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Welcome
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Harry Forsdick |
Hi, I'm Harry Forsdick. Welcome to my web site. I
have set up this site to deliver on my belief
that the true value of the Internet is the Empowerment
of the Individual -- our ability to inexpensively
find information under our own control and our
ability to publish facts, ideas, concerns, passions,
joys, advice, etc...
I
have been involved in the Internet since 1971,
working at BBN where the ARPANet, the precursor
to the Internet was developed. The maturation
of the Internet is extremely satisfying to see,
having worked thirty years ago imagining many
of the tools and techniques that have come to
pass.
This site is a collection of articles shown
in reverse chronological order. Although a little
confusing when you first encounter the site,
if you come back, the most recently entered
material is found at the top of the opening
page. If this is your first time here, try going
from bottom to top to experience the articles
as I entered them.
The Internet creates a level playing field
where the only thing limiting your ability to
get your material published to the world is
your own creativity and energy. I hope you enjoy
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My Family
Marsha
Baker |
Ben
Forsdick |
Will
Forsdick |
Tuesday, September 10, 2002
 For quite some time, I have wanted to see if I could host my own website. Well, now I've done it. You are viewing this web site from a server hosted in my basement over my cable modem connection. Why, you ask, would someone want to host their own website? Several reasons including 1) more control, 2) less expensive, 3) to learn what it means for someone to have a home server / digital hub and 4) because it was fun to do. Now that I have done the heavy lifting of getting all of the settings on the router and firewall, all the servers configured, etc., I hope to be able to do even more interesting things -- such as have my entire collection of digital photographs as well as digital music online, control my TiVo over the web, monitor my house with web cams, use my Internet connection as my telephone connection. more...
# posted by Harry on Tuesday, September 10, 2002 at 3:35 PM
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