Reflection 3

I think there are many benefits when using different search facilities to search for resources related to my topic. For example, certain search facilities may not have all the indexes of the web pages, therefore it is important to go through a few search facilities to find all the best and most related results. I think that the meta search is the best kind of search engine as it covers all the different search facilities. this means that it takes all the best links from the different search facilities, whereas if we were to go to a single search facility like Google, there would only be a few good links. I think that meta search directories are a quick and easy way to search multiple search engines simultaneously to get the top results indexed in each search engine. Subject directories are also really useful as for example, you are not sure exactly what the topic is, and you can use the hierarchical style, from A-Z indexes or subject categorized i.e. automobiles, animals, computers, etc.

I feel that using site feeds in the blog creates accessibility. for example, if i wanted to visit yan zhangs blog, i can just click the link on my blog page, and i would be directed immediately, without having to type the web address into the address bar.

I think the best think about collaborating on wiki with other students working on the same topic is an excellent idea as sharing information is vital in our growing society today. If we share with each other, we would fill in the gaps in each other's information, thus making the final work complete, and everything would link up nicely. This means that whoever reads the wiki would learn better from our combined efforts.

Reflection 2

We learnt the search engine more intricately. The main thing was Boolean Operators, which are 'AND', 'OR' and 'AND NOT'. We broke down our main topic, mine was Discuss the effect of eating disorders on teenagers, into keywords, and also put in keyword variations. So i broke mine up into Keywords: Effects, Eating, Disorder and Teenagers. Keyword variations: Impacts, Consuming and Teens.

My end result was:

(Impact* OR effect*) AND (eating OR consuming) AND disorders AND (teenager OR teen*)

The ' * ' indicates the wild card option, or truncation, which for example, 'teen*', the search widens up to 'teens', 'teenagers', 'teenage', etc.

I tried the above search at google.com search engine.

I was impressed by the Google's search function and features, as it gives u total control of your search, and produces many results in just under 1second!

i feel that participating in discussion forum is fun, as you can learn from many other people who are more experienced, and i do not feel so anxious as it is not real life, but rather, we are behind a computer screen.

I think doing citation and bibliography is important as it is important to credit people who have racked their brains to produce valuable information for people to learn, and it is also important as they would not be able to accuse you of plagiarism as you have credited them.

Reflection 1

Today, we've learnt quite a lot of things.... that i can't really remember anything much... ugh... its like stuffing 10GB of stuff into a 5GB thumb drive. Hopefully... by the end of this CDS... i can master it...! However... i can still recall some things. We will be doing some research topics... and i chose the effects of eating disorders in teenagers. I found all the 3 different sources of information, a blog, a website and a forum! This is great, as i can have a large flow of information from these websites.

I think the purpose of the shopping website I had visited was to buy and sell second hand items, or maybe new items sold by online vendors. I think this website is useful to get cheaper goods than you would normally find in shops, and also it can bring out the entrepreneurship skills in people!

Shopping Spree

So sleepy... it like 11.30pm right now.

If i had 500$$$... i would buy these stuff (500 is not enough!!)




This is a super awesome gaming mouse from Razer... called the Mamba, since gaming is so fun. It also looks very amazing... hehe. It costs about S$200 at http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/RAZER-MAMBA-WIRELESS-GAMING-MOUSE-5600-DPI-NEW_W0QQitemZ370346103521QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMice?hash=item563a5912e1

And of course... with a mouse... you need a keyboard!



This is also another great keyboard from razer, it has a mirror(reflective) surface. Its very sensitive so, awesome for playing games that requires fast reflexes. Its called the Razer Lycosa Mirror Gaming Keyboard. It can be bought at S$120 at http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/Razer-Lycosa-Mirror-Gaming-Keyboard_W0QQitemZ280478003884QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_216?hash=item414dcab2ac#shId

And lastly... An antique!



This is a JVC MX-D2T 7-in-1 Midi component system, it can play old cassette recorders, which i have tons of them, because my dad used to buy lots of them, like black sabbath and so on... so this great machine can play these old cassettes, yea.

It can be bought at S$180 at http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/JVC-MX-D2T-7-in-1-MiDi-Component-SYSTem-180-OnLy_W0QQitemZ380216130113QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_216?hash=item5886a5ba41

Ice Breaker

Justin Tay (JT)
im a GETer
who plays DOTA during his free time
who listens to T.M. Revolution
who watches The Mentalist, Heroes, FlashForward, Supernatural, etc

I think i am like a baguette...
Hard on the outside, soft on the inside


I like programming.... can't wait to learn more about it
Erm... dont give up as it can be quite challenging.
http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/