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Lmao!

Its awsome being able to put stuff like that up there :) Whats even cooler is that I can have certain email addresses automatically delete anymail sent to it.....:rolleyes:

I think I misspoke....I technically have unlimited,because anything@berntson.us goes to my main account, but I can have 650 set names with pointed direction to different computers.
 
I was gonna say...........

I thought email addresses are limited to 20 some odd characters. I was right. Your email address doesn't work Christopher. :D
 
bdbdbucksKID,

I would suggest a couple of things:
  • Get a different DNS
  • Use something like Frontpage to make a WYSIWYG site
  • Study up on the basics of HTML so that you can polish your site and even hand-code stuff in the future

None of this will be very hard to do.

Meanwhile, it's not that distracting that your site isn't centered. It's a nice site. I'm just suggesting this for future updates. If what Outlaws is saying about your DNS is true, you're getting ripped bigtime.
 
First of all, I recomend http://www.punched.us/ for hosting your site. It's run be a good friend of mine, and his prices are pretty darn good (40$year or 5$ a month for 100mb of space). I run my own server myself, so I have a bit more freedom to do what I want do.

2ndly, stay away from Front Page unless you really need to use it. It creates some of the worst code there is, and sometimes your pages will have issues in brownsers other than Internet Explorer. I suggest either using Dreaamweaver or Super Notetab Pro if you're going to learn to code it by hand.

I think your site looks pretty good so far, and I went ahead and signed your guest book.

My website is pretty simple and straight forward. Using Flash can be a blessing or a curse. Many people are still not on DSL or cable modem, so a large flash file can take a while to download. If you're going to use flash, it's still a good idea to have an HTML only site for those who are still on a modem.
 
Yeah

I was planning to do something like frontpage...but figured I should research more. You are right about the connection speed being an issue with flash media too.
Unfortunately, I have already signed on for a year...I am sure my DNS won't limit me on what my content is whether or not I want Flash media, applets, whatever....it is just that I am limited on html writing knowledge. NSI charges for unlimited space (MB's) on a 5 page site about 45.00 a year...of course the guestbooks, counters and e-mail addresses are additional.
I wanted to get something that has been around for a while...when it came these other unfamiliar sounding DNS' I wasn't too sure about their stability...I have seen and experienced horror stories first hand in the past about how certain ISP's and DNS complanies fold and the client never gets their money back. So NSI was my choice.
It's hard to find spare time these days...but this is something I would love to learn more about provided I had some! :( Do you know of any sites I might be able to go to where I might be able to get more info on html writing?
You guys are so hilarious with your paragraph long e-mail addresses! I wonder if they would work?
We should experiment ;)
 
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bdbdbucksKID said:
I was planning to do something like frontpage...but figured I should research more. You are right about the connection speed being an issue with flash media too.
Unfortunately, I have already signed on for a year...I am sure my DNS won't limit me on what my content is whether or not I want Flash media, applets, whatever....it is just that I am limited on html writing knowledge. NSI charges for unlimited space (MB's) on a 5 page site about 45.00 a year...of course the guestbooks, counters and e-mail addresses are additional.
I wanted to get something that has been around for a while...when it came these other unfamiliar sounding DNS' I wasn't too sure about their stability...I have seen and experienced horror stories first hand in the past about how certain ISP's and DNS complanies fold and the client never gets their money back. So NSI was my choice.
It's hard to find spare time these days...but this is something I would love to learn more about provided I had some! :( Do you know of any sites I might be able to go to where I might be able to get more info on html writing?
You guys are so hilarious with your paragraph long e-mail addresses! I wonder if they would work?
We should experiment ;)
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http://htmlgoodies.com/primers/basics.html

These give the basics of what you need to know. This is the same websit I learned from years ago. There are more than enough tutorials and primers there to get you going. Feel free to ask me any questions if you'd like.
 
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bdbdbucksKID said:
NSI charges for unlimited space (MB's) on a 5 page site
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Unlimited Space is the most over thrown word in internet hosting. You really have to research the companies page to find out. Unlimited Space is usually, *Unlimited Space.









* within a resonable amount
 
Most comanies are not kind enought to even put the asterik. They put it somewhere else right before sign up that you "agree" to.

I don't know about anyone else, but know I wouldn't even know how much space I have. Because after all, what is within reason. But one thing is for sure though....if you go over it then you will get an overcharge fee that is more than the cost of the inital plan. $50 is typical.
 
I'm not saying Frontpage is the "end all be all" of HTML editors, but it's easy for a beginner to understand and really easy to get ahold of.

I recommended getting to know HTML explicitly because of the crap code it can create. Really, most HTML editing programs make much more work than really needed to do a website. The only "HTML editor" I've ever used is Notepad :)

I do use Macromedia for the flash...haven't got the time right now to learn how to hand-code that!
 
ChristopherM said:
I do use Macromedia for the flash...haven't got the time right now to learn how to hand-code that!
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I don't think you can. Unless we are talking programming code now.....thats a whole other story......
 
ChristopherM said:
I'm not saying Frontpage is the "end all be all" of HTML editors, but it's easy for a beginner to understand and really easy to get ahold of.
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I think Bjork did her own web design using MS Frontpage 2000. Looks pretty damn good to me.

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Outlaws said:
I don't think you can. Unless we are talking programming code now.....thats a whole other story......
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There should have been a smiley on that...it was supposed to be a joke.
 
Oh ha. :D


One of my best friends is fully consumed in programming so it didn't seem far out of the question to me. :)
 
meriphew said:
I think Bjork did her own web design using MS Frontpage 2000. Looks pretty damn good to me.

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It will look OK in Internet Explorer, but other browsers may have problems with sitse created by Frontpage. Also, Frontpage puts in a large amount of code that is completely not necessary. It's good to keep your pages as lean as possible so that they load fast for even 56k users.
 
theshaggyfreak said:
Frontpage puts in a large amount of code that is completely not necessary. It's good to keep your pages as lean as possible so that they load fast for even 56k users.
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Yep! But a good way to learn is to create the page in Frontpage and save it then open the HTML file in a text editor and play with it. Each time you make a change, save it to the hard drive and open the file in your browser right from the hard drive. Make a change...see what it does...unchange it...make another change...see what it does...etc. I learned tables that way.
 
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theshaggyfreak said:
http://htmlgoodies.com/primers/basics.html

These give the basics of what you need to know. This is the same websit I learned from years ago. There are more than enough tutorials and primers there to get you going. Feel free to ask me any questions if you'd like.
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Wow! My friend told me to go to the same exact place last night!!
I'm going to check this out.
 
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Outlaws said:
Unlimited Space is the most over thrown word in internet hosting. You really have to research the companies page to find out. Unlimited Space is usually, *Unlimited Space.









* within a resonable amount
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I am sure I won't use as much space as most do! Well, I hope not. I don't intend to put full albums and stuff on there cuz, I actually want to sell them!
 
ChristopherM said:
Yep! But a good way to learn is to create the page in Frontpage and save it then open the HTML file in a text editor and play with it. Each time you make a change, save it to the hard drive and open the file in your browser right from the hard drive. Make a change...see what it does...unchange it...make another change...see what it does...etc. I learned tables that way.
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Actually, it wasn't Frontpage I used to learn tables, although it could be used in this case...what I did may be considered unscrupulous to some; I saved a site that I liked on my hard drive and then dissected and reverse-engineered it to suit my needs :D

Now that I have it figured out, I just hand-type stuff from scratch.
 
Actually

Now this I have seen it a few times, it doesn't look very difficult. But, I am going to study up on it anyway...when I have more time on my hands.
 
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