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Blog Entry #2 - Communication technology & music

I am a huge music fan, and I have been for my whole life. My music roots are founded in the gritty, working class tone, used most often in both Motown and classic rock styles. I credit this particular taste to both my dad, and another influential man in my life, the classic rock being instilled by my dad, and the soulful Motown "bluesy" side of me is accredited to John Allen, the aforementioned "influential man in my life." It's interesting how the devices I've listened to this music on has changed throughout the years, seeing as, by societies standards I have been regressing. When I was younger I listened to music almost exclusively on my iPod, then as I grew older, and was able to drive, I listened to FM radio and CD's in my car, eventually evolving (or, rather, devolving) to the turntable. In high school I listened to music most often on my turntable, but that has now transitioned to almost exclusively CD's. I still sometimes use my phone to liste...

Blog entry #1

My name is Clay Wilder, and I'm a sophomore at the University of Louisville, I'm a strong Christian, and love leading Bible studies, I am also an RA and play LaCrosse for UofL. I have three older sister, four nephews and two awesome parents, and an amazing girlfriend. My dad used to own a successful electronics/home installation store in Louisville called Wilder Electronics, which was handed down to him from my grandfather. I have been around certain electronics my whole life, like speakers, radios, televisions, and home theaters, so i am definitely bias toward that kind of technology. As far as laptops, phones, and gaming systems go, I've never cared much, I have an older iPhone and Mac, with of which work fine for me, and I'm not someone who always feels the need to have the latest technology. I personally the rise in smartphones are good and bad, but in my opinion they do more bad than good. Children having smartphones their whole lives will drastically impact thei...