Falling...

Sad to say, I've fallen behind in my studies (and my blogging!). My current class is COIN 71, a course on AJAX (which began it's history as Asynchronous JavaScript And XML, but now is so much more).  I'm still pursuing the Web Development track at Foothill College, but suddenly the classes are much more dependent on programming.  I seem to be woefully inadequate in that arena.  In fact, I feel like I'm flailing in the deep end of this pool of knowledge, instead of learning individual strokes in comfortable waters.  Well, I'll keep plugging away at it a bit more, and see if I can't make some sense of it. It's as if I don't know HOW to study this material.  It's an interesting situation.  I've always been able to figure things out on my own, but now I find I have to rely on the help of others. That's something that doesn't come natural to me! OK, I've said my piece.  Now, it's time to move on...  
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XMP Metadata

Assignment 3 in COIN78b instructs us to print xml data using the xmp tag.  I really don't understand what that's all about, but I did find a rather interesting video put out by Adobe on XMP.  So, I'll store it here for future reference!  Meanwhile, I'll keep plugging away.  Supposedly the class is over this Friday, and I am roughly 5 weeks behind.  YIPES!





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XMP Metadata

Assignment 3 in COIN78b instructs us to print xml data using the xmp tag.  I really don't understand what that's all about, but I did find a rather interesting video put out by Adobe on XMP.  So, I'll store it here for future reference!  Meanwhile, I'll keep plugging away.  Supposedly the class is over this Friday, and I am roughly 5 weeks behind.  YIPES!





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Web Designers vs Developers

Here's a great graphic on the differences between web designers and web developers.

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Consuming Web Services

Here's a video on creating and consuming web services using Microsoft Visual Studio 8. I'm not prepared to explain what this is all about yet - I'm still studying it! But, I'll embed this video here for later reference. Someday, hopefully, I'll know what it's all about!


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Object-Oriented Programming

Here's a GREAT video on using JavaScript and object-oriented programming.  The examples are explained well, and sample code is available.  I will have to study this one!


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FTP on the Go

Here's a good idea - FTP on the Go enables you to upload and EDIT your webpages!  Now, I'm not sure I really want to attempt this from my iPhone, but I like the ability to do so.  It's so frustrating not being able to edit pages when I find errors.  I especially like the idea of being able to add links "on the go".  So - here's a video - check it out!  BTW - I found out about this from the recent Business Week issue touted as "The CEO Guide to Mobile Apps".


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