[Year 12 IT Apps] Jeb - bad president or bad font? help

Mon Aug 17 14:17:53 AEST 2015

Templates?  Bah, humbug.

REAL men memorised the combinations!

On 17 August 2015 at 14:09, Laurie Savage <08327998 at pvgc.vic.edu.au> wrote:

> I've still got the F key templates!
>
> Laurie Savage
> https://sites.google.com/a/pvgc.vic.edu.au/mr-savage/home
>
> On 17 August 2015 at 10:24, Roland Gesthuizen <rgesthuizen at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Back off .. control K Z beats your function keys and constant sneak peek
>> at print preview. lol
>>
>> Seriously though, many years ago I had some fun with text files with a
>> group of students, explaining to them that the control Z was how the
>> computer system closed a file. I forgot how but we made some test files and
>> examined them with an editor. We learned that this was how the computer
>> knew precisely where the file had ended and the dragons fare in the lands
>> beyond (and password fragments as all good hackers know). OK, now I am well
>> off topic. Sorry everybody.
>>
>> Regards Roland
>>
>> On 17 Aug 2015, at 10:09 am, Laurie Savage <08327998 at pvgc.vic.edu.au>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I'm afraid Wordstar was just before my time. WordPerfect 5.1 roolz!
>>
>> Laurie
>>
>> Laurie Savage
>> https://sites.google.com/a/pvgc.vic.edu.au/mr-savage/home
>>
>> On 17 August 2015 at 09:44, Roland Gesthuizen <rgesthuizen at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I still somewhere my membership certificate for the Wordstar
>>> Appreciation Society of Western Australia. Who needs fonts ;-)
>>>
>>> On 17 Aug 2015, at 8:41 am, Laurie Savage <08327998 at pvgc.vic.edu.au>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Ah, the wonders of Lynx, Mutt, Fetchmail and configuring Sendmail. Oh
>>> frabjous day, calloo, callay he chortled in his joy.
>>>
>>> To be honest, I don't miss any of them ... except Mutt, arcane, fast and
>>> brilliant.
>>>
>>> Laurie
>>>
>>> Laurie Savage
>>> https://sites.google.com/a/pvgc.vic.edu.au/mr-savage/home
>>>
>>> On 15 August 2015 at 13:50, Roland Gesthuizen <rgesthuizen at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Did somebody say IE 6 emulator?  http://netrenderer.com/, this German
>>>> error screen brings back memories. What could be more retro than looking at
>>>> the future with IE6 glasses.
>>>>
>>>> How about Lynx, an original that I used in the early 1990’s
>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_(web_browser)
>>>>
>>>> Regards Roland
>>>>
>>>> On 17 Jun 2015, at 9:04 pm, Mark <mark at vceit.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Use Comic Sans for body text.
>>>> Use frames.
>>>> Animated GIFs rule.
>>>> CSS is a passing fad. Ignore it.
>>>> Stick with HTML 1.0 for compatibility with Internet Explorer 6.
>>>>
>>>> That's all they need to know. All the rest is practice.
>>>> Hope that helps, Nagla.
>>>>
>>>> Mark
>>>>
>>>> On Wednesday, June 17, 2015, Mekail, Nagla N <
>>>> mekail.nagla.n at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I am really need help, I have a “webpage authoring” Y9 class as first
>>>>> time teaching it and I have no idea what I should teach them, anything will
>>>>> help.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Nagla
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *From:* itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:
>>>>> itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] *On Behalf Of *Mark
>>>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, 17 June 2015 8:41 PM
>>>>> *To:* Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Jeb - bad president or bad font?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> But sir, he made fun of my typeface.  Sob...
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wednesday, June 17, 2015, Roland Gesthuizen <rgesthuizen at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Here here, settle down everybody. Close that frame and put down that
>>>>> font before somebody gets seriously hurt.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I had too much fun with the “Websites that Suck” website .. design
>>>>> hell to teach good design skills. The author slipped into retirement and
>>>>> obscurity .. :-(
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Here are some real clients from hell .. good share with your students:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.buzzfeed.com/jobarrow/sorry-did-you-actually-want-comic-sans
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> —
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *Roland GESTHUIZEN *http://about.me/rgesthuizen
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 17 Jun 2015, at 3:23 pm, Laurie Savage <08327998 at pvgc.vic.edu.au>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I promise not to show this to my year 9 Systems class, They'd love it
>>>>> too much. I still have a teacher who insists on building sites with frames
>>>>> and Flash.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Laurie Savage
>>>>> home | mr savage
>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/a/pvgc.vic.edu.au/mr-savage/home>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 17 June 2015 at 15:08, Mark <mark at vceit.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I learned everything I know about web design from Warner Brothers.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> It's got *frames* and everything!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www2.warnerbros.com/spacejam/movie/jam.htm
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I suggest you give it to your web design students as a salutary
>>>>> example.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Mark
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 17 June 2015 at 14:29, Mark <mark at vceit.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On 17 June 2015 at 14:09, Laurie Savage <08327998 at pvgc.vic.edu.au>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> While we're talking about bad fonts ... you're not considering running
>>>>> for president are you? ^____^
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I could do. I have a cognitive disability when it comes to design, as
>>>>> anyone who has been to vceit.com can attest.
>>>>>
>>>>> Some people are tone deaf. I'm design deaf.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyway - what's wrong with the Angry Birds font??
>>>>>
>>>>> Will you be telling me next that you don't like using delightfully
>>>>> whimsical Comic Sans for body text on webpages and in emails?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Philistine!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Laurie Savage
>>>>> home | mr savage
>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/a/pvgc.vic.edu.au/mr-savage/home>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 17 June 2015 at 08:51, Mark <mark at vceit.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I should have explained that the post was relevant to ITA because of
>>>>> design principles.  :-)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 17 June 2015 at 08:49, Mark <mark at vceit.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Sometimes fellow-tech people make me squirm in discomfort.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The U.S. is facing another possible silly season with another Bush in
>>>>> charge, and the tech writers are angry about the *typography* on his
>>>>> logo.  It's good to see they know where their priorities lie.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.wired.com/2015/06/jeb-bush-logo-jeb/
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> You don't hate Mondays. You hate your job.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Mark Kelly
>>>>>
>>>>> <~WRD000.jpg>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://vceit.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> >> Witty sig goes HERE <<
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Mark Kelly
>>>>>
>>>>> mark at vceit.com
>>>>>
>>>>> http://vceit.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *Anecdoubt - a personal story you don't really believe.*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Mark Kelly
>>>>>
>>>>> <sig-chook.jpg>
>>>>> 
>>>>>
>>>>> http://vceit.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> What's so wrong with the <BLINK> tag? Bring it back in HTML6.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Mark Kelly
>>>>>
>>>>> <~WRD000.jpg>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://vceit.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> >> Witty sig goes HERE <<
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Mark Kelly
>>>>>
>>>>> <~WRD000.jpg>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://vceit.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> >> Witty sig goes HERE <<
>>>>
>>>> Mark Kelly
>>>>
>>>>
-- 

Real_men_don't_need_spacebars.

Mark Kelly

mark at vceit.com
http://vceit.com
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