Week 4: Muddy

So this week there was so much information that the reading became a little muddy for me to understand at some points! I could barely keep track of what i was reading let alone in the lectures. Shareware, Freeware, software, ugh, it was so tuff to undertsand them all with their names being so similar.
Shareware and Freeware are different because shareware is not free, but freeware is. Shareware can be used for free during a trial period, then purchased after the time expired if you want to use it after the expired time. Freeware is free, hence the name, but can not be incorporated in any applications you intend to sell. For example, many games on the internet you can use for free,but there are also some shareware games, which have to be purchased in order to play. Here is an example of a freeware game called "Cave Story" ...a lot of fun!
I learned a wide variety of software from business programs use to single user programs. I have used many different software programs, from tax prep, to Adobe Reader. I use most software in everyday use and have never thought about license agreements and how much work must have gone into building and creating these fabulous programs. It makes life a lot easier, and your work more efficient having them, especially since most everything you do these days is on the computer. Even now, by me typing on this blog I am using a communictaion software! Crazy I know!
We rely heavily on our computers and software programs make them that much more effective in our daily lives, and thanks to application software and the people that create it, we can have a more simple way to do our daily business.