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

Mon Aug 17 14:54:37 AEST 2015

This discussion should be F10'd now.

Laurie Savage
https://sites.google.com/a/pvgc.vic.edu.au/mr-savage/home

On 17 August 2015 at 14:17, Mark <mark at vceit.com> wrote:

> 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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