CIT 154 Book Report

Sam’s Teach Yourself Google+ in ten minutes, Second Edition
Patrice-Anne Rutledge
Publish Date 21 June 2012

This book teaches you how to effectively create a Google+ account or profile in literally ten minutes. It explains it great easy to read and follow detail how to navigate around what could otherwise be a confusing site. At first glance, the home page or profile page can be overwhelming if you don’t know what to do, I started my Google+ profile when it first came out and never did anything with it because I didn’t understand it, and I consider myself a computer savvy person. I found this to be much like Facebook the more I read the book and followed the steps. You can choose a profile picture, cover photo from a standard gallery or your own, upload photo albums or pictures (controlling who has access to them). Have friends or circles; control the notification settings and how and when you receive them. You can also connect and upload contact via iPhone or an android phone or device. Of course there are a multitude of games that are available to play. There is also the chat option, which allows the user to chat with a friend much like you would face to face except that it is on the computer. Google+ plus has one feature that Facebook does not, it’s called “Hangout” you can have friends all talking in a video chat, of course you can choose who you want to hang out with and invite others to join if you like. This would be great for out of town family to talk on a regular basis! You can also use your IPhone or Android devices for this feature as well. You can also use a group chat much like a chat room too. During these hang out sessions you can also add applications and documents for others to see as well. Screen share is another option if multiple people are collaborating on a project or anything else that requires multiple inputs. I followed the steps verbatim (except for the business aspect of it) as I read and followed the book it read just like a recipe of sorts. I found that I like this book better than the “dummy” series. Those books seem to talk down to reader and throw a lot of big words at the reader that will confuse them if they don’t know where to even start. This book starts out easy and continues that way without making you feel like you are an idiot. This book can be accessed through the online library at Proquest.

Montage

I chose to do a montage of sorts with just a few pictures of Chicago, I hope that you find it interesting! I had trouble doing it, my laptop is overheating and doesn't want to work quite right! Due to my disability I am unable to drive by myself. I didn't have anyone to drive for me. I love these pictures as much as I love Chicago!

Chicago

These pictures are from when I went to Chicago for my Uncles Memorial Service. He passed away in May of 2009, we had his memorial on All Saints Day in Nov 2011. We didn't have his remains, my family as I have stated in earlier posts are die hard bears fans. My parents, my aunt and I went to a Bears Game for him after we had a service had our family church the night before. We had a great day, of course the weather was perfectly cold, and the wind was blowing not too terrible but just enough off of Lake Michigan to remind us that we were in Chicago in November! I had a hot dog and a beer at the game for my Uncle, then I had to have some hot chocolate because I was cold!!! Of course, the Bears won that Day, we played against the Detroit Lions!
These pictures are from that day after, we know that he was watching down on us!

Restaurants

There are several restaurants to eat at in Chicago! Of course, there are the normal ones, but one of my favorite ones is the Hard Rock Cafe Chicago! I always eat there. Then you have to eat pizza, I don't have a favorite pizza place actually in Chicago there's one where my Aunt lives that I go to. In Chicago, I will go to just about any pizza place and get pizza I haven't found a bad place yet.

Michael Jordan has a restaurant there too! Its pretty spendy, but you can go in and just walk around which I do all the time when I go there. Its got lots of memorabilia from his Basketball days and from his baseball time.

There is a quaint little German restaurant that is quite popular and I can't remember the name of it for the life of me right now! Its always busy and has a very long wait. Its well worth the wait and the money for the food its delicious.

Then there of course are the Chicago Hot Dogs! They are on every corner! They are great! Whichever way you choose to have them they are amazinng!

Traveling while in Chicago

There are many different ways to travel while in Chicago. You can take a taxi, which of course is more expensive. There is a bus or Chicago Transit Authority, The LOOP, walking (which depending on where I am I like to do) Doesn't matter how frigid it is I always like to walk down Michigan Avenue. There is something magical about it!
You can also take the train into the city, or from the airport into many different destinations. When I was a teenager, my grandma and I used to take the train during the holidays from out by her house into Neiman Marcus, and then walk around Michigan Avenue and look at all the Christmas Lights. I looked forward to it every year. It was one of my favorite things to do with my grandma and my aunt would go with us too!

Da Bears!

Anyone from Chicago knows how die hard fans we are! I love my bears! I have been a fan as long as I can remember, all though I was not born in Illinois, my family is from just north of Chicago and being a Navy dependent I moved around quite a bit. The only house that is still standing from when I grew up is my grandmothers house. Therefore, I call Chicago home! If I were to have any other team other than the Bears as my football team I would probably be disowned. With that being said, I have raised 5 boys and only one of them is a Bears fan! How that happened I don't know. I am very happy that one of them is at least. We have struggled for the last 25 plus years to make it from year to year never knowing whether or not we are going to be in the playoffs or not, we have cheered, jeered, and shed many tears over the Bears! This year though we are doing AWESOME!! I never count them out, but then again I never count them in! I don't bet on them nor do I bet against them!

Navy Pier

There is a multitude of things to do at Navy Pier! There are stores, restaurants, movie theaters, and of course the famous Ferris Wheel along with other rides and attractions. You can catch a boat and ride around Lake Michigan with a guide and find out all about the history of Chicago and its buildings.

Navy Pier was originallyfor recreational and shipping purposes and has since turned into a top notch entertaining spot. It is an historic piece of Chicago, it has undergone several "facelifts" to transform it to what it is today.

There is a children's history musuem, a shakespeare theater amongst other cultural attractions besides the shopping and eating I mentioned above.