Hello
August 31, 2007
Welcome to Niewerthonart Blog.
I want to use this space as a meeting place where my students, friends, colleagues and anyone interested in painting and the visual arts can gather to share thoughts, ideas, images, and information.
- For my first posting I wish to invite you to my current exhibition, “Richard Niewerth: A Retrospective, paintings from the 70′s to the present”, on view in the Cade Center for Fine Arts Gallery at Anne Arundel Community College. Show runs Aug 29 to Sept 21. Thursday, Sept 6 at 12:30 artist’s talk, 6 – 8 p.m. reception. See www.aacc.edu/cadegallery for gallery hours.
Please feel free to use this space to comment and/or ask questions about any aspect of this exhibition or my paintings.
Niewerth’s Comments: Regarding Article”FTP For the People” on Webmonkey’s website:
http://webmonkey.com/02/36/index4a.html
Is Michael CaloreFTP: For the People, really for “all” the people??
In reading I was initially confused regarding exactly what Mr Calore was referencing when he used the term ”FTP Client”. As an Artist all of my “clients” are people..
I was told what a FTP protocol is and how an FTP client is used, and even what it could and couldn’t do. Also I was told that the best way to transfer FTP files was with a “bona fide FTP “client”.. and that 100′s are out there… some are free …. and that I couldn’t “force a particular transfer mode” ??? what ever???.
He goes on to talked about “your Client” and “my client”..etc
Then Finally, on Page 5 he reveals that that an FTP client is an “Application“ !! YES, now I understand .. and I”m ready to FTP
But why didn’t he tell me that it’s an application at the outset??
Is it Just Me?? .. A Mac user
Comments; Reading chapter 1 in Dreamweaver..Good basic information.
Questions:
How much XHTML does one need to know ?
Will one’s “need to know” change in the future as visual interfaces evolve??
Is it legal to view the “source” of someone else’s page that you like , then copy and paste the cool XHTML tags into your own page; Of course you would insert your own content. ????
Is this another reason why it’s good to know XHTML because we can steal and edit cool stuff ?
August 31, 2007 at 6:41 pm
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September 2, 2007 at 4:11 pm
Richard – this looks great. Blogs are great ways to organize people and ideas in the digital environment! I look forward to seeing your postings on the reading. Thanks!
September 2, 2007 at 7:40 pm
All excellent questions.
The term “FTP Client” is short for “FTP Client Software” … in class, we talked about servers and clients (or users – basically you!). Servers are computers serving up the information. When you ask for the information, that makes you (or essentially, your computer) the client, or user.
FTP Client, is used often to refer to the software on your computer, doing the transferring of information. Examples of this type of software are Fetch, WS_FTP, CuteFTP, and yes, even Dreamweaver!
Now, on to your next set of questions regarding learning XHTML (the X stands for eXtensible HTML – so it comes first), and knowing how to use it … from my point of view, understanding XHMTL and HTML is very useful for designers.
I always like to say, that understanding what’s under the hood essentially gives you a better idea of how the website runs and why it runs the way it does. It also gives you finite control over your designs, that you wouldnt have if you were just using an authoring program.
The web is what we call “open source” environment … you can view the source of almost any site, and see how they’ve built things. Does this mean you can steal their code? Technically, no. Can you learn from it? Yes…
In fact, many self-taught gurus did just that. They slowly but surely learned how to code (html, javascript, actionscript, or any programmed language), by studying the code of others. By breaking it apart, and deconstructing it.
Kind of like studying the painting of the masters, to learn and develop your own style, no?
September 4, 2007 at 1:10 pm
Thanks so much for you help.
I’m one step closer to navigating the online
community.
November 22, 2007 at 11:11 pm
HE broke his shoudlder