Re: A83: new TI-83 Site

To: assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: Re: A83: new TI-83 Site
From: Jimmy Conner <timagic@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 19:48:00 -0800 (PST)
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Delivered-To: assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org
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Well in defense of Sumit I have a few things to say.

> 
> Tip #1:  Don't use Geocities, it's not worth it.  If you want to use
> something, get something that costs money, or get something like
webjump.
> Webjump gives you a url that is MUCH shorter than geocities,
> (domain.webjump.com), and they offer 25 megs of space, and you can
get a 1st
> level domain name (www.domain.com) for $70 ONCE, and that's it until
2 years,
> then you have to pay $35 a year.  The only thing they do is put a
banner frame
> at the top of your page, but it's still better than what geocities
does.
> 


  I use Geocities.  Whats not worth 66 megs of space for free.  Which
is not cheating if you read the rules real close.
  As for doamins goecities offers the same thing because its a
standard fee applied to register.  And if you register your domain
with them, you have no banners anyway.  I also use cjb.net, there
domain is shorter than webjump's.  I do think I will get a domain name
soon and move servers but there is nothing wrong with Geocities.
  Also I feel pop-ups are a lot better to deal with than banners stuck
to your page.  Me and my brother made a nice little program to deal
with that problem right off.  Even works with many of the other sites
people use.  Its avaliable on my site.


> Tip #2:  If you expect to be as active as ticalc.org, then you
should get
> about 3-7 more webmasters, each with their own job and each with a
good
> knowlage of html, scripting, asm, and basic.  (also, they should
preferably
> all get along :P)

  Also I would like to say that he is already on a team of capable
people (about 4 of us, was 5), he joined TIMagic about half a year ago
or so.  And has been one of the more active on the site.

 
> Tip #3:  Don't go by the name Webmanager, you're not the only
webmanager on
> earth.  Either use your real name, or a cryptic name that sounds
swahili.

  He's right there.  I perfer to go by GOD (CiGaMiT).


> 
> Tip #4:  Don't use frames, use a table.  Frames mess up your backround
> picture, and are harder to use links with.  No one likes a webpage
that keeps
> a frame when you go to another page through a link.

  I use frames and it sets off the background of my site.  I actaully
made the background with frames in mind.
    And all you need to do is add the target=parent and load a frame
set with 100% width named parent before you load your page (as long as
you set it up correctly it works).  True I haven't bothered to do this
in my links but...
  As for tables???  I use them too but I don't think I have figured
out what you are talking about here.


> 
> And lastly, Tip #5:  Try to use style sheets, they make links look
alot
> cooler, and in HTML 5.0, all you will be able to use is style sheets.

  Style sheets are great!!

> I hope this helps.
> If you want to see an example of what I think is a good page (mine),
go to
> www.hmph.com/starcraft
> You'll also notice that I have minimal pictures, people hate low
loading
> times, and it doesn't add too much to the page to have bulky
pictures as
> links.  Feel free to steal some code, just don't copy the whole
thing and use
> it as your page.
> -David (known as Rangsk on my page)
> 


  No offense meant by my biting and slashing of your words.  I'm just
bored waiting for dinner to hurry up.

Jimmy
www.timagic.cjb.net
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