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There is a broad array of technologies used to build the components of a web presence and that array is expanding nearly every day with new tools and technologies. More "traditional" tools are used to build websites where information is relatively static, and requires minimal updates and additions. Increasingly, there is a need for more dynamic methods of providing new and updated information and it's preferable to be able to make those changes and additions without the requirements for a technologist. There is also a rapidly increasing demand for tools which can engage the web audience and allow them to apply feedback and ask questions in real time (relatively). Not all of the technologies listed here are included in this tutorial but there is a vast amount of information available about each of them.
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This page provides some technology details for each of the components of the Playing Spider tutorial.
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| Playing Spider Website |
- Server: Linux (Host: www.Bluehost.com )
- Application: Jooma! Content Management System (www.joomla.org) - Installed using Simple Scripts (www.simplescripts.com)
- Database: MySQL (installed as part of the application installation)
- Time to install is about a minute, time to configure using an included template is about 30 minutes, there are hundreds of free templates available. Customization can be simple (logo change) to complex (fonts, colors, block layout).
- Validated to W3C standards.
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| Algernon Arachnid |
NEW SOLUTION IN DEVELOPMENT
- Server: Linux (Host: www.Bluehost.com )
- Page template and pages created in Microsoft FrontPage 2003* - this website is NOT using FrontPage extensions, publication is done using FTP. CSS external stylesheet used for page styling. NOT VALIDATED TO W3C STANDARDS.
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| Barbara Blackwidow |
- Web Community www.Blogger.com
- Style Template is Blogger standard "Dots"
- Time to register and set up template - less than 30 minutes.
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| Franklin Funnelweb |
NEW SOLUTION IN DEVELOPMENT
- Web Community www.livejournal.com
- Style Template is LiveJournal standard "Refried Paper"
- Time to register and set up template - less than 30 minutes.
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| Harlan Hobospider |
- Server: Linux (Host: www.bluehost.com )
- Application: Wordpress ( www.wordpress.org ) Installed using Simple Scripts (www.simplescripts.com)
- Additional plug-in for podcasting from PodPress ( www.mightyseek.com/podpress )
- Database: MySQL (auto-installed as part of the application)
- Time to install and configure WordPress - less than 15 minutes
- Time to locate, download, install and configure template and podcasting plug-in - approximately 2 hours.
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| Leslie Longlegs |
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| Ollie Orbweaver |
- Server: Linux (Host: www.bluehost.com)
- Application: Coppermine Photo Gallery (http://coppermine.sourceforge.net Installed using Simple Scripts (www.simplescripts.com) )
- Database: MySQL (auto-installed as part of the application)
- Time to install and configure application - less than 30 minutes.
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| Penny Parson |
NEW SOLUTION IN DEVELOPMENT
- Server: Linux (Host: www.bluehost.com )
- Application: phpBB ( www.phpbb.com ) Installed using Simple Scripts (www.simplescripts.com)
- Template "Conundrum" created by Mike Lothar ( www.mikelothar.com )
- Database: MySQL (auto-installed as part of the application)
- Time to install and configure application - less than 1 hour. Time to locate, download, and install "Conundrum" template - approximately 1 hour. (template link at phpbb.com)
- Header graphic by ChaliceMedia LLC
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| Robin Recluse |
- Server: Linux (Host: www.bluehost.com )
- Application: Drupal CMS ( http://drupal.org ) installed via Fantastico
- Database: MySQL (auto-installed as part of the application)
- Time to install and configure application - less than 1 hour. Time to locate, download, and install template - approximately 1 hour. (Through Drupal.org)
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| Toni Tarantula |
- Web Community www.squidoo.com
- Lens created using standard plug-in options
- Time to register, select plug-ins and create this site - less than 1 hour.
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| Wendy Wolfspider |
- Flash™ animation imbedded in a single HTML page. This example uses a single Flash file for the entire website. As a result it takes a few seconds to load. For a complex site, there are segmentation and pre-loading techniques that can be used to minimize load time.
- The animation was created using a programming tool called Kool Moves ( www.koolmoves.com )*
- Time: this demonstration site required approximately 6 hours to create. Your fully functional Flash site will likely require 16 to 40 hours of time, depending on complexity and tools used.
- * Kool Moves is a program that beginners can use for basic animations. MacroMedia Flash authoring tools have much more capability, but also require some solid programming experience and have a steep learning curve.
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| Graphics |
- Graphics created and manipulated using Corel Paint Shop Pro X, and Adobe PhotoShop Elements 3.0
- Except for Al Arachnid (clip from Music Video "Full Length Lust" - Produced by Beyond Sound); all other "Author" photos - from Hemera Photo Objects Premium Collection with backgrounds from ChaliceMedia LLC stock photography.
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* Micrsoft FrontPage 2003 is no longer available. It has been replaced by Microsoft Expression Web. Some code generated by FrontPage 2003 will not meet W3C validation standards. In order to meet standards, you'll need to edit the code created by FrontPage.
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Last Updated on Friday, 09 December 2011 00:43 |
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Technologies
