tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55071018239522423572024-02-19T00:30:22.193-08:00Ajay's NET11 BlogAjay - 13598828http://www.blogger.com/profile/10255862667878149359noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507101823952242357.post-59582827988478722872007-02-22T23:08:00.000-08:002007-02-23T01:19:15.084-08:00Bibligraphy<span style="font-size:85%;">Allen, Matthew (n.d). Internet Communications: Concepts Document. </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Net11: Advanced Skills in Internet Use</span><span style="font-size:85%;">, Retrieved November 26, 2006, from <a href="http://webct.curtin.edu.au/SCRIPT/305033_b/scripts/serve_home">http://webct.curtin.edu.au/SCRIPT/305033_b/scripts/serve_home</a><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://webct.curtin.edu.au/SCRIPT/305033_b/scripts/serve_home"><br /></a></span><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Australian Communications and Media Authority (<span class="blsp-spelling-error">ACMA</span>), Spam: The Introduction. Retrieved January 06, 2007, from http://www.acma.gov.au/ACMAINTER.1507598:HOMEPAGE::pc=HOME,tlp=HOME Web site: </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.acma.gov.au/ACMAINTER.1507598:STANDARD::pc=PC_2008"><span style="">http://www.acma.gov.au/ACMAINTER.1507598:STANDARD::pc=PC_2008</span></a><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.acma.gov.au/ACMAINTER.1507598:STANDARD::pc=PC_2008"><span style=""><br /></span></a></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Boswell, Wendy (2007). The invisable web. Retrieved February 3, 2007, from About: Web Search Web site: <a href="http://websearch.about.com/od/invisibleweb/a/invisible_web.htm">http://websearch.about.com/od/invisibleweb/a/invisible_web.htm<br /><br /></a></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">BrightPlanet Corp, (2000-2004). CompletePlanet The deep web directory. Retrieved February 2, 2007, from CompletePlanet - Discover over 70,000+ databases and specially search engines Web site: <a href="http://aip.completeplanet.com/aip-engines/browse?thisPage=/browse/browse.jsp&successPage=/browse/browse.jsp&errorFlag=&errorMsg=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;event=loadPageEvent&directPage=&directSection=4&treeQueryExpr=&treeQueryType=phrase&treeQueryTarget=tree&account=loc&username=dev2_040308">http://aip.completeplanet.com/aip-engines/browse?thisPage=/browse/browse.jsp&successPage=/browse/browse.jsp&errorFlag=&errorMsg=&event=loadPageEvent&directPage=&directSection=4&treeQueryExpr=&treeQueryType=phrase&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;treeQueryTarget=tree&account=loc&username=dev2_040308</a><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://aip.completeplanet.com/aip-engines/browse?thisPage=/browse/browse.jsp&successPage=/browse/browse.jsp&errorFlag=&errorMsg=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;event=loadPageEvent&directPage=&directSection=4&treeQueryExpr=&treeQueryType=phrase&treeQueryTarget=tree&account=loc&username=dev2_040308"><br /></a></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Data Connection , (n.d.). What is IP Routing?. Retrieved November 24th, 2006, from What is IP Routing? Web site: <a href="http://www.dataconnection.com/iprouting/iprprotocol.htm">http://www.dataconnection.com/iprouting/iprprotocol.htm</a><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.dataconnection.com/iprouting/iprprotocol.htm"><br /></a></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Deep Web. (2007, February 15). In </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia</span><span style="font-size:85%;">. Retrieved 07:32, February 17, 2007, from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Deep_Web&oldid=108411573" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Deep_Web&oldid=108411573"><span style="color:brown;">http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Deep_Web&oldid=108411573</span></a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Deep_Web&oldid=108411573" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Deep_Web&oldid=108411573"><span style="color:brown;"><br /></span></a></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" style="font-size:85%;"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" style="font-size:85%;"><span style="">Erack</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> Network, (2003-2006). <span class="blsp-spelling-error">Tizag</span> Tutorials. Retrieved August 4, 2006, from http://www.tizag.com/beginnerT/ Web site: <a href="http://www.tizag.com/htmlT/">http://www.tizag.com/htmlT/</a><br /><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">File Transfer Protocol. (2006, November 16). In </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia</span><span style="font-size:85%;">. Retrieved 10:50, November 26, 2006, from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File_Transfer_Protocol&oldid=108653458" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File_Transfer_Protocol&oldid=108653458">http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File_Transfer_Protocol&oldid=108653458</a><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File_Transfer_Protocol&oldid=108653458" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File_Transfer_Protocol&oldid=108653458"><br /></a></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Flickr, (n.d.). Welcome to Flickr. Retrieved February 21, 2007, from Flickr Web site: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/">http://www.flickr.com/</a><br /><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/"><br /></a></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Google, (2007). Google. Retrieved January 2nd, 2007, from Google Australia Web site: <a href="http://www.google.com.au/">http://www.google.com.au/</a><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.google.com.au/"><br /></a></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Hamilton, Nigel (2001). Turbo10 Search Engine. Retrieved February 2, 2007, from<br />Turbo10 Search The Deep Web Web site: <a href="http://turbo10.com/">http://turbo10.com/</a><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://turbo10.com/"><br /></a></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">HTML</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Center</st1:placetype></st1:place>, Allen (n.d.). <st1:place st="on">Meta</st1:place> Tags - HTML Tutorials, HTML Help, HTML Information. Retrieved February 15, 2007, from Meta Tags Web site: <a href="http://www.htmlcenter.com/tutorials/tutorials.cfm/114/HTML/">http://www.htmlcenter.com/tutorials/tutorials.cfm/114/HTML/</a><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.htmlcenter.com/tutorials/tutorials.cfm/114/HTML/"><br /></a></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">International Engineering Consortium, (Copyright © 2007 ). Voice over Internet Protocol. Retrieved January 1, 2007,</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Web site: <a href="http://www.iec.org/online/tutorials/int_tele/index.html">http://www.iec.org/online/tutorials/int_tele/index.html</a><br /><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">IP address. (2006, November 18). In </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia</span><span style="font-size:85%;">. Retrieved 11:01, November 25, 2006, from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=IP_address&oldid=109680281" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=IP_address&oldid=109680281">http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=IP_address&oldid=109680281</a><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=IP_address&oldid=109680281" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=IP_address&oldid=109680281"><br /></a></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Jupitermedia Corporation, (2004 ). FTP. Retrieved November 27, 2006, from What is<br />FTP Web site: <a href="http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/F/FTP.html">http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/F/FTP.html</a><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/F/FTP.html"><br /></a></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"><span class="blsp-spelling-error">Kirkwood</span></st1:city></st1:place></span><span style="font-size:85%;">, Andy (1999). Web Standards (approach). Retrieved January 11, 2007, from<br />Motive Net Communication With Intent Web site: </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.motive.co.nz/glossary/web-standards.php"><span style="">http://www.motive.co.nz/glossary/web-standards.php</span></a><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.motive.co.nz/glossary/web-standards.php"><span style=""><br /></span></a></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Mozilla Corporation, (Copyright © 2005–2007 Mozilla). <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected">FireFox</span> Add-<span class="blsp-spelling-error">ons</span>. Retrieved January, 2004, from Mozilla Products Web site: </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/"><span style="">https://addons.mozilla.org/</span></a><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/"><span style=""><br /></span></a></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-AU">NetAlert</span></span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:85%;"> Limited, (last modified on Monday, 1 November 2004.). What is a Chat Room?. 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(2006) "Internet Detective: Wise up to the Web", 3rd edition, <span class="blsp-spelling-error">Intute</span> Virtual Training Suite, [online]. Available from: </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/"><span style="">http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/</span></a><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/"><span style=""><br /></span></a></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">TRIO, (Last Modified: 01/31/05). Internet Basics 101. Retrieved January 2, 2007, Web site: <a href="http://usd.edu/trio/tut/start/index.shtml">http://usd.edu/trio/tut/start/index.shtml</a><br /><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Visualware, (2006). Trace Route, Ping Test, IP Trace. Retrieved November 28, 2006, from VisualRoute traceroute server: trace IP address, trace route, IP trace Web site: <a href="http://visualroute.visualware.com/">http://visualroute.visualware.com/</a><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://visualroute.visualware.com/"><br /></a></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">WebCT, (n.d.). NET11: Internet Communications (SP2 and SP4) - WebCT 4.1.5. Retrieved February 22, 2007, from WebCT @ Curtin - Learning Management System<br />Web site: <a href="http://webct.curtin.edu.au/SCRIPT/305033_b/scripts/serve_home">http://webct.curtin.edu.au/SCRIPT/305033_b/scripts/serve_home</a><br /><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Webmaster, (2006). Zen and the Art of the Internet - Telnet. Retrieved December 2, 2006, from Telnet Web site: <a href="http://www.cs.indiana.edu/docproject/zen/zen-1.0_7.html">http://www.cs.indiana.edu/docproject/zen/zen-1.0_7.html</a></span></p>Ajay - 13598828http://www.blogger.com/profile/10255862667878149359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507101823952242357.post-35242654135004900372007-02-21T02:45:00.000-08:002007-02-23T01:16:00.316-08:00End of NET11<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">I've completed my assignments and plan to submit them this afternoon. The most worrying thing is if I've done the right thing. This assignment has consumed a lot of my time in reading and understanding - and I had a lot of trouble putting it into words.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Well, at the end of it all, I know that I gained a lot of knowledge and understanding about the Internet. I've learnt how to search and analyze websites and e-mails - two things that are very useful in my everyday use of the Internet. Besides this, I've learnt a lot of other things and </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">realized</span> how much learning I've got left...<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">I would likke to take this opportunity to thank our on-line tutor, Cynthia Verspaget, who has been very understanding and helpful throughout the course. Also thanks to my fellow students who have helped me along the way. I wish them all well.</span><br /></div>Ajay - 13598828http://www.blogger.com/profile/10255862667878149359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507101823952242357.post-86953297874616120682007-02-19T21:35:00.000-08:002007-02-22T22:54:59.485-08:00Module 5 - Concepts Assignment<span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >26<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> January, 2007</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I've looked at the second (concepts) assignment and I find it very confusing. Hopefully there will be more discussions on the board about it. I find that the discussions by other students answer a lot of my questions about the assignments - I just hope that a lot of us think alike!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1st February, 2007</span><br /><br />There has been some discussion on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">WebCT</span>, however I'm still confused. I've managed to understand that the concepts document has to include at least 2 critical articles and three examples of our own. What else? What am I meant to write about?<br /><br />Actually, I'm getting a bit frustrated - its a good thing because it makes me seek answers.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2</span><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">nd</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> February, 2007</span><br /><br />It has become a bit clear now. Last night I searched the web about my 'concept' topic and found some direction. I think that I will end up with more then 1500 words with what I can write. I guess the whole idea of this assignment is to be precise in answering the question - no <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">waffling</span> on!!!!!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8th February, 2007</span><br /><br />I'm confused again. The discussions on the WebCT are concluding that I'm on the wrong track. I'll keep persisting with finding answers - I feel a bit ashamed to ask silly questions on the discussion board - my fault.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">12th February, 2007</span><br /><br />I've started putting together a plan for my 'concepts' assignment. I plan to write that the internet is not a library because of its non systematic classification of resources and how net skills can help in finding information. I think that I'm on the right track.<br /><br />As usual I bet that I'm proven wrong. I don't think that I've ever encountered so much difficulty in understanding what to actually answer in the assignment 'question'. How do I answer it? How do I put it in writing - what form and context?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">16th Feb 2007<br /><br /></span>I've almost completed my draft - hope I'm on the right track. Worried!!! Sleepless nights!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div>Ajay - 13598828http://www.blogger.com/profile/10255862667878149359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507101823952242357.post-5604424977968931202007-01-13T18:55:00.000-08:002007-02-20T23:23:40.833-08:00Module 4: Website Evaluation<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><br /></span></div><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:verdana;" >Answer:</span><br /><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">URL:</span> </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.livinginternet.com/">http://www.livinginternet.com/</a></span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Author:</span> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >William </span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >Stewart<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Site Title:</span> The Living Internet<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >The website that I have chosen is great for resource information about anything to do with the internet. The '<a href="http://www.livinginternet.com/tcomments.htm">comments and reviews</a>' section of this website speaks for itself. I will be using this site as one of my reference sources for assignment 1.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">Reliability and authority...</span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >The name 'William Stewart' on Google search revealed that the author of this website has taken many years to built this website with help and resource from many people. </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">He has also written documents on: <a set="yes" href="http://funstandard.org/" target="livinginternet_funstandard">The Fun Standard</a>, and runs <a set="yes" href="http://freeopensourcesoftware.net/" target="livinginternet_ext">FreeOpenSourceSoftware.net</a>.</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Main ideas...</span><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >The website has an extensive list of <a href="http://www.livinginternet.com/ttoc_site.htm">contents</a> - too many to get through. It is regularly updated and has more then 600 pages and 2000 external links. This website is a resource material for anyone that is interested to learn almost anything about the internet.<br />It is also a great source for links to other useful websites for software, mailing lists etc.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Purpose...</span><br />The website was originally written by William Stewart because he saw the power of electronic communication in 1989 during the </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tiananmen Square rebellion in China.<br />I think that this website now provides information and resource for the all types of internet users - from the beginner to the advanced.<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >Question: Which part of the site is most useful to me to refer back to?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:verdana;" >Answer: </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">When I first stumbled across the website (</span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.livinginternet.com/ttoc_site.htm#web">The Living Internet</a><span style="font-family:verdana;">), the first three titles on the main contents page ('</span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.livinginternet.com/ttoc_site.htm#web">The Internet', 'World Wide Web' and 'Electronic Mail'</a><span style="font-family:verdana;">) took my interest. I guess the main reason was because of easy and simple way that things are explained in reference to these subjects. It relates directly to this subject (NET11) and the whole 'Internet Studies' course.</span><br /></div><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >Question: How will other users find this site useful?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:verdana;" >Answer:</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> I think that there is a vast amount of material in this website for all levels of internet learners and users. Personally, I think that users of the website will appreciate the way that the website is simple to read and understand for new internet users and equally as engaging for advanced internet users. </span><br /></div>Ajay - 13598828http://www.blogger.com/profile/10255862667878149359noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507101823952242357.post-91017544551751720352007-01-10T19:31:00.000-08:002007-02-20T23:19:12.710-08:00Module 4: Organising Search Information<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">Task: We have to choose the best three</span> sources found in the previous task and record the following:</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><ul style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-align: justify;"><li><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">The URL</span></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Author</span></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Institution</span></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Copy a Summary of the website<br /></span></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Explain what software we use to s</span></span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">tore the information/URL and why </span></span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">we saved it.<br /></span></span></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">Answer 1:</span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">URL:</span> </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.livinginternet.com/">http://www.livinginternet.com/</a></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Author:</span> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >William </span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >Stewart</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Institution:</span> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Blurb:</span> </span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">" This site is a free, in-depth reference about the Internet, prepared to provide living perspective to this most technological of human inventions. The site </span><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">was written from 1996 through 199</span></span></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">9, posted on January 7, 2000, last updated August 28, 2006,</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> includes 700-odd pages, and receives more than 80,000 visitors a month. It has received input from many of the </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" set="yes" href="http://www.livinginternet.com/tcomments.htm"><em>people that helped build the Internet</em></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">. Enjoy" <span style="font-size:85%;">(William, n.d.)</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >Reference: Stewart, William Living Internet. Retrieved January 02, 2007, Web site: http://www.livinginternet.com/</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Answer 2:</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">URL:</span> <a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/style/csslibrary/category/C1/">http://www.dynamicdrive.com/style/csslibrary/category/C1/</a></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Author:</span> Dynamic Drive</span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Institution:</span> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" > <span style="font-weight: bold;">Blurb:</span> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">"Welcome to Dynamic Drive's new</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> CSS library! Here you'll find original, practical CSS codes and examples such as CSS menus to give your site a visual boast." <span style="font-size:85%;">(Dynamic Drive, 2006)</span></span><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >Reference: Dynamic Drive, 2006 Retrieved November, 02, 2006, Web site: http://www.dynamicdrive.com/</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Answer 3:</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">URL:</span> <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/extensions/">https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/extensions/</a></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Author:</span> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Institution:</span> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" > <span style="font-weight: bold;">Blurb: </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">"</span></span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >The award-winning Web browser just got better. It's free and easy to use. Join the millions of people worldwide enjoying a better Web experience. Surf faster and smarter!</span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The innovative Firefox browser makes surfing the web faster and safer. With the included Google Toolbar, features like AutoFill and SpellCheck will make browsing more convenient. Together, they'll change the way you use the Internet - for free." <span style="font-size:85%;">(Mozilla.org, 2006)</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >Reference: Mozilla.org, (Copyright © 2004-2006). Retrieved November, 08, 2004, from Mozilla Firefox Web site: http://www.firefox-2-0.com/au/<br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">I save all my useful URLs in the normal default 'bookmark' folder of my web browser. However, I use an addition software called 'Blue Organizer' and 'Blue Mark' (which are free add on software from Mozilla Firefox) to get more information about the links that I have saved.<br />The websites that I save in my bookmarks are always in folders that I name appropriately (a practice that I have al</span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">ways done) and I generally leave all the current folders open so that I can always see the bookmarks. <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">(See pic below)<br /><br /><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcM6pSjfg9iCcahrzQ1BzXZX1MfuOQvTlEMsJtrnTPiXCSiK6RPbq3c66iyb2jqMvo1S3HTTi9r_yQ1gPBgk1PioF55LpeuRY49ytnaou0a4I3XQq5ktGBkUqdEZWiNchMMwLOS_VAoO4/s1600-h/blurb1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcM6pSjfg9iCcahrzQ1BzXZX1MfuOQvTlEMsJtrnTPiXCSiK6RPbq3c66iyb2jqMvo1S3HTTi9r_yQ1gPBgk1PioF55LpeuRY49ytnaou0a4I3XQq5ktGBkUqdEZWiNchMMwLOS_VAoO4/s200/blurb1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5019714052652175634" border="0" /></a></span><br /></div>Ajay - 13598828http://www.blogger.com/profile/10255862667878149359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507101823952242357.post-63747261194395430832007-01-09T21:23:00.000-08:002007-02-20T23:11:14.329-08:00Module 4: A way to search - 'Boolean'<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The '<a href="http://www.internettutorials.net/boolean.html">Boolean</a>' searching logic on the <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">internet</span></span> is <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">something</span> that I've been using without knowing of its origins. I also didn't know how to use it properly until I read the tutorials.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I used 'Google' as my search engine for all the ta</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">sks</span></span> on the 'Boolean' logic.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">TASK: We have to record the hits to the words 'advanced internet users':</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" ></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">'</span><span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" style="font-family:verdana;">Advanced</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Internet Users' as all the words with the following results:</span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >About <b>113,000,000</b> for <b><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/advanced%26r%3D67&usg=__itLY6M8ToEfXJF_D1pNIr5rS9oY=" title="Look up definition of advanced">advanced</a> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/internet%26r%3D67&usg=__Awer24Du1-LRYKwbtfAKvdzLaeM=" title="Look up definition of internet"><span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">internet</span></span></a> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/users%26r%3D67&usg=__NQxmaJYzMWVrCS8GUBd_4YZ1iZ0=" title="Look up definition of users">u</a></b></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><b><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/users%26r%3D67&usg=__NQxmaJYzMWVrCS8GUBd_4YZ1iZ0=" title="Look up definition of users"><span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">sers</span></span></a></b>. (<b>0.24</b> seconds)</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">With Boolean logic operators 'OR' and 'AND':</span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >About <b>267,000,000</b> for <b><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/advanced%26r%3D67&usg=__itLY6M8ToEfXJF_D1pNIr5rS9oY=" title="Look up definition of advanced">advanced</a> and <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/internet%26r%3D67&usg=__Awer24Du1-LRYKwbtfAKvdzLaeM=" title="Look up definition of internet"><span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">internet</span></span></a> and <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/users%26r%3D67&usg=__NQxmaJYzMWVrCS8GUBd_4YZ1iZ0=" title="Look up definition of users">users</a></b>. (<b>0.17</b> seconds)</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >About <b>282,000,000</b> for <b><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/advanced%26r%3D67&usg=__itLY6M8ToEfXJF_D1pNIr5rS9oY=" title="Look up definition of advanced">advanced</a> or <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/internet%26r%3D67&usg=__Awer24Du1-LRYKwbtfAKvdzLaeM=" title="Look up definition of internet"><span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">internet</span></span></a> or <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/users%26r%3D67&usg=__NQxmaJYzMWVrCS8GUBd_4YZ1iZ0=" title="Look up definition of users">users</a></b>. (<b>0.35</b> seconds)</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >About <b>282,000,000</b> for <b><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/advanced%26r%3D67&usg=__itLY6M8ToEfXJF_D1pNIr5rS9oY=" title="Look up definition of advanced">advanced</a> and <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/internet%26r%3D67&usg=__Awer24Du1-LRYKwbtfAKvdzLaeM=" title="Look up definition of internet"><span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">internet</span></span></a> or <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/users%26r%3D67&usg=__NQxmaJYzMWVrCS8GUBd_4YZ1iZ0=" title="Look up definition of users">users</a></b>. (<b>0.13</b> seconds)</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >About <b>282,000,000</b> for <b><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/advanced%26r%3D67&usg=__itLY6M8ToEfXJF_D1pNIr5rS9oY=" title="Look up definition of advanced">advanced</a> or <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/internet%26r%3D67&usg=__Awer24Du1-LRYKwbtfAKvdzLaeM=" title="Look up definition of internet"><span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">internet</span></span></a> and <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/users%26r%3D67&usg=__NQxmaJYzMWVrCS8GUBd_4YZ1iZ0=" title="Look up definition of users">users</a></b>. (<b>0.20</b> seconds)</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">With Boolean logic Keyword Searching:</span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >About <b>102,000,000</b> for <b>+<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/advanced%26r%3D67&usg=__itLY6M8ToEfXJF_D1pNIr5rS9oY=" title="Look up definition of advanced">advanced</a>+<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/internet%26r%3D67&usg=__Awer24Du1-LRYKwbtfAKvdzLaeM=" title="Look up definition of internet"><span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">internet</span></span></a>+<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/users%26r%3D67&usg=__NQxmaJYzMWVrCS8GUBd_4YZ1iZ0=" title="Look up definition of users">users</a></b>. (<b>0.06</b> seconds)</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >About <b>104,000,000</b> for <b>+<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/advanced%26r%3D67&usg=__itLY6M8ToEfXJF_D1pNIr5rS9oY=" title="Look up definition of advanced">advanced</a> +<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/internet%26r%3D67&usg=__Awer24Du1-LRYKwbtfAKvdzLaeM=" title="Look up definition of internet">inter</a></b></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><b><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/internet%26r%3D67&usg=__Awer24Du1-LRYKwbtfAKvdzLaeM=" title="Look up definition of internet">net</a> +<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/users%26r%3D67&usg=__NQxmaJYzMWVrCS8GUBd_4YZ1iZ0=" title="Look up definition of users">users</a></b>. (<b>0.04</b> seconds) (space between words)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">With user fill in template:</span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >About <b>13,700</b> for <b><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/advanced%26r%3D67&usg=__itLY6M8ToEfXJF_D1pNIr5rS9oY=" title="Look up definition of advanced">advanced</a> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/internet%26r%3D67&usg=__Awer24Du1-LRYKwbtfAKvdzLaeM=" title="Look up definition of internet"><span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">internet</span></span></a> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/users%26r%3D67&usg=__NQxmaJYzMWVrCS8GUBd_4YZ1iZ0=" title="Look up definition of users">users</a> "<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/advanced%26r%3D67&usg=__itLY6M8ToEfXJF_D1pNIr5rS9oY=" title="Look up definition of advanced">adv</a></b></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><b><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/advanced%26r%3D67&usg=__itLY6M8ToEfXJF_D1pNIr5rS9oY=" title="Look up definition of advanced"><span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">anced</span></span></a> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/internet%26r%3D67&usg=__Awer24Du1-LRYKwbtfAKvdzLaeM=" title="Look up definition of internet"><span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">internet</span></span></a> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/users%26r%3D67&usg=__NQxmaJYzMWVrCS8GUBd_4YZ1iZ0=" title="Look up definition of users">users</a>"</b>. (<b>0.06</b> seconds) </span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.google.com/advanced_search?q=advanced+internet+users+%22advanced+internet+users%22&hl=en&lr=&rls=GGGL,GGGL:2006-38,GGGL:en&as_qdr=all"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJLgjbCEf8osNH-hg_GtvrNAobkmMHmPmPtC3TMSNj2jotbR1HAjB5WYFaySsd4oMIgR0_ukqib5GMNJRJ448WLn4ZfY_Wp_pYk-ENJbEEimelZHww0qXxRkjwZplME39WD-o3LNAhLcU/s200/boolean.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5018592181424656642" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I think that the best way to look for anything in the </span><span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">internet</span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> is to refine the search as much as possible. We can look at searching in various ways:<br /><br /></span><ol style="font-family: verdana;"><li>Do we just want as many 'hits' as possible and then go through the websites and filter information or;</li><li>Do we want to have less hits with more relevant information that the search engine filters for us.<br /></li></ol><span style="font-family:verdana;">Personally, I prefer the search engine to filter the information for me. It makes life much easier.<br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">TASK: We have to record hits by attaching a skill based to the words 'advanced internet users' </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">I've <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">interpreted</span> the 'skills-based' part of this question as a particular skill in advanced <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">internet</span> use. The skill I will use is 'Web Design'.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">With Boolean logic operators 'OR' and 'AND':</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">About <b>76,700,000</b> for <b><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/advanced%26r%3D67&usg=__itLY6M8ToEfXJF_D1pNIr5rS9oY=" title="Look up definition of advanced">advanced</a> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/internet%26r%3D67&usg=__Awer24Du1-LRYKwbtfAKvdzLaeM=" title="Look up definition of internet"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">internet</span></a> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/users%26r%3D67&usg=__NQxmaJYzMWVrCS8GUBd_4YZ1iZ0=" title="Look up definition of users">users</a> and <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/web%26r%3D67&usg=__ZBqI68JL9bf6VEVOr9fAgNNU85s=" title="Look up definition of web">web</a> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/design%26r%3D67&usg=__xM80RxZmW2OMUdpd-3ftvCAo-Wg=" title="Look up definition of design">design</a></b>. (<b>0.15</b> seconds) </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">About <b>38,100,000</b> for <b><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/web%26r%3D67&usg=__ZBqI68JL9bf6VEVOr9fAgNNU85s=" title="Look up definition of web">web</a> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/design%26r%3D67&usg=__xM80RxZmW2OMUdpd-3ftvCAo-Wg=" title="Look up definition of design">design</a> and <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/advanced%26r%3D67&usg=__itLY6M8ToEfXJF_D1pNIr5rS9oY=" title="Look up definition of advanced">advanced</a> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/internet%26r%3D67&usg=__Awer24Du1-LRYKwbtfAKvdzLaeM=" title="Look up definition of internet"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">internet</span></a> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/users%26r%3D67&usg=__NQxmaJYzMWVrCS8GUBd_4YZ1iZ0=" title="Look up definition of users">users</a></b>. (<b>0.14</b> seconds) </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">With Boolean logic Keyword Searching:</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">About <b>37,700,000</b> for <b><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/advanced%26r%3D67&usg=__itLY6M8ToEfXJF_D1pNIr5rS9oY=" title="Look up definition of advanced">advanced</a> +<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/internet%26r%3D67&usg=__Awer24Du1-LRYKwbtfAKvdzLaeM=" title="Look up definition of internet"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">internet</span></a> +<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/users%26r%3D67&usg=__NQxmaJYzMWVrCS8GUBd_4YZ1iZ0=" title="Look up definition of users">users</a> +<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/web%26r%3D67&usg=__ZBqI68JL9bf6VEVOr9fAgNNU85s=" title="Look up definition of web">web</a> +<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/design%26r%3D67&usg=__xM80RxZmW2OMUdpd-3ftvCAo-Wg=" title="Look up definition of design">design</a></b>. (<b>0.12</b> seconds) </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">With user fill in template:</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">About <b>1,180,000</b> for <b><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/advanced%26r%3D67&usg=__itLY6M8ToEfXJF_D1pNIr5rS9oY=" title="Look up definition of advanced">advanced</a> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/internet%26r%3D67&usg=__Awer24Du1-LRYKwbtfAKvdzLaeM=" title="Look up definition of internet"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">internet</span></a> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/users%26r%3D67&usg=__NQxmaJYzMWVrCS8GUBd_4YZ1iZ0=" title="Look up definition of users">users</a> "<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/web%26r%3D67&usg=__ZBqI68JL9bf6VEVOr9fAgNNU85s=" title="Look up definition of web">web</a> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/design%26r%3D67&usg=__xM80RxZmW2OMUdpd-3ftvCAo-Wg=" title="Look up definition of design">design</a> "</b>. (<b>0.13</b> seconds) </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">About <b>792</b> for <b><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/web%26r%3D67&usg=__ZBqI68JL9bf6VEVOr9fAgNNU85s=" title="Look up definition of web">web</a> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/design%26r%3D67&usg=__xM80RxZmW2OMUdpd-3ftvCAo-Wg=" title="Look up definition of design">design</a> "<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/advanced%26r%3D67&usg=__itLY6M8ToEfXJF_D1pNIr5rS9oY=" title="Look up definition of advanced">advanced</a> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/internet%26r%3D67&usg=__Awer24Du1-LRYKwbtfAKvdzLaeM=" title="Look up definition of internet"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">internet</span></a> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/users%26r%3D67&usg=__NQxmaJYzMWVrCS8GUBd_4YZ1iZ0=" title="Look up definition of users">users</a> "</b>. (<b>0.10</b> seconds)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Here again, the 'user fill template' was the best result with less hits and more relevant websites for the search.<br /><br /></span></div><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">TASK: We have to search universities for the words 'advanced internet users' and record the results.</span><br /><br />For this task, I've only used the '</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >user fill in template' search to get results. From all my previous tasks, I think that searching the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">internet</span> this way gets the best and most relevant websites.<br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><br />Search in general for 'university', 'education', 'college' and 'teach' with the following results:<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">About <b>298</b> for <b><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/university%26r%3D67&usg=__YUummMZ1WIaPKyt5eyTn-XKh0DA=" title="Look up definition of university">university</a> "<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/advanced%26r%3D67&usg=__itLY6M8ToEfXJF_D1pNIr5rS9oY=" title="Look up definition of advanced">advanced</a> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/internet%26r%3D67&usg=__Awer24Du1-LRYKwbtfAKvdzLaeM=" title="Look up definition of internet"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">internet</span></a> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/users%26r%3D67&usg=__NQxmaJYzMWVrCS8GUBd_4YZ1iZ0=" title="Look up definition of users">users</a> "</b>. (<b>0.70</b> seconds)<br /></span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >About <b>350</b> for <b><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/education%26r%3D67&usg=__8zjiCdYILWbYDLcJwQHd5h1e5yo=" title="Look up definition of education">education</a> "<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/advanced%26r%3D67&usg=__itLY6M8ToEfXJF_D1pNIr5rS9oY=" title="Look up definition of advanced">advanced</a> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/internet%26r%3D67&usg=__Awer24Du1-LRYKwbtfAKvdzLaeM=" title="Look up definition of internet"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">internet</span></a> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/users%26r%3D67&usg=__NQxmaJYzMWVrCS8GUBd_4YZ1iZ0=" title="Look up definition of users">users</a>"</b>. (<b>0.62</b> seconds)<br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >About <b>194</b> for <b><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/college%26r%3D67&usg=__kZ9nQX9S8BQR05RJDHibF3644Vk=" title="Look up definition of college">college</a> "<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/advanced%26r%3D67&usg=__itLY6M8ToEfXJF_D1pNIr5rS9oY=" title="Look up definition of advanced">advanced</a> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/internet%26r%3D67&usg=__Awer24Du1-LRYKwbtfAKvdzLaeM=" title="Look up definition of internet"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">internet</span></a> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/users%26r%3D67&usg=__NQxmaJYzMWVrCS8GUBd_4YZ1iZ0=" title="Look up definition of users">users</a>"</b>. (<b>0.43</b> seconds)<br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:85%;">About <b>195</b> for <b><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/teach%26r%3D67&usg=__fwxYRFwLBRkL7EV6YywveudaFgg=" title="Look up definition of teach">Teach</a> "<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/advanced%26r%3D67&usg=__itLY6M8ToEfXJF_D1pNIr5rS9oY=" title="Look up definition of advanced">advanced</a> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/internet%26r%3D67&usg=__Awer24Du1-LRYKwbtfAKvdzLaeM=" title="Look up definition of internet">internet</a> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/users%26r%3D67&usg=__NQxmaJYzMWVrCS8GUBd_4YZ1iZ0=" title="Look up definition of users">users</a>"</b>. (<b>0.41</b> seconds) </span><br />Very relevant information and websites were displayed in the above search.<br /></span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >Search for Curtin:<br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;">About <b>53</b> for <b>curtin "<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/advanced%26r%3D67&usg=__itLY6M8ToEfXJF_D1pNIr5rS9oY=" title="Look up definition of advanced">advanced</a> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/internet%26r%3D67&usg=__Awer24Du1-LRYKwbtfAKvdzLaeM=" title="Look up definition of internet">internet</a> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/users%26r%3D67&usg=__NQxmaJYzMWVrCS8GUBd_4YZ1iZ0=" title="Look up definition of users">users</a>"</b>. (<b>0.56</b> seconds) </span><br /></span></span><br /><span style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The narrowing of the search to 'Curtin' resulted in very relevant and useful results as well. Most websites were about the NET11 course and the student weblogs.<br /></span></span></span></div>Ajay - 13598828http://www.blogger.com/profile/10255862667878149359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507101823952242357.post-81055105458638796942007-01-09T20:03:00.000-08:002007-02-20T23:09:54.315-08:00Module 4: Search Engines<span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">TASK 1: Search the words - 'advanced internet users' - using a common search engine.<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Results as follows:</span></span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Answer:</span> I used the 'Google' search engine for this and got the following result:</span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >(Results <b>1</b> - <b>10</b> of about <b>126,000,000</b> for <b><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/advanced%26r%3D67&usg=__itLY6M8ToEfXJF_D1pNIr5rS9oY=" title="Look up definition of advanced">advanced</a> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/internet%26r%3D67&usg=__Awer24Du1-LRYKwbtfAKvdzLaeM=" title="Look up definition of internet">internet</a> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/users%26r%3D67&usg=__NQxmaJYzMWVrCS8GUBd_4YZ1iZ0=" title="Look up definition of users">users</a></b>. (<b>0.07</b> seconds) </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">FIRST HIT:</span> The first 'hit' for the recommended search was: <a href="http://www.k12science.org/tutorials/advanced/">CIESE</a> website. </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">NUMBER OF HITS:</span> about 126,000,000</span></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">TASK 2: Search 3 search engines - including the 'deep' web.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Results as follows:</span></span><br /><i style="font-family:verdana;"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> </span></b></i><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Answer: </span></span>I used '<a href="http://www.copernic.com/en/products/desktop-search/">Copernic Desktop Search</a>' for this task. The search result was 59 hits.<br /><br /><i style="font-family:verdana;"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Differences?</span></b></i><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Answer: </span></span>The most outstanding difference is the number of hits on both the search engines. 'Google' got 126,000,000 hits whereas 'Copernic' only got 59 hits. Another difference was the the time it took for the results to come up - 'Google was much faster.<br /><br /><i style="font-family:verdana;"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Why? </span></b></i><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Answer: </span></span>I think that the enormous difference in the number of hits is because 'Google' searched for each word in ("advance" "internet" "users") as individual words and as a phrase whereas 'Copernic' searched it as a phrase only. Also, less websites are registered with 'Copernic' compared to 'Google'.<br /><br /><i style="font-family:verdana;"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Which search showed the best results?</span></b></i><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Answer: </span></span>At first glance 'Google' seems better because of the number of hits and the speed at which it got the results. Also, there are more choices in the 'Google' search results. The 'Google' search engine can also be modified more to get more refined searches.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">TASK 3: To record 5 hits each of the two searches.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Answer: </span></span>First 5 hits for 'Google':<br /><ol><li><a href="http://www.k12science.org/tutorials/advanced/">http://www.k12science.org/tutorials/advanced/</a></li><li><a href="http://www.k12science.org/tutorials/advanced/saveweb.html">http://www.k12science.org/tutorials/advanced/saveweb.html</a></li><li><a href="http://www.vicnet.net.au/training/advance.html">http://www.vicnet.net.au/training/advance.html</a></li><li><a href="http://www3.uwm.edu/sce/course.cfm?id=6835">http://www3.uwm.edu/sce/course.cfm?id=6835</a></li><li><a href="http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/global/asiapac/news/2005/pr_09-21.html">http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/global/asiapac/news/2005/pr_09-21.html</a></li></ol><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Answer: </span></span>First 5 hits for 'Copernic':<br /><ol><li><a href="http://cfprod.imt.uwm.edu/sce/course.cfm?id=6835">http://cfprod.imt.uwm.edu/sce/course.cfm?id=6835</a></li><li><a href="http://www.softstack.com/advink.html">http://www.softstack.com/advink.html</a></li><li><a href="http://www.internet2.edu/">http://www.internet2.edu/</a></li><li><a href="http://netforbeginners.about.com/">http://netforbeginners.about.com</a></li><li><a href="http://www.k12science.org/tutorials/advanced/">http://www.k12science.org/tutorials/advanced/</a></li></ol></div>Ajay - 13598828http://www.blogger.com/profile/10255862667878149359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507101823952242357.post-55118131411612482822007-01-09T18:37:00.000-08:002007-02-20T22:51:20.426-08:00Module 4: Download tools and plug-ins<h4 style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"> 1. Adobe's pdf reader: <span style="font-weight: normal;">I already have this programe/software installed in my computer. It is used often to view PDF web pages/documents. I also have a software called '</span><a style="font-weight: normal;" href="http://www.software995.com/">Software995</a><span style="font-weight: normal;">' which I use to create PDF files. It is a cheap software that does the job very well.</span><br /></h4><h4 face="verdana" style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"> 2. Flash/Shockwave Players: <span style="font-weight: normal;">These 'plugins' are a must for interacting with websites that support it. I had to download '<a href="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/welcome/">shockwave</a>' software. Both do very similar things according to what I can see.</span><br /></h4><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >3. Media Players:</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> I use <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/default.mspx">WMP11</a> as my default media player. I've also got '<a href="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/player/win.htmltp://">Quicktime</a>' set up just to open files that are set up for it. I will install '<a href="http://www.real.com/international/player/?lang=en&loc=au&src=intl_au-home">Real One</a>' at a later stage if needed. One thing with these softwares is that they have to be configured properly otherwise they are set to be the default media players in your computer.</span><br /><h4 style="font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> 4. Search Manager/Combiners:</span> I downloaded '<a href="http://www.glooton.com/">Glooton</a>' and '<a href="http://www.copernic.com/index.html">Copernic Meta for PC</a>'. I found Glooton to be a very slow meta search engine. In fact, the searches never gave me any results at all. Copernic brought up errors with my IE7 when I installed the software (I tried twice with similar results). I installed the programme to see how it works. Maybe I'll like it!<br /></h4><h4 style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> 5. Bookmark Manager:</span> I use the default bookmark manager on my internet browser - which suits me well. I often go through the bookmarks and tidy it up. It is portable as I can import or export the bookmarks from one internet browsing software to the next without any changes. All my bookmarks are in a logical order in folders.</span></h4><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >6. Offline Browser/Copier:</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> I downloaded '<a href="http://www.pagesucker.com/index.html">Pagesucker</a>' and came to the conclusion that it is a great tool for portable devises such as the 'pocket pc' and 'blackberry' etc. A great way to catch up with electronic reading. Not useful to me as yet.</span><br /><br /></div>Ajay - 13598828http://www.blogger.com/profile/10255862667878149359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507101823952242357.post-9369871589221174462007-01-09T04:08:00.000-08:002007-02-20T23:08:53.793-08:00Module 4: Search/Locate/Evaluate<div style="text-align: justify;">I've started this module by reading the supplied notes. I must admit that I don't like downloading software unnecessarily however I will do it to try them out for this module research purposes.<br />The first assignment is also looming and I've started to read what we need to do for it. I'm a bit confused about the assignment at present - hopefully the answers will be in the student discussions. I've also started <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">another</span> weblog for assignment 1.<br />Another late night...<br /></div>Ajay - 13598828http://www.blogger.com/profile/10255862667878149359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507101823952242357.post-5743993650720215132007-01-08T03:16:00.000-08:002007-01-08T03:22:50.100-08:00Making some headway...<div style="text-align: justify;">I've spent <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">quite</span> a bit of time trying to catch up with all the modules. I think that I'm making some headway - still a long way to go. The problem I find with playing 'catchup' is the lack of time in reading materials <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">thoroughly</span>.<br />I was lucky in many ways for doing NED11 - it saved me a lot of time with the HTML tasks.<br />I will continue tomorrow - feeling pretty exhausted...<br /></div>Ajay - 13598828http://www.blogger.com/profile/10255862667878149359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507101823952242357.post-10694642920489146542007-01-08T03:00:00.000-08:002007-01-08T03:07:22.225-08:00Module 3: Blog<div style="text-align: justify;">This is the first time that I've ever created a blog - and I must admit that I like it. It's just a quick and easy way of having my own website without writing any of the cumbersome html tags.<br /><br />It seems funny that I have to post a picture of my 'blog' in my 'blog'... here it is...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9zoXVOr4m3HN64V-mihCYpiQu-vuSHrFlpwu53tTQNWE7BguaJFJBchZCfapvl5Egujq7yPQS9_NTBLTDFpLk-CXG5NV07xKw6OnA3445d9AKuxB8uoyi3XvrZbQJiDjWln0Ye75IIHs/s1600-h/blogpic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9zoXVOr4m3HN64V-mihCYpiQu-vuSHrFlpwu53tTQNWE7BguaJFJBchZCfapvl5Egujq7yPQS9_NTBLTDFpLk-CXG5NV07xKw6OnA3445d9AKuxB8uoyi3XvrZbQJiDjWln0Ye75IIHs/s320/blogpic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5017614455669723426" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Ajay - 13598828http://www.blogger.com/profile/10255862667878149359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507101823952242357.post-12728651177153099942007-01-08T02:52:00.000-08:002007-02-20T23:06:28.331-08:00Module 3: FTP<div style="text-align: justify;">I've uploaded files into the 'Oasis' website before without any problems using the FTP.<br /><br />The FTP url for the website that I've uploaded is:<br /><a href="http://webct.curtin.edu.au/305033_b/student_pres/Ajay%20Singh%20%2813598828%29/tajmahal/index.html"> http://webct.curtin.edu.au/305033_b/student_pres/Ajay%20Singh%20%2813598828%29/tajmahal/index.html</a></div>Ajay - 13598828http://www.blogger.com/profile/10255862667878149359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507101823952242357.post-41887004713438063242007-01-08T02:23:00.000-08:002007-01-08T02:38:21.474-08:00Module 3: WWW Standards 2<ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">W3C</span></li></ul>My HTML page (<a href="http://webct.curtin.edu.au/305033_b/student_pres/Ajay%20Singh%20%2813598828%29/tajmahal/index.html"><span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Taj</span> <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Mahal</span></a>) has been validated by <a href="http://www.w3.org/">W3c</a>. The <a href="http://www.w3.org/">W3c</a> validation tag can be seen at the bottom of the web page.<br />I have to admit that the validation did not come easily. Firstly, it was the first ever html mark up that I had ever done and it was full of mistakes. It took many corrections, a lot of late nights and a lot of frustration to get the validation stamp.<br /><br /><ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li>Have you used images or words on your web page or website that contravene copyright laws?</li></ul>I used the WWW for research on the subject in my website and used images from '<a href="http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=taj+mahal&btnG=Search+Images">Google Images</a>' which do not breach the copyright laws.<br /><br /><ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li>Would you be in breach of copyright if you put the <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Curtin</span> logo at the top of your web page for an assignment?</li></ul>We would <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">definitely</span> be in breach of the copyright laws if we use the <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Curtin</span> logo in our body of work or assignments. Click here for the '<a href="http://copyright.curtin.edu.au/teaching/curtin_website.cfm"><span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Curtin</span> Copyright</a>' policy.Ajay - 13598828http://www.blogger.com/profile/10255862667878149359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507101823952242357.post-78033024531413925802007-01-08T01:24:00.000-08:002007-02-20T23:06:05.878-08:00Module 3: WWW<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">I think that (</span><em>John <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Morkes</span></span> and <a href="http://www.useit.com/jakob/" title="Author biography">Jakob Nielsen</a> (1997)</em> article - </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Concise, <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">SCANNABLE</span></span>, and Objective: How to Write for the Web) is still very valid in the way we use the WWW today.<br /><br />As a moderate user of the <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">internet</span></span>, I always scan the websites when I'm looking for information about a particular subject. The only <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">websites</span> that I tend to spend more time investigating are the ones that highlight the content/text/information either in the form of writing, pictures or diagrams of the subject that I'm searching for.<br /><br />In <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">today's</span> WWW, there are pictures and diagrams that make it easy for the users to scan websites more efficiantly then it would have been in 1997 (when the article was written). I think that websites can be scanned much easily now due to the ways that information is displayed in them. This can be attributed to the quick and easy way that digital images/diagrams can be uploaded into the <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">internet</span></span>. There are also lots of software available that can enhance words, pictures and diagrams to make websites stand out in what they are presenting.<br /><br />The only time that I would spend more time on a particular website is when I'm looking at things that I have a particular interest in, for example, planes, music, cars etc.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">FIVE IMPORTANT RULES FOR WRITING ON LINE:</span><br /></span><ol><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Have original content with the main heading/points/words that stand out and relate to the content.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Make key words lead to useful links that relate to the main content /subject.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Provide concise and exact information about the subject/topic.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Do NOT have too much advertising - this shows that a website is just a billboard.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Make the navigation through the website easy with <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">appropriate</span> 'breadcrumbs'.</span></li></ol><em></em></div>Ajay - 13598828http://www.blogger.com/profile/10255862667878149359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507101823952242357.post-81888918059833059272007-01-07T23:54:00.000-08:002007-02-20T23:05:27.903-08:00Module 3: (X)HTML<div style="text-align: justify;">I've done NED11 as my first subject where I learnt a lot about HTML and XHTML. Our first task was to create a website using the basic HTML editor, for which I used windows notepad.<br />The task was extremely difficult initially because I didn't understand how to use the opening and closing HTML tags and how it functioned in creating a web page/site.<br />(Seperate issue - I also had a lot of difficulty in understanding how to incorporate CSS to the website to style it.)<br />The <a href="http://webct.curtin.edu.au/305033_b/student_pres/Ajay%20Singh%20%2813598828%29/index.html">students presentation</a> area is also a HTML markup which I've done just for NET11 to present all our course work. I managed to get a <a href="http://validator.w3.org/">W3C</a> validation for it.<br /></div>Ajay - 13598828http://www.blogger.com/profile/10255862667878149359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507101823952242357.post-29967746374858471012007-01-07T23:40:00.000-08:002007-02-20T23:04:22.226-08:00Module 3: Publishing on the 'Internet'<div style="text-align: justify;">I printed the Module 3 reading material and tasks which I read during the day today. It all seemed pretty straight forward, however I was only able to click on all the links to see the websites when I got home.<br /><br />Learning about the 'linear' and 'non linear' documents on the WWW makes a lot of sense.<br /><br />One of the things that I look for are direct answers to questions that I need answers for when I'm looking in the WWW. For example, when seeking information about products I like to see the picture of the product, model numbers and explanatory notes. If there is a lot of text about the product with no pictures or diagrams, I usually skip the website and move on to the next one. I prefer 'non linear' websites more.<br /><br />When it comes to links, there is nothing worse then websites that have false advertised web links. In other words, the links that the websites direct you to have nothing to do with what you are looking for.</div>Ajay - 13598828http://www.blogger.com/profile/10255862667878149359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507101823952242357.post-56719960381783336602007-01-07T22:53:00.000-08:002007-02-20T23:02:13.024-08:00Modules 1&2: Self Evaluation<div style="text-align: justify;">I did the self evaluation quiz for modules 1 and 2 with somewhat <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">disastrous</span> results - 35%. I suppose rehashing over the notes would have helped. Anyway, on to module 3.<br /></div>Ajay - 13598828http://www.blogger.com/profile/10255862667878149359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507101823952242357.post-56631034978439020372007-01-06T17:05:00.000-08:002007-02-20T23:02:00.713-08:00Module 2: ICQ<div style="text-align: justify;">I downloaded and installed <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ICQ</span> a long time ago and attempted to use it for our module task. When searching for the 'advanced <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">netstudies</span>' nickname, it came up with other students links - (<span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Dewa</span> being on the top of the list)<br />I read her 'blog' and had to back track to the discussions board to get answers as to why the <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">ICQ</span> task was not working. (Message 100 from Cynthia <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Verspaget</span> in the discussion board)<br />I usually use 'Yahoo' for my chat with people. The people that we chat with are usually our family overseas and we all have the same software installed for on line chats and web cams.<br /></div>Ajay - 13598828http://www.blogger.com/profile/10255862667878149359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507101823952242357.post-935473362559663162007-01-06T16:08:00.000-08:002007-01-13T20:27:58.763-08:00Module 2: Newsgroups<div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">I searched a topic that was of great intrest to me - Microsoft Flight Simulator 10 - and posted the following question.<br /><br /></div><table style="width: 351px; height: 67px; text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; font-family: verdana;" id="hdropened26cde89a4f58a1c2" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" width="25"><nobr><b class="msghk">From:</b></nobr></td><td style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" width="2"><br /></td> <td style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" colspan="2"><span class="msghv"><b><span class="inheritcolor">a<a target="_parent" href="http://groups.google.com/groups/unlock?msg=26cde89a4f58a1c2&_done=/group/alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim/browse_thread/thread/9e3efef8854f0f7c/26cde89a4f58a1c2">...</a>@bigpond.com.au</span></b> - <nobr><a href="http://groups.google.com/groups/profile?enc_user=HROT_hQAAABQ_68syysGEEF1SyQ3cODALrqNTAHCCadgyqQJPnkUQQ" target="_top">view profile</a></nobr></span></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" width="25"><nobr><b class="msghk">Date:</b></nobr></td><td style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" width="2"><br /></td> <td style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span class="msghv">Sat, Jan 6 2007 1:56 pm </span></td> </tr> <tr class="scripthide" id="htr1_26cde89a4f58a1c2" valign="top"> <td style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" width="25"><nobr><b class="msghk">Email: </b></nobr></td><td style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" width="2"><br /></td> <td style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span class="msghv">a<a target="_parent" href="http://groups.google.com/groups/unlock?msg=26cde89a4f58a1c2&_done=/group/alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim/browse_thread/thread/9e3efef8854f0f7c/26cde89a4f58a1c2">...</a>@bigpond.com.au</span></td> </tr> <tr class="scripthide" id="htr2_26cde89a4f58a1c2" valign="top"> <td style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" width="25"><nobr><b class="msghk">Groups: </b></nobr></td><td style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" width="2"><br /></td> <td style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span class="msghv">alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim</span></td> </tr> </tbody></table><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><div id="ratings26cde89a4f58a1c2" style="float: right; padding-left: 2px; font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;" id="h26cde89a4f58a1c2" class="scripthide"><br /></div><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"> </p><div style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">I've just installed FSX for the first time. It seem like a great game. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> How much easier is</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> </span><a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" name="msg_26cde89a4f58a1c2"></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> it to use a joystick as compared to the keyboard? </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> I'm currently using a keyboard/mouse and find it quiet frustrating. </span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: verdana;">Within a day I got 5 replies. The result and help on the questions were a supprise to me as they were very helpful and friendly. Someone even wished me 'happy new year'.<br />The result of my question is as follows:<br /></div><br /><table style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;font-family:verdana;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><td align="left" width="100%"><span class="fontsize5"><b>Starting FSX</b></span></td> </tr><tr style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> <td style="padding: 2px 2px 8px 1px;" colspan="3" valign="baseline"> All <b>5</b> messages in topic - <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim/browse_frm/thread/9e3efef8854f0f7c/26cde89a4f58a1c2?tvc=1#26cde89a4f58a1c2">view as tree</a> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <!-- function mm( txtarea ) { txtarea.rows = 10; sizeLeftNav(); } //--><table style="width: 438px; height: 200px; font-family: verdana; text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td><img src="http://groups.google.com/groups/img/dot_clear.gif" height="1" width="1" /></td> <td width="100%"> <div class="minmaxwie" style="border-left: 3px solid rgb(0, 104, 28); background-color: rgb(246, 246, 246);"> <div style="border-top: 1px solid rgb(232, 232, 232); border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(239, 239, 239); padding: 3px 0pt 3px 2px; width: 100%; background-color: rgb(246, 246, 246);"> <div id="headerbox26cde89a4f58a1c2" style="overflow: visible; float: left;"> <table id="hdropened26cde89a4f58a1c2" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr valign="top"> <td style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" width="25"><nobr><b class="msghk">From:</b></nobr></td><td style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" width="2"><br /></td> <td style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" colspan="2"><span class="msghv"><b><span class="inheritcolor">a<a target="_parent" href="http://groups.google.com/groups/unlock?msg=26cde89a4f58a1c2&_done=/group/alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim/browse_thread/thread/9e3efef8854f0f7c/26cde89a4f58a1c2">...</a>@bigpond.com.au</span></b> - <nobr><a href="http://groups.google.com/groups/profile?enc_user=HROT_hQAAABQ_68syysGEEF1SyQ3cODALrqNTAHCCadgyqQJPnkUQQ" target="_top">view profile</a></nobr></span></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" width="25"><nobr><b class="msghk">Date:</b></nobr></td><td style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" width="2"><br /></td> <td style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span class="msghv">Sat, Jan 6 2007 1:56 pm </span></td> </tr> <tr class="scripthide" id="htr1_26cde89a4f58a1c2" valign="top"> <td style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" width="25"><nobr><b class="msghk">Email: </b></nobr></td><td style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" width="2"><br /></td> <td style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span class="msghv">a<a target="_parent" href="http://groups.google.com/groups/unlock?msg=26cde89a4f58a1c2&_done=/group/alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim/browse_thread/thread/9e3efef8854f0f7c/26cde89a4f58a1c2">...</a>@bigpond.com.au</span></td> </tr> <tr class="scripthide" id="htr2_26cde89a4f58a1c2" valign="top"> <td style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" width="25"><nobr><b class="msghk">Groups: </b></nobr></td><td style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" width="2"><br /></td> <td style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span class="msghv">alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim</span></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div id="ratings26cde89a4f58a1c2" style="float: right; padding-left: 2px;"><br /></div> <div id="h26cde89a4f58a1c2" class="scripthide"><br /></div> </div> </div> <div class="mbody" id="mbody26cde89a4f58a1c2"> <p> </p><div style="padding-left: 6px;"> <a name="msg_26cde89a4f58a1c2"></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">I've just installed FSX for the first time. It seem like a great game. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> How much easier is it to use a joystick as compared to the keyboard? </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> I'm currently using a keyboard/mouse and find it quiet frustrating. </span><br /></div></div> <div style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> <p> <a target="_top" href="http://groups.google.com/group/alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim/post?inreplyto=26cde89a4f58a1c2&reply_to=group&_done=%2Fgroup%2Falt.games.microsoft.flight-sim%2Fbrowse_thread%2Fthread%2F9e3efef8854f0f7c%2F26cde89a4f58a1c2%3F&">Reply »</a> </p></div> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <a style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;" name="5e3e53e5d31ed763" id="anchor_5e3e53e5d31ed763"></a><br /><table style="width: 445px; height: 618px; font-family: verdana; text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td><img src="http://groups.google.com/groups/img/dot_clear.gif" height="1" width="1" /></td> <td style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); text-align: justify;" width="100%"> <div class="minmaxwie" style="border-left: 3px solid rgb(121, 6, 25); background-color: rgb(246, 246, 246);"> <div style="border-top: 1px solid rgb(232, 232, 232); border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(239, 239, 239); padding: 3px 0pt 3px 2px; width: 100%; background-color: rgb(246, 246, 246);"> <div id="headerbox5e3e53e5d31ed763" style="overflow: visible; float: left;"> <table style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;" id="hdropened5e3e53e5d31ed763" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr valign="top"> <td width="25"><nobr><b class="msghk">From:</b></nobr></td><td width="2"><br /></td> <td colspan="2"><span class="msghv"><b><span class="inheritcolor">Don Burnette</span></b> - <nobr><a href="http://groups.google.com/groups/profile?enc_user=S0zmZx4AAAA5_BU0BjWg38i2B3WG4QGHPbGKkorPOA92aTk1fh1-DA" target="_top">view profile</a></nobr></span></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="25"><nobr><b class="msghk">Date:</b></nobr></td><td width="2"><br /></td> <td><span class="msghv">Sat, Jan 6 2007 2:44 pm </span></td> </tr> <tr class="scripthide" id="htr1_5e3e53e5d31ed763" valign="top"> <td width="25"><nobr><b class="msghk">Email: </b></nobr></td><td width="2"><br /></td> <td><span class="msghv">"Don Burnette" <a target="_parent" href="http://groups.google.com/groups/unlock?msg=5e3e53e5d31ed763&_done=/group/alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim/browse_thread/thread/9e3efef8854f0f7c/26cde89a4f58a1c2">...</a>@clothes.comcast.net></span></td> </tr> <tr class="scripthide" id="htr2_5e3e53e5d31ed763" valign="top"> <td width="25"><nobr><b class="msghk">Groups: </b></nobr></td><td width="2"><br /></td> <td><span class="msghv">alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim</span></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div id="ratings5e3e53e5d31ed763" style="float: right; padding-left: 2px;"><br /></div> <div id="h5e3e53e5d31ed763" class="scripthide"><br /></div> </div> </div> <div class="mbody" id="mbody5e3e53e5d31ed763"> <p> </p><div style="padding-left: 6px;"> <a name="msg_5e3e53e5d31ed763"></a><div id="qhide_196485" style="display: block;" class="qt"><a target="_parent" href="http://groups.google.com/groups/unlock?msg=5e3e53e5d31ed763&_done=/group/alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim/browse_thread/thread/9e3efef8854f0f7c/26cde89a4f58a1c2">...</a>@bigpond.com.au> wrote in message<br /><br /></div><div id="qhide_196486" style="display: block; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" class="qt"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Way easier. If you really like it, and think you will stick with it a while,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">do yourself a favor and get a decent joystick at the least, or a joystick</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">and throttle combo.</span><br /></div><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); text-align: left;">I have the TM Cougar, modded with a gimball mod and hall<br />sensors, along with the TM Elite rudder pedals, would not recommend<br />this type of setup if yourjust getting into it.<br />CH makes a good system, and they also make a flight yoke that may<br />be more to your liking.<br />If the majority of your flight simming will be with FSX, might<br />want to seriously look at the yoke.<br />I understand the Saitek X-52 is pretty good as well. You might want to<br />start out on something not so expensive, use it a while, then if your going<br />to be serious about flight simming, you can always move up from that.<br /></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Good luck,<br /><br />Don<br /></p></div> <p> <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" target="_top" href="http://groups.google.com/group/alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim/post?inreplyto=5e3e53e5d31ed763&reply_to=group&_done=%2Fgroup%2Falt.games.microsoft.flight-sim%2Fbrowse_thread%2Fthread%2F9e3efef8854f0f7c%2F26cde89a4f58a1c2%3F&">Reply »</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> Rate this post: </span><!-- var rh_5e3e53e5d31ed763 = new RAT_RatingHolder('5e3e53e5d31ed763', '0', ''); //--><nobr style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> <a class="s1" id="s1_5e3e53e5d31ed763" name="s1_5e3e53e5d31ed763" href="javascript:void(0)" onmousemove="RAT_mouseMove(event);" onmousedown="RAT_startTrackingStars('5e3e53e5d31ed763', '1', rh_5e3e53e5d31ed763);return false;" onmouseover="RAT_hesitateStars('5e3e53e5d31ed763', '1', rh_5e3e53e5d31ed763);return false;" onmouseup="RAT_mouseUpInStar('alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim','5e3e53e5d31ed763','1', rh_5e3e53e5d31ed763, '326ff133430c7323bc45d142810c395f');return false;" onmouseout="RAT_unhesStars('5e3e53e5d31ed763', '1', rh_5e3e53e5d31ed763);return false;"><img name="s1_5e3e53e5d31ed763_img" id="s1_5e3e53e5d31ed763_img" src="http://groups.google.com/groups/img/clear_star_blue_outline.gif" align="absmiddle" height="13" width="14" /></a><a class="s2" id="s2_5e3e53e5d31ed763" name="s2_5e3e53e5d31ed763" href="javascript:void(0)" onmousemove="RAT_mouseMove(event);" onmousedown="RAT_startTrackingStars('5e3e53e5d31ed763', '2', rh_5e3e53e5d31ed763);return false;" onmouseover="RAT_hesitateStars('5e3e53e5d31ed763', '2', rh_5e3e53e5d31ed763);return false;" onmouseup="RAT_mouseUpInStar('alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim','5e3e53e5d31ed763','2', rh_5e3e53e5d31ed763, '326ff133430c7323bc45d142810c395f');return false;" onmouseout="RAT_unhesStars('5e3e53e5d31ed763', '2', rh_5e3e53e5d31ed763);return false;"><img name="s2_5e3e53e5d31ed763_img" id="s2_5e3e53e5d31ed763_img" src="http://groups.google.com/groups/img/clear_star_blue_outline.gif" align="absmiddle" height="13" width="14" /></a><a class="s3" id="s3_5e3e53e5d31ed763" name="s3_5e3e53e5d31ed763" href="javascript:void(0)" onmousemove="RAT_mouseMove(event);" onmousedown="RAT_startTrackingStars('5e3e53e5d31ed763', '3', rh_5e3e53e5d31ed763);return false;" onmouseover="RAT_hesitateStars('5e3e53e5d31ed763', '3', rh_5e3e53e5d31ed763);return false;" onmouseup="RAT_mouseUpInStar('alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim','5e3e53e5d31ed763','3', rh_5e3e53e5d31ed763, '326ff133430c7323bc45d142810c395f');return false;" onmouseout="RAT_unhesStars('5e3e53e5d31ed763', '3', rh_5e3e53e5d31ed763);return false;"><img name="s3_5e3e53e5d31ed763_img" id="s3_5e3e53e5d31ed763_img" src="http://groups.google.com/groups/img/clear_star_blue_outline.gif" align="absmiddle" height="13" width="14" /></a><a class="s4" id="s4_5e3e53e5d31ed763" name="s4_5e3e53e5d31ed763" href="javascript:void(0)" onmousemove="RAT_mouseMove(event);" onmousedown="RAT_startTrackingStars('5e3e53e5d31ed763', '4', rh_5e3e53e5d31ed763);return false;" onmouseover="RAT_hesitateStars('5e3e53e5d31ed763', '4', rh_5e3e53e5d31ed763);return false;" onmouseup="RAT_mouseUpInStar('alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim','5e3e53e5d31ed763','4', rh_5e3e53e5d31ed763, '326ff133430c7323bc45d142810c395f');return false;" onmouseout="RAT_unhesStars('5e3e53e5d31ed763', '4', rh_5e3e53e5d31ed763);return false;"><img name="s4_5e3e53e5d31ed763_img" id="s4_5e3e53e5d31ed763_img" src="http://groups.google.com/groups/img/clear_star_blue_outline.gif" align="absmiddle" height="13" width="14" /></a><a class="s5" id="s5_5e3e53e5d31ed763" name="s5_5e3e53e5d31ed763" href="javascript:void(0)" onmousemove="RAT_mouseMove(event);" onmousedown="RAT_startTrackingStars('5e3e53e5d31ed763', '5', rh_5e3e53e5d31ed763);return false;" onmouseover="RAT_hesitateStars('5e3e53e5d31ed763', '5', rh_5e3e53e5d31ed763);return false;" onmouseup="RAT_mouseUpInStar('alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim','5e3e53e5d31ed763','5', rh_5e3e53e5d31ed763, '326ff133430c7323bc45d142810c395f');return false;" onmouseout="RAT_unhesStars('5e3e53e5d31ed763', '5', rh_5e3e53e5d31ed763);return false;"><img name="s5_5e3e53e5d31ed763_img" id="s5_5e3e53e5d31ed763_img" src="http://groups.google.com/groups/img/clear_star_blue_outline.gif" align="absmiddle" height="13" width="14" /></a></nobr> <nobr><span class="fontsize1" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 5px; display: none; position: absolute;" id="ratings_text_5e3e53e5d31ed763">Text for clearing space</span></nobr> </p> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <a style="font-family: verdana;" name="2efff4ec7017d303" id="anchor_2efff4ec7017d303"></a> <table style="width: 421px; height: 294px; font-family: verdana; text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td><img src="http://groups.google.com/groups/img/dot_clear.gif" height="1" width="1" /></td> <td style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" width="100%"> <div class="minmaxwie" style="border-left: 3px solid rgb(91, 16, 148); background-color: rgb(246, 246, 246);"> <div style="border-top: 1px solid rgb(232, 232, 232); border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(239, 239, 239); padding: 3px 0pt 3px 2px; width: 100%; background-color: rgb(246, 246, 246);"> <div id="headerbox2efff4ec7017d303" style="overflow: visible; float: left;"> <table id="hdropened2efff4ec7017d303" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr valign="top"> <td width="25"><nobr><b class="msghk">From:</b></nobr></td><td width="2"><br /></td> <td colspan="2"><span class="msghv"><b><span class="inheritcolor">Dallas</span></b> - <nobr><a href="http://groups.google.com/groups/profile?enc_user=2is4Xh8AAACe3zceEcFy5EvN8D1XjPpN5KopocHArR81YiK25bxY0Q" target="_top">view profile</a></nobr></span></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="25"><nobr><b class="msghk">Date:</b></nobr></td><td width="2"><br /></td> <td><span class="msghv">Sat, Jan 6 2007 5:02 pm </span></td> </tr> <tr class="scripthide" id="htr1_2efff4ec7017d303" valign="top"> <td width="25"><nobr><b class="msghk">Email: </b></nobr></td><td width="2"><br /></td> <td><span class="msghv">Dallas <cybnorm@spam_me_not.hotmail.com></cybnorm@spam_me_not.hotmail.com></span></td> </tr> <tr class="scripthide" id="htr2_2efff4ec7017d303" valign="top"> <td width="25"><nobr><b class="msghk">Groups: </b></nobr></td><td width="2"><br /></td> <td><span class="msghv">alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim</span></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div id="h2efff4ec7017d303" class="scripthide"> <table style="width: 237px; height: 38px;" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td><span class="fontsize2"> <nobr></nobr> </span></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mbody" id="mbody2efff4ec7017d303"> <p> </p><div style="padding-left: 6px;"> <a name="msg_2efff4ec7017d303"></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">On 5 Jan 2007 18:56:12 -0800, a</span><a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" target="_parent" href="http://groups.google.com/groups/unlock?msg=2efff4ec7017d303&_done=/group/alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim/browse_thread/thread/9e3efef8854f0f7c/26cde89a4f58a1c2">...</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">@bigpond.com.au wrote:</span><br /><div id="qhide_196487" style="display: block; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" class="qt">How much easier is it to use a joystick as compared to the keyboard?<br /><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Trying to fly Flight Simulator with the keyboard is like trying to drive a</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">car with your feet.</span><br /><br /><div id="qhide_196488" style="display: none;" class="qt">>>> Dallas <<< </div> </div> <div> <p> <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" target="_top" href="http://groups.google.com/group/alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim/post?inreplyto=2efff4ec7017d303&reply_to=group&_done=%2Fgroup%2Falt.games.microsoft.flight-sim%2Fbrowse_thread%2Fthread%2F9e3efef8854f0f7c%2F26cde89a4f58a1c2%3F&">Reply »</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> Rate this post: </span><!-- var rh_2efff4ec7017d303 = new RAT_RatingHolder('2efff4ec7017d303', '0', ''); 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display: none; position: absolute;" id="ratings_text_2efff4ec7017d303">Text for clearing space</span></nobr> </p></div> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <a style="font-family: verdana;" name="c66a3ac9435fa941" id="anchor_c66a3ac9435fa941"></a><table style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td><br /></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table style="width: 424px; height: 328px; font-family: verdana; text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><img src="http://groups.google.com/groups/img/dot_clear.gif" height="1" width="1" /></td> <td width="100%"> <div class="minmaxwie" style="border-left: 3px solid rgb(204, 0, 96); background-color: rgb(246, 246, 246);"> <div style="border-top: 1px solid rgb(232, 232, 232); border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(239, 239, 239); padding: 3px 0pt 3px 2px; width: 100%; background-color: rgb(246, 246, 246);"> <div id="headerbox60d9bdcec0e3693c" style="overflow: visible; float: left;"> <table id="hdropened60d9bdcec0e3693c" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr valign="top"> <td style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" width="25"><nobr><b class="msghk">From:</b></nobr></td><td style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" width="2"><br /></td> <td style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" colspan="2"><span class="msghv"><b><span class="inheritcolor">Quilljar</span></b> - <nobr><a href="http://groups.google.com/groups/profile?enc_user=p9ucgR4AAAD9k-9a7BX14eYsrbJdPnvwShLlCgL0L367tnWhiUOKMg" target="_top">view profile</a></nobr></span></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" width="25"><nobr><b class="msghk">Date:</b></nobr></td><td style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" width="2"><br /></td> <td style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><span class="msghv">Sat, Jan 6 2007 9:03 pm </span></td> </tr> <tr class="scripthide" id="htr1_60d9bdcec0e3693c" valign="top"> <td style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" width="25"><nobr><b class="msghk">Email: </b></nobr></td><td style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" width="2"><br /></td> <td style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><span class="msghv">"Quilljar" <a target="_parent" href="http://groups.google.com/groups/unlock?msg=60d9bdcec0e3693c&_done=/group/alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim/browse_thread/thread/9e3efef8854f0f7c/26cde89a4f58a1c2">...</a>@yahoo.co.uk></span></td> </tr> <tr class="scripthide" id="htr2_60d9bdcec0e3693c" valign="top"> <td style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" width="25"><nobr><b class="msghk">Groups: </b></nobr></td><td style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" width="2"><br /></td> <td style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><span class="msghv">alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim</span></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div id="ratings60d9bdcec0e3693c" style="float: right; padding-left: 2px;"><br /></div> <div id="h60d9bdcec0e3693c" class="scripthide"> <table style="width: 245px; height: 56px;" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td><span class="fontsize2"> <nobr><a target="_top" href="http://groups.google.com/group/alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim/post?inreplyto=60d9bdcec0e3693c&reply_to=group&_done=%2Fgroup%2Falt.games.microsoft.flight-sim%2Fbrowse_thread%2Fthread%2F9e3efef8854f0f7c%2F26cde89a4f58a1c2%3F&">Re</a></nobr> </span></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mbody" id="mbody60d9bdcec0e3693c"> <p> </p><div style="padding-left: 6px;"> <a name="msg_60d9bdcec0e3693c"></a><div id="qhide_196491" style="display: block;" class="qt">a<a target="_parent" href="http://groups.google.com/groups/unlock?msg=60d9bdcec0e3693c&_done=/group/alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim/browse_thread/thread/9e3efef8854f0f7c/26cde89a4f58a1c2">...</a>@bigpond.com.au wrote:<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> I've just installed FSX for the first time. It seem like a great game. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> > How much easier is it to use a joystick as compared to the keyboard? </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> > I'm currently using a keyboard/mouse and find it quiet frustrating. </span><br /><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Virtually impossible. Even the cheapest stick, or one off a dump will be </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> better! </span><br /><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Happy New Year<br />Quilly<br /></p></div> <div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> <p> <a target="_top" href="http://groups.google.com/group/alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim/post?inreplyto=60d9bdcec0e3693c&reply_to=group&_done=%2Fgroup%2Falt.games.microsoft.flight-sim%2Fbrowse_thread%2Fthread%2F9e3efef8854f0f7c%2F26cde89a4f58a1c2%3F&">Reply »</a> Rate this post: <!-- var rh_60d9bdcec0e3693c = new RAT_RatingHolder('60d9bdcec0e3693c', '0', ''); //--><nobr> <a class="s1" id="s1_60d9bdcec0e3693c" name="s1_60d9bdcec0e3693c" href="javascript:void(0)" onmousemove="RAT_mouseMove(event);" onmousedown="RAT_startTrackingStars('60d9bdcec0e3693c', '1', rh_60d9bdcec0e3693c);return false;" onmouseover="RAT_hesitateStars('60d9bdcec0e3693c', '1', rh_60d9bdcec0e3693c);return false;" onmouseup="RAT_mouseUpInStar('alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim','60d9bdcec0e3693c','1', rh_60d9bdcec0e3693c, '326ff133430c7323bc45d142810c395f');return false;" onmouseout="RAT_unhesStars('60d9bdcec0e3693c', '1', rh_60d9bdcec0e3693c);return false;"><img name="s1_60d9bdcec0e3693c_img" id="s1_60d9bdcec0e3693c_img" src="http://groups.google.com/groups/img/clear_star_blue_outline.gif" align="absmiddle" height="13" width="14" /></a><a class="s2" id="s2_60d9bdcec0e3693c" name="s2_60d9bdcec0e3693c" href="javascript:void(0)" onmousemove="RAT_mouseMove(event);" onmousedown="RAT_startTrackingStars('60d9bdcec0e3693c', '2', rh_60d9bdcec0e3693c);return false;" onmouseover="RAT_hesitateStars('60d9bdcec0e3693c', '2', rh_60d9bdcec0e3693c);return false;" onmouseup="RAT_mouseUpInStar('alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim','60d9bdcec0e3693c','2', rh_60d9bdcec0e3693c, '326ff133430c7323bc45d142810c395f');return false;" onmouseout="RAT_unhesStars('60d9bdcec0e3693c', '2', rh_60d9bdcec0e3693c);return false;"><img name="s2_60d9bdcec0e3693c_img" id="s2_60d9bdcec0e3693c_img" src="http://groups.google.com/groups/img/clear_star_blue_outline.gif" align="absmiddle" height="13" width="14" /></a><a class="s3" id="s3_60d9bdcec0e3693c" name="s3_60d9bdcec0e3693c" href="javascript:void(0)" onmousemove="RAT_mouseMove(event);" onmousedown="RAT_startTrackingStars('60d9bdcec0e3693c', '3', rh_60d9bdcec0e3693c);return false;" onmouseover="RAT_hesitateStars('60d9bdcec0e3693c', '3', rh_60d9bdcec0e3693c);return false;" onmouseup="RAT_mouseUpInStar('alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim','60d9bdcec0e3693c','3', rh_60d9bdcec0e3693c, '326ff133430c7323bc45d142810c395f');return false;" onmouseout="RAT_unhesStars('60d9bdcec0e3693c', '3', rh_60d9bdcec0e3693c);return false;"><img name="s3_60d9bdcec0e3693c_img" id="s3_60d9bdcec0e3693c_img" src="http://groups.google.com/groups/img/clear_star_blue_outline.gif" align="absmiddle" height="13" width="14" /></a><a class="s4" id="s4_60d9bdcec0e3693c" name="s4_60d9bdcec0e3693c" href="javascript:void(0)" onmousemove="RAT_mouseMove(event);" onmousedown="RAT_startTrackingStars('60d9bdcec0e3693c', '4', rh_60d9bdcec0e3693c);return false;" onmouseover="RAT_hesitateStars('60d9bdcec0e3693c', '4', rh_60d9bdcec0e3693c);return false;" onmouseup="RAT_mouseUpInStar('alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim','60d9bdcec0e3693c','4', rh_60d9bdcec0e3693c, '326ff133430c7323bc45d142810c395f');return false;" onmouseout="RAT_unhesStars('60d9bdcec0e3693c', '4', rh_60d9bdcec0e3693c);return false;"><img name="s4_60d9bdcec0e3693c_img" id="s4_60d9bdcec0e3693c_img" src="http://groups.google.com/groups/img/clear_star_blue_outline.gif" align="absmiddle" height="13" width="14" /></a><a class="s5" id="s5_60d9bdcec0e3693c" name="s5_60d9bdcec0e3693c" href="javascript:void(0)" onmousemove="RAT_mouseMove(event);" onmousedown="RAT_startTrackingStars('60d9bdcec0e3693c', '5', rh_60d9bdcec0e3693c);return false;" onmouseover="RAT_hesitateStars('60d9bdcec0e3693c', '5', rh_60d9bdcec0e3693c);return false;" onmouseup="RAT_mouseUpInStar('alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim','60d9bdcec0e3693c','5', rh_60d9bdcec0e3693c, '326ff133430c7323bc45d142810c395f');return false;" onmouseout="RAT_unhesStars('60d9bdcec0e3693c', '5', rh_60d9bdcec0e3693c);return false;"><img name="s5_60d9bdcec0e3693c_img" id="s5_60d9bdcec0e3693c_img" src="http://groups.google.com/groups/img/clear_star_blue_outline.gif" align="absmiddle" height="13" width="14" /></a></nobr></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://groups.google.com/group/alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim/browse_thread/thread/9e3efef8854f0f7c/26cde89a4f58a1c2#26cde89a4f58a1c2">Click here</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> to visit the Newsgroup.</span>Ajay - 13598828http://www.blogger.com/profile/10255862667878149359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507101823952242357.post-36334745274630438492007-01-05T18:32:00.000-08:002007-01-05T18:38:20.312-08:00Back to uni...<div style="text-align: justify;">I've been away and unable to work on my modules and assignments for a long time. It has been at the back of my mind all the time - and i've been worrying about it.<br />However, like they say, it's never too late. I've got a lot of catching up to do. I will start with finishing the modules ASAP and start to tackle the assignment.<br />One thing I've noticed is the build up of all the student discussions - what a nightmare trying to read all of them.<br />Here we go...<br /></div>Ajay - 13598828http://www.blogger.com/profile/10255862667878149359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507101823952242357.post-60284780992860875772006-12-16T20:54:00.000-08:002006-12-16T20:59:09.280-08:00Am I too slow...<div style="text-align: justify;">I feel that I'm not doing as much as I should with this subject. Because of the silly season approaching so fast, there is too little time for me to do all the modules - however I'll keep persisting and working my way through it. Every spare time that I get is spent reading or tring to understand the topics.<br />I don't think that I'm alone....thanks to everone on the discussion board!!<br /></div>Ajay - 13598828http://www.blogger.com/profile/10255862667878149359noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507101823952242357.post-15529186688143863022006-12-16T19:23:00.000-08:002007-02-20T23:00:59.960-08:00Module 2: Lists<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Compare 'Lists' and 'Discussion Boards' and write the advantages and disadvantages:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">E-Mail Lists:</span> <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I think that e-mail lists are more versatile because of the different ways that it can be used. For example, e-mails can be sent to groups or individuals and can be very specific. Only people that are interested in similar topics can communicate to each other. Also, e-mails are sent directly to the receivers </span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'inbox' which means that it is read whan the person checks their e-mail.</span></span><br /><br />Another great advantage of e-mail lists is that you can receive information that you are directly interested in knowing about. This enables the receiver to react to the e-mail instantly and accordingly.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Discussion Boards:</span> Discussion boards are great for topics in general - like we do in Web CT. However, I think that the problem with it is that most of the time, the past messages have to be read to refresh our memories to understand what the current discussion is about. This takes (or wastes) a lot of time as we have to go over old ground.<br /><br />To me, discussions become boring after some time and I tend not to read all of them. There are a lot of one or two word answers such as "thanks" and "will do" etc. on the discussion board - which really means nothing to everyone else.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Discuss if one better then another:</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></span>I think that e-mail lists are more suited for people to advertise products or services to groups that have the same or very similar interests. However, the thought of publishing my e-mail address in the public domain is too scary. As it is, there are so many junk/unauthorised e-mails already coming from somewhere...<br />Discussion boards are more suited for the purpose that we use it for in Web CT. It is more 'light hearted' as all the discussion isn't always about one specific topic. It is also a great forum to help and encougarge people on discussion boards.<br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><br /></span></span></div>Ajay - 13598828http://www.blogger.com/profile/10255862667878149359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507101823952242357.post-55658575262359329322006-12-11T02:23:00.000-08:002007-01-07T23:47:40.769-08:00Module 2: Email Tasks<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">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?</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">(Applies to all e-mails)</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The surface meta data shows the e-mail address/name of the originator of the e-mail IE 'From'. It also shows the receivers e-mail address/<span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">na</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">me IE 'To'</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-style: italic;">(May apply to some e-mails - depending on the information entered by sender)</span></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Depending on the person sending the e-mail, it may also show other information such as the 'subject' of the e-mail, 'attachments' included, 'cc' information and file size. The body of the e-mail shows the content, from which a person can determine what the e-mail is about and who it's intended for.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I can find out more information by 'right clicking' on an email and choosing the 'options' tag from the drop down list. This gives me access to other information such as the '<span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">IP</span>' address of the e-mail, the path the e-mail took to get to me, the time it was sent and other valuable information. <span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(see pic below)<br /><br /></span></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtdTqgxbaWs-ONkHK17x3daNUrAY8PetvTIDmR1dS_JycDHKhosNYl1EgqLXoqUkOippgUk5dgG1IQ_TQ8sN7Iex60ODAUJP-1cdSEIuow_l7FJXJtnzb8a9XKAv70ygVGpFi2iqIx8os/s1600-h/email1.jpg"><blockquote><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 413px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtdTqgxbaWs-ONkHK17x3daNUrAY8PetvTIDmR1dS_JycDHKhosNYl1EgqLXoqUkOippgUk5dgG1IQ_TQ8sN7Iex60ODAUJP-1cdSEIuow_l7FJXJtnzb8a9XKAv70ygVGpFi2iqIx8os/s320/email1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5007218397870535826" border="0" /></blockquote></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">2. In what cases would you find it useful to use the 'cc', '<span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">bcc</span>' and 'reply all functions of email?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">'CC' - Carbon Copy</span> - When you want all parties to to see who the other recipients of the e-mail are. This is a non-preferred way of sending e-mails as it give all recipients access to every ones e-mail address.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">'<span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">BCC</span>' - Blind Carbon Copy</span> or <span style="font-weight: bold;">Blind Courtesy Copy</span> - A great way to send to multiple recipients yet making it personal. The recipients will have the impression that you wrote your e-mail just for them. Also protects the e-mails recipients fro getting spam mail as their e-mail address is hidden from all others on the '<span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">bcc</span>' list.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">'Reply'</span> - Request for a response - The e-mail sender may request for a reply to ensure that the receiver has got the e-mail to act or respond to it. The receiver may choose to reply to an e-mail on their own, especially if the e-mail sender is asking questions in the body of the e-mail and is expecting an answer.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">3. In what ways can you ensure that an attachment you send will be easily opened by the receiver?</span><br /><br />Make the attachments small in byte size so that the e-mail receiver can download it easily and quickly - especially if they are pictures.<br /><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The e-mail can also be sent in an ASCII form, which is a code form that does not include special formatting features and can be read by most computers. <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >(see links below for more info)</span></span></span><br /><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.expita.com/nomime.html">Configuring Mail Clients to Send Plain ASCII Text</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://dgmweb.net/genealogy/Ancillary/OnE/ASCIIvHTML.shtml">Is HTML Email Really 'Better' than ASCII Email?</a></span></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">4. What sorts of filters or rules do you have set up, and for what purpose?</span><br /><br />My e-mail software (Microsoft Office Outlook) has been configured and set up to filter spam mail. However, I have to create rules almost <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">every time</span> I check my e-mails as there are spam e-mails that come through almost all the time.<br />When I create rules, it blocks e-mails from the senders and sends them to the 'junk' e-mail folder to be deleted automatically.<br />The purpose of setting up the filters and rules is to weed out e-mails that are just plain useless to me!<br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">5. How have you organised the folder structure of your email and why?</span><br /><br />My e-mail folders are structured as follows:<br /></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li>deleted items</li><li>drafts</li><li>inbox</li><li>junk e-mail</li><li>outbox</li><li>sent items</li><li>search folders</li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;">When I open my e-mail programme, it opens up in my 'inbox' folder. The list of e-mails are sorted out in date order, the latest e-mail being first on the list.<br />The reason why I've set it up this way is to ensure that I read and act upon every e-mail that I receive.</div>Ajay - 13598828http://www.blogger.com/profile/10255862667878149359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507101823952242357.post-77668481859822814122006-12-07T22:08:00.000-08:002007-02-20T22:57:37.183-08:00Module 2: E-Mail Tutorial<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Introduction:</span> I've got all the requirements to do the tasks for E-Mail basics <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">IE</span> e-mail address and software.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">E-Mail Basics: Address</span><br />The user name and domain name are two elements that are essential for an e-mail to be sent from the sender to the receiver.<br />The activity to search peoples e-mail addresses proved to be quite difficult. '<span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Lyco's</span></span> and Yahoo people search' were not very helpful as they were USA based search engines.<br />I tried the following search engines for Australia:<br /></div><ul style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><li><a href="http://www.nettrace.com.au/"><span style=""><span class="a">www.nettrace.com.au</span></span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.people-search-global.com/australia.htm"><span style=""><span class="a">www.people-search-global.com/australia.htm</span></span></a></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;">I found it very difficult to search E-mail addresses. The reason why it's hard is because of the information required to start the search, such as full names, addresses, phone numbers etc.<br />The conclusion I reached from this exercise is that it's best to get e-mail addresses from people by just asking them!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">E-Mail Basics: Messages</span><br /><span>I have this set up - pop quiz was easy.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">E-Mail Basics: Attaching Files</span><br /><span>Attaching files is a great way of sending pictures and information. I learnt that the ASCII files can be read by anyone that may not have the <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">appropriate</span> software to open the files being sent.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">E-Mail Basics: Managing Your E-Mail</span><br /><span>I've had to use this facility quite a lot lately due to all the junk e-mails that are being sent to my e-mail address. Most of the mail are repetitive and have the same content. By blocking the senders e-mail address and creating rules to send all junk e-mails to the 'junk' e-mail folder, <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">I've</span> <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">noticeably</span> been able to reduce the junk e-mails.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">E-Mail Basics: Signatures<br /></span><span><a href="http://www.coolsig.com/">'<span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">COOLSIG</span>'</a> - what a great site! I suppose it's easy enough to have signatures at the end of every e-mail, however I think it would be more appropriate to call it a 'disclaimer' instead of a 'signature'.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >For Example:</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><blockquote style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255); font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">'This message and its attachments are confidential and may contain information which is protected by copyright. It is intended solely for the named addressee. If you are not the authorised recipient (or responsible for delivery of the message to the authorised recipient), you must not use, disclose, print, copy or deliver this message or its attachments to anyone. If you receive this email in error, please contact the sender immediately and permanently delete this message and its attachments from your system. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Any content of this message and its attachments that does not relate to the official business of .... or its subsidiaries must be taken not to have been sent or endorsed by any of them. No representation is made that this email or its attachments are without defect or that the contents express views other than those of the sender.'</span><br /><br /><br /></span></span></span></blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold;">E-Mail Basics: Mail Etiquette<br /></span><span>E-mails should be treated with the aim of respecting the receiver. In many instances, it is not only the receiver that may end up viewing or reading the e-mail that is sent to him/her - especially in a work enviroment.<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153); font-weight: bold;">It is also easy enough to click a few buttons and 'forward' messages, especially jokes and pictures. But is this real communication or just a </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153); font-weight: bold;" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">nuisance</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153); font-weight: bold;"> for the receiver?</span> Personally, I consider anyone who <span style="font-weight: bold;">only</span> 'forwards' jokes and pictures to me as a junk e-mailer. Without the aim of offending people, I always send them e-mail asking them to delete me from their e-mail adress book.<br /></span></div></div>Ajay - 13598828http://www.blogger.com/profile/10255862667878149359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507101823952242357.post-78229668383818628282006-12-06T03:01:00.000-08:002006-12-07T23:16:19.399-08:00Frustration...<div style="text-align: justify;">I have not had a chance to get on the WebCT to do any work over the last week - and it has been driving me mad. I suppose that there are many people in the same boat as me, who work full time and have other commitments.<br />I hope to put in at least 2 hours tonight and catch up with some studies - possibly finish module two. I've been reading the student discussions - very quickly - which is not a good practice.<br />Thanks to all for some of the discussions. As usual, a lot of the questions are answered by students and sometimes it seems pointless to just post a comment for the sake of it. It just adds on to the number of unread messages for no reason.</div>Ajay - 13598828http://www.blogger.com/profile/10255862667878149359noreply@blogger.com0