NEXT:
you can get a free Web Drive from
the following
(IF YOU ARE A STUDENT
OTHER THAN A COMTECH YOU CAN USE THESE SITES TO GET FREE WEB SPACE FOR
YOUR PROJECTS)
>
GeoCities grade 10 + 11 recommended as most reliable and easy to use
15 Mb storage
>AngelFire recommended
for those who value FTP
> grade 11 + 12 20 Mb storage
> can be set up for the DreamWeaver FTP client (very cool feature)
> Brinkster good web
provider
> BraveNet good web
provider
> All-the-free-space
> 5U.com > 50 Mb
storage
remember to keep your image sizes
small to reduce files sizes and speed up up your viewers download time
a) sign up and save your
username and password!
save your
username and password!
save your username
and password!
save your username and
password! (so many
students forget their username and password)
b) use the
File Manager (or FTP) to upload files from your "G" drive
c) remember to save to
your "A" drive as well if you want to take your files with you
d) your files are the
capital you generate while learning....... keep all your files in a safe
place
e) Finally remember that
at the end of the semester your work will be presented in an
online portfolio so it is very important to keep all your files
organized as you proceed through the course.
You might want to build your portfolio as you go.
If you believe nothing is free you are
probably right! Free web space on the Internet is a part of a
business plan by web hosting companies to get your future business which
is fair enough. What usually happens is that you are given a certain
amount of web space and then you proceed to fill it up. You then have to
purchase more space to continue your growing web presence. If you are
really unlucky you are told after a time that your web space is going to
cut in half by a certain time in the near future.......... nothing is
free .
So what is the alternative?
Bite the bullet and get your own domain name and pay for web space!
a) pay for your own domain name with one of the above listed companies
or .......
b) register your own domain name (such as
www.michaelsharris.com)
with a web hosting company such as
>
www.eseehosting.com
(I use even though it is in Vancouver)
> http://www.1and1.com
> http://www.torweb.com/
> http://www.canhost.ca/
The
advantages of registering your own domain name are:
> you will own a personal domain
name
> you will have numerous email address options
> your web presence will not be interrupted by the fickle nature of some
business plan/failure
> you will have a secure web presence (imagine having to transfer a
large website to a new host all the links will be broken!!!!)
> you will appear more professional
> you will be able to use server scripts such as FrontPage Extensions,
CGI, PERL, and other goodies that you probably are not familiar with but
often are used for some of the more nifty web tricks like counters,
forms, web commerce animations etc. (these scripts have to be installed
on the server that you use)
Disadvantages are
> it costs money ....... eseehosting.com charges $29 to
register your own domain name and they will also host it for a year with
20Mb of server space for an extra fee you can add more web space and
scripts
Once you have registered and own a domain name (URL)
it is yours for life as long as you pay yearly fees
(like a car license).
You can transfer your domain name to a different host company when ever
you like.
