Blogging with the New Google™ Blogger
by Michael Miller
Publisher: Que
Print ISBN-10: 0-7686-7448-4
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-7686-7448-4
Pages: 43
Blogging with the New Google Blogger is a digital short cut that covers Google's newest version of Blogger, their free software for creating a website from which to post thoughts, interact with people, and more. This short cut serves as an introduction to the world of blogging and to the Blogger application, as well as a guide to the new version of Blogger. Readers will learn how the new version of Blogger differs from the original version and how to create a Blogger blog. Advanced users will appreciate the information on customizing blog templates, using HTML, hosting their own Blogger blog, syndicating their blogs with RSS and Atom feeds, and making money with blog advertising.
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15 June 2007
Blogging with the New Google Blogger
13 June 2007
The Photographic Eye
The Photographic Eye: Learning to See with a Camera
by Michael F.O'Brien and Norman Sibley, Davis Publications
357 pages
ISBN: 0-87192-283-5
1098 765
Davis Publications, Inc., Worcester, Massachusetts
I have dozens of books on composition. Most are out of print. Here's a gem, in print. "Composition is the arrangement of visual elements within the frame of a photograph." Notice it doesn't say anything about what the elements are or what the photo has to say. I feel that controlling the elements in the frame are very important before worrying about what is being said. It is better to start with plain everyday objects around the house and yard that if looked at very carefully will make good compositions. "Photography is an art of discovery." Learning to see all over. Finding associations of objects within a frame that we take for granted with labels and a glance. A tree is a tree and a chair a chair.
This book goes much farther than my minimal rules of composition. They put rules that can interpret the student pictures in the book. Maybe they are reading too much into each picture, but the shots are great shots of everyday people in everyday locations. I feel that is the best place to start. They state many rules, but also that rules are to be broken. I still like my fourth rule the best, "Do you like it?"
They say that learning to critique other's work is a way to learn. Yes, yes. Look at pictures all the time, why do they work? Get together with other shooters to critique each others work. We are all poor judges of our own work because we all have egos bending our ability to judge our own creations. Our own babies are not ugly!
With a camcorder you can shoot many different compositions of a location and you can select the best on a TV. The darkroom photographer has a final composition choice of re-framing his negative. We don't have that option in motion picture photography.
Once you start looking at the world for it's photographic possibilities you will see the world differently and maybe at a loss for seeing it in other contexts.
© Copyright Ron Dexter. All Rights Reserved.
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12 June 2007
Islamic Art and Geometric Design
Islamic Art and Geometric Design: Activities for Learning
# Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art; Kit edition (May 11, 2004)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0300103433
# ISBN-13: 978-0300103434
This resource offers an introduction to the principles of Islamic art and the geometric designs upon which it is based. Presenting beautiful Islamic works from the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art along with a series of pattern-making activities involving straightedge and compass, these materials are designed for use in the classroom and may be readily adapted by teachers to create exciting lessons in art, culture, math, and geometry.
The boxed set includes a booklet with background information on Islamic art, eleven pattern-making activities (including reproducible geometric grids), twenty slides of Islamic works in the Metropolitan's collection, bibliographies, resources, and a glossary.
Examine the principles of geometric design that are the basis for the beautiful and intricate patterns in the art of the Islamic world.
Includes a brief overview of Islamic art, an introduction to related works in the Museum, and a series of pattern-making activities (including reproducible grids) for use in the classroom. Teachers can readily adapt these materials to create exciting lessons in art, culture, math, and geometry.
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11 June 2007
The Art of Ancient Egypt
The Art of Ancient Egypt:
A Resource for Educators
184 pages
13-039011
Edith Watts
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The art of ancient Egypt and the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art come together in this comprehensive resource for educators, which includes summaries of ancient Egyptian history and art, lesson plans and classroom activities, and a glossary.
The descriptions of the works and other information are aimed at increasing knowledge and pleasure in viewing Egyptian art at the Metropolitan or other museums. The materials can be adapted for students of all ages, interests, and abilities, and can be used to enrich any curriculum.
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09 June 2007
The Art of South and Southeast Asia
The Art of South and Southeast Asia
Steven M. Kossak and Edith W. Watts
168 pages
ISBN 0-87099-992-3 (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
ISBN 0-300-08897-3 (Yale University Press)
Library of Congress Control Number: 2001088296
A great and early civilization arose on the subcontinent of South Asia that in time spread northward to the Himalayan region and eastward to Southeast Asia, a vast area including Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Myanmar. This resource introduces works of art from this area selected from the superb South and Southeast Asian and Islamic collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Included are examples of Buddhist and Hindu temple art and the later court arts of South Asia; these range from miniature painting and luxurious textiles to elegant personal possessions. As well as descriptions of the visual qualities and symbolic meanings of the art, also provided are a summary of South and Southeast Asian history, a section about Buddhism and Hinduism, classroom activities, and lesson plans.
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08 June 2007
The Art of Flash Animation
The Art of Flash Animation: Creative Cartooning
Mark Stephen Smith
1598220268
450 pages
There are a number of manuals available on Flash, but too many of them get bogged down in details about ActionScript or interactivity. Frustrated with wading through such information in other Flash manuals, author/illustrator Mark Stephen Smith set out to make the book he wished he had when he started learning Flash.
This book is both a practical primer in the fundamentals of classical, hand-drawn 2D screen animation and a basic introduction to Flash's expert handling of recyclable symbols that make independent, web, and television animation both more affordable and more efficient. It is conveniently divided into two parts. Part I is for those who are new to the terms and techniques of hand-drawn animation, character design, and storyboards. Part II covers scanning and digitizing artwork into Flash, as well as setting up scenes and symbols.
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04 June 2007
Hacking Gmail
# Paperback: 284 pages
# Publisher: Wiley (December 19, 2005)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 076459611X
# ISBN-13: 978-0764596117
* The first book to unlock the true power behind Gmail, Hacking Gmail will immediately appeal to Google and Gmail fans
* This is serious, down-and-dirty, under-the-hood, code-level hacking that will have readers eliminating the default settings, customizing appearance, disabling advertising, and taking control over their Gmail accounts
* Covers turning Gmail into an online hard drive for backing up files, using it as a blogging tool, and even creating customized Gmail tools and hacks
* Shows readers how to check their Gmail without visiting the site; use Gmail APIs in Perl, Python, PHP, and other languages, or create their own; and maximize Gmail as a host for message boards, photo galleries, even a blog
Hammersley has written an entertaining book that delves deep into the inner workings of Gmail, and in the process uncovers a lot of functionality that isn't apparent on the surface. By using Firefox and a few strategic plugins, he's able to dissect the HTML and Javascript used to display the Gmail interface. This hunting trip shows how Ajax grabs data in the background so that screen updates happen without trips back to the server.
It also uncovers the URLs that are used to get that data, and he then shows how those URLs can be used for so much more. Many of the hacks he shows use Perl and Python libraries that you can use to interact with Gmail without the Gmail interface.
He also shows how you can use a few Greasemonkey scripts to completely change the user interface, or "skin", of Gmail to fit your own preferences. It's all really incredible stuff that you probably won't find from too many other sources.There's only one "drawback" to this book, and that's the everchanging "beta-ness" of Gmail. All the analysis that Ben's done could easily be wiped out by an update to Gmail by Google. In fact, as I type this, Google has announced a whole new interface that is being rolled out. You could look at that and think this book is already obsolete. I would disagree, however. The fact he was even *able* to get this book published with all the ongoing Gmail changes is amazing. But even with all the changes, the fundamental principles he uncovers will likely *not* change for a long time. He also shows you an interesting set of hacking tools that will serve you well for other projects going forward. To me, those were worth the price of admission themselves.
The sooner you read this book, the more immediate gratification you can get. But even if you buy it six months down the road after a Gmail interface change, you'll still learn more about the service than you thought possible...
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