Proxies

The topic I chose to investigate today is Proxies. I have no idea what this is, I chose it because it sounded cool and interesting.
What is it?
Is it helpful?
What is it used for?

Useful Links:
This link is to get to know what and how it works a Proxy Server:
http://www.whatismyip.com/hide-my-ip/what-is-a-proxy/
This Link is to find out how to install a Proxy server depending on your software:
http://whatismyipaddress.com/using-proxies
This link helped me understand more about my researched topic:
http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/articles/64398.aspx
This link is to see how the server works, its process:
http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/proxy-server
This Link is to know about more than the four most common types of proxies:
http://www.soyouwanna.com/types-proxy-servers-9727.html

Things Learned:

• A proxy is another computer which functions as a hub through which internet requests are processed. 
• It is used to filter web content.
• You can be anon while using the proxy server and navigate on internet.
• You can bring down the parental block on the computer. 
• Proxies provide you with more privacy and security while navigating internet. 
• Proxy uses anon addresses for your computer world wide, without letting anyone see your actual home address. 
• Four most common  types of Proxy Servers: Transparent Proxy, Anonymous Proxy, Distorting Proxy and High Anonymity Proxy. 
• It is mainly used to control the use of the internet on your networked computers. 
• Proxy will identify you most used webpages and improve the sites response time. 
• New versions of Proxy servers are installed. 
• Transparent Proxy is the biggest/largest type of proxy, it is used for large amount of clients using the network. 
• There's more than only four types of Proxies such as: Reverse, Caching, Web, Forced, Open and Anonymizing.

This topic is really interesting, because nowadays a lot of hacking is going on. Where people can get into your computer and websites and mess stuff around. Proxy is a way to secure your stuff without anyone messing around. More privacy occurs, and I love to have privacy, I hate it when others (strangers) get with my things and mix them up. It's a way to be secure of your content and own health. 

Final Question:

Can you actually see the home IP address if you don't have a Proxy Server installed on all your internet networks and computers?

College Exploration on Naviance

Colleges that interest me:
Istituto Marangoni (London, Paris and Milano)
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles (FIDM)
Savannah College of Art and Design

7 areas I want to focus while finding a college:
-Private
-Near city
-Mix gender
-Campus Aspects
-Selective
-Well recognized
-Place/city

	SCAD	Insituto Marangoni	FIDM	O’ More College of Design
Private	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Near City	It’s in Savannah Georgia, Hong Kong, Atlanta. Is located in the center or major parts for design industries.	London, Paris, Milano. Surrounded with arts and design culture.	Los Angeles, California. Near great museums and Hollywood shows. Near the fashion street.	Tennessee. Old fashion way. Industrial performance.
Mix Gender	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Campus Aspects	Big, great technology, some opened areas.	Buildings, great technology, great resources.	Open Campus, big, great technology and new sources.	Classrooms, closed, not big.
Selective	Good selection of students, creative.	Many people can apply, start career since 18, and join with creativeness.	Select few students from different places to bring ideas.	Selects students by their performances and interviews.
Well Recognized	SCAD is one of the best universities found for any type of design and technology which are compatible for each other.	Istituto Marangoni is recognized for the organization, ideas and technology; it gives great support for a fashion start.	FIDM is a great institute willing to give big knowledge and techniques for the students.	It is recognized by their industries. Fashion is focused to succeed as leaders and industries.
Location (city in)	Savannah, Atlanta, Hong Kong.	London, Paris, Milano.	California.	Tennessee.

My GPA : 3.4
The chances I have on each of the colleges is really good. They are very similar to what they want. Most of the colleges are looking for creativity and the way you express yourself because of design. Wanting to enter great universities such as SCAD, is difficult, but still there's great possibilities for me to enter with that GPA.Probably before entering any college, I'll do some sort of practice in the Marangoni Institute, with helps a lot for fashion design knowledge and starts, that could open me some doors.

Summarize:
I noticed that there's not so much fashion institutes or colleges. Most of them are high ranked, and great sources of technology. This made me realize that if I really want to study fashion design, I can start from now. Things that I liked from the fashion colleges, is that each offers programs for the students that need a first base for the career. It got me inspired and the want to continue investigate more about the universities.

Google Day #3

Goals for today...
Continue editing photos more professionally and new.

Before

after

The Color of the whole image changed... The eyes and the background. Using shadows and reflections. There's more highlights and more makeup to the girl.

Extra:
Another useful link very similar to Picmonkey, is Ipiccy, you can edit and Photoshop any photo you want. Different effects, frames, and edits.





In this photo I changed its' hair color, lipstick, blush and added more mascara.It changed the person physically.

Before

After

Google Day #4

Goal...
-I want to expand the effects on photoshoping see whats new and creative.
Useful Links
Today I found a link for photoshop, Pixlr.
Fotoflexer is another photoshoping program you may use.
What I've done today:

Before                                                                          

After

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After

Changing the perspective of the picture from something cute to something more harsh and toned. 

Before

After

  

Today I learned how to make more significant changes on peoples' faces and gestures. Some effects were not easy to use, but still removing wrinkles and small details to make a perfect face was fun. 

Next Google day, I'd like to make some sort of collage fancy and creative, still using photoshop in it.