Hi. I'm Alex Watson, and I'm a Computer Techie.
Here's What I Do Best.
- Website Design and Development
- PHP/MySQL Development
- Javascript/jQuery Scripting
- Technical Support (Hardware & Windows)
- Computer Networking
- Troubleshooting (Hardware & Software)
Posted on 22 February 2012 | 1:17 am
First, an update on the site. Most of what I've been working on has been making the admin section more functional and pretty. I've gotten the edit functions all done in to blog, and I'm working on tidying up the Blog backend now. The blog makes me cringe a little bit at the moment, design-wise, but I'm sure by the time I'm done I'll be just as proud of it as I am the rest of the site.
I've done quite a few small websites in the past several years. Most of them I never really thought to add to my portfolio, and as such have been lost to time. That being said, while most of them probably weren't portfolio material, they did serve as excellent learning tools. I think that this site is the best possible outcome of those experiences at this point, and in all honesty, I'm extremely proud of my work. When I started this site, it was never my intention to create an ideal website. What I wanted to do was create a website that showcased as many possibilities as possible. Because of this, there's probably significantly more bloat than is really ideal. That's sort of the point, though.
On another note, I've been looking at possible projects I could do, other than a portfolio website. To that end, I've noticed that, while there are plenty of sites dedicated to how to play League of Legends, there aren't really any dedicated number-crunching websites. What I mean is that in any game, everything comes down to numbers. The person with higher numbers wins, or at least has a higher statistical chance to win, discounting raw skill. I'm a fairly regular player, and I've always been curious to try different item combinations on champions. For example, there are two main damage stats in the game. Ability Power, for making spells do more damage, and Attack Damage, for making attacks do more damage. Champions who use mostly Ability Power can certainly use Attack Damage, and be perfectly viable as well, but they won't ever reach their full potential. The same can be said in reverse. And while trying the above in a real game is certainly an option, considering that even matches against the game's programmed AI take upwards of 20 minutes, it would be significantly easier if a tool existed to generate the raw theorycraft behind the game. I'm not expecting making such a tool to be easy, nor would I want it to be at this point. However I think it will be a fun project that gives me a chance to tie what I've learned into an application that affects other outlets as well.
Posted on 14 February 2012 | 3:46 pm
After getting some feedback on the old header, I used some suggestions to change it into what you see now. For now, the Social buttons (just LinkedIn, for now) are hidden, while I decide how the social button will display them. Once I get that, then it's on to getting a working search button!
Posted on 10 February 2012 | 5:02 am
I have the general theme for the blog pretty much done at this point. Some CSS3 styles, and colour. I also made two subtle but significant changes:
Next up is the portfolio page. Once I have that done, I'll probably do some work on the administration section, then I'll work on the tag system. Part of me also wants to change the code a little bit to be slightly more clean, but if I do that, it will be later, after everything is working.
Posted on 23 January 2012 | 2:52 am
Type: Design
The Specialty Group Inc. website. The side images use jquery to display, and the page itself has html5 elements.
Posted on 23 January 2012 | 2:49 am
Type: Design
My personal website! Designed to be a showcase of my skill at creating websites, as well as a portal for random rants.
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