I rule. Totally!
Today I successfully wrote a post in html.
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This post has also been written in html.
You can check out the coolness yourself by clicking Tess Rules.
it works. It *works*! Just as well, because I need it for my Concepts Assignment!
Follow me to Yeehaa!!! I apologise in advance - it was the best of the meagre offerings available...enjoy! \0/
Oh, I almost forgot - I joined Twitter today. So far, it's just like Facebook but quieter.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Module 3 HTML - Passed Validation \0/ Yeehaa!!!
Thanks to Amy, Peter, Christopher, Cynthia, Rob, and a host of others, I have finally managed to Pass the Validation for my HTML Page \0/ Thank you!!! Following, please find the W3C 'Passed Validation' Pages, followed by my Web Page, and finally, the Certified Seal of Approval :)
The errors I made were both silly and profound.
The silly ones included one spelling error (centre instead of center) and omitting one quotation " mark from a numerical attribute - but it only takes one minor blooper to unravel your whole page.
My more profound (because they were initially beyond me) errors included not writing amp; after an & (amazingly, when I wrote on the WebCt discussion board, the 'amp' did not appear after '&' even though I wrote in text and not html - weird!)...incidentally, this last error increased my incompatibility rating, to in excess of 30 errors.
I also omitted the Declaration (about what language I used) at the outset of my HTML Page.
All my images also needed an
alt="description"
so that when you scroll over a photo it has details and is therefore more meaningful.
I'm sure there are more things to be thankful for, but at the moment they're escaping me.
A H U G E Thank You!!! to Everyone that has helped me finish my page \0/
Now I can concentrate fully on my Concepts assignment (I can't have half-finished things hanging over my head: It's *All* or nothing...and I prefer *All*) \0/
http://webct.curtin.edu.au/305033_b/student_pres/Group141/index.html
5 Most Important Rules for writing online
1. Write for 'scanning' in an 'F-shape'. Highlight words. Make important words larger.
2. 'Chunk' your paragraphs to break up text
3. Use colour and pictures...but be aware of adding alternative text for the pictures and be aware that a certain percentage of the population may suffer from some form of colour blindness
4. Don't make your posts too long (which I am guilty of!)
5. 'Link' - place links unders words to help expand your ideas
Copyright
This is a huge issue that, if not heeded, could deprive the owners of an image/music/text of income.
It could also potentially harm a business or individual, if an image/text/ or music et cetera is used without permission.
I didn't use any logos illegally on my page.
All the photos taken were mine.
Blogs
There are so many types of blogs and so many blogs to peruse it's mind-boggling!
I didn't even know what a blog *was* at the start of this course, December 2008.
Having looked a almost a hundred different blogs now, I feel that it is a great way to be able to have your say about something you feel passionate about.
I've seen blogs about technology (not very interesting to me personally, but for learning purposes - they're great), businesses, fetishes (you know: love of shoes/handbags/clothes/food/films), hobbies, internet gaming, health, politics.
Being a verbose person who has filled over 20 Diaries in her lifetime, I *want* to do a personal blog: about my life and passions.
This may be boring for some people to read, but it is *me* and I feel that writing things down will help me to move forward and progress on my life journey...it's also a fantastic stress-reliever!
I am currently 'playing' with two other sites (not on blogger) to see which format I like, and have already plotted some blog-lines for release on Easter Sunday 2009 \0/
Web 2.0
I must admit that I still don't understand all the fuss about Web 2.0 - I'll have to read more.
To me, Web 2.0 is a way of making the internet a more interactive place where participation is encouraged in order to make the internet full of virtual communities...like Wikipedia maybe?
I really need to read more about it.
Way over my head!
The errors I made were both silly and profound.
The silly ones included one spelling error (centre instead of center) and omitting one quotation " mark from a numerical attribute - but it only takes one minor blooper to unravel your whole page.
My more profound (because they were initially beyond me) errors included not writing amp; after an & (amazingly, when I wrote on the WebCt discussion board, the 'amp' did not appear after '&' even though I wrote in text and not html - weird!)...incidentally, this last error increased my incompatibility rating, to in excess of 30 errors.
I also omitted the Declaration (about what language I used) at the outset of my HTML Page.
All my images also needed an
alt="description"
so that when you scroll over a photo it has details and is therefore more meaningful.
I'm sure there are more things to be thankful for, but at the moment they're escaping me.
A H U G E Thank You!!! to Everyone that has helped me finish my page \0/
Now I can concentrate fully on my Concepts assignment (I can't have half-finished things hanging over my head: It's *All* or nothing...and I prefer *All*) \0/
http://webct.curtin.edu.au/305033_b/student_pres/Group141/index.html
5 Most Important Rules for writing online
1. Write for 'scanning' in an 'F-shape'. Highlight words. Make important words larger.
2. 'Chunk' your paragraphs to break up text
3. Use colour and pictures...but be aware of adding alternative text for the pictures and be aware that a certain percentage of the population may suffer from some form of colour blindness
4. Don't make your posts too long (which I am guilty of!)
5. 'Link' - place links unders words to help expand your ideas
Copyright
This is a huge issue that, if not heeded, could deprive the owners of an image/music/text of income.
It could also potentially harm a business or individual, if an image/text/ or music et cetera is used without permission.
I didn't use any logos illegally on my page.
All the photos taken were mine.
Blogs
There are so many types of blogs and so many blogs to peruse it's mind-boggling!
I didn't even know what a blog *was* at the start of this course, December 2008.
Having looked a almost a hundred different blogs now, I feel that it is a great way to be able to have your say about something you feel passionate about.
I've seen blogs about technology (not very interesting to me personally, but for learning purposes - they're great), businesses, fetishes (you know: love of shoes/handbags/clothes/food/films), hobbies, internet gaming, health, politics.
Being a verbose person who has filled over 20 Diaries in her lifetime, I *want* to do a personal blog: about my life and passions.
This may be boring for some people to read, but it is *me* and I feel that writing things down will help me to move forward and progress on my life journey...it's also a fantastic stress-reliever!
I am currently 'playing' with two other sites (not on blogger) to see which format I like, and have already plotted some blog-lines for release on Easter Sunday 2009 \0/
Web 2.0
I must admit that I still don't understand all the fuss about Web 2.0 - I'll have to read more.
To me, Web 2.0 is a way of making the internet a more interactive place where participation is encouraged in order to make the internet full of virtual communities...like Wikipedia maybe?
I really need to read more about it.
Way over my head!
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Added New Features to my Blog
As I was fiddling with all the buttons today, I found new gadgets that enabled me to add one picture, so I did - and added two instead of just one!
Will need to keep searching, because I would really like to add a slideshow of just my pictures (found plenty of gadgets that allowed a slideshow of other peoples pictures!).
Have also installed a Map of the World that enables Google news from other countries... hopefully I won't find it difficult to navigate away from my page now :)
Update on Sunday January 18th...it now takes ages to load my page when I first navigate to it...mmm...unsure if adding three photos and extra gadgets was really the smartest thing to do!
Will need to keep searching, because I would really like to add a slideshow of just my pictures (found plenty of gadgets that allowed a slideshow of other peoples pictures!).
Have also installed a Map of the World that enables Google news from other countries... hopefully I won't find it difficult to navigate away from my page now :)
Update on Sunday January 18th...it now takes ages to load my page when I first navigate to it...mmm...unsure if adding three photos and extra gadgets was really the smartest thing to do!
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Module 3: My thoughts on HTML Vs. Blogging
I have only had extremely limited success with HTML (currently more problems than actual success stories in this area), and have been blogging almost continually, but for only one month.
However, I do feel that my limited experience allows me to conclude that both HTML and Blogs have pros and cons that need to be considered before attempting a choice between both.
At this stage of writing I am personally more comfortable with my blog on 'blogger.com', as I have had relatively few problems.
Each day I have learnt something new by either clicking all the available Tabs on my page, by viewing other bloggers pages, and also from following tips left behind from our tutor Peter or classmates.
Having said that, I also believe that with more time and experience, I should become comfortable with the basic aspects of creating and publishing a Web page via HTML tags through the use of Notepad.
Ultimately, whether you choose HTML or Blogging will depend upon your goal and reason for publishing.
HTML Pros:
* Can design the page to *completely* reflect your needs
* Could possibly reach a wider audience, especially if the Web page produces a high number of hit's when people search your particular topic.
* More freedom to do what you want
HTML Cons:
* The need to be aware of the 'Invisibility of difference' while creating your page, so people with differently configured computers will still be able to view it's contents as opposed to navigating away
* Addressing *specifically* but *briefly* what your page is about through the page title - which is likely to return more hits and views than if labelled improperly
* Not understanding how to use the software adequately (my main problem!)
* Your page can be viewed by *anyone*, so content, especially personal content, should be guarded closely.
BLOG Pros:
* Your page is already set-up according to a template - which you choose
* There are choices which allow you to decide who will ultimately view your page (eg 'all internet users', 'registered blogspot users only', 'only those who you have allowed access to'.
* there is a choice to write in text or in html. Thus far, I have only tried text. My html ventures have come back with angry red writing that says: tag not closed (I wanted to make a word bold by using the bold tag). It looked perfectly fine for me, but I will obviously need to work this peculiarity out!!!
BLOG Cons:
* If you don't understand how to do something, the process can be difficult (ie no 'help' menu)
* If a wider audience is needed, it would be essential to check your permissions page - or your blog may become 'hidden'
* Internet users with no blogging experience may not know how to navigate to your page (I'm a major example of someone who had *absolutely no* experience with blogs prior to the start of this course (!) - whereas a random web page can be easily navigated to if the search criteria typed in, connects with the search parameters (set by the words typed in) of that Web page.
However, I do feel that my limited experience allows me to conclude that both HTML and Blogs have pros and cons that need to be considered before attempting a choice between both.
At this stage of writing I am personally more comfortable with my blog on 'blogger.com', as I have had relatively few problems.
Each day I have learnt something new by either clicking all the available Tabs on my page, by viewing other bloggers pages, and also from following tips left behind from our tutor Peter or classmates.
Having said that, I also believe that with more time and experience, I should become comfortable with the basic aspects of creating and publishing a Web page via HTML tags through the use of Notepad.
Ultimately, whether you choose HTML or Blogging will depend upon your goal and reason for publishing.
HTML Pros:
* Can design the page to *completely* reflect your needs
* Could possibly reach a wider audience, especially if the Web page produces a high number of hit's when people search your particular topic.
* More freedom to do what you want
HTML Cons:
* The need to be aware of the 'Invisibility of difference' while creating your page, so people with differently configured computers will still be able to view it's contents as opposed to navigating away
* Addressing *specifically* but *briefly* what your page is about through the page title - which is likely to return more hits and views than if labelled improperly
* Not understanding how to use the software adequately (my main problem!)
* Your page can be viewed by *anyone*, so content, especially personal content, should be guarded closely.
BLOG Pros:
* Your page is already set-up according to a template - which you choose
* There are choices which allow you to decide who will ultimately view your page (eg 'all internet users', 'registered blogspot users only', 'only those who you have allowed access to'.
* there is a choice to write in text or in html. Thus far, I have only tried text. My html ventures have come back with angry red writing that says: tag not closed (I wanted to make a word bold by using the bold tag). It looked perfectly fine for me, but I will obviously need to work this peculiarity out!!!
BLOG Cons:
* If you don't understand how to do something, the process can be difficult (ie no 'help' menu)
* If a wider audience is needed, it would be essential to check your permissions page - or your blog may become 'hidden'
* Internet users with no blogging experience may not know how to navigate to your page (I'm a major example of someone who had *absolutely no* experience with blogs prior to the start of this course (!) - whereas a random web page can be easily navigated to if the search criteria typed in, connects with the search parameters (set by the words typed in) of that Web page.
Module 3 HTML - the continuing project: Stay Tuned \0/
I was able to put the validate icon on my HTML Page - even though it does not like the Google links I put in (which were directly copied then pasted into my tags.
Is this bogus or what????
By the way, when you click on the W3C Validator, it takes you to a page that says it could not find the URL - I'm sure this is because the WebCt is behind a firewall.
My main concern though, is if it was this easy to download the W3C Validation Icon - how many other "Bogus" pages are out there?
Does anyone police/regulate this?
My other concern, is that the major problems were with an http:// link that I merely copied and pasted - I didn't write the html code for it!
Bogus!!!
Posted on : January 22, 2009
Unsure how to fix this.
May have to post my question onto the board.
Is this bogus or what????
By the way, when you click on the W3C Validator, it takes you to a page that says it could not find the URL - I'm sure this is because the WebCt is behind a firewall.
My main concern though, is if it was this easy to download the W3C Validation Icon - how many other "Bogus" pages are out there?
Does anyone police/regulate this?
My other concern, is that the major problems were with an http:// link that I merely copied and pasted - I didn't write the html code for it!
Bogus!!!
Posted on : January 22, 2009A Problem I am currently experiencing, is that when my page is expanded to fill the whole computer screen, it shows four copies of the background photo - instead of just one that fits into the entire screen.
Unsure how to fix this.
May have to post my question onto the board.
AUSTRALIA DAY LONG WEEKEND \0/
Thanks to Amy, I was able to fix my page by centering the photo *and* I was able to remove some html text that had been placed inside my title section - thank you \0/
I also worked on my other photo uploads, and was able to add some html tags underneath words...which worked :)
All that I have left to do, is validate my page...more searching required here, as I must have glossed over that section/not understood it...so I have no clue where to go!
That will be today's task.
Meanwhile, enjoy the 4 photos I took of my finished page \0/ Woohoo!!!
This post will be updated as I progress further with my html page.
Please stay tuned :)
Please stay tuned :)
Module 3 HTML Success at 2:17am :)
I've finally had success at uploading a page with a photo on it :)
Massive thanks to Amy, Chriso, James, Louwna, Monique, Peter and the whole tribe at WebCt - I'd buy you all a round of drinks if I could :)
It turns out that I didn't accidentally delete *all* my attempts from Jan 12th.
One page was still lurking under the saved pseudonym of "mybackground.jpg" and I'm unsure how that misnomer came about but it doesn't matter - I still had evidence of Monday's work on my computer. I found it when I went to check my photo prior to uploading a newer version. phew!
My error is as follows:
* I saved as index
* This only saved the file as .txt
* I ignorantly believed that the notepad program would automatically add '.html' to the file in a similar way that word programs automatically save as '.doc'.
* After re-reading *ALL* the posts on the WebCt under 'Module 3 HTML Task', I realised my error.
* Thank you in particular to Amy, Chriso and Peter for suggesting that 'index.html' should be typed into the 'file name' area.
Again, many thanks - it's still a work in progress but I know what I'm doing now (can't believe I managed to upload the 'Blue Page' at the beginning of last week but couldn't remember the steps a week later - woeful!).
Will be re-working the page with renewed vigour from tomorrow...yikes!
It's after 3am in Sydney!!
Good Night :)
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Module 3: HTML: Creating a web page...more problems
It's been a few days since my last entry (starting to sound like a confession...) due to the fact that I've been trying to re-do the html task...and having a zillion problems.
Firstly, I saved it at lesson 1 or 2 or 3 (can't remember *exactly* when) and then, as I added more to the page I re-saved...except that when I went to upload my beautiful page (and it really was going to be b e a u t i f u l ! ! !)...it only uploaded the writing that would have been evident at the very first 'save as'!!!
Duped.
I then posted my problems onto the discussion board and haven't been back yet.
Will go after this post, to see if anyone has responded.
I haven't tried to re-do the page for the third time yet either.
Maybe tonight or tomorrow.
That's all for now - feeling just a little bit despondent :(
Firstly, I saved it at lesson 1 or 2 or 3 (can't remember *exactly* when) and then, as I added more to the page I re-saved...except that when I went to upload my beautiful page (and it really was going to be b e a u t i f u l ! ! !)...it only uploaded the writing that would have been evident at the very first 'save as'!!!
Duped.
I then posted my problems onto the discussion board and haven't been back yet.
Will go after this post, to see if anyone has responded.
I haven't tried to re-do the page for the third time yet either.
Maybe tonight or tomorrow.
That's all for now - feeling just a little bit despondent :(
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