Reminiscing

So today is the last day of my Internet tools and techniques class. I learned so many great things that made a difference in the way I use the computer. Some cool features that I learned about using the computer are Mozilla Firefox and using color tabs. Although color tabs don't play a major role in how you browse the Internet,it does have an appeal to the browsing experience. Also I learned about shopping online and how to protect yourself from scammers. Being as though I already know about shopping online because I sell stuff online, I know what to do to protect myself online. One important thing I learned about Internet tools and techniques is how to blog about things you are interested in. Overall, I enjoyed the class and I will miss everyone. A personal dedication to each person in my class:

 Professor Harry: I'm going to miss your sarcasm and funny jokes, the times when you slipped up and I felt it was necessary for me to slip some soap in your mouth. Overall I had a good time serving as your student

Latosha: Girl I'm going to miss our little chats and laughter. Everytime I bring food you'd say ooo what chu got up in that bag? I always shared with you. Also, I enjoyed being around you and laughing and having a good ol jolly time

Justin: Sigh....Where Do i even begin? I remember everybody clowned you because you got stuck in your grandmother's car. I always would horseplay with you. Yea yea I still miss you, no details on the blog lol. Im going to miss your ADHD having self. You are the most random person i've ever met. I still dont think youre faster than me, but overall I still got love for ya bud

I'LL MISS YOU ALL :) <3

Technology Phone News: iPhone 5 in production and Galaxy S2 update woes

Easy Chicken Breast Recipe - Chicken Recipes Easy

My Favorite Recipe

As many people know, I have a strong passion for cooking and above here is my most famous dish. I call this creation Oprah's Huneyy Hawt Wingz!. I have introduced this dish to the taste buds of many and watch them devour it in satisfaction. The flavor consists of  both sweetness and a hint of spice. Sounds nice eh? 

Since I am a nice person and all, I'll list my recipe but....Im not going to tell you how to do it that's the tricky part.

The recipe is as follows:

1 bag of Chicken drumsticks 

Louisiana Hot Sauce

Brown Sugar/White Sugar

Honey

1 tb. spoon of cayenne pepper

Parsley

Green Onion (for garnish)

Technology:The secret feature phones have that our carriers never told us about

In recent times, millions of phones have been secretly slapped with a software by the name of Carrier IQ. Carrier IQ is a software that quietly and seamlessly logs everything that the user does on the phone. It logs all information including the simplest things such as pressing keys and returning to the home screen, information that we find useless gets sent back to the manufacturer. The disturbing part about the software is that it even collects personal and sensitive information such as the content of our text messages and every single website that the user visits. Although this seems like it is invading the users privacy rights, carriers claim that this is a tool which supposedly plays a big role in helping them to assess and troubleshoot their networks. It doesn’t stop just yet, in previous years and now there has been a recording app which remained under the radar until security researchers were able to identify it. Because of the recording app, Carrier IQ has raised many eyebrows and set off many privacy and security alarms.

When this was brought to media attention, this showed how little we as smartphone users monitor what goes on with our devices. On estimate, research showed that Carrier IQ is on over 150 million devices. AT&T and Sprint are reported and have confirmed that handsets on their networks use Carrier IQ to transmit information back to them. On the other hand T-Mobile never confirmed any questions but according to researchers, devices on their networks utilize the tool as well. Verizon, on the good note, was able to confirm that none of their devices were accessed by Carrier IQ. 

Caffeine Inhaler is a dangerous Drug

Aeroshot is an over the counter drug that is packed with B vitamins and caffeine powder that resembles the shape of a lipstick tube. This caffeinated drink has zero calories and unlike their competitors does not contain chemicals like taurine or glucuronic acid. Aeroshot gives its users a one-time dose of 100 milligrams of caffeine with equivalence to 2 cups of coffee. This product is absorbed throughout the mouth and digestive tract to give the same effect throughout the body creating a stimulant in the mind that makes the user want to drink until they are unable to control themselves. This aerosol product delivers a thin powder into the air but is dissolved in the mouth for the effect to take place.

              

Although Aeroshot claims that the product is safe but should not be used by children under the age of 12 because of the high dosage of caffeine. Because of similar concepts in the past with identical effects, it stirs up high concern for the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) because the products have tied to hospitalization and deaths in the past. Another health risk that raises eyebrows is that is can create neurological and cardiovascular problems.

            In the past there have been many attempted alternatives to drinking coffee. Alongside with coffee, other products offered to create the same effect are caffeine pills and energy drinks. These products are heavily utilized but not as much as coffee because people prefer to drink the coffee, possibly because of the psychological elements that make people feel like their not using drugs. Aeroshot will be shipped from Europe and sold in Boston and New York first and also online in January of 2012. The product will sell at about $3 and $8 for a three pack.

Business and Finance: Growing Businesses cut payroll too in these harsh times

From the time of the 2008-2009 recession and slow recovery, this contributes to the financial crisis we as a country has faced. Because of this major setback, going along with tremendous debts and other reasons that cause consumers to spend less in order to prevent their debts from growing. Businesses, as well as consumers are investing less so that they don’t have to get enormous loans from the government, digging hem more into a financial hole. Because employers are having a hard time getting their products sold, in order for them to still stay on the market they have to lay off workers, cut payrolls, and cut back on hiring as well.
Economist Paul Krugman points out that consumer spending has dropped dramatically in the past few years as well as business investment. Industries such as manufacturing, home construction, and retail businesses are still suffering from the drop in consumer sales. These industries depend on their consumers to bring in enough money to support the industries needs.
Based on analysis one of the only industries that has not been affected by decrease in customer demand is Wireless Telecommunications. Also known as cell phone companies to the open public. Since 2007 customer demand in Wireless Telecommunications increased from 255 million to 303 million an increase of 15 percent in sales. Although there is continued demand  growth in telecommunications, they are still cutting employment but at a faster rate than employers in other industries.
Two industries that grew over 10 percent which are education and health care with employment increasing as well. The number of full time employment decreased by 2.2 million in a combination of nine industries. Although employment is low, businesses that are growing still manage to get by with fewer employees.

Elaboration Point:
The Great Depression in 1929
The Great Depression in 1929 was an economic downfall of the United States that put millions of Americans out of work. This was the beginning of the Government becoming involved in the economic and social needs as a whole. The depression took place from 1929 to the early 1940s.
Stock Market Crash: As stock prices went down dramatically with no hope of recovery, many people began to panic. Although many people tried to sell their stock, no one was buying because the economy was so bad. At one time the stock market which appeared to be the most guaranteed way to become rich now became the surest way into bankruptcy. Businesses and industries became affected as well. They were losing much of their own earnings in the Stock Market Crash or bank closures. Either way, this hurt their investments at a great cost. As President Roosevelt took leadership over America, many people considered him to be a hero as he made great efforts to end the Great Depression. With his New Deal Programs, this greatly contributed to the end coming of this economic depression. The major turn around for the Great Depression happened briefly after Pear Harbor and the introduction to World War II, the U.S was involved in the war. Both the people and industries of America  became essential to the war effort. With weapons, artillery, ships, and airplanes being needed in a hurry, in the meantime this helped the United States overcome the depression.