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Captivate 2019 Interactive Videos
I recently posted about the new VR (Virtual Reality) features in Adobe Captivate 2019. This post is a continuation of the new features in the latest release. I will be giving a webinar on some of these features on Nov. 14 and thought it would be helpful to provide this […]
Read MoreCSS Custom Properties
Since I am officially “retired,” I have a little more time to investigate items which I find interesting. I have recently been experimenting with CSS custom properties (aka CSS variables). I thought readers might be interested in some small examples demonstrating the capabilities of CSS custom properties. While these certainly […]
Read MoreAmazon Polly and WordPress
During our recent Peoria WordCamp, I was intrigued by Keanan Koppenhaver’s presentation on voice interfaces in 2018 and beyond. One of the technologies he mentioned was Amazon Polly (a text to speech engine and much more). I thought I would try out this technology. You will note that there is […]
Read MoreCaptivate 2019 and VR eLearning
Adobe recently released their 2019 version of Captivate. After examining many of the enhancements, I thought it might be useful to focus on the virtual reality features which have been added. When you first open Captivate 2019, you are presented with the following screen. You will note that one item […]
Read MoreES6 materials
The week of July 9, 2018, I will be discussing some features of ES6 (JavaScript) at a couple of local Meetups in the Peoria area. I thought it might be helpful for participants to download the materials (including exercises) as reference for our discussions. Here are the materials we will […]
Read MoreWordPress Project Gutenberg
I recently participated in a local WordPress meeting where Project Gutenberg was reviewed by Brandon Wickwire. For those who are unaware, this is likely the version of the editor (and much more) which will be coming with version 5.0 of WordPress. Brandon’s presentation inspired me to experiment a bit with […]
Read MoreManaging Multiple WordPress sites
Over 25% of all websites in the world rely on WordPress these days (and have since 2015). I use this technology on a number of sites I maintain (both personally and professionally). However, it can become quite an effort to make certain all such sites are kept up to date […]
Read MoreWorldSkills 2017 Abu Dhabi Day C+1
After the competition concluded, there were closing ceremonies. This is where medals were awarded and everyone had a chance to celebrate and say farewell (most traveled home the following day). It was also a chance for me to do a little more sight seeing (I visited a local souk and […]
Read MoreWorldSkills 2017 Abu Dhabi Day C4
The final day of the competition focused on a team project. Teams of 4 were assigned and each team was given the task of creating a website for the local Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Each team was given a few hours to complete their work (most developed a WordPress based […]
Read MoreWorldSkills 2017 Abu Dhabi Day C3
This was the third day of the competition. The focus today was on client side development. I was part of the team which prepared this document for the competition. Here is a snapshot of Marcelo Strehl presenting the client side module to competitors in the morning. The client side project […]
Read MoreWorldSkills 2017 Abu Dhabi Day C2
Today was the second day of the competition (Monday). Yes, I am running a bit behind in my daily updates. There are many activities (for both experts and competitors). The focus throughout the day was on server side development. In the morning, competitors developed an API (which was reviewed by […]
Read MoreWorldSkills 2017 Abu Dhabi Day C1
Today was the first day of competition (Sunday = start of work week in some areas of the world). This was the first full day of competition. Competitors met first in the morning for a briefing about the project they will work upon. They are not allowed to ask questions. […]
Read MoreWorldSkills 2017 Abu Dhabi Day C-2
We are now two days from the start of the actual web design and development competition. Today was familiarization day. Competitors were assigned workstations and URLs on the server. They had the opportunity to test out the software and report any problems. One they were satisfied the software was working […]
Read MoreWorldSkills 2017 Abu Dhabi Day C-3
Today was another busy day. We updated a fair amount of software on the workstations and server. I was part of the team which made certain Zeal Docs (and the appropriate docsets) were available on each workstation. We also reviewed the projects, confirmed there were at least 30% changes from […]
Read MoreWorldSkills 2017 Abu Dhabi Day C-4
We are getting closer to the actual competition. We began the day with introductions and learned a bit about the history of the Web Design contest at WorldSkills. The first happened in 2001 and it has grown steadily ever since. Most of the day, we focused on coordinating how we […]
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Thought I would try a creative effect with the #2024Eclipse.
And it begins. #2024Eclipse
Scammers are at it again. Let’s see - not an Illinois’s area code, not a proper top level domain for a government agency and more.
Encountered this creature at the start of our walk at Forest Park Nature Center today. Our entomology group outing this month.
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