Assignment 3

As I think back, there is one specific non-digital piece of technology that comes to mind. The analog television. This piece of technology has definetely shaped society. Most people now watch tv. We had an analog television when I was little. There were only a few stations that you could watch. The tv's also used to have rabbit ear antennaes. They also used to have dials you had to turn to change the channel. There were remotes but they used to be large and expensive. If it weren't for the analog tv's, I don't think we would have digital television now.



























The analog tv is similar to the radio in some ways. They both broadcast stations to people. They also both broadcast over different frequencies. This sort of non-digital piece of technology is also very different from different technologies. Television now is digital, so there are more stations to watch. There aren't any dials you have to turn to change the station. You don't have to make sure the antennae is in the right spot. The remotes are a lot smaller too. Even the picture is a lot different. The frames per second was a lot less on analog tv's than it is on digital tv's. The picture was not as clear as it is today. Any piece of analog technology is very different from the digital technology we use today.

I kind of like the idea of a techno-utopianism. I know that a lot of people enjoy the digital world we live in. I think that if we do live in a techno-utopia, a lot of people would be happy. Technology is an important part of our lives. The "digital revolution" might actually help a lot of people. Most technology isn't very hard to learn and it really does make life a lot easier. In 2009, people will not be able to use their analog televisions anymore. Everyone has to either buy a new tv and use digital, or not watch tv at all. This just shows that society is leaning more towards digital technology. Not everyone enjoys technology, but in the long run I think it will make life a lot easier.

Assignment 2

Looking at the google maps kind of brought back memories. I got to see what everything looked like again which was nice. I don't really remember everything but now I kind of remember the highways and the other landmarks around where we went. I remember the drive to sacred falls. There were so many palm trees on the drive there. The drive was kind of long but it was cool to see all of the palm trees and the houses. There were a lot of surfboarders out there too.

I placed my placemarks in the spots that I did because they are the actual places that we went on our vacation. We didn't really go anywhere else.. just to the places on the map. We pretty much just drove to the location that we wanted and then would head back to our hotel.


HERE IS MY ADVENTURE IN GOOGLE EARTH






Hunauma Bay from google earth:




















Sacred Falls from google earth:




















Dole Plantation from google earth:

When I was 8 years old, my family and I took a trip to Hawaii. This was by far my favorite trip. I got to skip school for a few days. The trip to the airport and the plane ride there seemed to take forever but it was well worth it. When we stepped off of the plane and stepped outside, I about passed out. The weather there was so warm. Our hotel was extremely nice. There was a path from the hotel to the beach. I remember there being a swimming area, in the ocean. They had it blocked off for people to swim. The water was a light blue. I enjoyed swimming there until I had a heat stroke and got a really bad sunburn. Another fun thing we got to do while we were there was going to this bay where you could feed fish. There was a shop there that we went to where you buy food for the fish. I was excited at first but then I got freaked out when the fish started wrapping themselves around my legs. It took a while, but I finally stopped freaking out and had a good time.


Here are a couple of pictures of the bay:

We also went to the zoo and to the aquarium. I remember having a great time at the aquarium. The fish were really pretty. The zoo was fun also. Getting to see all of the animals was fun. Sea Life Park was also an interesting experience. There was a dolphin that would follow me wherever I went. He would chatter at me whenever he saw me which was weird. The sea lions were fun too. The people who worked there would let you feed them.

Another fun activity we did was going on a hike to Sacred Falls. It was a beautiful waterfall. I remember there being a swimming area there. You could jump off of the rocks into the water. The water was crystal clear, and really cold. There were a lot of people when we went. On the hike up, there were people who would sell coconut milk to you, if you were thirsty. I thought that was pretty cool. There were also banana trees that grew on the side of the trail. I had never seen them before so I was interested in them.

Here are some pictures of the waterfall:

We also went to a luau. It was fun. There were a lot of people, a lot of hula dancing and a lot of food. Everyone was really friendly.

There was a marketplace where we were that was interesting. They sold all kinds of cool little things. There were a lot of people that went to the market. I remember it being packed.

The dole plantation was interesting too. They let you walk around the plantation. When we went inside, they had pineapple laying out for people to eat. They also had a machine where you could get pineapple juice to drink.

Picture of the dole plantation:

The Diamond Head crater was also cool. It was a long hike but once we got there, it was amazing. The view was awesome.

Picture of the crater:

(I didn't take these pics myself.. found them online)