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Friday, August 29, 2014

Google Drones

    Google has recently tested delivery by drones. The first real test included a variety of products ranging from candy to medicine. Other companies, such as amazon, have been contemplating these type of deliveries. Google has a big picture in mind that they want to use the drones for. The researches and developers would like to use this to deliver medicine, supplies, and urgent care materials. They are slowly building there way toward advancements and more successful deliveries, in hopes to better the environment.
   I think that this could cause conflicts, but on the other hand be beneficial. On one side, this is costing a lot of money...We already have delivery systems that are fairly quick. The other side is that it is a good possibility for fast delivery on medicine and the needed items in emergencies. If we limit our sources and ability with the drones we may find it improving society. This could help military and other countries as well.....Amazon and other companies need to clearly think of how this might effect them...And HAVE GOOD REASONS. I personally don't need my $6.99 book from amazon delivered by a drone. (not that this is what it will be used for) but per-say if in the future these are the "next big thing"...Is it good for the economy, environment, and the people?
I wonder how they will keep improving technology and what the future holds....

Want to read more about the Drones? CNN Drone news-click here

Monday, August 18, 2014

Waybackmachine-3 websites' before and after

BEFORE AND AFTER


The old Deviant-art Website





The previous Deviant-art website had little to know contrast, with very dark green as their main color. The only different colors used were a lighter shade for highlighting titles, and the change of green for the link icon. The usability is still good to use, very current to now, with searches.







The current 2014 Deviant-art Website

The new Deviant art website contains a much contrast that is appealing to look at. The graphics are displayed first hand, and the pops of color stand out apart from the background, images, and titles. The usability is easier to use because it is less cluttered with wording and organzied well. The layout is also better without list, instead the graphics are the main attraction.

Previous Coding for Deviant Art
The coding in comparison has more color css, along with divs, although both still contain tables. The coding goes further in depth, even simplified, and changes the colors of borders, text, highlights, and divs. The new site also adds the graphics in new in the coding. You have different font-weight, and alignment.
Current 2014 coding for Deviant Art

The design layout is much different with the color scheme and layout principles. Both still contain graphics, however you can see the logo changes with the wiki checkmark to a nice clean cut layout tiny by the search, with the graphics now the main attention spot. The  green in the new layout makes a great contrast, along with the bigger graphic images and less words.  The tabs are now icons and do not look like "actual tabs" like before...





The old Wiki how coding


the new coding for wiki how



 The differences I mainly notice in the coding is the use of tables vs. divs. The divs have their own class and image, with titles as the other coding has tables with things separated into rows. There is also id's and style sheets now, opposed to the tables with more padding and longer codes. The new html is simpler, looks more organized and controlled. They also plugged in background images with html, not a plain color without texture that set each individual with their own unique coding...
The previous ebay
the current eBay