Photoshop photo #2

For this photo I did the following things:

1. Cropped myself out of the orignal picture using the magnetic crop tool. Googled a picture of space and placed myself on the new background.

2. Changed the color of my shirt using the paint-bucket tool.

3. Using the eraser tool, erased any stray remains from the orignal picture.

4. Enhanced the picture by using the auto smart fix.

5. Added text using the type tool, then arced the text to fit around my head.

ENJOY!

Photo Shop Photo #1

For this photo, I did the following things:

1. I used the clone stamp tool to put my head on the other three bodies.

2. I then changed the photo to black and white by clicking on enhance and then convert to black and white.

3. Then I duplicated the layer and used the eraser tool to put just the clothing in color.

4. And lastly I adjusted the hue saturation to add the finishing touch on my picture.

ENJOY!

Third photo for shane

Photo one for Shane

Photo two for Shane

On-line JCOM

On The Internet Nobody Knows Your A Dog:
I loved, loved this cartoon. This really puts in perspective what people are capable of when using the Internet. This made me think of on-line dating services. I have head so many stories of people meeting their "perfect match" on the Internet. Men who were described as tall, dark and handsome actually turned out to be short, fat and bald. You never really know what you are going to get when communicating through a computer.

FaceBook Article:
This reading made me laugh because I can SO relate to it! Just today, I saw an old friend from high-school who I am "facebook friends with." I had just been invited to her birthday party, via face-book and I asked her if she was excited for the celebration. To which she replied: "Ha! Did you see that through facebook?" I was caught! I hadn't really remembered her birthday at all...facebook was my fountain of knowledge. After she left, an old friend passed me and I congratulated him on recently becoming engaged. We hadn't talked for months but I knew this intimate detail about his life through facebook.
My mom was thinking about opening an account-honestly, I think it is so weird when older people have facebook accounts. It creeps me out. To that end, my mom still does not have a facebook account, nor does my dad. But they do have questions for me such as: "So Allie, what is your relationship status on facebook?"

On-line JCOM

WHEN GOOGLE IS NOT YOUR FRIEND:
I am on the fence about this one. I think googles tracking can be a good thing. There are a lot of creepers out there. If someone was surfing the Internet to better educate themselves on how to blow up a building or commit some act of violence, google would be able to track that person down.
On the other side, where is our privacy? Until I read this article, I had no clue that google was tracking my every move when I used their site. They should somehow post this so users know what they are getting themselves into. This article also stated that the Electronic Communications Privacy Act has not been updated since 1986 long before the Internet. This law needs to be re-evaluated to fit modern times.

THE COMING TUG OF WAR OVER THE INTERNET:
Basically, this article comes down to the green stuff that makes the world go round: money. Each business is looking for a new way to make the big bucks and they don't care who they have to step on in order to do it. As a consumer of the Internet, I agree with the portion of this article that says with this change the prices will go down! In our economy, any deal or discount is welcomed. I also agree with Edward E. Whitacre Jr., Chairman at AT&T when he says that the Internet companies expecting to get things for free is "bull."

JCOM 2160

Jcom 2160
Email Etiquette

In this time of texting, instant messaging and countless other forms of informal communication, it comes as no surprise that the etiquette of emails has also become more informal. I really enjoyed this reading because it very specifically lays out what needs to be done in order to produce professional emails. Whether you are emailing a professor, colleague or employer the email you send is a reflection of you. Thus, it is important to practice proper email etiquette.
I already knew many of the rules explained in this reading such as use proper spelling and grammar, answer swiftly, do not write in capitals, read the email before you send it etc. However I was surprised and thankful to see that included in this list is rule #19 don’t forward chain letters! I cannot begin to describe my frustration with the myriad of chain letters I get on a daily basis. They are annoying, pointless and a waste of time. So to the good people of emailreplies.com I thank you!
This reading also taught me that there exists such a thing as email management software. This is used by companies to monitor employees’ emails. Even more reason to be sure your emails are etiquette correct!