Thursday, May 31, 2007
My opinion of the course...
Yes, all the assessment for this subject is finally over and I am so happy about that! Its not that the course didnt entertain me I'm just happy because it's such a relief. I did enjoy this subject and it taught me many new ideas, history of technologies and processes of new communication technologies. Although some of the lectures were boring they were always full of relevant information. I would recommend this subject to future prospective students. The weekly activities that we had to complete were good because they encouraged us to remember what we learnt in the lectures or to learn new information that weren't covered in the lecture. Overall I enjoyed the subject and thought it was successful at gettin its message across to the students.
Digital Creativity
I found this lecture on digital creativity to be quite interesting. As it showed the different ways in which a person can be creative through digital technology. It gave us ideas on how to use digital creaity on blogs, websites, emails etc. By using digital creativity in different mediums it allows you to draw the attention of onlookers and make them want to visit your site. Overall the lecture on digital creativity was successful.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
More Photoshop Activities
This picture represents celebrity because it shows numerous famous people who have 'celebrity status'. I modified this picture in photoshop by using the filter tool and selected the artisitc menu and then selected to modify the image by using the film grain modification .
This picture displaying numerous newspapers on the floor demonstrates newsworthy. It demonstrates newsworthy becuase newspapers are always filling people in on the latest news and gossip around. I edited it in photoshop using the filter tab and selecting distort then from the distort menu I chose the diffuse glow modification.
I chose this picture of an xbox 360 to demonstrate games because they are one of the most modern gaming devices out on the market today. I modified it in photoshop by selecting the filter tool and then choosing texture and applying the patchwork selection.
Communication can be represented in many ways. In this picture I chose to represent it by using satellite dishes. When modifying it in photoshop i chose the filter tool and selected the stylize tab and then chose the glowing edges modifications. I made the edges thicker and changed the colours around a bit while i was doing this.
This picture represent friendship because it shows three girls close together having a good time. To modiy this picture in photoshop I used the filter tool and then selected the artistic tab and selected the coloured pencil modification.
This picture represents the Australian theme. When I modified this picture in photoshop I used the filter tool and chose the artisitc tab and then selected the plastic wrap feature.
This picture represents popular things in today's society because it shows numerous items that are very popular. I editied this picture in photoshop by selecting the filter tool and then going to sketch and chosing the poster edges modification.
Internet Field Trip
Habbo Hotel
The differences between MSN and Habbo Hotel is that on Habbo Hotel you can design your 3D character to dress and look like you do. You can also go to different locations, buy upgrades for your character and also buy a home for your online character and modify it by buying furniture, appliances etc. It is a great online community for teenagers to use to meet new people as it allows the freedom of travelling to different locations to meet new people. Therefore they can't get bored with their surroundings easily and are always allowed the freedom of chosing the locations that they want to go to and conducting activities that they wish to do. Where as MSN messenger only allows you to have instant chat conversations with your friend, send photos, have voice conversations and have a live web cam experience.
The differences between MSN and Habbo Hotel is that on Habbo Hotel you can design your 3D character to dress and look like you do. You can also go to different locations, buy upgrades for your character and also buy a home for your online character and modify it by buying furniture, appliances etc. It is a great online community for teenagers to use to meet new people as it allows the freedom of travelling to different locations to meet new people. Therefore they can't get bored with their surroundings easily and are always allowed the freedom of chosing the locations that they want to go to and conducting activities that they wish to do. Where as MSN messenger only allows you to have instant chat conversations with your friend, send photos, have voice conversations and have a live web cam experience.
Microsoft Excel
This weeks task required us to complete some tasks using Microsoft Excel. I found this task to be fairly easy although there were a few complications that arose they were easily resolved. I resolved those issues by using the help menu to fix the errors. This task wasn't too simple but it was a little bit confusing at times when i couldn't get the formula to work straight away but once i used the help menu it sorted the problem out quickly and efficiently. This software would be very useful for businesses to use to ensure that they can get their documents done efficiently and effectively. It will also be useful to me when doing general tasks at university or completing documents at home that require me to use Microsoft Excel.
Microsoft Word
This weeks task was to make ourselves more familiar with some of the tools Microsoft Word has to offer. We had to modify a letter and then create a mail merge document. During these tasks i had no problems with any of the different tasks we had to complete. The tasks were fairly easy and the instructions were laid out clearly and effectively so i didn't have any problems with any of it. This software will be useful to me in the future as it will allow me to create mail merge documents faster and easier be they envelopes, letters etc. Microsoft Word is a very effective tool to use for business documents and i would recommend it to anyone.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Advanced Technology
Mobile Phones – The New Computers?
What is a mobile phone? A mobile phone can be defined as a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables. (Farlex, The Free Dictionary). Mobile phones used to just be used as functionally direct replacements of their wired forebears. But now they have suddenly become platforms for entertainment and commerce and media consumption. This essay on mobile phones will look into their technological advancements since they first burst into the market in the early 1990’s. It will look at where mobile phone technology is today, what the future may hold and where technology can go wrong.
Since mobile phones first burst into our society in the early 1990’s they have rapidly become a necessary item in our culture. The technology that mobile phones utilize in today’s society would have been seen as unpredictable phenomena’s that were impossible when they first emerged into our market. The new solutions that are used in mobile phone technology today are utilized in ways that would have never occurred to their original designers. But it isn’t just the designers that contribute to the ascendency of technology, we too, the general public, the consumers, play a big role in the advancing technology. We have to be in the vanguard of early adopters, we see it as a real “must”. We somehow have the notion that it is a real “must” to be the first to find and use a new solution. We see that as being a value in itself. “We all want to be able to control our coffeemakers with our handset. Why? Because it is possible! (,Lindholm, Christian, Keinonen, Turkka, Kiljander, Harri, 2003, page 1)
Let’s just take a quick look into mobile phones in the past. Mobile phones were originally designed for calling people, storing contact details and occasionally text messaging people. They used to be considered as ‘bricks’ that had much less technology in a far bigger end product. Though in today’s society we expect our mobile phones to be our alarm clocks, personal schedules, download music, download movies, instant chat, email, take photos, capture videos with sound, be mp3 players, watch movies, watch live T.V, have Microsoft office applications, connect to the internet and recently provide us with GPS maps. That’s quite a lot of applications we expect to have in something so small and compact. But our mobile phone technology is that advanced that we are capable of providing all of those applications in something light, compact and easy to use. You would think that we would be happy with the amount of technology offered in mobile phones. But no, we always want more, more applications, more memory, we want more value for money and we want it to be fool-proof. But until we live in a perfect world nothing is fool-proof, not even our beloved mobile phone that we depend on so much.
Some people that depend on mobile phone technology to continue evolving are businesses and the people involved in those businesses. They don’t just depend on it for personal use; their careers also depend on it. This can be a disaster though, should their mobile phone malfunction by means of battery failure, cracked screen, software damage, falling out of reception, getting wet or simply by getting stolen. One such example of mobile phone technology failing is the Blackberry outage in New York that left millions of users without mobile access for hours. So if mobile phones are so technologically advanced why did they fail? Quite simple, every e-mail sent or received on a Blackberry passes through computers owned by RIM, says tech analyst Bill Hughes with researcher In-Stat. (Kessler, Michelle, 2007, ‘BlackBerry outage exposes RIM’s ‘soft underbelly’). The computers at RIM do all of the work, they ensure that every e-mail messages pops up on Blackberry’s instantly, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. But what do RIM’s computers have to do with technological failure? Well the answer is quite simple really if they fail or malfunction in anyway then millions of Blackberry users are left helpless and without their technology that they rely on to such a great extent. Not only does it raise the issue of technological inadequacy and helplessness it also raises issues of security, privacy, and reliability concerns because Blackberry users must trust RIM to keep their e-mail safe.
So relying on mobile phones 24/7 or even technology for that matter is quite silly and there should always be a back-up source or hard-copy of the information needed available. Sure technology is seen as empowering and used as a “career status” that provides us with limitless uses but it still has a weak point and people shouldn’t depend on technology so much. Because in an instant everything they have worked so hard to achieve can be gone in an instant and be gone forever. That’s not to say that mobile phone technology isn’t great though.
On the forefront of mobile phone technological advancements are Microsoft and Macintosh. Which is hardly a surprise are they are such fierce competitors in the computer technology marketplace. Microsoft develops software for mobile devices such as PDA’s, and general mobile phone applications so that they can stay technologically advanced. Macintosh has just released the new iPhone causing them to be Microsoft’s main rival once again. Sure they are rivals but the NOKIA ‘n-series’ and Macintosh’s ‘iPhone’ both utilize the latest mobile phone technology to their fullest potential. Mobile Phone designers have hit alarm clock makers and camera manufacturers and now they have a new target, personal navigation device makers. The NOKIA N95 mobile phones offer the latest in technology as they are bringing GPS services to mobile phones. Though the prices of these mobile phones aren’t accessible by all consumers they are still on the market and are expected to expand rapidly.
So if mobile phone technology is this advanced now then what will the future hold? Mobile phone makers dream of a day when people will be able to use their mobile phones to find restaurants nearby. Google and Yahoo are seen as keen to add mobile navigation services to their mapping offerings, while car navigation firms are adding mobile services to their product. So really mobile phone technology advancements are limitless and only our imagination can tell what the future will hold.
Not only are the possibilities of future technologies unpredictable but, on the level of individual projects, even the possibilities of present technologies may remain mysterious. Technology does not provide bedrock for design. (Lindholm, Christian, Keinonen, Turkka, Kiljander, Harri, 2003, page 7). And today, the world imagined in which our memories would be tangible, machine-enhanced, indestructible records always there, no gaps, no grasping for detail of time and place – is moving ever closer to reality. Digital living, in its complete sense, is here now, encompassing the way we think about our past, act in our present and look to our future. But are we ready for it? Do we really want it? (McMahon, Neil, 2007, ‘Your whole life is going to bits’).
Resources
Lindholm, Christian, Keinonen, Turkka, Kiljander, Harri, 2003, Mobile Usability – How Nokia changed the face of the Mobile Phone, McGraw-Hill, New York
Harper, R., Palen, L, Taylor A, (ed) 2005, The Inside Text – Social Cultural and Design Perspectives on SMS, Springer, The Netherlands
Hirst, Martin, Harrison, John, 2007, Communication and New Media – From Broadcast to Narrowcast, Oxford, Hong Kong
McMahon, Neil, 2007, ‘Your whole life is going to bits’ Sydney Morning Herald 14 April, 2007
2007, ‘Phone makers embrace GPS’ Sydney Morning Herald 3 May, 2007
Kessler, Michelle, 2007, “BlackBerry outage exposes RIM’s ‘soft underbelly’ USA Today 20 April, 2007
Burke, Kelly, 2007 ‘Guy who can cut hours of cyber flab from executive days’ Sydney Morning Herald 13 April, 2007
‘Apple iPhone’ http://www.apple.com/iphone/ (accessed 3 May 2007)
‘Nokia Nseries’ http://www.nseries.com (accessed 4 May 2007)
Farlex, ‘The Free Dictionary’ http://www.thefreedictionary.com (accessed 2 May 2007)
What is a mobile phone? A mobile phone can be defined as a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables. (Farlex, The Free Dictionary). Mobile phones used to just be used as functionally direct replacements of their wired forebears. But now they have suddenly become platforms for entertainment and commerce and media consumption. This essay on mobile phones will look into their technological advancements since they first burst into the market in the early 1990’s. It will look at where mobile phone technology is today, what the future may hold and where technology can go wrong.
Since mobile phones first burst into our society in the early 1990’s they have rapidly become a necessary item in our culture. The technology that mobile phones utilize in today’s society would have been seen as unpredictable phenomena’s that were impossible when they first emerged into our market. The new solutions that are used in mobile phone technology today are utilized in ways that would have never occurred to their original designers. But it isn’t just the designers that contribute to the ascendency of technology, we too, the general public, the consumers, play a big role in the advancing technology. We have to be in the vanguard of early adopters, we see it as a real “must”. We somehow have the notion that it is a real “must” to be the first to find and use a new solution. We see that as being a value in itself. “We all want to be able to control our coffeemakers with our handset. Why? Because it is possible! (,Lindholm, Christian, Keinonen, Turkka, Kiljander, Harri, 2003, page 1)
Let’s just take a quick look into mobile phones in the past. Mobile phones were originally designed for calling people, storing contact details and occasionally text messaging people. They used to be considered as ‘bricks’ that had much less technology in a far bigger end product. Though in today’s society we expect our mobile phones to be our alarm clocks, personal schedules, download music, download movies, instant chat, email, take photos, capture videos with sound, be mp3 players, watch movies, watch live T.V, have Microsoft office applications, connect to the internet and recently provide us with GPS maps. That’s quite a lot of applications we expect to have in something so small and compact. But our mobile phone technology is that advanced that we are capable of providing all of those applications in something light, compact and easy to use. You would think that we would be happy with the amount of technology offered in mobile phones. But no, we always want more, more applications, more memory, we want more value for money and we want it to be fool-proof. But until we live in a perfect world nothing is fool-proof, not even our beloved mobile phone that we depend on so much.
Some people that depend on mobile phone technology to continue evolving are businesses and the people involved in those businesses. They don’t just depend on it for personal use; their careers also depend on it. This can be a disaster though, should their mobile phone malfunction by means of battery failure, cracked screen, software damage, falling out of reception, getting wet or simply by getting stolen. One such example of mobile phone technology failing is the Blackberry outage in New York that left millions of users without mobile access for hours. So if mobile phones are so technologically advanced why did they fail? Quite simple, every e-mail sent or received on a Blackberry passes through computers owned by RIM, says tech analyst Bill Hughes with researcher In-Stat. (Kessler, Michelle, 2007, ‘BlackBerry outage exposes RIM’s ‘soft underbelly’). The computers at RIM do all of the work, they ensure that every e-mail messages pops up on Blackberry’s instantly, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. But what do RIM’s computers have to do with technological failure? Well the answer is quite simple really if they fail or malfunction in anyway then millions of Blackberry users are left helpless and without their technology that they rely on to such a great extent. Not only does it raise the issue of technological inadequacy and helplessness it also raises issues of security, privacy, and reliability concerns because Blackberry users must trust RIM to keep their e-mail safe.
So relying on mobile phones 24/7 or even technology for that matter is quite silly and there should always be a back-up source or hard-copy of the information needed available. Sure technology is seen as empowering and used as a “career status” that provides us with limitless uses but it still has a weak point and people shouldn’t depend on technology so much. Because in an instant everything they have worked so hard to achieve can be gone in an instant and be gone forever. That’s not to say that mobile phone technology isn’t great though.
On the forefront of mobile phone technological advancements are Microsoft and Macintosh. Which is hardly a surprise are they are such fierce competitors in the computer technology marketplace. Microsoft develops software for mobile devices such as PDA’s, and general mobile phone applications so that they can stay technologically advanced. Macintosh has just released the new iPhone causing them to be Microsoft’s main rival once again. Sure they are rivals but the NOKIA ‘n-series’ and Macintosh’s ‘iPhone’ both utilize the latest mobile phone technology to their fullest potential. Mobile Phone designers have hit alarm clock makers and camera manufacturers and now they have a new target, personal navigation device makers. The NOKIA N95 mobile phones offer the latest in technology as they are bringing GPS services to mobile phones. Though the prices of these mobile phones aren’t accessible by all consumers they are still on the market and are expected to expand rapidly.
So if mobile phone technology is this advanced now then what will the future hold? Mobile phone makers dream of a day when people will be able to use their mobile phones to find restaurants nearby. Google and Yahoo are seen as keen to add mobile navigation services to their mapping offerings, while car navigation firms are adding mobile services to their product. So really mobile phone technology advancements are limitless and only our imagination can tell what the future will hold.
Not only are the possibilities of future technologies unpredictable but, on the level of individual projects, even the possibilities of present technologies may remain mysterious. Technology does not provide bedrock for design. (Lindholm, Christian, Keinonen, Turkka, Kiljander, Harri, 2003, page 7). And today, the world imagined in which our memories would be tangible, machine-enhanced, indestructible records always there, no gaps, no grasping for detail of time and place – is moving ever closer to reality. Digital living, in its complete sense, is here now, encompassing the way we think about our past, act in our present and look to our future. But are we ready for it? Do we really want it? (McMahon, Neil, 2007, ‘Your whole life is going to bits’).
Resources
Lindholm, Christian, Keinonen, Turkka, Kiljander, Harri, 2003, Mobile Usability – How Nokia changed the face of the Mobile Phone, McGraw-Hill, New York
Harper, R., Palen, L, Taylor A, (ed) 2005, The Inside Text – Social Cultural and Design Perspectives on SMS, Springer, The Netherlands
Hirst, Martin, Harrison, John, 2007, Communication and New Media – From Broadcast to Narrowcast, Oxford, Hong Kong
McMahon, Neil, 2007, ‘Your whole life is going to bits’ Sydney Morning Herald 14 April, 2007
2007, ‘Phone makers embrace GPS’ Sydney Morning Herald 3 May, 2007
Kessler, Michelle, 2007, “BlackBerry outage exposes RIM’s ‘soft underbelly’ USA Today 20 April, 2007
Burke, Kelly, 2007 ‘Guy who can cut hours of cyber flab from executive days’ Sydney Morning Herald 13 April, 2007
‘Apple iPhone’ http://www.apple.com/iphone/ (accessed 3 May 2007)
‘Nokia Nseries’ http://www.nseries.com (accessed 4 May 2007)
Farlex, ‘The Free Dictionary’ http://www.thefreedictionary.com (accessed 2 May 2007)
Friday, March 30, 2007
Mobile Technolgy
Whilst i was conducting research on my topic for the Academic Essay i came across these three resources that will be useful when i am researching Mobile Technology and how the human race is so dependant on such a fragile technolgy.
The key points in my research include the following resources:
Mobile usability : how Nokia changed the face of the mobile phone / Christian Lindholm, Turkka Keinonen, Harri Kiljander [editors].
Publication: New York ; London : McGraw-Hill, c2003.
When it comes to delivering product design innovations to mobile device users, Nokia is the company against which all others are judged. Now, the philosophies and working methods by which Nokia revolutionized product usability are explained for the first time in Mobile Usability: How Nokia Changed the Face of the Mobile Phone."--BOOK JACKET.
Mobile Revolution : The Making of Mobile Services Worldwide [electronic resource]
Author: Steinbock, Dan
Publication: London : Kogan Page, 2005.
This book looks at how mobile phones have changed the world of communication and which service providers are the most innovative. It also looks at the most technological advanced service providers and how they are continuing to push the boundaries of what mobile services can do worldwide. Have the most content services (mobile entertainment, email, IM, etc.
Mobile Technologies of the City [electronic resource]
Author: Sheller, Mimi
Publication: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2006.
This book looks at how the modern city is becoming more reliable on modern technology and how mobile phones, networks and technology are an integral part of our everyday society and lifestyle. It shows how basically everyone has access to some form of mobile technology and how everyone relies on it so heavily. It brings to the readers attention that although mobile technology makes us feel empowered and important we are really very vulnerable if the slightest technological failure ever occurs.
By researching these topics it helped me to formulate my topic by allowing me to see that the world is becoming more mobile and then we are becoming more dependant on mobile technology. Therefore i see this topic as being very broad but it also allows me to choose one of many possible avenues to research further.
well it's like midnight and i feel that i have answered the question so i am going to bed!
see you next time....
The key points in my research include the following resources:
Mobile usability : how Nokia changed the face of the mobile phone / Christian Lindholm, Turkka Keinonen, Harri Kiljander [editors].
Publication: New York ; London : McGraw-Hill, c2003.
When it comes to delivering product design innovations to mobile device users, Nokia is the company against which all others are judged. Now, the philosophies and working methods by which Nokia revolutionized product usability are explained for the first time in Mobile Usability: How Nokia Changed the Face of the Mobile Phone."--BOOK JACKET.
Mobile Revolution : The Making of Mobile Services Worldwide [electronic resource]
Author: Steinbock, Dan
Publication: London : Kogan Page, 2005.
This book looks at how mobile phones have changed the world of communication and which service providers are the most innovative. It also looks at the most technological advanced service providers and how they are continuing to push the boundaries of what mobile services can do worldwide. Have the most content services (mobile entertainment, email, IM, etc.
Mobile Technologies of the City [electronic resource]
Author: Sheller, Mimi
Publication: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2006.
This book looks at how the modern city is becoming more reliable on modern technology and how mobile phones, networks and technology are an integral part of our everyday society and lifestyle. It shows how basically everyone has access to some form of mobile technology and how everyone relies on it so heavily. It brings to the readers attention that although mobile technology makes us feel empowered and important we are really very vulnerable if the slightest technological failure ever occurs.
By researching these topics it helped me to formulate my topic by allowing me to see that the world is becoming more mobile and then we are becoming more dependant on mobile technology. Therefore i see this topic as being very broad but it also allows me to choose one of many possible avenues to research further.
well it's like midnight and i feel that i have answered the question so i am going to bed!
see you next time....
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Random info that could be useful...
2A
The world's heaviest pumpkin...
The heaviest pumpkin world record has been broken by Ron Wallace with his record-breaking pumpkin weighing in at a tremendous weight of 1,502 lbs on October 9, 2006 at the 13th Annual Giant Pumpkin Grower’s Championship in Rhoad Island.
The conversion weight of this pumpkin is as follows
1,502lb, lbs = 681.295 739 74 kilograms
THAT’S ONE HEAVY PUMPKIN!
http://www.49abcnews.com/news/2006/oct/09/worlds_heaviest_pumpkin_weighed/
http://www.onlineconversion.com/weight_common.htm
Contacting Grant Hackett
From researching on the internet for a solid half an hour I have come to the conclusion that easiest way to contact Grant Hackett would be to go to or phone the Miami Swimming Club at Pizzy Park on the Gold Coast and ask the reception area to leave a message for Grant or ask for his managers details.
The length of a Giraffe’s Tongue
The length of a Giraffe’s Tongue can get up to an impressive length of 18 inches, although when it is feeding the modified atlas joint of the giraffe’s head allows it to reach even further!
http://www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2002/Kawwass/giraffe.htm
Define the word ‘ontology’ in your own words, what does it really mean?
Ontology can be seen as a controlled form of vocabulary that describes objects and the relations between them. Ontology describes the relations between the two objects in a formal way. When ‘ontology’ is used in a specified domain of interest it uses a grammar for using the vocabulary terms to express something meaningful. This is done to create queries and assertions. For a knowledge sharing ontological commitments are used as agreements to use vocabulary in a consistent way.
http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=define%3AOntology&btnG=Search&meta=cr%3DcountryAU
What was David Cronenberg’s first feature film?
David Cronenberg’s first feature film was called ‘Transfer’ which was made in 1966.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061114/
When was the original ‘Hackers Manifesto’ written?
The original Hackers Manifesto was written on January 8, 1986 which was written by ‘The Mentor’.
http://freeweb.supereva.com/crackworld/manifestoe.htm?p
Why do all phone numbers in Hollywood films start with 555?
All phone numbers in Hollywood films start with because it is the number of choice in entertainment.
http://www.agsd.ca/sedley/stump/stump.htm#Why%20do%20movie%20phone%20numbers%20always%20start%20with%20555
What is the cheapest form of travel from Crete to Rhodes?
It was found that the cheapest form of travel from Crete to Rhodes is by the Ferry.
http://www.greecetravel.com/crete/
What song was on top of the Australian Pop Charts this week in 1965?
The song that was on top of the charts this week in 1965 was Do the Clam by Elvis Presley.
http://www.ask.com
Which Brisbane band includes Stephen Stockwell on keyboards and vocals?
The band that Stephen Stockwell is on keyboards and vocals is called The Black Assassins.
http://blackassassins.net/
2B
What is a search engine?
Internet search engines maintain databases of all websites and use programs to collect information. Once the information has been collected it is then indexed by the search engine.
How do search engines rank the information they find on the internet?
Search engines undergo a process to rank websites which is called a process of analysis consisting of two critical aspects. It looks for unique content, pertinent keywords in the body and link popularity. The other significant algorithms that assist in determining the ranking includes; the architecture of the site, visibility of your content, underlying code and how natural your site appears to the engines.
Who or what makes one page more useful than another one so that it is put at the top of your search results?
The search engine Google uses the “PageRank” system to sort the importance of the different web pages. PageRank relies on the uniquely democratic nature of the web by using its vast link structure as an indicator of an individuals page value. Google interprets a link from page A to page B as two separate votes. It also looks at more that just the number of votes, or links a page receives, it analyses the page that casts the vote. Votes cast by pages that are themselves “important” weigh more heavily and therefore are rated above pages that may just have a medium or small importance.
What are some of your favourite search engines? Why do you like one more than others?
Some of my favourite search engines include the following:
- www.google.com
- www.yahoo.com
- www.ask.com
- www.dictionary.reference.com
My two favourite search engines include Google and Ask.com because they always come up with the relevant information that I am looking for in the quickest way possible and always contain the most important/useful information.
Can you find some current news stories about search engines?
News Agency Sues Google, Testing Fair Use: French News Agency AFP's Lawsuit Against Google Tests Fair Use in the Internet Age”. "In a case that could set limits on Internet search engines, the French news agency AFP is suing Google Inc. for pulling together photos and story excerpts from thousands of news Web sites." ... "Agence France-Presse said the "Google News" service infringes on AFP's copyrights by reproducing information from the Web sites of subscribers of the Paris-based news wholesaler."
"Agence France Presse Sues Over Google News." ... "Agence France Presse has sued Google Inc. (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , alleging the Web search leader includes AFP's photos, news headlines and stories on its news site without permission”. "The French news service is seeking damages of at least $17.5 million and an order barring Google News from displaying AFP photographs, news headlines or story leads, according to the suit filed on Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia."
The world's heaviest pumpkin...
The heaviest pumpkin world record has been broken by Ron Wallace with his record-breaking pumpkin weighing in at a tremendous weight of 1,502 lbs on October 9, 2006 at the 13th Annual Giant Pumpkin Grower’s Championship in Rhoad Island.
The conversion weight of this pumpkin is as follows
1,502lb, lbs = 681.295 739 74 kilograms
THAT’S ONE HEAVY PUMPKIN!
http://www.49abcnews.com/news/2006/oct/09/worlds_heaviest_pumpkin_weighed/
http://www.onlineconversion.com/weight_common.htm
Contacting Grant Hackett
From researching on the internet for a solid half an hour I have come to the conclusion that easiest way to contact Grant Hackett would be to go to or phone the Miami Swimming Club at Pizzy Park on the Gold Coast and ask the reception area to leave a message for Grant or ask for his managers details.
The length of a Giraffe’s Tongue
The length of a Giraffe’s Tongue can get up to an impressive length of 18 inches, although when it is feeding the modified atlas joint of the giraffe’s head allows it to reach even further!
http://www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2002/Kawwass/giraffe.htm
Define the word ‘ontology’ in your own words, what does it really mean?
Ontology can be seen as a controlled form of vocabulary that describes objects and the relations between them. Ontology describes the relations between the two objects in a formal way. When ‘ontology’ is used in a specified domain of interest it uses a grammar for using the vocabulary terms to express something meaningful. This is done to create queries and assertions. For a knowledge sharing ontological commitments are used as agreements to use vocabulary in a consistent way.
http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=define%3AOntology&btnG=Search&meta=cr%3DcountryAU
What was David Cronenberg’s first feature film?
David Cronenberg’s first feature film was called ‘Transfer’ which was made in 1966.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061114/
When was the original ‘Hackers Manifesto’ written?
The original Hackers Manifesto was written on January 8, 1986 which was written by ‘The Mentor’.
http://freeweb.supereva.com/crackworld/manifestoe.htm?p
Why do all phone numbers in Hollywood films start with 555?
All phone numbers in Hollywood films start with because it is the number of choice in entertainment.
http://www.agsd.ca/sedley/stump/stump.htm#Why%20do%20movie%20phone%20numbers%20always%20start%20with%20555
What is the cheapest form of travel from Crete to Rhodes?
It was found that the cheapest form of travel from Crete to Rhodes is by the Ferry.
http://www.greecetravel.com/crete/
What song was on top of the Australian Pop Charts this week in 1965?
The song that was on top of the charts this week in 1965 was Do the Clam by Elvis Presley.
http://www.ask.com
Which Brisbane band includes Stephen Stockwell on keyboards and vocals?
The band that Stephen Stockwell is on keyboards and vocals is called The Black Assassins.
http://blackassassins.net/
2B
What is a search engine?
Internet search engines maintain databases of all websites and use programs to collect information. Once the information has been collected it is then indexed by the search engine.
How do search engines rank the information they find on the internet?
Search engines undergo a process to rank websites which is called a process of analysis consisting of two critical aspects. It looks for unique content, pertinent keywords in the body and link popularity. The other significant algorithms that assist in determining the ranking includes; the architecture of the site, visibility of your content, underlying code and how natural your site appears to the engines.
Who or what makes one page more useful than another one so that it is put at the top of your search results?
The search engine Google uses the “PageRank” system to sort the importance of the different web pages. PageRank relies on the uniquely democratic nature of the web by using its vast link structure as an indicator of an individuals page value. Google interprets a link from page A to page B as two separate votes. It also looks at more that just the number of votes, or links a page receives, it analyses the page that casts the vote. Votes cast by pages that are themselves “important” weigh more heavily and therefore are rated above pages that may just have a medium or small importance.
What are some of your favourite search engines? Why do you like one more than others?
Some of my favourite search engines include the following:
- www.google.com
- www.yahoo.com
- www.ask.com
- www.dictionary.reference.com
My two favourite search engines include Google and Ask.com because they always come up with the relevant information that I am looking for in the quickest way possible and always contain the most important/useful information.
Can you find some current news stories about search engines?
News Agency Sues Google, Testing Fair Use: French News Agency AFP's Lawsuit Against Google Tests Fair Use in the Internet Age”. "In a case that could set limits on Internet search engines, the French news agency AFP is suing Google Inc. for pulling together photos and story excerpts from thousands of news Web sites." ... "Agence France-Presse said the "Google News" service infringes on AFP's copyrights by reproducing information from the Web sites of subscribers of the Paris-based news wholesaler."
"Agence France Presse Sues Over Google News." ... "Agence France Presse has sued Google Inc. (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , alleging the Web search leader includes AFP's photos, news headlines and stories on its news site without permission”. "The French news service is seeking damages of at least $17.5 million and an order barring Google News from displaying AFP photographs, news headlines or story leads, according to the suit filed on Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia."
Pictures!
Friendship
This photo represents friendship because it shows a group of friends smiling because they are obviously having a great time together. All of these people are close friends because they are so close together and are all leaning into one another. It gives off a feeling of warmth and happiness and therefore that is why this picture represents friendship.
University Life
I chose this piceture to represent University Life beacuse it shows a group of of students who are working together to strive for academic success. This picture also shows the importance of socialising at university because the friends that you make while you are there could help you further down the track when you are pursuing your career.
Unconventional
By the airplane standing in an upright position it is demonstrating a position that is unconventional. It is very irregular to come across an airplane in an upright position like this one is and if it was seen by people in todays society they would question it, wondering why it is the way it is. Therefore it is seen as unconventional.
News
This photo represents friendship because it shows a group of friends smiling because they are obviously having a great time together. All of these people are close friends because they are so close together and are all leaning into one another. It gives off a feeling of warmth and happiness and therefore that is why this picture represents friendship.
University Life
I chose this piceture to represent University Life beacuse it shows a group of of students who are working together to strive for academic success. This picture also shows the importance of socialising at university because the friends that you make while you are there could help you further down the track when you are pursuing your career.
Unconventional
By the airplane standing in an upright position it is demonstrating a position that is unconventional. It is very irregular to come across an airplane in an upright position like this one is and if it was seen by people in todays society they would question it, wondering why it is the way it is. Therefore it is seen as unconventional.
News
This picture represents the 'News' becuase it represents various types of newpapers from around the world giving the impression that news is important on a local, national and international level.
The Toyota Triathlon demonstrates the advancements that modern day technology is giving us. The new technology is enabling us to make more modern, sleek, speedy designs for cars. With technology advancing at its rapid pace it allows cars like the Toyota Triathlon to have the very latest and best technology making it a very high tech car.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Stuff on new communication technolgy
Ok well yes i am one of those people who do have friends on the net that i have never met before. it's pretty different to talking to people who you know in person because your not really sure if they are who they say they are. But once you get to talk to them heaps then you kind of realise whether or not they're creeps or if they're actual decent people. One person i talk to i have really good conversations to and we are always happy to talk to each other. But aren't as close as i am to people i actually know in person. I prefer knowing people in person but by talkin to people over the net you can make friends with people in different states and countries which is really useful if you want to travel there because they'll be able to help you out with local knowledge.
Well i have been using technologies for as long as i can remember.........ive used tv's, mobile phone's, dvd's, vcr's, video's, pc's, laptops, cameras and the list could go on for ever so i'll stop there. Technology is pretty much a part of everyday life like its everywhere you cant get away from it really. Plus it is p[retty much a vital part of everday life because pretty much everyone uses some form of technology everyday in their job.
I suppose i got influenced into using technology because everyone in my family was using it when i was little so ive just grown up with it as part of my everyday life. I don't know any different i guess. I use technology for so many different things, kepping in contact with friends, researching topics, keeping up with the latest world events and just generally entertaining me in my spare time. Sometime i dont use technology for socialising because you see them in person so you just socialize with them then and dont have a need for the use of technology. ok well pretty sure i've rambled on for long enough now so i'll head off now.
cya next time......
Well i have been using technologies for as long as i can remember.........ive used tv's, mobile phone's, dvd's, vcr's, video's, pc's, laptops, cameras and the list could go on for ever so i'll stop there. Technology is pretty much a part of everyday life like its everywhere you cant get away from it really. Plus it is p[retty much a vital part of everday life because pretty much everyone uses some form of technology everyday in their job.
I suppose i got influenced into using technology because everyone in my family was using it when i was little so ive just grown up with it as part of my everyday life. I don't know any different i guess. I use technology for so many different things, kepping in contact with friends, researching topics, keeping up with the latest world events and just generally entertaining me in my spare time. Sometime i dont use technology for socialising because you see them in person so you just socialize with them then and dont have a need for the use of technology. ok well pretty sure i've rambled on for long enough now so i'll head off now.
cya next time......
Thursday, March 8, 2007
Info on me and some random thoughts!
Hey everyone as you might have realised by looking at my url my name is Caitlin but feel free to refer to me as Cait or Caity. I'm not particularly fussed on what you call me. Ok well like any typical girl my interests include shopping (when I have money for it ofcoarse!). I also love the beach it's like my second home probably because apparently I've been in the ocean since I was like 3 or 4 months old or something like that. I also love my sports and am an active participant in a few different kinds. The three major sports that i love include surfing, soccer and snowboarding. I also try to skateboard but absolutely suck at it at the moment but I can get a little bit off the ground when I attempt an ollie. Hmm what else to put... ... um ok well i love to travel! I've been to Hawaii, California, Mexico, New Zealand and numerous locations down the eastern coast of Australia. But i want to travel to so many more different locations around the world like Europe, Canada and I'd love to visit different parts of the United States of America like New York for example. Ok well enough about me and lets into the subject of New Communication Technologies.
Ok well so far I find this course pretty interesting but the video we watched today called 'La Jetee' really confused me close to the end. It confused me because they were going on about how the man kept seeing this unknown/unfamilar woman and then in the end she didnt even exist and it made me wonder if the experiments that were being conducted on the man were real or not. Because at the start you see him witnessing a man dying and then at the end they turn it around to show that he was the man that died. This made me question whether the experiments and the lady were just dreams that the man had because if he did infact die before he became a prisoner then how could the experiments or the lady be real. The other way I look at it includes that the man had a vision into the future that day on the jetty and saw the man/himself die. But if I keep thinking about it and talking about it I'll just confuse myself even more. But I did consider the video 'La Jetee" to be very fascinating and interesting as it held my interest the whole way through, because I was unsure of what was actually going on I was hooked, I wanted to try to figure what was going on. I thought I had grasped the whole concept of the movie but then the end scene just threw that out the window and left me questioning what had actually happened. Which in my opinion is good and I liked it because it kept me thinking the whole way through.
Now onto the fascinating subject of New Communication Technologies. I feel as though this subject is important in everday life because the future is always changing and it enables us to stay in the loop of what technology is doing and how it is changing. It is also a very important and helpful tool for my future career and everday life because technlolgy is constantly evolving and it is becoming a requirement in most/all jobs that you have a good grasp on technology and how it works. So basically without the knowledge of how to use technology the world wouldnt be evolving how it is and there wouldnt be so many opportunities available to the oler/up and coming generations. Therefore since it is a basic tool in everday life for many people now (including myself) I see New Communication Technologies as a compulsory source of knowledge that i need to be able to gain the career that i wish to undertake.
Hmm pretty sure I have carried on about stuff enough for today so I'll leave you to it.
Caity...
Ok well so far I find this course pretty interesting but the video we watched today called 'La Jetee' really confused me close to the end. It confused me because they were going on about how the man kept seeing this unknown/unfamilar woman and then in the end she didnt even exist and it made me wonder if the experiments that were being conducted on the man were real or not. Because at the start you see him witnessing a man dying and then at the end they turn it around to show that he was the man that died. This made me question whether the experiments and the lady were just dreams that the man had because if he did infact die before he became a prisoner then how could the experiments or the lady be real. The other way I look at it includes that the man had a vision into the future that day on the jetty and saw the man/himself die. But if I keep thinking about it and talking about it I'll just confuse myself even more. But I did consider the video 'La Jetee" to be very fascinating and interesting as it held my interest the whole way through, because I was unsure of what was actually going on I was hooked, I wanted to try to figure what was going on. I thought I had grasped the whole concept of the movie but then the end scene just threw that out the window and left me questioning what had actually happened. Which in my opinion is good and I liked it because it kept me thinking the whole way through.
Now onto the fascinating subject of New Communication Technologies. I feel as though this subject is important in everday life because the future is always changing and it enables us to stay in the loop of what technology is doing and how it is changing. It is also a very important and helpful tool for my future career and everday life because technlolgy is constantly evolving and it is becoming a requirement in most/all jobs that you have a good grasp on technology and how it works. So basically without the knowledge of how to use technology the world wouldnt be evolving how it is and there wouldnt be so many opportunities available to the oler/up and coming generations. Therefore since it is a basic tool in everday life for many people now (including myself) I see New Communication Technologies as a compulsory source of knowledge that i need to be able to gain the career that i wish to undertake.
Hmm pretty sure I have carried on about stuff enough for today so I'll leave you to it.
Caity...
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