Wyszdom

Maybe someday I’ll be a good boy and teach myself how to be a good web developer, but until then, I’m just doing enough to get by. I’m not thrilled with the appearance of my blog yet, and this is due to my lack of skills when it comes to CSS. Since I don’t know of a good WYSIWYG editor that creates nice HTML and CSS that is both affordable and available for Mac, I’m stuck with finding existing code that is close to what I want, and then hacking it a bit. However, even this can be complicated; looking at the rendered page and the source and trying to trace which element everything belongs to. Fortunately, there’s a cool Firefox extension out there called Firebug which helps a lot. To see how it can help, follow these instructions:

1. Install and enable Firebug.
2. Select some text on a webpage.
3. Right-click on the selection and choose “Inspect Element” from the pop-up menu.

That should be enough to get you started. Check out a screenshot of the interface.

Update: I’m testing Firefox 3 right now so none of my extensions are working. The “Inspect Element” feature of Safari is filling in pretty well. It should already be available if the debug menu is enabled.

After over a year since the last episode, I’m pleased to announce that I’ve brought back my podcast! Formerly known as Absolute Wyszdom, I’ve renamed it “Wyszdom” and it’s now hosted right here on thewysz.com.

You can subscribe to the podcast with this URL: http://www.thewysz.com/podcast/wyszdom.xml
or by clicking here to subscribe in iTunes.

Let me know how you like it! Here’s my first new episode:



As you may have noticed at the end, this episode also launches a new section of my site, informally known as “Chicken and Ketchup.” It’s where I’ll share recipes. Check it out at thewysz.com/food. I had a lot of fun with this first shot at a cooking show, so look for more to come. Maybe I’ll try to do a couple more next weekend.

After purchasing this domain nearly a year ago, I have finally added some content to TheWysz.com. This is my new blog, and it’s called Wyszdom. It’s not my first time blogging, but there are a couple of things that are new to me with this one:

1. You can post comments.
2. I can post from any computer or even via email, so I’m not limited to being on my personal computer to update.

I hope to use this site to learn how to be a better webmaster, with access to many more tools than I had with .Mac, which my old site ran on. My first step is learning WordPress, but look for photo/video content as well in the near future as I get things up and running around here. Thanks for stopping by!