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Mar 28, 2002
    Question:
    How can I make my web site more effecient? What Are the steps I have to take to stop it from crashing??? Thanks,

    Answer:
    The old axium, KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) comes to mind...simplicity doesn't have to mean boring.

    Stay away from new technologies, stick to HTML and JavaScript, use smaller images, and less of them. Try to keep your total page size including images under 40K.

    Use CSS (cascading style sheets) to format the page instead of countless FONT tags.
    Thanks

    --Dr.Website

    Question:
    Dear Dr. Website:
    my qts is ....i am working on a powerpoint slide show .

    I want to put it on my website but i want it to keep going by itself instead of me clicking on the next bttn and also i don't want it to cover the whole page.

    Answer:
    Microsoft Powerpoint has a facility to create web pages from presentations.

    You can choose the size of the images that will be displayed on the page.

    As for making it move from one slide to another, you can always use a META refresh to take it to the next page (though you'll be taking control away from the user, which isn't generally something you want to do).

    <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"refresh" content=3D"2;URL=3Dhttp://www.yoursite.com/newpage.htm">

    (the 2 next to content refers to the number of seconds before the page will refresh).
    Thanks,

    --Dr.Website

    Question:
    Dear Dr. Website:
    I have a question for when designing a website.

    What questions and aspects should you take into consideration when in an interview with a web design client? What questions should you ask? and what should you pay special attention to? Thanks

    Answer:
    Good question! Here is a list of the questions I always ask clients when = beginning a web development project:

    * Why are you creating this web site?
    * Who is your target audience?
    * What kind of traffic do you anticipate?
    * Will you be providing direct sales?
    * Will you need a secure server?
    * Do you prefer a specific programming language be used?
    * Do you have an idea in mind for the design?
    * Do you want to use a database?
    * Will you (the client) be updating the site yourself?
    * Do you (the client) have basic HTML skills?
    * Do you need detailed log files, and a way to analyze them?
    * Do you anticipate using Flash, DHTML or other technologies on the site?
    * Will you be providing your visitors with a discussion forum?
    * Do you want a feedback form?
    * Do you already have graphics, or will they need to be created?
    * Will you submit the site to the search engines yourself?

    There are a million questions you could ask a client, but those above will let you know what you're in for.

    Pay special attention to whether or not they will be doing the ongoing maintenance, or if you'll have to provide continued support. That can be a boon or a bust, depending on your circumstances.
    Thanks

    --Dr.Website ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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