The New WWW FAQFrequently asked questions about the World Wide Web, including security, viruses, privacy, creating web sites, and more. By the longtime editor of the original WWW FAQ.Should "website" be spelled with a space- October 24, 2007 2007-10-24: Originally, the correct answer was "yes, and Web should be capitalized." However, usage has evolved over time to the point where "website," one word all lower case, is common and accepted usage... I recently performed an informal poll of web-savvy users in which 83% preferred "website" to "web site." ... While I prefer "web site" personally, it's time for those of us who have been on the web since the beginning to acknowledge that..http://www.boutell.com/newfaq/misc/websitewords.html How do I add a captcha to my web form- October 24, 2007 2007-10-24: Captchas are a great way to slow spammers down... To slow down these attacks, many websites use CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart) software... A typical captcha involves a picture of textmdash; usually with the text rotated, distorted, colored and otherwise creatively altered... Computers can break 'em anyway..... Some humans can't break 'em...http://www.boutell.com/newfaq/creating/captcha.html Can I play the first 30 or 60 seconds of a song on my site without paying a license fee- October 19, 2007 2007-10-19: I am not a lawyer and cannot give legal advice... Short answer: no... Reducing the quality of the audio, for instance by using a very low MP3 bitrate such as 16mbps, does not change the legal situation... To be clear, you cannot take a 30-second excerpt from a popular song and play it in the background to jazz up your personal or corporate website and call that "fair use." You can't use a five-second excerpt, either... That is a good reason for the legitimate holder of.http://www.boutell.com/newfaq/creating/songexcerpt.html |