Sorry, I was late on this assignment because I had my other finals in UC Berkeley and missed out to check this class.
1) Do you understand what RSS is and what it is for?
Yes,I understand What RSS is. It can automatically collect all the up-to date posts to the users.
2)Describe how to locate an RSS feed.
To locate an RSS feed, we can search a orange icon like a piece shaped We can also find an RSS feed by typing RSS thing. There are also XML, RSS, and ATOM.
3)Which Google feed bundle did you subscribe to?Talk about a feature you liked or disliked on Google Reader and/or your thoughts on the user interface in general.
I subscribe the “Staff Pick” bundle, it makes me a bit dizzy because it contains so many interesting information such as business and entertainment.
4)This bundle is quite user-friendly, but I find out that there are still a lot “picks” that doesn’t really useful to me.
5) I successfully got into the Breaking news feed.
6) I also added discovery news to my google readers. It is quite easy to subscribe from other sites.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Assignment#5 Wikis in Plain English. by Chi Him Ngai
From wikipedia(one of the wikis in plain english)-- wiki is a website that uses wiki software, and it allows the easy creation and editing of any number of interlinked Web pages, using a simplified markup language. Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites and to power community websites. Wikis are used in business to provide intranet and knowledge management systems. Wikis provides a platform for a group to share impoerant information online effiectively.
There are a few wiki websites, such as:
(1) www.wikispaces.com – It provides a platform for us to create our own web page for either our own small business or leisure. We can create links to webpages that we find valuable or to other pages on our wiki. Just select some text, click our link button and select the location we want to link to.
(2) http://wikitravel.org/en/Main_Page- It is a project to create a free, complete, up-to-date, and reliable worldwide travel guide. We can upload our own opinion onto the website and receives feedback from other people anytime.
(3) http://wiki.answers.com/This wiki provides a platform for users to ask and answer questions. It collects a various of topics with huge variety.
There are a few wiki websites, such as:
(1) www.wikispaces.com – It provides a platform for us to create our own web page for either our own small business or leisure. We can create links to webpages that we find valuable or to other pages on our wiki. Just select some text, click our link button and select the location we want to link to.
(2) http://wikitravel.org/en/Main_Page- It is a project to create a free, complete, up-to-date, and reliable worldwide travel guide. We can upload our own opinion onto the website and receives feedback from other people anytime.
(3) http://wiki.answers.com/This wiki provides a platform for users to ask and answer questions. It collects a various of topics with huge variety.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Assignment #3
banyan tree [_MG_2920]
Originally uploaded by marios savva
http://www.flickr.com/photos/38094873@N05/
Wow! Flickr is amazing! Before I learned how to use flickr, I usually copy and paste the picture on my blog, and which resulted in weird format and hard to keep track where the picture original from. Besides, I realize that we can post video too! One big thing that I concern is the privacy matter. However, flickr also allow us to change the privacy setting so that we can share the video/picture to whoever we want to.
Because of the close connection between flickr and blogs, I will definitely use it as the major souce to show my pictures and share it with my friends.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Questions for assignment!
What was your experience with the Blogger user interface? Easy? Confusing? Other?
Easy to use and the blog is use friendly.
What, if any, changes did you make to your blog's layout, fonts, or colors?
I add a picture to the blog, and the color of my font remains white because it looks cool in my blog.
What do you think of blogging? Do you think you might actually use your own blog outside of this class?
I am actually using a blog outside of my class, which is called xanga.com.
What did you think about any of the example blogs you looked? Were any of them interesting enough that you might want to keep reading them?
Xanga.com always show some popular blogs that people visit all the time. These blogs usually discuss some interesting facts, and the bloggers usually post some interesting stories.
Easy to use and the blog is use friendly.
What, if any, changes did you make to your blog's layout, fonts, or colors?
I add a picture to the blog, and the color of my font remains white because it looks cool in my blog.
What do you think of blogging? Do you think you might actually use your own blog outside of this class?
I am actually using a blog outside of my class, which is called xanga.com.
What did you think about any of the example blogs you looked? Were any of them interesting enough that you might want to keep reading them?
Xanga.com always show some popular blogs that people visit all the time. These blogs usually discuss some interesting facts, and the bloggers usually post some interesting stories.
Worst-Case Scenario Survival Guide
Should I Prepare My Portfolio for a New Depression?
First, let's explain our terms. Economists broadly define a depression as a 10% drop in output and consumption. In the Great Depression our gross domestic product fell 25%. There are some frightening parallels between then and now: Banks are weak, and the economy is loaded up with debt. (See the graphic on the left.)
But historian Eric Rauchway of the University of California at Davis points to big differences too. Strange as it sounds, our financial system is vastly better regulated than it was then. Bank deposits are insured, and the Federal Reserve has taken an active role in trying to stem the crisis. Policymakers have in fact been trying to do everything their predecessors didn't — they're spending like mad, saving banks and loosening up money. (No guarantee that this will work, but it beats doing what clearly didn't work before.) Meanwhile, a social safety net adds stability to the economy that wasn't there in 1930.
First, let's explain our terms. Economists broadly define a depression as a 10% drop in output and consumption. In the Great Depression our gross domestic product fell 25%. There are some frightening parallels between then and now: Banks are weak, and the economy is loaded up with debt. (See the graphic on the left.)
But historian Eric Rauchway of the University of California at Davis points to big differences too. Strange as it sounds, our financial system is vastly better regulated than it was then. Bank deposits are insured, and the Federal Reserve has taken an active role in trying to stem the crisis. Policymakers have in fact been trying to do everything their predecessors didn't — they're spending like mad, saving banks and loosening up money. (No guarantee that this will work, but it beats doing what clearly didn't work before.) Meanwhile, a social safety net adds stability to the economy that wasn't there in 1930.
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