Journal 53: December 1

One of the ways I've been thinking of improving my site is to use Dreamweaver templates. My reasoning behind this is to see what their coding looks like so I can try to replicate it in the future and solve my compatibility issues once and for all. I mean, I've kind of been plagued by those all semester. I am curious, though. Are the Dreamweaver templates compatible with all browsers, or do they suffer the same ailments as my site? I guess the only real way of learning that answer is to try it out myself. I look forward to that!

Journal 52: December 1

I've been thinking a lot about the economy lately. I'm not scared of the future by any means, I'm just curious as to what could happen. What would happen if we had another Great Depression in this era? There are countless answers to that question, of course, but what would happen specifically to technology? Would there be a decline in Web sites because people couldn't afford computers, Internet access, Web hosting, etc.? Or would the costs go so far down that everyone would get involved, further incorporating the Web in with our culture? Or would all of this just... disappear? Our society is so dependent on technology, it seems that some people would almost cease to exist without it - they'd lose their source of income, their livelihood, their talents. Because of that aspect, I don't feel that it's possible for the Internet to completely go away. I hope it doesn't. This is giving me a headache.

Journal 51: December 1

I'm fully intending on working on my site after this class is finished. I'm considering changing the format a bit. I would like to incorporate Javascript and more music players. I would like to work with the design more, both in appearance and structure. I'll be modifying my CSS and probably changing my color scheme around, although I still like it. I feel like there are many ways my site can improve. If I keep working on it, I'll figure out how to make my site work at its fullest potential.

Journal 50: November 30

It's ridiculous how the Internet seems to be a place for people to live vicariously. There are so many people who are thoughtful and polite in the "real world" and obnoxious and snobby online. It can be entertaining to see this sometimes, but more often than not it's just annoying. I guess it is just the way people are, though. When they don't have actual contact with the people they're communicating with, they feel free to say what they want. It's the same way with telemarketers. This is an annoyance of mine, so I'm hoping I haven't written a post about it before...

Journal 49: November 30

I tried out a new MacBook Pro this weekend. I really love it. It's got an even sturdier aluminum frame than my PowerBook, but it's much lighter weight. It's eight times faster than my current Mac, and has 11 times more memory(40 times the current amount of memory left on it)! It's got six times the amount of RAM, too. Not to mention the latest version of OS X, so I can actually run programs made in the last three years. Between my tax rebate and increased hours at work this semester (maybe a little too increased, but we'll see), I should be all ready to go by the time Snow Leopard comes out. That means my Little PowerBook That Could will have to hang in there a bit longer. That shouldn't be a big deal, considering I have no technology-related courses this coming semester. But I really look forward to using Photoshop and Dreamweaver at home. It'll also be nice to have all my music on my laptop, instead of freeing up memory on my external hard drive. That kinda got old.

Journal 48: November 30

One thing I'll be trying to figure out after this class is Javascript. I know it can't be too hard, and it's something that seems very useful in a lot of instances. Of course, I'm not planning any elaborate Javascript intros or anything like that, but it's something I know I could put to good use on a site. I look forward to using it in the future, and I think Javascript knowledge can really help me in Advanced Web Authoring.

Journal 47: November 30

Although I've progressed a lot in the last 15 or so weeks, there are still some confounding aspects to Web Design. Try as I might, I simply can't figure out how to make my site work equally on every browser. Heck, I can't even get it to work properly on one browser. I mean: the text color and site structure work great on Safari, but the text size and music player are skewed; the music player works great on Firefox, but the structure and text color don't; nothing at all works on Internet Explorer. What in the world? I've done everything that I possibly can here, and it's not working out! It would on a Safari/Firefox hybrid, though...