Wix is a service that will help you build a flash website, and basic ones are free. They come in multiple templates for various themes (corporate, media, etc.). You basically drag and drop your personal media into the templates, and very quickly you have your own site. It’s akin to iWeb, but fancier, easier to […]
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Todd’s Thoughts: Web 2.0 and the Redefintion of Everything
Ok, so maybe this should be Todd’s Tips, but this is something worth thinking about. With the wild connectivity supplied to us by Web 2.0 technology forces us to re-define our notions of communication and information. As we link, we link ourselves to other people and ultimately to the Web itself. And, as Professor Michael […]
Continue readingGet Savvy on Dreamweaver – Jazz up Your Assignment
Dreamweaver is one of the most useful of Adobe’s applications. It can allow you to visualize all sorts of code and layouts before you publish your site. It comes with a number of templates for common website layouts. It will even write code for you. One thing that Dreamweaver is no so good at is […]
Continue readingDMS Help – Extra Cool Websites for Inspiration
One of the hardest things about web design is trying to decide on what you want your site to look like. It’s true that some of the coding and development can be hairy, but the design can be just as difficult. So here’s some inspiration for you. This first list is a group of rather […]
Continue readingTodd’s Tips – Learn HTML and CSS. Now!
Kind of a sad state of affairs, no? I think one thing we can take away from this image is the idea that there are so many WYSIWYG applications out there that actually writing HTML code has become a sort of lost art. But it shouldn’t be. HMTL (Hypertext Markup Language) and its companion CSS […]
Continue readingTodd’s Tips – About Web Hosting and a Recommendation
**This recommendation comes strictly from Todd, based on his personal experiences with the hosting company noted below, and is in no way a paid promotion or advertisement.** There are a lot of web hosting companies out there on the web… Maybe I’m getting ahead of myself. Perhaps you’d like to know what web hosting is […]
Continue readingDMS Help – Using an FTP Client to Upload Files to a Website
While small websites can be built and stored locally, for the real deal, you’ll need to get web hosting. And, once you’ve paid for web hosting, you’ll need a way to get your files from your computer to the host’s server. Often times the hosting company will provide some limp FTP client as part of […]
Continue readingDMS Help – Learn Basic Web Design & HTML
Some folks might think that learning HTML is a little old skool, but it’s the foundation of everything that appears on the Internet; a working knowledge of it is essential for anyone who intended to do anything on the web. In this video tutorial (also appears below), the instructor takes you step-by-step through the bare-bones […]
Continue readingDMS Help – Simple CSS Tutorial
Lately we’ve had some requests for CSS help here in Media Services. Apparently there are some classes here that have their students hand code CSS for various projects. Moreover, for anyone in the web design, communications or journalism worlds, it’s good to have some idea of what CSS is and what it can do. This […]
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