the common folder

gee? i mention this because it's a shift in how folks think of web publishing.

moving files around via FTP (Fetch) from my hard drive to the web and
back. the web is really just another folder on my desktop, lets me
drag-n-drop into a directory the whole world can access. i leave it
open 24/7 and use it all day.

maybe it'd be more accurate to call the WWW the CAF, common access folder.

unfortunately, most of the folks i deal with, just don't know how
effortless and seamless it all can be. they assume publishing is
some special event. semi-finalized like printing.


apple has been moving toward encouraging using the web like a huge
shared depository. i actually have no problem with the size of my
personal web space (about 50 MB per domain, far far more than i ever
need, most of the web is just full of mega-fat, files that have extra
weight that serve no purpose. dreamweaver and video are blubber
factories in that way.). the size isn't the issue. it's the idea,
the way folks imagine uploading's a reserved skill for professionals
or something. a little fluency would replace the need for a LOT of
fast bandwidth.

a lot of you are probably used to a "public" directory, and many of
you may even work on your own server. but others (the vast vast
majority of the art world) can totally gain from this "public" idea,
without knowing or doing anything they don't do already. point an
plop. ends up a lot cheaper in the long run.

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