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Weaving Dreams

Host — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:15:16 +0000

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

Host — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:49:08 +0000

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 And then there are the ever looming standards, which means that some of what I learned about HTML years ago is no longer applicable.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. [...]

Learning Curves

Host — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 03:02:57 +0000

Sometimes in school a test is given and students do poorly, so teachers apply a curve to allow more to pass. I don’t care for that process, but I could sure use one today for myself. See, I’m trying to put some extra features on this site, i.e. ads, and the instructions are as clear [...]

Adventures in Gimp

Host — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:15:50 +0000

Granted, these are not high quality. They represent my first efforts in learning Gimp. I really like Gimp. I discovered that I really, really, like digital drawing. I hope to get better and better. A couple of these were tutorials that I took, like the one that looks like eggs in mid-air and the purplish [...]

So Far, So Good

Host — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:12:45 +0000

Crossing my fingers with the newest upgrade of WP. Now didn’t I read somewhere that 2.9 is lurking on the horizon? I ain’t complaining, though, especially since this upgrade went rather smoothly – cause WP is free. The fact that so many work so hard to keep the program up and running, at no cost [...]

Oh, The Things We’ll Do For Free

Host — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:01:54 +0000

If I was working as a Wordpress installer, I could have racked up some serious overtime pay, but as it is, doing this for myself, I’ve racked up mucho hours and bloodshot eyes.

I hate NOT knowing how to work situations that affect me directly. (I’m sitting here trying to remember if I’ve ever put in [...]

Blog Home – Starting All Over

Host — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:19:22 +0000

Those of you who have visited my site in the past are probably wondering what the heck happened. Well, it was upgrade time, and in spite of my perceived comfort level with websites, I found the whole process tedious and time-consuming. I spent hours uploading, downloading, testing, and got NOTHING! My site still said I [...]

It’s Here, and I’ve Already Used It!

Host — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:16:27 +0000

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

Host — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:12:59 +0000

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 [...]

Take a Big O’Byte

Host — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:59:26 +0000

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 [...]