Google spreadsheets are a great way to complete simple or complicated equations.This is great when you are in an economics class and creating a budget, or have a physics class and need to do a CLA. Watch the video below or follow these quick easy steps:

1. Login to your Google Drive account
2. Click on the left side where it says New
3. Click on Spreadsheet
4. Once it’s open type in your category (ex.circles radius in a row)
5. Go into the whatever blank box you choose after typing in all your data
6. Type in an equal sign
7. Then type in the row number and column letter
8. Add whatever equations you want when you type in the row and column (ex. G22+G23)
9. If you want to add a bunch together add a colon (ex. g23:g50)

Reviewed By: Spencer Creasy

OneDrive is a great place to store not only photos but documents as well. You can access it from your cellular device, or your website. You will need to create a Microsoft account, or use one you already have. Watch the video below or follow the quick easy steps:

How to set up a Microsoft account:

1. Go to https://onedrive.live.com/about/en-us/
2. Click on Sign Up fo Free which is located towards the bottom of the screen
3. Click on create a Microsoft account
4. Type in the email address and password you would like to use, then click next
5. Check your email to verify your account

How to use OneDrive:

1. Go to https://onedrive.live.com/about/en-us/
2. Click on sign in
3. Login with your Microsoft account credentials

On the OneDrive, page you can then create new documents, or upload ones you already have.

VoiceNote II is a way to talk to your computer and have it being typed on the note sheet. This is an excellent resource to use. Watch the video below or follow the quick easy steps:

1. Go to https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/voicenote-ii-speech-tote/jimdfkeocobeeldobhpakapbhdeample
2. Click on Add to Chrome  in the top right corner
3. Click on the little microphone beside the URL bar
4. Chose the Language and Country by clicking the world at the bottom
5. Click the microphone on the right sidebar

It will turn red when it’s recording.

Created by: Spencer Creasy

Reviewed by: Brielle Bitts

Shopping online for tech gadgets can be a great way to find something that would be much cheaper than going to a local store to buy something. Watch out when you are buying items online and remember if something sounds too good to be true, then it probably is. Sellers on sies such as ebay.com might add official logos to packaging to their fake products, so whoever purchases the item believes it is genuine. SD cards and flash drives are commonly sold online that may look like they are a larger capacity (example 16gb), but they actually are smaller size (16gb) or the cards might not function at all. Sellers may purchase low capacity cards and make them look like they are a larger capacity when they plug the card into a computer or phone. The cards usually will corrupt files that the user adds to the card, making the card useless.

Packaging of products can look similar to the real products, but sometimes it can be hard to notice it. Packaging on fake products can look like it is faded or may have misspelled words. The picture below shows the fake package on the left and the original on the right.

Products such as batteries may have the incorrect size and they might hold less of a charge than what they are claiming to hold. Fake aftermarket products with fake logos also most likely don’t undergo proper safety testing and could be harmful, an example is below.

In 2013, a Samsung Galaxy S3 exploded in an 18-year-old girl’s pants pocket, giving her third-degree burns. An investigation revealed that the battery inside the Galaxy S3 wasn’t the original battery, but was a knock-off battery — a counterfeit battery that even had the Samsung logo on it. It’s not hard to find other reports of smartphone batteries exploding and injuring people or burning down buildings, and it’s usually not clear whether an aftermarket battery is to blame. – Howtogeek.com

Not all products online are fake and there are many aftermarket items that work correctly are safe, just remember to look out and watch what you purchase.

Article By: Spencer Creasy and Susan Black

Social media has proven to have negative and positive effects on one’s life. Negative implying threats, bullying, hackers, credit theft, etc. The positive side being that someone’s life is saved. After reading this article by MNN, I have linked a few stories to how technology has saved the lives involved. Everyone uses technology, whether it’s using a tablet, smartphone, laptop, wearable devices, etc. All of these devices can impact a person’s life and allow them to live more efficiently and help everyone be safe.

Biker Crashes in Woods and Tweets for Help

Leigh Fazzina was a 36 year old, competing in a mini-triathlon in June of 2010. Unfortunately, she was separated from the rest of the competitors when her front wheel hit tree roots, which shot her from bike. She was unaware of the area, wounded and didn’t have signal to call for help. She was lucky that Twitter was working and she was able to send a tweet saying: “I’ve had a serious injury and NEED Help! Can someone please call Winding Trails in Farmington, CT tell them I’m stuck bike crash in woods.”. Many calls were made in an effort to help this woman, and ambulances were dispatched to help her within minutes.

This proves the point that if technology is used correctly, then it can benefit the user. This woman was injured and unable to move around easy and using her phone (although she couldn’t use it to call) she was able to seek help via Twitter, a social media website. It’s a popular site, and is checked/updated a lot. This can help someone in distress because it can draw in attention and information that the authorities can use.

iPhone helps save an Earthquake survivor

Dan Woolley was in his homeland Haiti, Colorado Springs and a earthquake hit in 2010. Dan was trapped under rubble and it resulted with him having injures. He used the light of his iPhone’s camera look for a safe place to go to after his glasses broke. Dan also used his iphone application to learn how to treat his injuries. Dan was panicked about going into shock so he also used his phones alarm clock to keep him awake. Dan Woolley was rescued from an elevator shaft after about 65 hours.

Online Friends over Facebook

 A distressed 16 year old male from Britain, sent a message via Facebook to a friend located in the United States. This message entailed that he was going to harm himself. Even though she was 3,400 miles away, the girl was worried and told her mother which called the police. Soon the British Embassy was contacted and made aware of the situation. A race was created to find the teeager before something bad happened to him, and after searching eight addresses he was found. He had overdosed on drugs, but was still conscious and okay after seeking treatment in the hospital.