Resources for Web Development Students @ Robin’s Blog

As you start to build your own Web sites you will more than likely come across a few CSS browser bugs. You ma y encounter the “float drop bug”, the “3 pixel jog”, or the “IE double margin float bug” to name a few. Before you pull your hair out with frustration, read the articles below which contain many of [...]

Pievincenzo Madeo, aka @piervix, of PV.M Garage has collected a great set of resources for people who want to learn how to create themes for WordPress. In his post, Become A WordPress Theme Developer Who Rocks In Four Steps (and 50+ readings), Pievincenzo outlines his four step process for developing WordPress themes and includes links to tutorials for developing themes [...]

Around two years ago we had to temporarily relocate our classroom to a medical coding and medical assisting classroom while we were moving our regular classroom from one location to another. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to install any of the software we normally use in the Web Design and Development program on our borrowed machines. While we had plenty of [...]

Who doesn’t need additional support finding work during these difficult economic times? There are several organizations in the San Francisco East Bay Area that provide networking, job leads, workshops and support. Most of these organizations are free, a few services charge a nominal fee. Job Connections – Job Connections is an outreach of Community Presbyterian Church in Danville, California. They [...]

Class is currently on vacation. We will resume our normal schedule on September 8, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. Many of you will need to have your unemployment forms signed during the vacation. Christine Orozco will be available to sign EDD forms at the County Office of Education. From August 14 – August 31 you can go to the County Office [...]

Mohammed had mentioned a program called HIPAA in class. HIPAA allows you to continue your health care benefits at a lower cost when your COBRA runs out. Of course there are certain eligibility requirements, but I wanted to share a few resources with you on the HIPAA program. HIPAA Guaranteed-Issue Health Insurance Plans For Individuals & Families in California – [...]

During these terrible economic times it can be extremely difficult for the unemployed and underemployed to find supportive services. The 211 Database is a free service from the Contra Costa Crisis Center. Users can find extensive, up-to-date information about hundreds of health and social services that are available to residents of Contra Costa County, California. Intake requirements, eligibility, hours of [...]

I just finished reading Sexy Web Design Create Your Own Stunning Web Interfaces That Just Work by Elliot Jay Stocks and I wasn’t disappointed. This book gives a detailed look at the process of creating a Web design. The book is divided into six chapters: Interfaces – Gives an overview of the design process. Essentially this is a nice overview [...]

Tripwire Magazine has compiled a terrific Mega CSS Resources Roundup that is a must bookmark for student. It includes cheatsheets (CSS HTML/XHTML, and color), excellent CSS resource sites and articles for beginners, free templates, positioning articles, articles on styling forms, typography articles and resources, graphing techniques, frameworks, numerous menu options, and tools to optimize your CSS and enhance your workflow. [...]

Thousands of graphic, Web development and design related tutorials are available on the Internet. Still, it’s difficult to find tutorials that a beginner can follow. So many tutorials are written for other designers and developers and unfortunately, they lack the detail that’s necessary for someone who is learning. I’m not quite sure why this is – I think it’s the [...]