Lessons Learned

Just some funny blog posts that I have come across.

I gave my daughter a fork, so I could try teaching her how to eat with one. So far, she's been doing all the teaching. She's taught me that if I get anywhere near her when she has a fork, I'll get shanked.

Today, I was complaining to my husband about a busty but vapid celebrity, and he replied, "She doesn't need brains, honey, she has boobs. You wouldn't understand. (This is SO my husband)

Today, the kids I babysit hid from me. While I was looking for them, I stepped on multiple strategically-placed Lego bricks. When I yelped from the pain, the kids jumped out and threw soccer balls in my face.

I love finding things like these on the net to get me through my day.  these are just a few of the funny ones I wanted to share. 

Javascript

I really enjoyed doing a javascript lesson in class today. I need to learn more about it so that I can make my blogs and webpage more interactive.  You can see what I did by going to my page:

My javascript page

Javascript is very powerful and you can use it to create and awesome site.  I just need to start learning more about it and see what kind of good ideas I can come up with.  It's still amazing how just a few lines of code can totally change your page into something that it wasn't before.

JQuery

Wow I never knew what I was missing when it comes to web design until I started using JQuery.  This is a powerful tool that allows me to add code to make my blog interactive.  For instance, you will notice that now when you come to my blog, everything slowly fades to green. This is thanks to JQuery.  I insert a couple of scripts and it transforms my entire page.  This is awesome. I am going to have to think about something to create that really sets my blog apart from others.  I can't  wait to dig in further and start using it more.

Woot! Woot!

So today was one of those days I was doing a little online shopping and decided I wanted to find some good deals.  So, I headed over to Woot! http://www.woot.com This is a great site to find some awesome deals on products.  You can save ton's of money. They have daily specials and then they also have categories you can choose from. I always love stopping by there to check out the deals.

Website Form

So this week I got to create a form on my website for people to fill out and give me feedback.  You can view the form by going to :

http://ceweb.uml.edu/bhava41789/forms/forms.html

We had to create a form using JotForm that was really simple and easy to use, and we also did one from scratch.  I really like JotForm and I had never heard of the site until now. They have different styles you can use to give your form some character.  Overall it was a great experience and now people can provide feedback on my site.

Great Learning Website

My husband and I have a photography business and we are always looking to learn more about our field. There is a great site called Creative Live that offers free classes on different photography techniques where the instructor shows you examples and how to do various things. You can visit the site here http://www.creativelive.com . They always have some great leaders in the photography industry on their classes and it's a great free source of training for photographers.

Havard Photography

Today I just wanted to share our Photography website and facebook page.  My husband and I really love photography and we specialize in family portraits, newborns and senior portraits. We also have started doing school proms and sports pictures as well. You can visit our website at http://www.havardphotography.com and if you would like to come visit our facebook page and like our page we would be appreciative. You can find us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/havardphotography.

Great Web Application

Since I have been using Turbo Tax recently I will discuss it for this week. I really like using Turbo Tax. It is a web application that allows you to prepare and file your taxes online.  It is very simple to use but I am sure the back-end of the application was difficult to create. You simply enter all of your personal information, income/wages and deductions and it totals what you will be getting back or having to pay.  Such applications as this makes it easier for me to file my taxes because I stay so busy and don't always have the time to go into a business and file my taxes. It is much more convenient this way and it makes my life easier. Go check out for yourself by going to http://www.turbotax.com.

Like I mentioned before, I really like how easy it is to use this web application and it's great that companies are realizing how important it is to make things accessible online so that it makes consumers lives easier. I know before the online age of things like turbo tax, I hated having to find somewhere to go to get my taxes prepared. They were expensive and SLOW! Now I can do it in the comfort and privacy of my own home and never have to leave the house! It's great!