Category: Webspace

This selection of references are all written so that it can give us students a nice and simple introduction to some of the most important principles when dealing with web development. One of the key ideas to take away from these titles was SFTP or Safe File Transfer Protocol, which allows us to work on website development through Adobe Dreamweaver and then directly upload those files safely into our schools private server network. From there the websites will hopefully be uploaded and running smoothly through the use of PennState’s server network. One of the things I learned from this was that uploading and maintaining a website is tricky, but much less tricky than I originally thought going into the readings. It also helped me to understand networking and servers a little better. As I understand this process, by using Dreamweaver to create and update the website on my own computer, I can then tell Dreamweaver to give PASS servers access to display these website files on their end. So while it looks like this website is coming directly from PASS, it is actually just a proxy, or a middleman of sorts. If users were to interact directly with my website if it were being hosted by my own personal computer, there would be tons of issues with that. By having PASS act as the host of the website, it saves me a lot of trouble and protects me from potential threats from hostile users.

http://www.personal.psu.edu/gxs481/helloworld/index.html

Bibliography

Cromar, William. “ConcretePoetryHelloWorld.” NewMediaWiki [Licensed for Non-Commercial Use Only] / ConcretePoetryHelloWorld, 2020, newmediawiki.pbworks.com/w/page/127847685/concretePoetryHelloWorld.

In this wiki title we were asked to look at in DART304, I found that the process of making a website from scratch seems incredibly daunting from a surface perspective, yet once I took a closer look at the steps provided, it is a much more straightforward process. Using the provided templates in the instructions makes the process a lot more streamlined and easier than if I had to make a website from the ground up without any sort of prior knowledge. Even after completing the assignment I still do not know exactly how or what I accomplished with my brand new website (linked below). However I certainly understand the importance of forging one’s own space on the web to display their creative projects and endeavors. In the past, artists would’ve had to stockpile all their recent works and display them in galleries that would only be up for a few days, weeks, maybe months if they were lucky. Now any person, artist or not, can display their works year-round, 24/7 in their own personal gallery, curated and shaped to best fit their personality.

What surprised me the most about this assignment was how quickly you can establish your own website, just by applying a few premade templates, and a handful of edited pieces. Within an hour I found myself staring at a public page that was prominently displaying some of my favorite works, all there for anyone to see! If I had known that it could be done this quickly in the past, I may have already had a page of my own before I started this assignment.

http://www.personal.psu.edu/gxs481/

Bibliography:

Cromar, William. “NewMediaWebSpace.” NewMediaWiki [Licensed for Non-Commercial Use Only] / NewMediaWebSpace, 2020, newmediawiki.pbworks.com/w/page/126606692/newMediaWebSpace.