information decision systems

I woke up early in the morning for my Information and Decisions System class. I really hate morning classes because I'm used to waking up late since our class starts in the afternoon ever since we were in our first year of college. But this time, we need to take up this IDS course. At first I thought that this was the one wherein we will learn Galileo, ticket reservations, and all those stuffs related to the "travel agency world". But I was wrong. It was all about the computer then. We will study Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, as if we don't have any knowledge with these. But of course, we have to have a deeper learning about these programs and not just use them for school and business stuffs. Also, we will study Adobe Photoshop, which I am excited about. I've been learning and practicing this program ever since my summer vacation wherein we had different events and I and my partner produced promotional materials through the Photoshop. I was able to learn a few tips and tricks on Photoshop. Thanks to him, (yes you) for the patience. We would even talk on the phone just to instruct me on what to do in some photos.

In the computer lab, we just had a lecture(actually the same lecture of our professor yesterday) about the different shortcut keyboard techniques in Microsoft Word. The minute we sat in front of our computers, we were surprised with what the professor announced. We can use the internet. Yahoo! :) But of course, we can visit sites that are only allowed by the university. I still don't know the site where you can go to Friendster and Multiply and all that even if it's not allowed. For three hours, all we did was to discover keyboard techniques, just press and combine and press different keys to see what's going to happen. And yes, for additional points, we must recite. The professor would alsp call those that haven't recited yet for the previous meeting. So, I was called about three or four times to tell what I had discovered. And yes, while we were doing the same activity over and over, I was visiting my blog. Then, the professor made us do an activity. Noooo! We must discover as many as possible keyboard techniques using the symbol WINDOWS. I only got thirty-five then I passed it already. I got tired of pressing so many keys and I think the WINDOWS symbol doesn't hav use already. So, I gave up.

Despite those fun, yet boring activities, I still enjoy IDS. No pressures at all.