Research Poster Review

Well yesterday was my day to present my research poster. It was actually fun! I enjoyed explaining my topic (3D TV) to people. I really am excited about that technology and although I won't be getting a 3D TV for several years down the road, I know that I will someday.

Overall I thought this was a very creative and fun experience, while at the same time it was a great way to learn not only about my choice of a new technology but other people's choices as well. From Google Wave to Google Buzz to the IPad, I picked up a lot of interesting facts and tidbits during this whole thing.

Incorporating Twitter into the project was also a cool thing. I have been using Twitter for well over a year. I have almost 2400 tweets! So I was very happy when I heard we would be using it. I believe Twitter is fantastic. I know some people don't "get it" but I totally do.

I love the microblogging that Twitter allows you to do. A few tweets here and there throughout the day and it becomes a great little journal. And that's just the start. I love the ability to follow stars of both movies and sports, politics and music. And I can get all their news at one time, even talk to them. I've gotten tweets from over a dozen celebrities and stars of my favorite sports teams and it is a great feeling. I also love how you can get up to the second news from the trending topics. Twitter is fantastic and I was glad it was a part of this project.

Final Touches

I'm currently in the process of finishing up my research poster for tomorrow. My topic is 3-D TV. I realize it's not that unique of a topic but it honestly is one new technology that I actually care about. I am big on HD TV and can't wait to see what 3D is like. I also saw Avatar and LOVED it! So I have really high hopes for the potential of 3D tv.

I know I will not be able to afford one for quite some time but I can still enjoy it at a sports bar or what have you. Anyways, I will update tomorrow on how the session went and what I learned from the whole experience!

Well, I jinxed it...

So remember how less than 24 hours ago I was extolling the virtues of the PS3 and how it's practically flawless? Apparently there is a flaw, in it's internal calendar changing from 2/28/10 to 3/1/10. And it's a BIG flaw.

http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2010/03/01/playstation-network-down/?hpt=T2

It's even made CNN!

You can't play any games at all because a variety of error messages pop up. I saw yesterday on twitter that there was a problem but was swamped with work so I didn't notice how severe things were until today. I thought it was just a problem with the network, so I figured I just couldn't play anything online. Lo and behold I come from class, expecting to get in a nice game of FIFA or 2 and I can't!

Now all I have to do is read Invisible Man for ENG 250, study for my COM 324 exam Thursday, read "The Madness of King George" for HIST 395, and work on my research poster for COM 435...ack those aren't fun! I need my video games back!!!