I still maintain a few static HTML web site for some commercial customers. They are simple to maintain, good for “look and read” web pages. They also run the quickest as nothing is built “on the fly” like a Content Management Systems (CMS) web site. All my personal websites are now running in CMS and are what is called “dynamic” web sites. They all require the use of a database server as well as the...
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Cloud Freedom?
I know I mentioned this somewhere. I am running my Ramblin’ Dan’s Store in the AWS cloud. I have total control and freedom of choice over all the hardware configuration, (servers and routers) as well as all the software including the operating system software. It is the same as having my own server here in my office. This is not a web site solution for everyone. There is a very large amount of system knowledge...
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This blog uses a CMS (Content Management System) named WordPress. No secret, there is a link to where you can get a copy in the left column under Meta/WordPress.org. It works well and I run many blogs using this software. I also have another CMS I like to use called Joomla. The name has been hyperlinked to their website if you care to check them out. It too is a very good CMS with more...
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I am thinking Microsoft OneNote may be a better way to maintain my rambling thoughts for this blog than writing using a Word document. My blog Word documents have usually been more like a text note than a truly formatted Word document. OneNote may be a far better tool. I won’t have a directory full of random Word docs. OneNote saves everything internal without using a save button. Another benefit is OneNote can live in...
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