Computer Issues

I had a day. I get so engrossed in trying to do something sometimes, that I forget to almost breathe...I swear. I didn't even notice the hot flashes today. I'll sit and work so long that my shoulder blades are just burning...and I'll get stiff from not moving, but I just get so engrossed...is that some kind of freakish control thing?

Anyway, I do a quite a bit of maintaining and publishing on our website where I work. I enjoy this, and try to get staff involved in contributing news, articles, photos, etc.

Today, a student came in and asked if they could put their club's webpage on the website. I said sure...and he handed me this tiny little flash drive with tons of information on it. He said...I'll stop by next period. I said...whoa, I'm in the middle of something..don't come that soon! Anyway, I downloaded the information to my computer and started working on uploading it to our website after I finished my other project. I figured out how to upload it all via the ftp site, and got it all going. Even their links worked on our website. I linked the information and set up all the pages. However, the photos didn't show...just those annoying tiny blank boxes with red x's in the corners...what? why? So, I decided I would win this battle. I asked my boss for some input and what he suggested didn't work. I told the kid that I was just done except the photos...he didn't know why they didn't work either....then, simple as day (although by now after doing all this it was quitting time almost) I thought...I have to re-write the paths for all those photos after uploading to the ftp site. Duh. Why didn't I think of that earlier...well, yippee...90 minutes later I was all done...I didn't think about having to do that once you upload a webpage that is already designed...usually I just get information and put it all in myself. So, I learned something new. I was so excited that another gal in the office, R, had to hear me cheer and go on and on about the ftp, upload, download, jpg, gif, html, and all that jazz.

I'm sure she thinks I am a true freak. (Geek, Nerd, what else can we use here???)

Anyway, new project tomorrow...type, personalize to our specifications, and upload a couple sets of forms to our database (no, no web work tomorrow!) Wish me luck.....