Task One – HTML
I had some brief experience working with HTML 5 years ago in High School. This task did not pose too difficult as I already had a basic understanding. This is not to claim however, that my end result was perfect, in fact it ws far from it! There is a lot to remember in HTML, and syntax errors can be quite annoying if you can’t locate where it has gone wrong. I feel quite proud that I still could follow HTML basics quite easily and it felt good to see a page being built as I types tags and commands into simple notepad. HTML is very different to blogging. HTMl is for the creation and editing of a complete web page, no matter how intricate the changes/additions are. Blogging uses (normally) a pre-established web page/site that the user simply edits and ads textual content to the site. Text formatting can be configured, usually through a JAVA GUI console embedded on the page. HTML requires a bit more technecal knowledge on how to create desired effects.
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Task Four – Legal Issues
Over the course of my Internet use, I would of most certainly at stages breached copyright laws by cutting and pasting pictures and text. This was mostly in my younger year at high school, never in a tertiary situation though. Since day one, we are bombarded with anti-plagiarism material so that we don’t get into a habit of copying material. I have never ‘published’ material with plagiarised or copyrighted material.
Would you be in breach of copyright if you put the Curtin logo at the top of your web page for an assignment? This information may be difficult to find so be prepared for a search and some independent thought!
This question is a tough one. If, as students, we are provided with logo templates to use then it would be ok. So far I am yet to obtain or see this. It poses issues if the content of the document/website does not appear appropriate to be branded with the university’s logo. I’m sure if it was Nobel Prize winning material though, the University wouldn’t mind the logo being used. Apart from legal issues, it comes down to taste and appropriateness. If the use of the logo is detrimental to the image of the University, then they may be pressed for charges. If in fact the logo has been used in breach, but created positivity for the university, I’m sure that would ignore it. The Curtin logo is not readily available from the Curtin WebSite, as it is embedded in a flash applet. However, there is no disclaimer at the bottom of the page mentioning copyright, which is common on most websites.
Task Five – FTP
I had some problems with uploading to my student server.
Status: Server did not properly shut down TLS connection
Error: Could not read from transfer socket: ECONNABORTED – Connection aborted
Response: 226 Transfer Complete
Error: Failed to retrieve directory listing
I will be chasing IT to see what the issue is.
Task Six – Blogs
Blogs are a popular tool on the Internet. It’s like a personalised news/delivery service that really takes advantage of Web 2.0. One of my Favourites would be http://www.gizmodo.com.au This is where I find lots of news on new gadgets and gizmos. It is posted in blog form, linking to many various news/corporate websites to give me further information. It’s bite sized pieces of information that allows me to ‘read more’ by simply clicking the post. It has become quite a saturated market though, with anyone able to start a blog. This requires users to find a blog and subscribe to it and monitor its updates manually. Otherwise, a simple Google search could land a different blog each time you search a topic.
Task Seven – Web 2.0
Take a look at the Internet Communications Blinklist we have set up for you as a bookmark site – compared to a html version think about the format and usability of a website/html written list with this same information.
This is a great example of drawing the line of web 2.0. I have a simple philosophy that I apply in my web browsing on how to define a site as a web 2.0 application. If it has some sort of public interaction or user submitted content, it is most likely a web 2.0 application. If a user can interact with the content, then it is web 2.0 (other than flash games). The blinklist is a Web 2.0 application as it allows comments and feedback to be left on the quality of the links. The HTML page is simply static and can’t not be influenced by user interaction.
