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I have had 1 to 2 caffeinated beverages since I left school and am regretting my entire college experience! I should have been drinking coffee the entire time! The more you drink the better it tastes. Skinny Vanilla Latte, from Starbucks, is my new addiction. It tastes good hot, medium, cold. Goldilocks would be having a field day. Pizza's the same. 

The more I type and think I realize I am having a crazy caffeine rush and I should probably get up and look through some books or run a marathon. 

YEAH thats a good idea. Actually, GREAT IDEA.

Side note: A pregnant lady is having her baby kick. It's freaking me out. 

therealjenc

Starbucks, Crap Internet and Bears

Sup Bloggers!

A few days I moved home from school. Since coming home I have been to Starbucks almost every single day. The thing about coffee is, I can't drink it when it's hot but I don't want to get it on ice. I am very picky about my Starbucks. The problem is, when I get around to drinking my drink it is usually around 5 at night. This means that I am on a caffeine high till about 4 in the morning. 

Now all of this would be ok except I don't have very good internet at my house. And living in the middle of nowhere right now means be careful when you go outside. There could be a hungry bear waiting for you. So I am stuck inside staring at the ceiling till about 4 in the morning just pondering life. 

This is what I think about at 4 in the morning:

1. I don't know what I want to do when I grow up. 

2. I have an addiction to YouTube.

3. Starbucks is the devil. 

4. Nobody can accept that you just wanna lay around for a month without moving. It's called meditation. Corpse Pose in Yoga terms.

5. Our generation loves to take selfies. 

6. Money restricts cool stuff in life. 

7. I want Tim Hortons soup.

8. Bell overcharged me again! 

9. I have a lot of "first world problems"

10. Most things that we crave are not good for us. WHY?

11. *addition to number 10* Chocolate is wonderful.

12. I miss a lot of people. 

13. Getting a new follower, RT, like, reblog, etc. is seriously awesome. 

14. I only want a dog to cuddle with.

15. I enjoy lists.

16. I would like to be a runner. But I really don't like running. 

17. We are animals. 

18. Where did I put my phone?

19. I'm gunna hit up the library tomorrow.

20. Maybe I will be a personal trainer with a mobile app and advertising background. Theres a need for that right?

21. SLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP

22. *blink*

23. How fast are bears, really?

24. I don't want to grow up.

What's on your mind? Comment Below! 

therealjenc

Another Graduation

Hello Bloggers!

Since this is a post grad course that we are all taking this has to be at least our second time graduating (from what I understand). Now, I am having a hard time trying to decide if I want to go back and do the whole graduating thing again. The extremely hot room while we wait to go to the crazy sweaty gym. Our family/ support crying at the back of the room. The awkward stand on the side and wait for your named to be called. Shaking the hands of the President of the school with an extreme fake smile. Yeah... I may not be there.

But the time of Graduation brings up the time of reflection. Phil, our professor (to those who are reading this who are not in the program), had a wonderful last speech today. He spoke of our past and our future and how far we have come. And really, we have come so far this year. 

I myself, have learned so much from this class and in life. 

From Class

1. I don't enjoy coding but I will high five anyone who does! You will do great things in your life! 
2. I enjoy Macs and Xcode. Drag and Drop is my jam! 
3. I can make super easy apps. That's pretty neat.
4. Social Media is my best friend. 
5. Red Bull + Coding = Best Idea Ever
6. Red Bull + Coding + Dub Step = UNREAL!

From My Personal Life

1. People come and go. Just be thankful for the time you had with them.
2. Sour Watermelons help any and every issue.
3. Find something that interests you or you will begin to dislike your life. 
4. Everyone is beautiful.
5. Relationships with anyone aren't worth it if they make you sad. 
6. Have lots of friends. The more friends you have, the more things you will have to do and the less you will mope around. All you have to do is say hi! People like that!
7. Don't let someone tell you no. Find a way to make it possible. (Unless it's something bad like drugs. Say no to drugs)
8. Be honest with others and yourself. 
9. Red Bull + Anything = AWESOME! 


Thanks for a great year everyone! It has been a life changing experience and I won't forget anyone of you. Good luck to you in all of your ventures!


therealjenc

ps. I like this blog stuff. I'll be keeping this one going. 

App Update

Hey Bloggers!

It is almost the end of the school year and that means panic mode! Finishing assignments, finding a job, packing up your apartment (who knew you had so much crap!) and all of those end of the year parties. No wonder so many of us get sick in the last month of school!

One of our last school projects is our app for our client. Ours being a guitar app for a man named Al Carlson. My class partner and I have had to learn some totally new things in order to get this project done. One being Xcode and the other being video and editing. Oh, and how to play the guitar. It is weird trying to teach someone something that you don't know how to do yourself. It takes a lot of practice learning how to be a teacher and a student all at the same time!

Our app teaches beginner guitar students how to play the basic guitar. It is only a trial version and will be the starting point to doing some research in the area about who is actually wanting to play the guitar. We are all guinea pigs.

It has been interesting having a client who is so involved in the app making process as well. We meet with Al, a professor from the University and a woman from a company that helps small business owners. We have met every week since we started the project. They want to know the ins and outs to what we are doing. This has been helpful so they can understand our concerns as the app maker and helps them understand that not everything is possible in a short time span.

It has been a great learning experience and I am excited to see it go out into the market.

Comment below about your project! I am excited to see what others have been doing the last 6 weeks!


Hope your night is fantastic!

therealjenc

Car Phones and Landlines

Hey there Bloggers!

If Cell Phones had a Facebook page we would all be writing Happy Birthday! The 40th birthday of the Cell Phone just passed and I think we should all take a moment to reflect on where Cell Phones started. 

The first cell phone came out in 1983. The Analog Motorola DynaTAC 8000X was a solid brick. It boasted eight hours of standby time and took 10 hours to recharge. You could store 30 numbers in it and it cost $3,995!

After this phone, many other companies jumped on the bandwagon of mobile devices. Older generations were still not comfortable with such futuristic devices that they kept their car phones and landlines and took them to the grave. My grandmother sadly gave up her car phone after it tragically passed in a car accident. Thankfully my grandmother was ok. 

Now there are more cell phones than there are toilets. Eating games have been created where when you get to the restaurant you have to put all your cell phones in a pile. The first person to grab the cell phone has to pay for everyone's meal. Children have stopped giggling at each other and now are giggling at each others snap chats. The world is changing in front of us and it's not going to stop. Over the past 40 years there have been so many changes in the technology world and we are trying so hard to adapt and evolve. 

All we can do is take a deep breath in and try and learn the next language of code. Just think, what if someone had changed the mind of the person who said maybe someone wants to bring their phone with them, maybe people want to fly or even wouldn't it be cool if we had light in this room. What if they had listened to a person who said "No. It can't be done!" We would be living in a pretty boring world. A sad, desolate, boring world. 

So let's take this Birthday Celebration as an opportunity to seek change, innovation and creation. Let's say YES to crazy ideas and learn a lesson that Justin Beiber has already learned. Never say Never! 

therealjenc

I need £18m.

Hey there Bloggers!

There are a few different ways to make £18 million.

1. Wish upon a star.
2. Win the lottery.
3. Become a Gold Digger.
4. Find tons of actual gold.
5. Go on tons of game shows. Is the price right?
6. Have an awesome business venture.
7. Become an app developer or website designer.

A 17-year-old London boy, Nick D'Aloisio, created Summly. It's an app that provides bite-sized summaries of content from news and other sites. Nick just sold the app to Yahoo and collected £18 million. It is rumoured that 90% of that 18 million is in cash, the rest are in Yahoo stocks.

Nick is not the only youngin' who has made it big in the tech world. I'm sure we are all aware of Mark Zuckerberg who, at the age of 19, created a website that exploded into Facebook. OR even Alex Tew who, at the age of 21, created a website http://www.milliondollarhomepage.com/ . He sold pixels as ad space, priced at $1 each pixel. At minimum you would need to buy 100 pixels. He sold out of pixels in one year when they were auctioned off on ebay.

I wish that at the age of 17 I would have gotten off Roller Coaster Tycoon and actually done something with my life. In saying that, I did learn a lot from that game; Have lots of bathrooms and janitors if your going to have roller coasters with an intensity level over 8! But for real, the game did teach me about money and customer satisfaction. It also gave me a little background into coding when you had to punch in some cheats.

I'm sure that in the next few years there will be a lot more young tech kid stories. But even if you're not a tech kid, just find that passion in something that you love and maybe someday you too could make £18 million.

I'll keep wishing on a star.

You guys seen that movie "Blank Check"?

therealjenc

Who are you?

Well. I Probably should have introduced myself before going on rants about technology! Hiiii! I'm Jen. I like cats, vacations, vegan cookies and tech junk. I am a student at Canadore College and I am currently enrolled in the Mobile Application Development program. I have already graduated from the Advertising program at the same school.

I currently am looking for a job in the summer camp field because I don't want to grow up yet. If you know of anywhere, please, leave a comment or tweet me at therealjenc. I would appreciate it :)

Hope you enjoy reading what my brain tells me to write! If it's good enough, leave a message, tweet about it or just high-five me in person.

Hope your having a super day!

Therealjenc

#1 Google Glass

Good Morning Bloggers!

Is anyone else super intrigued by Google Glass? I watch YouTube videos, read Blogs, talk to random strangers, to try to figure out if wearing technology on your face will become popular or not.

Other Companies are creating their own version of Google Glass. According to FinacialPost.com, South by South West Interactive, former Tonchidot CEO unveiled a prototype for his new wearable computing device, Telepathy One. It has a sleeker design and looks pretty nice. It can connect wirelessly to other devices, such as smart phones or tablets. It also has an ear bud so you can listen to music. Google Glass uses bone vibrators instead in order to create sound. 

Heads Up Display (HUD) seems to be the way of the future!

Here are some Pros and Cons to Google Glass and similar products. 

Pro:

1. You will always know where you are with the HUD.
2. It's hard to lose it because it's on your face. 
3. You can easily take pictures and videos without using your hands.
4. You look like a Sci-Fi Robot.
5. You wont have to use your brain as much.
6. It looks cooler than Blue Tooth Ear Buds.
7. You will look like you have lots of money so you may pick up a hot date. 

Con:

1. Your talking to yourself a lot.
2. You wont have to use your brain as much.
3. You look like a real nerd.
4. Lots more bruises from walking into stuff because your focus will be on the HUD.
5. Easily mugged. 
6. Unknown Health Risks (Vision, Cancers)
7. Eventually you will be like those people that still use Pagers, Blue Tooth, Fanny Pack etc. 

All in all I think its great technology and it's neat to see the tech world progressing but at the moment I don't know if it's socially acceptable yet. It's definitely up to the user if they want to use the product. Ill just point and laugh for a little bit longer (while on the inside totally green with jealousy!)




therealjenc