How Do You DNS?

Working in IT I'm rather familiar with how DNS works. But let's break it down a little bit.

• DNS stands for Domain Name System
• It translates IP addresses (1.123.12.12) into user-friendly names (twitter.com)
• DNS is there to help the user interact easier with computers.

There is a very light break down of what DNS does. Enjoy~!

Photographing HTML Elements.

This is a rather interesting way to learn about HTML elements. Graphical association is a great way to learn and remember. Here is my attempt to put html elements into photographs.

<blockquote> : This quote from Ron Swanson reminds me of this html element. It could also be used to remind me of <img>, since it is an image as well as <p> for the paragraph of text.

This grocery list would represent <ol> or <li>, an ordered list of items. 

While this random list of words would represent <ul>, an unordered list.

Lastly, this clock represent <time>

Notepad++ / xCode

I've spent some time messing around with text editors. Working on this from both a Mac & PC perspective, I need roughly two reliable text editors. For Mac I will most likely be using XCode's text editor. I find it robust and pretty simple to use. I also enjoy how it handles debugging. For Windows I've chosen Notepad++. It has a rather simple interface, but gets the job done. I've yet to see how it handles debugging, which could ultimately cause me to change.

Windows: Notepad++
Max: XCode

Hello World, We Meet Again.

Multiple times now I have tired to learn to program. Each time I will get through a few tutorials, maybe a project, and then find myself without the resources to continue. I imagine if I was truly passionate about learning to program I would seek out the resources and continue. This time I hope to change that and truly become proficient in a language. Since I've done multiple tutorials in various languages I'm rather familiar with the "Hello World" concept. This, however, is the first time I've written the code by hand. 

After College Learning

Why Hello There,

College was an enlightening four year endeavor. I walked out with a degree in preparation for law school / business school. Now, I work a 9-5 Monday - Friday that pays the bills and then some. There's nothing wrong with this lifestyle. Some crave normalcy, and my current job / lifestyle is perfect for that craving. I, however, want more. To pursue the next big innovation, to create a business I'm proud of, to work with a team of wonderful individuals who share the same passion about life. To get my MBA or PHD, to climb to the top of the proverbial learning tree. One regret I have in my college years is not taking more computer science courses. My degree only required two math credits, for which I took Computer Science 101 & 102. To someone who has grown up around computers and now has a job working with technology daily, trivial does not even begin to describe the course load in these two classes. It is my hope that somewhere I will find the resources needed to teach myself a form of programming that I can directly apply to my future endeavors, whatever they may be.