Showing posts with label Technology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Technology. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
The Next Decade: Renault Twizy ZE
Would you like to take this car for a spin in the city? The Renault Twizy ZE is a zero emmision electric car. Check out the wheels of this futuristic car. When the Twizy is moving, it looks like it is hoovering. Also, there are no traditional doors, but there are side airbags built in for added safety. How big is this car? The Twizy ZE is 2.30 m in length by 1.13 m in width.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Put Down Your Cell Phone
Do you know about the recent Ontario legislation about no cell phones while driving?
Drivers must pull over if they want to talk on a cell phone. Drivers can talk on a phone while driving if they use hand-free devices such as a cell phone with a head set or speaker phone. Basically, you must be able to keep both hands on the wheel. Those caught using their cell phone while driving may be fined and possibly lose demerit points off their license. When fully licensed drivers get fifteen demerit points, their driver's license is suspended. Not all the provinces in Canada have this law at this time.
What's the video about?
It's a news report on a study about driving a car and using a cell phone at the same time.
How to do the listening quiz?
Press questions. First, read the questions and then listen to the video. After you complete the questions, press "see how you did" to find the answers to the quiz.
Do you want to add a comment?
Press comment at the bottom of this post. Do you agree or disagree? Should the Ontario government ban cell phone use while driving?
Drivers must pull over if they want to talk on a cell phone. Drivers can talk on a phone while driving if they use hand-free devices such as a cell phone with a head set or speaker phone. Basically, you must be able to keep both hands on the wheel. Those caught using their cell phone while driving may be fined and possibly lose demerit points off their license. When fully licensed drivers get fifteen demerit points, their driver's license is suspended. Not all the provinces in Canada have this law at this time.
What's the video about?
It's a news report on a study about driving a car and using a cell phone at the same time.
How to do the listening quiz?
Press questions. First, read the questions and then listen to the video. After you complete the questions, press "see how you did" to find the answers to the quiz.
Do you want to add a comment?
Press comment at the bottom of this post. Do you agree or disagree? Should the Ontario government ban cell phone use while driving?
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Talk Show Tuesday: Oprah
A lot of people tuned in to watch The Oprah Winfrey Show last week. Oprah's topic was Twitter and her guest was the movie and T.V. star, Ashton Kutcher. Why Kutcher? He just got 1 million people to follow him by asking people to join his Twitter site, twitter.com/aplusk. Kutcher had a public competition with the News station, CNN. This T.V. station also reached 1 million, but Kutcher got there about a half an hour earlier. He became the first to have 1 million members!
Twitter is a free social network service on the Internet. Twitter just turned three years old on March 21st and has been growing like crazy. At the beginning of 2009, Twitter had 6 million followers and by the end of February, it had 10 million*. It has hit mainstream! I joined it, but at first I snubbed it. I didn't understand. How could people spend their time sending and reading one or two sentence messages? It's suppose to be at the moment and answer the question, "What are you doing?" But it's not that simple.
It's about sharing thoughts and ideas. Join famous people's sites like Ashton Kutcher or Oprah. Join up with ordinary people who share one of your interests such as photography or just living in Toronto. Look up professionals or companies related to your work. Join news sites, blog sites, music sites...... Don't forget your relatives and friends. They can join your site.
First, view Ashton Kutcher talking about wanting to get 1 million followers. Then the second video shows The Oprah Winfrey Show. Oprah talks about Twitter and being a a new user of Twitter. Also, she interviews Ashton Kutcher.
My Twitter site for Real Canadian English is at the side of this page. Some of my entries or posts have links. If you press on the underlined words, you will go to more information.
To truly understand Twitter, you need to join and use Twitter for awhile. You need a user name and a password. The URL is http://twitter.com Not everyone likes it. If you do join, you might find these tips useful. Press here.
*source:comScore media Metrix, 2009
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Monday, March 2, 2009
Technology: Free Video Chat Service
Skype is popular because you can make free calls over the Internet. Calling another person who is also on Skype is free anywhere in the world. Skype 4.0 is the latest version for local or long distance calls. I know an earlier version and it works, but some find it bit difficult to use. You might not want to make video calls. If you do, you need a web camera. You may also need a microphone and headphones. Also, if you would like to learn more or want to install the free software, go to www.skype.com.
Comments are appreciated. What do you think of Skype?
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