These notes and answers are primarily for America Online,
Hopefully, some of the questions and answers may help
others also (AOL is my only experience)

I hope for those not on AOL,
you will be able to adjust the
information to fit your needs.

Sorry, Mac and WebTVers, you are on your own. 8-(

FYI
For Your Information

Why a Web Site?

In 1997 we decided to sign on to America Online. It was an almost instant addiction. First there were the chat rooms. My brother urged me to get out of the chat rooms and surf. I had nothing that I wanted to research, so I stayed in chats.

I had no idea that there were personal pages to be enjoyed.

Then one day, my daughter, Karen, came for a visit and I, introduced her to chats. She became as addicted as I and soon got a computer. When she finally got online, she called me. It was midnight, but she and I chatted another hour or so.

It was like having her in the same room, instead of 100 miles away. I will admit, I shed a few tears.

Through IMs, I was always there to help her and show her the ropes of AOL. We would go to chat rooms and pretend we didn't know each other and say outrageous things. Many times the tears of hysterical laughter rolled down our cheeks. She would even bring her computer to my house and we would each hook up, sitting in the same room talking in the same chat room. (I had gotten 2 telephone lines, so my husband could get ahold of me, but I am not addicted *G*)

Then one day she sent me a web page. It was hers. I was so amazed.....I thot, I can't let that girl get ahead of me. But, I had nothing to say.

About a month later, another daughter, Crissy, was chatting with a Doctor from Kansas City and he mentioned that he did not believe in animal research. WHOOAAA! I wonder where his bread was buttered from.

(Crissy was a Vet Tech, at the time, working in heart research.)

Because of that conversation, the first page of TinChicken's site was born. It took 6 weeks of tears to complete it. You will find it on the contents page. It is called very simply, Tom.

That page needed a separate page for credits and another for the words to the music that was on his page. Hence a web site instead of just a page.

Tom's page is a real tear jerker so I thot, I really need to lighten up this site. I had gotten very funny jokes in email. Waa Laa! the fun pages were born.

The fun pages included a song "Boot Scootn' Boogie" and it was such a hit, with requests for more. The Songbook then appeared. (sorry, Boot Scoot is no longer there. It is under copyright protection.)

So to answer all the questions about how TinChicken's Web Site started.....that is it.

It was made with the help of my son, Jeff, daughters, Karen and ideas (The Internet Addiction Clinic) from Crissy, the jokes I get in E-Mail and a few ideas of my own. I, also, could not have done this without help from some instructional web pages and a book called "HTML for the World Wide Web" by Elizabeth Castro and "right click" view source.

As to the name, TinChicken....well, that will have to wait for another day. Some day, maybe, a page.....

TinChicken's Cyber Coop has made many moves. The latest one is in progress, right now.

First on TinChicken.com; lots of space to upload pages. That became too expensive, so the chick moved to Free Space at GeoCities. GeoCities did not offer as much space so some stories and songs had to be removed. GeoCities screwed up, deleted some pages and would not allow me to go in and fix them.

The next move was to members.aol.com. Even less space was available there. I had just about finished moving the pages, when a benefactor, my brother, at LovePoetry.com arranged for me to have TinChicken.com back again.

It will take awhile to get all the links fixed, but I hope to have it finished by Mar 31, 2006.

As I finish a page, or groups of pages, I will be sending out a mailing telling what is back or new. You can sign up at TinChickensMailingList. Just click on this link, then click on "Join This Group."

Definitions:

A "Web Page" is just that. One (1) page that has been published on the Internet, or World Wide Web as some call it. (World Wide Web and Internet are the same)

A "Web Site" contains more than one linked web page.

URL: the address of the page. You will find it in the address box above the top of the page. It begins with http://

Name of page: That is the title of the page you are looking at and will be at the very top of the page you opened. The name of this page is FYI & FAQ

Mail

If you want to send mail to TinChicken.....You will see a chicken, on each page. It will say "Click on the Chick"

This sends mail to TinChicken, not your Uncle Louie, your kids or best friend. *G* However, you CAN use that mail form to send to anyone.

After you click on the chick and the letter form appears, just delete the name, No Spam Grammiecake, in the "To" box and put in whatever name you want. You might want to change the subject line also.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you put me on your mailing list

Go to TinChickensMailingList. Just click on this link, then click on "Join This Group".
And don't forget to send the site to your friends.

How do I save your page?

Click on the little red heart in the upper right hand corner. This will put the page into your favorite places.

How do I send your page to a friend?

First click on Write in the AOL tool screen to open a letter. Drag it to where you can also see the page.

Then click and hold, on the little red heart at the top of the page (not the letter). Drag it into your letter.

If you are sending to a friend that is not on AOL, go to the address line and click one time. That will highlight the address. Then right click and click on copy.

Then left click inside your letter, right click again and click on paste.

I can't hear the music, what should I do?

If you have Microsoft Explorer or Netscape, you should be able to hear the songs. They are on every page except, 6.

If you are not hearing the songs.........

Check to see if the volume is turned up. You will find a little speaker on your start bar. Click and make sure the volume is turned up and not on mute.

Are your speakers plugged into computer and into wall. They sometimes come loose.

Click on your reload or refresh button in the tool bar at the top of your screen. If that still doesn't work, just going back later may do the trick. Browsers seem to have a life of their own.

Try turning your computer completely off and then back on. (Also known as reboot)

Ask me how I know about those things.....

(Oh no, don't!!! *G*)

If you have Crescendo, you probably will NOT hear any music. It is something in the coding.

If all else fails, call your tech support. For AOL tech support the number is: 1-888-346-3704.

Can you send me more of your pages?

At the bottom of each page you will find a yellow books. If you click on those, you will find all the pages TinChicken's Web Site

Save those pages and you will have access to all of my pages.

Do You Take Requests?

Not usually. The songs in the songbook are MY favorites. Seems selfish, I know, but I have to draw the line somewhere. *G*

Also, at the present time, there is a "crises" on the web about using copyrighted MIDI files and songs. Because of that, I am being very careful about what songs I post. I am still adding, so check back, you may find the one you would like to see there. (Sorry, Garth is not one of my favorites and his songs are copyrighted)

Can I download the MIDI (music) from your page?

Sorry, but no. If you want the MIDI file you will have to visit the site where I got the file. These very talented people have put hours into each MIDI file and they deserve the honor of your visit.

Unless I made the MIDI myself, you will find a link to the site where I got it. If you want to use any MIDI file that I made, just write to me and ask.

Now, back to your tour of
TinChicken's Cyber Coop.
Just click on the back button

Have Fun 8-)