File: HOMEBREW.HTM
Created: 23-JAN-1997
Changed: 12-May-2003 v1.02

HOW TO BREW YOUR OWN HOME PAGE
Here's how I'd make my home page, if I were crippled without the benefit of the shareware goodies I use. Hope this helps. Enjoy. And plz let me know how I can improve this. Mahalo's plenty. -- DizzyDeane
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STEPS:

1. Make a subdirectory or folder for all your stuffs. For example, md c:\mywebpag

2. Create your own homepage or surf to one you like and do a "SaveAs" to say c:\mywebpag\index.htm.

3. Add *.GIF,*. JPGS,*.ETC files from your disk cache to your folder.

4. Change your browser's startup homepage to say: file:///c:/mywebpag/index.htm

5. Use a vanilla ASCII editor (or better!) to make changes as needed

6. Move (Copy & Paste) your favorite 'bookmarks' to your homepage file:index.htm

7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 ... ad nauseum.

BENEFITS:

- PORTABLE:Copy your stuffs to to your: Laptop, new computer, family and friends. Email works too. :-)

- HOME IZ WHERE YOUR MODEM IZ: If you're away from home, just login to Compuserve or AOL.

- EASY TO UPLOAD to your ISP. Hint: Just FTP it all!

- PUBLIC-able & publishable when you're ready

- FAST: Work on your homepage at hard disk speeds: No outside connection required

- ANY EDITOR: Only an ASCII editor needed (graduate to a HTMLEditor later or sooner!)

- EASY TO TEST with your favorite browser. Regardless of its flavor. On your harddrive.

- ADD A DASH OF YOUR TIME: No expensive HTML program needed.



CREDITS:
Andrew Phillips for showing me the way to a fast, plain & simple homepage

© - Dizzy Deane Yamane