Stephanie Grima

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Steffi — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:27:41 GMT

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Software Development Project

Steffi — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:30:45 GMT

Hi guys!

So yesterday I had the interview for my final college assignment. And....... I got a distinction =D

I was damn worried about this assignment cos it was huge, and it contained SEVERAL criteria, which were SEVERAL pages long.

Anyway I am very happy with the results, and I'm thinking about continuing this project in my free time and then launch it in the coming months...

Here are a couple of screen shots of the website so far :) Don't hesitate to ask stuff, or requesting ideas to be added to this project. Thanks :)

Login Screen

Main Authorized Screen

Administration Console

A few updates

Steffi — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:19:43 GMT

Hi guys and gals,

As some of you may know, I have quit working on SharePoint for the past five months, to focus more on my very last months of studies, for which I am programming a social website which I am hoping to launch this year or earlier next year.

As such, I have not been reading or working on SharePoint, and had my interests focused on this project. I am focusing more on C# .NET and AJAX, together with database: MS SQL SERVER.

During the last couple of weeks I have been on the look out for a job, and I'm happy to announce that as from next month (after I finish of my project) I will be working with a local company which does Affiliate Marketing products. I am very looking forward into getting familiar with these concepts and to further my knowledge on new programming skills :-)

Should you like to contact me for more information, job offers or just for a connection, please check out:

My twitter account: http://twitter.com/steffi87
My LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/stephgrima

Thank you!

Steph

My CV

Steffi — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:07:02 GMT

Stephanie Grima’s Curriculum Vitae

Introduction
As a person, I consider myself as capable to work alone and with a team easily. I am very hard working, and do whatever I set my mind to doing. I am currently at MCAST ICT, during my last year of my studies reading my Higher National Diploma. I also hold an A-Level in IT as well as a National Diploma in Computing. I see myself working in IT as a web developer or software programmer while I continue furthering my knowledge by doing exams such as MCTS and others. Something I am very proud of is that I am a frequent blogger/article writer on a website, and that as of 6^th of March 2009, I am one of the few MSPs (Microsoft Student Partners) in Malta.

Personal Information

· Name: Stephanie Grima

· Email: ms.steffie@gmail.com

· Blog: www.geekswithblogs.net/stephaniegrima

Skills

· I am computer literate

· Capable programmer in: .NET

· Basic knowledge of: PHP

· Basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, AJAX and some Javascript

· Capable in using MS SQL, My Sql, Oracle

Examples of my work include:

· Currently I am working on my Higher National Software Project.

This is a community of several people who have various interests and are willing to share it with others over the internet. It lets the user to submit, rate and search articles within the community. The idea behind this community is, to create personalized pages according to the user’s preferences. These preferences are obtained by points gathered while submitting articles, rating, searching and reading articles. Personal pages include, viewing the latest articles according to preferences and a list of people who have the same preferences. This community will make use of RSS for those users who want to access information by the means of mobile phones.

· A shopping cart website where the client website was developed by PHP while the administration of products and users is however developed in C# ASP.NET. Database used is SQL Server.

· A website in C# ASP.NET which is like a community for artists, fans, concert organizers and music labels. The user chooses his role and inserts profile information accordingly. So far, the website is made up of: registering, logging in, inserting and updating profile (which includes a picture), number of profile views for the artists and also a search function. The profiles found are displayed in a data list and then the user clicks the link provided to view all details of the user.

· An airline website in C# and ASP.NET which let the register and log in to book flights and search through flights available. Administrator has the capability to add new flights to the website. There is also a feature of sending a message to the airline company. Database used is Microsoft Access.

· A Chat program in C#. This was the software project for my National Diploma. It included registration of users, logging in, adding new friends, submit a basic profile, viewing people who are online, chatting with friends. This program was made up of a server and clients connect to it. Database used is Microsoft Access.

· A program in VB.NET which stores lyrics and has a search function. This was my first program in object oriented programming and the lyrics were stored in a text file. Storing of lyrics was done out of my own interest in the subject as at that time, we didn’t learn it yet.

Qualifications

· MCAST National Diploma in Computing (Software) 2005-2007

· MCTS Course - 2007

· MATSEC – A-Level in Computer Studies – 2005

Work Experience:

· September 2008 till now: (working from home via internet) I am part of the administration of the website www.community-credit.com. The website’s owner is David Silverlight, the person which Mircrosoft’s Silverlight is named after. My role in the administration is approving and accepting posts from IT Professionals in software programming and web development. This including reviewing their work such as articles, code snippets, book reviews, announcements, IT related blogs etc. Also I am a moderator on the website’s discussion board as well as one of the main forum writers on the website too.

· June 2008 till mid December 2008: Worked at Playmobil as a programmer. Currently working with C# and SharePoint. Mostly using the Microsoft Designer and working on Workflows.

· Summer 2007 until June 2008: Worked at Burger King, Paceville as part of a very big team which work together in order to satisfy customers. Most of the time I was dealing with customers or working in the kitchen team as a group.

Interests:

· I love music and reading.

· Learning new things

· Getting to know people from around the world, new cultures

· In my free time I like sharing my ideas and knowledge on my personal blog.

· I also like going out and meeting new friends (socializing).

Awards/Prizes:

· March 2008: MSP (Microsoft Student Partner)

· October 2008 : Was awarded the grand prize for giving the most contribution to the community. The cool, geeky gift is: The Robotic Junkyard Dog.

Reference Letters:

· David Silverlight – President of community-credit.com, on being an administrator and moderator on the website. (29th January 2009)

· John Farrugia – Playmobil MIS (Management Information Systems) Manager, on being a Programmer in their department. (18th December 2008)

I'm an MSP!

Steffi — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 15:09:01 GMT

As of March 6th, I have become one of the few MSPs in Malta. MSP stands for Microsoft Student Partners.

I am very thrilled about this, and am looking very forward in meeting with the group and start experiencing this one year programme.

For those of you who have no idea what an MSP is... Here is some information I found online:

"The Microsoft Student Partner (MSP) Program is an annual award that recognizes people who have made outstanding contributions to the student technical community. We reward and recognize the most talented students from universities across the country for their dedication, passion and involvement with Microsoft each academic year.
If you are passionate about technology, ready to share your knowledge and want to develop skills outside your field of study, we want to hear from you."

More info found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Student_Partners

PHP Shopping Cart

Steffi — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:52:01 GMT

I have been so quiet lately and I feel bad to ignoring you all so I thought about sharing with you a couple of screen shots from the main project I have been working on.

This is a Shopping Cart which will hopefully be online some time soon. The client side was done in PHP. Server side is in C#. I'm thinking of doing the client side with C# too eventually, to be sold as a whole package since originally this was a college assignment.

Here goes screenshot from client side:

Would appreciate it if I could get some comments :-)

Thanks

Steffi

Unhide / Show File Extensions in Microsoft Vista

Steffi — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 07:46:14 GMT

So I wanted to show the file extensions in Windows Vista... It doesn't sound so difficult, right?

Well - it took me a while to figure it out since I thought that I'd better do it myself than look it up on the internet, so I will familiarize myself a bit with Vista, since the laptop I bought cannot be downgraded to XP (I really do not love Vista).

Anyway this is what you should do:

Go to any folder you have on your desktop
Click on the button Organise (this is usually found on the top left of the folder)

Choose the View tab
UNTICK 'Hide extensions for known file types'

Enjoy!

:-)

[PHP] Declaring Sessions

Steffi — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:56:19 GMT

When declaring sessions in PHP, you need to declare it on the very fist line of the php file, with no spaces before it. Therefore, this means it has to be even before the DOCTYPE if you are making use of html in the same page.

The code to write is the following:

<?
session_start();
?>

With this code, you are now able to create sessions, read from sessions, check if a session is existing or not, and to destroy sessions.

Announcement: Windows XP

Steffi — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:51:53 GMT

It is said, that Windows XP can still be bought by pc builders and resellers until May 30, 2009. However, the last orders are going to be taken on the 31st January of next year.

However, May 30th is NOT the end of Microsoft XP. It has been announced that very bargained computers are still going to be sold with Windows XP until June 30th of 2010.

Reference: http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-10128132-75.html?tag=mncol;title

Announcement: Major Update for MAC Messenger early next year.

Steffi — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:40:28 GMT

It has been discusssed and suggested several times, however the MAC team are finally working on a huge update for MAC Messenger. Users as from the early months of 2009 are expected to have a new feature in their MAC Messenger which is considered to be the audio and video chat.

"The new Windows Live Messenger for Mac with AV support should be available as a beta sometime early next year."

Download MAC Messenger from here:

http://www.download.com/Microsoft-Messenger-for-Mac/3000-2150_4-10203624.html?tag=mncol;txt