Gnewbie Gnook

If you are new to the Internet or computing, you may not know what to do with that shiny new box you received. If you are reading this, you are certainly on the Internet. What else do you do besides reading newsletters? You can perform searches for practically anything you can imagine. The Internet is [...]

Dave, I keep hearing about RSS, XML and RSS feeds. I just barely have a clue what they are, but when people then start talking about RSS aggregators, what are they talking about and why would I want one? Do you use an aggregator, and if so, which one?

Are you new to computers? What about technology? If so, do I have a web site for you. The site I am talking about is located right here. CNet is a site that offers a lot of different FREE classes that can usually be completed in 4-8 weeks. You only need spend a few minutes [...]

Dave, I’ve been looking at a lot of different weblogs in the last few weeks and notice that while some list “Trackback” or “Pingback” right on their index page, others have that information on individual entry pages, and yet others seem to have either hidden or completely removed trackbacks altogether. What are trackbacks and “trackback [...]

Dave, I just read an article of yours where you say not to hide keyword-content with matching font and background color. I’m curious to know if the same is true for a hidden layer containing keyword-content? There is so much to learn about SEO and what are the best techniques to use!

Dave, I reviewed the sections on Building Web Site Traffic and Search Engine Optimization but I still have a question for you: Once I have set up the pages correctly, do I still
need to contact the Google Gods to let them know a site exists, or is that dynamic?

Dave, I see some sites with and some sites without a copyright line. Do you know if someone must follow an official process before adding this line? Such as (C) 2002-2004 by Dave Taylor, etc…

Dave, I read your HTML primer for bloggers, but I’m confused because on the sites I add comments, I have to use something called bbcode, not HTML. What is bbcode and how do I use it?

Dave, I’ve just started a weblog of my own and am finding that I need to learn a few HTML tags to make my entries as attractive as possible. I’d also like to learn how to link to other sites and other Weblogs, but really haven’t much of a clue other than that HTML has [...]

Dave, I’m getting more and more confused. I keep getting warnings and alerts from PayPal, eBay, my bank, and various other banks and financial institutions that I don’t even have accounts with, all telling me to log in and verify my account information. I’ve read about something called “phishing” and am wondering if that’s what [...]

Dave, an easy question: How do I validate my Web pages and end up with one of those nifty “xhtml 1.0 verified” graphics for my page?

Alright, this is pretty geeky, but is there a way I can grab all my Mac OS X Safari bookmarks using a shell script so I can manipulate the data? I’ve peeked into the bookmarks file and yow, it’s one hairy data file!

Dave, I have a number of different computers running Mac OS X, and would like to keep my Safari bookmarks in sync. I don’t necessarily need to to have these bookmarks accessible within other Web browsers (though it’d be a bonus if Firefox saw them too) but if I designate one as my master bookmark [...]

Q: I’ve discovered that you can edit the entire layout of Movable Type
by just editing the CSS file that came with it; unfortunately, I don’t
have a clue as to how to do this myself. Are there any resources that
offer CSS files?
A: Absolutely! What’s a community without sharing of ideas and styles?
I’m sure you’ve seen some [...]

Q: The newscasting bug has bit me and I’m really interested in getting into Internet radio. How involved is this?
A: This isn’t hard at all - in fact, it’s a snap. When you think of Internet radio, you think of cheesy techno music or grainy, distorted sound - sometimes both on the same station - [...]

Q: How much work is it to “retrofix” an existing HTML Web site with CSS? I inherited a 100-page site where two other people are also involved in link updating and they consistently use wrong fonts or sizes!
A: My best suggestion would be to try and use a multiple file, find and replace utility [...]