well, either not too many are interested in introductions, or ev1 is busy since this thread was posted. lol
Anyway, My name is Dawn, and i just joined this group last night. i have not purchased the product yet as i wish to try it out. i have a slow puter, and can not load it down with something that would not fit my need, and do not have the money to waste on a useless product (as i am finding with yahoo geocities!)
I usually use an easy editor, visual editor to be exact (now that i know that is what it's called) through geos, but i do work on some simple html as well. Like jack, i started teaching myself html, but at a later date such as late 2000. Early 1999 was my first introduction to online chat rooms where i made many online friends!
As time went by, and i got into creating websites, and editing email sigs, i would also examine the HTML of something and see how it worked, play with it, and then figured out how i could use it. i knew enough to fix my email sigs (change them around to how i wanted them), edit small codes on a pure HTML page, and to help my friends a little. But i did not know enough. So i stuck with the easy editors to create my sites.
one day the geos easy editor stopped working properly, and i decided it was time to learn more HTML so i could make my own pages.
My husband and i bought me the "HTML4 4 Dummies" book and i started reading that. still reading it, and still learning, but i am better when i can be taught also, one on one. so he signed me up for an at home/online correspondence class, since i loved to create web pages so much and everyone that visited would compliment me on them in my guest book. well, that did not work out so well, so it was back to examining other peoples source codes and reading my book.
Now i am going to a college in my home town every tuesday and thursday night to get an associates degree in Graphic?web Designing.
I may be late on getting a start on my college and career, but at least i know i definitely want this now and it won't be a waste of money down the road.
I do also like to do my own crafts, and i like to write. I love having friends, and love a "family" like forum to hang. I also like to help people where and when i can, which once i figure out coffeecup, you may see me helping out there too. I'm usually good at figuring things out on my own, just need help sometimes.
as for my home life, well as i said, i have my husband, who also goes to my college, but for Computer Technician. I have 3 wonderful cats as my only children, and let me tell you, they ARE just like children. as soon as i get my website renovated you will be able to see my children, and read their story.
I am not that hard of a person to get along with unless i'm ..... uhm, what is a nice way to say it ..... (sorry, can't think of nice way) "SCREWED OVER" Such as someone saying they are my friend, then only using me because it fits their need at the time. And i am willing to share some space on my web site page for friends who would not mind me putting a button for their site, as i also have buttons going to sites in which i first found my graphics (before i learned to make my own and graphics i still use cause i like), and just because i like the site and thought others might too. my site "used to be" very well visited until my life got busy and i also lost my puter, then when i did get back to it, i started re-arranging, and just long story.but i still get compliments on it - go figure.
ahm, let's see, what else can i say about me.
hmmmm if there is anything else you might want to know, just ask me. so long as it is not too personal i'll answer. (but don't NOT ask cause you THINK it might be too personal, if it is, i will tell you

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