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How a web page works

canproofread — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 06:00:27 +0000

A web page is a text file that contains text and HTML tags.
HTML tags are simple instructions for a web browser.
A web browser is a program like Internet Explorer or Firefox.
It interprets these HTML tags to display your web page.

Here is the HTML used to show the above four lines in a browser:

   A web page is a text file that contains text and HTML tags.


   HTML tags are simple instructions for a web browser.


   A web browser is a program like Internet Explorer or Firefox.


   It interprets these HTML tags to display your web page.

If you run an html file on your computer it will open in a browser. The address will point to the file on your computer. In order to make it available to others you need to place it on a web server. When it is run from there the address will point to the file on the web server.

Keep URL short to avoid clutter

canproofread — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 06:00:34 +0000

When you have a long URL like this, use a free online programs to shorten it.

http: //maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rlz
=1R1GGGL_en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=0,0,16524608578225602546
&fb=1&hq=First+United+Methodist+Church,&hnear=Sioux+Falls&
gl=us&daddr=401+South+Spring+Avenue,+Sioux+Falls,+SD+57104
-4398&geocode=11229897772533571274,43.543439,-96.732758&
ei=e2q_S8-GI4X6lweC-s3jBg&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=directions-to
&resnum=1&ved=0CAsQngIwAA

With tiny.cc it becomes http://tiny.cc/gfucj or
http://tiny.cc/GoogleMapFirstUMC using customurl of GoogleMapsFirstUMC.

With bit.ly it becomes http://bit.ly/bfN8et or
http://bit.ly/GoogleMapFirstUMC using Custom Name of GoogleMapsFirstUMC.

See World Today – Business for their Top 10 Free Short URL Redirection Services list.

PC finally back to how it was before malware

canproofread — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:26:32 +0000

Today I think I made the last adjustment needed to get my reformatted PC back to where I was before being hit with malware.

Almost like getting a new PC

canproofread — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:00:28 +0000

I finished rebuilding my PC tonight. With all the backing up in advance, it takes a day. And then you have to tinker until it is just like it was.

I've nothing good to say about malware

canproofread — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:00:47 +0000

Wikipedia defines it well:

Malware, short for malicious software, is software designed to infiltrate a computer without the owner’s informed consent.

Arrrrrgh!

Beware of domain name renewal letter

canproofread — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:00:05 +0000

The other day I received a letter from Liberty Names (LN). They wrote to “remind [me] that it is time to renew [my] domain name which is expiring soon” and that “by moving [my] domain name to [LN] [I] can take advantage of the saving [they] have to offer.”

Don’t be fooled!

It is likely that your current domain registrar will email you 60, 30 and 15 days in advance. That is why LN sends their letter about 80 days in advance.

LN’s pricing is three times the rate where I currently have it registered.

double-u double-u double-u

canproofread — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:00:08 +0000

Being a web developer, I feel the need to comment on the common practice of pronouncing www when speaking of a website.

There is no need to say www when mentioning a website.
Just say, “Please visit my website at widgets.com.”

There is no need to use http://www or even www when typing in a browser.
Just type gadgets.com in the address bar and you will be shown the site.

There is no need to use www in print advertising. It only gives the reader more to read and memorize; especially a problem on an Interstate highway billboard.

Browsing for buywigglyworms.com is the same as BuyWigglyWorms.com. Uppercase is only used by advertisers to make it easier to remember.

When purchasing a domain name be aware that choosespain.com can be read as both Choose Spain and Chooses Pain, to use a G-rated example.