House of Innocence

Young Syrian photographers dying in war. Please promote their work and support this exhibition.

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Dale) — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 10:05:00 +0000

Please promote this project to all your networks and help promote and further the work of young Syrian photographers, several of whom have died in the war already.

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/young-lens-syria-project

Portfolio on Photo4me

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Dale) — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 10:53:00 +0000

Photo4me.com is an excellent site for UK based photographers. It allows you to upload images to your own online portfolio where folk can buy prints of your images.

When a customer orders a print they can choose the size and framing options etc. All orders are printed professionally and feedback from customers is excellent. Its nice to see a UK-based site that has a thriving community too. Why not check it out (and my portfolio at the same time!) here: Photo4me

White Blossom Greeting Card

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Dale) — Sat, 10 May 2014 18:43:00 +0000

Here is one of my latest designs on Zazzle:

white blossom

Sold 'Tropical' Design Business Cards on Zazzle.

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Dale) — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:47:00 +0000

Tropical | business card by celtxian
More Template Business Cards

Sold 10 copies of this design on Zazzle! Thank you to Ryan of Forest Hills Ny, NY.

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Dale) — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 13:42:00 +0000

A great online resource for those wishing to learn almost any topic cna be found at the excellent Khan Academy.

The Khan Academy is an organization on a mission. We're a not-for-profit with the goal of changing education for the better by providing a free world-class education for anyone anywhere.

All of the site's resources are available to anyone. It doesn't matter if you are a student, teacher, home-schooler, principal, adult returning to the classroom after 20 years, or a friendly alien just trying to get a leg up in earthly biology. The Khan Academy's materials and resources are available to you completely free of charge.

Topics covered include:

Math

Arithmetic and Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Applied Math, Geometry, Trigonometry, Probability, Statistics,Precalculus, Calculus, Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, Brain Teasers, Vi Hart
Science

Biology, Chemistry, Cosmology and Astronomy, Healthcare and Medicine, Organic Chemistry, Physics,LeBron Asks, MIT+K12, Projects
Computer Science

Drawing, Programming Basics, Animation, User Interaction
Finance & Economics

Core Finance, Valuation and Investing, Venture Capital and Capital Markets, Credit Crisis, Paulson Bailout,Geithner Plan, Current Economics, Banking and Money, Currency, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics,Greek Debt Crisis
Humanities

History, American Civics, Art History
Test Prep

SAT Math, GMAT, CAHSEE, California Standards Test, Competition Math, IIT JEE, Singapore Math

With over 200,244,770 lessons delivered it has certainly proved hugely popular!

Largest Web Development Site

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Dale) — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 14:43:00 +0000

If you are interested in developing web sites, whether for personal use or as a career, then you really should checkout what is claimed to be the world's largest web development site. Hosted at http://www.w3schools.com/, it is very comprehensive and covers all the major areas, including:

html (including xhtml and html5)
css (inc. css3)
scripting (inc. javascript, vbscript, ajax, jquery, jsn, e4x, dhtml and html dom)
server scripting (inc. sql, asp, ado, php, asp.net, razor and .net mobile
web services (inc. wsdl, soap, rss and rdf)
multimedia (inc. smil and svg)

So, if you want to improve your web development skills you should definitely bookmark the site. The tutorials are simple to follow and give clear examples of code. You can even make changes to the code and see the effect - how cool is that!

Free Online Tutorials from FreeSkills

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Dale) — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 14:31:00 +0000

Another source of online tutorials that are free that I have come across is at http://tutorials.freeskills.com/. They cover plenty of topics and as well as the usual computer related topics, they also cover accountancy, finance and travel.

I will say that some of the topics are not covered in great detail whilst others are dealt with more thoroughly, so bit of a mixed bag. However, its certainly worth checking out the site and looking at topics you are interested in. Certainly, it will provide some useful information and at the very least get you started.

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Dale) — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:44:00 +0000

DocManual is a site that has Free Documents manuals for Business, Novel, Inspirational, Education, Finance, Science, Technology, Medical, Reference and other topics available for free download.

If you are looking for some help with some aspect of computers or technology in general then there is sure to be something of interest on the their site. Check out these examples:

Why not check them out, thousands do every day.

Free Tutorials on YouTube

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Dale) — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 23:52:00 +0000

Image via CrunchBaseThere is a great source of tutorials on YouTube from Robert Griffith at Free Tutorials. He covers various topics, including Photoshop, Flash, Bryce, Rhino, Front Page, Microsoft Office, Digital Photography, Windows Movie Maker, Google, 3D (Anaglyph) Photography, My Space, HTML, CSS, etc. He has over 11,000 subscribers so he must be doing something right! Why not check it out. He has over 110 videos uploaded already and seems to add more at regular intervals.

Free graphics tutorials on DeviantART

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Dale) — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 11:52:00 +0000

If you are looking for help with your graphics work then you could do no worse than visit DeviantART and check out the free online tutorials from members of the Ex-po-zure group at http://news.deviantart.com/article/51569/

Covering topics such as:

there is a good selection to peruse. You can also join DeviantART community for free and upload your own examples of artwork and even tutorials etc.

businessballs.com offers free online learning resources

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Dale) — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:22:00 +0000

Businessballs is a free ethical learning and development resource for people and organizations, run by Alan Chapman, in Leicester, England.

Businessballs.com launched at the end of 1999. The concept began a few years earlier as an experimental online collection of learning and development ideas. The website is now used by about a million people each month. Alan originally created the Businessballs name for juggling balls which he used in his training and development business.

The philosophy of the website is intended to be ethical, practical, innovative, compassionate and enjoyable.

Topics covered include:

Business and Selling
Human Resources
Glossaries & Terminology
Amusement & Stress Relief
Leadership & Management
Team Building & Games
Self/Personal Development
Lifestyle & Environment
Writing & Communication
Diagrams & Tools

All in all its an excellent site with tons of resource materials. Highly recommended.

GCF LearnFree.org has new Word 2010 tutorials online

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Dale) — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 20:26:00 +0000

Word 2010 is a software for word processing in the new Microsoft 2010 Office Suite. Word allows you to easily create professional-looking documents using various themes, visual designs, formatting tools, sharing features and more.

Lessons include:

Word Basics

1: Getting Started with Word

2: Text Basics

3: Formatting Text

4: Saving

5: Modifying Page Layout

6: Checking Spelling and Grammar

7: Printing

Common Tasks in Word

8: Using Indents and Tabs

9: Line and Paragraph Spacing

10: Working with Lists

11: Adding Breaks

12: Working with Columns

13: Working with Hyperlinks

14: Working with Shapes

15: Text Boxes and WordArt

16: Inserting Clip Art and Pictures

17: Formatting Pictures

Doing More With Word

18: Styles and Themes

19: Working with Headers and Footers

20: Reviewing Documents

21: Working with Tables

22: SmartArt Graphics

23: Using a Template

24: Using Mail Merge

Learning to program on your computer

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Dale) — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 08:14:00 +0000

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When I was a kid the main reasons you got a computer were either to play games on or learning programming (I'm talking about kids here, not adults who would generally use a computer for business). As far as games were concerned they were pretty basic in the early days, manly as the computers were very basic. Remember that in 1972 (I was aged 15) the game Pong was released in glorious black and white. In 177 Atari launched its Video Computer System, later to become the Atari 2600. This was an 8-bit console which you connected to your TV and played various pixellated games on. By the time they made the last one in 1990 there were over 900 games available!

One of the biggest selling games of all time, Doom, was released in 1993 by id Software. It gained popularity on several computer platforms and players could create their own levels and change the appearance of the game. As well as games like Doom there were thousands of shareware games produced by enthusiasts for the Commodore 64, Atari ST, Amiga 500 and ZX Spectrum amongst others. These were coded in software languages such as BASIC or even in machine code.

Today, the most popular languages to program in are (according to Tiobe.com):

1. Java – 17.9%
2. C – 17.6%
3. C++ – 9.6%
4. PHP – 9.1%
5. Visual Basic – 5.4%
6. C# – 4.9%
7. Python – 4.2%
8. Perl – 3.4%
9. Objective-C – 3.1%
10. Delphi – 2.4%
11. Javascript – 2.4%
12. Ruby - 1.9%

So, there's plenty of choice but the question is - which one do you choose? Well, it all depends on what you want to use it for and also, to some extent, what computer platform you own.

If you aim to become a professional software developer in industry then something like Java would be a good choice as its widely used in Enterprise Software Development. If your aim is develop purely for Windows then C# is a good choice as its native libraries are generally thought to be excellent.

If you wish to develop applications for the web then its a bit more confusing. You have a choice of PHP, Ruby, Python, XHTML, CSS and JavaScript. You should probably learn more than one of these - the more the better. For general web development go for XHTML, CSS and JavaScript. If you are looking to develop more for the back-end then Python would be a good place to start. For rapid web prototyping and if you are interested in Wordpress (creating your own theme, plugins and widgets) then PHP is the best place to start.

Bear in mind that programmers are a passionate lot and if you think that the Mac v PC debate gets a little heated then you ain't seen nothing yet!

Once you made your mind up where to start then the next question is how to go about learning. My advice is start with the web as its free and there are tons of resources available. It will help you understand what's involved and decide it its really for you before you invest in books and other resources you have to pay for. After a while you also have a feel for what books are best and also if its worth looking at formal courses. Check if your local college is running free or cheap introductory courses as well.

I hope to post about resources for each of the languages above in future posts so be sure to check back.

How to use the internet... and other video guides

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Dale) — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:25:00 +0000

Image by Jason Gulledge via Flickr

Butterscotch (beta) is a great tutorial site covering all sorts of topics. The tutorials are all video in format. The site also offers downloads and freeware. Here is what they say about themselves:

"butterscotch.com is your fresh, friendly, smart and sticky portal into the world of technology. We help you do more with the tech you already own and turn you on to the latest and greatest in language everyone can understand. We promise not to talk down to you and to only talk up the most interesting and impactful software, trends, news, gadgets and gear if you promise to come back often. Have a look around and see what sticks!

butterscotch.com is a division of Tucows Inc."

That last bit tells you that it is a very reputable site as Tucows is one of the best sites for downloading open source and shareware software (some would say its THE best).

So, why not check out the site at http://www.butterscotch.com/

Currently they have 747 episodes, the latest one being How to import contacts in Windows Live Mail?

Free Digital Photography Course from Canon

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Dale) — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:45:00 +0000

Many of us use computers to edit our digital photographs. However, as with many things in life, its best to start with the best material you can rather than trying to correct something later in software. So, we could all benefit from improving our skills in taking pictures so that we start with a good image before it even gets onto our computers.

To obtain the knowledge and skills to enable us to take better photographs we could take a course at our local college or we could borrow lots of books from the local library. Or, we could download a free course from Canon. Now as you probably know, Canon have been in the imaging business for a long time (since the 1930's) and they know a thing or two about photography. So, the course is bound to be filled with lots of excellent advice and tips and indeed it is.

You can download the free course from http://ltbc.canon-europe.com/?culture=en-gb

There are in fact 5 separate course covering:

People and Portraits
Travel and Holidays
Animals and Nature
Landscapes and Architecture
Parties and Special Events

You will need to register for their "You Connect" club and will receive free monthly newsletters.

Fed up of poor WiFi signal reception? Then you need the highly-rated hField Wi-Fire USB WiFI adapter for Windows (XP/Vista/7), Mac (OS X) and Linux. Check it out now at http://www.newbeltanetechmedia.co.uk

Full Web Building Tutorials - ALL FREE!

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Dale) — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:31:00 +0000

THE LARGEST WEB DEVELOPER SITE ON THE NET

W3Schools Online Web Tutorials market themselves as the site where you can find everything you need to learn about web design and development, in an accessible and handy format. Certainly, they offer a comprehensive set of tutorials covering everything you can think of and all tutorials are free.

Topics include:

HTML Tutorials

Learn HTML
Learn HTML5
Learn XHTML
Learn CSS
Learn TCP/IP

Browser Scripting

Learn JavaScript
Learn HTML DOM
Learn DHTML
Learn VBScript
Learn AJAX
Learn jQuery
Learn E4X

XML Tutorials

Learn XML
Learn DTD
Learn XML DOM
Learn XSLT
Learn XPath
Learn XQuery
Learn XLink
Learn XPointer
Learn Schema
Learn XSL-FO
Learn XForms

Server Scripting

Learn SQL
Learn ASP
Learn ADO
Learn PHP
Learn ASP.NET
Learn .NET Mobile

Web Services

Learn Web Services
Learn WSDL
Learn SOAP
Learn RSS
Learn RDF
Learn WAP
Learn WMLScript

Multimedia

Learn Media
Learn SMIL
Learn SVG
Learn Flash

Web Building

Web Building
Web Browsers
Web Certification
Web Hosting
Web W3C
Web Quality
Web Semantic

So, why not pop along there now (click any of the links above) and check them out.

Learn using videos on the Internet

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Dale) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:51:00 +0000

Image by Mike Gdovin via Flickr

One great way to learn new skills or about a subject you aere interested in is to visit site such as YouTube and iTunesU. YouTube has so many videos its difficult, if not impossible to keep track of what's on there! However, if you are interested in learning then the place to start is http://www.youtube.com/education.

Topics covered include:

Another great site to visit is iTunesU at http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/. here you will find

more than 250,000 free lectures, videos, films, and other resources — from all over the world. All you need is access to the internet and a copy of iTunes (available on PC and Mac) - gree download available from http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/.

Eric's Networking | Networking tips and 'how to's'.

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Dale) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:14:00 +0000

This is an excellent site with lots of tips and ‘How To’s’ connected with networking computers. I can highly recommend it. Topics featured include:

Open Ports in the Windows XP ICF for File and Printer Sharing

Start the Network Setup Wizard using the XP CD-ROM

Share a drive or a folder on the network with Windows XP

Share and Set Permissions for Folders and Files with Windows XP Professional

Configure Windows Firewall settings for File and Printer Sharing with Windows XP

Overview of the Windows Firewall Security Log File in Windows XP

Start a Remote Assistance session in a Small Office Home Office Network

Understanding the Wireless Network Connection Dialog Box in XP

How to configure a wireless network with Windows XP

Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP on Windows Vista

How to connect to a wireless network in Windows Vista

Add Windows Vista to your existing wireless network

How to Hide or Show the Network Icon in Windows Vista

How to configure a wireless network with Windows 7

Check it out now if you want to know more about configuring your computer network.

Pledgeco.com - online free articles directory

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Dale) — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:52:00 +0000

Image by mikecogh via Flickr

Submit and read the best articles on finance, romance, life, sport, home, health care and much more. Write article for free publishing. Pledgeco.com offers a library of free articles on a host of topics, including learning computers.

Topics covered range from fixing your Registry to using Dreamweaver. It isn't easy to find what your looking for and the site badly needs an index. There are links at the top of the site to the various topics but these are somewhat broad categories. Once you have chosen your subject interest its a bit of 'pot luck' and you will need to be prepared to spend some time looking around the site. However, the are definitely some gems buried there so its worth a trawl.

Free computer tutorials

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Dale) — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:36:00 +0000

Home and Learn offer free computer tutorials, including for complete beginners. They cover topics such as:

Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Wed Design
Javascript
Visual Basic
PHP

You can also register for free exams, to test your knowledge and see how well you are doing. Why not check out what they have to offer over at http://www.homeandlearn.co.uk/

TutCity - Free tutorial resources

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Dale) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:44:00 +0000

TutCity.com has lots of free tutorials covering topic areas such as 2D graphics (Adobe Fireworks, Flash, Illustrator, Image Ready adn Photoshop), 3D graphics (3D Studio Max, Cinema 4D, Maya 3D), Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint and Word), Databases (MS Access and MySQL), Programming (C and C++, Python and Visual Basic), Web Development (inc. Dreamweaver, ASP, CGI, Perl and PHP to name just some) and Vista.

Some areas have more than others. For example, when I checked there were 321 tutorials on Dreamweaver and 1029 on PHP! Definitely be somethng for almost anyone then! Each tutorial seems to be quite short but easy to follow and it looks like rather than have long tutorials that might overwhelm the learner, the approach is to break everyhting down into easy to grasp steps. This seems the best approach to me for all but the most expert of learners.

Check it out at http://www.tutcity.com/

Free computing lessons for kids from PC PRO magazine

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Dale) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:04:00 +0000

Free computing lessons for kids
Posted on 14 Sep 2009 at 12:21

Download the full PDF of our Give Your Kids The IT Edge feature, with free computing lessons for 5 to 15-year-olds
Our Give Your Kids The IT Edge feature has won praise from parents, schools and education experts.

Now we're giving you the chance to download the entire feature for free for use in your home or school.

The feature provides step-by-step tutorials for each of the school key stages, introducing schoolchildren of all ages to fun computing challenges - and perhaps even teaching parents and teachers a thing or two!

Inside the feature you'll find:

Key Stage 1 (ages 5-7): A six-step guide to creating a blog for your child using the free Edublogs software, which is used by schools across the country

Key Stage 2 (ages 7-11): Let children write and star in their own computer game with our 12-step guide to the brilliant Scratch software

Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14): Create an interactive 3D quiz using the widely-acclaimed Alice software

Key stage 4 (ages 14-16): Teenagers can create their own web photo gallery using our straightforward JavaScript tutorial

In addition to our step-by-step tutorials, you'll also find plenty of suggestions for alternative activities for each key stage, as recommended by our team of education experts.

Parents and teachers are free to print out and distribute part or all of the feature at home or in schools. The feature may not be reproduced or distributed for commercial purposes without permission.

Click here to download the feature (12MB PDF)

Author: Barry Collins

Basic Computer Skills - online resource

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Dale) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:00:00 +0000

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Computers Invented (http://computersinvented.com/) offers excellent online resources for anyone wishing to learn the basics about computing. With articles on a wide range of topics, its a great place to start with. Check out their articles on:

Alternatively, check out their numerous categories:

Jidaw E-learning resources for newcomers to computing

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Dale) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:54:00 +0000

Jidaw.com has some learning reources for those new to computing. Check out their site at: http://www.jidaw.com/

Here is how they introduce themselves:

"The Staff and Management of Jidaw Systems Limited (Jidaw) welcome YOU to Jidaw.com, the online web initiative. Jidaw has been helping people and organizations interested in growth and empowerment with Information and Communications Technology. Jidaw....More Knowledge! More Power!"

Topics include:

In the first lesson, you will learn:

In this Second lesson, you will learn:

"Learn New Skills & Increase Your Earning Power-- With FREE Computer Training"

noreply@blogger.com (Steven Dale) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:39:00 +0000

Another promising site offering free online learning resources for novices with computers and software is EducationOnlineForComputers.com.

Run by Scott Turton, it offers free and subscription-based learning resources and tutorials. Access to their free training and tutorial materials requires no registration. They cover Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, Project, Publisher, FrontPage, Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Web Development, and more.

They also have several blogs including:

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