Upon reflection of this unit I have learnt a lot of different things both practical and conceptual.
Practically some of the things I have learnt are:
That formatting in blogger is a lot different than in word and these differences need to be accounted for. If I was to start again I would probably post direct to blogger for projects etc however I can see that this would not always be practical either.
I have learnt a lot about online applications and how the Internet works. This especially applies to Web 2 and the many different ways in which the web is developing today into a much user friendly open atmosphere.
Also learning about HTML and other technical aspects of the web has furthered my understanding of how it all works and how I can apply that to everyday things I do on the Internet. This widely varies from my own searching and browsing on the Internet to applying practical sides of it to the web page that I run and my interactions with people whether it be via email or chat or any other application.
Conceptually I have learnt so many things that there are too many to list. Overall it has opened my thoughts to a much bigger picture of the Internet and world wide web, the future of it and how people that wish to stay informed regarding the Internets quickly changing and developing aspects need to stay constantly informed and up to date.
The Internet is a vast and complicated entity. There are so many different aspects of it and how it works that a lot of areas on it overlap and mix together. Overall I now look at the Internet differently and will continue to do so.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Module Five - Preparing for ‘future shock”
Further penetration of broadband
My thoughts when reading the material in this module were that we are already living "in the future" as discussed by experts from five years ago or more.
The Internet is developing at such a rate that many of the things being discussed as little as a few years ago are already here and that over the next ten to twenty years it will be entirely up to human beings imagination, or maybe more frightening, Artificial Intelligence developments.
Broadband capabilities are increasing yearly, although obviously in this country our major telecommunication companies still have a long way to go before they reach a satisfactory level of service, as has been discussed by this class.
Perhaps the way of the future is wireless technology, as we are already seeing a number of smaller companies using this to bring services to customers at a more competitive rate than the larger providers are doing.
We are seeing an increase in competition for service although the reliability is still to be proved. Looking at popular computing forum such as whirlpool provides evidence that we are still very much in the exploration period for advanced broadband and wireless technology
http://whirlpool.net.au/
Increasing delivery of multimedia – video, voice etc;
The advent of systems such as U tube and personal pages such as My Space and Facebook have already seen a vast increase in the Internet becoming a more visual than textual tool. In the past people have adapted social spaces with emoticons. The future is looking more and more like we will be using a visual medium online. Will the advent of Voip protocol eventually see the end of the telephone and the start of web cams a normal medium of communication. Having personally trialled a mobile system which was supposed to deliver Internet and phone connection on the same line, I can say that the particular companies technology is still a long way off perfect. However there is no doubt that once this technology is developed further and the bugs ironed out it could well be the way of the future.
Visual image is no doubt now replacing large parts of the world wide web from previously textual ones. You only have to look at the sophistication of the online gaming world and how far it has come from the original mud's and moos of the earlier days of the Internet.
Increasing security & authentication – smartcards, digital signatures etc
We have already seen a huge increase in financial transaction that take place on-line over the last ten years. Digital encryption for electronic financial purchases is now common place across most financial institutions. There are a lot of free down loadable sources for protection against viruses and spy ware. Society is becoming more and more cashless, that is we are using computer technology to use cards rather than cash for most transaction, regardless of if they are on line or using a card through a shopping centre.
Wifi / portable computing / communication devices
Wireless technology and portable computing are becoming commonplace in our society today. The mobile phone now has capabilities of browsing and interacting with the Internet. although this could still be considered expensive the future will probably see these applications become more commonplace and cheaper to use. Current business people will have the world at the fingertips rather than relying on being "in the office" I believe this could see a far more decenter ed workplace as information is becoming more diverse. It will be fascinating to see how far communication devices will develop in our life times.
Wireless technology is currently experiencing huge growth in the gaming industry with the advent of such programs such as Wii which is now expanding its market from games to fitness. It would now seem that more and more of our previous social/entertainment parts of life are being incorporated by the Internet and advanced technology.
Intelligent agents
Human computer interface is not a new concept however the idea of artificial intelligence seems to be manifesting itself in our lives in a slow creeping way rather than with a big bag. We now accept that we will be talking to machines when ringing large corporation rather than humans. We interact with machine intelligence in game play and even to the extent people are talking online to machines through msn programs.
Will the future see more advanced commonplace artificial intelligence. Time will tell.
PEW Internet and American Life Project have a detailed article titled Future of the Internet. (Fox, S. et al. 2005)
http://www.pewinternet.org/ppf/r/145/report_display.asp
It is a detailed examination into where the Internet is leading us. Written in 2004 many of the areas discussed such as music, politics, health care and education are already changing due to Internet, and areas that weren't considered to be affected also are, such as religion. You only have to look at the vast amount of religious sites and documentation on the web to see this. Google religion today and you get the following result:
Results 1 - 10 of about 387,000,000 for religion
The Internet is now a part of so many aspects of our day to day lives it is hard to imagine how much more it will develop into the next generation. I feel the only thing that is not in doubt is that develop it certainly will.
My thoughts when reading the material in this module were that we are already living "in the future" as discussed by experts from five years ago or more.
The Internet is developing at such a rate that many of the things being discussed as little as a few years ago are already here and that over the next ten to twenty years it will be entirely up to human beings imagination, or maybe more frightening, Artificial Intelligence developments.
Broadband capabilities are increasing yearly, although obviously in this country our major telecommunication companies still have a long way to go before they reach a satisfactory level of service, as has been discussed by this class.
Perhaps the way of the future is wireless technology, as we are already seeing a number of smaller companies using this to bring services to customers at a more competitive rate than the larger providers are doing.
We are seeing an increase in competition for service although the reliability is still to be proved. Looking at popular computing forum such as whirlpool provides evidence that we are still very much in the exploration period for advanced broadband and wireless technology
http://whirlpool.net.au/
Increasing delivery of multimedia – video, voice etc;
The advent of systems such as U tube and personal pages such as My Space and Facebook have already seen a vast increase in the Internet becoming a more visual than textual tool. In the past people have adapted social spaces with emoticons. The future is looking more and more like we will be using a visual medium online. Will the advent of Voip protocol eventually see the end of the telephone and the start of web cams a normal medium of communication. Having personally trialled a mobile system which was supposed to deliver Internet and phone connection on the same line, I can say that the particular companies technology is still a long way off perfect. However there is no doubt that once this technology is developed further and the bugs ironed out it could well be the way of the future.
Visual image is no doubt now replacing large parts of the world wide web from previously textual ones. You only have to look at the sophistication of the online gaming world and how far it has come from the original mud's and moos of the earlier days of the Internet.
Increasing security & authentication – smartcards, digital signatures etc
We have already seen a huge increase in financial transaction that take place on-line over the last ten years. Digital encryption for electronic financial purchases is now common place across most financial institutions. There are a lot of free down loadable sources for protection against viruses and spy ware. Society is becoming more and more cashless, that is we are using computer technology to use cards rather than cash for most transaction, regardless of if they are on line or using a card through a shopping centre.
Wifi / portable computing / communication devices
Wireless technology and portable computing are becoming commonplace in our society today. The mobile phone now has capabilities of browsing and interacting with the Internet. although this could still be considered expensive the future will probably see these applications become more commonplace and cheaper to use. Current business people will have the world at the fingertips rather than relying on being "in the office" I believe this could see a far more decenter ed workplace as information is becoming more diverse. It will be fascinating to see how far communication devices will develop in our life times.
Wireless technology is currently experiencing huge growth in the gaming industry with the advent of such programs such as Wii which is now expanding its market from games to fitness. It would now seem that more and more of our previous social/entertainment parts of life are being incorporated by the Internet and advanced technology.
Intelligent agents
Human computer interface is not a new concept however the idea of artificial intelligence seems to be manifesting itself in our lives in a slow creeping way rather than with a big bag. We now accept that we will be talking to machines when ringing large corporation rather than humans. We interact with machine intelligence in game play and even to the extent people are talking online to machines through msn programs.
Will the future see more advanced commonplace artificial intelligence. Time will tell.
PEW Internet and American Life Project have a detailed article titled Future of the Internet. (Fox, S. et al. 2005)
http://www.pewinternet.org/ppf/r/145/report_display.asp
It is a detailed examination into where the Internet is leading us. Written in 2004 many of the areas discussed such as music, politics, health care and education are already changing due to Internet, and areas that weren't considered to be affected also are, such as religion. You only have to look at the vast amount of religious sites and documentation on the web to see this. Google religion today and you get the following result:
Results 1 - 10 of about 387,000,000 for religion
The Internet is now a part of so many aspects of our day to day lives it is hard to imagine how much more it will develop into the next generation. I feel the only thing that is not in doubt is that develop it certainly will.
Davison, N. (n.d.). The Future of Broadband. Retrieved May 28, 2008, from http://www.ugo.com/channels/tech/features/futureofbroadband/default.asp.
Fox, S., Anderson, J., & Rainie, L. (2005, January 9). Pew Internet: The Future of the Internet. Retrieved May 1, 2008, from http://www.pewinternet.org/ppf/r/145/report_display.asp.
Whirlpool Broadband Forums. (n.d.). Retrieved May 28, 2008, from http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/.
Module Five - Case Study: Peer to Peer
Decoding the P2P ‘ecology’
P2P as software / technical network
P2p seems to be a complex and often understated issue regarding the technology of direct file transfer between computers. This technology has become available due to the increasing amount of computers worldwide, affordability and from the people or companies that developed the software that made it possible. The pioneers of P2p such as Napstar have opened up the way for a very complex issues which involve p2p.Information transfer
The primary idea of p2p is for file sharing between peers, in the majority known for music downloads. The idea however has and will continue to spread itself worldwide across the Internet to just about anything their is a demand for. Music is an obvious one, books, academic knowledge, programs etc are all things that are now being "shared" by p2p software.Community
p2p creates the idea of community by bringing people with like interests together in the way of file sharing. The communities that have and may spring up in the future where like minded people are being brought together has no bounds for development in the future.Security and privacy
Security and privacy may be the greatest issue p2p has today. With ever increasing amounts of virus's and spyware out on the Internet p2p users must increasingly be aware of them and ensure that their computers are protected. This could see and increase in trade for anti virus companies however the paradox of this is that more and more people will simply share their files amongst each other via p2p.Socio-political considerations
The world is changing place and as more information comes to hand more people are opening to new ideas about information and resources and how to get them. The Internet has opened an entirely new way of looking at information and p2p has accentuated this. p2p may well forcibly bring companies to look at different ways to make profit and investigate how people interact.Module Five - Information Ecologies
I feel that the idea of the Internet being an ecology runs in line with what our basic understanding of what the Internet is.
Defining ecology 1) "the branch of biology dealing with with relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings" 2) the study of the interaction of people with their environment" (The Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary, Fourth Edition, 2004)
The Internet is a vast and varied resource of information and communication in which people are interacting with on a daily basis. The Internet could be broken down into many different separate ecology's, for example social, work, study, industry entertainment. The list could go on indefinitely.
Information and communication are the basis for the concept of and information ecology. The Internet give us the ability to present our knowledge of information on a world wide platform and thus create an ecology within it in its own rights. Communication is how we are sending the information to the world at large to express these ideas.
The information is what is creating the ecology and communication is how we spread it. The Internet is a tool for this ecology and human input is what makes it.
Defining ecology 1) "the branch of biology dealing with with relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings" 2) the study of the interaction of people with their environment" (The Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary, Fourth Edition, 2004)
The Internet is a vast and varied resource of information and communication in which people are interacting with on a daily basis. The Internet could be broken down into many different separate ecology's, for example social, work, study, industry entertainment. The list could go on indefinitely.
Information and communication are the basis for the concept of and information ecology. The Internet give us the ability to present our knowledge of information on a world wide platform and thus create an ecology within it in its own rights. Communication is how we are sending the information to the world at large to express these ideas.
The information is what is creating the ecology and communication is how we spread it. The Internet is a tool for this ecology and human input is what makes it.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Blogger Formatting in Assignment
Well today my blog decided to go crazy and won't format properly.
I have changed setting and repasted things etc and it is not working so for the sake of having my assignment in on time I have posted it as is and I will work on the formatting to try and de bug it next time I get a minute!
I have changed setting and repasted things etc and it is not working so for the sake of having my assignment in on time I have posted it as is and I will work on the formatting to try and de bug it next time I get a minute!
Monday, April 14, 2008
Module Four - Evaluating the Web
Evaluating the Web
Annotation
Brad Myers is a Professor in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute in the
The paper A Brief History of Human Computer Interaction Technology briefly summarises important research developments in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) technology covering basic interactions, application types, up and coming areas and Software Tools and Architectures. Myers looks into the importance of university research in the future of development of the future. The paper was presented to outline how important research in the field of HCI is from universities and labs.
Myers, D. (1996). A Brief History of Human Computer Interaction Technology. Retrieved
- in terms of your own future use, which 'body ' of information (IE. the original 'snapshot' of the site, or your own, annotated, analytical version) would be most useful to refer back to?
- In term of external users (i.e. if you included this site as a hyperlink or resource on a website) which body of information would best help them judge if the site was useful or of interest to them?
Module Four - Organising search information task
Organising search task information.
For the purpose of this exercise I have chosen to save the information in Microsoft word for ease of use and easy extraction. It files easy in my Study folders and you can add links easily which will lead you to the information you need.
Organising search task information.
For the purpose of this exercise I have chosen to save the information in Microsoft word for ease of use and easy extraction. It files easy in my Study folders and you can add links easily which will lead you to the information you need.
Site 1
URL: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~amulet/papers/uihistory.tr.html
Author: Brad A. Myers
Institution: School of
Blur/Summary/ Screen Shot:
. 1. Introduction
Research in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) has been spectacularly successful, and has fundamentally changed computing. Just one example is the ubiquitous graphical interface used by Microsoft Windows 95, which is based on the Macintosh, which is based on work at Xerox PARC, which in turn is based on early research at the Stanford Research Laboratory (now
Site 2
URL: http://www.cs.brown.edu/people/ifc/hci/stat.html
Author: John T. Stasko
Institution: Graphics, Visualization and Usability Center
College of Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
Blur/Summary/ Screen Shot:
| The area of human-computer interaction currently plays a vital role in computer science research and its importance will only deepen in the future. Understanding how to create computer hardware and software to facilitate their use by people is simply a fundamental area of computer science. The fastest, most powerful systems are useless unless people can adequately understand and use them. These are not new ideas, but they cannot be reiterated enough. The emergence of the Internet and the World Wide Web and their roles in today's society further echoes the importance of HCI. These two "technologies" have brought ever increasing numbers of people to use and work with computers; people who, for the most part, are new to computing and who have had little, if any, interaction with computers before. A person's first interaction with something new is critical toward their future view of it, and this view may become permanent. Therefore, it is vitally important that usable, useful systems be built so that more people are able to benefit from the information that is now available. |
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Site 3
Author: Prabu David, Tingting Lu, Li Cai
Institution:
Blur/Summary/ Screen Shot:
References
David, P., Lu, T., & Cai, L. (2002, Oct. 11). Computer as Social Actors: Testing the fairness of man and machine. Retrieved
Myers, D. (n.d.). A Brief History of Human Computer Interaction Technology. Retrieved
Stasko , J. (1996, November 12). Computing Surveys: Future Research Directions in Human-Computer. Retrieved
Module Four - Boolean searching task
To get the biggest number of hits relating to the key words would require different search strategies in the Corpernic search engine. I thought changing the setting to search for any of the words rather than all of the words would bring a much larger results however was surprised by the outcome.
Looking for Educational sites only in Copernic did not wield as many results as i had hoped
Displaying results 1-10 of 55
Adding papers after internet human communication brought the following
Displaying results 1-10 of 61
Boolean searching would certainly be a far improved way of pinpointing exactly what you are looking for on the web.
Googles search engine was not as receptive to boolean commands as other engines however they do have a google scholar search engine which proved more useful.
Results 1 - 10 of about 5,090,000 for internet OR communication OR human site:.edu. (0.26 seconds)
Adding papers to this got the following:
Results 1 - 10 of about 76,100,000 for human and internet communication papers .edu. (0.42 seconds)
I also found that while trying to search for .edu sites a lot of other sites still appear. This often seems to be because the word edu is located in the sites. It also seems to draw a lot of .org and .gov sites.
Publish Post
This task proved to be more difficult than I would have originally thought. I started with a search for human Internet communications. Google and Corpernic however did not provide many sources for university only sites. I have found to date that the most promising results came from alta vista using .edu as opposed to Google or Corpernic.
In reflection I can see that the more specific you are in a search the better results you will achieve. However a lot will depend on what sort of search engine you are using.
Looking for Educational sites only in Copernic did not wield as many results as i had hoped
Displaying results 1-10 of 55
Adding papers after internet human communication brought the following
Displaying results 1-10 of 61
Boolean searching would certainly be a far improved way of pinpointing exactly what you are looking for on the web.
Googles search engine was not as receptive to boolean commands as other engines however they do have a google scholar search engine which proved more useful.
Results 1 - 10 of about 5,090,000 for internet OR communication OR human site:.edu. (0.26 seconds)
Adding papers to this got the following:
Results 1 - 10 of about 76,100,000 for human and internet communication papers .edu. (0.42 seconds)
I also found that while trying to search for .edu sites a lot of other sites still appear. This often seems to be because the word edu is located in the sites. It also seems to draw a lot of .org and .gov sites.
Publish Post
This task proved to be more difficult than I would have originally thought. I started with a search for human Internet communications. Google and Corpernic however did not provide many sources for university only sites. I have found to date that the most promising results came from alta vista using .edu as opposed to Google or Corpernic.
In reflection I can see that the more specific you are in a search the better results you will achieve. However a lot will depend on what sort of search engine you are using.
Module Four - search engine task
First Seach using Google
Results 1 - 10 of about 5,050,000 for internet and human communication. (0.42 seconds)
First five hits
First Search using Copernic
Displaying results 1-10 of 49
First Five hits.
Both search engines gave me useful links and site for information pertaining to my subject however the millions of results returned by Google was a big difference to the copernic search. Some results were similar. Copernic game me options on how to sort the results by score, date, site visited etc. Of note to me was that wikipedia scored in both searches. Interesting.
Both search engines gave useful information although googles extra search options at the bottom of the page were useful if I were looking for something specific like images, quotes, characters etc.
Results 1 - 10 of about 5,050,000 for internet and human communication. (0.42 seconds)
First five hits
Amazon.com: Human Communication on the Internet: Leonard ...
Amazon.com: Human Communication on the Internet: Leonard Shedletsky,Joan E. Aitken: Books. www.amazon.com/ |
Pearson - Computer-Mediated Communication: Human-to-Human ...
Resources for Speech Communication MySpeechLab; Close. View larger cover. Computer-Mediated Communication: Human-to-Human Communication Across the Internet ... www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/ |
Computer-Mediated Communication: Human-to-Human Communication ...
Computer-Mediated Communication: Human-to-Human Communication across the Internet. Susan B. Barnes. Boston: Pearson Education, 2003. 347 pp. ... www.anthrosource.net/doi/abs/10.1525/jlin.2006.16.2.284 - |
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REVIEW OF COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION: HUMAN-TO- HUMAN ...
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML Chapter 5. considers the role of language as an essential element of human communication, and how the presence of. the Internet has altered this role. ... llt.msu.edu/vol7num3/pdf/review1.pdf - |
Email is ‘third revolutionary step in human communication’ | The ...
Email is ‘third revolutionary step in human communication’ ... Email, or communication using Internet technology, is the third revolutionary step in ...
www.theregister.co.uk/2001/03/19/email_is_third_revolutionary_step/ - 28k - Cached - Similar pages
www.theregister.co.uk/2001/
First Search using Copernic
Displaying results 1-10 of 49
First Five hits.
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Both search engines gave me useful links and site for information pertaining to my subject however the millions of results returned by Google was a big difference to the copernic search. Some results were similar. Copernic game me options on how to sort the results by score, date, site visited etc. Of note to me was that wikipedia scored in both searches. Interesting.
Both search engines gave useful information although googles extra search options at the bottom of the page were useful if I were looking for something specific like images, quotes, characters etc.
Module Four = Downloading tools / plug-ins Task
Looking through the options I already have a lot of the tools mentioned so I decided to download the following:
Copernic Meta for PC
Bookmark Buddy for Windows
Both were relatively simple to download.
Bookmark buddy for Windows seems relatively easy to use. It combines both sets of my bookmarks from both Internet Explorer and Firefox and could be a useful offline tool to refer back to web sites. It also tells me which sites have been used and favourites etc.
This tool is on a 30 day trial so although useful I can't see myself using to the extent where i would want to pay for it. Not when there are so many other free applications out there.
Copernic - Search Engine
Copernic offers a lot of different applications and a wide range of searching options.
In particular the email search interested me and I am looking into it further.
Also it has the ability to save your search results so that you don't need to go back through browsers to find other results.
Copernic Meta for PC
Bookmark Buddy for Windows
Both were relatively simple to download.
Bookmark buddy for Windows seems relatively easy to use. It combines both sets of my bookmarks from both Internet Explorer and Firefox and could be a useful offline tool to refer back to web sites. It also tells me which sites have been used and favourites etc.
This tool is on a 30 day trial so although useful I can't see myself using to the extent where i would want to pay for it. Not when there are so many other free applications out there.
Copernic - Search Engine
Copernic offers a lot of different applications and a wide range of searching options.
In particular the email search interested me and I am looking into it further.
Also it has the ability to save your search results so that you don't need to go back through browsers to find other results.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Module Three - Legal Issues
After reading the material on the copyright website I then looked up the curtain home page and went to the A-Z index.
I followed the links to Curtain Policies and Procedures and found Logo Use Procedures.
http://policies.curtin.edu.au/policies/viewpolicy.cfm?id=959f55ad-fec2-11dc-b6c5-253dc30d60f2
Curtain logo is copyrighted and therefore unauthorised use is not allowed.
On my website I do not believe I have used anything that would break copyright laws. The images I have used were public domain and not copyrighted to the best of my knowledge.
I followed the links to Curtain Policies and Procedures and found Logo Use Procedures.
http://policies.curtin.edu.au/policies/viewpolicy.cfm?id=959f55ad-fec2-11dc-b6c5-253dc30d60f2
Curtain logo is copyrighted and therefore unauthorised use is not allowed.
On my website I do not believe I have used anything that would break copyright laws. The images I have used were public domain and not copyrighted to the best of my knowledge.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Module One - Further Exploration
Having downloaded the Internet tool bar some time ago and running into some time issues I finally got back to it.
I opened it easily and it shows up on my desktop as follows
Firstly I tried a search which was easy to use and found the relevant information easily. After a little playing around I found I could search for various things such as the web, images etc.
This is a definite bonus as it eliminates having to open separate browsers for different requirements.
I found this toolbar to have vast amounts of information on it however feel it is going to take some time to work through it.
An example of some of them are as follows:
The toolbar seems to have so much on it that I found it a bit overwhelming. I was jumping from such things such as system information, currency converter, language translator etc etc
I used the trace tool in the toolbar and got the following result.
The paths from my previous traceroute to this one were different however it is hard to compare as I am now using a different server from a different location. I did note however that some of the ip's were the same or very similar suggesting that the path is roughly following the same path.
This Internet toolbar certainly has some advantages to it and I can see why it would be so useful to get into the habit of using, especially for someone that has high levels of work and Internet use.
I opened it easily and it shows up on my desktop as follows
Firstly I tried a search which was easy to use and found the relevant information easily. After a little playing around I found I could search for various things such as the web, images etc.
This is a definite bonus as it eliminates having to open separate browsers for different requirements.
I found this toolbar to have vast amounts of information on it however feel it is going to take some time to work through it.
An example of some of them are as follows:
The toolbar seems to have so much on it that I found it a bit overwhelming. I was jumping from such things such as system information, currency converter, language translator etc etc
I used the trace tool in the toolbar and got the following result.
The paths from my previous traceroute to this one were different however it is hard to compare as I am now using a different server from a different location. I did note however that some of the ip's were the same or very similar suggesting that the path is roughly following the same path.
This Internet toolbar certainly has some advantages to it and I can see why it would be so useful to get into the habit of using, especially for someone that has high levels of work and Internet use.
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Module Three - Web 2.0
I feel Web 2 is about the Internet being more user friendly for the non computer literate. It is opening the world of communication and knowledge to anyone who has Internet access.
The Internet Communications Blinklist is a great way of storing information instantly. The comparison between it and a html written list is that you no longer have to store anything on your computer and upload through ftp. You can also briefly describe the link and give and opinion.
Probably given the choice blink list is something that is being constantly updated and would be the preferred choice of use. I only need one url to access the blink list.
Web 2 and and such applications as blink list is removing a time consuming process of storing and recording your sites and data. Especially if you want to send your sites on to other people.
Web 2 is the new user friendly Internet for everyone. There are very few things that a person could not achieve on line with most of the web 2 applications these days.
The Internet Communications Blinklist is a great way of storing information instantly. The comparison between it and a html written list is that you no longer have to store anything on your computer and upload through ftp. You can also briefly describe the link and give and opinion.
Probably given the choice blink list is something that is being constantly updated and would be the preferred choice of use. I only need one url to access the blink list.
Web 2 and and such applications as blink list is removing a time consuming process of storing and recording your sites and data. Especially if you want to send your sites on to other people.
Web 2 is the new user friendly Internet for everyone. There are very few things that a person could not achieve on line with most of the web 2 applications these days.
Module Three - blogs
Blogs can be very useful for any number and variety of reasons.
Some examples of this would be:
Personal recordings and reflection,
Journalism
Academic recordings
Advice manuals
or basically just about anything you could think off.
The lists of blogs appear to be endless. Blogs therefore are a great way of people expressing themselves, or getting information out there. Blogs can also generate business through such things as AdWords. There are lots of blogs on blogging and how to blog.
Blogging is like a worldwide arena for a person to express themselves.
There is no reason not to like blogs. They are easy to use for the non computer literate, often informative and you don't have to pursue topic you don't like.
Blogging is a quick and efficient way to publish and idea or opinion or knowledge.
Module Three - ftp
This task turned out to be more difficult that I original thought due to not having downloaded the VNP client advised by curtain. However once I overcame this small problem with the help from my classmates all was fine.
The ftp client was easy to use and I found where my files needed to go without a problems.
The url for my website is
http://student.curtin.edu.au/~14086764/
The ftp client was easy to use and I found where my files needed to go without a problems.
The url for my website is
http://student.curtin.edu.au/~14086764/
Module Three- WWW Standards
Optional ‘standards’ task:
Summary - 5 Most important "rules" for writing online.
* Headings - Make sure your viewers can find what they are looking for
* Layout - Ensure your layout is clear and easy to scan
* Be Concise, brief and use Keywords to ensure you don't loose your viewer
* Usability - Ensure that you are using a format that will capture you aimed at audience. Different groups of people are attracted to different things
* Interactivity - Make sure your web page is usable. Avoid overcrowding.
All of the above relate back to the the fact the people "Scan" a web page rather than read it. In order for you to get your message across clear use of headings, a layout that is concise and clear and is written to aim at its intended market. Keywords are important and html links can be useful if you wish to have more detail that some and not all readers will be interested in. As a whole though the term "scannable" would still be between early observations and now one of the most important. People do not read a web page as easily or comprehensively as they would a paper document so you need to condense your writing to get your message across in a shorter format.
Test your web page according to the W3C standards by going to their ‘validator’ page. If your page does not conform (it probably won’t!) record in your learning log why you think this is: try and identify the particular tags or code that are causing trouble. Are the problems related mostly to display, usability, or accessibility?
I tested my index.html page and the first attempt had approximately 40 errors on it. Interesting. I feel the main problem with my personal entries is keeping things in order so that when you are trying to insert something "fancy" you keep the tags in correct format.
I decided to put the web page I run to the test as a matter of comparison.
This was the result
So my page edited by a editor and used by hundreds of people every week still had errors although no where nearly as many as my attempt at HTML myself. My conclusion is two sided. I need to learn a lot more about html however regardless of whether they should or not things work on the web even if the coding isn't prefect. It probably isn't good practice however is probably a very common problem as more and more people can "write" a web page using software to circumnavigate learning html.
I am now pleased to say that after editing my index.html page has been validated and is HMTL Valid. Please refer to Module Three - HTML for more on this
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Module Three - HTML
I undertook this task with some interest as after running a web page for a couple of years and using a html editor called KompoZer (this is a free download) I was finally going to be forced into thinking about what I was doing. I do have some knowledge of html and how it works however probably not enough for someone who runs a web page. Most html editors have some bugs in them so it will be nice to have a clearer idea of what I am looking at.
I found Joe Barta's So you Want to make a web page site fairly simple to follow. I downloaded the Note Tab Lite Program he recommended and got underway.
HTML - The advantages of html editing is the vast range of stuff you can manage to do. It gives a lot more freedom and understanding of how things work and lets you be more creative. You control the site from your computer and only upload and download as you need. To get a true understanding of web pages and how they run it is probably essential to have some knowledge of how html works and how to use it. For the inexperienced however it is time consuming and fiddly.
Blogging - Blogging is done on-line. It is great for straight forward and quick work which you want displayed and seen. You don't need ftp's or need to have any knowledge of html. You basically just have to know the basics of being able to use a browser and follow links, sign up, start typing and off you go.
However as everything is on-line you need to be reliant on the blogging site you use. It also limits variation and creativity.
My view at the moment is that html is going to be very useful to understand, however when editing my web page i will stick with an editor. Reason - I am going to end up wasting far to much time playing around with code
One sticking point I have had on this is the html validation. When checking the main page of the web site I run it had 9 errors and was not HTML 4.01 transitional. It does however function as a web page that is used by hundreds of people. For the purpose of this task I felt and learning basic html my page should be Validated correctly. First attempts had LOTS of errors.
I finally got it down under the 10 mark and slowly worked through these. It took more time than I thought but for my own satisfaction it was rewarding to get the following message:
I found Joe Barta's So you Want to make a web page site fairly simple to follow. I downloaded the Note Tab Lite Program he recommended and got underway.
HTML - The advantages of html editing is the vast range of stuff you can manage to do. It gives a lot more freedom and understanding of how things work and lets you be more creative. You control the site from your computer and only upload and download as you need. To get a true understanding of web pages and how they run it is probably essential to have some knowledge of how html works and how to use it. For the inexperienced however it is time consuming and fiddly.
Blogging - Blogging is done on-line. It is great for straight forward and quick work which you want displayed and seen. You don't need ftp's or need to have any knowledge of html. You basically just have to know the basics of being able to use a browser and follow links, sign up, start typing and off you go.
However as everything is on-line you need to be reliant on the blogging site you use. It also limits variation and creativity.
My view at the moment is that html is going to be very useful to understand, however when editing my web page i will stick with an editor. Reason - I am going to end up wasting far to much time playing around with code
One sticking point I have had on this is the html validation. When checking the main page of the web site I run it had 9 errors and was not HTML 4.01 transitional. It does however function as a web page that is used by hundreds of people. For the purpose of this task I felt and learning basic html my page should be Validated correctly. First attempts had LOTS of errors.
I finally got it down under the 10 mark and slowly worked through these. It took more time than I thought but for my own satisfaction it was rewarding to get the following message:
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Module Two - Newsgroups - 2
Let the fun being. Many years ago i was a member of a couple of newsgroups and found that
whereas they were informative quite often there was a core group of very active members who generally overwhelmed most of the conversation and that quite a lot of flaming was happening within the groups.
I decided to find a newsreader program. A Search of google produced the following site
http://news-file-grabber.ralph-brooks.alienpicks.com/
Which gave me the download for News File Grabber which is free newsgroup reader.
After downloading it I had to add which server I was going to use. I consulted with this with my father who is a big newsgroup user. His recommendation was Aioe.org
http://news.aioe.org/
Aioe.org hosts a public news server, an USENET (NNTP) site that is intentionally kept open for all IP addresses without requiring any kind of authentication. This site is especially designed for those who wish a simple and quick way to read the USENET news without needing to post an huge amount of articles
This worked fine and after exploring the program I went into the "manager" and downloaded some 53340 different newsgroups ! So now i need to decide which one interests me. The program has a very easy drop and drag function to pick out a group you are interested in and drop it into your own personal file
After choosing a group rec.food.cooking I found I couldn't post messages. I was getting the following error:
Server My Server responds with: 441 Banlist
I need to explore this further however it for the sake of this exercise I decided to log on through Google and post that way.
I posted the following:
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The group you are posting to is a Usenet group. Messages posted to this group will make your email address visible to anyone on the Internet.
Your reply message has not been sent.
Your post was successful
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Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking From: jellysk...@yahoo.com Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:43:54 -0700 (PDT) Local: Mon, Mar 31 2008 10:43 am Subject: Cold Weather You must Sign in before you can post messages. To post a message you must first join this group. Please update your nickname on the subscription settings page before posting. You do not have the permission required to post. | |||||||||||||
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------My conclusions about newsgroups are that they can be fantastic if you are looking for a particular topic. They are basically an open information network where you can pursue just about any topic you can think off.
The main downside of them is possible spamming and flaming. I guess in this information free age it is a bit like television however. You quite often here people complain about what is aired on t.v. The solution for adults is simple. If you don't like it don't watch, or join. The issue could be a lot more complex for children however the parental role of supervision then comes into play.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Monday, March 10, 2008
Module Two - Chat
With so many chat programs to choose from it was confusing trying to figure out
which one to use.
Deciding to try a few different ones I signed up with ICQ, Yahoo and MSN.
ICQ
Downloading the program and signing up seemed relatively easy and did not take long at all.
MSN
My children already use this program so it was just a matter of getting and I.D. which was no problems at all.
YAHOO
I already had Yahoo on my computer and had an i.d. so this was also not a problem.
ICQ
I managed to get in touch with a fellow student Peter on ICQ and we chatted for a while.
My main problem was trying to figure out how get in touch with people. The postings on our forum made the ICQ identity problem a lot easier and I now have a number of classmates signed up although I am yet to chat with any except for Peter.
Michelle, one of our class mates has created a group called NET11 which I managed to locate and join. I am yet to have a group discussion and hopefully have not left it too late.
MSN and Yahoo.
Both MSN and Yahoo seems fairly easy to navigate as well. The major difference between these and ICQ is that MSN and Yahoo interlink and you can talk to across the programs whereas ICQ appears to be stand alone. As a result of this MSN and Yahoo are a lot more interactive and accessible however ICQ seems somewhat simpler to use.
Being a regular user of email I can see the pros and cons of both methods of communication. Email seems more direct and easier to record and file. Chat is instantaneous and a group can follow the conversation together.
My overall feelings about chat is that where as it is a useful social tool, it is not suited to serious conversation. It seems to me to be too fragmented and harder to follow.
I am sure once more familiar with chat programs I would be a lot more comfortable using them.
Group Chat
I have had a couple of group conversations using msn and ICQ and we did talk about some of the pros and cons.
Some of the pros that came to light in groups discussions were being able to communicate instantly. Also using chat as a workplace tool to communicate with far flung locations. Another was IRC gave the ability to overcome accents when in normal one on one conversation so that people were on an even level of understanding, especially across different races in different counties.
The cons of IRC were mainly it made for an abbreviated conversation and could be disturbing if you are concentrating on somethings else. Also it came to light that many business have not embraced this or many forms of Internet use probably due to lack of resources and information. One of the cons pointed out was that for someone with slow typing this form of communication
is difficult as they can not keep up with the conversation.
MSN seemed to be the most popular form of chat amongst the class however on a personal note I found ICQ simpler to use, quicker and less intrusive.
which one to use.
Deciding to try a few different ones I signed up with ICQ, Yahoo and MSN.
ICQ
Downloading the program and signing up seemed relatively easy and did not take long at all.
MSN
My children already use this program so it was just a matter of getting and I.D. which was no problems at all.
YAHOO
I already had Yahoo on my computer and had an i.d. so this was also not a problem.
ICQ
I managed to get in touch with a fellow student Peter on ICQ and we chatted for a while.
My main problem was trying to figure out how get in touch with people. The postings on our forum made the ICQ identity problem a lot easier and I now have a number of classmates signed up although I am yet to chat with any except for Peter.
Michelle, one of our class mates has created a group called NET11 which I managed to locate and join. I am yet to have a group discussion and hopefully have not left it too late.
MSN and Yahoo.
Both MSN and Yahoo seems fairly easy to navigate as well. The major difference between these and ICQ is that MSN and Yahoo interlink and you can talk to across the programs whereas ICQ appears to be stand alone. As a result of this MSN and Yahoo are a lot more interactive and accessible however ICQ seems somewhat simpler to use.
Being a regular user of email I can see the pros and cons of both methods of communication. Email seems more direct and easier to record and file. Chat is instantaneous and a group can follow the conversation together.
My overall feelings about chat is that where as it is a useful social tool, it is not suited to serious conversation. It seems to me to be too fragmented and harder to follow.
I am sure once more familiar with chat programs I would be a lot more comfortable using them.
Group Chat
I have had a couple of group conversations using msn and ICQ and we did talk about some of the pros and cons.
Some of the pros that came to light in groups discussions were being able to communicate instantly. Also using chat as a workplace tool to communicate with far flung locations. Another was IRC gave the ability to overcome accents when in normal one on one conversation so that people were on an even level of understanding, especially across different races in different counties.
The cons of IRC were mainly it made for an abbreviated conversation and could be disturbing if you are concentrating on somethings else. Also it came to light that many business have not embraced this or many forms of Internet use probably due to lack of resources and information. One of the cons pointed out was that for someone with slow typing this form of communication
is difficult as they can not keep up with the conversation.
MSN seemed to be the most popular form of chat amongst the class however on a personal note I found ICQ simpler to use, quicker and less intrusive.
Module Two - Email
Being very familiar with emails I undertook this task fairly confidently.
1. What information about a user's email, the origin of a message, and the path it took, can you glean from an email message?
The users email address tells you there user name i.e. fred then @ (at) then the domain that they are using
2. In what cases would you find it useful to use the 'cc', 'bcc' and 'reply all functions of email?
'cc' The cc function comes in useful when you are addresses the email to one person or a group however you wish to copy in other people. That way the email is directed to the person in the 'to" however alerts people in the 'cc' that the email is a matter of interest to them.
'bcc' The bcc function is useful when you are either emailing someone and wish to 'blind copy' in another person or people without the "to" address recipient knowing, or alternatively if you are posting an email to a larger group of people and do not wish for their email address's to be revealed to each other.
3. In what ways can you ensure that an attachment you send will be easily opened by the receiver?
With there being many different types of attachments you can send via email the only way to ensure that the receiving party can open you attachment is to either know the person you are sending it to and exactly what software they have on their computer, or alternatively sending the file as a plain text file (ASCII) or in a format that can be read by most applications such as 'rtf' (rich text format).
The problem with the second option is so many attachments to emails are now photo's, excel files, video or pps etc. In these cases you need to confirm with the receiving party that they can open your attachments.
4. What sorts of filters or rules do you have set up, and for what purpose?
You can set up filters and or rules in most email programs to route mail to the appropriate folder that you wish it to go to. This gives you the ability to filter your message if you get a large amount so you can pick out the important ones and file the others for later browsing. This could apply in such cases as you were a member of a newsgroup, or if you wished to filter out "junk mail" from you in box.
My folder structure in my email client (Outlook Express) is set up with everything going directly into my In Box as I get a lot of emails from people I don't know due to the nature of the web site I run. I then have various sub files such as Personal, Web Page, Correspondence, Computers, Humour etc where I file everything. Although at times my in box does get overcrowded it gives me the ability to find old emails easily by subject. Also nothing gets filed out of my in box until it has been dealt with. This ranges from passing on humourous emails from friends to answering queries etc to do with my web page and various work that I do.
1. What information about a user's email, the origin of a message, and the path it took, can you glean from an email message?
The users email address tells you there user name i.e. fred then @ (at) then the domain that they are using
2. In what cases would you find it useful to use the 'cc', 'bcc' and 'reply all functions of email?
'cc' The cc function comes in useful when you are addresses the email to one person or a group however you wish to copy in other people. That way the email is directed to the person in the 'to" however alerts people in the 'cc' that the email is a matter of interest to them.
'bcc' The bcc function is useful when you are either emailing someone and wish to 'blind copy' in another person or people without the "to" address recipient knowing, or alternatively if you are posting an email to a larger group of people and do not wish for their email address's to be revealed to each other.
3. In what ways can you ensure that an attachment you send will be easily opened by the receiver?
With there being many different types of attachments you can send via email the only way to ensure that the receiving party can open you attachment is to either know the person you are sending it to and exactly what software they have on their computer, or alternatively sending the file as a plain text file (ASCII) or in a format that can be read by most applications such as 'rtf' (rich text format).
The problem with the second option is so many attachments to emails are now photo's, excel files, video or pps etc. In these cases you need to confirm with the receiving party that they can open your attachments.
4. What sorts of filters or rules do you have set up, and for what purpose?
You can set up filters and or rules in most email programs to route mail to the appropriate folder that you wish it to go to. This gives you the ability to filter your message if you get a large amount so you can pick out the important ones and file the others for later browsing. This could apply in such cases as you were a member of a newsgroup, or if you wished to filter out "junk mail" from you in box.
5. How have you organised the folder structure of your email and why?
My folder structure in my email client (Outlook Express) is set up with everything going directly into my In Box as I get a lot of emails from people I don't know due to the nature of the web site I run. I then have various sub files such as Personal, Web Page, Correspondence, Computers, Humour etc where I file everything. Although at times my in box does get overcrowded it gives me the ability to find old emails easily by subject. Also nothing gets filed out of my in box until it has been dealt with. This ranges from passing on humourous emails from friends to answering queries etc to do with my web page and various work that I do.
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