http://www.anthonyhastings.com/projects/major-project-blog/images/rss-my-logo.gif http://www.anthonyhastings.com/projects/major-project-blog/ 83 77 Clicking this logo will take you to the main page of my Project Diary. Copyright 2007-2008, Anthony Hastings. This RSS feed will keep you up to date with all of my weekly progress in my Major Project. en-gb Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:24:57 GMT http://www.anthonyhastings.com/projects/major-project-blog/ This week I add some validation to my SQL queries, I make my feedback forms relevent to each tutorial, I add jQuery to my site, and tweak the flash piano and flv player. http://www.anthonyhastings.com/projects/major-project-blog/index.html#13 Thu, 8 May 2008 13:24:57 +0000 This week I implemented a CMS into my major project, I re-design the layout of my sections, record the final batch of videos and look into iPod Touch and iPhone webclips. http://www.anthonyhastings.com/projects/major-project-blog/index.html#12 Thu, 1 May 2008 13:24:57 +0000 I finalised the layout of Piano Man, made some business cards for promotion, and recorded some videos. I also learnt two tricks in Adobe Premiere that will make life easier for me. http://www.anthonyhastings.com/projects/major-project-blog/index.html#11 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:24:57 +0000 This week I set up my iTunes Podcast and got to grips with their XML tags and video resolutions. I also made a load of audio samples for my audio branding and decided on one. I looked at google analytics for both sites and changed their keywords accordingly, and I also finally got down to creating some layouts for the Piano Man website. http://www.anthonyhastings.com/projects/major-project-blog/index.html#10 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:24:57 +0000 I changed the help screen of my flash piano to make it more user friendly and visual. I also thought about adding dynamic tips into the tutorials section so that it was a fresh experience every time you browsed it. I also started to promote the website and thought about things to keep people coming back to the site. http://www.anthonyhastings.com/projects/major-project-blog/index.html#09 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:24:57 +0000 This week I drew up my tutorial list for all the videos I will be shooting and all the theory I will need to explain. I also added my own validation to my contact form of my portfolio to make sure it gets filled in correctly; validation that will be re-used for the Piano Man website. I also used PHP includes to cut down on the amount of code and also learnt about 404 pages, all of which again can be re-used for Piano Man. http://www.anthonyhastings.com/projects/major-project-blog/index.html#08 Thu, 3 Apr 2008 13:24:57 +0000 The easter break was spent mostly eating chocolate and doing extra shifts in work, but in between those times, I managed to attend an ActionScript course in Belfast, finish off my flash piano and finish my personal portfolio website. http://www.anthonyhastings.com/projects/major-project-blog/index.html#easter Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:24:57 +0000 This week was spent starting to bring my flash piano idea to life with my current knowledge of Flash and ActionScript. I also finally figured out why I was having issues with converting 16:9 video down to 4:3. It's true that often the seemingly most complex problems are often the simplest. http://www.anthonyhastings.com/projects/major-project-blog/index.html#07 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:24:57 +0000 This week was spent finalising my logo and getting the site setup more so it will keep people interested. http://www.anthonyhastings.com/projects/major-project-blog/index.html#06 Thu, 6 Mar 2008 13:24:57 +0000 This week I look at ActionScript, make another logo, and finally perfect my dynamic FLV player. http://www.anthonyhastings.com/projects/major-project-blog/index.html#05 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:24:57 +0000 This week I look at URL Encoding for my video addresses, I explore After Effects, start my ActionScript adventures, have another go at logo design and start my viva presentation. http://www.anthonyhastings.com/projects/major-project-blog/index.html#04 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:24:57 +0000 This week I look at what type of supporting materials i'm going to offer, and created some sheet music. I also looked into PayPal and edited the video I took, and ran into some problems! http://www.anthonyhastings.com/projects/major-project-blog/index.html#03 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:24:57 +0000 This week I bought my domain and hosting, looked into the possibility of creating iTunes Podcasts, recorded a video early with some alterations to the studio, learnt more Premiere techniques, and passed variables in URLs to dynamically generate content. http://www.anthonyhastings.com/projects/major-project-blog/index.html#02 Thu, 7 Feb 2008 13:24:57 +0000 I go over the feedback given to me from Gabriel, relook at my branding and then experiment with the basics of PHP. http://www.anthonyhastings.com/projects/major-project-blog/index.html#01 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:24:57 +0000