Re: [TCP] Web Site Design

2009-05-18 Thread Pinkham, Jim
A wide open question, Danny. Some ISPs have the capacity to build your
own small site, which would be great practice. They may offer some
cookie-cutter, pre-packaged templates to fill, but, hopefully, you would
also have the chance to build and modify your own pages. If there's no
luck there, you might consider a volunteer effort. There are some free
tools out there -- Evrsoft First Page 2006, Kompozer, etc. -- that let
you gain experience without expenditure :) Other programs, including
Word and Publisher, have some capacity for building web pages. They
could be a resource if you have them. Those in the know tend to opine
that the code that comes out is cluttered, and that is probably true.
But here, too, you can some design practice. Other tools, such as
FrontPage and Dreamweaver, offer further functionality. At some point,
you have to decide if you really want to learn to work with the guts of
the code -- HTML, DHTML, CSS, etc. -- or if you'll be happy letting
programs such as those mentioned do the heavy lifting, at some sacrifice
to your flexibility and creativity. As time permits this summer, I'm
trying to give myself an education in cascading style sheets, an
approach that makes possible some pretty amazing work -- Google the Zen
Garden if you want to get some ideas.

That's my two cents, and I hope others will jump in.

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On Behalf Of Danny G.
Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 10:04 PM
To: Lisa Gielczyk
Cc: tcp@techcommpros.com
Subject: [TCP] Web Site Design

Hi Gang,
Been a while. I'm unemployed. Several people have asked me if I could
make, or update a web site for them. I've never worked on a web site in
my life.

Would you all have any suggestions on how to learn the nuts and bolts of
web site design? I will enroll in a course at the local college for it
but that class doesn't start until August. What could I do until then?

Thank you.
Dan--Ft. Lauderdale




  
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[TCP] FW: (Jobs) ProEdit is Hiring Across the US!

2009-05-18 Thread Jones, Donna
Please don't reply to me about these. Just forwarding what came to my
inbox a little bit ago.  :-)
 



From: ProEdit Recruiting [mailto:recruit...@proedit.com] 
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 12:37 PM
To: Jones, Donna
Subject: ProEdit is Hiring Across the US!



ProEdit is hiring for positions across the United States!

 

We have a variety of great opportunities available for technical
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For more information, or to apply for any of these positions, visit our
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particular job posting, click the Job Search link on the Employment
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If you currently have a job opening you are trying to fill, or are in
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http://www.proedit.com/contact.asp  or call 1-888-PROEDIT. 

__

 

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apply!

 

Contract Technical Writer (Greenville, SC) Job # SC725

Our client has an immediate need for a technical writer for a full-time,
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Visit our Web site http://www.proedit.com/employment.asp  to apply!

 

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This is a great, short-term contract opportunity for a junior-level
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Our client is in need of a curriculum developer for a full-time, three-
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be responsible for taking existing content and converting it into
classroom training materials. The candidate for this position will have
at least three years of curriculum development or instructional design
experience for instructor-led courses. Previous experience developing
training materials for the construction industry or other manufacturing
industries is desired. Candidate will also need to be available
immediately! Visit our Web site http://www.proedit.com/employment.asp
to apply!

 

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ProEdit has ongoing needs for talented editors to work in our Cumming
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Freelance Technical/Marketing Writer (Telecommute/Norwalk, CT) Job #
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The person in this position will be responsible for writing and editing
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Re: [TCP] Web Site Design

2009-05-18 Thread Ed
I'd say, if you want to (eventually) continue a career in tech writing,
learn HTML and CSS first. Almost all of our output these days is HTML-based,
and if you want to customize your help presentation at all, it's all about
CSS (or at least it is in Flare...). 

As Jim noted, there's a ton of free tools out there to play around. I'm sure
you could get a complete education watching videos on YouTube. But you may
want to take it offline and plan out exactly what you and your client want
to do with their web sites before diving into the code. Pen and paper are
still great tools, even in 2009.
-=Ed.

 -Original Message-
 From: tcp-boun...@techcommpros.com [mailto:tcp-
 boun...@techcommpros.com] On Behalf Of Pinkham, Jim
 Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 2:17 PM
 To: Danny G.; Lisa Gielczyk
 Cc: tcp@techcommpros.com
 Subject: Re: [TCP] Web Site Design
 
 A wide open question, Danny. Some ISPs have the capacity to build your
 own small site, which would be great practice. They may offer some
 cookie-cutter, pre-packaged templates to fill, but, hopefully, you
 would
 also have the chance to build and modify your own pages. If there's no
 luck there, you might consider a volunteer effort. There are some free
 tools out there -- Evrsoft First Page 2006, Kompozer, etc. -- that let
 you gain experience without expenditure :) Other programs, including
 Word and Publisher, have some capacity for building web pages. They
 could be a resource if you have them. Those in the know tend to opine
 that the code that comes out is cluttered, and that is probably true.
 But here, too, you can some design practice. Other tools, such as
 FrontPage and Dreamweaver, offer further functionality. At some point,
 you have to decide if you really want to learn to work with the guts of
 the code -- HTML, DHTML, CSS, etc. -- or if you'll be happy letting
 programs such as those mentioned do the heavy lifting, at some
 sacrifice
 to your flexibility and creativity. As time permits this summer, I'm
 trying to give myself an education in cascading style sheets, an
 approach that makes possible some pretty amazing work -- Google the
 Zen
 Garden if you want to get some ideas.
 
 That's my two cents, and I hope others will jump in.


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Re: [TCP] Web Site Design

2009-05-18 Thread Chuck Beck
W3Schools.com

GREAT for learning the basics.
 

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Behalf Of Danny G.
Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 23:04
To: Lisa Gielczyk
Cc: tcp@techcommpros.com
Subject: [TCP] Web Site Design

Hi Gang,
Been a while. I'm unemployed. Several people have asked me if I could make,
or update a web site for them. I've never worked on a web site in my life.

Would you all have any suggestions on how to learn the nuts and bolts of web
site design? I will enroll in a course at the local college for it but that
class doesn't start until August. What could I do until then?

Thank you.
Dan--Ft. Lauderdale




  
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Re: [TCP] Web Site Design

2009-05-18 Thread Chuck Beck
W3Schools.com teaches HTML, DHTML, XHTML, CSS, and a WHOLE lot more in a
very well designed tutorial format. A bit skimpy on the exercises, but you
can make your own. Plus, they have a whole series of Try it! pages. 

I simply can't recommend it highly enough.

Chuck Beck 

-Original Message-
From: tcp-boun...@techcommpros.com [mailto:tcp-boun...@techcommpros.com] On
Behalf Of Ed
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 15:25
To: 'Pinkham, Jim'; 'Danny G.'; 'Lisa Gielczyk'
Cc: tcp@techcommpros.com
Subject: Re: [TCP] Web Site Design

I'd say, if you want to (eventually) continue a career in tech writing,
learn HTML and CSS first. Almost all of our output these days is HTML-based,
and if you want to customize your help presentation at all, it's all about
CSS (or at least it is in Flare...). 

As Jim noted, there's a ton of free tools out there to play around. I'm sure
you could get a complete education watching videos on YouTube. But you may
want to take it offline and plan out exactly what you and your client want
to do with their web sites before diving into the code. Pen and paper are
still great tools, even in 2009.
-=Ed.

 -Original Message-
 From: tcp-boun...@techcommpros.com [mailto:tcp-
 boun...@techcommpros.com] On Behalf Of Pinkham, Jim
 Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 2:17 PM
 To: Danny G.; Lisa Gielczyk
 Cc: tcp@techcommpros.com
 Subject: Re: [TCP] Web Site Design
 
 A wide open question, Danny. Some ISPs have the capacity to build your
 own small site, which would be great practice. They may offer some
 cookie-cutter, pre-packaged templates to fill, but, hopefully, you
 would
 also have the chance to build and modify your own pages. If there's no
 luck there, you might consider a volunteer effort. There are some free
 tools out there -- Evrsoft First Page 2006, Kompozer, etc. -- that let
 you gain experience without expenditure :) Other programs, including
 Word and Publisher, have some capacity for building web pages. They
 could be a resource if you have them. Those in the know tend to opine
 that the code that comes out is cluttered, and that is probably true.
 But here, too, you can some design practice. Other tools, such as
 FrontPage and Dreamweaver, offer further functionality. At some point,
 you have to decide if you really want to learn to work with the guts of
 the code -- HTML, DHTML, CSS, etc. -- or if you'll be happy letting
 programs such as those mentioned do the heavy lifting, at some
 sacrifice
 to your flexibility and creativity. As time permits this summer, I'm
 trying to give myself an education in cascading style sheets, an
 approach that makes possible some pretty amazing work -- Google the
 Zen
 Garden if you want to get some ideas.
 
 That's my two cents, and I hope others will jump in.


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Re: [TCP] Web Site Design

2009-05-18 Thread Danny G.
Thanks folks. Here's an example of what a difference a day can make.

I called the local Technical school and they have a web design course that I 
can attend free due to my unemployed status. So I'm going for it. Description 
follows. And they said as a student I can buy all this software in a bundle for 
$400! I don't have experience in any of these applications. So not only can I 
learn them but buy them really cheaply. One door closed (my job) and another 
door opened (free online course because I'm unemployed!).

Description:




Part of IT Program - Includes document processing,
information processing, XHTML, Flash MX, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Javascript,
photoshop and web Design. An Opportunity to Upgrade
Your Skills 24/7 through a Teacher Facilitated Online Course. 135 hours 

--- On Mon, 5/18/09, Chuck Beck cb...@swan-cross.com wrote:

From: Chuck Beck cb...@swan-cross.com
Subject: RE: [TCP] Web Site Design
To: 'Ed' hamonwr...@hotmail.com, 'Pinkham, Jim' jim.pink...@voith.com, 
'Danny G.' digitaldanny...@yahoo.com, 'Lisa Gielczyk' 
l...@techcommpros.com
Cc: tcp@techcommpros.com
Date: Monday, May 18, 2009, 7:26 PM

W3Schools.com teaches HTML, DHTML, XHTML, CSS, and a WHOLE lot more in a
very well designed tutorial format. A bit skimpy on the exercises, but you
can make your own. Plus, they have a whole series of Try it! pages. 

I simply can't recommend it highly enough.

Chuck Beck 

-Original Message-
From: tcp-boun...@techcommpros.com [mailto:tcp-boun...@techcommpros.com] On
Behalf Of Ed
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 15:25
To: 'Pinkham, Jim'; 'Danny G.'; 'Lisa Gielczyk'
Cc: tcp@techcommpros.com
Subject: Re: [TCP] Web Site Design

I'd say, if you want to (eventually) continue a career in tech writing,
learn HTML and CSS first. Almost all of our output these days is HTML-based,
and if you want to customize your help presentation at all, it's all about
CSS (or at least it is in Flare...). 

As Jim noted, there's a ton of free tools out there to play around. I'm sure
you could get a complete education watching videos on YouTube. But you may
want to take it offline and plan out exactly what you and your client want
to do with their web sites before diving into the code. Pen and paper are
still great tools, even in 2009.
-=Ed.

 -Original Message-
 From: tcp-boun...@techcommpros.com [mailto:tcp-
 boun...@techcommpros.com] On Behalf Of Pinkham, Jim
 Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 2:17 PM
 To: Danny G.; Lisa Gielczyk
 Cc: tcp@techcommpros.com
 Subject: Re: [TCP] Web Site Design
 
 A wide open question, Danny. Some ISPs have the capacity to build your
 own small site, which would be great practice. They may offer some
 cookie-cutter, pre-packaged templates to fill, but, hopefully, you
 would
 also have the chance to build and modify your own pages. If there's no
 luck there, you might consider a volunteer effort. There are some free
 tools out there -- Evrsoft First Page 2006, Kompozer, etc. -- that let
 you gain experience without expenditure :) Other programs, including
 Word and Publisher, have some capacity for building web pages. They
 could be a resource if you have them. Those in the know tend to opine
 that the code that comes out is cluttered, and that is probably true.
 But here, too, you can some design practice. Other tools, such as
 FrontPage and Dreamweaver, offer further functionality. At some point,
 you have to decide if you really want to learn to work with the guts of
 the code -- HTML, DHTML, CSS, etc. -- or if you'll be happy letting
 programs such as those mentioned do the heavy lifting, at some
 sacrifice
 to your flexibility and creativity. As time permits this summer, I'm
 trying to give myself an education in cascading style sheets, an
 approach that makes possible some pretty amazing work -- Google the
 Zen
 Garden if you want to get some ideas.
 
 That's my two cents, and I hope others will jump in.


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Re: [TCP] Web Site Design

2009-05-18 Thread Chuck Beck
Good deal! I'm very happy for you. 

Chuck Beck 

-Original Message-
From: tcp-boun...@techcommpros.com [mailto:tcp-boun...@techcommpros.com] On
Behalf Of Danny G.
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 21:41
To: tcp@techcommpros.com
Subject: Re: [TCP] Web Site Design

Thanks folks. Here's an example of what a difference a day can make.

I called the local Technical school and they have a web design course that I
can attend free due to my unemployed status. So I'm going for it.
Description follows. And they said as a student I can buy all this software
in a bundle for $400! I don't have experience in any of these applications.
So not only can I learn them but buy them really cheaply. One door closed
(my job) and another door opened (free online course because I'm
unemployed!).

Description:




Part of IT Program - Includes document processing,
information processing, XHTML, Flash MX, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Javascript,
photoshop and web Design. An Opportunity to Upgrade
Your Skills 24/7 through a Teacher Facilitated Online Course. 135 hours 

--- On Mon, 5/18/09, Chuck Beck cb...@swan-cross.com wrote:

From: Chuck Beck cb...@swan-cross.com
Subject: RE: [TCP] Web Site Design
To: 'Ed' hamonwr...@hotmail.com, 'Pinkham, Jim'
jim.pink...@voith.com, 'Danny G.' digitaldanny...@yahoo.com, 'Lisa
Gielczyk' l...@techcommpros.com
Cc: tcp@techcommpros.com
Date: Monday, May 18, 2009, 7:26 PM

W3Schools.com teaches HTML, DHTML, XHTML, CSS, and a WHOLE lot more in a
very well designed tutorial format. A bit skimpy on the exercises, but you
can make your own. Plus, they have a whole series of Try it! pages. 

I simply can't recommend it highly enough.

Chuck Beck 

-Original Message-
From: tcp-boun...@techcommpros.com [mailto:tcp-boun...@techcommpros.com] On
Behalf Of Ed
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 15:25
To: 'Pinkham, Jim'; 'Danny G.'; 'Lisa Gielczyk'
Cc: tcp@techcommpros.com
Subject: Re: [TCP] Web Site Design

I'd say, if you want to (eventually) continue a career in tech writing,
learn HTML and CSS first. Almost all of our output these days is HTML-based,
and if you want to customize your help presentation at all, it's all about
CSS (or at least it is in Flare...). 

As Jim noted, there's a ton of free tools out there to play around. I'm sure
you could get a complete education watching videos on YouTube. But you may
want to take it offline and plan out exactly what you and your client want
to do with their web sites before diving into the code. Pen and paper are
still great tools, even in 2009.
-=Ed.

 -Original Message-
 From: tcp-boun...@techcommpros.com [mailto:tcp-
 boun...@techcommpros.com] On Behalf Of Pinkham, Jim
 Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 2:17 PM
 To: Danny G.; Lisa Gielczyk
 Cc: tcp@techcommpros.com
 Subject: Re: [TCP] Web Site Design
 
 A wide open question, Danny. Some ISPs have the capacity to build your
 own small site, which would be great practice. They may offer some
 cookie-cutter, pre-packaged templates to fill, but, hopefully, you
 would
 also have the chance to build and modify your own pages. If there's no
 luck there, you might consider a volunteer effort. There are some free
 tools out there -- Evrsoft First Page 2006, Kompozer, etc. -- that let
 you gain experience without expenditure :) Other programs, including
 Word and Publisher, have some capacity for building web pages. They
 could be a resource if you have them. Those in the know tend to opine
 that the code that comes out is cluttered, and that is probably true.
 But here, too, you can some design practice. Other tools, such as
 FrontPage and Dreamweaver, offer further functionality. At some point,
 you have to decide if you really want to learn to work with the guts of
 the code -- HTML, DHTML, CSS, etc. -- or if you'll be happy letting
 programs such as those mentioned do the heavy lifting, at some
 sacrifice
 to your flexibility and creativity. As time permits this summer, I'm
 trying to give myself an education in cascading style sheets, an
 approach that makes possible some pretty amazing work -- Google the
 Zen
 Garden if you want to get some ideas.
 
 That's my two cents, and I hope others will jump in.


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