My Student Page URL

My URL is on a Curtin University server so it's not viewable for everyone:

http://student.curtin.edu.au/~14399200/

I chose to use the student web space because I am quite comfortable using the Unix/Windows webserver path to uploading websites. I had no idea this choice was going to challenge my every urge to bail and simply blog about it. Well I am not one to give up so easily so I used what is only useful to latecomers like myself... the Net11 discussion board; posts by frustrated students trying to ftp their files to their student web space. Thank you to all for participating!

The process involved finding the appropriate instructions, downloading the appropriate files, installing software, file transfer and then viewing. The instructions made it look simple enough. This paragraph gives the impression it is simple. But it was not as easy as it looks. In fact I often felt like I was trying to break into Fort Knox.

I found this task quite interesting to do - as I worked through each step, I reminded myself of the user considerations and overall security issues that the folk at Curtin University (obviously) thought about before they threw the student webspace keys to me. Impressive!

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 :)