Adobe Photoshop

A few months ago, the only image editing tool I know (besides my digital camera’s Canon Utilities) is Microsoft Paint. Since I’m in the process of learning HTML and CSS, why not try Adobe Photoshop too?

This program is familiar to me because before (more than 7 years ago), I have been watching my dad edit images in our computer. He just thought me some basic stuff, until our computer was reformatted due to a virus invasion. Since then, we were not able to re-install Adobe Photoshop. Also, the specs of our PC can’t withstand its requirements anymore. Now that our PC was upgraded, we were able to reinstall Adobe Photoshop again. I was so excited to learn! When I opened the program…oh my gas! More than 7 years has passed and I don’t remember a thing! So here comes my ever loyal friend, Google, to the rescue. I began searching for the meaning of the icons one by one. Oh no! I guess my experience with Adobe Photoshop will be one hell of a journey!

Learning HTML and CSS

As far as I can remember, when I learned about Friendster.com’s Edit Profile page, it has been a major headache for me editing it with their CSS Editor. Since I was still using a dial-up connection, reloading the page for a preview took me more than 10 minutes! That’s the reason why I didn’t even bother to make my Friendster layout a fabulous one. But of course, there’s a part of me wanting to learn how to make beautiful Friendster layouts. I am not a techie person when it comes to website design. I don’t even have a background on that category. But I have been very busy lately because I’m editing my Multiply.com (online store) account. Since Multiply.com’s online stores require enticing layouts, I was forced to study on my own. So now I have an excuse to learn HTML and CSS? Wahahaha! I then find myself surfing from one site to another trying to find solutions to my queries. My favorite site for HTML and CSS is www.w3schools.com. You can find almost everything on that site and I fell in love with it because it’s super user-friendly. They give specific example of the codes and give you ample space to edit it. You can preview your work as soon as you hit the “Edit and Click Me >>” button. For those of you who are new to HTML and CSS, you may visit their site at http://www.w3schools.com. Now I find designing a website with the use of HTML and CSS fun and educational at the same time!