Flash CS3 – Concepts and Terms

1. What type of file can be modified in Flash CS3?  (just list the file ending)
    An FLA file. An FLA file is the raw editible file in Flash design.
2. What is the national standard for American television video broadcast?
    The U.S. Video Standard is NTSC (National Television System Committee).
3. What part of the Flash interface displays the movie you are working on?
    The stage displays the movie you are currently working on.
4. You need to turn these on BEFORE you can use guides.
    Right click on the "graphic" label and select "Add Motion Guide" from the pop-up window.
5. What is the gray area surrounding the Stage in Flash CS3?
    The work area surrounds the stage.
6. What is the magnetic pull of objects to a grid?  (this grid can be turned on/off)
    The objects snap to the grid set up by Flash.
7. What is the default frame rate for Web playback in Flash CS3?
    12 fps is the default framerate.
8. What is exporting your final Flash CS3 file called?
    The final file type is SWF.
9. Designing for the Web is normally measured in what unit of measure?    The web is measured in pixels.
10. What are palettes in Flash CS3 called? 
    Flash uses panels instead of palettes.

MS bliink

Theme - Imagine a future made better by technology!

Topic - Having a better lifestyle, becoming Vegan/Vegetarian with Technological resources.

Relation to the Theme - Our topic relates to the theme by how we are promoting this new, healthier, and better lifestyle that can and will help every single person around the world. With technology's help, using the Internet we will lead the way to a better future.

Content of My Page -

1. Home- Intro to our topic
2. Why- Answer why this is what people should do
3. How- How will this affect pur future
4. Favorites-  Restaurants, stores, online pages
5. Credits & Resources

Template we chose:

Template URL



Teenage Dreams (not done yet)

Mind of Teenager

1. Index
   
   
   This website would be about what average teenagers thinking about in life.
   Having trouble with your teenagers?
   Don’t you sometimes wish you knew what's in their mind? MOST teens have similar thoughts toward life in general. This website is created because I want to let adults know what’s in our mind and let them know there is no point pushing us because life has been complicated and we aren’t in the same generation as them anymore.
   
   
   I have a very traditional Asian father, so my teen life is pretty much always under lots pressure. I know better what I should do or what I shouldn’t do, but my father is still afraid I will end up in the wrong path. My personalities are similar to his; therefore, he worries the most about what friends will have influences on me Sometimes, I get very frustrated by how he still has an 'old school' mindset, while I am now in the 21st century.
   
   
   
   
   2. Under the Influence
   
   
   Alcohol- even though America’s law on alcohol says one has to be 21 years old or older to drink, but truth be told, people have been drinking as young as the age of 16 years old. High school parties involve alcohol, freshmen college parties involve more alcohols, and pretty much 90% of the parties involve alcohols. Teenagers think alcohol makes them cool. They think that it gives them a reason to do stupid things because they are wasted. What they don’t have in mind is that what would happen if things go wrong.
   
   
   I think Westside High School did a pretty good job on informing students about drinking. We had a program called ‘Shutter Dreams’. “Shutter Dreams’ was parents and students that came to talk about drunk driving. How they actually experienced and how they had to deal with it for the rest of their lives. Few of our students fully participate in the program. They spent a night in jail and hospital. They had a full on experience and we get to see how real everything is and how even when regret it, you can’t change what happened. I think school should have more of these types of programs, so students are informed and it might decreases the rate of accidents on alcohol.
   
   
   Drug- there are lots of drugs going around the school and drug using rate been having a significant increases. Teenagers openly talk about it drugs too. We now know that Marijuana doesn’t actually kill your brain cell, it doesn’t make you stupid, so people got less to worry about their performances toward things because it doesn’t affect them like what they thought it would.
      
   Sex- do we really get sex education in school? The answer is no. Do we get the information from our parents? The answer is maybe. Sometimes, when you talk to your parents about sex, they assume you are doing it. Sometimes, it is embarrassing talking about sex with you parents. Sometimes, your parents just don’t want to let go their little boy or girl and refuse to teach him or her about the safety of sex. This is where things go wrong. We learned about things when we make mistakes, but sometimes those mistakes affect your life forever.
   
   
   Lots of teenagers got pregnant over these few years.
   
   
   3. Education
   
   
   College- College is not so affordable anymore. More parties involved and less learning.  
   Drop outs
   
   
   4. Ethnicity
   
   
   Stereotype-
   
   
   5. Fashion
   
   
   Money- good thing about few is that they work for their money but most of them still ask parents for money
   Music- all the music we hear is mostly about sex, money, drugs, and gangs.
   6. Crime
   
   
   
   
   7. Relationships
   
   
   Love- people start to date when they were in middle school. Every generation has been growing up faster than ever. They knew things that
   Family- most people complain about their family
   
   

Extracting .zip Files



This is a ZIP file

Have you ever had a file on your computer that was so ridiculously large it was all but impossible for you to send it to a friend as an email attachment? Or, even better, have you ever wanted to email someone a BUNCH of different files at the same time but didn't want to go through the tedious process of having to attach the files to the email one at a time? That's where the ZIP file format comes in.



How do you open [or "unzip"] a ZIP file?

If you have Windows ME or XP, or Apple OS X, just double-click on the zip file or folder. It should open just as if it were a regular file or folder on your computer.

What if you don't have Windows ME or XP or Apple OS-X?

Well you need to download and install a special piece of software that will zip and unzip files.This may sound like more trouble than it is worth, but a zip/unzip program is an ESSENTIAL tool, especially if you are going to be using the Internet a lot. In fact, call someone you know who is a computer guru, someone whose advice you trust implicitly, and ask her if she could live without her zip program. She'll laugh. Zip programs are THAT important


My Template



Template

 This six weeks we have to make a website for our research project. Luckily the research topic is our choice to make. :)
The photo above is the template I chose. I picked my template from "Free Dreamweaver Templates". Click the caption of the photo and it will open up another page which is an enlarge of my template. My reseach topic will be about my home country, Taiwan. I'm going to talk about and show that Taiwan isn't just a small country. It has many beautiful things within a small place. :D

FTP Directions

1. Go Site>Manage Sites and edit the site you have been working on.
2. Click on the Remote Info tab (arrow 1) and enter the information you see in this image.
3. Note that FTP is found in the dropdown menu.
4. The FTP host is must be copied as you see it in the image.
5. Leave the Host directory blank.
6. Your login must be typed as you see it in the image.
7. Click the "Use passive FTP" box.
8. "Test" the login by clicking the "Test" button (arrow 2)
9. file name htmle , password Nxy984tr

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 Try to find at least six differences - If you can!







Here are the Difference!

1. The girl's shirt 
2. Sign below the bus stop
3. The poster on the tree
4. The distance between the dog & the boy
5. The boy's hat
6. The radio wire on the car

• How many differences did you discover?

 I discover six differences in the picture :)

• Do you see these differences once they were pointed out to you?

I found all the obvious differences and the ones that were pointed out to me were easy for me to see it too.

Art Institute of Houston

On Friday, the guest speaker from the Art Institute, Kelly Bennett, came to talk to us about the Art Institute. He showed us some really cool videos, musics, animations, and etc. Art Institute is a school that doesn't have semester. They have classes open through out the year, so people would be able to graduate early. I like how there are lots of different classes for different program and in specific areas. Kelly said, "Its because we want to make sure you will have a job when you graduate." Kelly also showed us that learning web design is a really awesome thing. He said, "They are looking for people that master in web design, so it will be a really well paid job." Their programs are really nice. There are lots of specific classes you can take depends on your interests and if you are interesting in all of the programs there is also a class that teaches all.