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Blogger in a Snap

I was browsing through Dickson Library last Thursday, randomly going through the computer/internet/new software programs section and found very strange books about cyberspace. One particularly funny one was a feminist book encouraging women to publish websites on the internet to compete with the stereotypical idea (of the mid 1990's) of computer nerd boys dominating the internet scene in creations, community and socialization on the internet's. I randomly flipped through the pop culture humour in pictures and came across one that stunned me - the 8-ball bra website. Ah.. brings back the memories of those bra burning days... I mean er... What??

Anyway that comment about that book was besides the point.. I just found it hilarious because the attitude to the internet is changing so rapidly all the time; publishing books about it just don't stand any chance because it's an instant medium of communication. However this book I picked up by chance, "Blogging in a Snap", was extremely useful to me. This book is specifically for people that want help on blogging for the Blogger website. It wasn't until after I borrowed this book that I realised the whole book was entirely for explaining how to use Blogger's settings and management for making the most of your blog. The forward was quite inspiring because the author was involved with internet publishing and managing since the very early years of the internet, particularly when blogging was a new thing. There were many others that produced other ways of communicating on the internet, such as forums, that told her that blogging is nothing new. Instead of feeling negative from this comment, she agreed with it, saying "You're right. Blogging is nothing new. But Blogging is not about technology, it's about people."
I think the greatest thing about reading this book is that it's may seem as thick as a text book but in fact, it took me a very short amount of time to read through. Blogging in a Snap is designed to be zipped through so you can go straight into blogging in full understanding of what to do. Additionally, this book contains a full overview of what is required when using Blogger, whether it be the simple understanding of publishing a post to understanding the concepts of applying your own layout and html to your template. It makes me feel really lucky to find such a convenient book as this one to help me work on improving this blog. I hope you're reading Lemmy, because I'm definitely going to show you how impressive this book is.

Cyberspace Article #3 - Bushwalkers Need Mobiles

This is one of the articles I did in class to save time for doing one at home. I tried to write it as neat as possible, I appologise if it's hard to read some words or a wording error. This article isn't so much about the internet, but it does have an impact on society's expansion in computer technology. For example - Imagine when compact computers become a practical size in the amount of data it carries and the physical size that will be useable for everyone to use. It doesn't seem so far away when considering the wide-spread technology of iPods, mp3 players, play stations, USBs and notepad phones. But what about the rising phenomenons in emergency technology?
Telstra should have mobile phone towers that cover the areas of metropolitan areas but I can't even understand one sentence someone says to me on my mobile when I'm at home because I live in a new area of the city. My perception of Telstra is that its offers are not so reliable as it claims to be, the corporation is constantly looking for business in the most irritating way (foreign employees calling up on weekends asking if we want to switch to Telstra) and bludgers who go on company holidays to get drunk every night.

Where's the improvement in emergency communication technology in that?

I included a link to a website with more information on the advantages and disadvantages plus more advise on bushing with a mobile at hand. Click the title to read it.
Here's also another link containing a recent article about emergency communication technology. Interestingly, it mentions how GPS-enabled phones can make portable phones easier to locate because the transmission of the location data is faster. The downside is that this acticle is reviewing improvements in technology in America, when it's an Australian website. That's pretty sad.
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