diff --git a/computer-science-blog/scripts/scripts.js b/computer-science-blog/scripts/scripts.js
index 12c1d99..7602abf 100644
--- a/computer-science-blog/scripts/scripts.js
+++ b/computer-science-blog/scripts/scripts.js
@@ -1,31 +1,6 @@
 // set page title
 window.page_title = "Computer Science Blog | Matthew Grove";
 
-function nextPage() {
-	// if there are more slides to come, display the next one
-	if (window.current_blog_page < window.pages.length) {
-		displayPage(window.pages[window.current_blog_page + 1]);
-	} else {
-		// if end of presentation has been reached, display the first slide
-		displayPage(window.pages[0]);
-	}
-}
-
-function previousPage() {
-	// if there are more slides before the current one, display the previous slide
-	if (window.current_blog_page >= 1) {
-		displayPage(window.pages[window.current_blog_page - 1]);
-	} else {
-		// if end of presentation has been reached, display the first slide
-		displayPage(window.pages[window.pages.length - 1]);
-	}
-}
-
-function displayPage(page) {
-	// document.getElementById("iframe").src = "pages/" + page + ".html";
-	$("#presentation").load(page);
-}
-
 window.onload = function() {
 	// set the current date
     var date = new Date();
@@ -39,6 +14,9 @@ window.onload = function() {
 	// display date
     $("#current_date").html(current_date);
 
+	// display first blog page
+	$("#blog-insert").load("pages/blog.html");
+
 	// define variables for HTTP presentation pages
 	http_pages = ["hyperlinks", "http", "https", "cookies"];
 	// displays HTTP presentation pages
@@ -46,10 +24,10 @@ window.onload = function() {
 		$.get("pages/" + item + ".html", function(content) {
 			if (index == 0) {
 				$("#http_presentation .carousel-inner").append('<div class="item active">' + content + '</div>');
-				$("#http_presentation .carousel-indicators").append('<li data-target="#http_presentation" class="active" data-slide-to="' + http_pages.indexOf(item) + '"></li>')
+				$("#http_presentation .carousel-indicators").append('<li data-target="#http_presentation" class="active" data-slide-to="' + index + '"></li>')
 			} else {
 				$("#http_presentation .carousel-inner").append('<div class="item">' + content + '</div>');
-				$("#http_presentation .carousel-indicators").append('<li data-target="#http_presentation" data-slide-to="' +  http_pages.indexOf(item) + '"></li>')
+				$("#http_presentation .carousel-indicators").append('<li data-target="#http_presentation" data-slide-to="' +  index + '"></li>')
 			}
 		});
 	});
@@ -61,14 +39,11 @@ window.onload = function() {
    		$.get("pages/" + item + ".html", function(content) {
 	   		if (index == 0) {
 	   			$("#html_presentation .carousel-inner").append('<div class="item active">' + content + '</div>');
-	   			$("#html_presentation .carousel-indicators").append('<li data-target="#html_presentation" class="active" data-slide-to="' + html_pages.indexOf(item) + '"></li>')
+	   			$("#html_presentation .carousel-indicators").append('<li data-target="#html_presentation" class="active" data-slide-to="' + index + '"></li>')
 	   		} else {
 	   			$("#html_presentation .carousel-inner").append('<div class="item">' + content + '</div>');
-	   			$("#html_presentation .carousel-indicators").append('<li data-target="#html_presentation" data-slide-to="' + html_pages.indexOf(item) + '"></li>')
+	   			$("#html_presentation .carousel-indicators").append('<li data-target="#html_presentation" data-slide-to="' + index + '"></li>')
 	   		}
    		});
    	});
-
-	// displays first blog page
-	$("#blog-insert").load("pages/blog.html");
 }