Jason's WEBD220 Blog

After installing the Diigo extension in Chrome, I found it to be dated in design and clunky.  I could not see myself using this service to keep track, annotate, and share content.  At work I use the built-in bookmark features in Chrome to save links to content that I use regularly or would like to review later.  In my opinion, I feel there are better services out there like Evernote that offer a better interface and mobile app to make collecting and organizing data easier. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0 http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/Web-20-or-Web-2 https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2007/04/the-web-20-bubble/305687/

I tried to create a new Flickr account for this assignment, and then I realized that I had an old account that was crated in 2007 when I was attending school for graphic design.  The photos were from my mountain biking days, my sister on her first body building competition, and some of my early artwork.  I found it to be easy to use and understand.  I am sure that the mobile version is even more users friendly. https://www.flickr.com/photos/9627789@N07/

Adobe CC has been my go to digital design software for years.   I have been using the Adobe Creative Suite package since I started art school back in 2006.  I remember sitting down in class at a new Apple computer and not knowing how to use the computer let alone the software!  After a few short weeks I was able to navigate the software pretty easily, but it took time to learn. In the past few years Adobe has converted their software from a one time pay and download model to a monthly subscription based model.  Years ago users could purchase the design software and use it for many years before needing to upgrade.  Now Adobe has forced its users to pay a monthly fee in order to get access to the newest updates, but once you stop paying you lose access to the software. This is why i have been looking for a replacement.  The current price with a school discount for the Adobe package is $50.  I have been looking for a replacement that I can use at home and work.  Gravit Designer i

Firefox is a popular open source browser.  It is free to download and use openly.  Like many open source software, Mozilla offers support through a users supported forums that users can search topics related to the issues they are experiencing.  I found Firefox to operate faster and easier to operate compared to Internet Explorer.  Google Chrome is my default browser, but after using Firefox, I can see the many similarities between the two browsers.  Both offer desktop and mobile versions that you can download to your devices if you do not like the installed browser that came with your device.  I use the developer tools to help identify any HTML or CSS issues on the websites I manage.  Both Chrome and Firefox offer these tools.  I can not see a big reason to switch from Google Chrome to Firefox after using both browsers.

I have been using Joomla as a CMS (content management system) for several years to manage a site for a local church.  We chose this platform due to cost and it's user management features.  Joomla is considered to be one of the most popular open source content management systems in use today.  Joomla offers both front end and back end admin features that can be controlled on a per users basis. My opinion of Joomla as changed over the years due to many factors.  One large factor is the Joomla app store that allows you to download either free or paid apps to enhance the functionality of your site. I find it hard to trust these apps that only add sometimes basic functionality to a site what should probably be included with the software itself.  Another factors is the back end admin panel - it is very complicated to learn. Too many layers of options and menus to learn how they all function with one another.  Security is always an issues with any open source website platform.  Joom

http://www.rev2.org/ is a blog that covers all things web 2.0.  I found this layout to be very organized and easy to read compared to the Mashable blog.  The posts were clean and easy to read without left and right sidebars making the layout seem cluttered.  I found the topics to be interesting as well, but I would probably end up following them on social media rather than reading their blog.

I looked over the mashable.com blog and found it to be informational but a bit overwhelming!  The grid layout a bit much for my eyes.  The Mashable blog contains information on tech related topics ranging from software to the tech industry.  You can visit the blog here:   http://mashable.com/

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