I reside in Hollyweird, and am a retired math instructor. Recently, I decided to embark on a new project, create a math centered website. It is not a make money project, but one that is designed to give back and edify society. The road has been bumpy, and funny. I chose and bought a domain name (before researching the name) along with a quick and dirty web builder package from godaddy. I wanted a plant themed math site, and chose the name Algaebras. After researching the name I had chosen, I found (using a simple google search) that this name is associated with what smart mermaids wear (first error). After two days of fighting with the various free drawing programs (paint, openoffice draw, and finally the wonderful inkscape), and the godaddy web builder interface, I realized that what I had bought from godaddy was insufficient for my needs (second error). Now that I have leapt before I jumped, I am here attempting to learn how to jump. I have come to this forum because it is highly frequented (better chance of getting feedback), and it appears to be in line with my goals - learning how to create a website from scratch. I have perused the subforums of the site, and found a wealth of information. Great job by the mods. P.S. Love the rules comment: On a side note - Cricket is an insect, not a sport.
Hi and welcome. Looks like you'll be a valuable addition - older and wiser than most but still with a desire to learn.
You will definitely need to start with a different domain name. Or you can take the existing domain name and make a math related joke site. But it's not going to be a big hit. If you're looking for a better hosting provider I'd suggest hostgator.
Thank you both for the welcome. As for older, my first programming class involved key punch cards (thank the stars technology developed quickly). Heck I cannot even get on the back pages of a google search using the specific name of my site because there are people out there selling mermaid bras. This is goting to be a L...O...N...G road of learning.
My first code was counting down from 10 and stored on cassette tape - and I remember the awe of moving from 5 1/4 floppys to the fandancy little mac floppys. I guess that makes me a young thing
I still have an old mac with DoubleHelix along with those fandancy floppys. I will never forget the periodic checking of the wall to make sure that my framed degree was still on the wall while working with that program. I had come from a mainframe environment, and thought I knew it all. I learned more about what later got termed modular coding during those two years.