so.... here is my screencast over my site (imagechef.com) all it is, is a neat little creative site where (if you're very creative or just like to play around with things..) you'll learn a lot about what you can do online to create some "artwork" of your own! :D

.......and sorry in advance for the bad quality when in full screen! I don't know why it's doing that....

Google Alerts: Technology.

We, in this grand age, have so much   

Amazing Technology

That we just don't know exactly what to do with.

This website that popped up in my alerts (which just so happens to be another persons blog... i think..) claims that:

"We already have the technology to send trains into space, at a fraction of the cost of rockets"

 The talk, is that apparently it's being proposed that a launch system, Startram, (if passed) will use mag. lev. trains, a 1000mi tunnel, and a superonducting cable to reach low Earth orbit; and all of this is assumingly going to cost a lot less than any rocket.

My question, though, is why do we need to send these things into space? To clutter up the outside universe like we already have done to our own planet? What is the point?

And the answer is: The world may never know... V_V,

Also:

"To build a passenger-carrying version of this Startram system, the team estimates it would take 20 years and $60 billion - which may sound like a lot, but when you consider it took almost three times that much to get the space shuttle off the ground, it's a steal. And once it's built, it would only cost $50 per kilogram to send things into orbit, compared to the current rates of $10,000 per kilogram for cargo and $100,000 per kilogram for people. That means a ticket to space would only cost about $5,000, and the designers estimate the accident rates would be on par with modern airliners."

 just one more thing to think about! :/

what I have learned from the presentations made today:

Well, from my own groups, I did quite a bit of checking up on Spezify.com.
It is as we have said, basically just a search engine for names.
From others, however, I have learned that it may very well be a good idea to set up alerts for my name (and my many nick names I have set up).
I like how one group told us of how to delete our Google search history, and another had told us ways to spot a trustworthy site to give our credit card numbers (...not like I have one anyways, but still very useful to know).
Although, I think I learned the most from my group, because there was a lot of information I was searching and looking up.
Not only that, but I had my 'teammates' presenting topics and ideas that I had somehow missed!
All-in-all, not a bad project. Granted, we were a little 'frustrated' (could of been worse, but could've also been better... '^_^) when our first prezi had frozen up and we had to start all from scratch again, but still a very wise lesson was learned for all. :)

what does your Digital Footprint convey about you? by Stephanie, Tori, Cara, and Kayla

2What your Digital Footprint convey about you? on Prezi