You Won't Be Disappointed!

These three blogs are all MUST SEES in their unique ways. The first one located at the top is "Nature vs. Nurture" which is a blog that questions how behavior is shaped and acquired. This is one of my favorite blogs due to its insightful blog posts and deep analysis of each topic discussed. Nature vs Nuture does a great job informing its readers of the history behind the debate along with various psychological aspects that deal with personality traits and family relationships. The blog surrounds science and psychology which are two things I am currently studying giving this blog an extra thumbs up!

Interested in an informative and entertaining blog? Mediabully is definitely your winner. Mediabully's blog titled, "The Media Told Me to Do It" never bores and always grabs your attention by diving into unique ideas and thoughtful engagement of media issues. If you ever thought serious and funny could never be combined, well, you're wrong because Mediabully uses a humorous tone without losing focus and manages to develop a very successful deep, thoughtful engagement. I enjoyed visiting this blog frequently to see how videos were incorporated into discussion along with developing questions that have never crossed my mind before about the media. Buckle up because this blog will blow you away!

The last blog I recommend viewing is "untitled" which is a unique name perfect for its unique blogs. With the drinking age being a popular blog topic, this particular one caught my attention from the rest due to its originality and focus on an aspect of the drinking age that was never touched on deeply. Untitled discussed the attitudes and cultural aspect of college drinking. It points out that changing the law to alter the age will not do much if practices and attitude towards drinking are still kept intact. A syllogism untitled created made perfect sense when stated "bad=cool," "drinking=bad," "therefore drinking=cool." This explains how age is just a number and the mind will still categorize drinking as cool causing the issue of underage drinking still exist.

Future Predictions

What does the future hold for PC lovers and Mac lovers?

Currently, there is a cult of mac and windows 7 obsession stirring in the air. All of the hype and upgrades that continue to prosper frequently has made a huge impact on the society's opinion of technology as a whole. In my opinion, the future holds both PC and Mac racing to improve and outshine the other by constantly taking risks and updating their platforms. The race and adrenaline will eventually cause not only the producers but consumers to crack. The public may be overwhelmed by all of the new updates causing them to not have the ability to successfully use it to its full potential.

For example, the older generation are still confused with how to simply email and listen to the next track on iTunes. Although the constant changes of technology continue to soar and confuse some it is still a beneficial necessity in our everyday lives. Even though the older generation does not fully comprehend how to use a particular part of the modern technology, it has aided them in their lives where technology is located all around them. Technology is also improving its abilities to be learned more easily by making things simpler for the older generation since they did not have the same advantages as us who have grown up with technology ever since we were little.

The photo of an advertisement for the fight between Mac and PC shown above describes how it is sold out which signifies that the battle is popular and the urgency to see who finishes on top is boiling.

Annotated Links

From all of the countless research which information was actually useful?!?

The various YouTube videos scattered throughout my blog were extremely helpful for myself to learn about the different platforms and arguments of both PC and Mac, however, the links below are the readings that helped me tie things together that I was uninformed by in the videos. In other words, the links below were the cake batter or bulk of information while the short clips of videos and cartoons were sprinkles that made the information come to life.

1. This link helped categorize the platforms of both PC and Mac in a easy and efficient way to analyze the various aspects of each. It compared PC and Mac among eight categories that throughly evaluated both platforms. Various examples and insightful information are listed for each category such as performance, features and design to name a few.
2. The "Mac vs. Pc: An Unbiased Review" site listed three evaluation categories that could help you decide between purchasing a Mac or Pc which consisted of evaluating your needs, evaluating your wallet and evaluating your wants. These three evaluations did a fantastic job narrowing down all aspects into three broad categories. The evaluatons concluded that the deciding factor between choosing a Mac or Pc is not due to the popularity ratings but the individuals own necessities and pleasures.
3. The "TechCrunch" article developed a metaphor relating PC and Mac with a Toyota Camry and a Porshe. This creative metaphor developed a deep analysis of PC and Mac that could easily be overlooked. The article stated, "They're just two different cars that cater to different markets" and "...they represent the two different goals that most Windows-based PCs have (market share) versus Apple's Mac computers (high-end revenue share).
4. A Windows guru spends two weeks with a Mac? This article definitely caught my attention and curiosity to see what the Windows expert Preston Gralla had to say about Apple.
5. This review by a new Mac user shares 17 good points about a Mac and 17 bad points about a Mac along with other features visited. You should definitely check this out if you are on the fence about switching over to a Mac.
6. An article titled "Truth in Advertising: An Analysis of Apple's Mac Vs. PC Ads" was extremely helpful and brought up intriguing arguments. It relates the battle between PC and Mac to a historical standpoint of the beverage wars between Coca-Cola and Pepsi. This relationship between the two makes perfect sense when the author, Robert Vinciguerra, pairs Pepsi with Apple together with their lost of the older generation while Coca-Cola Classic or PC continued to bite off that part of the competition away from Apple or Pepsi. This site also brings up the fact of unethical or misleading advertising which is important in analyzing some YouTube videos of Mac vs PC. The YouTube videos titled "Better Results" and "Surgery" only concentrates on partial truths to make Mac stand out and seem like it has no imperfections. The ads such as these given were claimed to be "no deeper than their humorous intent."

Hopefully these links will help you like they did for me in clearly understanding the huge debate between buying Mac's or Pc's!

Mirror Mirror On The Wall...

After reflecting upon all of the work and time spent on this blog project, I have learned a great deal about not only my topic but myself as a thinker. I have gained an enormous amount of information about the battle between Mac and PC. It is no longer just a silly commercial on the television but a real debate between two superheros of computer technology constantly challenging the other in attempt to make themselves look better. I developed my knowledge through all of the YouTube videos that demonstrated the media's huge influence on the platforms and its way of persuading the audience.

The knowledge I have gained through this entire blog project has influenced my thought processes of how to argue effectively and to look at both ends of the spectrum to successfully have a reasonable conclusion.

If I had more time I would have been able to dive deeper into this debate between PC and Mac to try and find the psychological aspect of choosing either or.

I tried my best to have effective clarity in my writing and ignore any possible confusion to my readers.

I tried to add a little twist to my tone in writing by having a more casual tone but with important information mentioned as well. I included several quirky and comedic toppings here and there to spice things up. The last thing I wanted to do to my readers was bore them. I also wanted them to become fascinated and interested in finding the cure for the battle between the two supercomputers or have a better understanding of how they choose their technology. Technology has had such a huge impact on our lives today that I think it is absolutely necessary to have a little bit of understanding that the decision to choose between various options is important to make your technology mindset correct to your needs and wants.

I do believe that my blog has reflected what has gone through my mind during my blog writing because of the insightful links and videos I have interlaced in this particular blog to make the information an easier less textbook like adventure.

While commenting on other blogs I did incorporate the "compliment sandwich" by always stating something positive first while critiquing respectively.

Overall, I have tinkered with the part of my brain that enjoys the new innovations of technology and gained knowledge that has successfully highlighted stereotypes, media advertisements and societal factors of purchasing the "perfect" laptop. However, a "perfect" laptop does not exist because in an earlier post "perfection" was known as "impossible." Every single thing in life can be improved in some shape or fashion no matter how perfect they may seem from the exterior. While choosing the ideal computer do not go for perfection, instead, go for your best friend that will treat you right in any problem you face in life. That best friend will never crash on you and will always keep you on the right track!

Round of Applause to Mac's Creativity!

As seen in the video above, Apple has transformed our lives with its exquisite creativity and imagination. The famous iPod and iPhone are currently two things I could not live without. The overall Mac atmosphere is very impressive and grabs your attention immediately. Could you remember what it was like without iPods and iPhones existing?! I think your head would spin if you really sat down and could not play a track off of your iPod and had to settle for a CD. I think all of us would go a little insane. I give a round of applause to Apple for its delightful breath of fresh air and its never ending surprises that we all drool over! Just keep riping Apple!

Cartoon

This cartoon was posted by a splitreason blogger who desperately asks for bloggers opinions of Mac and PC platforms to create some sort of solution. The cartoon above demonstrates how both PC and Mac have their pros and cons and comparison between the two can undoubtedly last forever. Mac is all about iThis and iThat whereas PC's strive on simplicity. Both ads of PC and Mac can be convincing and persuasive causing their popularity and hype to rise. In the end, it all bottles down to personal preference and necessity of the individual.

Flaws Exist in Everyone

A portion of NatureNuture’s comment stated “Like all other new things, there has to be something wrong...everything is not perfect.” This caught my attention because it brings up the fact that perfectness does not exist in either PC or Mac shown in the video above. Technology continues to grow along with its imperfections. Our world is full of creating mistakes and learning from them to eventually become successful. To end the battle of Mac vs Pc would be similar to ending the modernization of computer technology. Mac and Pc both have several components of each other blended into their own while simultaneously accusing the other of "stealing ideas." In a way I believe Mac and Pc help each other contribute ideas to each other to improve their individual weaknesses such as Mac's lack of compatibility and Microsoft programs whereas Pc lacks extreme success in "thinking outside the box" to create something amazing.