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This assignment was a lot of fun. I must admit, at first it was a little frustrating because I'm using a mac and things are a little different. I was having trouble getting Safari to open the file so I could see it as it would appear on the web. It was opening it as a text editor would, so all I could see was the html code. I went back through the directions very carefully and used the exact programs recommended for all the steps. After that it worked fine. I think it was because I was trying to use OSX text edit.
After that everything went smoothly. I feel I have a clear understanding of what went on with this process. I understand the differences between the web, internet, ftp, client and server. I can see with more experience how fun it would be to make more advanced web pages. You could create your own blog with your own custom page without limitations. Or maybe you could link your blog to your personal page where people could get more goodies. The possibilities seem infinite. I'm going to try and take an introductory html class next quarter if my schedule works out. After this class I feel much better about accessing resources from many aspects of the internet. I feel I have a much better "bird's eye" view of the whole thing.
Hi, Rick:
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you were able to make it work on a Mac, textwrangler was successful? I also use a Mac but usually use Firefox as my browser. I'm glad you were encouraged by the results and understand how it works. I want everyone to feel powerful, they can post a web page on the web but also a reminder to think twice before you believe and/or use everything you read on the web.