I made changes to my html file but they're not showing
up in the browser. What happened?
First, make sure that you saved the file. If you have saved the
file, then the browser is probably caching the file. To
save resources, the browser doesn't always send a new request to
get the latest version of the file--it's hedging bets that the
resource hasn't changed. If you hold down the shift key and
reload, then that forces a reload of the resource.
Can I access my files from home?
Yes, you can. I've found that it's easiest to access the CS
accounts using Linux or Mac, but others have had success using
Windows.
Can we use Chrome instead of Firefox, since I
regularly use Chrome?
For most things, yes. I like Firefox tools better, but I've also
been using them longer.
When I load the page, I get a "forbidden" error. What should I do?
You can change the permissions of the file to allow anyone to be
able to access the file using the chmod command to add the read permission to a file. For example:
chmod o+r myfile.html or, to change the permissions on all the files:
chmod o+r *
Did you know that I can edit other students' pages on
the wiki?
Yes, I know that. This was just to practice that you can edit
the wiki. Did you know that you can click "Recent Changes" to see
who has made changes to a page and when they made them? Did you
know that you click on "Old Revisions" and revert back to old
versions of the page? Pretty much nothing you can do will mess
things up too much, and, if you do, it can be fixed. I may
tighten the permissions for the project pages after we've
determined the teams, but I don't think that's necessary. (Let me know if you think it is.)