Dennis Grebe's CS 1300 Blog

One Thing

2007-12-04T10:44:00.001-08:00

Make sure to do your homework

Webs and Stumpers

2007-11-28T16:31:00.000-08:00

My three favorite websites were Jake's, Holly's and Kate's. I liked Jake's page because it dealt with sports and Trinity football. I liked Holly's because it is well organized and I liked the collages. I liked Kate's masthead and the colors she used on her pages.

My three favorite stumpers were made by Alex, Jaime, Wayne. I liked Alex's because it was a waterfall that I had never seen before. I liked Jaime's because it is on a sports field. I liked Wayne's because I could not figure out where it was taken.

Links to web comments
1. Jake
2. Wayne
3. Holly

Links to stumper comments
1. Nicole
2. Paul
3. Jaime

Stumper

2007-11-20T11:40:00.000-08:00

I tried to make this simple for yall. Guess where this is.

My Website

2007-11-20T11:39:00.000-08:00

Please look at my website. I hope you like it!!

Bad PowerPoint

2007-10-23T11:55:00.001-07:00

My bad PowerPoint

http://www.cs.trinity.edu/~dgrebe/bad/bad1_files/frame.htm

I liked Mary West's PowerPoint because of her very detailed explanations and the fact that the slides were out of order. I also liked Jaime Acosta's because of his overuse of animations. I liked Juan Perez's PowerPoint because of the colored fonts and how difficult it was to read them.

DO's of a PowerPoint

1. Only include images that are relevant.
2. Make sure font can be easily read by audience. (size and color)
3. Check spelling and grammar.
4. Include bibliography.
5. Make a title page including your name.

DONT's of a PowerPoint

1. Use excessive images or animations.
2. Read off your PowerPoint, use cue cards.
3. Dont use language you would use on AIM or in text messaging.

Dennis Grebe

Copyright Issue

2007-10-01T19:37:00.000-07:00

Copyright laws date back to 1790 and are protected under Article one of the Bill of Rights. Copyright laws have changed significantly over the years. Original works can be under copyright protections for up to ninety years after the death of an author. If a student violates a copyright they can be sent a take-down notice and they may be ultimately have a court case brought against them. If posting an image for a website a student may use images they created or on sites such as blackboard or any government website. If using a image from another website it is most likely under the copy right law. Therefore, a student must obtain permission from the author. If the author is dead, but the work is still under copyright the student must obtain permission from the holder of the copyright. If permission is obtained the student still must cite the source in a bibliography.

Dennis Grebe

Web 2.0

2007-09-24T19:58:00.000-07:00

After reading Time magazine's selection for person of the year, I agree with the article and its view on Web 2.0. Time points out that people are using the Internet frequently which in turn is helping to shape the world we live in. YouTube, Facebook, and Myspace are growing exponentially and allowing people all over the globe to communicate and spread information. However, as Time points out, this may not be a great thing since information obtained on Wikipedia and other online sources could be false since these are not documented sources. Time's view that the world lacks the necessity for great men is odd and does not ring true in my mind.

The article I read deals with the effects of Web 2.0 on long-standing news websites such as ABC News and USA Today. Both websites have lost viewers, which can be attributed to the broad ways of getting information that have become available due to Web 2.0. These news sites have tried to stay up-to-date with other media sources by allowing users to blog on different topics and by including those on the web sites. However, the more traditional web sites have seen a steady decline in the number of viewers daily.

I believe that Web 2.0 will continue to grow as more people get onto social networks and Wikipedia. In addition, I feel that the need for more conventional news sources will diminish but never fully go away. Sometimes the public will need a reliable source that they can be use and be positive it is accurate and without bias.

Dennis Grebe

Microsoft Office 2007

2007-09-05T17:35:00.000-07:00

The first three chapters in the textbook describe some basic word functions such as accessing files, page format, text manipulations, and emailing documents. These chapters also help clarify how to use the new tabs. After studying this section and learning how to use the tabs, I feel the new version of Microsoft Word is much easier and more convenient to use than the old version. I am very comfortable using all of these things. However, tab stops and HTML files are confusing for me, and I am not very comfortable using them yet.

Dennis Grebe

Dennis Grebe

2007-08-23T11:53:00.000-07:00

My name is Dennis Grebe, and I was born and raised in a small farming community called Bay City, Texas. While at home I enjoy going hunting and fishing, as well as hanging out with my friends at the beach. I also enjoy playing and watching various sports, but my favorite sport is definitely football. I am taking all the pre-med required classes, but I have yet to settle on a major. I am not involved in any clubs or activities on campus other than football, but I plan to volunteer at a local hospital in the spring. I was raised Mormon so, of course, I am part of a large family consisting of six children.

Coming into this class, I am confident with my typing and Excel skills since we did tons of work in Excel last year in science labs. However, I am concerned about creating and managing a website because I have not even attempted something like that.

Dennis Grebe