Hello there! I’d like to update you on what I’ve been working on lately with regards to the website and its content.
First, I’m always looking for ways to improve the website’s design, responsiveness and performance. I try to make my site as accessible as possible. However, there is much room for improvement.
Regarding accessibility, I need to improve image quality, image variants, and alt descriptions. Not all my images are described properly for screen readers and such. I hope to improve on this!
Upcoming Site Design Goals/Changes
- Improve the full-size image viewer
- Add fallback images in jpg or png format for older browsers that don’t support WebP
- Use the site’s tag system for blog posts to help organize them better
New Features
- Consider adding community forums to discuss content, questions, and allow users to easily submit their own content to the website.
- Possibly adding a donor subscription of $12/yr, which supports the website and removes all advertisements.
Upcoming Content
You may have noticed I’ve published a lot of articles regarding internet security. This was mainly done for a web development class I’ve been working on. I think I covered most of the main bases. We’ll see if any of this content gets views and if so I’ll add more to it. So far, there are about 8-9 articles on scams, security software, etc.
Here are my ideas for some new content that I may be working on in the near future:
- Joomla
- How to develop a simple content plugin
- We’ll create a plugin that uses shortcodes {code} {/code} to create styled page elements. Perhaps accordions, tabs, etc. with Bootstrap.
- How to develop a basic module
- Project TBD
- How to create a basic component
- Possibly a “to do list” type project that interacts with the database/MySQL and contains several basic views for logged in users. Essentially, a primitive note taking app for users.
- Templates
- A video on basic template creation
- An example of overriding main layouts – blog layout, category list, etc. as I do on this website.
- How to develop a simple content plugin
- Java
- The BlackJack project seemed to be pretty popular. I’ve recently added a Pong project and a BlackJack game with GUI. I need to rework some of the code for these programs to ensure it’s all done properly…
- Additional Java Demo Project Ideas
- Asteroids – Uses keyboard for a traditional/simplified “asteroids” type game where you shoot asteroids
- MySQL ToDo list project
- Simulator – not sure what kind of simulator yet, but we’re going to simulate something!
- Fib Sequence / Spirals
- Intro to Java Series
- Finish writing chapters about OOP, Classes, Inheritance, etc.
- Finish writing chapters about GUIs and Graphics2D
- Security concepts, scope, memory, etc.
- Math
- I’d like to continue writing some more math related guides. Specifically math lessons that might tie into the programming concepts.
- More guides on algebra, trig, and geometry. Possibly physics, too.
- Science
- Psych/Addiction
- Overview of cigarette usage rates, tobacco companies, cig companies, etc.
- Overview of studies on electronic cigarettes, effects, pros/cons, risks
- Triage processes of psychiatric units/mental health ER
- What goes on in a “typical” American Psych Ward
- Efficacy of 12-step meetings/Alcoholics Anonymous AA Meetings
- More info on the addiction/brain guide
- Space/Astronomy
- Comparison of commercial space ventures
- Plausibility, Challenges of a manned Mars mission
- The Sun
- Scale of the Universe
- Gravity and Time / time dilation
- Health/Bio/Medical
- The quest for eternal life
- Hospice, living funerals, and euthanasia
- Psych/Addiction