Coming Soon! FrontPage Instructionals
Keep watching. We will start from the very beginning, step by step. We will also go over some do’s and don’ts in the process to help you understand the whole thing. We will make it a lot easier than reading one of those long text books on the subject and throw in some Fun at the same time!
Paula
Programs I Use?
I use a lot of different programs with my web sites, but I have to say that my favorite ones are:
1. FrontPage
2. Adobe PhotoShop Elements
3. SmartFTP
With the above 3 programs almost anything is possible and Fun at the same time. To add even more fun I add in KoolMoves.
Give it a try. You might find it as much fun as I do!
Paula
Those dpi’s
We all know that 72dpi is the perfect resolution for web shots but did you know that you should take the original shot at 300 dpi? That way the original photo can be cropped and enhanced and resized and THEN compressed for web usage for the best final product. And by taking the shot at 300dpi, the shot can also be used in a printed piece that you might want to put out in a brochure or catalog.
Be sure and check your camera!
Paula
What the heck is a dotted quad?
Believe it or not, it just refers to an IP address. The dotted quad comes in because of the series of numbers, which is divided into four numbers, separated by a period, or ‘dot’. Each of the 4 numbers is between 0 and 255. Some numbers are reserved of course, but there are roughly 256 x 256 x 256 x 256 different IP addresses possible (Remember that an IP address is really a domain name). That comes out to approximately 4 billion. Will that be enough as time goes on? NO. So what are the powers that be doing about it? They are working on a system that will handle about 4 trillion addresses by using 128-bit address system. Instead of using the ‘dot’ and numbers, it will use hexadecimal numbers separated by ‘:’. Some ISPs in Japan are currently allocating these new addresses already.
Thought you might find it interesting to think that 4 trillion addresses might be needed since 4 billion won’t do the trick in the long run!
Paula
How does the Internet send my stuff?
To make it simple:
TCP/IP breaks your message into packets and sends each packet separately across the Internet. If a packet is lost, all your data does not need to be resent, TCP/IP only resends the missing packet. The destination computer collects the packets and reassembles them into your original data. Picture in your mind an ant. An ant has 3 body parts, the head, the middle, and the tail. TCP/IP breaks up your message (the ant) and codes the head part 1, the middle as part 2, and the tail as part 3 and sends it down the trail to a way station called the router. The router sends off part 1 in one direction, part 2 in another direction, and part 3 in another direction. The good thing is, all directions lead to Rome (your destination). Once there, part 1, 2, and 3 are reassembled and wha-la, you have the original ant. Since each section has been coded it will only reassemble with the original matching coded section. The router has determined the best path across the network so your trip is the quickest way possible to get where you’re going.
Paula
Some of MY favorite places on the web!
freetranslation.com/ - get some fun out of this one and if you can’t use it everyday at least bookmark it. You will never know when it might come in handy.
earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/ - this one is just plain interesting!
internic.net/whois.html - find out who has the name you wish you had already registered!
zip4.usps.com/zip4/welcome.jsp - not sure if you have the right zip code? Find it here.
nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html - we might not be able to have a ride on the space shuttle, but there is lots of good info here!
Just thought you might enjoy!
Paula
When was WWW created?
The World Wide Web came into being in March of 1989. Created by Tim Berners-Lee, who was a researcher at the Conseil Europeen pour la Rechereche Necleaire (CERN). (European Laboratory for Particle Physics in Geneva, Switzerland). He proposed a hypertext system that enabled scientists studying high energy physics to share information more efficiently.
They should create a holiday in his name!
Paula
Where would we be without DNS?
The Domain Name System (DNS) allows us to type in a NAME instead of a number. Example: I can type janedoexx.com instead of typing the real address which might look like this: 66.33.90.15
The average person can remember a few names but could not remember the numbers to every site they visit.
Pretty clever!
Paula
When was the internet created?
Formed in 1968, the Advanced Reasearch Projects Agency created the internet for the Department of Defense.
Bet you didn’t know it was so long ago!
Paula
Not ready to use Flash?
If Flash seems too complicated try a program called KoolMoves. It’s easy to use and a lot cheaper on the checking account. You’ll be making Kool animated stuff in no time!
Paula
