I posted this recently to another group, so if you are on that group as
well, just ignore!
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Many of you may already know this, and please deep six if you do, but I
thought I would pass along a little hint about URLs - those wonderful web
addresses many of us like to just click on. URL stands for Universal
Resource Locator and is how we reach all those wonderful embroidery and
other sites. WWW is of course for world wide web and http is for hyper text
transfer protocol.
Now the fun begins. The next part of the address is the main site's
location.
Example:
Often when someone posts a site, because we have to do so in plain text and
have a limited margin, part of the whole address often goes to the next
line, and we either do not see it or ignore it. So when we cut and paste an
address someone gives us, we have an incomplete address and rather than try
to figure it out, we just say "That address didn't work".
Rule #1 - Make sure you read the whole address; often there will be an htm
or an html at the end. Keep the window open that specifies the address and
after you have cut and pasted the address in your browser's address line,
manually type the next part that may have wrapped.
Rule #2 - If an address doesn't work for you, try cutting and pasting it on
your address line of your browser and systematically deleting each section
of it from the back to the front. Web addresses are separated by a regular
slash, not the backwards slash of a Windows operating system. The slashes
indicate sections. Often it may be just the last part that is messed up, and
if you eventually get to the main site, you will probably be able to find
what was mentioned and what you are looking for anyway.
Web addresses are comprised of parts--the main part and the sub-parts to the
site, thus the slashes. Even if some of the sub-parts can't be found, once
you get to the main site, you can "poke" around and find things! And another
thing--sometimes we type web addresses manually in our posts, and often we
make a typo - look them over carefully and you can often tell something is
amiss and just try a couple of variations. Last, but not least, go to Google
and put in a key word - you'll find it!
Hope this helps someone!
Sunny Chandonais - sunnysewsit@...
