Warning

  • I encourage questons but please read everything here before firing off an e-mail.
  • Asking a question that is answered here is not a good indication of your ability to be an independent learner.
  • If you have a question about something that is here, please make specific reference to the text that is creating confusion for you.
  • Where do I go for help with setting up my webpage?

There is lots of help around. You can ask friends, relatives and passing strangers. Books are readily available for establishing basic web pages. There are also multiple sites on the Web for suggestions, advice and guidelines. There is information on this site and the University web site for designing and uploading web pages:

Essentially, it is up to you to figure it out. I will be available for any help you need provided you have read everything you can on the subject.

Your best bet, I think, is to go to these three sites in the order listed below. They will show you how to set up your account, build a page with Microsoft Word, and upload a file to the University server usign FTP. It's simple if you follow the rules. Ignor the rules and you'll be mired in the muck for days.

  • Why is this stuff so difficult?

It's not really difficult. It's just that we are not use to working in such a literal environment. Directions have to be read carefully and followed percisely. You can't take leaps of faith and jump to #6 without first going from #1 through #5. We are not use to doing this. Thus we become frustrated and want to throw the machine out the window with a host of obsenities scurrying after.

  • What does a webfolio or sample web page ( also called index.html ) look like?

I've taken the liberty of creating a sample page. Visit the link for a "look see" and to look at pages of former students who have already been through this process.

  • How do I access the Internet from home?

http://sinc.sunysb.edu/PPP/

  • Can Stony Brook e-mail be forwarded to another e-mail account?

If you have an off campus e-mail address, you can forward your Stony Brook (Sparky) e-mail address you prefer so that you do not miss any important messages. Directions on how to access and /or forward your mail can be found at http://sinc.sunysb.edu/Help/faq.html