SHEESH.... yall before you get to thinkin something that is not true, let me assure you I am not a computer wiz kid... Dave Snow HIMSELF taught me what little I knew to begin with when I started working for him on websites. The rest came by trial and error and askin questions, not by any formal training...so what I have is a smattering of information and Ronda just happened to hit some of the smattering! LOL!!!! jan Listowner: Tnstewar-L@rootsweb.com Tnstewar-D@rootsweb.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Shirley Daugherty <spencer1@train.missouri.org> To: <DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 28, 1999 8:39 PM Subject: Re: From Listowner - Please Read > Wow!!! I wish I could have said that! > Maybe next time I can! Naw--- > > ---------- > > Don't feel bad, Ronda...the computer great sysops and gurus of the world > > seem to delight in creations that involve initials...and while we get used > > to using the initials and in context begin to learn what they apply to, the > > actual words they stand for often get lost in the shuffle...plenty of > > computer savy people don't know that when you pin them down so you aren't > > alone in not knowing. I bet if I asked the sysop where I work (who can > > manage to fix a lot of things), she would not have a clue what some of the > > simple initials she tosses around like I talk about truffles and scones > > really stand for. In answer to your question: > > 1. HTML stands for Hypertext Markup Language. In simple words it is a way > > of typing things (format commands) so that web pages actually look like they > > do. When your browser goes to them it reads the WAY the underlying code > > (which you can't see) is written and it interprets it so that you see what > > you see....think of it as the webpage you see is not really like that > > underneath at all...it is Russian and you are Spanish and you have to have > > an interpreter not only to read it but to SEE it...your browser is the > > interpreter. If you wanna really LOOK at some of the gobblety gook sometime > > on your browser go up top and click on "view", then look at "source"...that > > is what html really looks like. That funny writing puts in the font, the > > colors, the pictures, you name it. > > 2. URL stands for uniform resource locator or universal resource locator. > > Sounds about as foreign as the initials, right? It really is pretty simple > > too, though, once you know. They are SIMPLY the ADDRESS you type in to go > > to a website! They move from general to specific. When you write an old > > time snail mail letter, you move from specific to general ....like Jim > > WhoEver; 400 WHatsit Drive; Jingle Bells, Outta here; 40000....well with > > website addresses it is is opposite: http://www(world wide web). > > ourworld(server address or domain)/JimWhoever (directory)/index.htm (the > > specific file it is all in). > > Sheesh...all ya really have to know is if someone wants you to go to a URL > > they are talking about a website addy, and if they say don't send in HTML > > they mean use plain text.... oh boy. > > Hope this helped. > > jan > > Listowner: Tnstewar-L@rootsweb.com > > Tnstewar-D@rootsweb.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <Tinitiger6@aol.com> > > To: <DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, August 28, 1999 4:18 PM > > Subject: Re: From Listowner - Please Read > > > > > > > What do the initials HTML, URL stand for? I do not know most of the > > > abbreviations used in computer language. Haven't been doing this that > > long. > > > Thanks for your help. > > > > > > Ronda > > > > > > > > > ==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > > > GENEALOGY is like Hide & Seek: > > > They Hide & I Seek !! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > > Hi Ho! Hi Ho! Now where did my ancestors go ?? > > > > > > ==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > Hi Ho! Hi Ho! Now where did my ancestors go ?? >