About Casa Basa
Casa Basa is the educational site created by Sharon Kopecki Kaitner to host her resources, tutorials and instructional materials gathered over the last few decades, and is copyrighted as such. Use of any part of this site is intended for educational purposes only.
Casa Basa creates web sites, offers individual and group lessons in the use of computers and software, and offers online advice for those new to the Internet and interested in exploring its possibilities. Fees range from $50-$165/hour, largely based on context. In addition, two pro bono web sites are adopted yearly for a one-year period. To apply, send an email to sharon{at}casabasa.com. State your case, there's a lot of flexibility.
About me 
In 1997, I decided to get a masters degree in multimedia. The result is this web site and my current profession. I've collected useful information about software (Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Flash), coding (XHTML, CSS, Standards) and design (user-centered, creating personas, and the psychology of the web user), as well as created my own. Feel free to explore. If you want to use parts of my site, here are my conditions of use. Basically, just give me credit with a link back to my site would be nice. And if you want to know more about Casa Basa, please click the About Us link.
Current projects:
- http://modestomarathon.com
- http://shadowdanceentertainment.com/
- http://polkacide.com
- Society of Web Artists and Programmers
- CodeDiva 101
The site will continue to host the educational aspect of my life, but you will soon see some of the experimental art pieces we each (Neil and myself) do as our avocations.
About Mr. and Mrs. Basa
Casa Basa ˜ blending art with technology
I'm a full-time instructor in the Interactive Media Design program at The Art Institute of California – San Francisco, although I've done everything from biofeedback to construction. I've participated in several group art exhibits, the most notable being a joint Russian-American exhibit in St. Petersburg, Russia, sponsored by the Goodwill Games, and am a member of the San Francisco Women Artists.
I'm married to Neil Basa, known in the San Francisco music world as the clarinetist and sergeant-at-arms for the punk polka band, Polkacide, world's loudest polka band. Neil was a member of the seminal art-punk band, The Geeks, and was an actor with the Berkeley Repertory Theater, the Renaissance Faire, and for the Apres Garde. He writes really interesting music and is an excellent freehand artist.
The name, Casa Basa, was given to our home by Hayok Kay and Ward Abronski, back in 1984. If you visit us in SF, you'll see the name engraved on our door knocker.
October 22, 2009: After much thought I have decided to add a donation button to my site. In truth, it's kind of creepy to me, but I have had this website in various forms since 1998 and have always paid all fees, costs and sweat equity. So if you have two bucks, buy me a beer.
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