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Internet Sales are a comin’
Here is an interesting article from GeekOSystem about internet sales tax. Apparently, the Senate has passed a non-binding resolution. Read more.
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Problem solving 101
The issue Here is a excerpt from a student email… Mr. Rogers, I’m taking the basic Web Graphics class this semester and I’m seeing subjects in the class expectations that remind me of what [will be expected of me in the final Capstone class]. I’m writing this because I had some areas in HTML that kind…
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The big picture
When first learning HTML, there is a lot of information to take in. Keeping an eye on the BIG PICTURE can go a long way towards preventing overwhelm. The main web technologies are HTML, CSS, DOM, and Javascript. That’s four different technologies that are often offered as one beginning course in many colleges. Obviously, you…
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Events in HTML
When beginners are learning web design, events can often be confusing. Are events part of HTML, Javascripts, or the DOM? What are they and how do we use them? What is an Event? HTML stands for Hypertext Markup Language. It is a language we use to give instructions to a browser how to structure and…
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document.write() function
One of my online students was baffled moving from HTML coding to javascript. This is not surprising since they are very different languages. For my students, and others, that are struggling, the following tutorial may be helpful, http://w3schools.com/js/js_intro.asp. I don’t consider myself a coder. Others are far more qualified. Still I’ll take a stab at…
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img width and height attributes
A student asks… “Just to clarify, the primary purpose of the width and height attributes is to reserve space for the image, not to actually resize the image, correct? “ The width and height attributes on the img tag actually do both; they reserve the screen real-estate and also resize the image. Reserving real-estate When…
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