I was going to write this whole interesting ramble for Matt to read here, just so it made his job a little less boring when it came to marking. Then I realised I can’t make this any less boring, really.
Blogger-
I tend to find blogs quite clunky and unintuitive to be honest, but oh well. I added a couple of feeds on the side of my blog page, my flickr feed and counters on the other side, the usual. Oh, and the page layout is designed to match my website perfectly, so that it looks amazing when viewed there. I’ve made a total of 17 posts. Didn’t really learn a whole lot, because I’ve had several blogs before and I’m very tech savvy already. Still, nice to have a refresher.
Flickr-
Flickr’s always useful. I have one outside of this assessment as well and I love it. It’s an easy way to share your images, or just back them up for safekeeping. Can’t say I’ve done much here, because Flickr’s not exactly customisable. I’ve added 16 images to my Flickr.
Delicious-
Wow, this is outdated tech in my opinion. My browser integrates rss feeds and bookmarks directly into the sidebar, eliminating the need to even open tabs for my favourite feeds and sites. I have tried to use it, and I can use it, I just really DON’T want to. I’ve got 12 whole bookmarks in there, but really that’s just for the sake of assessment. All I’ve really learned is that it’s not a useful website to me.
HTML/Webspace-
Useful as a refresher for HTML and CSS scripting, but yeah. I already did all of this stuff years back. iWeb is quite possibly the worst program for making websites, thanks to its inability to let you modify most aspects of it. But, I will admit, it makes life easy for those who just want to make a quick website for their friends and family. As I said before, I relearned some of the stuff I already knew about HTML and CSS, so overall not a total waste.
Still, it’s been fun. Thanks Matt.
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Thursday, 2 June 2011
Thursday, 19 May 2011
Assessment #2 Blog Post
So, my website is now complete. It's a very basic website, but frankly, that's all iWeb is capable of.
I'm using it as more of a muck around space than anything. This is evident in the various changes I have made to it, as detailed below.
I created a logo for my site, to add a personal touch to it. I then created a navigation bar that fit in with the theme a little better. This wasn't so much tough as it was tedious. I also managed to hide all the old nav bars, as iWeb won't actually let you remove them. Go me.
I decided to use my Google Adsense account as well, just for some extra functionality. At the bottom of each page is an advertisement, just for that real web experience.
The first page is used as a News/Home page, which can be updated easily when there is new news to report. Nothing major here,
On the "About" page, I've put up detailed information about myself, and why the website is the way it is. I messed around with the way that things were organised a little bit, and I changed the way that images were displayed.
On the "Photography" page, I've uploaded about 11 photographs of my previous works, to use as a basic portfolio until the time comes for better images. I modified the way the gallery worked, and tweaked it to display three images each, across any amount of pages. This helps to keep page sizes down, and add a touch of flair.
The "Blog" page... Oh, the blog page. I didn't like the idea of using the iWeb blog, because frankly, I didn't want to have to post everything twice. I decided instead to use a blank page, and load it with an iframe of my blog. I then used iWeb's limitations to my advantage, by hiding a large amount of the iframe behind the edges, leaving a very clean looking blog integration. I then changed my blog's background to match my website's, and voila. Pretty clever, yes?
Then, just for fun I added the "Beard" page. This is all about an upcoming event, but you can read that for yourself. I made the image link directly to the Pirates of the Caribbean homepage, and positioned a countdown timer to look as though it were integrated into the poster itself.
After all this, I was a bit bored, so I decided to add random quotes to almost every page. Some of them are dark, but they're all interesting to me.
Anyway, in case you missed it, here's a link to my website.
-Mitch
I'm using it as more of a muck around space than anything. This is evident in the various changes I have made to it, as detailed below.
I created a logo for my site, to add a personal touch to it. I then created a navigation bar that fit in with the theme a little better. This wasn't so much tough as it was tedious. I also managed to hide all the old nav bars, as iWeb won't actually let you remove them. Go me.
I decided to use my Google Adsense account as well, just for some extra functionality. At the bottom of each page is an advertisement, just for that real web experience.
The first page is used as a News/Home page, which can be updated easily when there is new news to report. Nothing major here,
On the "About" page, I've put up detailed information about myself, and why the website is the way it is. I messed around with the way that things were organised a little bit, and I changed the way that images were displayed.
On the "Photography" page, I've uploaded about 11 photographs of my previous works, to use as a basic portfolio until the time comes for better images. I modified the way the gallery worked, and tweaked it to display three images each, across any amount of pages. This helps to keep page sizes down, and add a touch of flair.
The "Blog" page... Oh, the blog page. I didn't like the idea of using the iWeb blog, because frankly, I didn't want to have to post everything twice. I decided instead to use a blank page, and load it with an iframe of my blog. I then used iWeb's limitations to my advantage, by hiding a large amount of the iframe behind the edges, leaving a very clean looking blog integration. I then changed my blog's background to match my website's, and voila. Pretty clever, yes?
Then, just for fun I added the "Beard" page. This is all about an upcoming event, but you can read that for yourself. I made the image link directly to the Pirates of the Caribbean homepage, and positioned a countdown timer to look as though it were integrated into the poster itself.
After all this, I was a bit bored, so I decided to add random quotes to almost every page. Some of them are dark, but they're all interesting to me.
Anyway, in case you missed it, here's a link to my website.
-Mitch
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