Furl vs HTML Text List

There are several differences between Furl and the HTML Text Listing. Not all of the differences are obvious until you decide to do something with the information.

The Text version loads nice and quick and the list contains enough information for me to know what I will read about when I click the links but... why isn't it sorted alphabetically? The list could do with some basic or broad categories too. How long is a long list? Add a dozen more links and it will matter not because the list is unordered and while it's currently about 3 pages long there is no major problem apart from me losing my focus. I'd say this is not an effective way to display bookmarks when the list is this long and without order.

Furl could be either visually appealing or too busy! I did like the fact that you have various ways of editing the tags and therefore the categories through which you could filter the list. The downside to this sharing of "the editing of tags" is the tags are not always what I would use or expect when searching.

I would definitely prefer to use Furl over the Text listing because it allows me to categorise my bookmarks, making it easier for me to 'drill down' and find topic related links later. The other major advantage to using something like Furl is its scalable nature - I can have 1000 bookmarks and would still be able to find what I'm looking for - that is, if I used the tags and categories consistently.

Maybe I should use Furl or Delicious - currently I use iGoogle and Google Notebook which seems a bit minimalist (or over the top?!) but I am afraid to change my ways while in the middle of work and Uni study where my time is at a premium!

Copyright

OMG I had to double check that the cartoon image I used on my Email Metadata~ology page didn't breach any copyright. Phew I found the evidence I needed, it's ok to embed the cartoon in a web page as long as the code is left unchanged. I remember feeling confident about it being ok but having to scrutinise my image use just now made me anxious about missing details somewhere. I really like the cartoon and it's relevant for the page it's on, so to take it down would have left me feeling sad and a tad dopey as well.

• Would I be in breach of copyright if I put the Curtin University logo at the top of this web page for an assignment?

Difficult question. Although it's clear that the logo is copyrighted and I know it is also Trade Marked, it would be wise to seek permission to put it anywhere on the web page let alone at the top. I considered placing a screenshot of the Trade Mark page here but chickened out at the last minute as I'm not 100% certain if that's ok either! Because it's a logo I think I'd be pushing the limits by asking to put it where logos normally go - at the top of a page. A logo can be thought of as the identity of the entity (no rhyme intended, words simply fell) and having Curtin's logo at the top of this page would be deceptive, I could literally "ride on it's kudos and weight" with whatever I write.

I think :)

In the Beginning...

This is going to be fun and no doubt an education too.

Aaah my first real blog... Questions have cropped up all of a sudden, thoughts that I had not considered before such as, why did I not start a real blog before today? Why didn't I do it? Perhaps I never had a good enough reason to begin writing a blog. I don't have all that much spare time so to start a blog like this means... I have a good reason! Yes I do.

All other attempts at blog-making and blog-ex (perience) I classed as "I need to know enough so that my clients don't think I am totally clueless" or words to that effect...

Well I'm no longer silent. If I'm literally 'outed' and that's a personal fear of criticism I guess, then so be it. Pulling back the Net Curtin begins!