Purrfection’s Weblog

1.) The css3.info web site had a lot to share about the new css3.  They pretty much give you a preview of what all you can expect from the new css3.  Some of the ones that stood out to me were those involving borders, background, color, and selectors.  I’m really loving the new changes to borders.  Soon you’ll be able to create rounded corners with just css3.  Selectors are going to be a big deal to I think.

http://www.css3.info/preview/

2.) On the Mandarin Design site they really go into more detail about opacity with css3.  They discuss how you will be able to get more refined into what exactly you create.

http://www.mandarindesign.com/opacity.html

3.) In the webkit site I found good information on using gradients.  They go into explaining the two different kinds of gradients and using them as a background or even as borders.  They talk about how a gradient is an image, usable anywhere that image URL’s were used before.

http://webkit.org/blog/175/introducing-css-gradients/

4.)The topic on this link is having more control over links creation and usage.   You can declare all the different states of a link in one declaration, but they have to be in a certain order.  They explain it as targeting the link.

http://www.exforsys.com/tutorials/css3/css3-links-creation-and-usage.html

5.)  I thought this was a interesting blog about questioning Eric Meyer on css3.  It’s great in seeing what exactly he has to say about the new version coming out.  You find out that he’s most excited about the wider range of selectors becoming available.   Some of the things he discusses is over my head, but I do love that he also states we should share what we’ve learned to help css3 become better and give others more insight.

http://sixrevisions.com/interviews/six-questions-eric-meyer-on-css3/

These days it’s becoming more and more important about protecting the environment and it’s creatures.  Now more then ever people are getting involved and becoming more active in protecting those animals who are on the edge of extinction.  I want to provide people with a place to learn more about those animals in danger of extinction and how they can help.  I will give them a list of all the possible ways to donate to the cause and other ways to help.

Problem:  How to provide a way for people to get informed and educated themselves about those animals in danger of extinction.  What animals are in danger?  What can we do to help?  Are there other ways then just donating money that can help them?  Most sites out there today only advertise themselves and not other ways to help.

Solution:  Provide a web site that gives attention to those animals in danger or extinction.  Show those who want to help and get involved a list of those organizations that are for the cause of helping animals in danger.  Provide users a brief description of those organizations and what they do and where their money will be used if donated.  Also being helpful in outling other ways to help those endangered animals besides just donating money.

I’ve got two ideas going on in my head right now for my project.  The first idea is to develop a site that is all about recaps of television shows.  I want to make it more personable to where you can set up an account and pick the shows you want to keep up to date on.  By doing that you can have your own page customized to only the shows you’re interested in.  I haven’t run across any sites that do this completely.  If you know of some please tell me.  My other idea was for a site about endangered species.  It would have information on endangered species and then list out all of the organizations that you can go to and help the cause of preservation.  So unlike other sites that just promote themselves my site would give you the different options of donating and helping out.  I’m still not sure what I like most right now, I want to look more into each.