Linux

I know...
I've never heard anything about this.

I what to know...
-What is it?
-What is is used for?
-How can I relate to it? Can  it help me? Can it harm me?

Links...
- http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question246.htm
-http://whatislinux.org/
-http://www.whylinuxisbetter.net/

What I learned...
-Linux is an operating system such as Windows and Mac OS.
-Some how similar to the UNIX operating system
-The creation of Linux started with a desire of simpler, quicker and more powerful computers. Old day computers were huge and cumbersome and standard users were not able to use them.
-It took a while for home users to start using Linux. Programmers used Linux because it was the finest running system ever.
-One of the problems that Linux users have is that this operating system is that it's not compatible with computer software such as Windows.
-Linux provides many applications you can download, many for free.
-Linux is virus free because it uses smart authorization management.
-Linux can provide 4 screens in the same computer.
-Linux can be downloaded form the  internet. This helps the environment as it requires no packaging.
-Linux will maintain the same speed it had since the beginning.
-This program is very simple to use and a discussion board in the Linux website can provide you the answers to additional questions you can have.
-You can install Linux ans still keep Windows.
-This is how a Linux screen would look like even though you can personalize it.

How can it relate to me...

Linux is just another operating system as the one we use every day. I can benefit from it because it is completely free and allows me to do almost anything I want with it. It doesn't risk my security and it gives  me tons of free applications. Linux can make my computer life easier. With Linux I don't have to worry about re-installing it and my computer will always remain fast.

I still want to learn....
How popular is Linux today? Is it still so unknown?

College Exploration on Naviance

Colleges:	Yale University	Pepperdine University	Bentley University	Tufts
Location	New Haven, Connecticut	Malibu, California	Waltham, Massachusetts	Medford, Massachusetts
Cost	$40,500	$40,700	$38,300	$42,900
Size	11,000	7,600	5,500	10,400
Graduation Rate	96%	80%	88%	91%
GPA	3.85	3.41	3.63	3.64
Gender mix	50/50	43/57	58/42	46/54
Applicants Acceptance	7%	31%	43%	24%

My actual GPA is 3.6. With my GPA I would be able to enter Pepperdine, Bentley, and Tufts. If I work a little harder and get the GPA I got last year, I can enter Yale.

Looking at universities was very important. I realized that many of the schools I liked didn't match what I was looking for. I also realized that most of the top schools expect a high GPA. In order to make it into one of them, I need to work hard and improve my student habits.

Google Day 4

Today I will...
-Put two images together
-Change a character into another background
-Mix a cartoon image with a real one.

The link I used last class was really helpful: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QajIxEGVPbU

Before

After

Before

After

 To put an image inside another one, I followed certain steps. I created a layer by cut and inserted it in the other image. I selected the part I wanted to cut with the lasso tool. I used Ctrl + X to cut. This video gave me the basic knowledge to do this. The rest I could figure it out on my own. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QajIxEGVPbU (Start on minute 5)

Before

After

Next class I will do my presentation. We will make a power point of pictures, showing the before and after. Afterwars we will show the technique we used.

Google Day 3

Today I will...

-Change someone's eye color

-Change someone's hair color

-Put a character in a different background.

To change the eye color, use the polygon lasso tool to select the eye. Afterwards click on image on the top, then on adjustments and finally on saturation. Arrange it to the desired color. 

This link shows how this is done. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWr73zG0f3I

 Before                                                                        After

                              

This tutorial is a step by step on changing someone's hair color: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANFwEjEPAJU

Before                                                                                After

I started to reach my third goal, this is the video that is helping me achieve it. Next class I will continue on it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QajIxEGVPbU.