Tips and Fun Stuff - Creation Web Page


		Generate a Webpage on the Fly
		StrangeBanana Generator This site randomly creates a webpage for you. Each time you click refresh, you get a different template. Just save the one you like and change the info.
		Count the Hits on Your Home Page
		Cameron Counters Instructions Cameron has a way to put counters on your page. Check this page out to find out how.
		Get a check-up at the local garage
		NetMechanic This is a wonderful FREE site that will tell you if your page is browser friendly, how long it takes to download, how many links it found to your page, and will even help you shrink your graphics' file sizes. Spinwave Another free tool that will shrink your gifs and also jpgs. Do your website a favor and use this site to decrease download time.
		Check your page with the Lynx text-based browser
		Lynx-Me Wondering what your page looks like in lynx, but not wanting to login to cuok to see? This site allows you to type in your URL, and it will return back a replication of your page in lynx. (Doesn't let you check links however, just appearance.) This site will also validate your HTML coding. You can see if your page follows specifications for HTML 2.0 or HTML 3.0. Very useful site.
		Java the Easy Way!
		The Java Boutique Over a hundred java applets that are ready to be used. This easy to use site gives instructions on using each applet on your own page.
		Background Sound
		Internet Explorer 2.0 and above <BGSOUND SRC="filename.mid"> - Place this command between the <HTML> and <TITLE> codes. Your midi file will automatically begin playing when someone with a soundcard accesses your page. Netscape Navigator 3.0 and above <EMBED SRC="filename.mid" AUTOSTART=true LOOP=true\|false\|integer> - Place this command anywhere in your html file after the <BODY> command. With this option your midi file will automatically begin playing. You can also use aiff, au, and wav files. There are a lot of other options for this command as well. You can set the volume and even have a stop, play, and pause console appear. Remember, this only works if they have a soundcard in their machine. Midi Files Sources Midi File Central - has just about everything: pop, classic, sci-fi, individual artist pages (even ABBA!). The Midi Farm
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