Same Stuff

Im finding it hard to find new information on my topic. Everything im finding now is the same as what i already have, it just said in a different way, or its exactly the same. I need to find some different information.

OUT OF DATE

The other day we went to the library to look for books on our topics. I found several books on my topic and was quite pleased. Until i opened them and began to read. Upon reading the content of the pages i realized how out of date they were. One book i had was from 2007, and the other from 2005. I clearly realized that i need the most recent information as possible, as is necessary with the world of technology.

Questions

Computer –How dose building a computer compare to buying a brand name computer? (ESSENTIAL)
1. What is the purpose of each part of a computer and how do they work within the computer?
2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of building a computer?
3. Where can I get the cheapest parts with the best quality?
4. What is the best way to go about building a computer?
5. Which is better Intel of AMD?
6. Which should I use, Tower or Mid Tower?
7. What is over clocking and how does it benefit the performance of the computer?
8. How long does it take to build a computer?
9. How can computer building affect/effect the economy?
10. Why do people decide to build their own computers?

Must Blog Before End of Class

So today i have to have a new post up before the end of class. So here i am, writing on the blog again. Anyway, today i started to find a way to take and organize my notes. So far, i have not found a better way than the note taking template that was given to us. I think im just going to use that and just start the long, painful process of note taking.

\/\/007?

I finally have a good idea as to what im going to do, and how im going to do it. I have some ideas for people to interview (i think i may just interview all of them), i just need to come up with some questions. I also need to find a way to get enough money to buy the parts for the computer that i will be building. That is going to be my greatest challenge.

Did You Know...

Did you know, a fancy building or store does not get you a better computer or get you better computer / network service?

Did you know, by the year 2012 there will be approximately 17 billion devices connected to the Internet?

Did you know, the world's first computer, called the Z1, was invented by Konrad Zuse in 1936. His next invention, the Z2 was finished in 1939 and was the first fully functioning electro-mechanical computer.

Did you know, the technology contained in a single game boy unit in 2000 exceeds all
the computing power that was used to put the first man on moon in 1969?

Did you know, the QWERTY keyboard layout is 129 years old?

Did you know, according to university of California 1,693,000 terabytes of information are
produced & stored magnetically per year?

Did you know, one terabyte (1000 gigabytes) is equivalent to storing a stack of documents that is more than 16 times the height of New York's empire
state building?

Did you know, when the cd was invented, it was decided that a cd should be long enough to hold Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at any tempo which was precisely 72 minutes.

Did you know, the first computer mouse was invented by Doug Engelbart in around 1964 and was made of wood?

Did you know, an AMD 1400 chip running without a heatsink gets as hot as 370 degrees?

Its about time

I finally i have my topic. Computer Building. Now i have to come up with a question, and start researching.

Getting Closer

I talked to Mr. M today about all three of my topics. This helped me a lot. He helped me realize what i know more about and what i would most likely be able to do. However, he also opened up some other ideas with my other topics. But it is still unclear what im going to do.

I cant make up my mind

I dont know what do start looking at topic wise. I have some sites for all three of the topics that i have thought about. I just dont know which one to focus on right now.

Topics

So i have found three possible topics or ideas.
1. Building a computer
2. WoW raiding guild
3. Improving my skating skills for hockey

Grad Project Ideas

To be quite honest, i have no idea what i want to do for my grad project. I have talked to people who have completed a grad project and graduated, and made the whole thing much more clear. However, i still don't know what i want to do. I have, however, had a few ideas, such as building a computer from scratch, and doing an online gaming guild, and maintaining it. I have also thought about doing something about the affects of energy drinks. That's all i have come up with so far, but im sure ill think of something.