Ben Dyson

16 year old geek, lad from Cornwall, UK.

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BTEC IT L3 09: Networks: Progress

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Ben Dyson

Every week I’ve not got to update this blog with what I’ve been doing, this week has been spent planning how we’re going the PASS criteria for this unit doing the video and what order in is going to be in and … Continue reading

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BTEC IT L3 09 Networks: M2 D1

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Ben Dyson

What facilities will the network offer? Central File Storage Area on network for all documents required by all staff, with regular backups. Web Server for Staff Intranet PBX Server for phone extensions Bluetooth for file transfer from staff phones Wireless … Continue reading

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BTEC IT L3 09: Networks: M1

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Ben Dyson

The purpose of this post is to improve my blogging skills and provide an example and help for other students studying my course across the country, as well as provide my evidence for the following criteria: In my first assignment … Continue reading

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BTEC IT L3 09 Networks: P5 & D2

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Ben Dyson

The purpose of this post is to improve my blogging skills and provide an example and help for other students studying my course across the country, as well as provide my evidence for the following criteria: Explain to Bradley Bodoni … Continue reading

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Open Badges

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Ben Dyson

Gamification [n]: the use of game design elements in non-game contexts. I’ve mentioned briefly before about my interest in gamification  and in particular Open Badges from Mozilla, I’m currently completing a course “101 Open Badges” on P2PU, an online learning environment. Here I … Continue reading

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2013

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Ben Dyson

Wow, can’t believe its nearly 2013. Next year is going to be amazing, I’ve got plans for a new metro style website as well as hopefully getting a new bedroom with a industrial feel to do Computer work in. I’ve … Continue reading

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Concept Design – MAD Apps

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Ben Dyson

Quite happy with this concept. Example of what an app developers website could look like using the metro design language.

Concept Design – Microsoft ‘Learning’ Portal

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Ben Dyson

Hi again, I’m back and with my first concept I kinda designed, yeah I used the foundations of somebody else’s design but hey I have their permission. I’ve not only designed the product but designed a brief product brief of … Continue reading

Me! Me! Me!

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Ben Dyson

Hey, I’m Ben and some say I’m good with computers, personally I prefer the term ‘Geek’. Well I’m 16 and studying IT at Cornwall College, Saltash campus. I’ve always been interested in computers and at a young age would take … Continue reading