Midterm#3 (Results)

I checked my results yesterday and I am very satisfied with the outcome. I was really sweating bullets the night before. I did find it a little more difficult than the other two midterms but still, I am happy. I stressed and worked really hard all last week and am glad it payed off. I've had a great weekend so far. I had a chance to vent and am feeling quite at ease at the moment. I am going to enjoy these next couple weeks, at least until finals week grows even closer.

Midterm#3

Midterm#3 is here already. It came so quick! For some reason I feel unsettled for but at the same time at ease. NOT A GOOD SIGN! I know i did fairly well on the last exam, but I dont want to feel relaxed walking into the class thinking I will ace it easily. I will definitely have to do some crunching for this one. The most difficult part for me this time is the fact that I have another midterm, that same day! Right before class as well. As I am walking out of my Real Estate midterm, I will walking into the belly of the beast across the hall. All I can do is prepare and hope for the best because at that point, it is what it is. CRUNCH TIME!

Robot Video

You hear about robots and how they are used in many manufacturing companies and you remain indifferent. At least that is the case with me. I am pretty sure that these robots have been in the back of many companies for many years now and they still aren't acknowledged for how much work they put towards a company. Even more, the intelligence it took to create such a masterpiece. That video we saw on Tuesday was definitely astonishing to me because I've never paid much attention to how agile and life-like they are now. Robotics are bound to make their way out of the backshop of manufacturing companies and into our social and personal lives sometime soon.

Droid vs iPhone

Last week I found out that the iPhone would be released through Verizon, which I think is fantastic because I have my service through Verizon. And better, it is time for me to renew my phone contract with them in December. It was about time because I currently have the Verizon Voyager, which I've had for the past two years and it is literally falling apart. The screen that flips open is attached by two hinges (i think they're called) and one of them is completely broken. I just hope that if it completely breaks off, they could still probably transfer the memory over to my new phone. But for the meantime, I am just trying to be careful with it. But anyways, like I was saying. It will be coming down to the Droid X or iPhone for me. I definitely will be doing some research on this decision because I originally wanted the Droid, but the iPhone has such a high rep. And I'm sure it'll be even better with Verizon as a service. We shall see...

3-D Maps

Since I didnt manage to make it to class on Tuesday, I as might as well blog about the report I intended on presenting. This article is based on 3-D maps. Interesting right? At Washington University, Austin Abrams developed an application, along with a faculty adviser and a graduate student, that could project a 3 dimensional map using Webcams and Google Earth scenes to forge a correspondence between 3-D and 2-D images. This internet application can be accessed through www.projectlive3d.com, where webcams are accessed and contributed towards the expansion of the 3-D map. This makes looking at maps a lot more fun, and it kind of reminds me of the maps projected in Star Wars. Like in some of the scenes where they are observing the Death Star or the planet of Endor. I cant wait until you could actually touch and feel the projections of 3D maps.

Acces#1

I finally managed to finish my first Access assignment on Thursday. It wasnt as terrible as I expected it to be without Tuggle's assistance. There a few sections where I really had to think back to when we were in class but luckily I managed to figure it out. Maybe for the next time we work on something a little more complex, I'll manage to take notes on exactly what to click and type in. Step by Step. Because otherwise I am just playing with the software for a few hours.

Workshop #2

I am glad that I'm getting some hands on experience in creating these types of files on Access, but I find it really frustrating when I miss a specific direction because then the entire project goes down the drain. It is really tedious for me because I have to be paying attention and at the same time performing all the intructions (which tend to take me a good while). It takes me back to my computer class in grade school when I was learning how to use the most basic programs such as Word, Excel, etc.. I remember always falling behind in directions and having to ask my neighbor "how do we do that?", "how did you get there?", "what did you push?", "what did she say?".. That was always the most frustrating part. And on top of that, when I would get home, I didnt remember how to perform any of the given instructions because I just couldn't remember. I'm going to get going on these assignments right away because I dont want to be caught in that same situation and not be able to complete it due to my lack of memory..