Lecture Summary
This lecture was about how to manage information and how to organise and retrieve texts and documents. There are two types of information formats, and in the lecture both the pros and cons of these were explained. The first format explained, Atom based i.e. books, papers can be explained as something that is real.
The way that we can now change atom to bit form was explained and that was through computer screen to paper. There was information on how to manage your folders. Instead of having a folder with many sub-headings, the folder should contain all the same information i.e. lecture notes for UPC0004. The principles for organising your bits, such as the abbreviation of files that are that are found in your computer files such as .doc= word document and .ppt=PowerPoint were provided. It was also advised to name your documents under the function rather than the content.
The pros and cons of this format are:
Pros
Exists in space...We can see it.
Easy to protect.
Cons
Resource implications.
Difficult to edit.
The second format is Bit-based i.e. digital reproductions
Pros
Very flexible-easily move between formats.
Easy to edit.
Cons
Privacy-easy to copy and steal.
Authenticity- Easy to fake, alter and edit.
Workshop Entry
This weeks workshop told us the outcomes that would be covered in this weeks blog entry. The tasks for this week are all about bookmarks, and adding 3 folders to your favourites, that include at least 2 Internet sites. It then said to write a short review on an achieve "Being Digital" containing at least 250 words, using 'atoms' and 'bits' as a reference.
Short Review
After reading the article The DNA of Information, Atoms and Bits by Nicholas Negroponte i found that there are many pros and cons that deal with 'atoms' and 'bits'.
The pros of atoms are that it is less likely to be copied taken by somebody else. You are able to view the work whenever you like without having any complications. Some Cons of using atoms is that it is more cost effective and heavier if their is a lot of information. When the information is in bits form it is harder to change, it has to be re-written for the contents that change and it is time consuming.
The pros of bit based information is that the information can be easily edited. The programs are flexible and a lot of information can be stored without the weight increasing. The production of bit based information is cheaper than atom based. The cons of bit based is that the information can be easily retrieved by a 'hacker' with the right technology. Your privacy may be exposed on the Internet and the information published on a informative website on i.e. 'the effects of milk on a lactose intolerant individual' may not always be legible.
Technology is becoming even smaller and atoms are storing more bits than ever. After reading
Negroponte's article you find that even though it is very efficient to place your information on anatom it isn't always as reliable as you would hope it to be and there is always a down side on relying on technology.
Reading One
The first reading shows a website that needs to be added to favourites. It then shows how to add it to favourites and displays screen shots of what each stage of how it is performed.
Reading Two
Just like the lecture, reading two was all about managing information data so it is easily and quickly accessed. The article had main headings and these were 'Organisation' and 'Copying and Pasting'. The main points mentioned in the section organisation were about adding useful internet sites to your favourites or bookmark. It also mentioned the program, EndNote, which stores your references in correct order according to what style you choose i.e. APA. The second section, copying and pastings discussed 'atoms' and 'bits' and how technology is converting atoms to bits (computer screen to paper). The article also talks about plagiarism and being careful when printing out notes that you do not take a sentence or phrase and try to pass it out as your own.
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