Browsers

I have started using Google Chrome as my internet browser recently and I find that Chrome loads web pages a lot faster than Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Internet Explorer. But, for some reason I still find myself using Firefox, maybe it's because of old habits.

Amish Village

Have been talking all the technology advance and advantage. Maybe it is time to think about life without them. I took one day to visit Amish Village in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Oh right, I have to admit that I just had a out of blue plan to go there, if you are planning to go there, PLZ do not pick Sunday, Sunday is their holy day and everything was close.
However, if Sunday is your only free day, then there is one buggy ride store open for Sunday Customers (Jessica's Buggy Ride) , Yes, that was the one I visited.
Most Amish People rejected technology for simplie life. Before I went there, I was wondering how people can live without modern technology. It looked like they were contained to keep their own living style and consistent with their religion.
The Best American Food I've ever had- The Amish dinner feast
The dinner feast consisted of total of eight dishes. The best part of the feast was realizing all the ingredients were fresh from the Amish Farms~

Blackboard

I think using Blackboard as a communication board is a good idea. However, I believe there is still space to perfect it.
First, the "Search"
There is no search engine for the certain blackboard, it is a little confusing and time-consuming for me to find the certain information I am looking for on Blackboard.

Second, the "Edit" function,
I am not sure if my professor changed the setting of the edit or that is just the blackboard. It is inconvenient for me that I cannot delete my own post.

Third, "Update" alert,
I believe it will be great if NYU blackboard has the alert function as facebook. Whenever someone has a new post, there will be a alert email or inform.

Fourth, the temporary period,
I found it inconvenient that the information of the blackboard may get washed off after a semester. It will be great if the blackboard can save all the important information longer or let students download the whole semester information as a package.

Finally, I have to get credit to Dr. Yen's hard work on summarizing and organizing the information of each class. It is really helpful for me to complete my assignment!