Page 2 My Eclectic Collection of Stuff

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I'm honestly glad you stopped here. I'll try to share some interesting stuff. I should warn you..... there is no organization to this page. I just find something I like and I slap it up here.
8/20/02 - That was my original thought, however, the page got to be a mile long and took forever to load so now I slap up links on this page. As for the "9/11 Tribute" and donation link: I put those up years ago but I still like them so ... I have now decided they are there to honor the Anniversary of 9/11

Here's What's On This Page

Do You Want to Build Your Own Website?
Great Tutorials for HTML
Where to Host Your Website
Need an HTML Editor?
What To Do With Digital Pictures?
Just Showing Off - Another Website I Built
Bravenet

"Stop Fooling Around With That Website and Get Back to Work!"
Okay, ...Okay, ...Here is Some Great Stuff for Stage Managers.
"eProduction" - A Great Site for Stage Managers
Do You Need A Fax Machine?
Some Outstanding Audio Editing Software

For 9/11

Click Here for tasteless jokes at the terrorist's expense.
Contributions to this page are welcome. The only requirements are that the jokes be very insulting and funny.
If you have one to share Send It to Me .

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I found out about these guys from an add for a free picture viewing program. I downloaded it and loved it. It is small, simple, and works well. It is called "CoffeeCup Free Image Viewer Plus". They also have a small, free, html editing program called "CoffeeCup FREE HTML 6.0". They have a lot of other stuff related to web page publishing as well, though not free. Also.... I really loved their "Banner".

--- September 14, 2001 ---
Received an E-Mail from "CoffeeCup" asking that I post this on my web site.
Now these guys have two banners that I really love!

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More Jokes!

What do you get if you cross an Agnostic,
a Dyslexic, and an Insomniac?

For the answer to this and more, possibly even dumber jokes..... Click Here
Same deal, if you have one to share Send It to Me

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I Want a Website

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Where to Host

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Now I Want an Editor for HTML

If you just need something simple because you simply cannot take the time to learn HTML, you will need a WYSIWYG Editor. (That stands for "what you see is what you get").
If you use Internet Exporer or any IE based browser here is a simple
WYSIWYG Editor
you can play with. If you are using a Netscape based browser (sorry Firefox lovers), this little script will not work at all. See what I mean about the difference in browsers?

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My Webpage Needs Pictures

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Bravenet

Once you have a website pretty much done you will begin to want stuff on it like forms, hit counters, passwords, guestbooks, message forums, embedded music files , and the list goes on! Most of this kind of stuff is accomplished with special "Scripts" that are programs that make this stuff happen. With most free and even some "low priced" web hosts, even if you have them, you will not even be able to run these scripts. They can present a security problem so it is easier to say no. The solution to all for these problems is at an incredible site called Bravenet. They are set up to provide all of these services (and dozens more) for your website, using "scripts" on their server. Most importantly, they provide these services free . If you want complex support like a large business site might need, Bravenet also has those services to buy. Before setting up this new site, I used a number of these services and they work perfectly, are very easy to use, and (let me say it one more time) free . Also, if you have not purchased a Domain Name of your own, you may have a completely unmanageable address to your website. As an example, this spot on this page has this address: http://www.a-stage-manager.com/theatre-page2.htm#bravenet .
Using one of the free features offered at Bravenet I have set up a "Fast URL".
The address: http://continue.to/try is certainly easier to remember and takes you to the same site.
My personal favorite is http://get-me.to/aStageManager which will bring you back to this site's home page.

Anyway, use the banner below to visit these guys and sign up for the services you want. As a member, they will subject you to a periodic newsletter with advertising, but even these have great little coding tricks and stuff that I really look forward to getting. (Yes, I confess, I would love you to use this banner as part of their Affiliates program so I may get paid a little if you sign up for services, but remember, I had a link to these guys on my other sites before they had an Affiliates program.)

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If you want to see a more serious website that I am working on, click on the logo and you can see the Boy Scout Website I do for my son.

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eProduction

I just found a very cool tool for Stage Managers everywhere. Wouldn't it be great to have a webpage just for information about your show. Everyone in the company could go there and look for information without calling you every night......
Maybe it could even send your schedule to you as an eMail, just to make things easier......
Maybe you could even find some guy to make the page for you.....
Then all you'd have to do was put in the information and take all the credit for it......
Maybe this same guy would be interested in changing the site to do new things as you think of them......
Well....., Peter is the guy and he has set up a new site just for lazy people like me who want to look good!
eProduction
http://www.theatreproduction.com
Let's figure out how to help him keep this going. It's gonna save all of us a lot of work.

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Do You Have a Fax?

Yeah, right, ..... like I have a dedicated Fax machine at my house!
If you don't either Click Here

The Show Needs Sound Effects

I know, all of the Web Ring banners are on the first page. I wanted to mention the members of all four rings again. If, like me, you have a life-long interest in theatre.... do yourself a favor. This is a fun collection of folks to visit!

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