Goal #14 Learn Synfig

Goal #13 Learn Synfig. I wrote a post about synfig on September 14. In that post on Synfig I wrote that I wanted to do all the tutorials on the synfig website, but I have not used synfig since that post so I have not done any of the tutorials.

So I want to start doing the tutorials on the synfig website so I can create some animations for this blog. I want the animations that I put on my blog to be at least 5 seconds in length.

I know learning how to animate in blender and synfig is a lot of work, but I want to at least attempt to learn how to use both programs.

Goal #13 is Learn how make animations with Blender

My Goal #12 is to make animations and video games with blender. I wrote another post about blender on June 26. I also posted two animations I created using blender. The first on is Ginger bread man walking and the second one is The first gingerbread man I animated.

I know in the Ginger bread man walking post I said I wanted to post a new animation ever week, well I have not met that goal yet, but some day I hope to accomplish that goal.

I want to make animations that are at least 5 seconds long with sound if I can find some sounds. I want the animations to be longer than the first two I have posted on this blog because those two don't show very much animation.

With blender I also want to create small games. I would like to created games that look like games for one of the big game consoles, but I am sure I can only create small games and they might not be very good, but a least I will be making games and that is something I have always wanted to learn how to do.

Goal #12 Learn Gimp

Goal #12 Learn Gimp image manipulation program. I think I have written only one other post about gimp. I know in that other post I said I want to learn gimp, but I want to make learning how to use gimp one of my goals.

Right now I only use gimp to crop photos and also scale them for my blog, but I would like to learn how to do more with gimp. I would like to be an image manipulation whiz, but that will take a lot of work, but who knows maybe I can do it.

I got my 3M instant win prize

Today I got my 3M credential holder. I wrote a post two weeks ago about this instant win. I guess I did not need to worry if I could win two prizes from this instant win. Maybe I'll get another win from this sweepstakes, I hope so.

Goal #11 Learn XML

I wrote a post about XML on October 3. I know in that post post I said I wanted to learn xml, but now I want to make learning xml one of my goals.

I have not learned any xml since the October 3 post although I have signed up for about.com's xml class, but I have not done any of the lessons yet. I am not sure what I want to use xml for I just know I want to learn xml

Goal #10 Learn Rebol

Goal #10 Learn Rebol. I have written two other posts about rebol. The first post was on June 5 and the second post was on June 6.

I know yesterday I wrote I only wanted to learn 5 programming languages, well make that number 6 because I want to learn rebol. I went to the rebol website yesterday and I got excited about rebol and thought why not make learning to program in rebol one of my goals.

I just cant get over the small size of the rebol download. I thought I would not want to learn rebol because rebol costs money to get everything I could get with something like python for free, but I think the language is interesting and there are two free versions so why not learn it.

Goal #9 Learn HLA

Goal #9 Learn HLA. I have written 3 other posts about hla. The first one was on June 7 the next was on June 8 and the most recent post was on October 28.

I am still trying to finish the book The art of assembly language. I have read the first volume of the book and I'm now going back over the material to make sure I understand everything. I want to finish the art of assembly language programming book and I am sure some day I will.

There you have it, I want to learn hla, php, javascript, squeak and python, programming languages. I think five programming languages are more than enough to try and learn and that number could be to many to learn for me anyway.

The main things I want to focus on are making a website with JavaScript and php and I also want to focus on program design. What I am tyring to say is I want to find out if I can program and if I can't then I want to find some other hobby. I think it is time I get serious or stop programming altogether.

Goal #8 Learn Python

Goal #8 Learn Python. I wrote a post about python on July 1. Reading the July 1 post again it seems like I was excited about learning python. I was probably doing the python tutorial that comes with python at the time. I did not finish the tutorial though, unfortunately.

To Learn python I want to finish the tutorial that comes with the python documentation. I also want to go through the tutorials on about.com python. Wish me luck.

Goal #7 Learn Squeak

I wrote two posts about squeak in June. The first post was on June 3 and the other post was on June 4. Since those two posts I've almost finished the book squeak by example, but as usual I went to fast and did not practice enough so I did not learn as much squeak as I wanted to.

To learn squeak I want to read the book squeak by example again making sure I practice what I have learned. I also want to do some of the tutorials on squeak.org after I finish reading the book.

I also want to use seaside to develop a web application with squeak. I am not sure what type of application I want to develop, but I am sure I will have fun learning seaside.

sweepstakes win, cosby show dvd

Yesterday I got an email saying I had won the Cosby show on dvd. I felt great because I won the whole show on dvd, not just one season. Now I have a lot of dvd's of the Cosby show to watch. What a great win. Yes!!

Goal #6 Learn MySQL

Goal #6 Learn MySQL. I wrote about Mysql in September. I have not made much progress learning mysql since my last mysql post, but I have read three chapters in the book sams teach yourself Sql in 24 hours.

To learn Mysql I want to finish reading sams teach yourself sql in 24 hours and then after I finish the book I want to find some books specifically on Mysql. I hope I will be able to learn mysql so I can use it for my website.

Goal #5 Learn PHP programing langauge

Goal #5 Learn PHP programming language. I wrote a blog post on php in September. I have not learned much php since my last post on php, but I have read a chapter of a book on php called practical php programming. I can't wait to start learning some php.

To learn php I want to read practical php programming and then I want to complete some of the tutorials on about.com php. Then I also want to do some of the php tutorials and look at a lot of php source code at planet source code. I am not sure how good I will be at writing php programs, but if I never try to learn the language I will never know how good I can be.

Goal #4 Learn javascript

Goal #4 Learn javascript. I have already written about javascript once before, but I will write some more about javascript because it is one of my goals to learn the programming language.

As I said in my other javascript post I want to use javascript for animation or games. I would also like to learn some Ajax. I am sure I will come up with a lot more ideas for javascript programs once I learn more about javascript.

To learn javascript I have a book called javascript in an Instant by: Toot Murdock that I want to read. The book is a few years old, but I have it and I want to read it. I also as I said in my other javascript post have signed up for the about.com javascript class. I want to finish the javascript in an Instant book and then do the about.com javascript class.

Since my last javascript post in September I have not made any progress leaning javascript, but now since I think I know html and css better I want to start learning javascript again so I can put some scripts on my website.

Goal #3 Learn CSS

Goal #3 is to learn CSS. I have probably written all this before, but I'll write it again. I have tried to learn css several times, but I did not practice it enough so I would forget it. But now I am determined to learn css.

So to learn css I have signed up for about.com's css class. I also want to learn from the tutorials on css help pile. Css help pile is a site I found on about.com web search and it's a great website. I know I can learn so much about css from reading css help pile.

Right now I an almost finished with about.com's css class and after I finish that I hope to move one to css help pile and other articles on about.com about css.

I like css and think it is fun to be able to change fonts and colors on websites. One of my favorite things about css is css positioning because I am not sure I would be able to layout web pages with tables. I also enjoy changing link colors.