During lecture this week, we saw many interesting videos on the ipod, itunes and podcasting. Hence, i went to read up more on what exactly podcasting is.
So what is podcasting?
Podcasting is an online audio content that is delivered via an RSS feed. With Podcasting, listeners can determine the time and the place, meaning they decide what programming they want to receive and when they want to listen to it.
Listeners can retain audio archives to listen to at their leisure. While blogs have turned many bloggers into journalists, podcasting has the potential to turn podcasters into radio personalities.
Podcasting is the syndication of audio files using RSS. Podcasting works the same as a standard RSS feed reader or news aggregator, the only difference is that the feed you subscribe to contains an audio file in it. Instead of reading content in your RSS feed reader or aggregator, you can listen to the contents of your feed using a reader or aggregator that supports podcasting, or you can listen to them on an iPod or similar device. While podcasting was named for the iPod, you do not have to have an iPod to listen to a podcast. Podcasts can be displayed on websites with clickable links to audio files and many of the standard RSS readers, like FeedDemon's latest beta, have begun supporting audio enclosures.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Week 8 - Firewalls
Our reality today has become almost fully virtual.
Everyone is somehow and in some way connected through the internet.
Sometimes we do not realise that whatever we post on the internet can actually be seen by almost anyone. Hence, in the recent years security on the internet has become an important aspect. Security for your computer/laptop and security for yourself and your identity on the internet. And this was what was covered in lecture this week.
I will be covering one aspect of the security component of the net in this entry and it would be on firewall.
So what is a firewall?
A Firewall is a computer program that monitors the flow of information from the Internet to your computer. There are two different types of firewall available for you to use - Hardware Firewalls and Software Firewalls.
A Hardware Firewall is a physical piece of equipment that sits between the Internet and your computer. An example of a hardware firewall is a broadband router, a common form of Internet connection. The benefit of using a hardware firewall, is that it has the ability to protect multiple computer systems that are connected to it at the same time. This makes it an effective firewall for use in businesses that have multiple computers connected to the Internet, as well as in homes that have more than one computer system.
Software Firewalls work in the same way as a hardware firewall, by monitoring and blocking information that comes to your computer via the Internet, however software firewalls must be installed as a program on your computer. These software firewalls can either be installed from a computer disk that you have purchased, or downloaded over the Internet. Software firewalls are the most common type of firewall. Programs such as Norton 360, Norton Internet Security, ESET Smart Security, and Kaspersky Internet Security all have a firewall bundled within them.
Everyone is somehow and in some way connected through the internet.
Sometimes we do not realise that whatever we post on the internet can actually be seen by almost anyone. Hence, in the recent years security on the internet has become an important aspect. Security for your computer/laptop and security for yourself and your identity on the internet. And this was what was covered in lecture this week.
I will be covering one aspect of the security component of the net in this entry and it would be on firewall.
So what is a firewall?
A Firewall is a computer program that monitors the flow of information from the Internet to your computer. There are two different types of firewall available for you to use - Hardware Firewalls and Software Firewalls.
A Hardware Firewall is a physical piece of equipment that sits between the Internet and your computer. An example of a hardware firewall is a broadband router, a common form of Internet connection. The benefit of using a hardware firewall, is that it has the ability to protect multiple computer systems that are connected to it at the same time. This makes it an effective firewall for use in businesses that have multiple computers connected to the Internet, as well as in homes that have more than one computer system.
Software Firewalls work in the same way as a hardware firewall, by monitoring and blocking information that comes to your computer via the Internet, however software firewalls must be installed as a program on your computer. These software firewalls can either be installed from a computer disk that you have purchased, or downloaded over the Internet. Software firewalls are the most common type of firewall. Programs such as Norton 360, Norton Internet Security, ESET Smart Security, and Kaspersky Internet Security all have a firewall bundled within them.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Time to make a movie.
Hi Guys.
A very close cousin of mine recently got married in May last year.
And i did a movie for their wedding reception last year.
And after last week's lesson when Mr Abel Choy said that we could use a old video but add newer stuffs to it, i went back to the movie i made for the wedding reception. I made some changes to the original video by adding more effects and i tried out this new thing whereby i tried including videos into the storyboard instead of just photos.
And it managed to work just fine.
After doing this video for this blog, i went back to show my cousin the latest version of the video and he loved it even more!=)
Windows Movie Maker can really do wonders.
By sharing this video with you, it can give you insights as to how an Indian wedding is.Enjoy.=)
A very close cousin of mine recently got married in May last year.
And i did a movie for their wedding reception last year.
And after last week's lesson when Mr Abel Choy said that we could use a old video but add newer stuffs to it, i went back to the movie i made for the wedding reception. I made some changes to the original video by adding more effects and i tried out this new thing whereby i tried including videos into the storyboard instead of just photos.
And it managed to work just fine.
After doing this video for this blog, i went back to show my cousin the latest version of the video and he loved it even more!=)
Windows Movie Maker can really do wonders.
By sharing this video with you, it can give you insights as to how an Indian wedding is.Enjoy.=)
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Week 7 - Internet tools
Google has become almost everyone's main search engine tool. I believe it is not mainly because its a search engine tool but probably because Google has many other tools to it such as Google Earth and etc.
There's this Google Language tool whereby you can translate English words to any other language of your choice. Google provides a translation link and language tools to enable you to read pages written in unfamiliar languages. With the spread of globalization, more and more web pages are available in other languages besides English. As such, this Google Language Tool is certainly a great internet tool for internet consumers today.
Google translates pages by computer. Machine translation is difficult to do well and tends not to be as clear as human translation. But it can give you the gist of what’s written or suggestions for translating something into another language.
Your results may include a “Translate this page” link when a results page is written in a language different from your interface language (as specified by your Google Preferences, which we describe soon). Your interface language is the language in which Google displays messages and labels, buttons, and tips on Google’s home page and results page. You can translate pages written in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish into another language from that set.
And it is very easy to use. All you need to do is click on the “Language Tools” link to the right of the search box on Google’s home page,or visit www.google.com/language_tools, or select the Language Tools menu option in the Google Toolbar to: -Search for pages written in specific languages
-Search for pages located in specific countries
-Use the Google interface in another language (that is, set Google’s home page, messages and labels, and buttons to display in a specific language)
-Visit Google’s site in a specific country.
-For example, visit www.google.de in Germany
-Translate any text or web page from a limited set of languages including English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish into another language in that set.
I've provided a link below to Google's Language Tools. Take a look. It is simple and easy to use.
http://www.google.com/language_tools
have fun translating!
There's this Google Language tool whereby you can translate English words to any other language of your choice. Google provides a translation link and language tools to enable you to read pages written in unfamiliar languages. With the spread of globalization, more and more web pages are available in other languages besides English. As such, this Google Language Tool is certainly a great internet tool for internet consumers today.
Google translates pages by computer. Machine translation is difficult to do well and tends not to be as clear as human translation. But it can give you the gist of what’s written or suggestions for translating something into another language.
Your results may include a “Translate this page” link when a results page is written in a language different from your interface language (as specified by your Google Preferences, which we describe soon). Your interface language is the language in which Google displays messages and labels, buttons, and tips on Google’s home page and results page. You can translate pages written in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish into another language from that set.
And it is very easy to use. All you need to do is click on the “Language Tools” link to the right of the search box on Google’s home page,or visit www.google.com/language_tools, or select the Language Tools menu option in the Google Toolbar to: -Search for pages written in specific languages
-Search for pages located in specific countries
-Use the Google interface in another language (that is, set Google’s home page, messages and labels, and buttons to display in a specific language)
-Visit Google’s site in a specific country.
-For example, visit www.google.de in Germany
-Translate any text or web page from a limited set of languages including English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish into another language in that set.
I've provided a link below to Google's Language Tools. Take a look. It is simple and easy to use.
http://www.google.com/language_tools
have fun translating!
Week 6 - E-learning
As amazing as E-business there is also another amazing phenomenon on the called "E-learning".
E-learning is something which employs electronic media as part of delivery system and
encompasses diverse learning strategies and technologies including computer based
learning, web based learning, virtual classrooms, and digital collaborations is fast
becoming popular all over the world because of its distinctive features. Its cost
effectiveness, flexibility of learning anytime anywhere, uniform delivery to all users reducing chances of misinterpretations, promotion of team learning and collaboration,
and easier access to global community, has given it a competitive edge over the
traditional method of learning.
E-learning has become very popular in the recent years in Singapore. All the way from Primary Schools to Junior Colleges, there is usually a day in the year that the schools will put aside for E-learning. What happens on this day is that students need not come to school for normal lessons. Hence, teachers would post an assignment or a lesson online on websites such as "Litespeed" which is solely based for e-learning purposes. So once assignments and lessons are posted up, students will need to log in and complete the assignments or view the lessons which would usually be a video-based lesson.
Singapore places a great emphasis on E-learning day as all schools ensure that each and every of their student can gain access to the e-learning portal. Hence, for students who have no computers or internet connection at home, schools will allow the students to come back to school on that day to use the computers in the computer labs in schools so that they can complete the assignments or lessons posted online.
Indeed, E-learning has a lot of benefits to it. It is fast and hassle-free. And the best part is students love it because they do not need to attend school on such E-learning days. E-learning definitely enhances the traditional classroom lessons and it makes learning a lot more fun. I believe that in the near future, E-learning could possibly replace our traditional classrooms and who knows?
One day, our government might just allow us to not attend school anymore and to allow us to participate in E-learning instead.
E-learning is something which employs electronic media as part of delivery system and
encompasses diverse learning strategies and technologies including computer based
learning, web based learning, virtual classrooms, and digital collaborations is fast
becoming popular all over the world because of its distinctive features. Its cost
effectiveness, flexibility of learning anytime anywhere, uniform delivery to all users reducing chances of misinterpretations, promotion of team learning and collaboration,
and easier access to global community, has given it a competitive edge over the
traditional method of learning.
E-learning has become very popular in the recent years in Singapore. All the way from Primary Schools to Junior Colleges, there is usually a day in the year that the schools will put aside for E-learning. What happens on this day is that students need not come to school for normal lessons. Hence, teachers would post an assignment or a lesson online on websites such as "Litespeed" which is solely based for e-learning purposes. So once assignments and lessons are posted up, students will need to log in and complete the assignments or view the lessons which would usually be a video-based lesson.
Singapore places a great emphasis on E-learning day as all schools ensure that each and every of their student can gain access to the e-learning portal. Hence, for students who have no computers or internet connection at home, schools will allow the students to come back to school on that day to use the computers in the computer labs in schools so that they can complete the assignments or lessons posted online.
Indeed, E-learning has a lot of benefits to it. It is fast and hassle-free. And the best part is students love it because they do not need to attend school on such E-learning days. E-learning definitely enhances the traditional classroom lessons and it makes learning a lot more fun. I believe that in the near future, E-learning could possibly replace our traditional classrooms and who knows?
One day, our government might just allow us to not attend school anymore and to allow us to participate in E-learning instead.
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