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Wednesday, June 2, 2010
What I've Learnt
What i learnt:
1) I cannot get HTML working on this, regardless of the half-dozen working business website I've either built or managed the development for, including the Rich Business Centre Wollongong (which they haven't updated since i left) and the hardly updated Australian Punk Alliance.
2) either three things are going to happen:
a) I'm going to fail this subject for not giving it the time that it deserved.
b) I'm going to pass and get through with a piece of skin missing from myself (being that close of a shave)
c) Someone is going to read the above reason and ban me from university if they give it some real thought.
But in all seriousness i did learn bit from this subject, including how to use iweb (though in all honestly i couldn't see myself using it extensively), how to at the very least, read HTML pages and how to use RSS feeds.
This subject also introduced me to websites such as flikr, which i have not used extensively, but this will change in the near future as i do more artworks. I also love the idea of del.ic.ious, but alas i can only see myself using that on a 'when i want to use it' rather than 'when i have to use it'.
All-in-all MPI104 has shown me new programs, just my own inherent laziness had led me to a possible failure of the subject. i did like what i learnt, and i will use all these web programs in my future, but i feel that i didn't do enough in this subject. i hope I'm wrong for the sake of my HECS bill...
1) I cannot get HTML working on this, regardless of the half-dozen working business website I've either built or managed the development for, including the Rich Business Centre Wollongong (which they haven't updated since i left) and the hardly updated Australian Punk Alliance.
2) either three things are going to happen:
a) I'm going to fail this subject for not giving it the time that it deserved.
b) I'm going to pass and get through with a piece of skin missing from myself (being that close of a shave)
c) Someone is going to read the above reason and ban me from university if they give it some real thought.
But in all seriousness i did learn bit from this subject, including how to use iweb (though in all honestly i couldn't see myself using it extensively), how to at the very least, read HTML pages and how to use RSS feeds.
This subject also introduced me to websites such as flikr, which i have not used extensively, but this will change in the near future as i do more artworks. I also love the idea of del.ic.ious, but alas i can only see myself using that on a 'when i want to use it' rather than 'when i have to use it'.
All-in-all MPI104 has shown me new programs, just my own inherent laziness had led me to a possible failure of the subject. i did like what i learnt, and i will use all these web programs in my future, but i feel that i didn't do enough in this subject. i hope I'm wrong for the sake of my HECS bill...
Last Second - Week 9: Counters and RSS
Counters
Counters are bit of programming script that show the user of a how many visitors there have been to a particular web page. They are usually located on the bottom of a page for aesthetic purposes (it isn't an important piece of information for many users).
Counters are used mainly for marketing purposes, they show the user and web developer exactly how popular a website is, and use this information when deciding on any expansions of websites or web-based business. They also serve as a sales tool for advertisers to sell themselves on certain websites.
Web Analysis Tools
There are various types of web analysis tools that allow the webmaster to not only view how many people have come to his/her particular website, but to be as specific as to what time of the day or week they have visited the website, to what country the web user is checking in from.
All of these tools rely of a counter (whether seen or otherwise) and record the where and when (country and time of browse) and record these details. AWStats is by far the most popular tool and is provided free with many ISP's.
What is RSS?
What is it used for?
How does Google Reader work?
RSS: Really Simple Syndication. RSS is a family of web feed formats used to frequently publish updated works – Such as Blog Entries...” (www.wikipedia.org, 2010). RSS feeds basically send you an email whenever certain websites and programs (such as I tunes, various websites) update their material. It is brilliant for those people who want their information to come to them on a regular basis.
As a University student whose main hobbies include sleeping in and playing bass guitar, I have plenty of time, so web surfing is still high on the list of things I can do.
Google Reader:
Google reader is effectively an unfiltered RSS feed, showing all new and random things that are all over the internet (excluding adult material, from what I've noticed).
... I think thats it for the "Answer these" Questions... i hope.
Counters are bit of programming script that show the user of a how many visitors there have been to a particular web page. They are usually located on the bottom of a page for aesthetic purposes (it isn't an important piece of information for many users).
Counters are used mainly for marketing purposes, they show the user and web developer exactly how popular a website is, and use this information when deciding on any expansions of websites or web-based business. They also serve as a sales tool for advertisers to sell themselves on certain websites.
Web Analysis Tools
There are various types of web analysis tools that allow the webmaster to not only view how many people have come to his/her particular website, but to be as specific as to what time of the day or week they have visited the website, to what country the web user is checking in from.
All of these tools rely of a counter (whether seen or otherwise) and record the where and when (country and time of browse) and record these details. AWStats is by far the most popular tool and is provided free with many ISP's.
What is RSS?
What is it used for?
How does Google Reader work?
RSS: Really Simple Syndication. RSS is a family of web feed formats used to frequently publish updated works – Such as Blog Entries...” (www.wikipedia.org, 2010). RSS feeds basically send you an email whenever certain websites and programs (such as I tunes, various websites) update their material. It is brilliant for those people who want their information to come to them on a regular basis.
As a University student whose main hobbies include sleeping in and playing bass guitar, I have plenty of time, so web surfing is still high on the list of things I can do.
Google Reader:
Google reader is effectively an unfiltered RSS feed, showing all new and random things that are all over the internet (excluding adult material, from what I've noticed).
... I think thats it for the "Answer these" Questions... i hope.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Last Second - Week 8: FTP
File Transfer Protocol is a transfer system (or protocol, oddly enough) that allows the simple use of files to be transferred across the internet (via a client/server upload relationship) in order to set up WebPages, upload large documents that cannot be transferred over email and give a reasonable secure set up for storing items online.
Below is a list of Pros and Cons for FTP
According the www.beatificfaith.com/projects (2007) there are good reasons for, and against the use of a FTP system for uploading documents. These are
PROS:
• Quick and Easy to Use: FTP systems are easy to use and set up for most people. Simply download a program (such as FileZilla or Fetch) and look through various fields that you want to upload.
• Various Programs: There are lots of programs (many of which are free to download) that will allow you to use a FTP server. However, the mostly widely used are FileZilla and Fetch for Mac based products.
• Online Help: As the protocol has been in use for over 25 years, there is a lot of information on the web to coax you through the entire process of using FTP.
CONS:
• Security Issues: All passwords are sent over to the FTP system using plain text, making it very easy for online criminals to gather information about your files, and possible even place viruses on your server.
• Filter Issues: It is hard to keep files out of your FTP server for this very same reason. Spammers love FTP.
Minimilising Risks inherent to FTP:
The IBM Public Library (http://publib.boulder.ibm.com, 2005) states many ways to lower risks when using FTP systems. These include:
• Making FTP controls more restrictive
• Write exit programs for FTP, so that when files are transferred they are locked, and are not able to be modified.
• To minimilise ‘denial of service’ attacks (where a hacker attempts to log into your account so many times that it locks the system), you can also use various FTP server exit programs.
• Allowing only one person to access the FTP site.
• Use Secure Sockets Layers to lock and encrypt transferred files.
Below is a list of Pros and Cons for FTP
According the www.beatificfaith.com/projects (2007) there are good reasons for, and against the use of a FTP system for uploading documents. These are
PROS:
• Quick and Easy to Use: FTP systems are easy to use and set up for most people. Simply download a program (such as FileZilla or Fetch) and look through various fields that you want to upload.
• Various Programs: There are lots of programs (many of which are free to download) that will allow you to use a FTP server. However, the mostly widely used are FileZilla and Fetch for Mac based products.
• Online Help: As the protocol has been in use for over 25 years, there is a lot of information on the web to coax you through the entire process of using FTP.
CONS:
• Security Issues: All passwords are sent over to the FTP system using plain text, making it very easy for online criminals to gather information about your files, and possible even place viruses on your server.
• Filter Issues: It is hard to keep files out of your FTP server for this very same reason. Spammers love FTP.
Minimilising Risks inherent to FTP:
The IBM Public Library (http://publib.boulder.ibm.com, 2005) states many ways to lower risks when using FTP systems. These include:
• Making FTP controls more restrictive
• Write exit programs for FTP, so that when files are transferred they are locked, and are not able to be modified.
• To minimilise ‘denial of service’ attacks (where a hacker attempts to log into your account so many times that it locks the system), you can also use various FTP server exit programs.
• Allowing only one person to access the FTP site.
• Use Secure Sockets Layers to lock and encrypt transferred files.
12 hours sleep during assessment period... not so good.
"i love deadlines, i like the sound they make when they fly on by" - K. Back 2010.
Thats pretty much me right now - i will be the first to admit that i haven't given this subject much attention, as my marks will surely show, and as how the vast majority of this work is done NO LESS THAT 26 OURS BEFORE IT IS DUE... but hey, whats the worst that could happen?
... oh right - failure.
ah well.
Thats pretty much me right now - i will be the first to admit that i haven't given this subject much attention, as my marks will surely show, and as how the vast majority of this work is done NO LESS THAT 26 OURS BEFORE IT IS DUE... but hey, whats the worst that could happen?
... oh right - failure.
ah well.
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