Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 16:38:16 -0500
Reply-To: Chris Stann <ChrisS@INFORMS.com>
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From: Chris Stann <ChrisS@INFORMS.com>
Subject: Re: FYI Traveling assistance info
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Or you can create a web page with all the info and carry a backup copy with
you on a floppy. All web browsers read HTML code and would display the
contents. You can use Front Page Express, a free program that comes with
Internet Explorer, to create this.
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Dave L
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 4:32 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: FYI Traveling assistance info
Dan Stevens <dstevens@twcny.rr.com> wrote:
> ... this made me think of some of the important things when we are
> out and abroad. and one that is probably often overlooked is a
> floppy with your favorites folder saved to it.
> you can access this at most public libraries and from many friends
> house.. and if your research for a big trip was complete then you
> have many items saved that pertain to the geographic area in a
> specific folder ie. "maine links"
A good idea - but if you're on an operating system different from the
machines you have access to, it could be frustrating. Here's a
solution that doesn't even require you to carry a floppy or paper:
Almost every ISP provides you with server space for web pages. If you
put all of your vital travel resources on a web page, you can access
it regardless of the operating system/browser. You don't have to be a
web guru to make a no-frills, text only web page. This can have links
to all the sites you might need on the road. If you have files with
non-web info, you can make them a text-only web page, store it on the
server space, and link to each from your main page. It takes only a
tiny amount of code to make text-only pages. But never put anything
too personal on such a website. Even if you never advertise it, it
can be found by software looking to inventory what is out there in
cyberspace.
I did this for the most common whitewater kayaking resources that I
used so that I could quickly get to the same stuff at work, or at
home. Wound up using it a couple of times when out of state.
