If I was to get the ideal laptop both for me and for starting college, I would get an Alienware Laptop and a M18x R2 at that. I would get this laptop for its high quality specifications and for its looks and reliability which I have heard from. Although it is mainly a gaming and music laptop, I think it would be very suefull for things in my course such as multimedia design using programs such as photoshop.

Aesthetics: This laptop ways the exact same as an Apple MacBook, making it extremely light and easy to carry around for college and from place to place. Secondly I would pick this laptop for its impressive 1080p High Definition screen, made idealy for gaming but perfect for watching movies or for once again using Mutlimedia programs such as Photoshop. This 18.4 inch screen is the perfect size as well! The design is the classic Alienware square type design with the Alienware sign almost everywhere as well as the neon light poking out from where they can, giving a sense of life to the laptop.

Audio: The laptop comes with a custom built THX TruSound speaker system which is ideal for listening to music or watching anything out loud without the use of any additional headphones or speakers providing the ideal experience when listening to anything.

Perfromance: The M18x R2 is powered with a 2.7 Intel Core processor and has about 16GB of ram meaning it has a lot of memory which is ideal for college for saving all kinds of projects without difficulty, this amount of RAM along with such a hardworking processor makes it a veryu speedy laptop and easy to work with.

Battery Life: The battery life of the M18x R2 is ideal for college life, a full working capacity it is clocked at over 4 hours of fast working capability. This is perefect when working on the go with no way of charging the laptop, especially in a college or place with limited power supply.

Software: Although the software package that comes with the laptop is made for gaming, it can just as easily be suited to anything to do with college, such as ease in writing assignments, doing projects not to mention accessing the internet with its impressive wi-fi capabilities.

Downfall: Although this sounds like a perfect laptop for any college students unfourtnaly the price makes it very not ideal for college students with a starting price of over $4300. Too bad as I was hoping to get it!

As I said in my last post, I am a huge fan of music and it means an awful lot to me, but if it wasn’t for certain types of technology, some of the music that I know and love probably wouldn’t exist. For this article I am going to focus on Dubstep and the history of this particular type of music that relies so heavily on technology.

Dubstep is a type of music that relies on technology, as it uses a variety of computer programs to strip certain noises, samples and bass lines form their original songs and places them in a deeper (more bass) tone to make songs from.

The article (linked below) is about the history of the type of music that dubstep is and its history, from the streets and clubs of cockney London in places like Soho to the worldwide stage with huge dubstep artists such as Flux Pavilion, Zeds Dead and Datsik.

Since dubsteps early beginning it has developed and grown over time. What was once a single of music now has many different sub-genres such as rapstep (combined with rap) and chillstep (a slower, more calming version of the original). Technology wise, dubstep is a intricate creation using the newest technology available to music such as equalizers and distortion buttons which make the sounds heard within the music.

In my opinion, dubstep is a perfect example of where music is going in the future as it combines the newest technology with old musical techniques and original music such as Reggae. I use dubstep when im using technology at home and making music with my DJset and my Laptop as it is easy to handle and control being already tech based.

As I said, dubstep and all electronic music is the way of the future and is certainly a prime example of technology in the digital age. But it is the use of synthetic beats and transformer like sounds on such a low frequency that appeal (psychologicaly) to the younger generation.Although the artist has a simple set up (Laptop, turntables,  speakers) the technology can be within the different computer programs in the laptop which nowdays can mimic even the newest of digital instruments such as sequencers and drum machines.

In the end, for me anyways, it is the raw noises, the awesome drops and the techy sound which attracts me the most to this type of musc, the speed of the digital age combined with the newest technology is what makes this type of music so appealing to me and therefore why I enjoy it so much.

CML

http://www.udubstep.com/the-history-of-dubstep/

Music is something that I feel very strongly about, I listen and play music almost every day, but I could not do this if it wasn't for the invention of the modern day headphones. For the purpose of my ICT project in college I began to research headphones, their uses and mainly their history and where they came about. I found a very interesting article on randomhistory.com which I have linked below!

The article deals mainly with the history of the headphones, how they work, their popularity in modern culture as well as dealing with how we may take such an outstanding piece in technological development for granted.

The article begins by outline a brief history of the headphone (or earphone) which is basically a small version of an amplifier. Of course none of this would have come about without the invention and discovery of electricity by Thomas Edison who invented the light bulb. This idea of currents and electrical waves was passed down to Edison’s fellow workers and men who went on to produce inventions that would create small, faint sound waves that eventually would be the beginnings of small amplifiers using radio (sound) waves that had been converted from electrical waves. All these movements depended on technological developments such as transistors and the discovery of strong and weak currents.

Skipping into the 1930s, the first mass produced headphones were made by the Beyerdynamic Company for the general public, although it was John C. Koss who invented the first stereo headphones in 1958.Koss’s headphones where small and light, directly contrasting the audio equipment before it. Koss’s design inspired for newer better designs to be made for the general public with better quality.

As time went on, better headphones and better technology came about including Bluetooth/wireless headphones in the late 90’s. Headphones reached their peak of popularity (and still remain at peak) with the coming about of technology such as MP3 and MP4 players. Headphones were becoming better quality and made in more unique and individual ways, with the Apple IPod headphones being a main example of how mainstream they were becoming. Nowadays, headphones are widely available in all shapes, colours and sizes, as well as being available for such cheap prices.

In my opinion, headphones are one of the best technological developments that could have happened. They create an availability of private music on the go, they are extremely useful for musicians around the world for recording, creating and listening to music not to mention the business possibilities that come with such a small, simple but important technology.

I myself own 3 pairs of headphones, a large pair of  Sony MDR-XB500’s that I use at home when listening to music or watching a movie for the extra quality and high definition sound, a pair of Veo XXB’s that I use when doing excersise as they are light, comfortable but lack in quality in some ways and finally a classic pair of Apple IPod earphones that combine comfort and quality for listening to music on the go. Music is a huge part of my life and without it, I couldn’t survive, which is why I am very thankful and appreciative that headphones were created!!

CML

http://www.randomhistory.com/2008/08/20_headphones.html

A proper Introduction......

I thought my first intro to this blog was fairly bare so I shall add another one and tell you a little more about myself!

So my full name is Conor Mikel Lequerica, I am 18years old (19 on Friday!) and I live Dublin, Ireland. I am living in Ireland for 12 years now as I used to live in Colombia in South America. Officialy I am half Irish and half Colombian, as my parents are from both countries.

I enjoy sports and music. I play rugby and GAA with rugby being my favorite sport! I also enjoy music a lot! I play guitar, drums and piano and i try to sing occasionaly! I enjoy listening to all types of music but at the moment dubstep seems to be my favorite! I also enjoy DJing and creating my own music.

I am currently in my first year of college in IADT Dun Laoighre and I am studying Applied Psychology. I find the course to be an interesting blend of Psychology and Technology like Multimedia Design and ICT. In the future my aspirations are to be a sports psychologist!

Well thats me, looking forward to posting more in the future!

CML

Interests

I enjoy music, both making it and listening to it, here is a song that i like!

This is a picture of me and my nephew!

Hello!

My name is Conor Lequerica. I am doing Applied Psycology in IADT!