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Privacy is gone
Posted: 2011-07-30 03:47:00 UTC-07:00
Hide that search
We're not alone in the great world-wide internet.
"In 2006, AOL unwittingly divulged the personal lives of 650,000 customers by publishing their search histories as research data. Despite AOL's attempts to anonymize the info, the New York Times quickly outed a 62-year-old lady in Georgia whose searches revealed her dog was wetting the upholstery."
Slate.com
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HTML Preview
Posted: 2011-07-19 07:07:15 UTC-07:00
HTML Tester
There you are, out in the wilderness of PCdom without a copy of FrontPage around. How do you find out what HTML tags looks like?
(fire up notepad, save the file, open with a browser)
HTML Preview
Preview HTML in a new window by entering it into the form. This script allows you to pass anything to a new window.
Instructions help you create a preview on your own web page.
Such as:
HTML TEST BED
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Goog 411
Posted: 2011-07-12 07:27:15 UTC-07:00
Ease of use
Say you're walking down the street in a strange town, and you'd like to find a Starbucks.
(OK the question might be how not to find a Starbucks.)
Dial (1-800) GOOG-411, on your obnoxious cell phone. Speak your location and what you are looking for and you'll be connected to the harassed barista of your choice. There is no charge for the service.
It also works from a real phone. It also finds other businesses than just coffee pushers.
Goog411
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Internet Connectivity
Posted: 2011-07-02 03:54:00 UTC-07:00
Free tool from MS
"The Internet Connectivity Evaluation Tool checks your Internet router to see if it supports certain technologies. You can use this tool on a PC running either the Windows Vista or Windows XP operating system.
If you're planning to run Windows Vista, this tool can verify whether your existing Internet router supports advanced features, such as improved download speeds and face-to-face collaboration using Windows Meeting Space.
The tool is intended to be run from a home network behind a home Internet (NAT) router. Running this tool from behind a corporate firewall or on operating systems other than those specified above won't produce accurate results. This tool requires administrator privileges to run.
o Basic Internet Connectivity Test
o Network Address Translator Type
o Traffic Congestion Test
o TCP High Performance Test
o UPnP Support Test
o Multiple Simultaneous Connection States Test
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• IE Temp files
Posted: 2011-06-30 03:56:00 UTC-07:00
Storage area
Every once in awhile when the Berners-Lee pipeline clogs up, you are instructed to delete the temporary files that IE saves.
You can do it with the Click of an IE Options button.
Here's where those files are stored:
As you see, you could move that location if you wanted to.
Ed Bott mentioned this in his Blog:
Finding the Temporary Internet Files folder
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Ed Bott mentioned this in his Blog:
Finding the Temporary Internet Files folder
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Posted: 2011-06-26 08:04:51 UTC-07:00
The top 10
Bill Kee, Associate Product Marketing Manager for Gmail, has a blog and has listed 10 major features of the free web based email system.
Including:
Including:
"When you get an email that references an address, look to the right and you'll probably see a link from Gmail pointing you to a map of the address on Google Maps.
Gmail also recognizes email text that refers to an event (e.g., 'dinner tomorrow at 8pm'), and will give you a link to add it to your calendar.
It'll even pick up on package tracking numbers from UPS and link you directly to the tracking page, so you don't have to copy and paste the number. I really like this last one when I order stuff online and want the instant gratification of knowing a package is on its way.
Gmail also recognizes email text that refers to an event (e.g., 'dinner tomorrow at 8pm'), and will give you a link to add it to your calendar.
It'll even pick up on package tracking numbers from UPS and link you directly to the tracking page, so you don't have to copy and paste the number. I really like this last one when I order stuff online and want the instant gratification of knowing a package is on its way.
Posted: 2011-06-21 06:11:20 UTC-07:00
One file web pages
When a web page is created using HTML, the coding is normally contained in one file and the graphics in separate folders.
The Mime HTML or MHT/MHTML format changed that.
Starting with Office 2000 as an add-in and carried through XP as a "Web Archive" option, the format emerged in Office 2003 as a "Single file web page" selection in the File Save As dialog box.
Features in Internet Explorer
Here are the Save As choices available in an application such as Word:
- Web Page, Complete means that the contents of the page (including any pictures) will be saved into a folder as separate files, similar to those on the server hosting the site.
- Web Page, HTML only means that only the HTML information will be saved. This option and Web Page, Complete will enable you to open the file for viewing in Internet Explorer (or any other browser) at a later time, even when you are offline.
- Web Archive means that the page will be saved, along with any images it contains, as a single file. You can view a Web Archive later without being connected to the Internet.
- Text File means that only the text on the page will be saved, not the HTML (or any other) formatting, including graphics.
MIME Encapsulation of Aggregate HTML Documents (MHTML)
Short Summary of the MHTML Standard
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Short Summary of the MHTML Standard
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Posted: 2011-06-11 03:47:00 UTC-07:00
Pick your target
Expression Web/FrontPage/HTML provides the opportunity to choose how a page opens when you click on a hyperlink.
Create a hyperlink as you usually would by selecting the text (or graphic) you want to use for the link.
Choose Insert > Hyperlink... (or use Ctrl-K or the toolbar icon
as a shortcut), and locate the page in the current web or enter an address in the URL field.On the right side of the Create Hyperlink window you'll see a button named "Target frame"; click the button.
You'll get the Target Frame dialog box.
In the "Common targets" field, select New Window.
Click OK, then click OK to close the Create Hyperlink dialog box.
Your hyperlink will now open a new browser window when clicked.
The code would appear like this:
<a target="_blank" href="TCC/Blog/blogger.html">Blog</a>
To make it the page default, place the following code in the "head" section:
<base target="_blank">
Posted: 2011-05-28 03:45:00 UTC-07:00
HEADING
More tutorials
I like to read more than one author on a subject. It helps to clarify the sticky parts and each writer has a little bit different perspective on the subject.
WebReference.com has a good collection of material related to the Web and the Internet in general.
Stephanos Piperoglou has written a number of tutorials on Web design and construction.
From HTML 101 to I Shot the Serif and The Seven Habits of Effective Web Sites .
Also:
HTML Tutorials
HTML Tutorials
Posted: 2011-05-23 03:57:00 UTC-07:00
Screen fonts preview
This is a tool that lets you see how different typefaces will look on the screen. It also allows you to compare three fonts at once.
"The Typetester is an online application for comparison of the fonts for the screen. Its' primary role is to make web designer's life easier. As the new fonts are bundled into operating systems, the list of the common fonts will be updated."
TypeTester
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Posted: 2011-05-15 03:49:00 UTC-07:00
Map through the forest
Dustin Diaz:
"Ok. Let's set the record straight. There is no official guide for each and every CSS shorthand property value. So let's work together and put one together shall we?
Ok. Straight to the business. Anytime I've ran into a specification (besides the confusing mess at the W3C), it turns into showing off a couple of examples and you're supposed to be set on your way.
Well well. Over the years, I've found quite some interesting unknown quirky facts about these shorthands. . . hence this Guide was born."
Ok. Straight to the business. Anytime I've ran into a specification (besides the confusing mess at the W3C), it turns into showing off a couple of examples and you're supposed to be set on your way.
Well well. Over the years, I've found quite some interesting unknown quirky facts about these shorthands. . . hence this Guide was born."
Posted: 2011-05-07 03:41:00 UTC-07:00
Samuel Pepys:
You can subscribe to an RSS feed of daily entries from Pepys' 1660 diary at The Diary of Samuel Pepys.
A new entry written by Pepys will be published each day; 1 January 1660 was published on 1 January 2003.
You can subscribe to an RSS feed of daily entries from Pepys' 1660 diary at The Diary of Samuel Pepys.
A new entry written by Pepys will be published each day; 1 January 1660 was published on 1 January 2003.
Robert Scoble, former Microsoft Evangelizer:
Scobleizer
How your blog will get discovered
Scobleizer
How your blog will get discovered
Here are some references to Web Logs
MSDN Magazine:
"Q - What is blogging all about?
A - First, "blog" is short for Web log. It's a medium in which an author writes a journal-style Web site with provisions for readers to respond. These Web logs are becoming quite valuable in the software community for sharing ideas."
A - First, "blog" is short for Web log. It's a medium in which an author writes a journal-style Web site with provisions for readers to respond. These Web logs are becoming quite valuable in the software community for sharing ideas."
More on RSS (Really Simple Syndication):
RSS News you choose
Also: Light and Power
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Posted: 2011-05-04 03:48:00 UTC-07:00
Easy links
Sure you have Favorites and you might have shortcuts on your desktop, but you really only use about a dozen sites on a regular basis.
Try out Only2Clicks. You can set up your home page to show graphic links to your major sites and be able to group them by purpose.
Only2Clicks.com
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Posted: 2011-04-26 06:44:17 UTC-07:00
Finger flicks
A selection of keyboard shortcuts for IE 7.
Here are a few:
- F11 Toggle between full-screen and regular views of the browser window in Internet Explorer
- ALT + HOME Go to your home page
- ALT + RIGHT ARROW Go to the next page
- ALT + LEFT ARROW or BACKSPACE Go to the previous page
- CTRL+ F Find on this page
- CTRL + TAB or CTRL + SHFT + TAB Switch between tabs
More: Browser shortcuts
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Posted: 2011-04-21 03:11:00 UTC-07:00
Standards
Web pages are written in a language called Hyper Text Markup Language; HTML
The latest version of HTML is 5.
There is a move to upgrade the code to Extensible Hyper Text Markup Language.
XHTML is compatible with XML (EXtensible Markup Language) allowing applications to more easily exchange data.
In preparation for making the change, edit your web pages so that element and attribute names are in lower case. XHTML is case-sensitive.
Use <p> rather than <P>.
Also end tags are required. Make sure that <p> is followed by </p>.
<br> should be written <br /> and <hr> as <hr />.
For more information see:
The W3C validation site
The latest version of HTML is 5.
There is a move to upgrade the code to Extensible Hyper Text Markup Language.
XHTML is compatible with XML (EXtensible Markup Language) allowing applications to more easily exchange data.
In preparation for making the change, edit your web pages so that element and attribute names are in lower case. XHTML is case-sensitive.
Use <p> rather than <P>.
Also end tags are required. Make sure that <p> is followed by </p>.
<br> should be written <br /> and <hr> as <hr />.
For more information see:
The W3C validation site
Posted: 2011-04-15 03:12:00 UTC-07:00
Shift Enter
When you hit the Enter key, the FrontPage/Expression Web editor inserts an HTML <p> (paragraph) tag. This appears as a double line space in a Web browser.
To insert a single line space (or line break) via an HTML <br> tag, just hold down the Shift key and hit Enter.
This happens when you use the
Enter key
Here's what happens with
Shift +Enter
You could also use Insert>Break... Normal Line Break, but that takes too long.
By the way, if you want your code to be XHTML compliant, use lower case for the elements and pair every <p> with a closing </p>
By the way, if you want your code to be XHTML compliant, use lower case for the elements and pair every <p> with a closing </p>
Single elements can be used with a built in closer such as:
<hr /> or <br />
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Posted: 2011-04-10 03:10:00 UTC-07:00
VVorrisome URLs
If there weren't enough things to look out for, Paul Ferguson warns us of the use of a double "V" in web addresses:
VVINDOWS.COM NS NS1.MYDOMAIN.COM
VVINDOWS.COM NS NS2.MYDOMAIN.COM
VVINDOWS.COM NS NS3.MYDOMAIN.COM
VVINDOWSVISTA.COM NS DNS1.MALKM.COM
VVINDOWSVISTA.COM NS
Are a few of the domains that have been registered.
VVindows
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Are a few of the domains that have been registered.
VVindows
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Posted: 2011-04-11 11:24:07 UTC-07:00
More than dot com
Google engineer and blogger Matt Cutts has defined the pieces that make up a Uniform Resource Locator.
At least as Google refers to them when they're sitting around in their backrooms
Domain
Dynamic URL
Fragment or a Named anchor
The Googlers I've talked to are split right down the middle on which way to refer it. Disputes on what to call it can be settled with arm wrestling, dance-offs, or drinking contests. Typically the fragment is used to refer to an internal section within a web document. In this case, the named anchor means "skip to 2 minutes and 30 seconds into the video."
Host
Parameters
Path
Port
Potocol
Second-level domain
Static url
Subdomain
Top-level domain
Parts of a URL
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Parts of a URL
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Posted: 2011-03-25 07:34:26 UTC-07:00
How to do dat
Why Take The Google Guide Tutorial?
Google Guide
Google Guide
"Google is so easy to use, why take this online tutorial? If you're like many people, you use only a fraction of Google's features and services. The more you know about how Google works, its features and capabilities, the better it can serve your needs.
Just as the best way to learn how to sail is to sail, the best way to learn how to search with Google is to search with Google. Consequently, this Google tutorial contains many examples and exercises designed to give you practice with the material presented and to inspire you to find amusing or useful information."
Using Search Operators:
Advanced Operators
Google Guide TOC:
Table of Contents
Also:
Googling for XML
also:
Posted: 2011-03-24 03:33:00 UTC-07:00
Cascading Style Sheets
As a web page is formatted in FrontPage, the style choices are applied to each element.
To format the body of the page, the HTML code might be:
<body background="blue" color="white" font-family="times, serif" font-size=10pt>
Every page on the site would need to be coded this way in order to have a consistent look.
Cascading Style Sheets will simplify the problem. On an external page the elements can be defined like this:
body {
background: blue;
color: white;
font-family: times, serif;
font-size: 10pt
Each page would contain a reference to the CSS definitions:
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="mystyle.css">
</head>
When the element "body" is used it will now use the CSS references.
For more information see:
Using Cascading Style Sheets on Your Web Site - David Berry
and
Eric Meyer's Site
In this Blog:
and:
Posted: 2011-03-19 03:04:00 UTC-07:00
Time Server
Things I've forgotten or never knew.
- Double click on the date and time on the taskbar to open the time applet.
- Click on the Internet Time tab.
- Choose a time server, and click on the Update Now button.
As long as you are connected to the internet, Windows will attempt to synchronize the time once per week.
You can type the name of a time server if you want to use one that is not listed. Only time servers that use the Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) will work. Inserting an Internet address that uses the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) will not work. The time server time.windows.com is operated by Microsoft. The time server time.nist.gov is operated by the 
Also: Time Flies Like an Arrow
Posted: 2011-02-27 03:48:00 UTC-08:00
Missing feature found
For years, I've filled out forms on the net and then had to copy and paste into Word to check doubtful spelling.
Now there is a tool that should have been included in the first place.
"ieSpell is a free Internet Explorer browser extension that spell checks text input boxes on a webpage. It should come in particularly handy for users who do a lot of web-based text entry (e.g. web mails, forums, blogs, diaries).
Even if your web application already includes spell checking functionality, you might still want to install this utility because it is definitely much faster than a server-side solution. Plus you get to store and use your personal word list across all your applications, instead of maintaining separate ones on each application."
Even if your web application already includes spell checking functionality, you might still want to install this utility because it is definitely much faster than a server-side solution. Plus you get to store and use your personal word list across all your applications, instead of maintaining separate ones on each application."
Posted: 2011-02-19 03:40:00 UTC-08:00
Player and free video storage
"You can upload many videos at once, and in various formats, too.(mov .avi .wmv .mpeg).
You also won't have to worry about file size - just keep any video you upload under 500 Mb.
You also won't have to worry about file size - just keep any video you upload under 500 Mb.
Timed Tags
Moments on the timeline of your video are taggable, so you can classify and share instances in time. Timed tags are searchable, too - a great way to explore the content on viddler.com
Timed Comments
Your position in the timeline of a video determines where your comment will be posted to, which brings the discussion to a whole new level!
Use Your Webcam
Got a web camera? You can use Viddler to record footage directly from the camera to the website. There's no third-party software
"Viddler is very different from other video-delivery based websites, because we stream our videos instead of having the user download it.
That means you get to watch videos without having to wait for the entire video to load.
This is especially useful when you want to view the last few minutes of a very long video.
It's a secure system and prevents other people from watching the video (in ways they're not supposed to) or ripping the video off the site.
Video that you host with Viddler cannot be stolen, or used in any fashion, unless you set your sharing options to allow it."
That means you get to watch videos without having to wait for the entire video to load.
This is especially useful when you want to view the last few minutes of a very long video.
It's a secure system and prevents other people from watching the video (in ways they're not supposed to) or ripping the video off the site.
Video that you host with Viddler cannot be stolen, or used in any fashion, unless you set your sharing options to allow it."
Vidler.com
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Posted: 2011-02-17 07:11:40 UTC-08:00
Drill down to the answer
Jay White of DumbLittleMan.com has a nice site. One of the features is a list of 20 search tips to be used with Google.
Here are a few:
- Either/or. Google normally searches for pages that contain all the words you type in the search box, but if you want pages that have one term or another (or both), use the OR operator -- or use the "" symbol (pipe symbol) to save you a keystroke.
- Quotes. If you want to search for an exact phrase, use quotes.
- Not. If you don't want a term or phrase, use the "-" symbol.
- Similar terms. Use the "~" symbol to return similar terms.
- Definitions. Use the "define:" operator to get a quick definition.
- Vertical search. Instead of searching for a term across all pages on the web, search within a specialized field. Google has a number of specific searches, allowing you to search within blogs, news, books, and much more
20 Google Tips
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Posted: 2011-02-04 03:47:00 UTC-08:00
Customize
At the top of an HTML file source, you may see some code that indicates the version of HTML that is going to be used.
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN">
The O'Reilly Net.com has a discussion:
DOCTYPE Explained.
"There are three variants on HTML 4.01, for example:
- HTML 4.01 Strict, which describes the structural portions of HTML 4.01 and does not provide any frame-related markup.
- HTML 4.01 Transitional, which includes the presentational markup such as >B< and >FONT<, but does not include frame-related markup.
- HTML 4.01 Frameset, which is the same as HTML 4.01 Transitional except that it adds a description of frame-related markup."
From Thomas Brunt's Outfront.net Editing the FP 2003 Default Template
"I've heard some folks complaining that FrontPage doesn't include a doctype declaration when you create a new page. If that's a problem for you then why not just edit the default template? That's the file that FP copies every time you create a new blank page. Here's the location of the file. Change it you like. C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Templates\1033\Pages11\normal.tem\normal.htm FP 2003 gives you a choice of doctypes to enter somewhat automatically, however. You can edit what's available and add your own stuff too."
Also:
Fix Your Site With the Right DOCTYPE!
Choosing a DOCTYPE
The global structure of an HTML document
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