WEB SITE LOCATING
I have choosen GeoCities as my "HOME" for a couple of
reasons. As a WebTV'er, I cannot "download" items off the
net. To do so, I needed a "HOME" that offers FTP.
Basically this means that I am able to relocate items from
one site to another.
If the "HOME" you look for does
not have FTP service, you will not be able to move items to
your site without the aid of a computer. There are many
great "HOMES" out there. I personally like GeoCities and
its benefits and it is WebTV friendly.
Most "HOMES"
offer a decent amount of FREE space. For the average
person, the 10 to 11MB of space they offer will be more
than sufficient. I choose to upgrade to the GeoPlus
membership (at $5 a month, lunch money really for what you
get) so that I can have a much easier addy (net talk for
address) for you and my friends. It also provides other
benefits that I won't get into now.
If you would like to check these great folks out, click the
icon below to sign up.
If you would like to check out other "HOMES", click on
Freebyte!
FREEBYTE!
LESSON #2
TRANSLOADING
Now don't let this word scare you. If
you plan on building a site on WebTV, this will become your hero. The great folks at TATUNG and Anthony Chu have
provided this quick and easy method of moving items from
one site to another for you...again FREE.
Here is a
quick explanation of how to use it
First, you will need
the full URL of the item want to relocate to your site.
For beginners, a URL is a specific addy on the net. To see a URL, hit the GOTO button on your keyboard. Move the
cursor to recent, and you will see this pages URL.
See
that was easy. Now this is the URL type information you
will need. To use the TRANSLOADER, your "HOME" must have
FTP services. Remember that when choosing a
"HOME".
There are several options and methods to choose
from in TRANSLOADER. You can move items, get pics (net for
pictures) off email, video captures, and more.
The only
draw back to the TRANSLOADER is that it does not contain
much information on how to use it for the novice.
If
you are a "newbie" and want more detailed information,
click on the button LEARN TRANSLOADING, otherwise, click on THE TRANSLOADER to see the page. IMPORTANT, any page I link you to, you should save it in a FAVORITES file (If you
don't know what that is, go back to WEBTV BASICS to learn
about those).
LEARN
TRANSLOADING
THE
TRANSLOADER
OK, your doing
great! Hope you are learning alot. Now on to page
2.