Mobile Technology

Hello everyone! This is the second post of talking about smartphones. Like I stated before, I think they are a wonderful tool especially if you are someone who might have a busy schedule and need some sort of organization. They are also fantastic if you might be someone who is on the go a lot, lots of meetings and need various means of communications at a moment's notice. Now one thing that almost every smartphone needs is a data plan. That enables a phone user to be able to go on the internet freely and not get charged an arm and a leg to do it. Keep that in mind if you are looking for a new phone or want one of those great phones that do everything except make coffee..lol! A lot of those phones need a data plan. Now what a lot of providers are doing is coming up with a tiered pricing plan for heavy data users which means that you pay for a certain allotment of data a month. AT&T and Verizon already do this and Sprint is giving it serious thought. I was absolutely against this until I realized I would save money because the data plan I have was far more expensive for an amount I would never come close to using..and I am a heavy data user. This way, it seems the company and the customer both come out ahead. Another topic about phones that I have been hearing about recently is the Walmart Family Mobile plans. I know a little about them but I think it is better if you get the info straight from the source so check out www.walmart.com and type Family Mobile. I will post soon!! Take care!

Mobile Technology

Hello everyone! I hope it has been a good few weeks for everyone! Not too much to report, the job search is still continuing and still fighting the good fight! Today's blog entry, I figured I would talk a bit about mobile technology..expanding on what was talked about in #SAChat, which is very addictive, might I add!! Today's chat they talked about mobile technology in student affairs. Definitely a topic close to my heart, because currently I am working in the field of mobile technology. I wish that cell phones had been more available when I was last involved in the field, it certainly could have made some situations easier, such as needing to get a hold of an RA or a member of security at a moment's notice. These days, cell phones can do so many things it is remarkable. I would be very surprised to come across a professional that doesn't have a smartphone in some way, shape or form. I think it is a necessity at this point and it seems that it is almost a requirement to have some sort of rudimentary knowledge of how to navigate around a phone. I have a Palm Pre, which I love..( I love it even more now that I have a decent charger!) and one of the first functions that I started using was the scheduler on it. I can't wait to get back in the field to take full advantage of it..certainly beats posting reminders all around my cubicle like I used to do or write things down in an appointment book that I couldn't find half the time! Something else I love on a smartphone are applications, they come very much in handy! I downloaded mobile apps of LinkedIn and Twitter and I have been able to get leads on jobs without even needing to be near my computer! Another helpful option that I like on a smartphone is the use of data. I think it is important to be able to get on certain websites very quickly and access information. Data plans can be a bit pricey but I think for professionals, it is worth it to be able to come and go on the internet with ease. I think I am going to make this entry two parts so keep your eye out for more info! I can talk about this all night!!!

Prezi Blog!

Well, hello everyone! I hope people are doing well and enjoying what is left of the summer, which isnt much! Today, I figured I would talk about one of the coolest applications I have seen for a computer and it is something I think anyone who does presentations should be using. It is called Prezi and it is a computer web based application for presentations. You can use text, images and group them together in a way you would want to do the presentation. I downloaded it onto my computer and it seems so much easier to use than something such as Power Point. It really does seem to be tailor made for someone like a student affairs professional who might use it to do some sort of training or workshop. There is a free version of it..which I downloaded..but you have to publish it on the Prezi site. There are also the upgradeable versions where can you do private Prezis. I do not think my simple blog will do this justice so I am giving the address and encourage everyone to check it out..it really is amazing and I think if you are someone who may not be the most tech-savvy person in the world, makes for reasonably easy learning and putting it all together. Take a look...http://prezi.com