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The dual purpose of the website is to show potential web developers how to self educate for free but also for anyone to just become familiar with the terms so they can make informed decisions. I find that these two issues are not being met in a single place on the Internet without a cost of some sort attached. The nice part is that you can pick & choose topics and just learn the aspects that interest you, while getting a global view of how everything fits together. And, I don't know everything, that's why my advice is free. Your choice is always, learn it yourself and use free open source software OR pay someone else to do the same thing for you. You may decide to do some yourself and outsource other parts.

I do not intend to replace other training materials.

Think of this as more as a guide to keep you on track while you are learning. It is intended to take away the "what do I do next and where do I go from here" moment, which happens all too frequently.This is intended as strictly a free service to the community.

I have spent the past two winters learning all there is to learn about the world wide web.

That is the great part about being retired and getting paid not to work. After 33 years of teaching math and computer science, I am embarking on a second career in web and database design and, because I still enjoy teaching, I would like to help other people accomplish the same thing.

The advantage to you is that, unlike 99% of sites on the web, I am not trying to steal your money or cheat you with some kind of scam.

All opinions are mine alone from my own experience. Everything will be explained in plain English and the acronyms will be explained as simply as possible. I will furnish code whenever possible to be copied and used freely. If you do use anything I would appreciate, but not require, a link back to my site. The nice thing about this process is that you can stop at any point when you know what you need to know. Enjoy the ride.

All resources are only suggestions.

I have no monetary interest in anything you decide to purchase through any links from this site. My recommendations are based on my experience and are intended to save you both time and money! In some instances I had to search through hundreds of websites using many hours to sift through for each one for valuable and trust worthy site that I found. All links have been tested for safety and integrity and I have personally used their service.

I make no profit on anything on this part of the site.

I recieve a very small commission from the affiliates below, but it does not affect your cost, except in a possible discount by clicking through this site. All information is completely free with no strings attached. Some suggested resources do cost money, but most are either free or very inexpensive. I will include links where they can be purchased, but feel free to shop around for better prices. I would suggest not spending much until you get far enough to know whether this is indeed somthing that you are interested in pursuing.

It's probably good to know that when I started I had a background in teaching.

I taught the A.P. Computer Science course so I had experience going back 30 years including FORTRAN, BASIC, LOGO, Pascal, Visual Basic, C++ and Java, although I wouldn't call myself an expert at any of them. I had also learned some HTML which was included in Java Applets. You really just need to be a logical person and have a strong desire to know how things work. I hadn't originally planned to get into a business. This started as a hobby and just naturally evolved that way.

Here are some of the topics that I can now offer you:

Linux Hosting: PDF, Flash, AJAX, XHTML, PHP, CSS, MySQL, JavaScript, Java Applets, Apache Server and

Windows Hosting: is no longer offered, but I have experience with Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2008 including: ASPX, Visual Basic.net, Microsoft Access, TSQL & Windows databases, and SQL Server as well as C++ and Java code.

I will assume that you will use HostMonster as your host, XAMPP as your local server and RodenWebEditor as your first editor. However, you may choose any host you like and the steps will be the same. You may use the topical approach below or follow a sequential approach supplimented by the topics, starting with Lesson 1. Other lessons will follow. The Lessons are coordinated with and supplemented by the Topics.

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Now offering Limited Local Consulting and Personal Training Service If you are more interested in controlling your own website (or computer), but don't know how, I am available within the Rochester NY and Monroe county or surrounding area for personalized consulting and instruction at a low hourly rate. Find out More... The Rochester Web Wizard: Free online web design training guide and resources by Data Info Magic. Thanks for looking at my site. I hope it helped.

John Rowland: The Rochester Web Wizard