Open Source

So you know was open-source is. You don't? Well open-source is software that has its code available, for free, so that users can change and adapt the program to better suit their need. This type of software changes very easily, making it keep up with the end user better than corporate made software. Because of this many of the programs used on the internet are, at their core, open-source.
The problem with open-source is that, to have input into the process, you must be able to program. Because of this problem, many open-source programs are not mainstream user friendly. Many of the programs are written for computer geeks by computer geeks(as opposed to corporate software, which is usually written for mainstream users). This causes some problems but overall open-source software is better for the user. One possible solution(in my opinion) is for programmers to get input as well as give input. Many write to improve the software for their own personal gain, but if they possibly looked into some ideas and improvements that non-programmers have, they may find ideas that will benefit them as well as the less computer savvy users.
`Overall, open-source software is an amazing concept and practice. It is evolution for software. With so many people inputting onto the programs, the programs become like living organism fueled my mass brainstorming. There is constant improvements and innovations and it keeps growing into something new and more adapted to its purpose

breakfast...mmmm tasty

In photoshop tennis my opponent was Stephanie. Our rules were no time limit but one or two changes to the picture. We went 10 rounds and in the end I believe I won(ok maybe not) and we had a good time playing. We started playing at Sweet Eugene's so we decided on breakfast as the theme (the donuts helped stimulate the brain/stomach to this conclusion). Stephanie started off with pancakes and cherries and you can watch the progression from there.(Every picture is a different volley.)

CSS

CSS code

h1{color:#c00;
margin-left:30px; font-family:times;
font-size:200%; font-style: italic;

}

body{background:#ffc; font-style: italic;
font-size:125%

}

p {color:#600;font:italic bold 20px times

}

a:link{color:darkgreen}
a:visited{color:gold

}
a:hover{color:gold

}

ul{color:black

}
ul li{list-style-type: circle;color:#c00

}

#box1{
border-bottom: 1px solid gray;
width: 400px;


}

#box2{padding: 5px;
font: italic bold 15px times, sans-serif;
border: 5px solid;
border-color:#600;
background: #993;
width: 75em;

}

a.uniquelink:link{padding: 1px;
margin-left: 0;
font: bold 12px Verdana, sans-serif;
border: 2px solid;
border-color: #633 #630 #630 #633;
background:#c93;
width: 12em;
color:#633
}
a.uniquelink:hover{color:#ff9

}

To to this project, I first changed all the colors around to see what i what everything was. I then went on w3school.com and played around with the different ideas. After that I used Listamatic to find different list ideas. After I found a few I liked I put them into the code and messed with them till I liked the outcome. I then made some minor adjustments and called it done.

Resolution

As I read through the article on resolution, I realized that I did not know much about pixels. I knew that they made up images on computers. I knew how to edit pictures by changing the pixel colors and that if I made the picture too big it would become blurry. Besides that i didn't know much.
From the article I learned the most about dpi. I had seen the term before but never really payed much attention because I had no clue what they were talking about. After reading I learned that dpi is pixels per inch. I also learned that its main purpose is for printing and that it, when it comes to cameras, it changes to what you want it to be.
The other thing i learned is about resampling compared to scaling. I knew that scaling kept the same grid of pixels and that it changed for printing only. I did not know that resampling changed the pixel size itself. Another thing I learned that I did not know is that the aspect ratio for a 35mm camera is different that a normal camera

Revit

Revit is a design program from AutoDesk. The program is designed to take the place of the popular AutoCAD. There are many features that Revit has that will help it replace CAD. To do this Revit has several key features to speed up and improve design time. A crucial part is the fact that when a element is added to a building, it appears on every view. It shows up on the 2D, 3D, elevation, everything. This cuts down time by not having to add an element to every rendering.

One of the most time saving is the fact that, when working on a project, when certain changes are made the designer does not have to go back and change everything to fit. For example, if the designer wants the door to be 3 ft from the end of the wall, when he or she changes the length of the wall, the door will remain at 3 ft from the end of the wall. If the designer sets parameters, he or she will know that the object is in its place, or at the proper size.
Publish
Overall, Revit seems to be a far simpler program compared to CAD for the amount of work that it does. It cuts down on time, therefore saving money. It is suppose to be easier to learn, and it has the elements of CAD that are needed and more. Revit seems like a crutial program for a design firm.

RSS

The purpose of RSS is to inform a person when a newsite, blog, website, has been updated and shows the new material. This is so they do not have to keep checking the site on chance it has been updated. RSS can be useful if a person wants to keep up with several blogger or newsites. It is not always the most efficent when the person only looks at a few bloggers or newsites every now and then and does not care to know every update immediatly. However it can be useful for things such as email addresses that are not the primary address and therefore aren't checked often.

Why i chose Blogger.com

I chose Blogger.com after researching several different blog services because of, in the end, it seemed the easiest to work with. I started looking at 4 or so services and narrowed it down to Wrdpress.org and Blogger.com. The problem with Wordpress was that it seemed difficult to set up. This may not seem like an overriding factor, but after reading through a few reviews comparing the two sites, it looked to have little or no advantage over Blogger. Each seemed to have its strengths and weaknesses, and the weaknesses of Blogger did not seem as if they would create major problems. Therefore i chose Blogger.com.