http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/blog/14 en http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/985 <p>Nearly everything is finished with the project.&nbsp; Our usability testing went very smoothly.&nbsp; We did find a couple of items that need to be clarified, so at the moment we are making those corrections.</p> http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/985#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:13:02 +0000 sdavitt 985 at http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1 http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/884 <p>We have finished the Documentation Project rough draft.&nbsp; The date we have set is for our testing is on Monday the 27th and I am working on creating the observational data sheets.&nbsp; The project is coming along nicely and there have not been any issues regarding out team.</p> http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/884#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:30:46 +0000 sdavitt 884 at http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1 http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/857 <p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves /> <w:TrackFormatting /> <w:PunctuationKerning /> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas /> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF /> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables /> <w:SnapToGridInCell /> <w:WrapTextWithPunct /> <w:U<p><a href="http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/857" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/857#comments Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:06:16 +0000 sdavitt 857 at http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1 http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/776 <p>Today in class we decided how we were going to go about our project.&nbsp; We decided that we are going to document the steps needed to create a Publisher template for the College Republicans club Aaron is a member of.&nbsp; We all split up the work and I am doing the Gantt Chart for Wednesday and will continue to work on it throughtout the assignment.</p> http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/776#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:50:32 +0000 sdavitt 776 at http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1 http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/734 <p>During class Friday we went through the rough draft and looked at parts we could improve on.&nbsp; We also discussed how we were going to print the white paper and Alex said we would take it to get printed at the boiler copy mat in the union or the copy mat in chauncey hill.&nbsp; For the weekend I will be working on my part of the handout.</p> http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/734#comments Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:36:26 +0000 sdavitt 734 at http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1 http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/562 <p>We are continuing working on the white paper. I have found a great article on wiki management that gives a great overview on how management of wikis work and some disadvantages they may bring.&nbsp; This will be very helpful to our group showing what disadvantages there are to wiki's, but the article shows the advantages too.&nbsp; The link is as follows:<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <a href="http://researchwiki.peacocktech.com/images/9/96/Wiki-_A_Technology_for_Conversational_Knowledge_Management_and_Group_Collaboration.pdf" title="http://researchwiki.peacocktech.com/images/9/96/Wiki-_A_Technology_for_Conversational_Knowledge_Management_and_Group_Collaboration.pdf">http://researchwiki.peacocktech.com/images/9/96/Wiki-_A_Technology_for_C...</a><br /> &nbsp;</p> http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/562#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2009 04:16:31 +0000 sdavitt 562 at http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1 http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/544 <p class="MsoNormal">Last week we put together how we are splitting the project up.&nbsp; I am explaining the low level or basic wiki's and explain how they work.&nbsp; Wikipedia is an example of this, however I will find more reputable sources for this but Wikipedia is exactly what this paragraph is about.&nbsp;I have been reading the article <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikis" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikis">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikis</a> for reference thus far.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/544#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:18:47 +0000 sdavitt 544 at http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1 http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/472 <p>I am part of the Wiki group.&nbsp; We were working on the Memo a couple of class periods ago and I helped contribute to that.&nbsp; Once we got that done, we had a lecture on internet sources.&nbsp; So far everything is going well and our group is working together great.</p> http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/472#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:29:56 +0000 sdavitt 472 at http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1 http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/418 <p>Internet censorship has been an increasing problem in the last few years.&nbsp; Many more internet providers and or groups of people have been censoring the internet.&nbsp; I think does more harm than good.&nbsp; If certain people want content blocked from the internet, i do not see how it is their judgement to do so.&nbsp; If someone doesnt want to see something, then don't visit it or search for it.&nbsp; No content is being pushed on people to watch it, so why should it be banned for people who may have an interest or share that position of a website?&nbsp;</p> http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/418#comments Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:06:16 +0000 sdavitt 418 at http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1 http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/362 <p>I have worked in the corporate setting before as a document analyst.&nbsp; I was in charge of scanning documents into the computer and saving them on the server to free up space in the office.&nbsp; Once scanned I threw them away.&nbsp; This does not&nbsp; involve my major in a big way, but I got a good idea of how a buisness setting works.</p> http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1/node/362#comments Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:49:45 +0000 sdavitt 362 at http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/kerns1