Blog #9- Changes in Understanding

Well it is the last week of this class as I am sure you all know!! I can say that I do not think I have ever had a computer class that I have enjoyed except for this class. Do not get me wrong, there was things such as podcasting and blogging that I could do without. Although these two things were my least favorite, I am glad we had to do them because I had no idea what they were. I had heard of blogging before, but I would have never done it if I wasn't forced to. I cannot believe that I launched my own website. That is very cool! Like I have said in previous blogs I was so scared about this class that I thought of dropping it when I found out we had to create our own websites. The internet is so complex that it would take a long time for one to understand the ins and outs, but I am learning and this class helped deepen my interest.

Everyone had interesting blogs and I thought it was fun to read others opinions about assignments. I am not a huge fan of writing my thoughts for the world to see, but since it was for a class it was okay.

It was nice meeting all of you! Good Luck =)

Krystle McClintock

I posted comments on Mrs. C's Blog and Josh's Blog

Go Bucks!!!!!!!!

Blog #8- Class Learning Experience

This class has been quite the experience for me! I came in pretty much knowing nothing about building a website, podcasting, and blogging. Now I feel confident if someone would come to me and ask for help on a project. The number one thing I have learned about designing a website is you must use tables!!! At first, I thought it was stupid that we had to use tables because they were confusing to me and I just wanted to insert things and use spaces--the end decision--I had to figure out how to use the tables. Once I got the hang of it, I realized how much easier it makes the process of building a website! Everything looks much better and more proportioned. HTML coding is another big thing that I learned. It would take a lot longer for me to become a pro, but it is now not a foreign subject to me. I wish I had some good sites for me to share with you, but I basically used the ones Fawn gave us at the beginning of class. All of you have access to them on Carmen. I can tell you that if you want to learn how to change background colors from templates, a good site for that is the HTML Tutorial site. I referenced back to this site a lot while building my site! Although this class can be overwhelming and frustrating at times, I learned a great deal that will be useful for me in the future. I thought the relaxed atmosphere helped ease some of the frustration.......and the del.ic.ious accounts--pretty cool =)

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Blog #7- Website Video Use

I like this assignment a lot better than trying to figure out podcasting! I found so many different websites that use video to enhance the purpose of the site. My favorite has to be . Once the website loads, you can pick from a selection of videos to watch such as: tennis, basketball, yoga, ect. After watching one of the videos you feel inspired to buy the nike brand. The videos correlate with sports, the products that nike sells. There is nothing I do not like about this site!!! The next site, apartments.com, is a good place to find virtual tours to show users brief footage of the apartment. This allows apartment hunters to search and view apartments without the hassle of driving there! The only negative thing about this site is it takes entirely way too long for the tour to load. I have sat for over 5 min, very frustrated, for the site to respond. has some good videos on its site. You can watch featured highlights from entertainment, sports, and real life vidoes all from the homepage. The videos go hand in hand with the written article about the topic. It is user-friendly and loads in a timely manner. There is even a little camera symbol by the articles that also show a video. Yahoo! needs to add some more videos to the site. There are times when the site seems to be pick boring ones, but for the most part I enjoy the videos!

I have not posted any comments yet because its almost the end of the spring quarter and everyone is slacking (haha) so there is no blogs to make a comment on!!!!!!!!!!!! Who wants to do homework when it is sunny and warm outside!!!!! I will post them at a later time!!

Blog #6- PODCASTS

I chose ITunes for subscriptions to podcasts. It worked out well because I already have it on my computer to download music for my ipod. I have never subscribed to a podcast before, so once again this was a first for me. My five subscriptions picked were: Best of YouTube, AndersonCooper360, ABC World News, Wall Street Confidential, and APM Marketplace. The first two podcasts are my choice for entertainment. I think YouTube has some hilarious stuff on it and on a more serious note I enjoy Anderson Cooper and his spin on news reporting! The last three can help me professionally in the financial world. I found the podcasts by accessing the ITunes store and went to podcasts from there. Since I am unfamiliar with podcasts, I downloaded some "top" ones to see what it was all about!

I commented on Karls Blog and Dannys Blog!!!!

Hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful weather~~~

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Blog #5 - DEL.IC.IO.US

My del.ic.io.us account is krystle0722~

I am not even sure if we are supposed to blog about this or not, but above is my account anyways. You will find 9 websites so far, and two blogs that are interesting. I have not really done much with it because it is all new to me! Hopefully I did some of it right ;)

Have a good week!

Blog #4- The Term "Fair Use"

Fair Use:
def. - A doctrine in the United States copyright law that allows limited use of copyrighted material without requiring permission from the rights holders.

The term Fair Use is unique in the United States, although there is a common term, fair dealing, in other common law jurisdictions.

I believe that this must be present with the way the Internet has become a primary source for research and information. This class especially needs to be aware of the term due to the building/designing of a webite. An interesting case for you to read about 'fair use on the internet' is, Kelly vs. Arriba Soft Corporation. The result of this case used the four determining factors that are used to decide fair use. They are as follows:

• purpose and character of the use,
• nature of the copyright work,
• amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole,
• and the effect of the use on the potential market for the copyrighted work.

Of course the courts are allowed to consider other factors as well.

Creative Commons (CC) is a non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative work available for others to legally build upon and share. The organization was founded in 2001 by Lawrence Lessig. The original Creative Common License grants the "baseline rights"; attribution, noncommercial, no derivative works, and sharealike. Combined the baseline rights can create 16 possible combinations, which only 11 are valid licenses.

When researching this information I came across several other licenses such as sampling, developing nations, and free art license.

Some websites related to fair use/licenses:

Creative Commons, SU LAIR-Copyright and Fair Use, and MultiChannel Merchant.

I posted comments on: Laslo's Blog and Laura's Land =)

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Blog #3- My Website Plan

I apologize for taking so long to post this. I was having internet connection problems at home, but it's all fixed now!!

The website I plan to create is going share different aspects of my life. There is going to be four areas which include: Family, Background, Friends, and Interests. After one has visited my site, they will learn a little about who I am. I am going for a more informal, FUN look. There is going to be lots of pictures (yes I finally got a digital camera =)) and links to other sites. I am still deciding on the color scheme. I am not sure if I want to keep it consistent throughout the website or change it up since I am going for a fun, artsy look. If anyone has suggestions, please post a comment on what you think!

A challenge I am going to have to tackle is the "Interests" page. I want it to be a collage of pictures and graphics of things I enjoy, but I am going to have to figure out how to use GIMP and upload it into SeaMonkey. Hopefully it will not be as hard as it seems!!!!!!!

I do not have a specific audience for my website, it is for all to enjoy!

Blog #2- The Favorite Three

I had to really think about this blog. There are so many websites that I often visit; it was hard to decide which were my top three. This entry has made me realize that I use the internet for research/current event purposes more than entertainment.
1. MSNBC- This site is great to get information on news events. I like how it is updated throughout the day so if there is any breaking news you know about it! It is a very user-friendly site. On the left hand side there is a toolbar of topics and when you go to a topic it gives you headlines of the stories in that particular topic. This way you can quickly navigate to the story you are looking for. The site is colorful and full of pictures. The only downfall: it's loaded with so much information that it is easy to get sidetracked.
2. WIKIPEDIA- A wonderful free encyclopedia research site. The homepage is a bit plain/boring. There is not many colors or pictures involved, but this is expected due to the purpose of the site. There are 10 different languages of text to choose from. This allows a wide variety of people to use and understand the site. Once you click on the language you want it directs you to the mainpage. You can search for just about anything on this site. It has over 1 million articles!! The articles are easy to read and have highlighted words that link to other information.

3. GOOGLE- I am sure everyone in this class has used this site. It is a search engine that finds information pertaining to the words you put in the "search" box. I use google over other search engines because it is very easy to use and the page is simple. It does not overwhelm you with tons of pictures/colors/information all over the page. One of my favorite things about google is how the letters are decorated with what holiday it is. I like to see the different ideas they come up with!

I posted comments on Laslo's Blog and Happy Smiles!!

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Blog #1- My Life As It Is!!

Hello! My name is Krystle McClintock and I am currently an OSU (YEAH!!) student working on the Business Education Licensure Program. I graduated from OSU with a B.S. in Human Ecology WI 06 quarter, and now I am back at it! I decided that I wanted to do something different and teaching would be the best fit. For now, I work full-time as a Mutual Fund Accountant with BISYS Financial Services and take classes at night. I will soon have to change this track, but until then this is what I will be doing with most of my time!

Unlike some of the other blogs I have read, I am not married and do not have any children. I guess I do sort of have a family, my roomates: KARI and RYAN. They are a lot of fun and we get along great, no fighting =) I am sure you will learn more about them throughout this class! I have had lots of roomates and they are by far the best~

I must admit, I have no clue about designing websites/pages. This class will be challenging for me, but I know I will get a lot of knowledge out of it. I am eager to learn the ins and outs of webpage designing. It is going to be neat to see all the different ideas and creativity! I use the Internet everyday at work and understand it's importance to how we communicate. Email and Instant Messenger are also ways that my workplace communicate, without these our job would be much, much more difficult.

See you all in cLaSs~~~

Krystle