The school year is coming to a close, and this is my last class period. I only have nine minutes to make a farewell post. Great.
I've had fun in this class during the last semester, and though these blog posts have been a bit stressful, I've found that I enjoy writing them. Anyway, now that the sentiment is over...
Our final for this class was an assignment based around the entire semester, so I created a presentation using Google Drive, containing some of my favorite applications that we used, ideas for classes that we should have in our school, a brief idea of which applications I will continue to use after the year is over, and a summary of my blog stats. I will post the link here, and attempt to embed my presentation if possible.
-I'm a link, click me!-
(Turn out I can't embed it, but it can still be access via the link provided. It's the text above this, if you couldn't tell.)
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Monday, May 19, 2014
Weebly
Weebly is a free online website-building application. You can choose between three templates: Site, Blog, and Store. I created a store, and have not looked at the other two, so I will talk about the store. When you first create your webpage with any template, you will find yourself with a landing page. A store also adds an 'About' page and a 'Contact' page. A UI will appear on the left side of your screen, giving you multiple options for adding modules to your website. A few notable examples include text, images, link buttons, products, Google AdSense, maps, contact forms, slideshows, Youtube videos, a search box, surveys, bookings, polls, forums, and so on. You can also add more pages to your website.
There is a limited amount of items available to free users (Not extremely limited, you can still create a good website), with more available on purchase of a professional membership. It is not extremely expensive, at about $3.29 per month (Or more, depending on what package you choose. Professional is about $6, and business is about $19). A user can invite a friend to the website, and if the friend creates a blog using the email the user sent, both the user and the friend will receive ten dollars on the website to use toward a professional membership. Weebly allows you to choose your domain. Free users follow a '(Name of choice).weebly.com' template, while professional users can choose a custom domain (www.(Name of choice).com/.net/.org).
I set up my store around the fictional Stargate franchise. You can find it here.
There is a limited amount of items available to free users (Not extremely limited, you can still create a good website), with more available on purchase of a professional membership. It is not extremely expensive, at about $3.29 per month (Or more, depending on what package you choose. Professional is about $6, and business is about $19). A user can invite a friend to the website, and if the friend creates a blog using the email the user sent, both the user and the friend will receive ten dollars on the website to use toward a professional membership. Weebly allows you to choose your domain. Free users follow a '(Name of choice).weebly.com' template, while professional users can choose a custom domain (www.(Name of choice).com/.net/.org).
I set up my store around the fictional Stargate franchise. You can find it here.
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Google Chrome
We've finally downloaded Google Chrome in our class, and our assignment is to create a blog post over the web browser.
Chrome is one of the world's top browsers, preferred by many users. Created by Google, Chrome is a faster, more reliable, and user-friendly browser built around functionality. Users can change the background theme, choose which search engine they wish to use (So you can use Bing in a Google browser. Why would you do that, though?), install extensions ranging from Nicolas Cage to professional screenshot applications and popular games, choose what webpages pop up on startup, and much more. Chrome utilizes the Omnibox, which is a feature that combines the search bar with the address bar. This features irks me, but I am willing to live with it. I do, however, enjoy how easy Google has made downloading files with their browser. This is me favorite feature of Chrome. When you download something, not only will it save to your computer, but the file pops up in the bottom left-hand side of the browser in a special downloads bar. From this bar you can open or run the file, or drag the file into a separate folder/location other than your downloads folder. As a Minecraft mod user, I really appreciate being able to drag the files I download directly into the 'mods' folder rather than searching through thousands of files in my 'Downloads' folder. Benefits over Internet Explorer include speed, functionality, UI, and about everything else. Benefits over Firefox and Safari include functionality and speed.
Now, I will review some of my favorite extensions and other downloads for Google Chrome.
nCage
Well, what did you think? This extension, much like its similar program on Firefox, replaces all images on the internet with photographs of Nicolas Cage's face.
Google Dictionary/Google Translate
These are two separate extensions, but I feel they would fit into one review because they fit together so well. Google Dictionary allows you to look up any word you do not understand in a special Google dictionary, including fictional words such as Google and Stargate. Google Translate allows the user to translate any words on a webpage into any real language that they wish to translate it into.
Cut the Rope
As I undoubtedly forgot to mention (I'm not going back and checking), you can install games for Chrome as well. Cut the Rope is a good example of a small, yet popular game that you can install. You must cut a rope and collect three golden stars, then deliver the candy that was attached to the rope to the frog creature in order for it to be ingested.
You can also install background themes to further customize Google Chrome. Chrome can remember your passwords, but only if you tell it to. Chrome allows the user to see the HTML code for a website, and edit it. Edits won't be saved, but it can be funny. I have only explained a small corner of what you can do with Chrome, so feel free to explore, and maybe find secrets that I haven't yet!
Chrome is one of the world's top browsers, preferred by many users. Created by Google, Chrome is a faster, more reliable, and user-friendly browser built around functionality. Users can change the background theme, choose which search engine they wish to use (So you can use Bing in a Google browser. Why would you do that, though?), install extensions ranging from Nicolas Cage to professional screenshot applications and popular games, choose what webpages pop up on startup, and much more. Chrome utilizes the Omnibox, which is a feature that combines the search bar with the address bar. This features irks me, but I am willing to live with it. I do, however, enjoy how easy Google has made downloading files with their browser. This is me favorite feature of Chrome. When you download something, not only will it save to your computer, but the file pops up in the bottom left-hand side of the browser in a special downloads bar. From this bar you can open or run the file, or drag the file into a separate folder/location other than your downloads folder. As a Minecraft mod user, I really appreciate being able to drag the files I download directly into the 'mods' folder rather than searching through thousands of files in my 'Downloads' folder. Benefits over Internet Explorer include speed, functionality, UI, and about everything else. Benefits over Firefox and Safari include functionality and speed.
Now, I will review some of my favorite extensions and other downloads for Google Chrome.
nCage
Well, what did you think? This extension, much like its similar program on Firefox, replaces all images on the internet with photographs of Nicolas Cage's face.
Google Dictionary/Google Translate
These are two separate extensions, but I feel they would fit into one review because they fit together so well. Google Dictionary allows you to look up any word you do not understand in a special Google dictionary, including fictional words such as Google and Stargate. Google Translate allows the user to translate any words on a webpage into any real language that they wish to translate it into.
Cut the Rope
As I undoubtedly forgot to mention (I'm not going back and checking), you can install games for Chrome as well. Cut the Rope is a good example of a small, yet popular game that you can install. You must cut a rope and collect three golden stars, then deliver the candy that was attached to the rope to the frog creature in order for it to be ingested.
You can also install background themes to further customize Google Chrome. Chrome can remember your passwords, but only if you tell it to. Chrome allows the user to see the HTML code for a website, and edit it. Edits won't be saved, but it can be funny. I have only explained a small corner of what you can do with Chrome, so feel free to explore, and maybe find secrets that I haven't yet!
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Smore
Smore is a free to use website that allows you to create a promotional banner/advertisement for your company, class, small group, etc. There are many options available to you, notably images, text, contact areas, events, videos, image/video galleries, and an embedding area. I had absolutely no idea what I could do with it at the moment (Not saying that it isn't useful; I just have nothing to advertise with it), so I created a banner/advertisement for the Yogscast's Honeydew Inc. Jaffa Cake factory.
"If you kinda squint and imagine, then you can get a taste of home!" ~Sjin
"If you kinda squint and imagine, then you can get a taste of home!" ~Sjin
Story Jumper
Story Jumper is a website that allows you to create a book using text and images. It is completely free to use. When your story is complete, you can share it with the world. You can also opt to purchase a hard copy of your book, or another book that you enjoyed.
My class created stories, with at least 10 pages each. I created a wall of words on each page, but since it has six pages like that, it counts as 10. I really overdid my story, but I plan on finishing it. Feel free to check out my classmates' stories as well as mine!
Criticism is appreciated, as I write often. This is not my best work, but I still like it.
My class created stories, with at least 10 pages each. I created a wall of words on each page, but since it has six pages like that, it counts as 10. I really overdid my story, but I plan on finishing it. Feel free to check out my classmates' stories as well as mine!
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| Visit Story Jumper here! |
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| Main character in my story that I really overdid. Read it here! |
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Infographic: iPhone 5s
Create an infographic similar to mine on Infogram.
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| My infograph, uploaded in the form of three screenshots due to the HTML code being unresponsive. |
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Animoto
Animoto is a website that allows you to create short video clips with images, as well as video and audio clips. You can make a 30 second clip for free, but you are required to pay $5 a month to access all features, including unlimited video length and amount of pictures. You can visit Animoto here.
The Doctor
I made a video with all of the Doctors from Bill to Matt, excluding John Hurt. I had to exclude John and Peter Capaldi due to time and picture constraints.
The Doctor
I made a video with all of the Doctors from Bill to Matt, excluding John Hurt. I had to exclude John and Peter Capaldi due to time and picture constraints.
Monday, April 28, 2014
Go2Web20
Go2Web20 is a website that collects information on useful web applications, as well as providing a link to the corresponding websites. I will be reviewing two applications that I believe will widely benefit the public.
GrammarBase is a free website that will find and point out errors in your grammar and syntax. You will be notified about your spelling errors, and what your mistakes were, in the text box. GrammarBase will also correct all of your issues in a 3, 6, or 12 hour deadline for
$15.45 per body of text. This paid feature is not necessary, and the original function mentioned before is completely free to the user. I will be using this website to correct any mistakes I may have made in this blog post.
Webs is an application that I am very familiar with, as I have used it in the past. Webs is a free website building application, which allows you 40MB of free space, and 500MB of bandwidth per month. You must create an account to build a website. If one were to add a membership panel to the website, users (Meaning you have an account) can join this website as a member. The constructor contains multiple templates, and allows you to add things such as text, images, HTML, buttons, member features, donation areas, new tabs, and much more. A while back, I was messing around with Webs, and created a website for a group on the MMOG ROBLOX, called State Building Inc. I will post the link here so you can check out my work.
-Visit Go2Web20 here-
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Firefox Add-ons
Such screenshots much piano very cage wow!
So, after about five minutes of looking through themes, and then about ten goofing around and wishing I could take screenshots, I realized that I could just use Firefox's Add-ons features to find a screen capture plugin.
The first thing I did, however, was search for a personal favorite that I discovered on Google Chrome - NicCage. NicCage is an extension that changes every picture on any given webpage into a picture of Nicholas Cage. It's as simple as that, but so, so amusing. You can find NicCage here.
The second extension I searched for was the Nimbus Screen Capture extension. Well, I didn't search specifically for that one, but I found it anyway. NSC not only allows you to create a screenshot of your webpage, but it also allows you to then edit said screenshot and save it as an image, or to another website. I used it to take this picture:
You can find Nimbus Screen Capture here.
Another extension I viewed, and the last I will review, is the Play Your Piano! extension. This extension requires you to restart Firefox, but is definitely worth it. To activate this extension, you must click on "Tools" and select it from there. When it is selected, you may or may not notice that tapping on the number keys (Only the ones in the main keyboard section, the number pad will not work) will play a note as pressing a key on a piano would. I managed to annoy the people next to me by repeatedly playing "46964696469964696" (Which you may recognize once you play it out). You can find Play Your Piano! here.
So, after about five minutes of looking through themes, and then about ten goofing around and wishing I could take screenshots, I realized that I could just use Firefox's Add-ons features to find a screen capture plugin.
The first thing I did, however, was search for a personal favorite that I discovered on Google Chrome - NicCage. NicCage is an extension that changes every picture on any given webpage into a picture of Nicholas Cage. It's as simple as that, but so, so amusing. You can find NicCage here.
The second extension I searched for was the Nimbus Screen Capture extension. Well, I didn't search specifically for that one, but I found it anyway. NSC not only allows you to create a screenshot of your webpage, but it also allows you to then edit said screenshot and save it as an image, or to another website. I used it to take this picture:
Another extension I viewed, and the last I will review, is the Play Your Piano! extension. This extension requires you to restart Firefox, but is definitely worth it. To activate this extension, you must click on "Tools" and select it from there. When it is selected, you may or may not notice that tapping on the number keys (Only the ones in the main keyboard section, the number pad will not work) will play a note as pressing a key on a piano would. I managed to annoy the people next to me by repeatedly playing "46964696469964696" (Which you may recognize once you play it out). You can find Play Your Piano! here.
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