Blog #2

I learned in the book that application software is divided into 5 categories: Productivity Business, Graphic Design/Multimedia, School, Home/Personal, and Communications. Some examples of Productivity Business application software is spreadsheet or presentation graphics. Some examples of School application software is a grade book or note taking. Application software is used to perform certain tasks. However, productivity software is used to help make people more efficient in their daily tasks. A very popular form of productivity software, which we have all probably used is word processing software. Word processing software is used to create and edit documents. Most students use this software on a daily basis.

The assignments we have done in class have been very beneficial to me. I have learned more about Microsoft Word and many things I can add to my documents that will make them look more professional and interesting. For example, the newsletter assignment could be very useful in the future and it was something I wasn't exactly sure how to make. I hope to work with children in the psychology field and a newsletter would be a great way to communicate with the people I work with and possibly even parents. The SAM software has also helped me learn more about Microsoft Word that can help my documents and letters look better.

I recently purchased my very first lap top and that is what I would like to share with everyone. I have always had a desktop computer (a Sony Vaio) which was extremely reliable but I figured I would probably need a lap top for grad school. I changed it up and got a Dell which is awesome. It's really small and light weight and I love it! Many people have been complaining about Windows Vista so I was a little worried about that but I actually like it more than Windows XP. It's really easy to use also which is a plus. I highly recommend Dell and Windows Vista. :)