About clarkmoody.com

This site was created to fill a hole in my life. At the time, I didn't have a website to call my own, and I felt it was time to get one. I relied on the cheap prices of GoDaddy to register the domain name in Summer 2005. Then I began designing a standards-based site from the ground up.

Frequenty Asked Questions

What is the purpose of this site?
I am using my site as a tool to showcase my design skills in hopes of getting web clients. It is also a way to relax: sit down and code.

What is your computer setup?
My computer I built myself. Here are some stats:

Pentium 4 Processor 3.0 GHz Hyper-Threading
Crucial PC3200 RAM (2.0 Gigabytes)
nVidia geForce 7900 GT 256MB Graphics Accelerator
Western Digital 72GB Raptor 10,000 RPM Hard Drive
Western Digital 250GB 7200 RPM Hard Drive
Western Digital 320GB 7200 RPM Hard Drive
ViewSonic VX910 19" LCD Display
ViewSonic VX924 19" LCD Display
Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Platinum Sound Card
Logitech X-530 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers
Logitech Cordless Keyboard & MX 700 Mouse

How do you design your sites?
I use an IDE built for Java programming called JCreator. I basically use it as a text editor because it highlights and has custom tab widths. When I else fails, I revert to Notepad. I create graphics in Adobe Photoshop CS2.

Do you recommend any helpful web-related sites?
Yes. These sites I find very helpful. Some in the way of learning code, others for their clean styles and inspiration. Here is a short list:

W3Schools—Online programming tutorials & reference for most web languages.
CSS Zen Garden—A must see for any web designer, beginner or pro!
mezzoblue—Dave Shea's site. He created CSS Zen Garden, and I used his site for inspiration.
QuirksMode—Site of Peter-Paul Koch dedicated to CSS and JavaScript tips & tricks.

Is there anyone you would like to thank?
My God has given me all the talent I have. My parents have given me encouragement in everything I do.

April 2006