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=__Emmanuel Moreno__=

Wiki you are reviewing:
=Impact on Government, Politics and Employment=

** || **Student Reviewer Feedback ** || || The work is very good. It discusses the impact of collaboration webs on government, politics and employment. || ||  || ||   || ||   ||
 * **Criteria Descriptors
 * **Quality of Content**
 * Does the content (writing) make sense? || The writing makes sense. I got many facts out of this reading. ||
 * Can you identify any areas which need clarification? || I didn't find any areas where the wiki needed to be improved on. ||
 * Pose three questions that arise from your reading || No questions arose from my reading. ||
 * **Communication**
 * Look at the Discussion pages of the wiki pages - effective communication? || There is some sort effective communication. Though there could be more. ||
 * Do they need more? || Yes. ||
 * Are they clear in their messages to each other? || No ||
 * Is there a sense of negotiation and collaboration? || No ||
 * **Collaboration**
 * Does the work appear to be equally shared? || No. According to Mrs. Brownstone, Josh Zweighaft seems to be doing most of the work. ||
 * Does there appear to be any difficulties by one or more members of the team? || There is not enough communication amongst team, there is more amongst the student and teacher. ||
 * **Presentation - Layout and Design**
 * Amount and relevance of graphics and media - comment on that ||  ||
 * Recommendations? || There needs to be more communcation amonsgt the student team. ||

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ RSS FEEDS: CURRENT ISSUES IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES__ BIBLIOGRAPHY:
 * ===MACBOOK AIR: The MacBook Air is the world's thinnest laptop. MacBook Air measures an unprecedented 0.16-inches at its thinnest point. And at it’s maximum height of 0.76-inches, it’s less than the thinnest point on competing notebooks.===

Research Paper (1st Draft):
 * "By now you've heard that under 'normal' usage, the Air can only manage about 2.5 hours of battery life. That's true and at the same time it isn't. I touch on part of this in the review, but the Air isn't designed to be your work no ultra portable is. It's a notebook for a writer, for someone taking notes in class; it's a second notebook, or a third system. As such, the typical usage model can be very different than your standard notebook," Anand Lal Shimpi reports for AnandTech.
 * Shimpi, Anand Lai . "The Truth about MacBook Air Battery Life." 
 * This source allows me to see the pros and cons of the MacBook Air. This is excellent because to do an efficient research paper on the MacBook Air, I need to study both the pros and cons of the AIr.
 * Stamatiou, Paul. "Thoughts on The MacBook Air." <[|http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/01/15/thoughts-on-the-macbook-air>.]
 * Since the MacBook Air is an evolution of the other macbooks, this website is helpful, because it helps me because it talks about the pros and cons of each one, and it also compares each and every single one.
 * Gruber, John. "The MacBook Air." <[|http://daringfireball.net/2008/01/macbook_air>.]

Emmanuel Moreno February 14, 2008 Technology 10 BSGE

The MacBook Air

The MacBook Air is one of the world’s thinnest laptops. However like with every trend in technology there are positives and negatives. These are the foundations of every trend in technology. Apple’s MacBook Air is a revolutionary laptop of today’s age. The MacBook’s have gone through many transformations throughout the years and the MacBook Air is the latest of these transformations.

The MacBook Air’s has a series of negative trends, and the most prominent one that has upset many consumers is the fact that the laptop does not have a CD-ROM drive. The fact that the MacBook air does not contain a CD-ROM drive is because of the minimization of technology. As technology advances, something must be given up. Because of this the CD-ROM drive must be purchased separately. This is one of the drawbacks that come along with the MacBook Air.

One of the most disappointing specs of the MacBook air is the battery life of the laptop. The laptop comes with an approximate of 5 hours of battery life. Like I mentioned before, these advancements are producing even more drawbacks. According AnandTech, the MacBook Air isn’t designed to be your work notebook. Because of this, the laptop is designed to be more of primary laptop. One that you would use for schoolwork, but eventually one person would get frustrated at the fact that the laptop has no more than 5 hours of battery life.

AnandTech took a test, and it was based on three different trials. The first trial was the ability of wireless web browsing, According to the trial; it takes less than 36 seconds to get to a webpage. Meaning that if you continue at a rate of 36 seconds per webpage, then that would mean that you would have to be at least 20 WebPages at a time, if you don’t really want your laptop to run out of battery power. Another trial that the is the ability to play DVD’s, using the bought CD-ROM Drive that the consumer would buy along with their laptop. Because the lack of an optical disk drive this makes this laptop an inefficient laptop for a consumer.

The final trial is the ability for the MacBook Air to multitask. The ability to multitask as discovered by these trials has proven to be inefficient. Multitasking is the ultimate tool for a computer, but because of the lack of enough battery power and random access memory (RAM), the laptop is a complete failure. The last drawback, which makes the laptop unsuccessful, is the lacking ability to replace the battery. This makes the laptop more than unsuccessful, but unbearable, because in the event of traveling one cannot use their laptops.

Besides drawbacks the MacBook Air has certain functions, which makes it successful. Its thinness and weight, makes the laptop easier for person when traveling. There’s a slightly better display. The MacBook Air has an interesting LED backlighting and computer’s display is successful. The only reason that the MacBook Air’s keyboard is one that is appealing is because of its backlight, and the ergonomic use that keyboard provides.

According to my research, I have analyzed that the MacBook Air is more of rip-off, and Apple’s new way of making money after the I-phone. The MacBook Air has more drawbacks than positives. The MacBook Air is revolutionary by the fact that the laptop is smaller than the old Macbooks, but a disappointment in the idea of tech specs.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. "By now you've heard that under 'normal' usage, the Air can only manage about 2.5 hours of battery life. That's true and at the same time it isn't. I touch on part of this in the review, but the Air isn't designed to be your work no ultra portable is. It's a notebook for a writer, for someone taking notes in class; it's a second notebook, or a third system. As such, the typical usage model can be very different than your standard notebook," Anand Lal Shimpi reports for AnandTech. a. Shimpi, Anand Lai. "The Truth about MacBook Air Battery Life." http://www.anandtech.com/mac/showdoc.aspx?i=3220 2. This source allows me to see the pros and cons of the MacBook Air. This is excellent because to do an efficient research paper on the MacBook Air, I need to study both the pros and cons of the Air. a. Stamatiou, Paul. "Thoughts on The MacBook Air." http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/01/15/thoughts-on-the-macbook-air 3. Since the MacBook Air is an evolution of the other macbooks, this website is helpful, because it helps me because it talks about the pros and cons of each one, and it also compares each and every single one. a. Gruber, John. "The MacBook Air." http://daringfireball.net/2008/01/macbook_air