Cycling Adventurer: About Me - Computer Skills & Web Page Design

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Rowan Burns	Knowledge and Skills

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History:

Worked with computers since 1978 when The Mercury Newspaper in Hobart, Australia, transitioned from hot-metal type to "cold" type using marked-up copy.

Developed systems from 1984 onwards for mark-up of computer copy and transfer by modem to remote printing shop for printing out as bromides.

Began using Microsoft Word for MS-DOS in 1982.

Am a skilled user in the Windows environment of various software for word processing, publishing, databasing and graphics.

Developed website for the State Bicycle Advisory Committee under the auspices of the Tasmanian Government Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources, complying with policy on content, design and user access.

Developed website for CyclingSouth to establish the organisation's identity and assist with promotion of events such as Bike Week.

Developed personal website, www.cycling-adventurer.net. Currently redeveloping the site using simple mark-up code.

Knowledge
and Skills:

Programs

Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Firefox and Internet Explorer
System 5500 newspaper system
Paintbox
Microsoft Pagemaker
Photoshop
Adobe Acrobat Distiller
PaintShop Pro
PhotoShop
Illustrator

Web Page Design

Technical (domain registration, file transfer protocols, file/directory management)
Text management (HTML formatting)
Graphics management (file sizing, cropping, download speeds)
Text editing (creation through to finished product)
Accessibility and browser compatibility

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