A family website can bring everyone together, and this comprehensive guide helps you create one that's as unique as your loved ones. See exactly how to get up and running in no time, and how to pick the right Internet provider. Learn the basics of taking great digital photos and digitizing slides, snapshots, and documents. Check out easy and inexpensive software to improve image quality. Learn how easy it is to use cool design elements, including backgrounds, buttons, thumbnail images, and animations. Take a crash course on adding links, uploading new information, and launching a site. Consider some inspiring ideas for content, such as an on-line recipe book, complete with photos, to save those favorite family dishes for posterity. Or use the site to plan a reunion, share a wedding album, or post the family tree. You'll understand exactly how the World Wide Web can lead you straight home, right to the heart of family..
Finally, a how-to Web site design book that's easy to follow and avoids the cute, the cutting-edge, and the overdone. This is no phone-book-size computer manual but a slim guide that treats sites almost like scrapbooks. Author-photographer Bidner employs her great visual talent to explain the structure and content of successful online pages. The basics come first, with information on software, hosting considerations, and preparation of visuals. Every chapter features color examples of both good and horrific efforts, plus plenty of data-packed sidebars (such as tips on good Internet writing and video-clip editing). Above all, the advice is practical and wide-ranging. Readers are encouraged to identify the audience and purpose of their sites, whether they're for reporting family news or sharing hobbies. Barbara Jacobs
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