austonia
Headphoneus Supremus
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quick rant/comment:
there are still gaps on the web. you can fill them.
3 years ago, i had the same thought. i was an avid head-fi'er, rapidly filling this place with all sorts of crap bleeding out of my half-baked head. mostly, strong opinions about mp3 players and the like. i happen to favor this tech above all others. but where to go for a definative source of news/reviews/commentary? CNET? lol. iPodLounge? too narrow. as were other product-specific sites like Nomadness and Riovoltion.
so... i learned basic html, pretty easy. made a simple webpage about mp3 players and soon met a like-minded individual. we built from there. a year later, figured out that dynamic sites were the way to go and went with a php/mysql based CMS. learned about blogging and news reporting. learned about servers and linux and web design.
today, dapreview.net
a good result, i think. still a long, long way to go before we hit mainstream, but a good start.
the point being, ANYONE can do it. i would encourage you to puruse your interests and build something better on the net.
i would be happy to offer support for anyone interested in doing the same. keep in mind however that it will take a lot of time and effort but the results can be rewarding, and it can all be done from comfort of your home, in your spare time.
there are still gaps on the web. you can fill them.
3 years ago, i had the same thought. i was an avid head-fi'er, rapidly filling this place with all sorts of crap bleeding out of my half-baked head. mostly, strong opinions about mp3 players and the like. i happen to favor this tech above all others. but where to go for a definative source of news/reviews/commentary? CNET? lol. iPodLounge? too narrow. as were other product-specific sites like Nomadness and Riovoltion.
so... i learned basic html, pretty easy. made a simple webpage about mp3 players and soon met a like-minded individual. we built from there. a year later, figured out that dynamic sites were the way to go and went with a php/mysql based CMS. learned about blogging and news reporting. learned about servers and linux and web design.
today, dapreview.net
a good result, i think. still a long, long way to go before we hit mainstream, but a good start.
the point being, ANYONE can do it. i would encourage you to puruse your interests and build something better on the net.
i would be happy to offer support for anyone interested in doing the same. keep in mind however that it will take a lot of time and effort but the results can be rewarding, and it can all be done from comfort of your home, in your spare time.
