Why have a web site?

• Universally accessible promotion
• Ease and timely updating
• Printable from any computer attached to a printer
• Two-way communication: Link via email | Post phone/mailing address | Forms | Shopping carts

Why NOT have a web site? • COST: Server | Software | Production time [yours/others]

Site generation demo:
• Text control
• Tables
• Import graphics & media
• Test
• Publish

Site storage: goDaddy.com | Cox | Microsoft Office Live (See sample) | Etc.

Site construction software: BlogSpot KCStar 7/21/08/(Tom Parker/Cresent Dragonwagon) | Dreamweaver (WYSIWYG) | SeaMonkey (0pen Source) | Etc.

Graphics software: PSP v8 free | Gimp v2 free (0pen Source) | Etc.

HTML: Hypertext Markup Language | Adobe Dreamweaver: 30-day free trail, WYSIWYG
HTTP: Hypertext Transfer Protocol W3C=World Wide Web Consortium
IP addresses: .com | .org | .net | .info | .me | .us | .edu | etc.
Browsers: Mozilla Firefox | Opera | Safari | Flock (was Netscape Navigator) | SeaMonkey | IE | Etc.

Acquiring graphics (gif, jpg, png): Right-click: Free clip art | Headline text | Photos | Backgrounds | Sounds | Animations | Flash movies | YouTube links (sample) | MS Office Live Clip Art | Etc.
Acquiring page layouts in IE: Save As

Classes:
• TSCPL Free Computer Classes
• WU Continuing Education
• WU OA 290WC, Dreamweaver I, One credit, Nov. 8 & 15, 2008, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM --17 spaces avail.
• WU CAS: AR/CM 229 Web Graphics I, Three credits, MW, 1-2:15 PM, Carnegie 108 --1 space avail.