APP SMACKDOWN
For this Smackdown, I would like to talk about Spotify. It, somewhat, indirectly effects me in a professional sense but is an overwhelming part of my life in a personal sense.
Spotify is a music streaming service that launched in 2008 in Sweden. The service currently has over 75 million users and currently brings in over 1.3 billions dollars a year.
Spotify is a service available on PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Windows Phone and more. It allows the user to bring an unlimited amount of music with them wherever they are. Users can choose from artists, albums, genres, community playlists and much, much more. Members with a premium membership have even more features available to them. They can listen to music which no ad interruptions, they have the ability to save any album on playlist onto their phone for when an internet access is not available and they also have the ability to seamlessly switch their currently playing music to any other of their connected devices.
Spotify doesn't have much of a direct effect on my graphic design study or work, but it does help. As a Graphic designer, I have to sit in front of a computer for hours on end. Spotify eases the burden of time consuming tasks. It's a real moral booster. I'm even using it right now.
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Tech Blog #2
Yo, let's do this.
Okay. For my second Tech Blog entry, I'd like to talk about a website called Deviant Art. Deviant Art is an online art sharing social media network that started up back in 2000. Deviant Art is a free service that allows 37 million artists, and art lovers, to get together and share over 317 million pieces of original art from over 190 different countries.
This helps a visual art major in the same way I described Tumblr last week but goes a step above and beyond. This is a huge platform for artists to get recognition on. Deviant Art is a massive art community for artists to share their work with. You can share, and search, your art in very specific categories to ensure the right people see your work. You can select from a large assortment of different mediums and an even larger range of subjects. Deviant Art works not only as a platform for sharing, but can result in a form of revenue for the artists. Deviant Art works as it's own production and retail of the pieces of art, splitting profits between the artist and the company.
Okay. For my second Tech Blog entry, I'd like to talk about a website called Deviant Art. Deviant Art is an online art sharing social media network that started up back in 2000. Deviant Art is a free service that allows 37 million artists, and art lovers, to get together and share over 317 million pieces of original art from over 190 different countries.
This helps a visual art major in the same way I described Tumblr last week but goes a step above and beyond. This is a huge platform for artists to get recognition on. Deviant Art is a massive art community for artists to share their work with. You can share, and search, your art in very specific categories to ensure the right people see your work. You can select from a large assortment of different mediums and an even larger range of subjects. Deviant Art works not only as a platform for sharing, but can result in a form of revenue for the artists. Deviant Art works as it's own production and retail of the pieces of art, splitting profits between the artist and the company.
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
SMAAAAAAAACKDOOOOOOOOOOOOOWN #1
WATCH JOHN CENA DEFEND HIS BELT THIS SUNDAY AT SMACKDOWN #1
Okay, let's bring it back for a second. We're not talking about wrestling, although the title really implies that we should.
On a more serious note, for my first Smackdown write-up, I will be talking about the browser extension called "Hide My Ass". Yes, that is quite the odd name for my tool of topic but it is extremely helpful to my college, and soon to be professional, life.
Hide My Ass is a browser extension for Google Chrome that is a VPN accessed with just one click.
What is a VPN, you ask? I got your back. A VPN is a Virtual Private Network and all you need to understand about it is that it hides your computer's IP address. This makes it impossible, by conventional means, to track down who you are and what device is accessing the internet.
Why is this helpful? Well, as far as college goes, it helps you do "unlawful" things. Something that we all do, without at all thinking, is download music illegally. But being a residential student, I am accessing the internet through Stockton's servers in which I agreed to terms and conditions about my internet usage. But, you use something like Hide My Ass and they'll be none the wiser.
This is also helpful for my professional career for, virtually, the same reason. Being a graphic designer, I need access to extremely expensive programs that I cannot afford. Being the classic broke college student, I have to illegally download things such as the programs in the Adobe Suite.
Using a VPN while downloading programs such as these is helpful because getting caught doing this could be taken very seriously. Stealing from a massive company is a dangerous game and there could be harsh consequences and steep penalties if caught red handed. That is why this program is so helpful, it legitimately hides your ass.
Okay, let's bring it back for a second. We're not talking about wrestling, although the title really implies that we should.
On a more serious note, for my first Smackdown write-up, I will be talking about the browser extension called "Hide My Ass". Yes, that is quite the odd name for my tool of topic but it is extremely helpful to my college, and soon to be professional, life.
Hide My Ass is a browser extension for Google Chrome that is a VPN accessed with just one click.
What is a VPN, you ask? I got your back. A VPN is a Virtual Private Network and all you need to understand about it is that it hides your computer's IP address. This makes it impossible, by conventional means, to track down who you are and what device is accessing the internet.
Why is this helpful? Well, as far as college goes, it helps you do "unlawful" things. Something that we all do, without at all thinking, is download music illegally. But being a residential student, I am accessing the internet through Stockton's servers in which I agreed to terms and conditions about my internet usage. But, you use something like Hide My Ass and they'll be none the wiser.
This is also helpful for my professional career for, virtually, the same reason. Being a graphic designer, I need access to extremely expensive programs that I cannot afford. Being the classic broke college student, I have to illegally download things such as the programs in the Adobe Suite.
Using a VPN while downloading programs such as these is helpful because getting caught doing this could be taken very seriously. Stealing from a massive company is a dangerous game and there could be harsh consequences and steep penalties if caught red handed. That is why this program is so helpful, it legitimately hides your ass.
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Technology, schmekpology. Who cares about technology. Am I right?
No, I was not right. That was a ludicrous idea.
Technology is obviously wonderful. It's an easy way to communicate, connect and share ideas.
This is what a website called Tumblr.com excels at doing. It is a blog type website that allows simple and immediate connections to millions around the world.
While most of the time I will be using this website to run a wildly successful Taylor Swift blog, I can still use this to spread my work. As a visual arts major, a vast majority of my work is digital and can easily be shared with others. Tumblr allows for just that; quick sharing to thousands of my personal followers.
"Tumblr is a popular microblogging platform designed for creative self-expression. It is considered a mindful alternative to Facebook and other social media websites where users blog on a myriad of topics. As of 2011, Tumblr was attracting 72 million visitors per month. It provides an easy interface and has the fastest multimedia publishing capabilities of all blog services."
Works Cited
"What Is Tumblr? - Definition from Techopedia." Techopedias. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Sept. 2015. <https://www.techopedia.com/definition/27517/tumblr>.
No, I was not right. That was a ludicrous idea.
Technology is obviously wonderful. It's an easy way to communicate, connect and share ideas.
This is what a website called Tumblr.com excels at doing. It is a blog type website that allows simple and immediate connections to millions around the world.
While most of the time I will be using this website to run a wildly successful Taylor Swift blog, I can still use this to spread my work. As a visual arts major, a vast majority of my work is digital and can easily be shared with others. Tumblr allows for just that; quick sharing to thousands of my personal followers.
"Tumblr is a popular microblogging platform designed for creative self-expression. It is considered a mindful alternative to Facebook and other social media websites where users blog on a myriad of topics. As of 2011, Tumblr was attracting 72 million visitors per month. It provides an easy interface and has the fastest multimedia publishing capabilities of all blog services."
Works Cited
"What Is Tumblr? - Definition from Techopedia." Techopedias. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Sept. 2015. <https://www.techopedia.com/definition/27517/tumblr>.
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