Humans vs. Zombies

There is this live-action game called Humans vs. Zombies which is basically a game of tag, but it involves a ton of people. Purdue is arranging HvZ for next week. There are several callouts. Basically, there are a few original zombies and the rest of the players are humans. All zombies, except for the originals, wear headbands. Humans where armbands. When a zombie comes into contact with a human, they touch their armband and that person becomes a zombie. It is just a large-scale version of tag and sounds awesome! My roommate was just telling me about it. Apparently, it happens on college campuses and is basically organized online. Purdue has a Facebook group that has organized HvZ. It is interesting to see just how technology is used in this situation. A campus-wide game of tag has been organized in a week using social networking sites. Without technology, it would be difficult to arrange such a thing.

FaceCloak

There is this new plug-in for Facebook & Firefox that hides some of your information posted on Facebook from the public. It sounds kind of confusing to me. I am not sure if I fully understand it, but if you post your address for example, you can type "@@" in front of it to make it private. So, when people other than your friends view your profile, FaceCloak will insert some sort of random gibberish in place of it. Sounds like a good idea, but I am just wondering why people do not just adjust their privacy settings in the first place. There is an option on Facebook to have your profile only visible to Friends. Again, I am not sure if I am understanding it correctly, but it seems to be a good idea since there have been so many instances where students & professionals have gotten into trouble based on what they have posted on their Facebook profile.

Mac!

So, I just got a Mac computer. I absolutely love it, but it has been difficult adjusting. It is completely different than a PC. I like it a lot better though. It seems faster. I have not figured out how to transfer all my pics, iTunes music, and documents to it yet. I guess I could just use a flash drive, but it would take an awful long time since I have so much stuff. I have a built-in mic and mircophone, so it's easier to use skype and talk with my fiance anytime. I really want to buy Photoshop and maybe take a class to learn how to use it. I also would like to learn how to use iMovie. My Boiler Communications group shot a video/commercial and one of my group members used her Mac to edit the movie. It seems like a great and useful program. Anyway, I highly recommend Macs to anyone. I showed my mom my Mac, and she loved it. She is very computer illiterate, but I really think that Macs are easier than PCs. It just takes some practice to get used to it. _

Skype

Hi! This week, I have been thinking a lot about Skype. I use Skype to chat with my fiance, family, and friends. Being able to use a webcam is pretty awesome. Sometimes I am just amazed at how far technology has come. It really helps to be able to actually see the person I am talking to instead of just talk with them over the phone. Webcams really break the communication barrier where we otherwise are unable to read facial cues. I did have one idea that I am sure will make its way into the industry at some point - integrating skype capabilities into cell phones! I think they have some form of video calling on landline telephones, but it would be awesome to have video calling on cell phones as well. I am sure it will be the iPhone that comes out with it next. It seems like Apple is constantly coming out with products that have been upgraded with a few new features. I always wonder why they can't just wait until they have a BUNCH of new features and THEN come out with the new product. I guess that's just the way the market works - when there's a technological breakthrough (however small), there's always an opportunity to make money $$.

Well, that's all for tonight. :]