Up and running!

8.16.09

WE'RE UP AND RUNNING!!! This site has been in the works for some time now. I got this new design for the site and it has made things a lot easier for me and a lot faster for development.

So, what is this site for, you ask? Well...it's a video tutorial site on the "how-to's" of website development and design. The entire site is made up of video tutorials that I will continuously record and post. It's intended for people who know absolutely nothing to come away from this site being almost a pro!

There two different types of sites: static and dynamic. We will cover both topics in the nitty gritty detail as I continue to post more videos. For static sites, we will cover topics like HTML, CSS, changing web templates, etc. For dynamic sites, we will talk about web application development using asp.net, XHTML / CSS driven sites, databases, etc. It should be a pretty fun ride!

One of the reasons why jaressloo.com is different from other tutorial sites is because I take the time to make videos of each individual tutorial on this site. In other words, while you're here, you'll be able to actually see how things are done live! No more posting comments to get answers because you couldn't see the screen shot! You can see it in the video yourself!

Now, I realize that not everyone on the internet can understand spoken English. So, another reason why my site is different is because I actually take the time to type out the entire script of my video and post it right below the video! As long as you know how to read English, then you can make sense of this site! Even if you don't read English, you can use a service like Google Translate and you can READ the entire tutorial in your native language while you're watching the video!

Now, I'm obviously not done with all of the tutorials yet, but here is an outline of just SOME of the topics that I'll be covering. So, take the time to learn a little bit about what this site will be teaching you. Check it out below. (More topics to come.)

  1. Intro - What is a website?
    1. Static websites
    2. Dynamic websites
  2. Where is a website stored?
    1. Hosting sites
    2. Servers
      1. What is a server?
      2. Can I have a server
  3. Publishing a website
    1. Hosting site setup
    2. Server setup
      1. OS
      2. IIS
      3. Ports
      4. Configurations
  4. Site Structure
    1. Directory - what is it?
      1. Common directories
    2. Files - what are they?
      1. Common files
    3. Page types
      1. Static pages
      2. Dynamic pages
  5. Design Page Structures
    1. HTML
      1. Common Tags
      2. Attributes
      3. Containers
        1. Tables
        2. Divs
    2. Styling
      1. Inline
      2. CSS
  6. Website Development
    1. Server Side
      1. ASP.NET
      2. SQL Server
    2. Client Side
      1. Javascript