Ok, here's the post for COM 125! It's about Microsoft Surface Technology!
If you haven't heard about it, just go google about it..
I feel that the IT industry has become so competitive that companies have to constantly come up with new and innovative softwares and hardwares to stay at the top. Microsoft has also came up with a new technology, Microsoft Surface, which essentially is a computer that uses the tabletop as its display, recognizes objects placed on the surface and thus, making the traditional keyboard and mouse redundant as people can now just use their fingers to control their computers. The technology is amazing to me as I have always wondered when will there ever be a "furniture" that actually incoporates a computer on it.
With our generation now so accustomed to the computers and the internet, if Microsoft Surface turns out to be too expensive, I doubt the product will be a hit in the first place and as time goes by, without a drop in prices, I doubt the product will last. Also, everything seems very attractive and good now, but due to the use of multiple cameras to catch finger movement across the surface, when the cameras start to spoil, the price of repairs would definitely be very high. Since the past, with every new technology comes simple applications for simple usage. With computers being so advanced and engulfed with tons of softwares on the market, unless the Surface can accomodate more softwares, I highly doubt it'll be a hit.
Not everything about MS Surface is bad actually, with the unique technology breaking into the market, it definitely is worth keeping a lookout for MS Surface!!
P.S. All posts are just my point of view.. ciao!!
Listening to The Fray - How to save a life
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Saturday, February 2, 2008
COM 125 week 3 blog comments!
This week's comments shall be on the ten reasons why some e-commerce sites failed.
Cited from: http://www.smallbusinessbible.org/top10e-commercemistakesavoid.html
The top 10 e-commerce mistakes to avoid that are listed are:
- Weaknesses in the design
Basically, when doing up the site, a good website should be designed to attract consumers and the navigation bars should be well done up.
- Usability Inadequate
The concept of the website should be clear and reflects what it is offering so that consumers know what is being offered.
- Shopping Obstacles
Websites should offer consumers the ease of shopping online and provide verification that credit card details will be strictly kept confidential.
- Lack of marketing plan
The website should know what and who to advertise.
- Poor customer service
Even though e-commerce is kind of behind the screens. Treat consumers as if they were "there" and provide good service!
- Selling of wrong products
Products advertised on the website should be as similar to the actual product itself. If customers receive products that give a negative impression, the e-commerce website could get a negative response from people too.
- Lack of growth plans
Always be ready for expansion of business and don't be stagnant after awhile.
- Lack of fulfilment
All products that customers purchase must be delivered on time. This will help generate good reputation for the company.
- Failure to specialize
By not specializing in a particular product, a company will lose it's competitive edge over others.
- Security failure
Always know how and what to do when there are security glitches surface.
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You guys can read more at the website!!
Listening to Avenged Sevenfold - Seize the day
Cited from: http://www.smallbusinessbible.org/top10e-commercemistakesavoid.html
The top 10 e-commerce mistakes to avoid that are listed are:
- Weaknesses in the design
Basically, when doing up the site, a good website should be designed to attract consumers and the navigation bars should be well done up.
- Usability Inadequate
The concept of the website should be clear and reflects what it is offering so that consumers know what is being offered.
- Shopping Obstacles
Websites should offer consumers the ease of shopping online and provide verification that credit card details will be strictly kept confidential.
- Lack of marketing plan
The website should know what and who to advertise.
- Poor customer service
Even though e-commerce is kind of behind the screens. Treat consumers as if they were "there" and provide good service!
- Selling of wrong products
Products advertised on the website should be as similar to the actual product itself. If customers receive products that give a negative impression, the e-commerce website could get a negative response from people too.
- Lack of growth plans
Always be ready for expansion of business and don't be stagnant after awhile.
- Lack of fulfilment
All products that customers purchase must be delivered on time. This will help generate good reputation for the company.
- Failure to specialize
By not specializing in a particular product, a company will lose it's competitive edge over others.
- Security failure
Always know how and what to do when there are security glitches surface.
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You guys can read more at the website!!
Listening to Avenged Sevenfold - Seize the day
Saturday, January 26, 2008
My keyboard's crapped..
On thursday..
Realized that my keyboard crapped up.. now i've gotta copy and paste letters i and k and the commar symbol.. anyone's got a laptop repair specialist to recommend?
Anyway.. (using double .. instead of commars) partied on wednesday and the past 2 nights.. Drank just a lil bit more then usual w/o being gone.. To clarify my term gone.. TO ME! it means getting high till you can't remember events that happened. Saw some pretty funny or weird incidents and so i decided to blog about it.
incident number 1: The dance floor is a nice place to mingle and dance(at least a lil) and i do understand when couples hit the dance floor for some time together. but being surrounded by people making out with their tongues outta their mouths really made me freak out. Plus.. they just DO NOT care whatsoever happens when they're having their tongue fight.. if pushes and stepping on other's foot weren't enough.. some even have the nerve to lean on your back!! Crap.. Just be nice and step aside off the dance floor if it goes more then dirty dancing man.
P.S. i didn't choose to dance in the middle of those orgies.. they just...... appeared.
incident number 2: Using of cellphones in the club (yes i am guilty of it too). it seems that in Singapore.. people have become so realiant on cellphones that without it.. you get this handicapped feeling. Everyone seems to be texting away once they have the chance.. be it being by the bar.. at the table.. the dance floor.. smoking room.. inside/outside the toilet.. almost everywhere someone will use their cellphones.. Last year in Koh Samui.. clubbers there would just be chatting amongst their friends and the cellphone seemed non-existant. Due to several reasons that i came up with.. Maybe it explains why we use the cellphones in the clubs that often. They are:
i. You need to communicate to feel important.. So when there isn't anyone to speak to.. you just text someone.
ii. You're bored so you just look at your cellphone or play some games.
iii. There was a need to reply to someone.
iv. You need to check the time coz you don't have a watch.
Personally i feel that technology has changed the lifestyle of people so much so that we depend on it like how we depend on our friends. sometimes we need to live away from it and just do the things that we set out to do.. for example just have fun at the club. and if you decide to make out.. just turn off that cellphone!
Sigh at the keyboard.
Listening to Omarion & Bow Wow - Girlfriend
Realized that my keyboard crapped up.. now i've gotta copy and paste letters i and k and the commar symbol.. anyone's got a laptop repair specialist to recommend?
Anyway.. (using double .. instead of commars) partied on wednesday and the past 2 nights.. Drank just a lil bit more then usual w/o being gone.. To clarify my term gone.. TO ME! it means getting high till you can't remember events that happened. Saw some pretty funny or weird incidents and so i decided to blog about it.
incident number 1: The dance floor is a nice place to mingle and dance(at least a lil) and i do understand when couples hit the dance floor for some time together. but being surrounded by people making out with their tongues outta their mouths really made me freak out. Plus.. they just DO NOT care whatsoever happens when they're having their tongue fight.. if pushes and stepping on other's foot weren't enough.. some even have the nerve to lean on your back!! Crap.. Just be nice and step aside off the dance floor if it goes more then dirty dancing man.
P.S. i didn't choose to dance in the middle of those orgies.. they just...... appeared.
incident number 2: Using of cellphones in the club (yes i am guilty of it too). it seems that in Singapore.. people have become so realiant on cellphones that without it.. you get this handicapped feeling. Everyone seems to be texting away once they have the chance.. be it being by the bar.. at the table.. the dance floor.. smoking room.. inside/outside the toilet.. almost everywhere someone will use their cellphones.. Last year in Koh Samui.. clubbers there would just be chatting amongst their friends and the cellphone seemed non-existant. Due to several reasons that i came up with.. Maybe it explains why we use the cellphones in the clubs that often. They are:
i. You need to communicate to feel important.. So when there isn't anyone to speak to.. you just text someone.
ii. You're bored so you just look at your cellphone or play some games.
iii. There was a need to reply to someone.
iv. You need to check the time coz you don't have a watch.
Personally i feel that technology has changed the lifestyle of people so much so that we depend on it like how we depend on our friends. sometimes we need to live away from it and just do the things that we set out to do.. for example just have fun at the club. and if you decide to make out.. just turn off that cellphone!
Sigh at the keyboard.
Listening to Omarion & Bow Wow - Girlfriend
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Need a new life. Think Secondlife.
Ok so now I've got to blog about Secondlife. A virtual world that is created and run by it's Residents (the term used instead of users) for people to "live" in and be what they want to be. In the game, Residents experience real life content, such as: trading and business, reacreational activities, education, etc. Besides these, problematic issues such as pornography and gambling has also arose in the virtual world. Through wiki, I've come to realize that secondlife is a very powerful medium from the fact that even prestigious Universities, such as Harvard and Stanford, use this platform for distance learnings. Besides education, diplomacy has also surfaced in Secondlife with countries setting up embassies for various reasons stated in wiki. Oh well, just read up more on wikipedia to get an insight on what is Secondlife.
Personally, I think Secondlife provides many opportunities for people to interact and meet new people and/or live how they want their lives to be. However I feel that this virtual world has the ability to take over a person's life. I would not like to think that Secondlife is a game but somehow it seems to be one. By being in the virtual world too much, people tend to lose touch with the real world. By being successful in the virtual world, I believe it would be really hard for him/her to leave the virtual world. Unless a really huge blow or crisis hits the person, they will just be stuck in the virtual world!!
I guess it's up to the individual to find out what they want in life.. This is just my opinion. :)
Listening to Alicia Keys - No One
Personally, I think Secondlife provides many opportunities for people to interact and meet new people and/or live how they want their lives to be. However I feel that this virtual world has the ability to take over a person's life. I would not like to think that Secondlife is a game but somehow it seems to be one. By being in the virtual world too much, people tend to lose touch with the real world. By being successful in the virtual world, I believe it would be really hard for him/her to leave the virtual world. Unless a really huge blow or crisis hits the person, they will just be stuck in the virtual world!!
I guess it's up to the individual to find out what they want in life.. This is just my opinion. :)
Listening to Alicia Keys - No One
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
What is blogging?
I still don't understand why I have to blog as part of class assignment.. Isn't blogging supposed to be a past time and/or something that someone likes to do ?
Experience the changes of technology and social media? hmmm......
Listening to Trey Songz - Can't Help but Wait
Experience the changes of technology and social media? hmmm......
Listening to Trey Songz - Can't Help but Wait
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