Session 1: As we near the end of the quarter, let’s continue to look at examples of source code from your projects. One other issue surrounding web applications and the web in general is how to find image, audio and other types of media to include in our works. We are all familiar with Corbis and the like for photography, but where can we go for free audio content, free images, film and so on? Here’s a list of resources for finding free media files to use in your own work:

Creative Commons – This portal to free media provides a license to protect free content from being commercialized.
The Freesound Project – This excellent library offers over 1 terabyte of sounds (not songs) licensed under Creative Commons.
ccMixter – A community music site featuring remixes also licensed under Creative Commons.
archive.org – Internet digital library formed in 1996. Content includes film, music, images and more.
The Prelinger Archives – Over 1,000 public domain films from the worlds of government and advertising.

Session 2: Fine tuning the source code in your applications typically happens in the development stage, however sometimes (either due to a lack of planning, or unrealistic deadlines) the priority is to make it work and fix it later if there’s time and a budget. Today I’ll show you a couple examples of how I have fine tuned my project. Most of these examples do not change the functionality, but shorten the code or make it more efficient.