Arrays into Methods

Here's another video by Bucky ("the new Boston"), #32 in a series on Java Tutorials. This one is on passing arrays into methods. I've posted it here so I can find it again, because I think I may need it one day!


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Methods and Parameters

Well, I signed up for an XML class, but it looks like I need to learn some Java too! The biggest problem has been parameters and methods. Luckily for me, I found this video that helps to highlight the difference between the two, and demonstrates how to use them. Check it out!


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JavaScript and the DOM

Here's a 10-minute video that's chock full of info about using JavaScript to traverse the DOM.  What is the DOM?  It's the Document Object Model, as specified by the W3C.  More than that, it's the road-map to web pages.  Each element (tag), text, comment, or attribute, has a specific location in a web page.  If you know how to read the "map", or DOM, than you can reach any of these elements, and alter them.  This is the tool that allows web designers to make their web pages interactive, and allows web viewers to get the most current version of their favorite web pages. It's really one of the slickest tools around, so have a look.  I must admit, I'm hardly a pro, but I think I'll find this one of those irreplaceable web tools that I'll come to rely on - once I get the hang of it!


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Stopwatch

Here's a blogging tool tip: go to Stopwatch, enter your blog's URL, and test out how fast it loads.  My results: 3.39 seconds.  Now - is that good, or bad?  No idea... Anyway, here's the link: http://www.numion.com/Stopwatch/index.html
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Transforming XML with Saxon9

Why couldn't I find this video when I needed it?  Anyway, it's never too late to find out how to do something.  In this case, the silent movie shows how to add an environmental variable showing the classpath to the Saxon9 file.  That seems to be the hardest part of using Saxon to transoform XML files using XSL stylesheets - just finding it!  The rest, it appears, is easy...


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Parsing XML via DOM

Here's a video about how to parse XML code using the DOM. I'm finding out that videos are the best way for me to learn this stuff - seeing is believing; a picture is worth a thousand words; etc. I tried to copy the code from the link at the end of the video, but it didn't work. Too bad...


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ScanSnap-py

Here's a quick musical interlude, with a video from ScanSnap showing how to add a scanned page to an Adobe pdf file.  Love that ScanSnap!! Love this video...


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