Hypertext

is used to generate links that lead you from one place to another. At first glance it's almost magical. You see text, you click on it, and it takes you someplace new.

Hypertext is the foundation of the World Wide Web.

Michael "Doctor File Finder" Callahan explains.

You've got your domain. You've got your host. You've also spent time creating your site. Now your site is online so you'll want to give it a final check to make sure everything looks good. Go through your site as a visitor and note anything that's out of place or just plain broken. Does the navigation work? Are your images slowing down page load? Got any typos? If not, you're online and all is right with the world (wide web)

You can download software and create your Website right on your PC. When you're ready you can upload it to your host. Or, you can use a service that is online and gives you the tools to create your page right on the Web. We'll look at both methods in this part of our Web Site 101 video tutorial series.

Images can really add to the impact of your Website. You can include pictures of products, family, friends, gadgets or just about anything else you want. When using images on a Website, however, you want to follow certain guidelines so as not to get stuck with a

slow web page load

for your visitors.

HTML or Hyper Text Markup Language

is the basic language of the web. It takes a programmer or designer's ideas and code and presents it in a user-friendly manner. In effect, HTML makes the world wide web go 'round.

You want to

build your own website

, but with all the technical terms it can be daunting. There are so many unfamiliar terms like HTML, Java, ActiveX, and many more. We're going to look at three packages that will help you create a beautiful Web page without having to worry about any of the technical stuff with these

three free website building tools

. You can use one of the

free website templates

and even

publish your website via FTP

at the push of a button.

Think about all the things you type on your computer in a given day. A lot of what comes to mind is probably repetitive text. Things like the date and time, a phone number or simple phrases like "Got it, thanks." TextExpander to the rescue. This

Mac software

lets you

insert entire phrases, email signatures, dates, numbers and more with just a few keystrokes

.

TextExpander

can also be setup to deal with multiple salutations,

switch between different email signatures

and much more.

In this episode Michael "Doc" Callahan covers five fantastic and free HTML editors. The available features may vary, but all of them are excellent products. They include HTML Expert. Alleycode HTML Editor, DiDaPro HTML Editor, PageBreeze Free HTML Editor, and NoteTab Light.

If you have a mobile phone and a Flickr account, it's easy to post to your photostream from anywhere, no computer required. Simply snap a pic of what you see and if it turned out as you'd hoped, send it over the cellular network to your Flickr photostream and share what you saw. You can also send pics via email and get an embed code to show your favorite photos on your website.

Today on the Deck we meet up with A. Alfred Ayache, Web Application Architect and Webmaster of butterscotch.com. He shares a snapshot of his storied past from bras and panties to telcos to Tucows and butterscotch.com. A glutton for punishment, Alfred has been burning the midnight oil to get butterscotch ready for its beta launch. Said oil will continue to burn as we make some pretty radical improvements to the site going forward.

Hello world! So you want to

create your own basic web site

? You need to

understand the basics of getting your site online

. Michael "Doctor File Finder" Callahan leads us through the steps required to

get your first website online

including

tips on basic HTML

,

best FTP clients

to use, choosing a domain registrar and web host and much more. Follow along and you'll have your first site online in not time.
We've even got some coupons for you to

save money on domain registry and web hosting

.