Monday, January 27, 2014

Hello Class

       This is so frustrating. I still am unable to blog from home. I don't know why. I am open to suggestions. Do I need to down load some type of software or what? I went to a class today on ADA Format Workshop. Now I will again attempt to do my report on The Evolution Of Computers.
        Another thing I am unable to do is the Mind Maps. I was able to bring the web site up but unable to make it work. I asked the people here in the library for help and they told me that the computers here will not allow me to download the software from the site. I am having a difficult time getting through this. I don't know what to do.

       Other than that, may days are not so bad. I am moving along in my other class, but I need this computer class to learn to complete other task that comes with that class.

                                                                                                                               Tony

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

My Second Blogg

Hello Fellow Bloggers
 
       This my second time blogging. To bad I had wait until I got back to class to do it. All week long after my first class I've been trying to make this second one, I could not for the life of me remember how to do it. Certainly not like riding a bicycle. You Know the phrase, It's like riding a bike once you learn you never forget, because I did it the first time and couldn't do it again until I got with the professor the next week. 
 
       Good news my class book just got in, so I don't have to fall behind on my reading. I am going to have to do some catching up on the other assignments, weekly blog, follow my classmate's blogs, then comment on three of them.
 
        Well here I go I would say I am finally of to a running start. Good Luck to all of you and I look forward to seeing you in class next week.   

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Greetings

Hello Fellow Bloggers

       I am a new student at City College. I am in my first day in computer class and I am learning how to post blogs and what a blog is. This is new to me. I never before used a computer this way. Beside blogging, I've learned how to send an email. I am on my way to a new way to communicate.  This fills difficult for me. I never was any good at coming up with something to talk about out of the clear blue sky.  I do have interest though, for example, I love machines and repairing them. One of my favorite machines is the helicopter, it's fascinating to me one day I will get my hands on one.           

       I also like playing music. I play guitar and the piano or keyboards. I got my first guitar for Christmas when I was fourteen years old. I didn't even know I was interested in playing until then. I woke up Christmas morning, went to the Christmas tree to look for my gifts and the first thing I saw was the guitar and an amplifier with my name on it. Along with it was a song book. this song book. The book had songs consisting of the lyrics, the music staff and illustrations on how to make the chords in the songs. That was exciting for me. I literally hours at a time. Most of the time more than three. I love the guitar and still play to this day.

       Now about the piano. My Mom bought my brother an I an organ when I was about ten years old. I did play around with it a little bit to the point where I could play a couple of Christmas songs, even though what I did was play single notes for the melody like Joy To The World and Silent Knight. When I was in my late thirties, I was in a pawn shop looking and saw a keyboard, I think for about $50.00. I figured it would be good to learn to play keyboards so I bought it. Went to the music store purchased a chord book and sheet music to a couple songs that I liked. So now I play both guitar and keyboards. With this skill now I can play songs with out having to have full band. The keyboard comes equipped with drum patterns in it's program. So I can choose a drum pattern, play the piano chords, save the two together and play them back with a push of a button. While that playback is happening, I play the guitar and sing in the microphone live to do a show. Knowing how to do this gives me some fun in my life