Chapter Two lists the key areas in which computer capacities exceed human abilities: speed, accuracy, storage, and retrieval. Of these, I think retrieval is most important in our day-to-day lives. All of us have probably experienced frustration when a thumb drive gets lost or destroyed. A few years ago, Dropbox was created to address storage and retrieval problems. Dropbox allows for easy uploading, storage, and sharing of files. Free storage space is earned through referring friends to the service. Once the free cache of storage is used up, more can be purchased. Watch the following video for a demo of how Dropbox works:
On the current events front, Verizon has discontinued its unlimited data plan. Current customers will not be affected, but anyone new to Verizon will need to choose from the selection of tiered plans. The following article will help you figure out which plan to buy: (How to choose your data plan).
Is Facebook threatened by Google+? Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg joined Google+ and rapidly accumulated over 30,000 followers. Is he making a statement that he's not worried about the competition? Is it a coincidence that Facebook is now offering one-on-one video chatting? It will be interesting to read about how Zuckerberg uses his Google+ account to benefit Facebook. Read an article (here).
I like your blog about the use of dropbox. It is really cool how technology has changed so much.
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