Excel

I really like Excel. I'm not excellent at it but that's okay. I really like how its easy to learn and fast. Excel makes my life easier. At first I didn't like it because I thought it was confusing. But now, I really enjoy it. The only problem is that it can be overwhelming. Sometimes, I think there is too much stuff on Excel.

Websites!!!

When I go on various websites, I like to look for different things depending on my mood. Sometimes I like to read fan fiction, poems, or just some really crazy scenarios like Superman walked on Pluto with an alien. Sometimes I like to look at artistic work, generally graffiti or sketch work. If I where to create a website, it would be based off of my personality. I can be a really loud person so look for bold text, or funky fonts. I can be a quiet person so you might find something mellow like a person walking in a park on a quiet fall afternoon. Now some may say, "Dude, that's not gonna work." I'll make it work. As an artist, I know what colors an objects look good next to each other and what don't so don't worry. I also like the color red, so you might see a lot of red on it. Just to let you know :)

Is Eliza human?

No, she's a computer named Eliza. She's mighty stupid too. Or maybe that's because I didn't understand how to program her to be smarter. I kept messing up till the point where I actually gave up. My conclusion is Eliza is stupid and she will forever remain stupid.

Computer Programs

Hey, me again. So today in Computer Apps, we explored a lot of different ways to write codes using code.org. It's actually pretty interesting. I first fiddled around with a game related to Angry Birds. But instead of playing the game, I had to write a code to help the bird catch the annoying pig. Later on in program, I had to help a zombie get to a sunflower (who knew zombies liked sunflowers). The program I worked with is very much like Scratch so if you've used Scratch before, you'd probably ace this programming technique. The second thing I worked with was Tynker. With Tynker, you can solve different coding puzzles and drawing puzzles. I didn’t really enjoy this as much as the Angry Birds program, but it was a nice experience. The third program I used was Lightbot. I liked this one. It’s related to Angry Birds but you must light a blue square instead. To me, this comes easily and I really enjoyed it.

PC vs. Mac

Well, since I have been using the PC all my life, I must go with the PC.

What I have learned so far

To be honest, my computer apps class is really helpful. It's teaching me things I never knew about how to look things up on Google. For example, I never noticed the little colored boxes in the bottom left hand corner of the screen. This lets you filter your search to just a certain color you want. It really helps with my art classes too. Another thing that helps filter your search is date range limiting. Once you search for something, you can filter your results based on the the date you want. You can find a lot more sites in that range that don't normally show up. It's also very helpful for history class.

Computer Apps Update

So far so good, just about two months into my computer apps class. We've been learning some cool new things that help us Google search faster and more efficiently. Want some examples? I learned that one way you can eliminate a word from a search is by putting a minus sign after the words you want included, and then typing the word you want out directly after the minus sign (no space). You can also search for something by typing in what you want, put a colon dot gov, edu, com, etc. after (no space between the colon, dot, and the gov, edu, com, etc. This helps you search for articles that come directly from those types of sites. It helps you eliminate all the sites that you feel are not helpful or you can't site for a project.