Introduction

I have a couple of goals while writing this blog. The first is to get a feeling for blogging and to have a blog to which I regularly contribute. My other goal is to measure my progress as both a writer, covering the tech beat, and as a journalist.

Most of my experience in journalism stems from working at school newspapers. I worked on the Trojan Voice at Thornton High School and The Mirror at the University of Northern Colorado. I've also published a couple of articles at different places, including Northern Vision, UNC's alumni magazine, and Yuckytown, a Greeley-based blog.

I am covering technology; specifically, I am covering technology that relates directly to the lives of students at UNC. I will also cover the IT department and the steps that its staff takes to keep UNC's computer networks running and safe. I will also be covering technology, both hardware and software, designed to make lives easier. And I will be covering some of the more philosophical issues that have arisen in the modern age, such as artificial intelligence and the ramifications of an increasingly technological world.

Some of my strengths as a journalist are my ability to organize information in a way that is concise and easy to follow. As for weaknesses, I have to be careful in reading over what I write in order to avoid silly mistakes in my writing.

I don't have a lot of experience with blogging. If you look on my links list you'll see that I also have a blog called the Brave Little Poster. I have one update on it. Part of the reason that I never updated it was for two reasons. The first was that I could never find anything cool enough to write about that I felt was worth showing to the world, and the second was that even if I did, I doubt many people would see it. But I've come to learn that the world of journalism is changing, and just as my blog is about the world adjusting to new technology, I find that I have to, too.

For those who have come here looking for computer security tips, a fantastic website is the SANS Internet Storm Center, which monitors virus activity and security holes.

In closing, I will present a video of some of the things that I love about technology. The video is a demonstration at a Game Jam event hosted in Sydney of a game called GNILLEY. The game is played using sound, with the player using different pitches and volume to get past obstacles. The video manages to combine technological innovation with hilarity.