Internet Technology

I participated in an internet scavenger hunt last week. I had no idea exactly how it all started. There is so much information and so little time. There is so much to learn regarding the Internet. HTML, Java, XML, and on and on. It is almost overwhelming. Just when I was ready to give up, my HTML code actually worked and I got something to display in my browser. It was so rewarding to actually see something that I coded actually worked! It makes me want to go do something else to see if I can get that to work. It can be addicting.

HTML for a Dummy Like Me

The HTML tutorials are slow but if you take good notes and don't let the slow going get to you, you will learn HTML. Some times I have lost focus but the tutorials have a replay button I have used quite a few times. I use several of the HTML tags in my job and often times it was just trial and error. But now I actually know what the basic HMTL tags can do. I can't wait to put my new found knowledge to use.

Why start a blog?

I would not normally consider creating or using a blog. I didn't see the benefit I would receive (isn't it always "what about me"?). However, being a new grad student and wanting to complete course assignments, here I am doing just that, creating and using a blog. I plan to use this blog as a way of tracking my journey through my MIT course work, especially as I learn about the Internet and what opportunities it holds for me and my fellow students. I don't know where this journey will take me, if I will like where I go, if I will even know where I am when I get there, or who will be travelling with me. But, I like to travel so here I go . . .