It’s about time!
Yes, yes, I know if anybody actually reads my site, you’ve
noticed I tend to put off doing updates. The truth is, I don’t
really have time to do a whole lot, and what I want to do there
isn’t a section for. So, I’m completely revamping
everything - the layout, structure, contents, so there should
be a place for everything, and everything in a place! (In theory
anyway...)
Please Excuse the Mess
Everything’s not perfect. If this was a “real” site instead of my personal page, I’d make sure it was totally debugged first. But, since I’ve worked on this way too long already, and I want to get it OUT there, there are bound to be some dead links, inconsistencies, and just plain errors on my part until I have time to comb through and fix things. So please bear with me, and if you see anything,
e-mail me! (And yes, I know I haven’t changed the templates in the photo section yet...)
So what’s new?
Since my own Web site is usually in a state of disarray, I
always hesitated to tell people what it is that I spend most
of my time on... and the truth is... Web sites! Yes, I’m
a professional web-nerd, and make my living doing everybody’s
page but my own. But, I’ve finally had time to sit down
and make my page (in my opinion) rock. In doing so, I’ve
once again realized just how little information there is pertaining
to very specific Web design issues. So, since I’ve spent
lots of time doing legwork looking for answers, I’ll be
posting them from now on, so that other frustrated people like
myself might perchance stumble upon my solution and benefit.
For starters, I made my site searchable (see the top bar? Isn’t
it pretty?), and I’ve put “breadcrumbs”
in the upper left so you can figure out where you are. Surprisingly
enough, it’s nearly impossible to find a SIMPLE script (perl
or otherwise) to do this... so I ended up writing my own perl
code and then including it. It’s pretty nifty. I’ll
stick it in the web development section for anyone who wants it.
*Yawn* Any non-geek stuff?
I plan on putting some other stuff up, too. I’ve been
spending the last year or so trying to finish up a degree, as
well, and have had some interesting non-computer classes in
the meantime, for which I’ve had to write numerous essays
about... stuff. So, if you want to read any of them, I’ll
post some of the better ones. Maybe they’ll help some
other student doing research or something. In any case, I guess
the biggest addition to the site is the sharing of a broader
range of knowledge. It won’t be limited to fifes, drums,
bagpipes, and my dog now. I no longer think of my page as simply
a poster advertising my interests, but as a resource to contribute
to the world-wide library of the web.
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