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Mod 3.1 - Keeping Up With Technology
Mod 3.1 - Keeping Up With Technology
1 – Keeping up with
technology
How to stay informed
It is important to spend a little bit of time a day catching up on what’s new in the
technological world
Blogs are the best to read
o They’re free
o Magazines don’t contain all content most of the time
o Most books are outdated by the time they’re released
Subscribe to RSS feeds, use a RSS reader app to have all blogs available in one place to read
o Blogs are the best to subscribe to as they are always up to date, they compete with
other bloggers to have the most accurate information
o E.g. TechCrunch, Gigaom, The Register…
RSS – Really simple syndication
o Web/news feeds that automatically provide the user with the latest information
o Can be read from the web or through an application
o Chronological order
How to be ‘green’
IT waste / e-waste
o Any item relating to electronics that is thrown away
o E.g. TVs, Gaming devices, batteries, old computers, broken hard drives
Harmful substances were used in making most of these devices, especially the older models
o Lead is used in soldering, arsenic is used to make glass
These items can be toxic and carcinogenic – cancer causing – and must be disposed of
properly in dump sites
o Can contaminate water sources, cause soil erosion
o Valuable materials are retrieved (Gold, Copper
E-waste should be recycled properly, or given to others that may need the parts
Power
Most devices are never completely powered off, as they will be in standby/low power mode
to allow for a fast start-up response
o TV and their led light, its capacitor receiver
o Chargers that are still plugged in the socket
o This needs electricity
Electronic devices generally need a power source, and electricity needs to be made to supply
power
The electricity produced to supply power uses a lot of fossil fuels, which is a main issue of
climate change as it pollutes the air
It is important that you collectively reduce the impact on the environment by switching off
and unplugging devices that are not in use
o Setting the brightness to low
o Choosing low performance settings
o Auto-setting to hibernate mode