The Machine that goes Ping!!!

Well this was good clean fun, unlike the Monty Python sketch of the same name ( you Gen Xers will know of what I speak)..I used (http://centralops.net/co/) URL and have added the link in my Links section at the bottom of the page and it took 16 hops and 247 milliseconds....Is that fast?But, the IP Address was " curtin.edu.au [134.7.179.10] "..... so I don't know how this stuff works ( sounds like a cool name for a website) but there you have it.

Well, that's my effort for this morning, not a bad 3 hours work, now to go to bad work for 9 hours!!!!....and come back and do some more.

FTP....Funny Thing People

Have just downloaded this and thanks to Jonathan ( again!) for steering me there, it works much better than other sites I surfed. (http://software.visicommedia.com/en/products/aceftp/) Here is the URL and I have added to my links at the bottom of the page.

Missing word _ capitalisation .....hmmm lot of work and downloading for such a little word....not a lot of capitalising my time or resources.

I tried 2 other FTP downloads and was not impressed, no user guides, not user friendly and when I say user , I mean Joe Citizen not Joe Techhead - so would not probably ever use this again and go back to my usual download agent. I like the one I finally downloaded as it was a bit more user friendly for an old bird like me, whose only ever had Microsoft in her life.

Telnet....

Although I loved the Star Wars homage ( Boy, how long did that take to do!?) I'm not a fan of Telnet..I can see how it would have been completely amazing to the propeller heads of the 70's and 80's when they were first exploring the 'Undiscovered Country' AKA Cyberspace...but I like my bells and whistles!!

Positives, Telnet was very fast connection and response time for commands was lightening quick...I would use it again if I was stuck in some backwater internet caf..say in Upper Kumbucca West or perhaps, Dee Why ( or if it's a curriculum requirement :) !

Although, the functionality of the Telnet client I have, many thanks go out to Jonathan for steering me!! some applied logic and a good deal of praying saw me through to the end of the task instructions ( http://www.computerhope.com/dshare.htm ), is the URL and I have added to my links at the bottom of the page.

Module 1 Tasks

Well, better late than never - after much reading and researching I selected Net 11 to augment my current study at another tertiary institution ( to remain nameless) and it's general elective requirements and as part of my ' Great Plan' I want to include on-line counselling when I open my private practice in a few years. I though learning more about the Internet would be useful and this unit appeared not to impinge in my already overly full schedule.....overly full!!.. Crammed to the rafters is a better description!!..I was talking to a work colleague the other day and he asked what was I doing at Uni? and it struck me..Which one?... I am enrolled in 3 universities and doing a full time work load between, actually probably a bit more than full time - but one of those should be over and done by August, this year...Phew and it's been a long time coming, I enrolled in that particular institution in 1999 ( I think!) Anyway, enough moaning about my life - Module 1 and the Telnet client.....