World Wide Web Consortium

Having completed my webpage i attempted to test its validation using . I was feeling extremely proud of my production until I tested it and found I had 3 warnings and 8 errors. Most of the errors related to the document type not supporting the element I used on specific lines, whilst the warnings related to the document type either not being found or not relating. The validator seems to indicate that the problems relate to display and accessibility.

I have tried to access the information in relation to copyright from the Curtin website today but unfortunately the site is undergoing maintenance, but i believe as a student were are able to use the Curtin logo for an assignment - I will check that though when the system is operating

Writing for the Web

Nielson's article whilst containing excellent pointers that are still valid in today's society failed to meet the main criteria in writing a web page. That is to keep it simple and not have a large text as readers will lose interest, which is what I found myself doing halfway through reading it.
When writing a web page I believe the following points should be followed to ensure readers interest
- Understand your target audience and their habits ( ensure the language, look and feel of the website will meet your audiences requirements)
- Make sure the text is clear and concise ( no long paragraphs)
- Highlight your key points ( this way the reader can browse over the text to find the required field they are looking for)
- Have an information list( so the reader can hyperlink to points of interest)
- Keep it simple ( society today is time poor, so they don't wont to sit their looking at gimmicks, they want to retrieve their required information as quickly as possible).

By following these points I believe you will be able to create a webpage that is both appealing and useful to your target audience.

HTML

I have just followed the 26 steps to create a HTML webpage and I have got to say I found the whole task thoroughly enjoyable until I uploaded it to webct. The whole tutorial was really easy to follow and was explained in a way that made it enjoyable to do, who would have thought I could create my own web page albeit as basic as it is. I have somehow managed to lose my .gif image in the upload process and am not quite sure how I have manage it. I have left a post on the discussion board so hopefully someone will enlighten me to my error. I must say I had always feared the technical side of the internet somewhat, but the more I do in this course the less daunting I find it.

ICQ Vs IRS

Downloading ICQ was a seamless exercise taking only a matter of minutes. Having always seen computers as a tool for work and not socialising, I quite enjoyed my online chat with Clogwog and was able to find out quite a bit about him during our chat. I still feel a would much rather enjoyed the actual voice or visual contact that the general chatting we had, but found the whole experience enjoyable. IRC on the other hand was disaster after disaster, from having issues downloading the programme to actually connecting to a chat. In the end I just gave up, with the
impression it was just too hard. I think I will stick to ICQ or messenger for any future online chat.

Lists

Having not been an avid user of email lists, I have had to rely on feedback from friends in relation to the benefits of them. Whilst all were happy with the fact that topics were sent to you rather than having to go looking for it the biggest complaint was the fact that the listing can quite easily become useless if they go off topic, a problem which I am led to believe happens more often than not, leaving the reader with meaning less banter forward directly to their email. Discussion boards however, are controlled by the entity that set it up, it is relatively topic specific with some control set up to ensure the topics are adhered to, rather than ending up with meaningless banter. The downside to discussion boards are they are extremely slow compared to email lists, a posting can sit for days where as lists are real time.

ICQ

I have just installed ICQ onto my computer. It was a quick and easy program to install. I have posted my ICQ number onto the discussion board, so will see how many contact I get. I must say I am not really into all the social networking aspects of the internet, so am keen to complete the group tasks ,who knows I may actually become an avid user.

Module 2 - Email

I'm finally back into the swing of things after my computer disaster, Module 2 was quite an interesting insight into emails. Whilst I use email regularly for work and personally, I was surprised at how little I really knew about the intricacies of it all - here are some of my findings:

A user's email message provides the allows the recipient to collect the following information

- The name of the sender
- The sender's domain
- The time and date the email was sent
- The subject of the email
- Whether any attachments are included
- The context of the message
- Whether other recipients have been copied in on the email.

The CC function allows an email to be distributed to additional recipients who may find the information contained within the context of the message of use.
The BCC function allows the sender of an email to send the message to another recipient without any other potential recipients knowing about it.
The reply all function is best used to ensure that all recipients have receive a return response to an email.

The most common way of sending an attachment to an email to ensure it is able to be read is to send it as a plain text document(ASC11) or in the form of a rich text file(RTF).

I personally have very minimal rules set up on my email account, with only a return receipt rule set up as well as an Anti Spam rule set to Automatically send any spam to its own folder.

As for folder I have my email set for all bar spam email to come directly to my inbox. I then distribute them manually to the following folders I have set up

- Personal( main inbox)
- Business
- Associations I am members of
- University/Studies
- Holiday

Quite an intersting module, I must say.