my 5 most important tips for writing online

1. Do not write any hurtful, abusive content relating to an individual person, race, or religion. this is simply because it is not moral and it will find a way of getting back to you.

2. Do not post false information (self explanitory)

3. Make sure to reference any material that was not of your creation

4. Give genuine reasons for any arguments to back them up. Preferably not ' because I said so.'

5. Be Constructive not destructive, Express your point of view and ideas keeping in mind the audience and masses of people that read what you write may not agree with you. (so dont be surprised if you get conflicting feedback)

Blogging Vs HTML

I am proud of my newfound knowledge in html and css, and my new knowledge of Blogging. My last post was the first time that i had actually posted an image in a blog and the simplicity of it was great. To do the same thing in a website would require various linking tags to different thumbnail folders etc... which is time consuming. I enjoy the freedom of html though as i believe there are more options for flexible design, but in saying this, I have a feeling that blogging can offer the same benefits with much less work. I am sure the technology and options available to bloggers will keep advancing in the future enabling more options ( i am still a beginner blogger). It is nice though to be able to create a complex website in notepad.

module 3 html excercise

Here is my screenshot of the website I made last night using xhtml and css. The subject is 'permaculture for Renter's' and is aimed at people living in rented appartments / units/townhouses for growing fresh food in pots in a limited area.

Luckily for me I already had this made. It is actually my draft for my NED11 webdesign course that I am also studdying. The downside though is that this assignment is due the same day as my concepts project (a little over a weeks time!!!!) So I need to start the concepts project ASAP! Someone help!

Module 3 reading

I have just read module three and am absorbing all of the information that was presented. Ok here are my thoughts... I have found that taking notes as I read to be of great help when it comes to doing the modules required for this unit of study. I have been trying desperatly and unsuccessfuly to begin my concepts project, however I thought I should read all of this information as i am falling behind schedule. The reason for this is because my attention has been divided between looking for a job, getting money from centrelink for full time study. (one of the reasons i actually enrolled in two online university courses, NET11 and NED11) My part-time Horticulture and Landscaping TAFE course also requires around 6 hours a week. My only problem is managing my time.

Anyway, back to Module 3....

Yes, well I learnt a fair bit today about linear and non-linear documents along with the use of hyperlinks enabling the 'user' or 'viewer' more freedom. It was interesting to view it under a critical magnifying glass. I am guessing that I will have to analyze my chosen concepts in the same way.

Chatting experience

Although I am familiar with chatting on the internet, This was the first contact I have had with my fellow students apart from the blackboard discussion forum. It was nice to speak with Amy, Lena and Jenny who as i found out were slightly behind schedule like myself. It helped alot to know that I was not the only one falling behind. Also I was pleased to cross the chatting task off the list of things to do, as I was slightly daunted by the thought of it beforehand. It turned out to be a pleasure meeting others in the same boat as me.

traceroute excercise

From the centralops.net site I had a play around with the traceroute and ping features. It was the first time i have done anything like this. After tracerouting from centralops.net to curtin.edu.au I found that there was 19 hops and the average time was 267 milleseconds.

Module 1 Filezilla task

Ok, I have been really slack lately and haven't posted anything for a while, after spending an hour or more on the Filezilla task, I don't know how, but after reading the help tutorials, I figured it out and I am happy to say that"CAPITALIZATION MATTERS!" woohoo, finally i can cross that one off the list.