The great things about Excel

Coming into this class I thought I was pretty comfortable with Excel, due to the amount of time I spent using it this summer for my internship, yet I have been proven quite wrong. I am completely amazed at the new functions and design parts I keep learning in class every time. For example, I had no idea how to use conditional formatting, or even something as simple as themes. Although I already knew this, it is so convenient to be able to copy a function down a column or across a row just by scrolling down/across a cross. It is also easy how it can guess what you will put next sometimes, like the dates. I only wish that the excel program was as simple on a mac as it is on a pc,but maybe its just that I haven't become as comfortable with it on my mac as i have on the school pcs. I truly believe that any type of excel exercise in class will be helpful for the future. I know that I can, and will, use what I have learned in excel for future internships and jobs, even for class presentations.

Copy Right Laws

Before Jason Hardin's talk I knew as much about copyright law as any other kid my age. Just the basics, and the horror stories of those sued for copyright infringement and downloading music illegally. He brought up many interesting facts, like the difference between plagiarism and copyright law. Jason also introduced Fair Use Act, which I was unaware of. I also was unaware that Copyright Law lasted for all of the author's life plus 70 years after, thanks to Disney's demand for more time.

It does not fully seem right to me that a large and powerful corporation, such as Disney, could control copyright law so that it favors them. I understand that losing the copyrights to the original Disney characters would mean losing significant money, and it would now be public domain, but what about those authors who lost their copyrights before after 50 years of the author's death? It does not truly seem fair for those that already lost their resource when it is due. Eventually Disney will lose copyrights, because as long as they exist as a company they will keep fighting to elongate the end date. I guess all could favor from this in the end.  

Mariana's Copy Right Blog by Mariana Becerra is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

The in's and out's of the Trinity Network

To draw my network diagram, I traced the route from how it would connect from your computer in your dorm to all the buildings it connects to. This assignment, and seeing the server room in halsell last friday opened my eyes to what goes on when you connect to the internet from your computer, I had no idea! Its truly complicated, and those who are in charge do a great job to allow us access.

Trinity Mystery Location

Can you guess where this place is? If you live in north or sophomore college it is likely that you pass this every day, I know I pass it every day on my way to and from Lightner. I added a boarder and played around with heat wave in order to give it an artsy kick.

Tech tip from the wise

If you ever need technical help, Joe Hatch is your man. Not only is he very personable but he is most likely one of the most tech-savvy people I have heard speak on campus. Joe explained the importance of Trintity's use of Clear Access. I know it probably seems annoying that you must log on every time you re-open your computer, but lets get real, it could save you from viruses or anyone hacking in. He also explained why most viruses are keyed in to PCs, because over 90% of computers are actually controlled by Windows. Thus there are not as many viruses directed towards macs, lucky for me I suppose. The main thing I learned form this wise man was to keep junk out of your computers and to clean them up every so often, this way you will have a fast running computer.