What was the first Smart phone called and what features did the phone include?

I have always wondered what the first smartphone invented was called. This has crossed my mind, because my blackberry is classifed as a smartphone but I know that my phone was not the first one invented. The first smartphone invented was called the Simon. This phone was designed by IBM in the year of 1992. The Simon was not released out into the public until 1993. This smart phone included: a calendar, an address book, world clock, calculator, note pad, e-mail, send and receive fax, and games.

After coming up with my question, I went to Google Search. From here, I went to this first link. This link took me to the website of http://www.wikipedia.org/. On this website, it told me exactly what the first smart phone invented was called and what features this phone included. This website answered my question completely and I feel that it was reliable information because after clicking on the sources at the bottom of the page, it showed me several different websites with the same information that I listed above. The link that I used was: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone#Early_years.

What are Smart Phones, and how are they different from ordinary cellphones?

I am the owner of a Blackberry Curve and this particular type of phone is classified as: a smartphone. What is a smartphone? How are they different than other cell phones? These questions have always been in my mind because I never knew exactly what a smart phone was and all of the features it included. According to http://www.wikipedia.org/, a smartphone is a mobile phone that offers more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contempory feature phone. So, what exactly does this mean?  This means that smart phones are more like computers than just an ordinary cell phone. Smart phones have access to do a lot more than an ordinary phone. For example: most smart phones are touch screen where as in an ordinary phone when you send a text message you have to push the corresponding number to get the letter that is desired.

I found all of this information on http://www.wikipedia.org/. I first came up with the question which is: "What are Smart Phones, and how are they different from ordinary cellphones?" After this, I went to Google Search and typed in my question. From my results, the first link that came up was a website that just had the definition for what smart phone meant, but I needed to know more information than this, so I went to the second link which was: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone.  This link answered all of my questions and it gave me reliable information. I feel that this link was the best choice because I did not have to go to other websites and find the answers to my questions I got all my answers at one location.

How does Wikileaks manage their funding?

On my last blog post, I found out information on the non-profit organization called Wikileaks. I did not know any information about this topic, but I found out exactly when and who represents this organization. My next question about this topic, is how does Wikileaks manage their funding?

Wikileaks, has not always had a good experience with their funding for the organization. In 2009, they announced that they were having a shortage of funds, and had to take away the right for people to access their website unless people had new material. Wikileaks did not get their minimum amount of money that they wanted to receive until Feb. of 2010. In January though, Pay Pal suspended Wikileaks donation account and froze all Wikileaks assets. The organization was restored on the twenty-fifth of January and in May 2010 they announced that the archive and website was back up.

For this blog, I found the information listed above from the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiLeaks#Funding. I had no idea that the organization would have this much trouble with money, because if you just read about it you would think it would be a huge trend and soar in the funding field. I always wondered how websites like Wikileaks managed their funding and now from this link I know exactly how. Wikipedia is an excellent source to get information from, and I made sure that my information was accurate by clicking on the links at the bottom of the screen and found exactly where wikipedia.org got their information for this topic.

What is Wikileaks?

According to http://www.wikipedia.org/, the term wikileaks is defined as the following: WikiLeaks is an international non-profit organisation that publishes submissions of private, secret, and classified media from anonymous news sources and news leaks. Wikileaks was founded in the year 2006. The people who created wikileaks.org has not been identified, but it has been represented by a man named, Julian Assange.This website was founded based on interests in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The mission statement for http://www.wikileaks.org/ states: "primary interest is in exposing oppressive regimes in Asia, the former Soviet bloc, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, but we also expect to be of assistance to people of all regions who wish to reveal unethical behaviour in their governments and corporations."

When I got assigned the topic of wikileaks in my class for this week, the first question that crossed my mind was what exactly is Wikileaks? I have never heard of Wikileaks so this week's blog post taught me alot of new information on this topic. The first thing I did after coming up with the question then, I went to Google Search. The first website that came up for my search was http://www.wikipedia.org/. On Wikipedia's page, it had the whole history about Wikileaks and this is where I found all of my information for this post.

Reflection:
The site that I used to help me find reliable information for my question was:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiLeaks. This link taught me all of the information that is listed above, and I will definitely used wikipedia as a source again. I feel that Wikileaks was founded on good principles, because it gives people a chance for their voice to be heard on what they feel about their government' and different corporations'.

What are the Main Goals for the Egyptian Protests?

As seen in my last blog, the Egyptians have been protesting for weeks now wanting to earn their rights and opportunites as individuals. The main goal that the Egpytians are wanting to accomplish from this protest is to have their president Hosni Mubarak step down. The reason that the people are wanting this is because they are blaming Hosni Mubarak for the torture and unemployment they have had to go through over the thirty year reign Mubarak has held in Egypt. A writer by the name of Robert Fisk stated in the article that I read, "...you don't need to read the papers to see what has gone wrong. The filth and the slums, the open sewers and the corruption of every government official, the bulging prisons, the laughable elections, the whole, vast sclerotic edifice of power has at last brought Egyptians on to their streets.'' From this quote, I took that Robert Fisk is agreeing with the people of Egypt and he hopes to see them get their rights and economic opportunities as well.

I blogged about the Egyptian Protests in my last blog, and from the information that I obtained from that blog, I wanted to know more about this topic and why exactly the people blamed Hosni Mubarak. For this question, I went to Google Search as well. This time when I searced I typed in Egyptian Protesting+Main Goals and it brought me to the link: http://www.chacha.com/topic/egyptian-protests/news/what-are-the-egyptian-protests-main-goals. From this link I found out exactly why the people wants their president to step down and I agree completely with the people of Egypt. I feel that every individual should have rights and economic opportunites just like we are offered in the United States. Don't you?

Why are the Egyptians protesting in Cairo?

Egyptians have been protesting their government for weeks now hoping to remove their president of thirty years. The President of Egypt is a man by the name of Hosni Mubarak. The Egyptians are hoping to create a democracy for themselves like the United States. They are wanting to earn their rights and earn more opportunites economically. With this protest going on, it puts Barack Obama, our president, in a nutshell because Mubarak has been an ally to the United States for several years. The United States is wanting to see the Egyptians earn their rights and become a democracy, and recently, Obama has cut down the funds tremendously hoping that Mubarak will back down on his own.

This week we were asked to blog about the Egyptian protests. I personally, did not understand completely what was going on and why the Egyptians were doing the protest so that is the reason why I titled my blog, "Why are the Egyptians protesting in Cairo?" After coming up with this question, I did a Google Search. When I serached this question several websites and links came up but one link stuck out to me in particular. The link that I used to supply the answer to my question was: http://www.kstatecollegian.com/opinion/egyptians-protest-for-freedom-leaves-u-s-in-awkward-spot-1.2454124. From this link, I found reliable information and found out the answer to my question. I now understand why the protest is going on.

When was the Wrather West Kentucky Museum built on Murray State University's campus?

 

The Wrather West Kentucky Museum was built in 1924. The first constructions of this museum was started in the year of 1924 on the campus of Murray State University. It wasn't until September 22, 1982 that this building was dedicated as the Wrather West Kentucky Museum. When the building was first built, the building was used for classes and and pep rallies, and even housed the bookstore. Now, the Wrather West Kentucky Museum is used to house exhibits and is open to the public at no charge.

Before researching, I had to come up with a question about Murray State history. I decided to talk about the first building that was built on Murray States campus. After coming up with the question, "When was the Wrather West Kentucky Museum built on Murray State University's campus," I had to then decide how I was going to research and find the answer to my question. The first step that I did was go to Google Search. From there, I typed in the words "site:Wrather Museum built on Murray State University's campus." When typing these words into Google Search, it brought up several websites that listed information that could be answers to my question. The one website that answered my question completely and gave me reliable information was actually from the Murray State University website. The link to my research findings is: http://www.murraystate.edu/HeaderMenu/Administration/InstitutionalAdvancement/wrathermuseum.aspx. I feel that from this link, I got the right answer to my question!

What Requirements does a student have to meet in order to be eligible to get accepted into the nursing program at Murray State University?

In order for a student who is interested in the field of nursing to get accepted into the nursing program at Murray State University, the student has to first complete requirments before they are eligible. These requirements consist of:

1. Completed pre-requisite courses in italics listed below with a "C" or better. 
2. Be admitted to Murray State University with a major in Nursing. 
3. Have a minimum GPA of 2.5 and 30 credit hours. 
4. Required immunizations. 
5. Completion of the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS). 
6. Admission is limited and selection is based upon GPA and TEAS score. 
7. All transfer credit must have been received and processed by MSU. 

The reasoning behind myself asking this question is, I am a student that is interested in the nursing program and I myself was wondering what process I needed to complete to accomplish my goal. I went to the Murray State website which is http://www.murraystate.edu/ and I seen on the homepage that there was a tab titled, "Academics." After clicking on the Academics tab  I clicked on the tab titled, "All Majors and Programs." This page brought up every single major and program that Murray State has to offer. I scrolled down until I seen nursing, and went to the nursing page. On this page is where I found the answer to my question. The link I used is: http://www.murraystate.edu/Academics/CollegesDepartments/nursing/BSN.aspx. I feel that this link answered my question thoroughly and I did in fact get accurate information.