Busy building websites.... and stuff!
11/01/10 18:38 Filed in: Work, Media
I'm sure somebody has modifed the clocks to the point where they're giving us less hours in the day or days in the month. Since my last post I've been working flat-out on a range of things - most notably doing some online video consultancy bits and pieces for the Open University here in Milton Keynes as well as building a new website for SimplyDV.
The big problem with camcorder news and reviews is that each new model becomes obsolete in a blink of an eyelid. Technology is moving way too quickly and it's very difficult to keep up. Coupled with that is the fact that a website that provides a means for me to publish my product reviews and news needs to be structured in such a way that I can submit material very quickly from wherever I am - provided that I have access to the web.
For that reason, I decided to drop Rapidweaver for Mac, the authoring program I'd been using (and developed by a great bunch of guys in Brighton, UK, called Realmac Software, in favour of a more dynamic and open platform. I chose Wordpress - and I'm very glad I did.
Installing another layer (called a "theme template") which gives it its own look and feel and which I can tweak to my heart's content and setting it up in a way that fits the needs of the site for the medium-to-long term, I'll now be able to get more information and how-to tips online in much less time.
The next task is to produce a lot more Screencast Tutorials to help people to get to know items of video-making and other related software. Wish me luck!
(Oh, and a belated Happy New Year to you all as well!).
Checkout the SimplyDV website for yourself