Monday, October 31, 2011

Notes for Week 10

An Introduction to the Extensible Markup Language (XML) by Martin Bryan

This article was very helpful in starting off stating that XML is not a type of HTML. I had always been under the impression that XML was the same thing as HTML but improved on/better version of it. I did get confused towards the end where it was talking about the codes for the XML.



A survey of XML standards: Part 1 by Uche Ogbuji

I was rather confused by this article. I couldn't figure out the codes for the XML writing, and it was just difficult to focus on.


Extending your Markup: An XML Tutorial

Out of the last few tutorials we've had in the past couple of weeks, this one is probably the worst that I read yet. It did nothing to help me understand the XML at all.

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Muddiest Point - Week 9

I didn't have a muddiest point for this week due to the fact that I already knew most of what was being discussed.

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Notes for Week 9

I really loved the CSS Tutorial from w3schools. I've been wanting to learn how to use CSS for a while, and this really provided a gateway into that designing.

The second reading was also great for my purposes of wanting to design my own layouts with the CSS and HTML web sheets.  After spending a while playing around with the CSS and HTML, I can say this is an very interesting and helpful site.

The chapter of the book was also very informative and improved upon the previous two tutorials. This helped explain more of the finer details of writing your own CSS.

Muddiest Point - Week 8

No muddiest point for this week.

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Notes for Week 8

The HTML tutorial was a nice refresher course on writing HTML. I found it a nice reminder of how to differentiate between paragraphs, headings, and super-elements.

The HTML Cheatsheet was a great resource for having the different codes in one place. I will definitely have to favorite this so I can find it again.

The Article was an interesting read. I was interested in the section called 'Designing a usable CMS research guide template for students and librarians', I found it interesting how they did the research of how to make things primary, secondary, ect.

Muddiest Point Week 7

No muddiest point for this week.

Monday, October 3, 2011

Week 6 Reading Notes

LAN article - I already had a slight idea of what LAN was before reading this article, however it was nice to have something expand on the concept. I was impressed to learn that it was the Xerox company was the one who created the Ethernet cable in the 1970s.


Computer network - Again, I had had a faint idea of what this was before reading the article. It was interesting to see the different types of networks used by the computer in a list. It was also interesting to see the amount of technology and knowledge needed to put one together.

Management of RFID in Libraries - RFIDs is a very interesting idea, and I find it sad that it's seen as a throw-away technology in the retail market. I do find it nice that it is being utilized in libraries, and I think it would help keep track of everything.

Muddiest Point - Week 5

I don't have a muddiest point.