martin krusche
art under net conditions
florianiplatz 8, 8200 gleisdorf
0699 / 10-77-49-56
der.krusche@kultur.at

on media-competence and net-culture
(„conference in permanence“: a collaboration of kultur.at & baodo)

part 1:
for absolute beginners

+) mechanical tools: you TOUCH the tool to use it.
+) electronical tools: you give COMMANDS to use them.

You must know the commands use the tools / to run the programs.

Note!
The machine is stupid. You not. That’s important do know.

If you use a wrong or improper command, it causes errors / problems.
You should be smart to use a stupid machine to have a fine tool.

Be a little ambitious! Learn a little bit more than only using the tools.
It is like driving a car: No need to have an idea what is under the engine hood, as long as it works well and driving is easy. But if some problems occur, you will have LESS STRESS by knowing somtehing about the machine.

Most of all
the computer is a TOOLBOX and a CONTAINER for data storage.

Connected with INTERNET (a worldwide network of computers) it becomes a kind of “additional room” for “meetings” and communication. No matter, how far your friends, relatives or associates are in real live.

You can make your website a STAGE, a kind of WINDOW, a meeting point. (But remember: The machine is stupid, you got to be smart!)

Take care / make decisions!
+) What is PUBLIC?
+) What is PRIVATE?

Starting the system = to boot the computer

1) wake up the „janitor“/ „caretaker“ = means: push start-button. the „operating system“, a special program, boots the machine.
2) put in the key, to open the door = means: put in user name and password (optional, cause (many computers, especially private ones, provide the desktop without in user name and password.)

Then you see the DESKTOP.

3) enter the lobby and call your „servant“ = means: [windows key + E] opens the “windows explorer” (Arbeitsplatz)

Now your “house” and the “toolbox” are opened:
The TOOLS = different programs (software),
that should be stored on the harddisk of the computer.

Decide what you got to do, choose the right tool:
+) Text-Editor (“Winword”, “Wordpad” or others) for writing Text
+) Image-Editor (“Photoshop”, “IrfanView” or others) to optimize and downsize photos (600 KB, one MB or more are tooo big! Make them maximum about 40 to 70 KB!)
+) Browser (“Internet Explorer” or others) to visit websites and check “email” (Webmail)
+) Mailer (“Outlook Express” or others) to check email

The computer is HARDWARE
The tools / programs are SOFTWARE
We are WETWARE ;-)))

Every setting / milieu got it’s own slang / jargon. „Netizens“ (net-dwellers) too. You will find out ...

The “HOUSE” is a system of folders, where you put and store your files.

If a little community shares the same computer, you will have there ten-thousands of files after half a year. Don’t put them all in ONE folder / directory!

So make a good PLAN for the “house”. The servant (“windows explorer”, started by windows key + E) helps.

Data can get lost!

That were a waste of your work and knowledge!
+) Safe data while you work: again and again! [Strg + S] or [Ctr +S] or Icon “Disk”
+) Make backup-copies!

Going public, joining the web:

+) As the stage in the “Nil” the WEBSITE is a “stage” in internet.
+) Combine this stages. Play them.
+) Again: Make decisions! What is public? What is private?
+) You can upload text / images / videos / sound

Texts and images are easy.
Videos and sound take advanced users.
Video- and soundfiles need a LOT of SPACE.
This also means:
If someone has weak transfer-rate, it is VERY difficult to load the files down from internet.

„conference in permanence“
a collaboration of kultur.at & baodo

Project Website:
http://baodo.mur.at/set01/kip/
Baisc Website:
http://www.van.at/aviso/kip/