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  • dot slash notation

    Most of my students that are new to coding are thrown off by the dot slash (./) notation used in filepath values in the href attributes in HTML. I was first exposed to using dots and dot dots back in the late 1980s when I first got my hands on a MS-DOS machine (prior to…

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    Dale Rogers

  • YouTube Direct and your uploads

    As reported in Information Week, Google is making it easier for organizations to tap into the Youtube API (Application Program Interface) to provide YouTube functionality on their web sites. For example, the Huffington Post can solicit user generated video (citizen journalism) and use that content in their stories. Since most everyone is familiar with the…

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    Dale Rogers

  • Google’s Browser size app

    Talk to any number of web designers and you will get varying responses on how wide the optimum web design should be. Google has provided a nifty tool for viewing your web site under various browser widths. It’s called Browser Size and is produced by Google Labs. The following link will get you there. http://browsersize.googlelabs.com/…

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    Dale Rogers

  • Job Opportunity for an NSCC student

    Job Opportunity for one of my graphic arts students. Let me know if you’re interested… Job Title: Digital Printing Operator/Designer Position Is: Full Time Job Description: Franchise Sign Center located in Nashville is seeking an Operator/Designer for the Digital Printing Dept. Qualifications/Skills: This position requires the following skills: Software Proficiency with the following programs: Adobe…

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    Dale Rogers

  • DHTML by another name

    My beginning HTML class has two chapters that delve into the basics of scripting. It also touches on Dynamic HTML (DHTML). Now, there is no way that the class can give a thorough understanding of Javascript and DHTML in addition to HTML and CSS and do an adequate job. Each topic or technology would require…

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    Dale Rogers

  • When to use attribute=”value” vs property:value; syntax

    When to use attribute=”value” vs property:value; syntax The differences have to do with HTML vs CSS. HTML is a way to structure your document. HTML defines a group of text for the browser as a paragraph (<p>) or a heading (<h1> or an image (<img>). Since HTML is a markup language, not a programming language,…

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    Dale Rogers