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I don't see a Viddler video lecture in module 6 and therefore can't figure out how to do challenge 6B; but all I wanted to say was that 'Mashing' inherently makes me think of the Monster Mash and that I want to hear that song. Here's a link if anyone shares that desire: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0thH3qnHTbI

Or perhaps text and video (a transcript of the video for those who prefer it)?

Mac users - For your untarring needs click link below. There is also a little detail about the need to untar and how the practice evolved. http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Utilities/Untar.shtml

Can this be in the form a conversation with another person or do I have to be the only one in the video?

More the merrier, I say! Whatever increases interestingness (and I think this would) is a good thing.

Congratulations!

Thanks :)

I just want to be sure that all the work I've done, including my bookmarks for webprog-1-a have been seen. I am missing grades for work that I've done in 1-a and 1-b...I'm sure it's hard to keep track of everything. Thank You!

Matt, I try to check every day, but sometimes I go a couple of days without. If I'm still missing something of your, and it shows up in your collected bookmarks, let me know and I'll do a quick audit, making sure all your bookmarks (assuming they meet the standards of the challenge) show up in the gradebook.

Who ultimately decides what new coding practices are? Do they have pow-wows every X amount of years to discuss the evolution of code? How long before they become mainstream and accepted by all browsers and designers/programmers alike?

It's complicated. W3C is considered the standards issueing group, and yes, they pretty much continually talk about what needs to happen in the next standard. In that, it's a bit like the video standards, with the MPEG group deciding what should be included as part of an MPEG-2 or MPEG-6 standard. However, it's also the case that there is a bit more variability in how well browsers follow that standard. As the book suggests, it's much better today than it was a few years back, when you would have effectively had to design different sites for each browser. There are still some oddities in Internet Explorer that you will likely have to design hacks for, but it's not like it used to be.

Are there any real differences between the tag and the tag? I have only really ever used the and don't recall ever even hearing about the same with and

I suspect the sticky note ate your tags! The difference between em and i is pretty much semantic. i and b were introduced by the browsers as tags, and not by the W3C. So to write valid code, you should really use the strong and em. But I will admit to slipping into i and b with some frequency. Again, best to get in the habit of strong and em, if at all possible.

What time on the due date are the assignments due (morn, afternoon, midnight)? I anticipate getting assignments done in advance, but if ever one needed to be tweaked and resubmitted for credit I would like to know the exact time.

The last second of the marked day, EST, let's say.

Any particular pay web hosting company you would recommend? They all seem to have the same features and the same price...

My recommendation is the one I suggest here: NearlyFreeSpeech. It's a new host to me, but comes recommended, and does everything we need it to. I use Dreamhost for this (and most of my) sites. It's a solid host--and works pretty well. I'm not sure I love it, but moving costs (in time) are too high for me to choose to go elsewhere...

Should this be 2 or 3 pages...? Just checking..

Doh! Should be three. Fixing it now...

What's the difference between naming an HTML file with .html or .htm? Both work, right?

HTML is the "correct" choice, though .htm will also work. The latter is a result of limitations of the early DOS & Windows systems, which could only handle 3 letter extensions (and 8 letter filenames). Why is it still used today? Microsoft continues to push it as a feature, not a bug, and those using MS servers or ASP are more likely to use it, unless, of course, it is a .asp page. But the standard usage is still .html.