Twitter

Twitter, tweets, re-tweets, hashtags, trends and follows, I'm too old for this..... but would I use it over black board for discussions? Any day of the week simply because it's very simple and easy to use, and some how the color scheme doesn't make it feel like you're doing any work but instead enjoying yourself as you communicate with others.

As far as it goes for which company I followed it was Taco Bell reason being was this....











And lastly my Xbox360 Avatar

Networks and Communications

Where would you be without your phone? How would you communicate? No texting, skyping, facetiming, snap chatting etc. We as a society have become reliant on communicating through the web, regardless of what application we use to do it. It's not a bad thing at all really, but where is the line of going too far? When does it all become a bit 'excessive'? Some people would say we have gone too far, I would have to agree. I don't want to check in here or there and let the world know I stopped by a Shell to fill up gas, I don't care to know the little details of your day so why bother you with mine, it's like Facebook is a stage 5 clinger girlfriend who has no sense of personal space. It all ties into todays way of communicating and networking your phone is constantly going off with notifications of emails, likes, comments, follows, whatever social site that you may use and some people end up getting so involved they end up ignoring whats actually going on around them. In some cases you might text so much that you end up falling into a fountain in a mall then try to sue the mall over your own stupidity.

But the good heavily outweighs the bad, communicating is now easier than ever and its even become fun, ChatRoulette was pretty fun where people all over the world met and just talked before it become a cess pool of perverts. It helps companies grow and prosper alot easier and it helps us keep in touch without such a heavy commitment. I myself actually managed to diagnose a fault with my TV using Google, order the part for a discounted price on Amazon and install it with an instructional video from YouTube. I really don't think I need to explain this part just shut up and think about who would you have talked to today if you had no phone or internet and then compare. Technology is an amazing thing and we are all very lucky to be living in a time where everything is just a click away but we all sometimes just need to take a break.

Introduction to an Alpha Male

My name is Ammad Mohammed Shaikh, legally it's Shaikh Mohammed Ammad because of Pakistani traditions or a very cruel joke on my parents part, if so kudos to them. As far as it goes for being tech savvy I like to say that I am but in all honesty my knowledge only goes as far as Google can take me. I'm no programming genius or hacker like Anonymous but I do hope to become one soon ( the programmer part, hacking would be a plus too ). Now this blog is intended for school use only, but who knows maybe it could blossom to something more, but in the mean time I'll mainly be discussing current technology and such. Keep in mind that what I post is simply a watered down hurr durr version of what I am trying to explain and few sarcastic comments and opinions of my own. So hopefully my audience (the very few that may be reading) will actually enjoy my thoughts on todays tech market's products and if possible I would sincerely appreciate any and all feedback negative or positive.

Microsoft vs. Google

When you hear you hear the name "Google" you know you're talking about a multi million or even billion dollar company, but is Google trying to bite off more than they can chew? (Pretending that the G1 Phone didn't happen) Google has been for some years now trying to get their name into the computer biz with their sleek and extremely affordable "Chromebooks" and they have set their target at Microsoft. Trying to pry away Microsoft customers away from Windows isn't an easy task regardless of how big of a fail Windows 8 seems to be going, but is having a big name and cheap price worth the investment? To put it bluntly no, but that's up to a certain extent. If you're looking into buying a computer for your 12 year old only then would I actually recommend buying a Chromebook, why? Because the Chromebook, for those who don't know, is basically tethered to internet without it it renders useless aside from the few apps that can run offline so for the 12 year olds it's perfect because let's be honest todays younger generations are stuck on sites like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram etc. The Chromebook cannot run any program with an installer meaning no iTunes, Word, Photoshop etc. You're limited to only the apps that are available on the Google app store which everyone can access through the Chrome browser. Unless Google were to try and remake their Chrome OS and actually allow installer programs to run on their systems I do not see the Chromebook thriving or even lasting in this market today. If your business strictly lives off the internet then you have just been given an amazing gift from the tech gods for the cheap price of only $250.