E-Publications... What Are They?

E-publications are interactive electronic books and magazines, becoming more and more popular every year. It has become very popular in scientific publications and is replacing scientific magazines. Many journals have set up E-Publication websites, while keeping their paper magazines, so their work is available in both magazines stalls and on the internet. Time magazine has done this, as well as Newsweek. There are many electronic examples of traditional media such as:

• CD-ROMs
• E-books
• Online newspapers & magazines
• Electronic journals

I think that all paper copies of magazines and newspapers should be exchanged for more eco-friendly E-Publications. There would be no more need for paper and then we would be able to save paper, which is good for the environment!

E-Publications are not just on the Internet, the magazine Newsweek has made an iPhone/iPad app that is completely free! Time magazine has done the same, making a free app for the iPhone and iPhone.

I have a feeling that all hard-copies of newspapers and books will be phased out and replaced with E-books that are on the internet in the near future. Without hard copies, we will pe able to save more paper, and in turn, save more trees!

Multi-Tasking Review

I think that I am pretty effective as a multitasker, I am able to do homework and not get distracted by other opened windows like YouTube and Flickr. However, this sometimes depends on how interested I am in the homework. Sometimes I am working on something that is very dull and mundane, like maybe a Humanities or Science essays, and then I get drawn to YouTube and other sites I like such as Flickr and Bricktuts. But if I enjoy the homework project, I won't become bored and go away to the other sites.

My distraction levels are not that high. I usually don't get distracted on the internet when working on homework. I only get distracted when the homework is extremely boring, as I said before. Out of 10, 10 being the worst, my distraction level would probably be a 2. No joke.

A strategy to avoid multitasking would be to delete all the other internet tabs and windows so as not to get distracted. I do not like it when I have more than three tabs open in Firefox, so I always close them so it doesn't make the computer look cluttered and so I don't get distracted.

My parents don't really have an opinion on multitasking, probably because they never multitask! my dad sometimes has a lot of tabs open at once, but he doesn't try to work on them all at the same time. My mom might multitask without my knowing, but not on the computer. I don't like to multitask, it makes the computer look cluttered and disorganized.

App Interests...

The first app I am rather interested in is X-Plane Hdef 4-G. X-Plane is a flight simulator game where you can fly a variety of aircraft, like the Boeing 747, MD-88, SR-71 Blackbird, B2 Stealth Bomber and lots of other planes and helicopters. Although X-Plane has a rather large price tag for an app- $9.99- it is well worth it. I already have this app for the iPad, but not for my iPod touch. One flaw in it is the physics of the game. When you crash your plane, it bounces and does not just crash and explode. Apart from this, the game is quite realistic and is fun to play.
The next app I find kind of neat is Fingerzilla, where your finger acts as a monster and you smash and squish things. You can destroy buildings, squish little people, swat helicopters, and much more, all for the price of $0.00. Yes, that's right, it is free! The graphics are also fairly good and it just looks like a very fun app.
The last app I would like to get for my iPod is called Talking Carl. In Talking Carl, you are presented with this red square with limbs, a mouth, and eyes. What you do is you speak into your iPod and Carl says it back to you in his high pitched voice. Although this app isn't very useful, it is fun and you can make Carl insult himself!

My idea for an app is called Doodle Community. In Doodle Community, you have control over a bunch of little circle people. You help them hunt, build houses and cook! You can also sacrifice them in creative ways: from choking them with overcooked food, to being zapped by a lightning bolt, to starting a disease that annihilates the community. You can also give them names and change their moods. Doodle Community will probably priced at around $1.99. And if you tap the screen, they will talk to each-other in their strange circle people language. This app is just a game for people below the age of 20. It is not very useful, it is just a little community game that is for entertainment purposes only.
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