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Making Progress with Website Development

I have learned a lot these past few months. I actually can look at CSS and tell what’s going on. I can even write it, although I’m still working on the fine tuning. Now Php, that’s a whole other horse. Everyone says it’s easy, and I believe them, but I tell you the syntax, with [...]

Weaving Dreams

I quit my teaching job in December. I have been on the computer almost night and day since then, studying, practicing, trying to get better at CSS code, graphic arts, and Dreamweaver. I’m making huge progress.

I have my learning style down to a science. I read, watch videos, and practice. Then I do it [...]

Web Lessons

This constantly evolving animal cannot be tamed. There are always so many new things to learn, updated coding, and new processes. And then there are the ever looming standards, which means that some of what I learned about HTML years ago is no longer applicable.

Change can be good. I’m not resistant to change. [...]

Zilla needs a new job…

If you read my post “Meet Cron-Zilla,” you know that I’m considering turning in my resignation at the end of this semester. (I teach middle school). No, I don’t think I can hold out until next summer.

So I’m evaluating my employment, or soon-to-be unemployment, situation (without benefits), and considering my options. Oddly, the things that [...]

It’s Here, and I’ve Already Used It!

My first new toy in a long, long, time.

I came home from Books A Million to find my Wacom delivered to my front door. After I got over the fact that there was only one strip of packing tape, and it was coming off, I was elated. I got my Wacom, I got my Wacom. [...]

Waiting For the Mail

Waiting for the mail

Have I mentioned that I’m absolutely hooked on web stuff? I enjoy tinkering with various programs, learning how to build good sites, working with graphics, and all that. I have several sites in process. They’re fun for me. I hope when I get them up, they’ll be fun for others. And I [...]

These Past Three Hours

Today, I was busy trying to learn how to put a Joomla site together (whew, steep learning curve for me), and as usual, when I’m not ‘getting’ a thing right away, my mind tends to wander. So it wandered to insects and PETA, Barack Obama and my life. Hang in there, I’m about to explain.

It [...]

Take a Big O’Byte

An online acquaintance and I have been hashing out details about websites. She’s got a lot of knowledge. I often write her with questions, which she always answers, and in her answer I usually want to dig deeper. Such was the case when I told her I was going with a host that allowed X [...]

The Computer is My “Friend”

Well, I do have real live human friends, but the computer is here at my beck and call 24/7. I never had it that good with any human. I have, however, been trying to reorder my days. So instead of falling out of bed heading straight to the computer half asleep, I do other things [...]

I’ve Got a Monkey On My Back

I’m having way too much from with Gimp. Gimp is the graphic software that works like Photoshop. And it’s free!

I can’t stay off the computer. I scour the internet for Gimp tutorials. I spend hours working through them, creating, and recreating. Just what I needed – another habit. Well, at least this is a good [...]

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