Tools to manage DNS. (2006, July 10). Retrieved May 4, 2007, from http://www.dns.net/dnsrd/tools.html
This web site offers a list of ways to diagnose and repair DNS problems. The tools used are UNIX, Linux, MS-DOS and Perl scripts and are mostly functional on a cross-platform. There is a separate link to Windows Tools but the link is outdated. The web site provides a variety of links to help you diagnose basic and overall problems. It also provides links to Network Information management systems. There are a variety of links that provide online and miscellaneous tools as well. The site is useful in its direction to other websites. It is a map of where to find information.
The JavaScript source. (2007). Retrieved May 4, 2007, from http://javascript.internet.com/
The JavaScript Source provides a variety of examples that can be cut and pasted to use in the creation of your own web pages. The site offers Java coding for free. The JavaScript Source also provides links that will lead you to websites that will help you create Generators, calculators, buttons and search pages. The web site is easy to use, functional and really does provide script for free.
FTP ( File transfer protocol)
FTP. (n.d.). Retrieved May 4, 2007, from http://www.computerhope.com/software/ftp.htm
The FTP web site was a bit disappointing. There were no additional links and only brief explanations about FTP. Not useful for an advanced user, but good to explain basically to the new user.
FTP help. (2006). Retrieved May 4, 2007, from http://www.ftpplanet.com/ftpresources/ftpmain.htm
FTP help was a well designed and thought out web site. The web site provides links to guides that will assist you in understanding the functions of a Webmaster, technician, online auctions, gaming and Mp3 downloads. The web site is for all levels of users and provides common information that make the internet more efficient for the user.
HTTP ( Hypertext transfer protocol)
HTTP. (2006, July 27). Retrieved May 4, 2007, from http://searchvb.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid8_gci214004,00.html
SearchVB.com is a web site that provides a lay definition for HTTP. In the paragraph long definition there are links that will lead users to other pages for an explanation of tech jargon that they may not already know. The web site is for a specific purpose and does what is expected.
Hypertext transfer protocol. (2007, May 2). Retrieved
May 4, 2007, from http://www.wdvl.com/Internet/Protocols/HTTP/
Hypertext Transfer Protocols explains through a variety of analogies what exactly HTTP is and why you may want to know what it is. The web site is informative and helpful. It not only provides a definition for HTTP but provides links that will take users to other pages that will explain header fields, general properties and request methods. The web site uses some technical jargon, but also provides a history of how HTTP was created. The web site was informative, but not very useful.
Web Browser Help
Web browser help. (2007). Retrieved May 4, 2007, from
http://webbrowserhelp.com/
Web Browser Help provides assistance understanding the intricacies of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari and Opera web browsers. The web site is one page only and offers links to the user guides for the above mentioned browsers. The web site also provides six articles that that will assist all web browsers.
Firefox help. (2006, December 29). Retrieved May 4, 2007, from http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/
Firefox help is a web site dedicated to Mozilla Firefox. It is hosted by Mozilla.org and provides helpful links for user to do tricks and shortcuts in Firefox. The web site also provides links for menu referencing, editing configurations and reporting bugs. The web site is for a specific purpose and is directed towards Firefox users only.
HTML & XHTML
HTML
The Web Design Group. (n.d.). Retrieved May 4, 2007, from http://htmlhelp.com/
The Web Design Group is a reference web site that helps you find the coding you need to create non-browser specific web pages. The web site offers free information and provides links to other web sites that also offer free information to help you create imaginative and informative web sites. The web site was useful and I have used many of the links.
HTML & XHTML FAQ. (2007, April 29). Retrieved May 4, 2007, from http://www.codestyle.org/html/FAQ.shtml
HTML & XHTML FAQ page is just that a fact finding web site. The web site does not provide links that will lead you to other web sites for your answers. The FAQ web site lists commonly asked question and provides the answer themselves. This web site is useful if you have a specific question you want answered.
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