This weeks weekly funny was a toss up between two that I came across, so I decided to put both up.

GM Jason Wood, tell us about orgasms.

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Do you have an Incident Action Plan?

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These were both sent to me via email. Got any funnies (jokes, pictures, etc) that you would like to see featured here?

Remember: If you have something funny that you would like to see featured in The Weekly Funny, submit it to me or tell me about it via one of the many communication channels you have with me.

Hi everyone. This week we had a discussion about different types of computers and storage devices. My aim was to get you all to understand what a storage device is, and all the different forms a storage device is available in. I also gave you a key piece of information.

A computer is three things. So long as it has these three things, it is a computer.

1. Input - A way to put data or information into it

2. Storage - Somewhere for the data or information to be stored

3. Output - A way for the data that has been stored, to be access or read again.

How many of the items I put out on the desk, had all of these properties?

In the second part of our session, we explored the options available to us, for those of us who have multiple users on the one computer at home. We also covered the Windows XP My Documents scheme, and brief over view of Storage counting, from Bytes, to Petabytes. Do you remember all the ***bytes in between those two?

For homework, I asked you to find out, How much RAM your home computer has, how much HDD space does your computer have, and what version of Windows XP or Vista do you have?

CAFC - S2 Week 3

See you next lesson!

Remember; I put these links and resources here for your use. So if they are of no use to you, too hard to understand or you feel they are off topic, then please let me know, via any of the communication channels you have with me. I am more then happy to make changes, source better content or even create fresh content from scratch, just for you! You need only ask … nicely!

Hi everyone. This week we revised tutorial lesson two and completed tutorial lesson three. Next week we will work on tutorial lesson four. If you missed this weeks session, you can download both lesson three and lesson two below.

Certificate 1 - Week 2 S2 Excel Tutorial - Entering Excel Formulas

Certificate 1 - Week 3 S2 Excel Tutorial - Creating Excel Functions

There will not be a follow up video tutorial for this session.

Remember; I put these links and resources here for your use. So if they are of no use to you, too hard to understand or you feel they are off topic, then please let me know, via any of the communication channels you have with me. I am more then happy to make changes, source better content or even create fresh content from scratch, just for you! You need only ask … nicely!

Hi everyone. This week just about everyone made it through the first set of tutorial notes, and started on the second set of tutorial notes (realistic clouds). We will be working on and hopefully complete this second set, in our next lesson.

If you missed this weeks lesson, the tutorial notes and images are available below.

Digital Media S2 Week 3 Photoshop Tutorial

Digital Media S2 Week 3 Images

There will not be a follow up video tutorial for this session.

Remember; I put these links and resources here for your use. So if they are of no use to you, too hard to understand or you feel they are off topic, then please let me know, via any of the communication channels you have with me. I am more then happy to make changes, source better content or even create fresh content from scratch, just for you! You need only ask … nicely!

This lesson we made a good amount of progress on ICAI3021A - Connect Internal Hardware Components - Task 3. We also covered an introductory lesson to computer hardware. Next lesson will be a further hands on lesson, in regards to computer hardware, and putting a computer together from scratch. Keep up the good work!

Another one in via email. Who has better freinds? Men or Women? This email was titled: Proof that men have better friends.

Friendship among Women:
A woman didn’t come home one night. The next morning she told her husband that she had slept over at a friend’s house.

The man called his wife’s 10 best friends. None of them knew anything about it.

Friendship among Men:
A man didn’t come home one night. The next morning he told his wife that he had slept over at a friend’s house.

The woman called her husband’s 10 best friends. Eight confirmed that he had slept over, and two said he was still there.

Remember: If you have something funny that you would like to see featured in The Weekly Funny, submit it to me or tell me about it via one of the many communication channels you have with me.

Hi everyone. This week I handed out a Question and Answer tutorial based on Microsoft Windows XP. If you missed this lesson, you can download a copy of the tutorials below. I have also included a Windows Vista tutorial for those of you that have Windows Vista at home.

Windows XP Question and Answer Tutorial

Windows Vista Question and Answer Tutorial

See you next lesson!

Remember; I put these links and resources here for your use. So if they are of no use to you, too hard to understand or you feel they are off topic, then please let me know, via any of the communication channels you have with me. I am more then happy to make changes, source better content or even create fresh content from scratch, just for you! You need only ask … nicely!

Hi everyone. This week we continued with the Lesson 2 notes. These are some tutorial lessons to help you understand and get the hang of Microsoft Excel 2007. If you missed the class, you can download the tutorials in Microsoft Word format below. We will continue to work in Microsoft Excel for the next two weeks, making a total of four weeks. We will start a new topic in week 5, and have a quiz in Week 9.

Lesson 2 - Entering Formulas And Formatting Data

These tutorials and others can be found here.

There will not be a follow up video tutorial for this session.

Remember; I put these links and resources here for your use. So if they are of no use to you, too hard to understand or you feel they are off topic, then please let me know, via any of the communication channels you have with me. I am more then happy to make changes, source better content or even create fresh content from scratch, just for you! You need only ask … nicely!

Hi everyone. This week we continued with the notes I handed out last week. I will hand our more of these notes in our next session. If you missed out on this weeks hand out, you can download a copy of it below, or visit the following websites.

Digital Media S2 Week 2 - Photoshop Tutorials - Document

Digital Media S2 Week 2 - Photoshop Tutorials - Images

The above tutorials can be found at the following website:

Photoshop Basics

There will not be a follow up video tutorial for this session.

Remember; I put these links and resources here for your use. So if they are of no use to you, too hard to understand or you feel they are off topic, then please let me know, via any of the communication channels you have with me. I am more then happy to make changes, source better content or even create fresh content from scratch, just for you! You need only ask … nicely!

Good work on ICAI3021A - Connect Internal Hardware Components - Task 3 this week. Continue with this task and we’ll hopefully have it finished by the end of next week.

Keep up the great work!

First Ever Human Brain Transplant

First Ever Human Brain Transplant - Media Release

Came across this one today. Hopefully it will give you the giggles as it did me.

Remember: If you have something funny that you would like to see featured in The Weekly Funny, submit it to me or tell me about it via one of the many communication channels you have with me.

Welcome to Mokona Modoki! This is the website where I put all things related to all the classes I teach. Despite what looks like a jungle, this website is actually organised! On the right hand side of this page, is the side bar. And on the side bar is a series of links under a heading called “Category List”. The links associated with your class, are “TAFE IT Computers a First Course / 3771” and “CAFCA“. Clicking either of those links, will always display all the notes and resources I have put together, specially for you! In other words, it filters out all the other stuff, and just leaves yours! The same happens when the other classes click on their links.

This week was an introductory lesson, so there are no additional notes or resources that you need to check out. Sometimes I will post video tutorials, however there aren’t any of those this week either. You are more then welcome to look at, read and use the resources for my other classes if you wish.

I did give out hand out of notes about computer hardware and software. If you want, you can download an electronic version below, or grab a copy if you missed the class. I will also have additional copies with me at our next session.

Computer Hardware and Software - a Beginners Guide

See you next lesson!

Remember; I put these links and resources here for your use. So if they are of no use to you, too hard to understand or you feel they are off topic, then please let me know, via any of the communication channels you have with me. I am more then happy to make changes, source better content or even create fresh content from scratch, just for you! You need only ask … nicely!

Hi everyone. This week I handed out two sets of notes. These are some tutorial lessons to help you understand and get the hang of Microsoft Excel 2007. If you missed the class, you can download the tutorials in Microsoft Word format below. We will continue to work in Microsoft Excel for the next three weeks, making a total of four weeks. We will start a new topic in week 5, and have a quiz in Week 9.

Lesson 1 - Entering Text And  Numbers

Lesson 2 - Entering Formulas And Formatting Data

These tutorials and others can be found here.

We only made an early start on Lesson 2. You are welcome to complete these tutorials in your own time, although we will be making our way through them entirely in each of our classroom sessions. If you wish to skip ahead during the class, please hold any questions until the rest of the class has caught up.

There will not be a follow up video tutorial for this session.

Remember; I put these links and resources here for your use. So if they are of no use to you, too hard to understand or you feel they are off topic, then please let me know, via any of the communication channels you have with me. I am more then happy to make changes, source better content or even create fresh content from scratch, just for you! You need only ask … nicely!

This week I handed out some notes containing exercises for us to work through. I will hand our more of these notes in our next session. If you missed out on this weeks hand out, you can download a copy of it below, or visit the following websites.

Digital Media S2 Week 1 - Photoshop Tutorials - Document

Digital Media S2 Week 1 - Photoshop Tutorials - Images

The above tutorials can be found at the following website:

Photoshop Basics

There will not be a follow up video tutorial for this session.

Remember; I put these links and resources here for your use. So if they are of no use to you, too hard to understand or you feel they are off topic, then please let me know, via any of the communication channels you have with me. I am more then happy to make changes, source better content or even create fresh content from scratch, just for you! You need only ask … nicely!

Fantastic! ICAI3021A - Connect Internal Hardware Components - Task 2 completed! Please continue with the reading and study notes for Task 3. We will read through them and discuss during our next lesson. Keep up the great work!

Cold and Refreshing!

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See you in class!

Thanks for your time today in completing the quiz. Everyone did very well, so pat yourselves on the back for a job well done. Feel free to leave your comments on the quiz in the forum, or add them to this post.

That’s all for now! See you all again next semester!

There will be no follow up video for this week.

Our next lesson is on the 24th July 2008

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Below is a list of websites you may want to visit.

Mozilla Firefox

Google Products

Next semester, we will come back to Photoshop, editing our photos and using our Cameras. We will be using both Photoshop and PowerPoint, however I won’t be doing a lot of teaching of new content. Rather I will be showing you how to use the existing skills you now have in Photoshop and PowerPoint, to start and hopefully complete a small project by the end of the semester.

Our lesson schedule will be back to normal next semester. We will start at 6:00pm, and finish at 9:00pm.

That’s all for now! See you all again next semester!

Our next lesson is on the 23rd of July 2008

Our next lesson is on the 23rd of July 2008.

Not necessarily funny, more clever. What do you think?

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Hi everyone. This week we went through a process of cutting, copying and pasting text and other items from a PDF document into Microsoft Word. The goal of this exercise was to help you become more competent with cutting, copying and pasting on your computer, but also to use the skills we have learned in previous lessons, to recreate the text as it looks in the PDF document, in your Microsoft Word document.

You can download a copy of the PDF document here. The document is compressed in a zip file, so you will need to unzip it first.

I have followed up this session with a video tutorial of what we covered.

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Due to the length of the video, you may want to let it buffer through one time, before watching it. You can also click the link above to download a copy to your computer. You will need to use a program like VLC or FLV Player to watch it.
Next week you will be completing a quiz, to finish up the semester, and also this current topic. Nothing overly complex, just a Microsoft Word document!

Remember; I put these links and resources here for your use. So if they are of no use to you, too hard to understand or you feel they are off topic, then please let me know, via any of the communication channels you have with me. I am more then happy to make changes, source better content or even create fresh content from scratch, just for you! You need only ask … nicely!

Hi everyone. This week we started another new PowerPoint presentation, using all the little tricks and features of Microsoft PowerPoint that we have learned. Owing to being somewhat tired that night (and I do apologise for my lack of teaching), I decided to leave you to your own devices, to copy what I was creating on the screen. From what I could tell, most of you seemed to be getting the hang of it, which was actually pleasing to see! While PowerPoint is not an overly complex program to use, it is hard to get a good grasp of it, when we only work with it for 3 hours, once a week. Having said that, everyone has progressed with PowerPoint at a good rate, which gives me some time up my sleeve. I wonder what we’ll do next lesson?

Below is a completed copy of the PowerPoint presentation we created. Actually it’s only completed as far as we got in the lesson. Feel free to add more to it, and send it in to me!

Jumping Jack Rabbits

Below is a video tutorial, of how to create the PowerPoint presentation above. You can watch it online, or download a copy if you wish.

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Due to the length of the video, you may want to let it buffer through one time, before watching it.

You may or may not need the following PowerPoint file, if you are planning on following along with the video. I found that sometimes when searching through clipart, I was not able to find the pictures I wanted. For your convenience, I have put these pictures into another PowerPoint file, and in the video, you will see that I actually access this file, and copy the pictures from it.

You can download a copy here.

Remember; I put these links and resources here for your use. So if they are of no use to you, too hard to understand or you feel they are off topic, then please let me know, via any of the communication channels you have with me. I am more then happy to make changes, source better content or even create fresh content from scratch, just for you! You need only ask … nicely!

This week we read through the ICAI3021A - Connect Internal Hardware Components - Task 2, and discussed the key points of the assessment task. Next week you will complete the assessment task, and move onto ICAI3021A - Connect Internal Hardware Components - Task3 reading notes over the holidays.

Apparently the new australian release of the oxford dictionary will be including the following:

• Log On - Make the barbie hotter

• Log Off - Don’t add any more wood

• Monitor - Keeping an eye on the barbie

• Download - Get the firewood off the ute

• Hard drive - trip back home without any cold tinnies

• Floppy Disc - What you get lifting too much firewood at once

• Keyboard - where you hang the ute, and bike keys

• Window - What you shut when it’s cold

• Screen - What you shut in the mozzie season

• Byte - What mozzies do

• Bit - What mozzies did

• Mega Byte - What Townsville mozzies do

• Chip - A bar snack

• Micro Chip - What’s left in the bag after you have eaten the chips

• Modem - What you did to the lawns

• Dot Matrix - Old Dan Matrix’s wife

• Laptop - Where the cat sleeps

• Software - Plastic knives and forks you get at Red Rooster

• Hardware - Real stainless steel knives and forks from Woolies

• Mouse - What eats the grain in the shed

• Mainframe - What holds the shed up

• Web - What spiders make

• Web Site - The shed or under the verandah

• Cursor - The old bloke down the pub who swears a lot

• Search Engine - What you do when the ute won’t go

• Yahoo - what you say when the ute does go

• Upgrade - A steep hill

• Server - The person at the pub that brings out the counter lunch

• Mail Server - The bloke at the pub that brings out the counter lunch

• Internet - Complicated fish net repair method

• Netscape - When fish maneuver out of reach of net

• Online - When you get the laundry hung out

• Off Line - When the pegs don’t hold the washing up

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This video will serve as the video for both week 13 and week 14. Due to the length of the video, you may want to let it buffer through one time, before watching it.

Remember; I put these links and resources here for your use. So if they are of no use to you, too hard to understand or you feel they are off topic, then please let me know, via any of the communication channels you have with me. I am more then happy to make changes, source better content or even create fresh content from scratch, just for you! You need only ask … nicely!

If you have fallen behind with your PowerPoint presentation, or it just doesn’t seem to be working right, feel free to take a copy of mine here.

I have followed up this lesson up with a video of the processes and steps we went through. I will provide also it to you on DVD. This video is also available online below.

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This video will serve for both Week 14 and Week 15. Due to the length of the video, you may want to let it buffer through one time, before watching it.

Remember; I put these links and resources here for your use. So if they are of no use to you, too hard to understand or you feel they are off topic, then please let me know, via any of the communication channels you have with me. I am more then happy to make changes, source better content or even create fresh content from scratch, just for you! You need only ask … nicely!

Another funny picture sent to me via email.

Remember: If you have something funny that you would like to see featured in The Weekly Funny, submit it to me or tell me about it via one of the many communication channels you have with me.

I have followed up this lesson with a video demonstrating the process.

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This video will serve as the video for both week 13 and week 14. Due to the length of the video, you may want to let it buffer through one time, before watching it.

You can also check out the following websites:

Microsoft - Word 2003 Courses (fantastic audio books!)

Baycon Group - Word 2003 Tutorial

Remember; I put these links and resources here for your use. So if they are of no use to you, too hard to understand or you feel they are off topic, then please let me know, via any of the communication channels you have with me. I am more then happy to make changes, source better content or even create fresh content from scratch, just for you! You need only ask … nicely!

Below is a video demonstrating this process.

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This video will serve for both Week 14 and Week 15. Due to the length of the video, you may want to let it buffer through one time, before watching it.

Remember; I put these links and resources here for your use. So if they are of no use to you, too hard to understand or you feel they are off topic, then please let me know, via any of the communication channels you have with me. I am more then happy to make changes, source better content or even create fresh content from scratch, just for you! You need only ask … nicely!

A passenger in a taxi leaned over to ask the driver a question and tapped him on the shoulder. The driver screamed, lost control of the cab, nearly hit a bus, drove up over the curb, and stopped just inches from a large plate glass window.

For a few moments everything was silent in the cab, and then the still shaking driver said, ‘I’m sorry, but you scared the daylights out of me.’ The frightened passenger apologized to the driver and said he didn’t realize a mere tap on the shoulder could frighten him so much.

The driver replied, ‘No, no, I’m sorry, it’s entirely my fault. Today is my first day driving a cab …

I’ve been driving a hearse for the last 25 years.’

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Hi everyone. This week we had a long talk about software integrity, and how to keep track of it. I covered a number of sub topics and scrawled a fair some stuff on the white board. If you didn’t get all the notes written down, here they are below.

Software Integrity

Legal or Illegal.

Illegal software (excluding software created for Illegal purposes), is any commercial software (software that should otherwise be purchased in some manner or form) that is obtained and installed without permission to obtain and install. Legal software (excluding “Free-as-in-Free” Software) does not break any of these rules.

Paying someone a small or nominal fee for a copy of a CD or DVD, is actually an act of software piracy. In Australia, there is a maximum penalty fine, and a jail sentence for these acts.

Never use someone elses CD, Serial or Product Key for your own use. Never give you CD, Serial or Product Key to anyone else. Your CD, Serial or Product Key is your licence for your software.

Up to Date or Out of Date.

Make sure your software is up to date. Out of date software can be exploited by hackers via the internet, and may also prevent you from accessing new features available in updated versions. Most importantly, always make sure your antivirus and firewall software is up to date. Such applications purchased and obtained in the last 2-3 years, will more then likely update themselves, but some do not. If you have a paid subscription, make sure it is up to date as well.

Licencing.

Commercial and Home User Licences.

The biggest different between the two is the cost. It is far cheaper to purchase a Home user licence for a software product, then it is to purchase the “Business” or commercial licence. Commercial licences are for Commercial entities. Any scenario that involves the software being directly used to derive an income, is a Commercial entity. Businesses and Commercial entities must purchase Commercial licences. A home user can purchase a Commercial Licence, but it would be a waste of money. Home User licences must not be used in Commercial environments. A Commercial Licence will often allow the software to be installed on more than one machine, as apposed to a Home User Licence, which is often limited to 1-3 machines/activations (depending on the application) as a maximum. Always check your licence agreement, before installing. If you have purchased the wrong licence for your environment, and install the software anyway, you are committing an offense, and could be penalised for it.

Software Agreement - What you Really Own.

A Software agreement entitles you to use and install the software from the medium that you obtained. What you really own, is the Product or Serial Key, and the cardboard box it is stuck on. It is a common misconception that the money you paid for a software application, entitles you to ownership of the CD or DVD-ROM. This is NOT the case. Check your software and licence agreements! More often than not, you do not own the installation medium. You own the right to install it and use it on X number of computers, and that is all!

Multimedia Licences (Movies, Music, Pictures and other Content).

Music, Movies/T.V., Pictures and other content, each have their own protective licences and are bound by individual copyright laws. All of the above will always come with some form of licencing and copyright information. If this information does not accompany it, than it is deemed free of all royalties and its use is solely up to the user. Be sure to always check the copyright rules and licencing rules for the multimedia you are obtaining.

Content downloaded from Peer-2-Peer (P2P) sources (Limewire, Frostwire, Kazaa, Bit Torrent etc) are generally illegally obtained, unless they are accompanied by an agreement stating that their distribution via these means is a legal act.

Open Source (GPL)

As quoted directly from: OpenSource.Org

Introduction

Open source doesn’t just mean access to the source code. The distribution terms of open-source software must comply with the following criteria:

1. Free Redistribution

The license shall not restrict any party from selling or giving away the software as a component of an aggregate software distribution containing programs from several different sources. The license shall not require a royalty or other fee for such sale.

2. Source Code

The program must include source code, and must allow distribution in source code as well as compiled form. Where some form of a product is not distributed with source code, there must be a well-publicized means of obtaining the source code for no more than a reasonable reproduction cost preferably, downloading via the Internet without charge. The source code must be the preferred form in which a programmer would modify the program. Deliberately obfuscated source code is not allowed. Intermediate forms such as the output of a preprocessor or translator are not allowed.

3. Derived Works

The license must allow modifications and derived works, and must allow them to be distributed under the same terms as the license of the original software.

4. Integrity of The Author’s Source Code

The license may restrict source-code from being distributed in modified form only if the license allows the distribution of “patch files” with the source code for the purpose of modifying the program at build time. The license must explicitly permit distribution of software built from modified source code. The license may require derived works to carry a different name or version number from the original software.

5. No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups

The license must not discriminate against any person or group of persons.

6. No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor

The license must not restrict anyone from making use of the program in a specific field of endeavor. For example, it may not restrict the program from being used in a business, or from being used for genetic research.

7. Distribution of License

The rights attached to the program must apply to all to whom the program is redistributed without the need for execution of an additional license by those parties.

8. License Must Not Be Specific to a Product

The rights attached to the program must not depend on the program’s being part of a particular software distribution. If the program is extracted from that distribution and used or distributed within the terms of the program’s license, all parties to whom the program is redistributed should have the same rights as those that are granted in conjunction with the original software distribution.

9. License Must Not Restrict Other Software

The license must not place restrictions on other software that is distributed along with the licensed software. For example, the license must not insist that all other programs distributed on the same medium must be open-source software.

10. License Must Be Technology-Neutral

No provision of the license may be predicated on any individual technology or style of interface.

More information on OpenSource, can be found here, here and here.

Creative Commons and Share-a-like.

As quoted from CreateiveCommons.Org:

Creative Commons defines the spectrum of possibilities between full copyright — all rights reserved — and the public domain — no rights reserved. Our licenses help you keep your copyright while inviting certain uses of your work — a “some rights reserved” copyright.

Too often the debate over creative control tends to the extremes. At one pole is a vision of total control — a world in which every last use of a work is regulated and in which “all rights reserved” (and then some) is the norm. At the other end is a vision of anarchy — a world in which creators enjoy a wide range of freedom but are left vulnerable to exploitation. Balance, compromise, and moderation — once the driving forces of a copyright system that valued innovation and protection equally — have become endangered species.

Creative Commons is working to revive them. We use private rights to create public goods: creative works set free for certain uses. Like the free software and open-source movements, our ends are cooperative and community-minded, but our means are voluntary and libertarian. We work to offer creators a best-of-both-worlds way to protect their works while encouraging certain uses of them — to declare “some rights reserved.”

More information on Creative Commons can be found here, here and here.

Free Software Download Sites.

Download.Com (Free and Commercial)

Sourceforge.Net (Free and Open Source)

OpenSourceWindows.Org (Free OpenSource Software for Windows XP and Vista)

Key Topic Points of Discussion

• Licencing controls what we can and can’t do with the software. It permits us to use the software in a certain way, and not outside of those boundaries.
• Business and Home users have different licences and use limitations.
• Legal Software is an exchange of currency for permission to install from the software medium.
• Multimedia (Music, Pictures, Movies, T.V. etc) have their own licences that must we must abide by.
• Limewire (and it’s various clones) should be considered “No Go” applications. They are safe themselves, but are easily used for illegal activities.
• Use iTunes or other media provision services (Bigpond Music, RipIt, etc) safely and legally obtain music, movies, pictures etc.
• If it’s too good to be true, it probably is.

Remember; I put these links and resources here for your use. So if they are of no use to you, too hard to understand or you feel they are off topic, then please let me know, via any of the communication channels you have with me. I am more then happy to make changes, source better content or even create fresh content from scratch, just for you! You need only ask … nicely!

Hi everyone. This week our aim was to finish the PowerPoint presentation we have been working on. By now you should have a presentation with most items animated, and automatic slide transitions, allowing you to read and watch the story, instead of having to press keys or click the mouse.

If you have lost your presentation, or it isn’t quite coming together, then you can download a copy of mine below. It’s not completely finished, but it is mostly finished. I will make a completely finished copy available shortly.

My Wild Adventure - A PowerPoint Presentation

If you still don’t have a printed copy of the first chapters from the book “The Photoshop Anthology”, then please get a copy from me, or take the time to download the entire book from here.

Site Point - Official Download Link Use this link first. They did write and publish it after all.

Mokona Modoki - Click Here if the above link does not work

You are welcome to print a copy of this book at home if you wish.

Remember, these chapters are what we are using as our learning materials for that first half hour of our class. Solitaire is your homework, and working through the chapters is what that first half hour of class is for. If you would like help with any of it, please ask me.

Remember; I put these links and resources here for your use. So if they are of no use to you, too hard to understand or you feel they are off topic, then please let me know, via any of the communication channels you have with me. I am more then happy to make changes, source better content or even create fresh content from scratch, just for you! You need only ask … nicely!

Great Work! Task 1 Completed! Next we’ll move onto the Task 2 reading notes. Be sure to make your way through all the reading notes, and the activities, both in the documents and online, before attempting each task.

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Hi everyone. This week we talked at length about System Integrity, and preventing Spyware, Adware and Viruses from accessing our computers. We also discussed the prevention of SPAM, and the possible software solutions available, to help us against the threats these present. Below are some Wikipedia links in regards to the topics we discussed. I have not been successful in discovering any pre-created notes for this topic, sorry. I suggest you read up on the Wikipedia links instead.

Spyware

Adware

Viruses

Malware

SPAM

The articles above are all well worth reading. If you feel like you need some notes on this weeks discussion, then I suggest you print these.

I know it sounds like I am a sales person for Comodo and a Defamation Officer representing all other ISPs except BigPond and Optus, but for those of you looking for links to the Comodo Software I speak of, here they are below.

Comodo - Free Products Page

Microsoft Windows Defender

Safer Network - Spybot Search and Destroy (Spybot S+D)

Lavasoft - Adaware

Mozilla - Firefox and Thunderbird

Remember! A really easy way to begin the prevention of all these aliments, is to stop using Internet Explorer and Outlook Express! Use Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird instead! Comodo also has a really great program to help fight SPAM.

Next Week, we will discuss Software Integrity.

Remember; I put these links and resources here for your use. So if they are of no use to you, too hard to understand or you feel they are off topic, then please let me know, via any of the communication channels you have with me. I am more then happy to make changes, source better content or even create fresh content from scratch, just for you! You need only ask … nicely!

Hi Everyone. This week we continued working on our PowerPoint presentation, by animating some of our characters, to give some more life to our story. We will continue this again in our next session, and hopefully finish it.

If you have lost your PowerPoint presentation, or things don’t seem to be happening as they for you, you can download a copy of my latest version below.

My Wild Adventure - A PowerPoint Presentation

I also handed out the first couple of chapters (printed) of a Photoshop Book known as “The Photoshop Anthology”. The entire book is over 270 pages long, so I couldn’t possibly print a full copy for each of you (16×135=2165 - That’s over two reams of paper!), however you are welcome to download a full copy of the book at either of the following links.

Site Point - Official Download Link Use this link first. They did write and publish it after all.

Mokona Modoki - Click Here if the above link does not work

You are welcome to print a copy of this book at home if you wish.

If you do not have a copy of the printed version that I handed out, please ask me for a copy at our next session. We are working through the first chapters, during our first half hour of the session (6:00pm - 6:30pm), until the end of the term.

Remember; I put these links and resources here for your use. So if they are of no use to you, too hard to understand or you feel they are off topic, then please let me know, via any of the communication channels you have with me. I am more then happy to make changes, source better content or even create fresh content from scratch, just for you! You need only ask … nicely!

This week we started “ICAI3021A - Connect Internal Hardware Components”. Be sure to go right through all the reading notes in preparation of completing the first ask next week. Don’t forget to mark any sections of the reading notes you would like to ask questions about.

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Excerpts from a Dog’s Diary

8:00 am - Dog food! My favorite thing!
9:30 am - A car ride! My favorite thing!
9:40 am - A walk in the park! My favorite thing!
10:30 am - Got rubbed and petted! My favorite thing!
12:00 pm - Lunch! My favorite thing!
1:00 pm - Played in the yard! My favorite thing!
3:00 pm - Wagged my tail! My favorite thing!
5:00 pm - Milk bones! My favorite thing!
5:30 pm - I pooped! My favorite thing!
7:00 pm - Got to play ball! My favorite thing!
8:00 pm - Wow! Watched TV with the people! My favorite thing!
11:00 pm - Sleeping on the floor! My favorite thing!

Excerpts from a Cat’s Diary

Day 983 of my captivity.

My captors continue to taunt me with bizarre little dangling objects.

They dine lavishly on fresh meat, while the other inmates and I are fed hash or some sort of dry nuggets. Although I make my contempt for the rations perfectly clear, I nevertheless must eat something in order to keep up my strength.

The only thing that keeps me going is my dream of escape. In a small act of protest, I once again vomit on the carpet.

Today I decapitated a mouse and dropped its headless body at my Captors’’s feet. I had hoped this would strike fear into their hearts, since it clearly demonstrates what I am capable of. However, they merely made condescending comments about what a ‘good little hunter’ I am. If I was as large as my cousin, the tiger, I would eviscerate them both while they sleep.

There was some sort of assembly of the humans and their accomplices tonight. I was placed in solitary confinement for the duration of the event. However, I could hear the noises and smell the food. I overheard that my confinement was due to the power of ‘allergies.’ I must learn what this means, and how to use it to my advantage.

Today I was almost successful in an attempt to assassinate one of my tormentors by weaving around his feet as he was walking. I must try this again tomorrow — but at the top of the stairs.

I am convinced that the other inmates here are flunkies and snitches. The dog receives special privileges. He is regularly released and seems to be more than willing to return. He is obviously retarded.

The bird is certainly an informant. I observe him communicating in code with the guards regularly. I am certain that he reports my every move. My captors have arranged protective custody for him in an elevated cell, so he is safe. For now…

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Hi Everyone. I finally came across some notes and information that I have been searching for all semester! I know it is a little late in the day for some of this content, but I figured it couldn’t hurt to get it all up here and available. Below in the order we have covered the topics, are links to the relevant documents.

Please understand that not having these notes has not hindered the extent of information you are supposed to cover during this course. These are simply pre-created notes that would otherwise replace the links, websites and guides that I have been creating for you.

Operate a Personal Computer

Start and Shutdown a Computer

Access Basic System Information

Navigate and Manipulate a Computer Desktop Environment

Organise Folders and Files

Print Information

Send and Retrieve Information over the Internet Using Browsers and Email

Access The Internet

Search The Internet

Use Email

Organise Email

Remember; I put these links and resources here for your use. So if they are of no use to you, too hard to understand or you feel they are off topic, then please let me know, via any of the communication channels you have with me. I am more then happy to make changes, source better content or even create fresh content from scratch, just for you! You need only ask … nicely!

This week we began a new module called “Maintain System Integrity”.

To briefly re-iterate the last few weeks:

During our first term of this semester (weeks 1 through to week 7), we covered one module called Operate a Personal Computer. We should have covered two modules in that time, but I felt some further groundwork with the group was required to be able to take on the modules that follow.

Over the first two weeks of this second term (weeks 8 and 9) we covered the module “Send and Retrieve Information using Browsers and Email”. You will find that the notes will cover some extra areas that I did not cover with you. You are welcome to use the notes in your own time for self learning. If time allows, I will go back and cover a few additional points from the reading notes.

It should be noted that what I have covered with you already, is what is required by the course syllabus. I have gone outside the scope of the syllabus where convenient and relevant to you. You will find that the reading notes do go outside the scope of some things we have covered, but they also assume a more technical environment.

We began “Maintain System Integrity” in Week 10.

In this session we talked at length, about the importance of data backup and how and when we should backup our files. We discussed the difference between appended backups and and replacement backups, as well the use of different backup mediums and where to store them.

I gave you a brief guide through the use of Microsoft Backup, and using the system task scheduler to automate Microsoft Backup; Remember, a backup routine or solution should be a “set and forget” system. If you have to “hold it’s hand” every step of the way, then your backup routine may not be as good as it seems.

I have provided some links for you below, to help you get a better grasp of Microsoft Backup. You can also download Microsoft Backup directly from this article, or follow the guide

Microsoft - Windows XP Backup Made Easy

Microsoft - Use Windows to Backup Your Computer

• Protect Your Backup Files
• Choose an External Storage Medium
• Deciding What to Backup

Microsoft - Install Microsoft Backup From your Windows XP CD-ROM

Windows XP Tutor - Microsoft Backup for Windows XP Home Edition

The Elder Geek - Microsoft Backup or Restore Wizard (Same Process I covered in Class!)

Microsoft - Microsoft Backup Utility (Video)

Download Microsoft Backup

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