Assignment Four

I honestly had trouble finding information for this, but  maybe I was searching for the wrong things. Here it goes with what I had.  From what I read he and the original founds of Intel broke away fro ma company called Research and Development Laboratory of Fairchild Semiconductor to form what is now Intel.  He was actually the 3rd employee of Intel but due to a clerical error he was labeled as #4. From this all other information I found hardly told me of what hardships  and experiences he had in detail, but I can infer  quite a few things by what knowledge i have of business and technology.  I know it would take a tremendous time and effort to get to where they are today.  I can take away from this is the fact to never give up til the end and even then don't give up. Also just because something starts off small if doesn't mean that it cant become something big.  I know this isn't much  here but  I can say this is the hardest assignment for me so far.  Below or links to the pages I used.

http://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm?author_number=716

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Grove

http://www.mouthshut.com/review/Only_the_Paranoid_Survive_-_Andy_Groove-105547-1.html

Assignment Three

Yes computer games can be detrimental in a persons life. I know for past experience for my self this is true. It is quite possible for someone to lose sleep and let it take up to much time in your life; although, they provide great entertainment.  Some games do need to be regulated for the content they have. A seven year old has no business playing a game that has nudity or anything close to it, nor with peoples heads getting blown off. I do believe that the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) system does work if parents understand it. Some just don't care if their children are exposed to certain things.   It all comes down to that if  the parents are willing to let their children play certain video games that is their business.  There are some games that have received attention on this matter such as the Grand Theft Auto series as found here in this article.  I also found another article here that list 10 of some of the most violent video games in past years.  On a side note i did for a article as seen here that shows some positive uses of such games. Like some games may prove useful to young patients in helping them become open to treatments.    Another game that made the news last year was Modern Warfare 2 as seen here in this article.  Finally the last article I and going to share with you as seen here is about the new medal of honor game that is due out Oct 12 in which you can play a Taliban character and shoot at us troops which the us military as banned from any their stores on their bases.

Assignment 2

Well I am not sure is this is what you intended by the assignment but I did find a unusual use for a computer.  On my search for a topic I ran across this article talking about unusual usb  plug-in uses. The article talks how because of the usb cable ability to send power down it has given rise to some unique and sometimes quite pointless usb devices, One such mentioned in the article is a small fake aquarium which uses the power from the usb cable to power a small motor in it to make the water inside move and make the fake fish seem like they are swimming. It also other uses that have arisen out of what it used to be used for which is just data transfer.   I personally have used some like the usb powered storage devices. I personally love the idea of some these gadgets. Another item i found of interest that was mentioned in the article is a usb powered fan.   I did some other research to see what  i could find and came across a use powered fan that's a necktie as seen here.  i found another web page with other unique gadgets Here