Lessons from the Dorks

I love to read and believe I may have helped keep Borders in business at times but I think I'm more of a visual learner when it comes to some of the program techniques I'm looking for so I'm always on the hunt for good online tutorials. I've been using You Tube these days but it's becoming more and more like Craigs List - in other words, a crap shoot. Sometimes you find something really great but usually after sifting through piles of dishonest, out dated or just plain garbage info.

This was my frustrated situation while looking for a little help with Adobe Flash (yea, I'm still working on it but getting better every day!) when my eyes lit up, my heart skipped a beat and I had to hold myself back from actually singing at the screen:

"At Last! It's like the heavens opened up and I was touched by angels wings!"

Ok, maybe I'm going a bit overboard but my point is, I found some great online tutorials at (the best part!) dorklessons.com. You heard me! Even the name is awesome. Funny, easy to follow and understand and best of all - FREE! Lead by 2 certified dorks, these guys are funny and smart, even adding scenes from the Karate Kid in one video to explain why learning the boring basics is necessary (wax on - wax off). Photoshop, Flash and Dreamweaver are a few of the covered subjects. I can honestly say, I am as of now, a loyal student of the Dorks. Actually, I was already a dork but now I'm going to be MORE of a dork - Wheeee!

I always admire people who possess great knowledge and talent but always know they have a lot to learn, I try to live that way as well. So even for someone who's very experienced and just needing a refresher, you might get something out of these lessons. Plus, they're funny and fun to watch. Here's a link if you want a little info about the guys. For now, my Hello Kitty notebook is out and I'm taking notes! (Told you I was already a dork.)

So as they say, Stay Classy. And becoming a Dork is just a few lessons away!



















Me as a young but future dork!