Resources for Web Development Students @ Robin’s Blog

The Joomla unit is done.  We will be using Joomla! A User’s Guide as the course text. Because the software version of Joomla! has changed since the book was written, I have written extensive notes on the assignment sheet to accompany the book. The second edition of the book is supposed to release Q1/Q2 2009. Until then you can use [...]

Don’t forget to set your clocks forward one hour Sunday, March 8, 2009: 2:00 AM forward to 3:00 AM!

My Web sites have been moved to my new hosting company, Host Gator. I was very pleased with Host Gator’s service and help with moving my Web sites. Free student Web hosting for students enrolled in the ROP Web Development Program is back online. This hosting program is not available to the general public. All current students will have to [...]

There will be no school on February 13 & 16, 2009. Enjoy the long holiday!!

Due to negative student feedback, I have selected a new book for the JavaScript unit. We will now use JavaScript The Missing Manual, which includes more hands-on tutorials and was written by David Sawyer McFarland, the author of CSS The Missing Manual. Hopefully, students will be pleased with the new JavaScript unit – the explanations seem clearer and there are [...]

Friday, 12/19/08, is our last day of class before the winter break. We will have a potluck on Friday; the sign-up sheet is on the bulletin board. We will return to school on January 5, 2009. I hope that you all have a wonderful holiday season and enjoy your time away from class!

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 [...]

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 excellent [...]

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 [...]

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 Internet for [...]