I have continued to convert the old Dirk Maggs producer website to the new database powered one, progress has been slow as there is so much stuff to move.
I have nearly got all the basic productions by years moved across, with only the years 2006 and 2003 to go, which I think is not bad going as each production page has to be moved by hand.
The next task after that is to make each page look right, as some how or other some of the layouts gets broken in the process of being transferred.
After that task which will I think take weeks I have to restore all the pictures to each page, and I have no idea just how long that will take.
But when it is all done it should make it easy to update the Dirk Maggs pages and also to enhance the content.
Showing posts with label Dirk Maggs Project. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dirk Maggs Project. Show all posts
03 December, 2009
03 May, 2009
Stuff
Well stuff has been getting in the way again of my Dirk Maggs book. Have just been away on a hard course that has lots of night work and exams.
I am very happy that I have passed the course and now don't have to do that one for another 4 years.
But being on the course has meant that the Dirk Maggs book is now halted for at least the next few weeks as I have catch up to do at work, and then I am holiday for a week, and yes I really do need a break.
So all being well and all that sort of stuff the book project should then start back up.
I have been told that Dirk has been in the studio again and that there is some new stuff to be broadcast very soon, so that means even more work for the book project.
I am very happy that I have passed the course and now don't have to do that one for another 4 years.
But being on the course has meant that the Dirk Maggs book is now halted for at least the next few weeks as I have catch up to do at work, and then I am holiday for a week, and yes I really do need a break.
So all being well and all that sort of stuff the book project should then start back up.
I have been told that Dirk has been in the studio again and that there is some new stuff to be broadcast very soon, so that means even more work for the book project.
15 April, 2009
Stuff that I have Done
It's good news this time!
Yes it's true
I have started on edition 4 of the Dirk Maggs Chronology as a said in an earlier blog post here, I have stopped work on edition three after it got stuck in edit hell, and have decided on edition four that the thing to do is to work on the content and worry about the indexes later if at all, yes I know that make the book a lot harder to use but, if I don't do that then I would never get another edition of the book completed.
As like the other editions of the book it will not be for sale but it will be printed, so that it acts as a reference of what the website was like in 2009.
I must admit that I am if anything looking forward to doing the edition of the book as there is a lot of new material and also lots of revising old material to do. If I am also lucky I think that I will also add some new spelling mistakes and also remove some.
Yes it's true
I have started on edition 4 of the Dirk Maggs Chronology as a said in an earlier blog post here, I have stopped work on edition three after it got stuck in edit hell, and have decided on edition four that the thing to do is to work on the content and worry about the indexes later if at all, yes I know that make the book a lot harder to use but, if I don't do that then I would never get another edition of the book completed.
As like the other editions of the book it will not be for sale but it will be printed, so that it acts as a reference of what the website was like in 2009.
I must admit that I am if anything looking forward to doing the edition of the book as there is a lot of new material and also lots of revising old material to do. If I am also lucky I think that I will also add some new spelling mistakes and also remove some.
31 January, 2009
How is it
How is it that sometimes when you want to work on one of your pet projects, like for instance in my case my Dirk Maggs chronology book things and life get in the way?
Do others people have this same problem of stuff getting in their way and the projects that they want to do?
At the rate at which I am not doing the Dirk Maggs book I will have to revise it before I have completed it as it will be out of date.
Do others people have this same problem of stuff getting in their way and the projects that they want to do?
At the rate at which I am not doing the Dirk Maggs book I will have to revise it before I have completed it as it will be out of date.
30 May, 2008
Dirk Maggs Book Part 18
Did I tell you that I am now into the final edit of the draft, but I have some tables that need to be redone in a better way so that they take up less space? Well, the snag I have is that its hard work and such and such and well I have stopped doing the edit, the other reason being that I have a great read on at the moment by Alastair Reynolds called The Perfect and well I want to find out whats going to happen, really its that good, I think so.
28 May, 2008
Dirk Maggs Book Part 17
The edit on the 1st draft is going well I think. The draft without any index is 327 A4 pages long. As the edit goes it should drop down as I have some tables that need to be altered so that they go across the page and not down the page, some of the are quite long, so I am hoping that when edited as I said above that the page space being used will go down, so that will also mean the page count will also go down. When I do whatever I am going to do with the index or indexes then the page count will then go up, by how much I just don't know at this stage.
27 May, 2008
Dirk Maggs Book Part 16
Yes
I have done some work on the book at last. In fact I have started to edit the final draft an have got to page 40 so far.
I have done some work on the book at last. In fact I have started to edit the final draft an have got to page 40 so far.
26 May, 2008
Dirk Maggs Book Part 15
The news on the book project is not good. As you know I put the draft to one side, to let it mature as they say. Well the draft really is mature now and I suppose I should look at it, do the final rewrites and correct any spelling mistakes that I find, and if I am lucky add a few more new ones!
The truth of the matter is that I have not done this, other things keep getting in the way, why?
I have also still yet to work out what kind of index or indexes I want in this book. As the book is just for me I just do not know how useful more than one index would be, I have some books that have more than one index, but it does seem to be something that is rae and not the norm all, but as it's my book I can do what I want.
As I am also the publisher of the book I can also do what I want, just so long as the book does not cost me a fortune when I come to have it printed. As the book will never be for sale there is no real pressure on me to have it published by the deadline I set myself, apart from the fact that the book will be out of date!
The truth of the matter is that I have not done this, other things keep getting in the way, why?
I have also still yet to work out what kind of index or indexes I want in this book. As the book is just for me I just do not know how useful more than one index would be, I have some books that have more than one index, but it does seem to be something that is rae and not the norm all, but as it's my book I can do what I want.
As I am also the publisher of the book I can also do what I want, just so long as the book does not cost me a fortune when I come to have it printed. As the book will never be for sale there is no real pressure on me to have it published by the deadline I set myself, apart from the fact that the book will be out of date!
18 May, 2008
Back
Been on a holiday, which was great lots of walking and peace and quite, which is what I needed.
I notice that I have done very few blogs over the last few weeks, and I can only put that down to work life and all that sort of stuff, some of it very stressful.
I think that enough time has gone by to look at my Dirk Maggs project again and see how much rewriting needs to be done. I know that the index or indexes still need to be done, but you cannot work on the index until the main text is done and is complete in the form that will stay with that edition of the book.
I notice that I have done very few blogs over the last few weeks, and I can only put that down to work life and all that sort of stuff, some of it very stressful.
I think that enough time has gone by to look at my Dirk Maggs project again and see how much rewriting needs to be done. I know that the index or indexes still need to be done, but you cannot work on the index until the main text is done and is complete in the form that will stay with that edition of the book.
28 December, 2005
Dirk Maggs Radio Producer/Director Credits 2006
Dirk Maggs Radio Producer/Director Credits 2006
This is the start of a very long job where every page of the Dirk Maggs website has to be updated, all by hand as every page is handcoded, why? It's a good question, the simple answer is that the site is very old and the other answer is that I don't know any programming and I wanted a site that would work on almost any machine that can access the internet, arn't I a real sweety, the real rerason is I don't have a clue how else to run the site with static pages.
The good news is that I will not have to edit every single page again until next December! great or what! So only another 200 odd pages to go then..
This is the start of a very long job where every page of the Dirk Maggs website has to be updated, all by hand as every page is handcoded, why? It's a good question, the simple answer is that the site is very old and the other answer is that I don't know any programming and I wanted a site that would work on almost any machine that can access the internet, arn't I a real sweety, the real rerason is I don't have a clue how else to run the site with static pages.
The good news is that I will not have to edit every single page again until next December! great or what! So only another 200 odd pages to go then..
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