Basics for education

For this assignment, I watched the video for 'Pages' which is comparable to Microsoft Word. Pages has many of the same features that Microsoft Word has including fonts, font styles, font colors, and font sizes. You are also able to insert pictures and charts on both programs. One difference between the programs though is that it seems much easier to insert pictures and charts onto the document. You just click on the camera icon and choose from the options. Pages looks like it has all of the same options as Word but just in a more simple layout. It seems to be a little more user friendly all around.

When looking at Kindle and Ibooks apps, there are notable similarities and differences between them. They are both free apps designed for downloading and reading books. Kindle is a product of Amazon, while ibooks is a product of Apple. Kindle offers a larger variety of books through Amazon, than ibooks offers through Apple. Apple, however, displays unique features on ibooks that Kindle does not. For example, ibooks is set up like a 3d bookshelf. When you choose a book from the shelf, it comes off the shelf and opens up like an actual book. When you turn the pages, it actually looks like a page turning in a real book. When you turn your ipad vertically, one page is displayed on the screen. When you turn the ipad horizontally, the screen displays an open book with two pages. In conclusion, I think that ibooks is the better app, while Kindle is the better platform. I have only ever used Kindle and I dont see the need to switch to ibooks. They might have "cool" features, but when I'm reading a book, I dont really care about the features. I would rather have a larger selection of books to read.

When looking at Safari in comparison to Rover, I found a lot of interesting similarities and differences. On Safari, something I had never noticed or used before is the 'search on this page' feature uder the sear bar. Apparently, if you want to search for something on the current web site you are on, you can do so with this feature. Something else I learned about Safari is that you can look at recently viewed web pages by holding down the + sign that opens a new tab. There is also a button "Reader" that basically removes all the adds and clutter from the website and converts the information into a simple page content. Finally, you can add pages to a reading list that you can actually view when your computer is offline. Rover is a browser app that is popular for using with students. It is so unique because it is flash compatable. Safari will not show videos that are ran by Flash Player, where as Rover will.