Euro Trip 2014 « USA · The Netherlands · Germany · Belgium · France · Italy · Vatican City · Spain

Euro Trip 2014 « USA · The Netherlands · Germany · Belgium · France · Italy · Vatican City · Spain

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Emerging Technology: Skype

The third blog I am writing about is dealing with the topic, "skype".
I am using skype as an every day tool, but by writing and researching it more, I though maybe I will find out some more information that I don't know yet, but which will be helpful for me in the future.
First of all, skype was developed so that people how have downloaded skype, can call each other for free. It is basically another from of a messenger that you can download for free at www.skype.com. You then install it on your computer and then you can start making calls to other people on skype. You can sent messages via skype but you can also make calls outside your skype network to any other phone in the world. In order to take full advantage of the feature you should have a web cam and a microphone. I used to get to know of skype when I moved to the U.S. Now that my family is living in Germany I can talk to them and more important while talking to them I can see them. And the best thing it does not cost anything! I think it is a great way to stay in contact with family and friends and you don't realize that you are many miles away from them.
Video conferencing is another great tool that is offered via skype. You can talk many people at the same time. I always find it kind of funny, when I call my parents and they are both in different rooms in the house using different computers and then we start a conference. Since my brother is studying in Austria we can even include the whole family and just talk to each other like we are just sitting next to each other. Beside video conferences you can also transfer files, like pictures.
But as mentioned before you can call anywhere else in the world, and usually the prices are very low. Before making a call you can check out the list of countries and the fees, so you know exactly how much you are going to pay. There are no hidden fees, which is very good since you don't have a shocking high amount in the end.
The navigation on the skype website is very user friendly and it is very easy to navigate and to install it. Also the use of skype itself and to make phone calls is extremely easy, because you you have big green button to call someone and a big red button to cancel the conversation. Since my parents are also using it and they don't usually spend a lot of time on a computer, it must be very simple and self-explaining. That way, as just mentioned this technology can be broadly used by a lot of generations.
I also heard that some people how are learning another language and in order to practice this new language they search for other people on skype from the country they are learning the language and connect with them in order to talk and chat with them to practice their language skills. This way you can save a lot of money going there, or paying for expensive lessons.
Another great thing is that you can use skype also on your ipod touch, that way if you have Internet access you can make your free calls, the same if you cellphone allows applications. That way you can download the skype application for your phone and start making calls from skype to skype for free.
Skype could also be used as a great technology for the classroom, bringing in experts that are far way but they can still contribute to the material covered in class. I also recently saw skype used on Oprah, were they had guests in the studio via skype, since they could not make into the show in person.

This is a great tutorial, if you need additional help making calls via skype.

Scrap blogging

My second blog is about scrap blogging. Scrap blogging is a modern way of putting together a lot of scraps, maybe from you last vacation. Back in the day you would collect all you scraps in a book and make a scrapbook out of it. Now you can use digital photos or just scraps of it and put them together in an online format a blog.
For my scrapblogging I used photobucket.com. I already have a Photobucket account which has tap called scrapblog which directly links you to the scrapblogging website. To create an account is free and only takes a few minutes to do. In the past I used photobucket many times before for adds on ebay, therefore I was familiar with the functions and the webpage layout.
The first thing you want to do in order to get started, is to load up the pictures you are going to use into a folder in photobucket. Then you can choose different themes and layouts of your scrapblog. For example you can choose between sport, travel and graduation or wedding layouts. You can even choose a premium account which gives you an upgrade an access to more options but I think the options available are enough to get started. Once you have uploaded all your pictures you can get started to drag and drop pictures in frames in the layout you chose. You can add stickers, bubbles and comments to personalize you scrapblog. After you are done you can save it into photobucket and from there you can publish it at different pages, like here on blogger or on facebook. You can even just save the link and e-mail it to your friends.
I personally think it was not all to difficult to use this technology for the first time, however I think if you are new to something like this it might take you some time before you become familiar with all the tools that are available. If you are used to editing photos using a program it is probably easier for you get used to since they use many options like rotating, to edit your pictures to make them fit.
As mentioned above if you are new to this technology it probably takes you some time to tries out all the different tools, but it is more like fun trying out what you can all do with your pictures to make them look good. I really enjoyed trying it out, but if you just need a fast way to present your pictures on some type of platform this is probably not the fastest way of doing it. It is nice if you want to share you memories with friends or family.
In conclusion I have to say, it is a nice way to personalize your pictures and to display them but I really like the old way of cutting out your pictures, gluing them into a book and writing this on them just as much. It is just very hard to correct or remove things once they are glued, the digital version on the other hand gives you the opportunity to remove and changes things around as many times you once before you save your final draft.

Web Resource Library

Here is my Web Resource Library.
Feel free to browse my sources.

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Delicious Link

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