Resources for Web Development Students @ Robin’s Blog

Source SFGate 10/3/08
The House voted Friday to extend unemployment benefits to those who have exhausted their current benefits. The vote came hours after learning that the nation’s payrolls were continuing to shrink and after the House had approved a massive financial rescue plan for Wall Street.
“People are hurting with no end in sight,” said Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles [...]

For those of you who will be ending your ROP class soon, I would recommend that you look into taking classes at LVS Online @ http://www.lvsonline.com/. I have taken many online classes with them and have always been happy with the online support that I have received. Class topics range from Academic to Web Programming. There are also some [...]

Hands-on Help for Microsoft Word and Excel

Do you use Microsoft Word or Excel at work? Do they help you do your job?
Do you want to get more out of these applications? Can they help you excel at work?

Then this hands-on class is for you!
Convenient class times after work:
Time: 6:15 – 8:30 p.m.
Days: Mondays and Wednesdays
Dates: October 1 – November 12 [...]

Macworld, a Macintosh conference that we usually try to attend every year, is happening January 5-9, 2009 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The Expo is open January 6-9, 2009. We can attend the Expo for free, but you must sign up at https://register.rcsreg.com/regos-1.0/macsf2009/ga/index2.html. When signing up, be sure to select the Expo only pass .I [...]

Google has introduced a new Web browser, called Chrome, aimed at wresting dominance of the browser market from Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. The move takes the Google-Microsoft rivalry to a whole new level. If Google succeeds, it will be a big deal, with major ramifications for the future of the Web.
But just how good is Chrome? How does it differ from [...]

Every boss wants employees who do their jobs well. But even among highly competent employees, there are distinctions. Here are 10 tips for making sure you’re on the boss’s A-list:

Communicate, communicate, communicate
Acknowledge what the boss says
Collaborate
Build relationships
Understand how you fit in
Learn the boss’s pet peeves
Anticipate the boss’s needs
Think one level up
Open yourself to new ways of doing things
Be engaged in [...]

airCloud Communications offers free Wifi in downtown Pleasant Hill. Their service has been extended to include Taylor Blvd. and can be accessed from our classroom.
You are more than welcome to to use your laptops in class. Unfortunately, you will not be able to access our network drives or print, but you will be able to access the [...]

People who have exhausted their state unemployment benefits but are still jobless could get up to 13 weeks of additional benefits under a bill signed this week by President Bush.
Those who filed an unemployment claim as far back as May 7, 2006, could be eligible for extended benefits if they meet other criteria. To qualify, a person generally must have [...]

Purpose: Training Program that helps low-income women start or expand businesses.
Cost: $100 or less – $25 for materials and $75 for the course
Languages: Spanish and English
Address: 1465 Enea Circle, Building E, Suite 900, Concord (by Water World)
Phone: (925) 603-2770
Contact: Carmen Angulo
Web site: http://www.womensinitiative.org
Next course: Mar 24 – Jun 9 (Concord Campus) You must attend a Business Action Plan [...]

Slides and live demos synchronized with audio

Ability to search by title, keyword or speaker name
Speaker bios and presentation abstracts
Ability to post comments and discuss presentations online
High quality (640×480) videos

Now you can see all of the presentations that you may have missed or couldn’t afford online. What a deal!
See these presentations at MacWorld Encore.