Well back at the books again tonight, making a habit of this :)

I hope everyone else is doing well with their studies at this late stage in the course :)

Well today I finally have time to do more work on my uni stuff :)

On top of everything else I had a 1TB Hard Drive die on me and it took all the data on it when it died, I'm kind of lucky as my Dad sent me a link to an article about Seagate 7200.11 drives failing to boot, because bios can't detect them. So when my drive wasn't seen by bios I new why

I did manage to backup most of my important stuff a few days ago, but it's still a pain loosing that much data

After some reading I found a firmware update for my other 1TB drive and updated it quick smart, hopefully it doesn't die also

Hi Everyone :)

I just got home from 2 road trips to Brisbane in the last few weeks, I'm sick of driving and looking forward to getting back into study

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year :)

Module 5

LOG ENTRY:
make sure you include some reflections on these questions in your learning log:
how might the metaphor of an ‘ecology’ impact on the way you think about, understand or use the Internet?
how are the concepts ‘information’ and ‘communication’ understood within the framework of an ‘information ecology’?
why don’t we talk of a ‘communication ecology’

Back from holiday's, I hope everyone had a pleasant and enjoyable Christmas's and New Year :)

Module 4
Evaluating the Web

your best 'source' or site from the three you used in the last task

Annotation for website http://www.anteater.com.au/

This website is for 3 pest control companies (Ant-Eater Pest Control • Gladesville Pest Control • Gunn Pest Control), who trade under the name anteater environmental services based in Sydney Australia

- the reliability and authority of the site / source / article
= the site is commercial and I believe the information it contains is correct as incorrect information would be against the law, illegal and detrimental to their business

- the main ideas or subjects discussed in the article
= location and type of service provided

- the purpose for which the site was written (this might include any apparent external interest, intellectual motivation or contextual information)
= the site was written and published to advertise a business or service

LOG ENTRY:
Record your annotation in your learning log
= In my view the above website anteater environmental services, is a business trying to advertise their services to the consumer. I believe all the information in their website is correct and incorrect information would only hurt them both legally and morally

Compare your final analysis and annotation with the material you saved for the last task, and think about these questions (you may wish to discuss these questions in your group)

In terms of your own future use, which 'body ' of information (ie. the original 'snapshot' of the site, or your own, annotated, analytical version) would be most useful to refer back to?
- I refer back to my annotated information that the company is a pest removal service based in Sydney

In term of external users (i.e. if you included this site as a hyperlink or resource on a website) which body of information would best help them judge if the site was useful or of interest to them?
- That this website is useful for people in Sydney who require pest control

LOG ENTRY:
Record your reflections in your learning log