Week 2: Tutorial Task

Part B: Video

This video is a very simple history of communication technologies. I love this simplistic element and the positive nature toward this topic. It simply outlines that human communication has evolved parallel with technology. The clip portrays the beauty of human interaction in relation to communication technologies and the ability to create, progress and unify. Enjoy.

Part C: Application

 'Little Snitch informs you whenever a program attempts to establish an outgoing Internet connection. You can then choose to allow or deny this connection, or define a rule how to handle similar, future connection attempts. This reliably prevents private data from being sent out without your knowledge. Little Snitch runs inconspicuously in the background and it can also detect network related activity of viruses, trojans and other malware' (Little Snitch site)

 

Sources:
Objective Developments:Little Snitch, Protect Your Privacy,viewed 2nd August 2011,
<http://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html>

 

Communication Technologies and Me ?

 

New communication technologies have given us the immense space of opportunity to connect with friends and family constantly without physical contact. Who doesn't love the idea of that?! So if your best friend is on the other side of the world, to have a chat is incredibly simple. If your traveling, why not let mum know where you are everyday with a twitter post? Or for that matter, a text message? It's not difficult at all. Just whip out your mobile phone or laptop and you have the chance. Getting in touch with a phone call is just as easy, however quite pricey, you can now use your social websites such as Facebook or other applications including Skype or MSN; there are so many portals to chose from.

I personally use the Internet a great deal for social purposes, education and entertainment. Can I actually say personally though? This gives the impression that what I post on the internet is mine right? And the conversations I have a private. Wrong! However, I have not thought too carefully about privacy, but do many people actually read the extensive privacy terms and conditions of the sites they enter, or for that matter, for where they give out personal information? Considering there are so many sites you give personal information to, I don't think so. Scroll, scroll, scroll and agree. Eek!

The internet has played a huge role in creating a catalyst for connecting with family and friends, making it fast, simple and most of the time effective. But how do we use the internet today? What do we use it for? How often are we using it? So to finish off, let's see how Australia uses the Internet as a whole, have a think about where you fit in. The Australian Bureau of Statistics has developed this graph to represent internet usage in Australian homes: (http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4102.0Main+Features50Jun+2011) 

USE OF ONLINE COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES(a)

(a) Persons 18 years and over.
Source: AGIMO, 2009, Interacting with Government, <www.finance.gov.au>

Sources:

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Online @ Home, viewed 2^nd August 2011,

<http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4102.0Main+Features50Jun+2011>

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Online @ Home, Image, viewed 2^nd August 2011,

<http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4102.0Main+Features50Jun+2011>