My favorite portion of our class was on Wireless Technologies. Many of us can still remember the days of the dial up modem and having Cat-4 and Cat-5 wires running throughout our houses to have each computer we had hooked up to the internet. But in today's world it's unnecessary to have wires as everything today is wireless. From smartphones to netbook computers, we now have the ability to access the internet from anywhere we might be. That's not even the half of what our smartphones are capable of doing, they can act as a GPS unit and provide us with directions, or we can tie our email accounts directly to our phone so it essentially eliminates the need for a desktop or even a laptop computer. Our media is even being transmitted to us wirelessly through mediums such as Sirius radio and the now obsolete XM radio. Wireless transmissions are even allowing for easier travel via the Fast Pass or EZ Pass system for vehicles in which stopping for tolls has become a thing of the past. Even external hard drive companies such as Seagate and Western Digital are getting in on the wireless craze by releasing wireless external hard drives that act as a gigantic backup drive that you're always connected to if you're within the area. There are, of course, some security problems that can arise from these wireless networks though, with the most common being hacks from a rogue access point. However, if your computer has up to date protection and you are adept at recognizing a RAP then you should have no problem with them. We're even using our mobile devices as a way of completing transactions. A recent report has shown that every one in four Starbucks Card transactions is completed via a mobile app on iOS, Android, and Blackberry. It's completely mind blowing to think that barcodes generated in our phones could quite possibly be the way that we complete transactions in the future, as things like gift cards and credit cards go by the way of the dinosaur, extinct.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/06/tech/mobile/starbucks-card-mobile-transactions/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/09/tech/mobile/google-mobile-wallet/index.html
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Yeah I agree with you Scott. Wireless technologies were a great topic we learned about this semester. I like that you explained the Wireless and how we really don’t need the wires to access the different things in our lives. Especially in today’s industry everyone is looking for that new innovation that lets you use the internet and other technologies without wires attached. Wires are just things that you trip over. I also have an EZ pass and I love it. I don’t like waiting in the lines on the Pike. I feel that the line for it though is getting bigger and bigger every year though. Overall Great post Scott.
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