I am looking for a good source on how to begin building/designing a website for my fraternity. I figured I would ask xda because many of you are quite technologically skilled. Any help I would greatly appreciate. Thank you for all of your input.
http://lifehacker.com/#!5753625/basics-of-photoshop-designing-a-website
is a decent guide to designing a website in photoshop. After you go through that, you'll want to learn how to slice up the design. From there, grab dreamweaver and mess around with it. Use dreamweaver and tables to put the sliced images into a website.
What type of site do you want to make?
I agree with naxir in that the first step is trying to design a website in photoshop. However, once you have a working mockup, you can either: 1) make it yourself or 2) hire someone else to do it.
Personally, I don't like putting time into coding a website and would prefer paying someone else money to do so. I'm sure there would be some students who would work on your site for free/cheap to help build up any portfolio they need.
A little more info on what you want in that website. Just some pages with info, pictures, a contact form... Or a complete database with all members and such?
I am building it with a database in mind for currently active members of the fraternity. I just want it to have a few pages, for example, a page about us, current members, a calendar page, and a page with picture gallery. Just a basic website. No flashy things, nothing extreme, just an informative website.
All you need is notepad.exe
I loved this site WAY back in the day as a resource when I couldn't figure out how to do something. This has everything from starting HTML to advanced scripting.
http://www.htmlgoodies.com/
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A friend of mine wants to build a website for his small business. He has a domain name registered and he has a host. He just needs to build the site. He asked me if I could help/knew of any good programs that help make the job easier.
Neither of us have much code writing experience, but we both have a lot of experience using computers at a higher level than the "norm".
He would prefer something he could run on his linux box, but would settle for something on Windows XP.
Any suggestions?
Hi, i would use: Microsoft Expressions 3
another good program is: Serif Webplus X2 / X4
wordpress is also an option it's easy for users to update themselves even if they are not
good at html or j-scripts and php
Thanks for the responses guys! We will take a look at those programs. I have heard good things about wordpress for us html deprived folk that have good overall skills. It looks like a good match to me(free, easy, good support community and powerful enough for what we are doing). Of course, we are going to take a look at the other suggestions, Expressions 3 is something I am familiar with, but we are not looking to spend any money if possible (not pros, just helping a friend). Not real familiar with Serif other than I know the name and I know it is a solid option.
If you go to
Students4Software you can get:
Microsoft Expressions Studio 3 for £20 / 50
all ligit
I'd look at e107.
It's a bit technical to setup, but there's a wiki and a IRC Channel, for help.
Requires, virtually no coding (unless you need to fix bugs), and offers a lot of features.
Dave
Well it all depends on the complexity of the website in question. Is it mostly just content or will you need database interactions involved? Will the site have a member base?
If it's just mostly content, any html editor (Visual Web Developer, Dreamweaver) should work. IF you are needing a more complex solution it's best to get a book and learn ASP.NET or PHP.. Cheaper then paying someone! =)
depends on what you want .. Wordpress is a great choice for blogs .. Drupal / Joomla if you are after a CMS.
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If you go to
Students4Software you can get:
Microsoft Expressions Studio 3 for £20 / 50
all ligit
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not legit if your not a student, luckily im a student so can use that but if your not a student you don't have a right to use that site, and as a matter of fact u can get expressions studio free (if your a student) from the dreamspark project.
Hey everyone,
I figured that if I need a developer that is as passionate about mobile technology as I am, this is the best place to come. I have a business proposition. And if there are multiple people interested I am more than willing to organize a group for this purpose. I have a great idea, and know what I want. However I need a business partner that has the technical skills to setup a website. I will be able to tell more after, if you are interested, have signed a NDA. The idea is first and foremost dealing with Android, but will eventually encompass most major mobile OS.
If you are interested in hearing me out please contact me at [email protected]
I have a dream and a passion and would love to find someone equally excited about the above mentioned topics.
You ask yourself why am I coming here? Because I am asking initially for your most important resource, which is time. But together we can leverage that time into a good capital, which I hope will be able to benefit all developers.
Thanks,
Hans-Erik Stegeby
I am new to programming and definitely new to programming for the NOOK, so I want to know if anyone has a good set of links or books they can recommend for someone who is just starting out. I have a few ideas for apps I'd like to see, and I think they would fit well on the NOOK, but I don't know much about creating them.
I have looked at a few tutorials online, found a few good ideas to get started, but I am finding them difficult to follow, as they are not always structured very well for someone who is just starting. I have been looking at the developer site at android, as well as reading forums and blogs, yet I am still finding myself being somewhat lost.
Is there a good repository that is geared towards someone who doesn't have several years of programming experience out there?
ya im also very interested in this. ive read a bunch of online guides but i feel like reading it in a book would be more effctive.
Get the android SDK. It comes with tutorials starting with Hello World. There is also a free book called Thinking in Java, that helps you understand the language better.
Thanks, I will check out the book.
For those who already have the programming skills and are just new to the Android SDK, my friend and I spent a while researching the best book to learn from and concluded it is Professional Android 2 Development (Reto Meier, 978-0-470-56552-0). The book isn't perfect, but it seemed to have the most practical contents, the most clear explanations of concepts, and the most sensible chapter ordering.
Attention Mods/XDA staff. We have permission from svetius to post this here. I wasn't sure about doing this either, so I made sure to ask first. We will not directly link to our site so that we do not leech traffic from XDA. We aren't trying to compete with XDA either. We are looking for interns/unpaid staff interested in tech and mobile news, so the job board doesn't fit us.
Alright guys, here's the deal. I'm looking for video/podcast personalities for a website I'm involved in. The site is Install or Not dot com. I'm not linking to it directly so we don't get in trouble with XDA by leeching their traffic.
If you are interested in becoming a personality and can commit to several hours a week in recording audio and/or video, please post a reply here, and we'll talk about it.
There are three unpaid positions available at the moment. We're looking for video personalities, podcast personalities, and media editors. Requirements for the positions are listed below. You may be able to do more than one thing if you want to and are good enough.
All positions must adhere to the following rules:
- You MUST be able to commit at least five hours per week to recording and researching the shows.
- Media editors may need to commit ten or so hours, depending on skill if they are doing shows as well. You need to be available during the week and on weekends.
- You must be able to work within the site guidelines that we set.
- You must be able to be fair and unbias in your discussions. I don't care if you hate Windows Phone, iOS, or Android. You have to be a fair reporter.
To apply for a spot, please prepare a sample of your ability for me to preview.
Podcast sample should feature you talking about two different articles of your choosing for a minimum of ten minutes. Podcasts are meant for spinning out the news and discussing it with others. Try to put your own spin on the news. Make it entertaining. It doesn't need to be funny, it just needs to hold my attention. Feel free to work on submissions as a team if you know other people who want to be involved.
Video samples should follow the same guidelines as the podcast. I'd prefer to see a ten minute video of you talking about a few articles or topics that interest you. Videos are more generally targeted than podcasts. Again, this needs to be interesting and entertaining. it does not need to be funny, it just needs to hold the viewer's attention. Videos are solo pieces.
Editors should either team up with others who are submitting clips, or make a work on their own from the podcast and video guidelines. If you have prior experience in editing, you may submit any prior work as well, so long as it is appropriate. (no porn )
FYI: The positions are unpaid internships.
Site guidelines are set by myself and the owner. They may change from time to time, but you will always know in advance. Generally, just use common sense. It's not MTV or Cinemax; it's a tech news blog.
We don't want excessive profanity in any media on the site. A few bad words throughout the media is fine, but nothing excessive, and nothing horrible. If you can't say it on cable TV, you can't say it on our site either.
Be open to new ideas and other operating systems or OEMs. I don't care how much iOS pisses you off, or how bad Samsung screwed you over on a phone. You will report on the news in a fair and balanced manner. This includes reporting on iOS, Apple, Motorola, RIM, webOS, Symbian, and anything else you can think of that might make you cringe. If you can't wrap your head around being fair to everyone, do not apply.
I too being involved in the site can say, this may look like not such an appealing postition for now, as it's unpaid - but we will surely value your contribution, which can in future but you on our regular team.
Some of the incentives of doing the job are:
Attend tech events
Gadgets to review
Meet big shots of the tech arena
Make a name and get fame for yourself
Adds value to your CV, which employer would not like a person who is popular on the internet ? This might become your full time job, who knows ?
A business card with a fancy position
An identity which can never be erased, yes that's the beauty of the internet - you might be gone and forgotten in the world, but on the internet your name and work will always stay !
And some other perks too, which I'd rather not mention on a public domain.
Besides, I would also like to tell you, you don't need to be a pro at anything to do this job, just be enthusiastic, dedicated and responsible - though you should know tech and shall be able to speak english !
Age, Nationality, Location, Occupation or Gener all of those do not matter as far as you can do the job !
So hit us up if you think you are in for it !
PS: If you think, audio or video is a bit too steep you can even write for us
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Okay guys. I would like to participate in it. As you previously said that we can even write articles for you, I might be interested
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If you guys know anyone who might be interested in doing this, please send them here as well.
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Interested, or just sending to the top?
We're looking for news writers as well.
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Interested, or just sending to the top?
We're looking for news writers as well.
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Too ugly for on air but yes I am interested in a writer position. Unpaid is completely fine with me. Plus a bump for old xda'er buds.
Hello
We are indie developers working on apps for android and IOS. In our time spent developing we noticed that one of our biggest problems is where to find necessary resources and materials to learn new things. Now don't get me wrong there is certainly no shortage of content about how to develop an app. But we've all seen and read articles that can be basically summed up into “If you want to market your app use Facebook”. Yeah, well that is not very useful.
We decided that in order to solve this problem we want to make community hub with all the necessary information in one place. We will scout the web for all the great articles, content and useful information about app programing, marketing and design and convert that content into infographics. This community hub will be used mainly to deliver snapshots (visual data) about very interesting (and often long articles) in a very easy and most importantly fast and readable way. This will ensure that you will not waste time searching for articles and then realizing that this is not what you wanted to know. You can just check out infographics and then decide if this is what interests you and click on the source to see all the links to articles that can further expand your knowledge about topic.
We want to hear your opinion on all this guys. This is a non-profit project and it will take us a lot of time to complete. So we want to make sure that there are people who will find this useful.