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  • Basics: Domain names and Web Servers

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    Question from a student: Do I need a domain name [to upload my files to a server]? Yes and no. FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is the means by which we transfer files from a client computer to a server. In order to connect to a server you need its address, and login credentials. Every server…

  • Internet Sales are a comin’

    Here is an interesting article from GeekOSystem about internet sales tax. Apparently, the Senate has passed a non-binding resolution. Read more.

  • Problem solving 101

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    The issue Here is a excerpt from a student email… Mr. Rogers, I’m taking the basic Web Graphics class this semester and I’m seeing subjects in the class expectations that remind  me of what [will be expected of me in the final Capstone class]. I’m writing this because I had some areas in HTML that kind…

  • The big picture

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    When first learning HTML, there is a lot of information to take in. Keeping an eye on the BIG PICTURE can go a long way towards preventing overwhelm. The main web technologies are HTML, CSS, DOM, and Javascript. That’s four different technologies that are often offered as one beginning course in many colleges. Obviously, you…

  • img width and height attributes

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    A student asks… “Just to clarify, the primary purpose of the width and height attributes is to reserve space for the image, not to actually resize the image, correct? “ The width and height attributes on the img tag actually do both; they reserve the screen real-estate and also resize the image. Reserving real-estate When…

  • Moving a WordPress database

    My capstone class this semester built a client web site using WordPress. Design of the site needed to be well under way prior to the client acquisition of a hosting account. To progress with the site design and template construction we opted to create the site on a development server and then move it just…