Ending of EIR

I been using internet for a long time, don't know some things covered in the syllabus. I would relate myself to a light bulb, and this subject is like the switch that turned on the lights.

The skills to search websites for information using keywords and Boolean operators proved useful, I learnt new techniques such as using a thesaurus to find more keywords, my “cheat” to find similar keywords. Spending time on this has been worthwhile, as would save a lot of my time in the future as I would be able to find more, with less time on the internet.

I knew there are bogus sites on the web, however did not have a checklist for a proper evaluation, it was only by feeling that I decided if the site was bogus. Learning about search engines was helpful, I did not know about subject directories, it was a useful source when I got stuck at my project.

At first I felt that the activities were troublesome and unnecessary, however after doing them, I enjoyed them. Previously, I would never have thought of creating a blog and posting, or posting threads on a  forum, much less wikiing away through the night.

I am glad that I took EIR.