Readings Formatting for Accessibility Van Londen. 2004. Approximating Master Pages in PHP Spinning the Web. 2006. An Introduction to Accessibility on the Web Macromedia Training Cafe Accessibility Techniques for Dreamweaver MX Macromedia Training Cafe How to make skip navigation links this technique allows visitors who listen to websites (rather than read them) to jump over [...]

Some media options work best in specific situations. Begin testing your discoveries. Compatibility   Windows Macintosh Unix/Linux Windows Media Files .wmf :-) plug for 9,10 VLC QuickTime .qt [plug] :-) VLC Real Audio .ra [plug] [plug] VLC Real Media .rm [plug] [plug] VLC Wave (.wav) wmp :-) XMMS .Mp3 :-) :-) :-) .MPEG QT, WMP [...]

Readings HTML For the World Wide Web Page 32, 55; chapter 2, 3. The Unusually Useful Web Book June Cohen. New Riders. 2003. Pages 191 to 192. Creating Web Pages with Dreamweaver Pages 82 to 91. It is the linking of separate, single web pages that turns them into a web site. How the pages [...]

Visitors to your site will want menu items listed on each page so they don’t have to click back and forth to move to a new topic. In addition, the visitor will want each page of the site to be a quick-read—once they see the home page, and understand it—they should not have to think [...]

Use the chart below to choose the most appropriate file format and application for your project. For more detail, please see Wikipedia’s comprehensive list. Common File Formats Explained File Extension Name Purpose Application Notes .htm/.html HyperText Markup Language Universal format for web pages. A language of tags and code allows the web page author to [...]

Web Programming Languages Loren Paulsen 2007 Primary Purpose Client Side Server Side – Linux Server Side – Windows Page Structure HTML, XHTML   CSS Effects/UI Enhancements JavaScript A simple scripting language that is sent as text and compiled on the client before execution   AJAX (Asynchronous Javascript and XML) Incorporates standards-based presentation using XHTML and [...]

Readings Homepage Real Estate Allocation Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox, February 10, 2003 Top Ten Guidelines for Homepage Usability Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox, May 12, 2002 Promotion Tip: Splash Pages May Drown Your Site Larisa Thomason, Senior Web Analyst, NetMechanic, Inc. 2008. Splash Pages: Do We Really Need Them? Smashing Magazine’s Design Showcase. 2007. Four Types of Webpages [...]

Who will visit the sites you build? What are their expectations? What kind of technology will they use to view you site? What will bring them back to see it again? Answers to these questions will effect every decision you make about the development of a site, from the way navigation is labeled to how [...]

I just joined FMCA, in addition to Good Sam Club, Choice Camping, which gives me Passport America, Enjoy America and Resort Parks Int’l. I bought a commercial membership as well, which allows me to advertise on their site.

Well, it’s happened. My cheap and easy lifestyle comes to an end next week; I’ve been evicted! The grumpy lady next door has called the city/cops to make sure I get moved. Apparently Cindy and I got wrong info from the police about lodging in an RV in a driveway. It’s not allowed and now [...]

We’re 4 to 5 months away from leaving the car behind and hightailing it out of Oregon. Our new tandem bike is a joy to ride and I am confident it’ll be a sound replacement for the car.

As a new motorhome owner, the RV dealer gave me a free weekend at Thousand Trails in Pacific City. The location is just beautiful; a natural setting, complete with bunnies (though guests are encouraged to feed them; guess they aren’t wild anymore). The staff and guests were very friendly. I am considering a membership, though [...]

We are settled in now, and out of the house. It took 14 days to move! Yuck. I’ll never stay somewhere 10 yrs again! A friend has let me know about insta-hot alternatives to water heaters, so we can shower. In the mean time, we’ll pretend by washing with disposable wipes and washing our hair [...]

We are almost at the end of 14 days of Hell. Moving from a 4-bedroom 2-bath house into a 31 foot motorhome is a challenge. We’ve lived through 3 days of no heat, no stove, and incessent rain. The heat problem was indeed an empty propane tank, not the fuse. I just neglected to turn [...]

Maya and I slept well in our new home (filled with stuff) and are trying to enjoy packing up the last bit of stuff, which seems to be the hardest, with everything else already taking up space. The more I think I’m close to being done packing the sooner I see another room with junk [...]

We brought the RV home on Sunday and have been packing up. The house is slowly coming apart and looking baren. I’m storing many books, baby clothes, memorabilia, and art at Philomath Self Storage in a 5×4 unit, which may not be enough. Do I really need 3 large boxes of books? Will I need [...]

Good Sam

Yesterday, I put 10% down on a 31SS Class C Jayco Grayhawk! It’s fun to drive, roomy, pretty on the inside, and has all the amenities I need. On Monday, I’ll hear how the credit report looks and which lender will take me at which interest rate. When the home sale is final, I’ll refinance [...]

Now that the house has sold, I will be doing my final RV shopping this weekend. I have rig picked out.

I have found it hard over the years to really take a vacation, get enough sleep, or take a complete break from working 11 hrs per day. The jobs I’ve held have been exciting, invigorating, exhausting, and over time, not as rewarding financially as they should have been. After 20 years in the workforce, I [...]