Generation E.T. (Emerging Technologies)

One of the things that will never end within me is learning. There is no limit to whatever we want to learn in our everyday lives. We don't stop till we get used to it especially technologies which are rapidly evolving and emerging to our lives. Indeed, technologies are transforming and becoming more better than ever to simplify our everyday tasks. From mobile devices to computers to our means of communication, technology has changed and affected the everyday life of many people living today.

            The learning is not just by means of learning by ourselves such as reading journals or surfing the internet but also to other people who are credible in sharing what they know about the emerging technologies. I, for one have experienced this kind of learning through the seminar series that I have attended for our EM-TECH (Emerging Technologies) class. 

               The 1st series of seminars were more on the technologies that Microsoft have developed recently which are the Windows 8 and the Windows Phone 7. Speakers from Microsoft shared what it is new in the Windows 8 and Windows Phone 7 which we can't find in other technologies such as smart phones (e.g. androids, Apple products) and the previous Windows versions. I was impressed with the fact that Windows 8 and Windows Phone 7 showed a huge transformation in the whole perspective of emerging technologies through the use of tiles and Metro. Aesthetics and functionalities set them apart and make them unique in the technology aspect. Seeing with my very own eyes to the two Microsoft products, it made me very pleased with the fact that if I were to use these kind of technologies, it would be very useful and essential to my everyday tasks. It keeps me updated of what is posted in my social networking sites and keeps me lively to the splash of vibrant and cool colors of their user interface designs. From keypads to touchpad and tiles, it has made easier for users to make use of their products and also guarantees a customer satisfaction.

Preview of Windows 8

Preview of Windows Phone

          2nd of the Seminar Series were somehow related to the 1st series since both speakers have experienced and are known as "experts" in using the Microsoft tools. These tools can also be considered as emerging technologies because of the gradual changes of the tools per version were made. As the tools evolved, more features are developed to make the users more satisfied in using them. The first speaker discussed the system development, particularly system testing through the use of Microsoft Visual Studio 2012. Though I never tried to get to experience Visual Studio 2012, I get to experience its previous version which is Visual Studio 2010. The difference is that there were more types of files and classes that can be made in 2012 than in 2010 as well as more features such as adding library classes where users can make use of the different methods that are in the class. On the other hand, the 2nd speaker showed us Microsoft Azure which is a cloud computing service. With cloud computing, data storage is infinite. As more data is placed in the cloud, its storage grows which makes customers satisfied with the services. Challenges for these type of technologies would be security issues where hackers tend to steal data from other people within the web and importance of having these kind of technologies is to be safe of whatever data where putting on the cloud or web whether files or information about us.

Windows Azure

            Emerging technologies on the other hand are not always in the form of tools which we install in our devices. They can also be in the form of social media which serves as a new form of communication which can be done through the use of internet and a web browser (e.g. Google Chrome, Firefox). Social media by all means is social communication which undergoes different processes and makes use of different tools in the internet. Some of these well-known social media would be social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, ad campaigns, blogs and other social tools such as Pinterest, Google+, Instagram and Foursquare. The 1st speaker is a social media consultant where he helps out companies who are not well known enough yet they want to be publicize to let other people know of their brand and what they sell. It may easy at it looks but there is a learning process and strategy as well on how to be able to make them well known with certain conditions and even crucial ones. This goes to show that social media can be essential in terms of making not well known companies be familiar to people around the world throughout the worldwide web since nowadays millions of people are into the web.

           The last speaker on the other hand was a bit far from the speakers that we had on the previous seminars. He talked about how gas are detected and monitored nowadays through the use of different tools and testings. Although this is not much being talked to our course which is Information Systems, it is still useful in a way to at least familiarize ourselves with the technology used to monitor and detect gas to ensure safety wherever we are.

            Through these seminars, I was able to pick up a lot of information that would be essential and useful in my life. Learning different kinds of emerging technologies helped me gain knowledge but for me this doesn't end there. Like I said, it is a never ending process. If it is what we like, for instance mobile devices or into the updates of our favorite social media tools, we should not stop learning on what we are interested at. We are I can say a part of the Generation E.T..