Back in Cupblog

Somehow I found myself shut out of blogger. That nightmare scenario where you have so many usernames and passwords you don't know where you are anymore happened to me. I was trying everything, scouring my address book where I'd scribbled said usernames and passwords but with no indication which was current.

Anyway I'm back inside which is quite a relief.

Wallowing in weebly

I have really got to grips with the nod off website I'm putting together via weebly. The more I tinker about with it, the more fun it is to use. At last it is a website I feel in control of (as much as one can when you can't write any of the background stuff). Because I want to include tracks from the nod off cds, I am paying for a pro site. But you can make one for free. I would highly recommend it if you want to understand a bit more about how they are put together.

Website progress

I have been making tiny steps on the website front. After following some instructions from some web enthusiast I stumbled across, I managed to produce a page with a yellow background, a heading and a line that ticker taped across the bottom.

So, I suppose that is something. Then I got this book from the library and read it. As one customer review states, it starts well and then makes some enormous jump into css without explaining what it is. However, it did mean I could go and copy the source of a website and begin to play about with it.

I think the problem with new technology and a slightly fossilized brain is that I need to get an understanding of terms used. I remember my father becoming infuriated with his mac because he couldn't create a document, he kept just making folder after folder. Essentially, it was a question of understanding the language. In macspeak a document was a file. At least I think it was if my memory serves me right. Obviously, in his eyes a file didn't sound anything like what he was after.

I have also been getting much better acquainted with Word 2010. I have heard so many complaints from friends who prefer the old layout. I even ended up buying a book on the subject and again it is a question of language. I think because new products keep being produced, the manufacturers feel changing the labelling is something that should also be done. But it is infuriating trying to work out what mindset they work under. For ages I couldn't find the spellcheck because it was under the review menu. It turns out that the band across the top (with all the dropdown menus) is called the ribbon. To us old enough to remember, that smacks of a typewriter. It is not the technology that foxes people, it is the language it is labelled with.

I have been trying to build a new website

Everyone tells me how easy it is. I am not actually building the website from scratch, but have been doing it through weebly. The trouble is I am too impatient. I just want it to look and work properly without having to learn how to do it. And I want a great deal of control over the text.

Anyway, my first attempts can be viewed at www.nodoff.co.uk. The text reads remarkably like the home page on the Publishing Cupboard website. That is because I just copied it.

I used a wedding theme website but I don't like the block capitals of the site name. Apparently I can change theme at the drop of a bouquet, but not the chosen type style.

If anyone out there who visits websites has any advice to offer on what they like to find on one, please leave a comment. I am not even sure if websites are even such a big deal anymore.