Ok, so it’s been a while since I last posted. I have been swamped. Have created numerous sites that are doing extremely well and have had me working more than I wanted to. Which ain’t a bad thing.
But on a more fun note, Google released some fun FREE drawing software last week. [...]
I downloaded the new Microsoft Internet Exlorer 7.0 Beta 2 Preview. And overall I gotta say I like it. I like the tabs, I am getting used to where they moved the home page icon to, I like the new RSS ding, etc.
All this, despite the fact that when I first installed it [...]
MySQL is an open source database that you can install and use for FREE on your computer OR more than likely it’s already installed on your web hosting company’s server. And you can access it through your web hosting company.
If you’re not familiar with what a database is, it’s just a way to save [...]
PHP is a computer language used pretty extensively on the internet. It too is “open source” and stands for ‘Hypertext Preprocessor’. But it’s just known as PHP.
Typically .php pages are used when more advanced web pages than just HTML are needed. With php you can easily hook up with a database (like [...]
HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language. It’s the computer language that most web pages are written in.
Even when using a web editor like Nvu or DreamWeaver, those easy drag and drop web page design editors, they all still just create HTML code behind the scenes. They’re specifically designed to save you the [...]
Open source is software that has been contributed to the online community. Open source usually means that the source code is available and can be used, changed and edited.
So what does this all mean to you?
The open source community has some great programs available for you to use for FREE.
For example, Nvu [...]
Web Hosting is getting cheaper these days. Long gone are the days you’d have to pay $20 per month for a decent web host. In fact, for most websites, all you need is a basic web hosting account. And if you’re paying more than $10 per month, I’d say you’re getting robbed. [...]
Soon to be launched in full, Design Your Own Web has already completed tons of tutorials using the free editors Nvu and the GIMP, with much more on the way!