[SOC] OT: Spam for my new site...

[Bob Nielsen]

On Fri, Sep 27, 2002 at 09:54:34AM +1000, Ian C. Purdie wrote:
> Bob Nielsen wrote:
> 
> > Now I know why my web page (http://www.n7xy.net) is so lame--I am too
> > old to learn HTML.
> 
> Unless you're older than me and that's 60+

I have you beat by three years.  I was responding to Claude's inference
that HTML is easier to learn if you are young.  I just haven't spent
the time yet.

> 
> > Actually I created it with a text editor, so there
> > is nothing fancy.  I really ought to update and expand it a bit,
> > however.
> 
> Way to go. I've used the Pro version of NoteTab for years. Actually
> HTML is very easy to learn, becoming a ham is much, much harder.
> 
> On the other hand, Javascript, Perl CGI and Server Side Includes -
> SSI are a lot more difficult. Getting to No. 1 in search engines is
> also an Olympic art in itself. Defeating all the "scumware" on
> visitors computers is also a "black science". The current practice is
> to become XHTML compliant, newer browsers won't tolerate mistakes.
> 

I bought an HTML book about 7 years ago, before all the frames, XML,
CGI and Java stuff became so prevalent.

I use lynx (ASCII text) as a browser much of the time but it won't
display a lot of the stuff you find these days.

> For anyone interested I'd recommend the free version of NoteTab.
> 
> http://www.notetab.com/

Hmmm.  I'd rather have one which works in Linux but other than stuff
like Netscape Composer, I haven't seen any.  My main computer is set up
to boot either Linux or Windows 98, so I will take a look, thanks.

> 
> While you are there, download Tidy HTML, nifty program for
> auto-correction. Also free.

That one is available for Linux, in fact I already have it installed. 
I haven't used it yet, however.


73, Bob N7XY
SOC #77
QRP-L #1985

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Bob Nielsen, N7XY                          n7xy@n7xy.net
Bainbridge Island, WA  
IOTA NA-065, USI WA-028S