Reply to note from Michael Norman Sun, 19
Oct 2003 10:42:17 -0400
> I use google as my home page, set in IE6 options. Does that use
> more resources than the above?
The point wasn't "resources", but "timing", the fact that -- for
people with dial-up connections -- a browser set to load a Home page
located on the Net will stall on startup if the computer isn't (yet)
connected (for example, if dialup hasn't been initiated, or is still
in progress, or logon hasn't completed, etc.), but will not stall if
the Home page resides on the local drive (and is therefore always
available, connected or not).
I suggested writing a small Home page for this purpose only because
small pages load faster than big ones (and the exercise forces one
to decide which links are essential and which aren't); obviously the
page can be as long as one likes.
"Timing" is only a problem for those who need to dial in. It
doesn't arise with "always up" connections such as DSL, cable, etc.
But a self-written home page has advantages even for broadband users
-- mainly that you determine what goes into it and what doesn't.
> what is the above -- Windows Script? -- and where does one
> execute it?
It's plain-vanilla HTML. It executes (displays a Google search
field) when the page that contains it loads. Try it yourself.
Here's the code for a complete page. Save it (everything between,
but not including, the dotted lines) as a file with an .HTM
extension, e.g., d:\path\google.htm. Then type d:\path\google.htm
into your browser's location window. Should work.
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