Digital Photography

I dinished my art project.  I found it fairly easy and fun to work with digital photography and editing programs.  This has been a great project and something I will continue to use.

Digital cameras and the Paint program!

I just got a digital camera and did not really know how to use it.  Taking pictures, uploading them to my computer and editing them in the Paint program is a new form of technology to me.  This will be my art project.

Australia trip financial analysis

I was able to use google docs to complete my financial analysis.  I do not usually use spreadsheets to budget, but did find this really helpful.  I will definitely be using this in the future to complete other goals I have for myself.

Australia

One of my best friends lives in Australia and has been trying to get me to come visit for years.  I have always wanted to make the trip, but have not budgeted for it.  My financial analysis project is my trip to Australia.

Blackberry Pearl Email Setup

I was originally going to do my teach project on broadcasting a podcast, but changed my mind half way through the project.  It was not that I did not want to do that, but I just got a new blackberry pearl, and needed to learn how to use it.  It was quite different than the other blackberry’s I have used, so it has taken a few days to figure it out.

My teach project has turned into setting up an email address on a blackberry.

Teach project

The big thing on the internet these days are podcasts.  I know nothing about them at this point, but find them fascinating.  This is what I have decided to do for my teach project, learn and teach how to broadcast a podcast.

Final culture project

I was able to finish my culture project on Dr Susan Kare.  I submitted my writing to the writing lab and they gave me some great feedback that I was able to apply.  I added some final pictures and took advice of classmates as well. Overall, the project was a lot of fun to do, but a little stressful.  I was not sure that my writing would be up to par and worried that in the end, my project would be spectacular.  I had to throw the idea out the window that it would be perfect, but in the end I survived. 

Writing and posting project

I have been working on my cultural project constantly.  I had sent Susan Kare some interview questions, and I know she is extremely busy, so I was not expecting to hear back from her at all.  To my surprise, I did receive some response yesterday.  I am adding this to my project about Susan Kare, and although it is last minute, I am greatful that I do have answers to interview questions.  This has been a challenging project, but I have enjoyed it.

Women’s study librarian

This week I emailed Jane Nichols, the women’s study librarian at OSU to ask her for research ideas for my cultural site project.  She got back to me very quicky, within a day, with some ideas.  I had not previously thought to look at the sites noted at the bottom of Wikipedia articles.  This is something that I will do.  She let me know she was available if I needed any additional assistance.  Her suggestions were very helpful.

 I have started researching the sites Jane Nichols had suggested.  I am unable to find any hardcopy sources, such as journals at this point.  I will be going back to Ms Nichols to see if she can point me in the right direction.  This is definitely seeming like a large project in process at this point.

Week three

I have finally figured out who my focus was going to be on the culture project.  It was really difficult for me to find someone outside my culture or country, and then I realized that I am from a culture outside of “typical” American society.  This really opened the doors for me to focus on something that really interests me.

 Susan Kare is an independent designer that has made immense contributions for computer science and is a women from our time.  I am extremely excited to jump into this project and cannot wait to get a hold of her.  Working with computer science myself, I want to see how women have been able to break through in this business and make such a difference.