The Originator
Web Site Design Newsletter

by George J. Rogers
Web Site Content Coordinator
The University of Texas
Health Science Center at Houston


Where Ideas become Reality, through Web Design.

Quote for The Day

A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man. Kites rise against, not with, the wind.
by John Neal

Quote Archive

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Links to Helpful Resources
Search Engines
Web Site Design
Internet Use and Publishing Guidelines

HTML Code Vaidation Service NEW
Web Guidelines Handbook

Web Site Compliance
Graphic and Editorial Guide
HOOP
HIPAA Guidelines
FERPA Guidelines

ADA Guidelines NEW (65 pages)

Web Site Design Training
Dreamweaver 3.0 - Online
Dreamweaver 4.0 - Online
Netscape Composer - Online

On-Line Magazines
Internet Week
Network Computing
eWeek
Internet World
Web Techniques
Web Hosting
Mobile Computing
Computer World
Securityfocus.com
DM Review
NEW

Links of Interest
KHOU TV - Houston Weather

Current Web Related Projects
HIPPA & FERPA Web Compliance
JSP Form Templates
Meta Tag Generator
Search Engine Tools - Verity
Web Author Survey
Web Group Management
Web Site User Survey
Web Statistical Tools
Web Training Materials

Web Site Design Questionnaire

Web Workshops
UT-Houston Web Coordinators
Graphic and Editorial Board
"Web Authors" Brown Bag Lunches



UTH-Houston NEW
Signs training contract.


New Horizons offers 20% off training class pricing to U.T. employees, staff, and students.

Learning Catalog
Sept - Dec 2001


NEW
Web Page Design

Based on a recent survey, web authors still need to design to 800 x 600 screen resoulutions.

Scaleable Web Pages
When using tables set table width to 838 pixels and center justified. This will leave white on both sides with 1024x768 resolution. There will be no white space with 800x600 resolution. This newsletter is an example of this.

Mission Statement Submit a "Question to FAQ"

Newsletter Archive

Submit an "Article" Submit a "Question to Web Author Group"

OAC now has shared phone services
Web support services have been restored for OAC and will be operating from temporary office space in the GSBS building. Please use the following to contact me for web support:
Phone: 713-500-8208
Pager: 713-549-9283 (will return call as quick as possible)
E-mail: george.j.rogers@uth.tmc.edu

Feature Article - Article Archive

Content Management -
What "Web Authors" and "Web Publishers" can Do
NEW
by George Rogers Posted 07/27/01

The amount of information an individual uses to do their job daily increases 2 to 3 times every year. Most companies are now making the information viewable over the Internet. This is changing the type of audience viewing the information. The audience has changed from a small private controlled audience to a world wide public audience.

What "Web Authors" and "Web Publishers" can Do

Helpful Hints - Hints Archive

Server Content Stats - Keeping YOUR Web Server Content Current
by George Rogers Posted 07/27/01 NEW

Web Pages
Graphics
MS Applications Data
*.htm
*.html
*.jpg
*.jpe
*.gif
*.pdf *.psd *.cdr
*.png
*.xls
*.doc *.ppt *.pps
53,081
26,219
17,621
219
41,231
1945
792
245
2,584
93
1301
133
8

The total amount of information content presented as web pages is 79,300 with 64,637 graphics and 1,535 data files for Microsoft Applications.

Keeping YOUR Web Content Current

The OAC web server is to provide current and up to date content to its users. It is NOT to be used as a backup device, a file server or a web development server. If old or out of date content is located on the web server it can and will be found. If your test pages or pages under construction are located there they will be found. Please remove all test pages, test directories and test graphics from the OAC web server.

Your desktop computer or client machine should be the computer used to store all test data files to include all html, graphics and application files. Your client computer should be used as your backup copy of your web site. The files that are located on the web server are considered your master files. These are the files that the users are viewing. Any files on OAC web servers are backed up regularly. Pull data off the OAC web server as it becomes out of date or no longer needed. There are currently files located on the server that date back to 1994.

Verity Search Engine

Any directory that resides on the OAC web server that is publicly readable will be searched by the "Verity Search Engine". All data files that are publicly readable will be indexed and made available from a linked list with a title and description of the document.

Archiving Old Content to Backup Device (CD or Tape)

Review your web pages regularly and move out of date files back to your client machine. Always remember to backup your local client computer. Before deleting old web pages, copy them to CD or tape for archive purposes.

Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to your web design and publishing questions.
Web Work Groups
UT-Houston Web Coordinators have organized to work on subjects related to web authoring and publishing.

Graphic and Editorial Board have organized to work on policies and procedures related to U.T.H. graphics and name usage across all media's.

Web Authors Database is a ongoing list in Excel that include all web authors within the university. To add you name to the database send email to george.j.rogers@uth.tmc.edu

  "Web Author" Brown Bag Lunches NEW have been organized to provide lunch time training sessions held at the Dental Branch auditorium. Subjects covered will be web authoring tools, security, content development, graphics and other helpful subjects.


Daily Magazine Article Highlights - Article Archive
Managing Your Assets By Emma Stroud NEW
The Simple Rules of Web Security by David Yip NEW
Project Management Simplified by Chris Frye and Holly Mason NEW
Finding the Right Search Engine by Steven Champeon NEW
Meta Data Repository Project Plan: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, - by David Marco
Published By: George J. Rogers, Day Phone: 713-500-5906, Evening Phone: 281-970-5831, Pager: 713-549-9283