Whats next?

So what’s next for me? I am taking summer term off to recoup. I need some time to clear my head and have some fun. I feel like so much of my time is devoted to work and school right now. I just get burnt-out. Life goes by so fast and my concept of time has changed a lot from when I was little. Days keep getting shorter and I have more and more to do. This summer I really want to have fun. A few things I would like to do this summer are camping, hiking, backpacking, maybe a road trip, paint-balling and more. Well it’s been an exciting term albeit a stressful one, but I wish everyone the best.
This is David Lyons signing off……

What I learned and liked

What I found most interesting from Tom Sumner’s lecture was the process a book has to go though to get published. I really didn’t know how many levels of editing were required and the process behind it. I also didn’t know about self-publishing through Amazon and other sites. Who knows one day I might want to publish a book and now I know that I have options. I also learned a great deal about the business in general. Tom talked about designing, proofreading, working with writers, working with editors, and a plethora of other tasks that all relate to publishing. Overall Tom’s lecture made me respect the business and educated me.

How much is too much?

I don’t watch much television anymore and it’s not because there isn’t anything on, it’s because I am bombarded with advertisements. Even during the show someone is trying to sell me Ziploc bags and it makes me sick. If I wanted to watch infomercials I would watch infomercials. How far are they willing to go? In a few years will they be advertising to us in our dreams? Only time will tell. I believe the only way to fight back is to stand up and turn off the television. We need to educate ourselves and ask the question how much is too much.

Writing since this course began

Since this course began I have notice a difference in the way I analyze the writing of others. I just notice little things that grab my attention such as the use of rhetoric. I also pay more attention to little details like spacing, font type and formatting because I have to be more critical of it in my work. Overall I feel like I am making more of an effort with writing and that is helping me to improve.

Link to online media kit

review of a classmate's technical writing revision

I choose to review Jenny Mockford's technical writing exercise. First off I would like to say she did a very good job of rewriting the paper. She condensed the information into a form that was easy to read and understand. She took out a lot of unneeded words and restructured the entire paper. It flows rather well and it really gets to the point. Each point is no longer than two lines and explains what has to be done step by step.

below is her writing




Technical writing exercise

Creating Shared Drives under Windows 95 for Network Multi-users



To install a program on a network server for the purpose of allowing access to others, it is necessary to set up a shared drive. Please follow the steps listed below to correctly install the network application.

1.) Confirm the name of the server for the program.



2.) Users with a Windows Desktop need to select the Windows Explore icon.



3.) Once the Windows Explore screen has a appeared, look for the scroll arrow labeled Drive.



4.) Select a letter of the alphabet to represent the network application and insert into Drive box.



5.) Choose a path for your application in the scroll-down menu of the Path box.



6.) Confirm that the “Reconnect at Log-on” box is checked.



7.) Click OK to save this information.

In class link

Here is my link