TUTE TASK: Try some free software - good examples which are free and easy to download are: Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, Gimp, Audacity, amsn, pidgin, etc.
Try to use it exclusively for a few days - then decide whether you like it or not! Say why/why not.
Try to use it exclusively for a few days - then decide whether you like it or not! Say why/why not.
For this Tute-task I decided to download Mozilla Firefox and use it exclusively as my only web browser for an entire week. My findings were:
- I found Firefox fairly user-friendly with its easy to use settings.
- I liked the many different ways I could personalize firefox to make it aesthetically pleasing to my eye.
- I liked the way firefox allowed me to place my favorite web-sites on its easy-to-access toolbar.
- I liked all the different themes, colours, and pictures that were available which allowed me to completely change the look of firefox when I got bored.
- I also liked the fact that it was free.
The only thing I disliked about mozilla firefox was that it was not as fast as other web browsers such as Google Chrome, however other than that I did not have any complaints.
TUTE-SPARK:
1. What is creative commons and how could this licensing framework be relevant to your own experience at university?
Creative Commons is a non-profit organization headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. The organization has released several copyright-licenses known as Creative Commons licenses free of charge to the public. These licenses allow creators to communicate which rights they reserve, and which rights they waive for the benefit of recipients or other creators. An easy to understand one-page explanation of rights, with associated visual symbols, explains the specifics of each Creative Commons license. This simplicity distinguishes Creative Commons from an all-rights reserved copyright. Creative Commons was invented to create a more flexible copyright model, replacing "all rights reserved" with "some rights reserved".
2. Find 3 examples of works created by creative commons and embed them in your blog.
EXAMPLE 2:
EXAMPLE 3:
Here are some links to creative commons websites:
1: http://creativecommons.org.au/
2: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
3: http://search.creativecommons.org/
3. Find an academic article which discusses creative commons using a database or online journal. Provide a link to and a summary of the article.
Here is an academic article about creative commons: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=760906
The paper examines the strategic choice of Creative Commons to rely on property rights in its effort to subvert the meaning of copyright. The analysis shows that reliance on property rights, in the absence of a shared sense of free access, may simply strengthen the proprietary regime in creative works. It may reinforce the property discourse as a conceptual framework and as a regulatory scheme for governing the use of information.
4. Have a look at Portable Apps (a pc based application) – provide a brief description of what it is and how you think this is useful.
PortableApps.com provides a truly open platform that works with any hardware you like (USB flash drive, iPod, portable hard drive, etc). The entire platform is open source built around an open format that any hardware or software provider can use.
You can carry your favorite computer programs along with all of your bookmarks, settings, email and more with you. Use them on any Windows computer. All without leaving any personal data behind.The PortableApps.com Suite and Platform is free. It contains no spyware. There are no advertisements. It isn't a limited or trial version. There is no additional hardware or software to buy. You don't even have to give out your email address. It's 100% free to use, free to copy and free to share.
TUTE-SPARK:
1. What is creative commons and how could this licensing framework be relevant to your own experience at university?
Creative Commons is a non-profit organization headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. The organization has released several copyright-licenses known as Creative Commons licenses free of charge to the public. These licenses allow creators to communicate which rights they reserve, and which rights they waive for the benefit of recipients or other creators. An easy to understand one-page explanation of rights, with associated visual symbols, explains the specifics of each Creative Commons license. This simplicity distinguishes Creative Commons from an all-rights reserved copyright. Creative Commons was invented to create a more flexible copyright model, replacing "all rights reserved" with "some rights reserved".
2. Find 3 examples of works created by creative commons and embed them in your blog.
EXAMPLE 2:
EXAMPLE 3:
Here are some links to creative commons websites:
1: http://creativecommons.org.au/
2: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
3: http://search.creativecommons.org/
3. Find an academic article which discusses creative commons using a database or online journal. Provide a link to and a summary of the article.
Here is an academic article about creative commons: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=760906
The paper examines the strategic choice of Creative Commons to rely on property rights in its effort to subvert the meaning of copyright. The analysis shows that reliance on property rights, in the absence of a shared sense of free access, may simply strengthen the proprietary regime in creative works. It may reinforce the property discourse as a conceptual framework and as a regulatory scheme for governing the use of information.
4. Have a look at Portable Apps (a pc based application) – provide a brief description of what it is and how you think this is useful.
PortableApps.com provides a truly open platform that works with any hardware you like (USB flash drive, iPod, portable hard drive, etc). The entire platform is open source built around an open format that any hardware or software provider can use.
You can carry your favorite computer programs along with all of your bookmarks, settings, email and more with you. Use them on any Windows computer. All without leaving any personal data behind.The PortableApps.com Suite and Platform is free. It contains no spyware. There are no advertisements. It isn't a limited or trial version. There is no additional hardware or software to buy. You don't even have to give out your email address. It's 100% free to use, free to copy and free to share.
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