Wednesday 21 September 2011

Week 3- Hardware

This weeks lecture was on computer hardware. I don't really think of fashion and hardware in the same sentence ever. Oscar de la Renta's ill fated computer chip dress is the closest fashion and technology has merged. Needless to say, the two are an awkward pair. But this weeks lecture made me think of fashion and technology in a new light.

Computer hardware may not look good on a dress but it helps a dress look good. Technology is better at serving fashion than being it's equal. As fashion expands in the blogosphere, using the right kind of computer hardware becomes more and more important. For example an interactive multimedia blog will need a computer with lots ram and cache to have lots of programs going at once. Also, bloggers with lots of pictures, video and audio records of outfits and the history on trends could transport data faster with a USB hub that would let readers get info even faster.

Also, computer hardware is incredibly important to the growing online retail market. The computers involved with accounting for online purchases would need lots of internal and external memory storage. The memory would help to keep accurate records of all finical transactions. Overall my fashion blog idea could use the different types of hardware to better serve the audience.

1 comment:

  1. Britanny, I have enjoyed reading your Blog posts on fashion. I especially liked your statement in this post that "Computer hardware may not look good on a dress but it helps a dress look good." GREAT line! I really like the idea of using the internet to showcase and discuss whats hot in the fashion world. And it's interesting how we had not yet discussed databases, yet you mention it in this post when you discuss the memory to keep track of accurate records of financial transactions.

    Great job on your Blog Posts. Keep up the great work and good luck staying on top of all of this.

    DeBorah A. Little

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