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Some important tips when buying a laptop or PC

When buying a laptop or PC for college there are a number of things that we need to consider. Now lets face it, we’re not going to drag a PC all the way to college so I think its safe to say that a laptop would be much more practical.

Other factors that are also important include:

Price: Nowadays I think the most important factor for buying a laptop (or anything for that matter) is the price. The average cost of a laptop ranges from around €300-€1,500. This factor is hugely important for students because, as we all know, funds are very limited. The best thing to do here is to shop around and find one that best suits your budget.

Weight and Size: Another factor is the weight and size of the laptop. The average weight of a laptop ranges between 1-2 kgs. The best advice I can give here is to try and get a light-weight laptop because since it’s going to be used for college, you don’t want to kill yourself lugging it around all the time. Size is also very important. Netbooks are ideal in the case of size but are lacking in other areas.

Memory: Memory is extremely important when buying a laptop for college. Saving information for assignments etc. is an essential and having the memory on your laptop to do this is an even bigger essential. I think between 1-3GB should do the job.

Battery Life: Another factor that I think is very important Students generally prefer laptops with long-lasting batteries for the simple reason that they may be required for long periods of time such as during lectures.

Software: This is a very important factor when buying a laptop, especially one for college. Most laptops come with a trial of Microsoft Office which is particularly important as it contain the likes of Powerpoint, Word, Excel etc. all of which are required for doing projects or assignments.

Some useful psychology websites

http://www.apa.org/
This is the American Psychological Association website. Now we all know how important this website is. Our good friend Olivia mentions it at least 7 times in a lecture so I'm sure she'd be proud if we all looked at it every once in a while.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/
This one here is a link to the website of the magazine-Psychology Today. I think its a good one to have. It gives the details of the months issue so you won't have to go out and buy the magazine. Its very useful for the articles that Cliona is always telling us to look out for.

http://www.all-about-psychology.com/
This ones one of my favourites. It gives you everything you want to know about psychology including study skills, articles and info on various fields such as Forensic Psychology :D
Defo one to know.

Methods of Technology Used by Cyberbullies

Methods of Technology Used by Cyberbullies

This article is really interesting. It relates both to our ICT and our Cyberpsychology modules. It talks about the most common methods of technology used by cyberbullies. As you can probably guess, the most common ones are email, instant messaging, texts, camera phones, chat rooms, social networks i.e facebook, etc. The article gives a description of how the bully might use these various types of technology and what you should do if you are bullied by any one of these methods. It's actually a really good article and I think its important for everyone to know what they are advised to do should this ever happen to them , cos as we all know it can happen to anyone.

So, I hope you find this one interesting :)

What Methods do Cyberbullies Use?

 E-Mail – Known and used by over 70% of young Canadians, electronic mail has become one of the most popular forms of communication. Encouraged by anonymity and a slim chance of getting caught, bullies take advantage of e-mail to victimize others.

What to do? Never respond to e-mail messages by bullies. That is what they want; do not give them the satisfaction. Do not delete the message. If you are a teenager, show it to a parent or other trusted adult. Report the abuse to the sender’s e-mail service provider (this address is after the @ symbol on the sender’s e-mail).

Use your e-mail service provider to block e-mail from the sender. See if it is possible for your e-mail service provider to track the sender’s e-mail address if it is not displayed. Consider changing your e-mail address and only give the new address to trusted people.

Instant Messaging – Bullies love instant messaging (IM). IM occurs when people are online and chatting in real time through MSN Messenger, ICQ, AOL Messenger, etc. Users have a buddy list of approved people they can chat with and no one else is able to join. For many teens, IM is an integral part of their social life.

What to do? Never allow anyone you do not know and trust onto your IM list. If bullied, block the sender and give the Internet service provider the details. They should take action, maybe even disconnecting the bully from the IM service. Consider deleting the account and reregistering with a new username/ID.

Text Messaging – According to the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association, 65% of Canadians in the 16-17 age bracket have cell phones; the figure is 30% for the 13 to 15 age bracket. Messages are sent to them at any time and the text messages can be vicious.

What to do? – Never give your cell phone number to anyone you do not trust. If you do get a distressing message, do not respond. Tell a parent or trusted adult and record the details of the message. If possible save it on your phone. Report the abuse to your cell phone company. Get a new phone number if necessary.

Camera Phones – Bullies take pictures of others and download the images onto the Internet or forward them on to others, sometimes altering the pictures in embarrassing ways.

What to do? – Save the photo and tell an adult. Unfortunately it may be impossible to trace the source of the photo and take appropriate action.

Chat Rooms – Teens often chat with people in a virtual meeting room and type messages which immediately appear on the computer screen. The anonymity gives some people the audacity to say things they wouldn’t normally say in person, sometimes cruel and hateful things. Cliques and groups can evolve in chat rooms like they do in school and brutal behavior can result. Most adults would be shocked to see what is written in chat rooms.
What to do? - Prevention is the key here – never give out personal information when you are chatting online. But if you do have problems with bullies, do not respond to them. Leave the chat room and tell an adult. If the chat room has a moderator, let them know what happened.

Social media Web sites - Sites like facebook are an easy mark for cyberbullies. Over three million Canadians are on Twitter. Cyberbullies send messages through these Web sites or post messages on them for everyone to read.
What to do? - Follow the tips for web sites above. Closing down your profile is an easy option as well.

Hey guys :) found this cool image. Its all about technology overload ! I thought it was pretty cool. It reminded me of our generation. We've got all this stuff and most of the time we use them all at the same time. Kinda ridiculous when ya think about it.

Technology ‘killing face-to-face conversations’ - Hindustan Times

Technology ‘killing face-to-face conversations’ - Hindustan Times

Came across this article just there :) its about how technology seems to be taking over and that people are spending less face-to-face time with their friends. The likes of texting. emails, and social networks are the cause of this. I actually think this is kinda true. When ya think about it we do spend way 2 much time texting on our phones and when we're not texting we're on the likes of facebook or twitter.

If only Sundays had a pause button :(

So the weekends over and here I am back in college for another week. Luckily this is the easy week and I'm off tomorro and friday ! Oh happy days ! :) The weekend was pretty good. Had a great nite out on friday nite with my partner in crime Chrissie Fitzpatrick. She's a gas one 2 say the least. There's never a dull moment.
On Saturday I chilled out for most of the day and den went 2 work at 10 and was there til 3 in the mornin. Made a good few tips and had a nice pint afterwards so it was quite a productive evening.
Then came Sunday and of course another shift in work. Unfortunately it dragged on and I couldnt wait 2 go home. Eventualy I was released from work and finally got home. After a nice bita grub I chilled out for the night and watched a bita CSI.
Then 2day arrived :( I was up at 6 and got the 7.15 bus and here I am in ICT adding another post to my blog.
So thats all for now ... laters :)

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Well hello there...

Hello everyone :) welcome to my newly created blog. This is my first time using one of these things but sure I'll give it my best shot and update it when I can. I've been asked to create a blog as part of my ICT course in college and yes I'm being graded on it so I'm gonna try and make a real effort :P Now I'm not one for posting things on the internet except for the aul status update on facebook of course :P but for the purpose of my education I'm gonna give it a shot. So I hope you enjoy it :)