The last part of the Webpage task was to FTP my site up to the Oasis server. From doing this earlier in the course (and reading the discussion board) it was relatively easy to do.
So i went ahead and fired up filezilla, entered in the credentials and the location.
It came back and said complete.
Here is the URL to my somewhat infantile webpage!
http://webct.curtin.edu.au/305033_b/student_pres/Group02/index.html
And it works!!
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
HTML Reflections
Creating the web page via good-ol html was fun!
As we go on with our days, not really considering what lurks beneath the web page we are viewing, this task really gives you a sense of the mechanics and technical workings behind the WWW.
I found the task not too hard, but i did have a problem with being consistent with my tags.
To be honest it was a real buzz creating and manipulating the web page. I can see it being a pain in a big project, too many codes to continually type, and being consistent.
I have used Dreamweaver before, with a little bit of HTML exposure. A WYSIWYG is a must on large scale projects. For me anyway!
Blogging is much easier. No worrying about coding and technical problems. All you have to worry about is the content and not the semantics on a site like blogger. If i had to choose between creating my own blog site versus using a place like blogger, hands down blogger would win.
Optional 'Standards' Task 2
When it came time to validate my page at W3 i had a few problems. A tag was left open and I also had to put alternative text to the images i uploaded. But besides that, it went well.
After some double checking of code, i corrected my mistakes.
Researching img tags showed me that i had to put alternative image texts which i had known from a previous HTML project. But i forgot to do it one 1 image.
Basically my issues were with improper closing of a tag and its related effects.
The page would have still worked, but accessibility may have been an issue. If someone was having issues with displaying images, my unvalidated page with a missing alternative text may not have know what the image was. A small issue, but a valid reason for failing.
And aso by not closing an earlier tag, everything below the unclosed tag was taking on its function. All text was being centered when i did not want it to.
And as you can see, the page was re validated, and tentatively passed:)
As we go on with our days, not really considering what lurks beneath the web page we are viewing, this task really gives you a sense of the mechanics and technical workings behind the WWW.
I found the task not too hard, but i did have a problem with being consistent with my tags.
To be honest it was a real buzz creating and manipulating the web page. I can see it being a pain in a big project, too many codes to continually type, and being consistent.
I have used Dreamweaver before, with a little bit of HTML exposure. A WYSIWYG is a must on large scale projects. For me anyway!
Blogging is much easier. No worrying about coding and technical problems. All you have to worry about is the content and not the semantics on a site like blogger. If i had to choose between creating my own blog site versus using a place like blogger, hands down blogger would win.
Optional 'Standards' Task 2
When it came time to validate my page at W3 i had a few problems. A tag was left open and I also had to put alternative text to the images i uploaded. But besides that, it went well.
After some double checking of code, i corrected my mistakes.
Researching img tags showed me that i had to put alternative image texts which i had known from a previous HTML project. But i forgot to do it one 1 image.
Basically my issues were with improper closing of a tag and its related effects.
The page would have still worked, but accessibility may have been an issue. If someone was having issues with displaying images, my unvalidated page with a missing alternative text may not have know what the image was. A small issue, but a valid reason for failing.
And aso by not closing an earlier tag, everything below the unclosed tag was taking on its function. All text was being centered when i did not want it to.
And as you can see, the page was re validated, and tentatively passed:)
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Online Chat
This task, after overcoming timezones ended up being a great experience.
Though Ive been in an online chat before, mainly voice calls with family, i was somewhat excited to try text based chat.
So me Julian, Gaynor and Janaki organized a Saturday morning chat via Skype.
We all got on and connected without an issue and proceeded to chat about a bit of everything.
It was really good to communicate with some class members... sometimes studying online can make you feel very alien to the rest of the class. Via chat and the like it helps to bridge the impersonal gap just a little bit.
Sometimes i found it a little hard to keep up with the different dialogue going on around the room. Another tricky thing was also working out who was talking to who?? Maybe its because i was a newbie or just a limitation of the medium.
From this experience i took away another first. My first real online "chat" with people i didn't know. It probably wont be my last...with school members anyway.
Though Ive been in an online chat before, mainly voice calls with family, i was somewhat excited to try text based chat.
So me Julian, Gaynor and Janaki organized a Saturday morning chat via Skype.
We all got on and connected without an issue and proceeded to chat about a bit of everything.
It was really good to communicate with some class members... sometimes studying online can make you feel very alien to the rest of the class. Via chat and the like it helps to bridge the impersonal gap just a little bit.
Sometimes i found it a little hard to keep up with the different dialogue going on around the room. Another tricky thing was also working out who was talking to who?? Maybe its because i was a newbie or just a limitation of the medium.
From this experience i took away another first. My first real online "chat" with people i didn't know. It probably wont be my last...with school members anyway.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Independence Day!!
Well tomorrow is the 4th of July, a massive holiday here in the US.
A day of remembrance and patriotism. Also fireworks and beer!!
Well suffice to say im looking forward to it, i experienced it last year for the first time and i had a great time.
Anyway, its time for me to go, have a happy 4th!!
A day of remembrance and patriotism. Also fireworks and beer!!
Well suffice to say im looking forward to it, i experienced it last year for the first time and i had a great time.
Anyway, its time for me to go, have a happy 4th!!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Newsgroups
Its been a long time since i entered a newsgroup.
I used to log onto a few newsgroups about 8-9 years ago to download movies and the like, but i don't do any of that now for moral issues (not to say legal issues).
I didn't have a newsreader installed so i went ahead and joined a google group, for ease of joining a viewing as well.
Since i am an avid Office fan i decided to join a fan group for that show.
After i joined the group i decided to ask the following question.
I basically asked the following members, if any are privy, when the show will resume and whats going to happen with Jim and Pam.
Suffice to say i kept on checking for a response but no one replied.
Maybe its the group, not being overly active, but from posting on these types of groups i find it very cumbersome and slow. I prefer forums, which on the net there are plenty off and also very active.
From what i can see, most new generation users are more likely post in forums for the stated reasons.
Forums are easier to find and navigate.
That's my opinion anyway.
Well bye for now.
I used to log onto a few newsgroups about 8-9 years ago to download movies and the like, but i don't do any of that now for moral issues (not to say legal issues).
I didn't have a newsreader installed so i went ahead and joined a google group, for ease of joining a viewing as well.
Since i am an avid Office fan i decided to join a fan group for that show.
After i joined the group i decided to ask the following question.
I basically asked the following members, if any are privy, when the show will resume and whats going to happen with Jim and Pam.
Suffice to say i kept on checking for a response but no one replied.
Maybe its the group, not being overly active, but from posting on these types of groups i find it very cumbersome and slow. I prefer forums, which on the net there are plenty off and also very active.
From what i can see, most new generation users are more likely post in forums for the stated reasons.
Forums are easier to find and navigate.
That's my opinion anyway.
Well bye for now.
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