General

1. What is this site all about? What is the purpose?

Please see the about section.

2. The factual accuracy of your work is disputable.

Its possible. I am not an expert; neither do I feel like one. So, feel free to send in your suggested corrections. Please state the exact title of the document in question and what exactly is wrong and why. If you can provide references to external links, its even better.

3. I disagree with your opinions.

No problem. You are entitled to your own opinion. But I appreciate any feedback telling me where you think I might be wrong.

4. Can this content be reproduced elsewhere on the web or on print?

Surely. Its under a Creative Commons licence for that reason. Only requirement is that you don't make money directly by selling this content to others. Also, if you use the data or make modified works, a word of mention would be appreciated.

5. Do you make other websites?

To some extent , but not full time. I have put together a few sites, mainly for small communities, non-profit or student organizations. Making a website has become easier as a D.I.Y job due to the large influx of free/Open Source WYSIWYG editors and CMS. If you plan on making a personal/ corporate site, I may be able to give you free advice on where to begin, which CMS to use etc. Maybe I will make a D.I.Y guide on it someday.

6. Some of the content is outdated.

That is possible. My content is accurate when I start writing it. However, many of my articles are technology related and technology changes rapidly. I try to keep my articles updated now and then when I have time. This site is meant to be a starting point for a subject. Sometimes, more in depth articles may be written. But, to ensure that you always stay up to date on the subject, you should frequently read the sites from which I have gathered my information. These sites are listed throughout the article and sometimes in the reference section at the end. Send me a mail about any inaccuracies you spot.

Technical

1. It is undesirable to have to read the entire article if I am just looking for a compilation of links.

At the bottom of every page is a link to a printer friendly version. Click on that and you will get a page with all the links used throughout the document collected as a list at the bottom, with the correct URLs. There is a number next to each link used in the document. Refer to the corresponding number at the bottom of the document to get the exact URL. You can now choose to just print out the page with the URLs.

2. The site is too slow.

The entire front page is under 50 KB. This site was tested on a 28.8 kbps modem, where it was able to load under 45 seconds on a network with large latency. There is also a throttle program that switches off additional modules under heavy site congestion to improve speed. So, its more likely that there are some other programs running on your machine, like file sharing programs or FTP that are eating up your download stream bandwidth. In such a situation, other sites will probably load slowly as well.

3. How are the articles organized?

The taxonomy of this site looks something like this. It uses a free tagging method of classifying articles. All the articles are on a single level of hierarchy with multiple labels placed on the same article. The tags that are currently being used can be seen on the article tags box on the left. Larger font means more weighted (i.e. more used) tag. This is similar to the system used on folksonomy sites like del.icio.us except that here only the site author has the ability to tag articles and make new tags.

4. How are parts of an article organized?

Currently, I am using a 3 level hierarchy. The topmost are just decimal numbers (e.g. 1,2,3...etc). The next level is small alphabets (e.g. 1)a), 3)c) etc.). The innermost level is small roman numerals (e.g. 1)a)i) 2)b)iv) etc.) Topmost level usually points to major sections of the overall content. A new topmost section means a shift in the context being covered as a whole. The second level is used to describe the various ways or types which constitute the main sections. The innermost level usually only occurs in longer articles where much sub classification is needed. A small line or paragraph summarizing the main ideas covered till then is sometimes found in between sections. An overall article summary is also presented at the end of some articles. A bibliography at the end provides links to external sources like websites, journals and books. Some of these might have been used in writing my article. You are encouraged to follow those links if you need more information or explanation.

5. How are new articles posted?

I don't publish the actual text of long articles on the blog on the front page. The blog will instead carry post about the article published and present a link to it. However, all the articles have XML feeds, including the Writing section, so you should be able to keep an eye on updates using a RSS reader like GreatNews.