Sunday, August 23, 2009

html how to

From my reading of the discussion board lately, it seems obvious that there are some people doing this paper who are experts in digital technolgies already; they speak of things which I've never heard of, like I'd never heard of CSS. (thank you Timothy for your explanation!)
I just live in hope that sometimes its just the terms used to explain things that are confusing, because when you actually come to do the tasks, maybe they don't seem that hard!
So, my next task is to learn some HTML and CSS.
I found a video on YouTube by this guy jimmyR - it is long, but I found quite helpful as you can see it happening and he covers some useful stuff, like CSS styles.
Here it is:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwQMnpUsj8I

Friday, August 21, 2009

Can Kyle come fix my computer next?

Please?
Illness I could cope with, but illness and computer problems are a bit much. Kyle's solution to fixing the internet appeals to me in it simplicity. When I'm feeling more resilient, I will try a Kyle-ish means of fixing my trash heap computer. The moral of the entire story is, as far as i am concerned, KISS!

Simplicity is cool. Let's not make things harder than they need to be.

"Season 12 - Episode 6 "Over-Logging" After a huge internet blackout, kyle solves the problem by restarting the internet modem.






http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVn5bSH-DNM

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

joy of Audio Tech

I love this Digital Technologies paper! No more do I need to worry about wasting so much time on the 'puter, trying to figure things out, cos that's what its all about here - learning how to do stuff! I thought xml was somewhat funky last week. Today I spent the day feeling awful and flu-like, but having fun getting together an audio project using Audacity. I am hooked! Needless to say I handed it in, and NOW I find the treasure trove of YouTube vids about Audacity. These will be great for future reference though.
So here's one. It tells how to duck or fade music behind voice tracks, and how to use the envelope tool with elegance.





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8g9vtQ9-D0