Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Reflectors Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all) gmacln professor emeritus Reged: 04/10/06 Posts: 661 Loc: Ontario, Canada Re: So Ya Wanna Post A Big URL- Update [Re: ace50252]       #2082098 - 12/29/07 08:11 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great advice Steve and Don - thanks. I'll try it the next time I post a link. -------------------- Gord 18" Obsession #1390 TeleVue 140 Post Extras:       DugDog super member Reged: 12/19/07 Posts: 740 Loc: Temecula, Ca. USA Re: So Ya Wanna Post A Big URL- Update [Re: gmacln]       #2085517 - 12/31/07 12:36 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Another way is to use http://tinyurl.com Very easy to use, simply copy your long URL in, and receive a tiny url: http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/2079310/page/0/view/collapsed/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1 becomes this: http://tinyurl.com/ynwmey No sign up AND free to use. DD -------------------- Orion StarShoot Pro DSI. EON 120MM, and 80MM F11.4 Guide Scope. Atlas Mount. Celestron CPC 800 XLT Post Extras:       DNTash professor emeritus Reged: 09/02/07 Posts: 635 Loc: New Delhi, India Re: So Ya Wanna Post A Big URL- Update [Re: ace50252]       #2097615 - 01/05/08 02:59 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Excellent method -- I've been wondering about this for a while. Thanks! -------------------- WO 66 Doublet Meade ETX-90PE WO "Crayford-ed" Orion 120ST SkyMaster 15x70's, Meade Safari Pro 8x42's, Nikon Monarch 10x42's Post Extras:       Hal Pollner Reged: 08/30/05 Posts: 6214 Loc: Southern California Desert Re: So Ya Wanna Post A Big URL- Update [Re: ace50252]       #2499819 - 07/04/08 06:15 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   OK...what is a "URL" in street language? Can it be simplified by saying "Text"? HAL -------------------- Post Extras:       Don W Postmaster Reged: 05/19/03 Posts: 13235 Loc: Wisconsin, USA Re: So Ya Wanna Post A Big URL- Update [Re: Hal Pollner]       #2499843 - 07/04/08 06:32 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   URL means weblink. -------------------- Don Wyman Obsession 18" f/4.5 #1166 W/Argo Navis DSC and Torus Primary William Optics Megrez 90 Coronado PST Post Extras:       jrw11 professor emeritus Reged: 06/09/07 Posts: 501 Loc: U.S.A. Re: So Ya Wanna Post A Big URL- Update [Re: Don W]       #2499861 - 07/04/08 06:46 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I think it is "Universal Rescoure Link" HTTP is Hypertext transfer protocol -------------------- Celestron C6n -HD Reflector dual axis drive motors added Orion 80mm Short tube refractor Skyscout Early 70's Pentax 7x50 Garrett Optical 12x60 Garrett Optical 15x70 Oberwerk 20x80 Standards Canon Rebel Ti (film) 4 Minolta Srt cameras Mamiya RB67 Pro-s with 180 lens 127mm KL lens for RB, Bellows hood for RB67 120 and 220 film backs Cambo SCII 4x5 view camera over 50 other film cameras several eyepieces Post Extras:       Hal Pollner Reged: 08/30/05 Posts: 6214 Loc: Southern California Desert Re: So Ya Wanna Post A Big URL- Update [Re: jrw11]       #2499866 - 07/04/08 06:51 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I asked for its translation in PLAIN LANGUAGE, please. "Weblink"? "Universal Resource Locator"? "Thread"? "Post"? "Paste"? "Cut"? "Drag"? Why can't you people use plain talk? I know that an Alpha Particle is a Helium Nucleus, and a Beta Particle is an Electron, and that Plutonium is created when a Uranium 238 Nucleus is bombarded with and captures an extra Neutron, producing PU 239, and that Lithium Deuteride produces Tritium for H-Bomb fuel when heated to fusion temperatures, but your URL "code talk" leaves me gasping! HAL the ELDER -------------------- Edited by Hal Pollner (07/04/08 07:03 PM) Post Extras:       Don W Postmaster Reged: 05/19/03 Posts: 13235 Loc: Wisconsin, USA Re: So Ya Wanna Post A Big URL- Update [Re: Hal Pollner]       #2499940 - 07/04/08 07:59 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hal, we are using plain language in today's vernacular. URL means internet link. You know, you click on it and it takes you to a web page. -------------------- Don Wyman Obsession 18" f/4.5 #1166 W/Argo Navis DSC and Torus Primary William Optics Megrez 90 Coronado PST Post Extras:       Hal Pollner Reged: 08/30/05 Posts: 6214 Loc: Southern California Desert Re: So Ya Wanna Post A Big URL- Update [Re: Don W]       #2500003 - 07/04/08 09:02 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   HEY DON: Oh, you mean a "LINK".....I recently learned what that was. Don...you ain't gonna believe this, but I've owned computers for 12 years, and I've had an on-line account for 10 years, but I swear that I STILL DON'T KNOW the difference between a "Browser", a "Server", a "Search Motor" and an "Internet Provider". My knowledge is narrow in scope, but HIGHLY FOCUSED in my personal areas of interest. Thank you, and may you enjoy Uncle Sam's 232nd Birthday! HOWL -------------------- Post Extras:       jrw11 professor emeritus Reged: 06/09/07 Posts: 501 Loc: U.S.A. Re: So Ya Wanna Post A Big URL- Update [Re: Hal Pollner]       #2500136 - 07/04/08 11:27 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I looked in my Cisco book. URL is Uniform Resource Locator. -------------------- Celestron C6n -HD Reflector dual axis drive motors added Orion 80mm Short tube refractor Skyscout Early 70's Pentax 7x50 Garrett Optical 12x60 Garrett Optical 15x70 Oberwerk 20x80 Standards Canon Rebel Ti (film) 4 Minolta Srt cameras Mamiya RB67 Pro-s with 180 lens 127mm KL lens for RB, Bellows hood for RB67 120 and 220 film backs Cambo SCII 4x5 view camera over 50 other film cameras several eyepieces Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all) Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 12 registered and 19 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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