Editing

When editing my eBook I tried to add a variety of multimedia in order to make it more interesting and appealing to the audience/marker. In order to do so I did:

1) USE OF COLOUR
For editing my ebook I tried to use a variety of colours in each aspect, e.g netbooks, social networking etc. I did this so that I could provide contrast, appeal and interest for the reader to keep reading and marking the work. Here is a preview of the slides which you can see portrays a variety of colours being used:

2) IMAGES
I tried to incorporate as many images as I could in order to provide a clearer understanding for the audience of the words written as well as to add contrast and variety. Here is another snipped view for you to see how many images I have added to provide for clarity:

3) ANIMATION

If you haven't already noticed, then the amount of animations is quite a lot. I have done this to once again provide for interest for a viewer as well as more appeal and interest for them. Here is a glimpse of some of the animation that I have used on my ebook:

4) VIDEOS  

Videos are yet another aspect I have decided to incorporate in my ebook. Although this is a lengthy process to do so it is not at all difficult. Here are the following steps I took in order to get videos on my actual ebook:

1) Go onto youtube :

2) Enter URL onto the website that converts videos

This is the URL of the site that I used to download youtube videos in a wmv format.

All you have to do to attain the video is, simply copy and paste that youtube link onto here :)!

3) Choose wmv file type

Although it says mp4 here you need to, in the same way I did click the drop down and click WMV, in order to gain a file that is compatible with powerpoint.

4) Upload onto powerpoint from Movie

Then simply upload it like you would with an image, but just click the MOVIE icon instead :D

WiFi

My last without any time at all I had soon reached my last aspect of the ebook, WiFi. For this aspect from personal experience, I already knew that their would be some sort of involvement with a router. But to gain further knowledge on this I researched this in order to find out more and here is what I found on how WiFi actually works:

1) A computer’s wireless adapter translates data into a radio signal and then transmits it using an antenna.

2) A wireless router then receives this signal and decodes it. The router also then send this information to the Internet using a physical, wired Ethernet connection.

This transition of exchange can also happen visa versa.

 

Furthermore  the thing I found most interesting about WiFi was the Did you know facts? In one of them I found that one of the Countries in California called Sunnyvale, in which WiFi was offered city wide for free which has allowed the provider to earn a $1.2 million profit. In contrast to this, the thing I really was antiscipated to hear was that our WiFi speeds has the potential to provide raw data at the rates of 450 Mbps and 600 Mbps in the future. These are incredily fast speeds compared to the average house which only gets about 30-50 Mbps.

Now that I had finally finished with my information for my eBook it was time to edit everything and add some multimedia, in order to make the eBook more appealing !

CPUS

CPUS was something that although I had completed in class as tasks , I was still unfamiliar with. So before I specifically began researching on this I first searched up a proper definition for it and this is what I found:

• central processing unit: (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached"    
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After I had found this I then began to research the multiple types of processors and the advantages and disadvantages of each. The differrent types I researched were single core, dual core, dual and multi core processors. The two things I found really interesting during this research were:

1) The difference between a dual core and a dual processor. I found it really interesting to find ut that a dual core is when two cores are compressed into one integrated circuit. Whereas a dual processor is when two  seperate physical CPUS are in the same chasis, instead of two on the same chip like a dual core processor.

2) Another thing I found really interesting was that CPUs are also used in phones. I always thought that CPUs were the brains of a computer, I never knew that they could be applied to the context of phones as well especially with an iPhone too!

iPhone 5 design

Social Networking

Today (3/9/11) I began to research my second aspect/topic for my ebook. Social Networking is a part of multimedia that I am very familiar with, due to our society being exposed to it from a very young age. When creating this section the thing I found most challenging was the gathering of the information. It was something that was definitly challenging but also unavoidable, thats why I began searching right away! Once again the things that I found most fascitinating was the futuristics direction of this multimedia! The thing that fascinated me the most out of the things I found for the futuristic designs was the concept of controlling interface without actual physical movement in social networking.  This was quite an interesting aspect to hear about, and here is an image below which depicts how interaction between two devices may look like in order to increase social networking and its efficiency:

http://mashable.com/2009/06/01/social-media-future-tech/   this website is a very resourceful website in which the future directions of the social networking media can be determined and viewed.

In my social networking aspect I decided I would cover two examples that were well known to me, which was FACEBOOK and BLOGGER, as well as this I also thought I would use a social networking that would be something different as well as something I did not know of. From these thoughts I concluded that I would do eHarmony, something both innovative and interesting. Overall with these three various networking sites collaborated I got the opportunity to learn many interesting things about social networking sites and the way they function! Especially about the pricey expenses to join some of them, for example eHarmony for instance. However when balanced with the quality they promise to provide I felt that this price was fairly justified in its essence.

    
Now that this had been done and finished it was time for me to get cracking on the third one :)!

Problems Encountered

CONFUSION
With this assingment I believe the biggest issue was the fact on what to actually put on the assignments, especially with Social Networking. However since I was actually listening in class I was able to recall that online there are a few questions we can answer and include in our information. So I used this as a guide, in order to produce my work with adequate information that would teach something new to the mass media while simultaneously be entertaining.

In addition to this I was able to get advice from Mr Cavill in which he personally helped me on the information I could include and incorporate within each aspect I researched. One really good advice he gave me for CPUS was the Quantam Computing, which I probably wouldnt of found in a millineum if i tried!

Big time confusion!



WHATS MY INPUT OF THE ASSIGNMENT?

Overall I felt that the adversities I encountered during this assingment were minor and were not that difficult to deal with. Out of 5 I would rate this assignment a perfect 5 because during the process of creating this ebook I was able to learn a whole lot of new things which I did not know before and I was able to do so while having some fun!

Problems Encountered

FINDING FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
In addition to this finding future developments for a lot of the devices/media was quite a difficult process, especially with the Social Networking and CPUS. However thats when the advice of Mr Cavil and help for peers caloborated in order for me to be succesful  in finding this information. After speaking to Mr Cavil about my difficulty he advised me for CPUS that I  should have a look at 'Quantam Computing' which deals with the idea of CPUS being replaced merely by Qubits. This was quite an interesting aspect to look at it about how our computers/technology will be designed in the future.

Then Mr Cavil was able to advise me on what I should do for social networking. Since I could not find general information on what could be the future of social networking, he suggested I find specific information about sites that are thinking to develop something in the future, such as the face recognition feature of Facebook. As well as this Drishti was able to advise me on the types of things she found and how I could find them through searching through several pages as she stated she just kept flicking pages in order to find her information and she was finally sucessful in doing so.


   

TOO MUCH INFORMATION ON ONE PAGE
On the other hand once I had pasted all my information onto the powerpoint I realised that I had put too much information on one slide which had already been hyperlinked. In order to overcome this however I applied a very way, which was to duplicate that slide I wanted to split the information in and edit the hyperlink arrows and the slides they connected to when the forward/back arrow was pressed.

Even after this I had to go through my whole ebook in order to double check that each hyperlink thread flowed with the slide it was meant too, and was not muddled up like it had previously been.


Too much information on one page

Problems Encountered

TIME MANAGMENT
During this task assignment the biggest problem I found most difficult to challenge was the limitation of time. We were given around 7 weeks to complete this assignment, however due to being with other assesments and assignments I was unable to start this assignment between the time/period given to us.

How did I tackle this issue then? Although I could not do much to 'create' more time, I still adapted new ways to use my time efficently. I was succesful in doing so by going to the libary every morning and lunch in order to complete my work. As well as this despite this not being so great things such as staying up late and waking up early in order to get things done is another strategy I used. However I feel the most efficent strategy adapted by me which actually acted as a catalyst for me to complete this assignment, was the fact that I drew up a timetable. This was really efficent and handy as it guided me through on what needed to be done when and how it had to be done. This made it really easy for me to complete the assignment within the limited time, created by myself.

Time Efficency
      

HYPERLINKING
Hyperlinking was yet another issue for me that I had to try and deal with in order to produce my ebook. But firstly when I first heard the word hyperlinking I straight away thought that adding icons which could lead to a website. However after discussing with Navneet I later found out that hyperlinking was in fact when you could simply link pages through just a few buttons and steps, as seen below:

So now that I now knew what was hyperlinking and how to use it my real adversity began, trying to hyperlink 133 slides! After doing about 20 or so slides I began to realise that this will be quite a lengthy process, with me hyperlinking the arrows, homepage,images etc. So thats when it occured  to be that there must be some sort of short cut I can adapt to in order to finish my work more quickly and in fact I was able to do so. Though this stategy did not work with the arrows it was still excellent for the homepage. Through the magic of the copy and paste button I realised I could race through my powerpoint, because if I copied an icon the hyperlink would still remain and also the position of the icon from which I copied it would be the exact same on the slide I pasted it. Hence making evident how my 'copy and paste' strategy not only allowed me to be able to hyperlink my whole ebook efficently but also while being able to save time.

Evidence of Research into multimedia presentation Tools

WIX 

This website is even easier to sign up as it only requires the email address of a user and a password. As you can see from the image below there are no hassles with things such as confirmations, names, date of births etc. It is very easy and simplistic to be able to sign up to this website and work with it: 

Versatility

When it comes to sharing media online I feel that WIX is very limited to what things can be uploaded. The only things that can be shared are texts and images which makes it quite restrictive with the things that can be explored as a user on this site: 

As you can see a user can upload very basic things on this site, which is a pretty big deficiency on a website.  

Ease of use
This website is pretty easy for a new user to use as it allows them to choose from a variety of templates when they first start their website: 

As you can see from the image above a user is provided with a variety of templates from which they can choose in order to produce their website with both ease and in manner which is visually attractive for their audience/viewer. 


Not only that but this website is quite easy to navigate through as the menu distinctively located at the top allows for a user to work through the website with ease. A glimpse of the website can be seen below which emphasizes how this design of the menu is both simplistic and informative for a new user. 

In addition to this the use of the support sector is quite handy for a new user as it is informative and allows the user to simply type in their affliction or hardship which WIX Support is easily able to conquer through providing  useful solutions and advice. 

When a user first joins this site it can be difficult for a member to attain certain ideas on how they can decorate and design their website. However WIX is able to help new users with their quandary by creating a page called "EXPLORE" which a user can simply click in order to see sites created by other people from which they can get inspired for their own designs.  As seen below there is a wide variety of pages from which a user can be inspired!


 Last but not least this site also allows the user to create a menu sector for themselves in which they can easily view the various pages they have created. The exquisite design of WIX makes it easy for a new user to be able to see their various pages established easily. 

 Not only is this menu design easy to keep up with but it is also quite appealing for the user! In addition to this, this site allows user to update their "establishments" on twitter and Facebook through the simple click of a button. 


COLLABORATION

WIX does not provide users the opportunity to work in collaboration, the only way two or more people can work on the same site is if a user gives someone their registered email and password. Also editing a site is possible only on one computer at a time. When one person finishes editing their a site they must log out so that another person can log on in order to start editing the site on a different computer.

Evidence of Research into multimedia presentation Tools

NOTA

Before I proceed in answering the multiple questions for this site I would firstly like to comment on how easy, quick and convenient it is to create an account with this site. All it takes is a username, an email and a password. Once you have done that your considered a member :) !

Now to answer the questions needed to be done:

Versatility 
 This website over all is very excellent with the media that can be used. It provides a variety of choice in media which can be used. This includes things such as images, these can be uploaded through either providing a URL or through simply uploading a picture which is already stored in a hardrive. As you can see below it is very simple and easy to figure out how and where you can upload a picture.  These bar can simply be found as a toolbar on the side of your account in order for you to upload a file :)

As well as this another media which can be used is music, this can also be uploaded in the same way with ease like this. Although it does take a while to do so, this can still be done. However I would still consider this a negative aspect of this site because as a user I would prefer a website which allows for work to be uploaded and done quickly.
                       
                                                 

Here is an overall view of all the inserted media's on the page and the various effects you can have on it, from the information it can be concluded how easy it can be to add various components to this page:

Ease of use
This website is extremely easy to use as it allows quick acess to users and an excellent design which makes it simple for a new member to use the site. Here is an example of how an user can edit their own profile with ease when they first become a member:

As you can see, this can be seen with ease on the left hand corner of the site. Hence making this website so friendly and  easy use for new users of the system.

To get into more detail ,  the toolbar located on the right as you can see, is located in such a position on the site which makes it easy for the user to easily edit and compose new work.

Here is a zoomed picture of the section which depicts how a user can easily add new pages to their  work.

As you can see this picture is able to reveal  how effortless it is to add new pages and

compose new work :)!

Here is another close up image, of a page that has been created by me. From this image you can see that another plus point of pages on this website is that the date and time of composition can be viewed by the viewer themself and the user. As well as any comments made.

Also this website is quite excellent for users as it allows them to be able to share/promote their ideas onto another website. This can simply done through the share button which gives access to many uploading facilities as seen below.

However to top it up! If a new/existing user needs help then this can easily be done through going onto the help section which provides answers to many questions. As well  as this users are even given the oppurtunity to be educated about what NOTA really is, are given contact information and are even provided with a quick!

Thus making evident how this website is a great place for users due to the many elements it has to offer as well as the great ease of using these facilities.
Collaboration 
Due to its ease of use I was able to find out through the help section that this website can be accessed by more than one person at the same time.  In fact here is a picture of the response I found :  

As you can see from this, this website also allows for multiple users to use it at the same time. Not only that but this page allows users to chat to their family and friends at any time they like due to its instant updates. All you have to do, to accomplish this is simply click "Add Editors".  Therefore making evident how collaboration can be done ;)!   

Research - Netbooks

Today 1/9/11

I began to research for my eBook. The first topic I choose was NETBOOKS. Once I started researching I found some very interesting things on NETBOOKS, which I could not only show off to family but also surprised myself with.  I already knew basic information such as what a Netbook is and how similar it is compared to a Laptop and Notebook, but what really got to me was the future directions of these Netbooks! 

Although I know you will have the opportunity to see this on my actual eBook I will show you a preview of some of the future designs in plan for the netbooks, which have completely amazed and fascinated me indeed and im sure will dazzle you too!

Researching netbooks is quite interesting as I was able to find multiple videos and texts which were able to enhance my understanding about these technologies which although I quite commonly use but do not know much about. One thing I did know beforehand was the netbooks are like notebooks or laptops but just a smaller version. However what I didnt know was that they have more distinctive features which make them a netbook this includes them having certain feautres (e.g. an optical drive),  smaller screens and keyboards and offer reduced computing power. What also makes them so unique is their light weight! 

Some aspects I didnt mention on my ebook, but I thought you would find interesting are other protoypes. These however are not netbooks but instead laptops, here are some pictures of these that you will find most certainly very interestings!

Nokia’s Scroll OLED Laptop



Dell Eco-Friendly Root


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