Two Weeks of the IS101 Journey and Using Hyperlink in Emails

The first two weeks in IS101 have been challenging. Missing the first 20 minutes of the lecture set me off on the wrong foot, leaving me scrambling to catch up, especially during those initial weeks. Thankfully, with the support of our compassionate lecturer, Mr. Albert Wu, and the online Webex sessions, I'm steadily getting back on track. Despite the rocky start with the enormous workload, I'm catching up. Much of the content aligns with what I already know from basic computer use, but I'm also picking up new skills every day. It's an interesting journey, and I'm committed to seeing it through. "It will be tough, I know! The road will be muddy and rough, but surely we will get there."

Performing and completing the activities Microsoft Outlook Email and Firewall configuration in LabSim was a great new experience. Especially the use of hyperlink in mails to direct recipients of mails to specific sources being mentioned/referred to in the mail.

Global Warming, a Continental Threat

Hello Readers!!, welcome to my Blog, I am Aluta Continua, a first year Associate of Applied Science in Computing and Information Technology student at the College of Southern Nevada, Charleston Campus. I am happy and excited to be taking this course in Information Systems for the first time. As part of my course assignment, I am required to create a blog solely for academic purpose. Aluta Continua is my response to the creation of this blog and below is my very first post, which is on the subject of Global Warming. Have a great read.

The photo above is that of National Geographic’s photographer Paul Nicklen taking a photo shot of the beautiful and breathtaking ice formation at Skagway, Alaska, USA. The beautiful site is a reminder to us nature lovers, governments and opinion leaders to take a cue in the subject of global warming and its associated threats to the sustainability of our environment.

As an individual and a lover of nature who constantly supports efforts aimed at environmental conservation and preservation, I am motivated to use this picture and several others in educating the citizenry on the negative impact of human activities that contributes to Global Warming, a scientific fact whose impact can result in the meltdown of ice such as this one at Skagway, Alaska and thereby negatively impact the environment.

With the Southern Ocean alone, absorbing as much as 75 percent of the excess heat, and 40 percent of the carbon dioxide created by human activities, floating ice shelves are melting rapidly, raising concerns about the sudden, uncontrollable sea level rise, a recipe for greater catastrophe in time to come.