Assignment 4: Jing

Here is the link for my video: http://screencast.com/t/59sZjZ0nn I call it Microsoft OneNote for Students. I absolutely love OneNote, and can't believe more students aren't using it. If you want to give it a shot this just shows how to make a notebook for one semester. Hopefully it is useful to someone out there. Here are my links to my screen captures: http://screencast.com/t/MEfYjg8wZ http://screencast.com/t/4diEvLHxAGb http://screencast.com/t/pT9iWW3O http://screencast.com/t/RKejzt2t http://screencast.com/t/yAvBfy2bDbq

Week 7 Comments

I posted comments on Jenn Chaney's blog at: http://jennchaney.blogspot.com/2009/10/week-7-reading-notes.html#comments and also at Sarah's at: http://2600infototechnology.blogspot.com/2009/10/6th-readings_09.html#comments

Week 7 Muddiest Points

Two unrelated questions: 1. Are fiber optic cables more or less easy to repair than other types of cables? 2. Is an intranet still called an intranet if people can access it remotely? Basically I'm wondering whether this categorization has to do with location or just the ability to access materials.

Week 7 Reading Notes

How Internet Infrastructure Works This was a very nice summary of what the internet is and how it works. It makes it all seem so simple, yet it really is complex. It's pretty amazing that we can get so many people and companies with different interests to compromise and work together to build the internet. Wow! The moving illustrations on this site were nice too. Dismantling Integrated Library Systems What a chore it must be to try to coordinate multiple programs from many sources! This article made it sound as though past librarians were duped by vendors into buying programs too quickly without considering how specific pieces would fit together. Then there's the question of how much to build yourself and how much to buy? I'm not even sure how to answer that myself. I agree with this article's point, but it doesn't seem to offer much in the way of a step by step evaluation/integration process. That would be more helpful I think. Inside the Google Machine This was fun to watch. It makes me want to work for Google though. I wonder if they need any help with their book project? Some highlights: the world spinning around with all those lights shooting up. It was very pretty and also shows how much people all over the world really do have in common. Also I liked the concept of having 20% of your work time to do things you think are important. Even if you had a mind numbing job you'd still get to feel like you were making a difference in your own personal way.