Daily Thoughts 05/26/2012
I udpated the Facebook page for the library. I also watched a little bit of the Javascript training video on Lynda.com. After watching the video I downloaded Aptana which is a free text editor and Firebug which is a way to look at Javascript on different web pages.
I am reading Stephen Dando-Collins Legions of Rome. I find Roman history very interesting. I especially like Suetonius, The Lives of the Twelve Caesars. There is a harsh discipline to Roman life. I am learning a few new things about the legion. For example, foreign auxiliary troops would serve to gain citizenship which was presented to them as a small bronze plaque.
I also read some more of the Visual Quickstart Guide to Javascript. It presents many of its lessons in a visual way. Computers tend to be very visual. There is another series which a lot of people like which has a lot of images, the Teach Yourself Visually series. In addition to computers, the Teach Yourself Visually series has a lot of books about musical instruments.
