When I heard web 2.0 first day of 830 and I thought I had a lot to learn this semester. I asked myself "what is web 2.0?"
Web 2.0 presentations from last two weeks has been great. I learned a lot more about web 2.0 last two weeks than the first 12 weeks of class. I think presenters gave in depth information about their web 2.0 topics and discuss the practical instructional usage of web 2.0 application.
I am using webpaint for my personal website and for the final project for 830. I downloaded Google Earth and found the church my grandma used to take me when I was little in Korea. I am seriously contemplating the idea of signing up for Second Life and putting up my personal gallery of photos and art work. My work is chicken scribble, compare to Sistine Chapel's mural, but it's exciting to design my own virtual gallery. One of my project during the break will be tagging all my photos in flikr. Did you know you can meet people through Flikr? I just found out that my friend is dating people she met through Flikr site. Well, it's not my way of meeting people, but I guess it works for some people.
I am just waiting for Mac version of IMVU, so I can play around with my avatar.
Monday, December 3, 2007
Monday, November 26, 2007
Web 2.0 expertise presentation: photosharing
Here is my photosharing presentation link.
You can find your flickr email address by clicking on You (tab) >Your Account> Email (tab)> Your Flickr upload email. You can save your flickr email address on your phone and email photos.
You can find your flickr email address by clicking on You (tab) >Your Account> Email (tab)> Your Flickr upload email. You can save your flickr email address on your phone and email photos.
Thursday, November 1, 2007
What I learned about PM
I learned that well defined scope and task in the beginning of the project is very important. It helps you plan out your resources and time constraints. Learning project management skill is also vital when you are study. I remember when i was undergrad working on my final project and thinking that I should have manage my time better. Knowing how much time and money you have for the project is important in the business world and in school setting.
Monday, October 29, 2007
Oschi was taking a nap one afternoon,
My Flickr link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/peachi/sets/72157602790917774/show/
possibly dreaming of fast getaway BMW bike,
or trying a new cuisine,
or his favorite fish,
No, he was dreaming about playing with his brother.
This assignment was frustrating because I was trying not to use my cats' picture to tell a story.
After looking at all my pictures for a week, I realized need to take a picture that tells a story. Most of my pictures are about objects, colors, interest composition, but doesn't tell a
story. Well, it will be a new challenge for me in terms of my photography hobby to experiment with new ideas.
With the Flickr site, I start using it when Flickr's link was connected with my cellphone. It's pretty convenient. I take the picture from my cell phone camera, upload it directly to Flickr's link. Only downside is that I can't seem to get rid of watermark. I like my phone, but I am trying to advertise it.
My Flickr link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/peachi/sets/72157602790917774/show/
possibly dreaming of fast getaway BMW bike,
or trying a new cuisine,
or his favorite fish, 
No, he was dreaming about playing with his brother.
This assignment was frustrating because I was trying not to use my cats' picture to tell a story.
After looking at all my pictures for a week, I realized need to take a picture that tells a story. Most of my pictures are about objects, colors, interest composition, but doesn't tell a
story. Well, it will be a new challenge for me in terms of my photography hobby to experiment with new ideas.With the Flickr site, I start using it when Flickr's link was connected with my cellphone. It's pretty convenient. I take the picture from my cell phone camera, upload it directly to Flickr's link. Only downside is that I can't seem to get rid of watermark. I like my phone, but I am trying to advertise it.
My Flickr link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/peachi/sets/72157602790917774/show/
Monday, October 22, 2007
Knowledge in the head and in the world
Seems like human brain have a finely tuned balance between precision of task and amount of information to memorize and comprehend. Human brain is efficient in that way. Declarative knowledge, procedural knowledge, and memory reminded me of learning theories I am learning in ITEC 800. I have noticed that concepts in all the classes I am taking this semester are interrelated and overlaps, which aid my learning process.
Constraints are not always bad. Constraints set by culture or nature are not negative when performing task. It eliminates all the possible ways one can perform a task.
Constraints are not always bad. Constraints set by culture or nature are not negative when performing task. It eliminates all the possible ways one can perform a task.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Reino Bad Parking Meter
Don Norman's chapter on “the Psychopathology of Everyday Things” illustrated examples of good and bad designs of everyday things. Norman introduced concepts and tools to critique everyday things in terms of design principle and usability. I had difficult time choosing the “thing” and I reflect on examples that Norman gave in his book. I empathize with Norman's personal experience with Slide projector and telephone. I would have been so frustrated, if I were him, so I picked something that has been frustrating lately. Berkeley/Oakland parking meter has been so frustrating to use, I picked it as a badly designed everyday thing.
Couple years ago, city of Berkeley decided that they were loosing money from parking meters, that they spent millions of dollars installing new parking meters named Reino. Berkley is notorious for lack of parking and giving out parking tickets. You can get multiply parking tickets if you don't move your car or feed the meter. They usually have one to two parking permit dispenser at each block.
Reino has a simple three step procedure visible at the dispenser. It has small monitor that says time limit on that block and information about time of the day. You walk up to this dispenser, first thing you have to decide is method of payment. You can pay in coins or credit card/ debit card. First constraint, if you only have paper currency, and no coins or credit/debit card, then you have to find some nice vendors near the meter to change your money.
Reino inconsistently accepts coins. If you put in one dollar fifty cents in coins, and if any one of those coins does not meet the Reino's standard, it will spit it all out. You have to put the coins all over again. Very time consuming. It has a poor feedback. You are not sure why it wouldn't take your coins. Reino has a small screen that can tell the user what the problem was, but it doesn't say anything.
It gets worst. You put all the change in the machine, and the machine ran out of paper, so it won't print out your receipt. You have to walk over to nearest machine usually on the next block and repeat this process. You have just paid double to park at the meter. If you are really unlucky, if can get a parking ticket, while you walk over to next block to purchse a parking permit. If there no paper in Reino, credit/debit card will have same scenario. You can get a parking ticket and contest the ticket with your credit/debit card statement. However, if Reino's computer screen can says “out of paper” or “out of order” before user put money in, problem can be resolved.
Unforeseen side effect or Reino is lack of bike parking space. There are many bicycle users and when they get rid of old parking meters, they get rid of poles that bicycle riders used to securely lock of their bikes.
Couple years ago, city of Berkeley decided that they were loosing money from parking meters, that they spent millions of dollars installing new parking meters named Reino. Berkley is notorious for lack of parking and giving out parking tickets. You can get multiply parking tickets if you don't move your car or feed the meter. They usually have one to two parking permit dispenser at each block.
Reino has a simple three step procedure visible at the dispenser. It has small monitor that says time limit on that block and information about time of the day. You walk up to this dispenser, first thing you have to decide is method of payment. You can pay in coins or credit card/ debit card. First constraint, if you only have paper currency, and no coins or credit/debit card, then you have to find some nice vendors near the meter to change your money.
Reino inconsistently accepts coins. If you put in one dollar fifty cents in coins, and if any one of those coins does not meet the Reino's standard, it will spit it all out. You have to put the coins all over again. Very time consuming. It has a poor feedback. You are not sure why it wouldn't take your coins. Reino has a small screen that can tell the user what the problem was, but it doesn't say anything.
It gets worst. You put all the change in the machine, and the machine ran out of paper, so it won't print out your receipt. You have to walk over to nearest machine usually on the next block and repeat this process. You have just paid double to park at the meter. If you are really unlucky, if can get a parking ticket, while you walk over to next block to purchse a parking permit. If there no paper in Reino, credit/debit card will have same scenario. You can get a parking ticket and contest the ticket with your credit/debit card statement. However, if Reino's computer screen can says “out of paper” or “out of order” before user put money in, problem can be resolved.
Unforeseen side effect or Reino is lack of bike parking space. There are many bicycle users and when they get rid of old parking meters, they get rid of poles that bicycle riders used to securely lock of their bikes.
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