancer. Torrents of tributes followed Jobs’ death, and proved his _______role______________ as a tech icon. With ____________hundreds____________________ of products sold worldwide, Apple is quickly losing its status as a counterculture icon and becoming a mainstay of the mainstream.
This tech corporation has repeatedly been named one of the world’s most admired _________company's__________. Learn more about the origins and history of Apple. Early Days Apple Computers was _________founders____________ by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in Cupertino, California on April 1, 1976. Wozniak was the __________engineer__________ behind the computers, while Jobs had the mind for _______buisness______________. The pair struggled to keep the company afloat in early days; however they succeeded in funding the venture without ever giving up shares in the company. Apple I Apple’s first _____product____________ was 1976’s Apple I. Compared to its competition, this machine used few ________components___________. This was mainly due to the company’s limited budget. Steve Wozniak: “When you work on low ________sources_______________ and you’re trying to do it yourself with very few parts, you’re trying to be clever you’re trying to think out the whole ______solution_____________ in the shortest number of steps.” This made the Apple I a feat of engineering, and it remained on the ____market________________ until late 1977. The Invention of the Home Computer The upgraded Apple II was first ________sold_____________ in June of that year. Ready to go right out of the box, it was a huge ______success______________ commercially and is recognized for establishing the market for home computers by being accessible and affordable. The Apple II remained the company’s main source of revenue for many years, and by the end of 1980 over one hundred thousand had been sold. 1980’s Apple III was prone to overheating, and was a _________fealing______________for the company. Apple Goes Public However, 1980 was also the year Apple went public. The company generated more millionaires than any other before it, and the popularity of its founders was ________incrissing_____________. Steve Wozniak: “We started Apple: by 1980, I was going to computer ______shorts_______________ and – you know – we’re kinda going public, we’ve made a lot of money, we’ve been in the press long before that, Steve and I. And people are always asking me for an autograph – huh? What do you mean? I was just an engineer, I just did an engineer’s job, I designed a good computer.” Apple LISA Meanwhile, Apple was ________buisy____________ at work designing the Apple LISA. Released in June 1983, it proved to be a ________powerful____________ concept and not a market success. However, it pioneered such terminology as the mouse, icon, and desktop. It was also Apple’s first graphical user interface model, which meant consumers interacted with ______images__________ rather than text commands. 1984 Commercial Apple’s next triumph came during the Super Bowl in January 1984. Steve Wozniak: “The 1984 commercial kind of showed a free-running person overturning somebody who’s dictating 'this is the way it’s going to be. You have no free _______far__________ of your own.' That was the theme of that commercial.” Launch of Macintosh This ad introduced the Apple Macintosh to the American public, and is now considered one of the prime examples of U.S. ___________advertising____________. It was just one part of Apple’s aggressive and ______expensive___________ advertising campaign for the launch of the Macintosh computer, which was released just a few days later. Stand-out in the Market The Mac was loved by some and hated by others. Because of its _______ridical____________ differences from the rest of the market, it initially suffered from a lack of software. It was even _______incomparable____________ with the popular Apple II. Steve Wozniak: “We lost software in those areas, the left brain areas: accounting, law and engineering. A lot of the software is geared towards PCs, that’s where it exists now.” Mac + Adobe Eventually an affiliation with Adobe helped the Mac brand become the ________standard____________ for computer users in specific industries. Steve Wozniak: “We could handle such things as _______photography____________, with PhotoShop, and videography with programs like Adobe Premiere shortly after the Avid was out. So we could do video editing and photography work and ________graphics___________ much earlier because we had enough memory to do it. […] So all the artists and the video people and the producers and the movie people all got into Macintoshes and one you’re into it you love it so much it’s very difficult to pry you away.” The Steves Leave Despite Apple’s success, problems within the company forced Steve Jobs to _______leave____________ in 1985. Steve Wozniak left in 1987, though he is still a paid employee. Apple for Home Users, Mac for Professionals Meanwhile, Apple continued to market its two ________brands____________ to different pieces of the population: the Apple II series was best for home users, while more experienced professionals tended towards the Macintosh. Increasing Popularity of Windows However by the 1990s, Apple was struggling. IBM was handily _________wining____________ the marketplace on the success of Windows. Steve Wozniak: “When __________IBM____________ came out, they had sales forces in all the big businesses. The market for home computers really wasn’t going to fit the Apple too well. The market for small business computers was much huger, so we kind of ________lost_______________ the business market.” Return of Jobs At the end of 1996, Apple _________purchased__________ Steve Jobs’ new company, NeXT, and brought the founder back to the company. Jobs went on to become CEO, and in December 1997 he introduced the online Apple Store. That same year the company announced a partnership with ________rival____________ Microsoft that saw Apple adopt Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer as part of its default programs. Apple's Revival Abegan with the release of the iMac in 1998. The company __________emphasized__________ aesthetic design as one of its major strengths. 2001 was the year Apple opened its first retail stores, introduced iTunes and released the first iPod to the public. It kicked off a decade that boasted a steady upswing for the company, with the release of a number of new products and _______operating______________ systems. Steve Wozniak: “We were the first ones to build USB ports into our computers, we invented firewire, we were really the first to ever have a ________popular_____________ mass-produced and sold wi-fi.” The iPhone 2007 was the year the company ________changed_____________the cell phone landscape by introducing the iPhone. Steve Wozniak: “The popularity of the iPod and the iPhone ________brought____________ a lot of people into the Apple stores, and in contact with the equipment. A lot of people talk to their friends… We’ve always had a strong, strong group of ________followers__________.” The iPad The iPad went on sale in 2010, and was instantly _________successful_________ in the tablet market. And in early 2011, Apple continued its trendsetting ways by introducing a new port to replace USB and similar connections. That same year, after resigning his role as CEO and replacing himself with Tim Cook, Steve Jobs passed away on October 5th following a long bout with pancreatic cancer. Torrents of tributes followed Jobs’ death, and proved his _______role______________ as a tech icon. With ____________hundreds____________________ of products sold worldwide, Apple is quickly losing its status as a counterculture icon and becoming a mainstay of the mainstream.
Monday, 5 May 2014
Computer addiction
I was walking around on Saturday afternoon. It was cold and it was starting to rain. I was looking for a restaurant or a café where I could sit and have something to drink. When I saw one, I crossed the street and I was there. I sat at a round table and asked for a cup of coffee. While I was waiting for my order, I realised that there were other people in the place, but I sensed loneliness. I saw their bodies, but I couldn't feel their souls. That was because their souls didn't belong to them; instead they belonged to the Internet.I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man sitting in front of it. "I'm Steve", he finally answered after I had asked him a couple of times what his name was."I can't talk with you. I'm busy," he said. I thought he was working. I stood behind him. He was not working. He was chatting online with somebody-probably someone he didn't know- and, at the same time, he was playing a computer game- a war game. I was astonished.Why didn't Steve want to talk to me? I tried again to communicate with that computer geek, but not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but there was no reaction. I was getting upset. I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started shouting, "leave me alone!" I took a few steps back. I was ashamed. I wanted to look and see if all those people in the cafe were looking at me, so raised my head, but there was nobody interested in what was happening. I walked back to my table, and I noticed everybody was using a computer.At that moment, I realised that the people in that place were having a cup of coffee and a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. All of them were more interested in having a relationship with the computer, particularly Steve. I wouldn't want to imagine the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines instead of people. I was worried and I sank in my thoughts. I didn't even realise that the coffee was bad, just as Steve didn't even realise that there was a person next to him.
COMPREHENSION
A-Are these statements true or false? Justify.
1-The writer went to a café on a sunny day. F, rainy day. 5
2-Steve answered the writer's question immediately. F, He replied after a while.
3-The people in the café didn't care about what was going on between Steve and the writer. T
B-Answer these questions.
1-Why didn't the writer apologise? Because she was ashamed.
2-What was Steve busy doing? Chatting online and playing a war game.
3-Why did Steve start shouting? Because the writer put her hand in front of the screen.
C-Complete these sentences.
1-The writer felt lonely in the café although there were people.
2-When the writer saw that Steve was too busy, he wanted to know what he was doing.
3-The writer can't imagine afuture where people shared their lives with a machine.
D-What do the underlined words in the text refer to?
1-They: Shouls
2-machines: Computers
E-Find in the text words that mean almost the same as:
1-surprised (paragraph 2): stonished2-computer screen (paragraph 3): Monitor
A picture is worth a thousand words.
Look at the pictures and answer these questions.
1-What do the pictures have in common? There are kids in all of them
2-What problem does each one refer to? Eye problems
3-How do children become addicted to the Internet? Because their parents let them
4-What are the negative effects of Internet addiction upon children? They can become anti-social
5-What measures should be taken to protect children from Internet addiction? Programing the internet for hours
Wednesday, 30 April 2014
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