http://www.it.rit.edu/~ell/320/320-031/ Professor Lawley's Fall 2003 320 Section en-us 2004-09-01T18:42:33-05:00 http://www.it.rit.edu/~ell/320/320-031/archives/due_date_changed_for_final_project.php I’ve updated the final project guidelines to reflect an extended due date—projects must be submitted by 2pm on Saturday, November 15th, rather than Friday night at midnight. Also, you may choose to use server-side includes (which we’ll discuss today in... news Liz 2003-11-10T14:00:22-05:00 http://www.it.rit.edu/~ell/320/320-031/archives/final_exam_times.php Just to clarify—the final practical exam will be given in class on November 12, and the final written exam will be given during our schedule exam time on November 17.... news Liz 2003-11-09T15:21:04-05:00 http://www.it.rit.edu/~ell/320/320-031/archives/inclass_exercise_gif_animation.php Sorry, folks. I had trouble getting to the site login to upload these, but I think I’ve solved the proxy problem that caused it. Here’s the assignment in Word format, and here’s the airplane image referenced in it.... in-class exercises Liz 2003-11-03T17:21:51-05:00 http://www.it.rit.edu/~ell/320/320-031/archives/exam_dates_and_times.php As a reminder, the final practical exam will be given in class on the last day of classes, November 12th. The final written exam will be during exam week. Happily, we’ve gotten an early slot—Monday, November 17th, 12:30-2:30pm, in 70-3435.... news Liz 2003-10-31T13:25:55-05:00 http://www.it.rit.edu/~ell/320/320-031/archives/last_project_posted.php I’ve posted the details for the final assignment. Let me know if you have questions, or find inconsistencies in it.... news Liz 2003-10-31T13:23:38-05:00 http://www.it.rit.edu/~ell/320/320-031/archives/second_assignment_extension.php As promised in class last Wednesday, I’m extending the assignment deadline to Wednesday the 22nd. That will give you a chance to stop in and see me today or tomorrow during office hours.... news Liz 2003-10-20T07:25:42-05:00 http://www.it.rit.edu/~ell/320/320-031/archives/multimedia_pioneers_ppt.php By request, here’s a QuickTime movie version of the multimedia history powerpoint presentation. If you don’t have a QuickTime player, you can download one here.... tidbits Liz 2003-10-04T22:13:20-05:00 http://www.it.rit.edu/~ell/320/320-031/archives/choosing_color_schemes.php Having trouble picking colors for your site? This might help. Use it to find basic triads of colors. It helps. Really.... tidbits Liz 2003-10-01T15:34:57-05:00 http://www.it.rit.edu/~ell/320/320-031/archives/excellent_unix_tutorial_site.php Shelley Powers, an O’Reilly XML and UNIX author, has created a new site entitled “Linux for Poets.” The first entry is on basic UNIX commands, and will be particularly useful to those of you for whom UNIX still feels like... tidbits Liz 2003-09-29T14:49:54-05:00 http://www.it.rit.edu/~ell/320/320-031/archives/notepad_replacement_for_windows.php A couple of people have asked me about an editing option for use on PCs (since BBEdit is Mac-only). I found this post today (from someone whose technical skills I greatly respect) about Sc1, a special build of freeware open... tidbits Liz 2003-09-26T08:42:28-05:00 http://www.it.rit.edu/~ell/320/320-031/archives/lab_camera.php They’ve put a Logitech camera onto one of the machines (“Huey”) in the Entertainment Technology lab (70-2550, next door to the IMM lab). According to our lab manager, Chad Weeden, The students will need to use the Logitech image studio... news Liz 2003-09-23T10:38:02-05:00 http://www.it.rit.edu/~ell/320/320-031/archives/short_paper_due.php Please submit your paper in class in hard copy form, and to TurnItIn.com my inbox in MyCourses electronically. (I’ll submit it to TurnItIn.com myself.)... due dates Liz 2003-09-22T01:00:00-05:00 http://www.it.rit.edu/~ell/320/320-031/archives/avast_ye_mateys.php Tomorrow (Friday, September 19th) is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Just thought you’d like to know.... news Liz 2003-09-18T16:00:47-05:00 http://www.it.rit.edu/~ell/320/320-031/archives/cbs_marketwatch_on_social_software.php Again, the news provides me with a nice follow-up to class discussions. From today’s CBS MarketWatch, “Friendster gets close to Benchmark: The next new thing in Silicon Valley is social networking.”... news Liz 2003-09-17T18:45:09-05:00 http://www.it.rit.edu/~ell/320/320-031/archives/verisign_and_dns.php Once you understand how DNS works, you can understand the the importance of changes just made to DNS operation by Verisign (here’s a /. article on the subject), and the humor of today’s UserFriendly cartoon. Update, 4:24pm Joey DeVilla (the... tidbits Liz 2003-09-17T18:00:00-05:00 http://www.it.rit.edu/~ell/320/320-031/archives/ernest_adams_talk_on_friday.php Oh no! A conflict with the BMG speaker! Despite my interest in the copyright issue, I’ll probably end up going to this talk, instead. — This Friday (Sept 19th) from 10-12am in the auditorium Ernest Adams will be giving a... news Liz 2003-09-17T13:54:02-05:00 http://www.it.rit.edu/~ell/320/320-031/archives/related_readings_communication.php Michael Fraase claims that “RSS will replace email as Internet publishing medium.” Adam Curry also argues that RSS should replace current SMTP-based email, in “Email is Dead, Long Live Email.” Jon Udell of InfoWorld refutes some of these arguments in... readings Liz 2003-09-17T13:07:16-05:00 http://www.it.rit.edu/~ell/320/320-031/archives/bmg_executive_to_speak_on_campus.php I received this announcement via e-mail this morning: If you would like to learn more about the current state of the music industry, copyright protection issues, and the strategies being used to combat music piracy then please join us this... news Liz 2003-09-15T18:01:23-05:00 http://www.it.rit.edu/~ell/320/320-031/archives/signatures_magazine_looking_for_students.php Signatures is looking for students interested in working on the 2004 issue. Signatures is a literary and art magazine published annually by and for RIT students. The first meeting will be held at 8 pm Wednesday, September 17 in the... news Liz 2003-09-15T17:59:56-05:00 http://www.it.rit.edu/~ell/320/320-031/archives/more_on_the_riaa.php In case you think you’re too small a target for the RIAA to come after you for file sharing violations, take a look at this USA Today article about a 12-year-old girl in NYC whose family will be paying $2,000... tidbits Liz 2003-09-11T19:32:45-05:00 http://www.it.rit.edu/~ell/320/320-031/archives/copyright_discussions.php Last night, after our copyright discussion in class, I went home and turned on the news—only to see a special report on the RIAA’s recent lawsuits against file swappers. Some other interesting things I encountered today on the topic are... news Liz 2003-09-11T11:57:07-05:00 http://www.it.rit.edu/~ell/320/320-031/archives/meningitis_vaccinations.php I received this today, and am passing it on to you: This letter is written in hopes of gaining your support and assistance in increasing the immunization rates of our students. Many remain vulnerable to a number of vaccine preventable... news Liz 2003-09-09T19:30:23-05:00 http://www.it.rit.edu/~ell/320/320-031/archives/introductions.php I’m going to do my best to get to know you all by name before the end of the quarter. That’ll be a lot easier if I have some context for you. Use the comment feature on this entry to... news Liz 2003-09-08T12:30:00-05:00 http://www.it.rit.edu/~ell/320/320-031/archives/welcome.php This will be where I post readings, assignments, and information about the class. Use the “Quick Links” menu at the top to navigate to specific sections (like the syllabus and the course outline), and the calendar on the left to... news Liz 2003-09-07T13:02:40-05:00