Berners-Lee 'sorry' for slashes

[Pondus]

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the World Wide Web, has confessed that the // in a web address were actually "unnecessary".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8306631.stm

[DavidR]

I think we can forgive him that little issue, not something I have given much thought

When most people don't even bother with it now, just typing in the www . unless the IP has to be http: // as there is no www . after it. Many browsers now do away with that also just typing in the domain will add the www . and in some cases it will also add the . com.

[Pondus]

Write avast and press Ctrl + Enter then you get www and com (norwegian IE8 www and .no)

[DavidR]

Same in firefox 3.5.3 you the full URL hxxp://www.avast.com/

[CharleyO]

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The same happens with Opera 10.   


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[bob3160]

Write avast and press Ctrl + Enter then you get www and com (norwegian IE8 www and .no)

That has always been the shortcut way of getting there in a hurry.

[YoKenny]

Write avast and press Ctrl + Enter then you get www and com (norwegian IE8 www and .no)

That has always been the shortcut way of getting there in a hurry.

Us old dogs know some old tricks. 

Thankfully we still have the mental ablility to learn some new ones as well. 

[bob3160]

Thankfully we still have the mental ablility to learn some new ones as well.

The real question is for how much longer  

[Omid Farhang]

who care these days about things like that?

at least I know by typing a word and press enter firefox itself redirect me to the site of it by searching it in google.

for example when I type avast and press enter, official site of avast load, and many more example, or when I type Avril Lavigne, home page of Avril Lavigne load. so, www and com and shortcuts such as ctrl+enter is not a problem anymore!

maybe it's because I've Google Desktop installed in my computer... I'm not sure

[Pondus]

so, www and com and shortcuts such as ctrl+enter is not a problem anymore!

When was shortcuts a problem?

[Omid Farhang]

so, www and com and shortcuts such as ctrl+enter is not a problem anymore!

When was shortcuts a problem?

typing "http://www" was not a problem in first days of it, after a while it get boring, so people just write www . xxxxx . com , it got boring after a while and it changed to xxxx and then ctrl+enter, now it's just even type the name and hit enter....

When was shortcuts a problem?

also, about shortcuts it's a problem for newbie users, also sometimes for expert users.
I was teaching computer to a lot of students for one year, half of them could not pass exams because they were forgetting keybaord shortcuts...

I agree "problem" was not a right word to explain what I mean.

[Pondus]

half of them could not pass exams because they were forgetting keybaord shortcuts...

Jeep, if you can't remember them, then they are a problem 

[YoKenny]

@ Omid Farhang
I guess having Google Desktop helps you remember where you live.

Typing avril lavigne in the address bar takes me to:
http://www.google.com/search?q=avril+lavigne&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-Address&ie=&oe=

How to Use the Address Box With Shortcut Keys
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306832

Keyboard shortcuts for Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/126449

[Omid Farhang]

@ Omid Farhang
I guess having Google Desktop helps you remember where you live.

Typing avril lavigne in the address bar takes me to:
http://www.google.com/search?q=avril+lavigne&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-Address&ie=&oe=

yeah, it seems Google had impact on my search.

half of them could not pass exams because they were forgetting keybaord shortcuts...

Jeep, if you can't remember them, then they are a problem 

take a look on YoKenny links, see how many shortcuts there are... it's when shortcuts become a problem, me and you we are computer fans and remember everything about computer, but a normal user who use computer less than 2-3 hours in a week don't like to spend time to remember all those shortcuts. I say this because I've seen "Many" people like what I am saying.

[YoKenny]

Don't forget the Windows key shotcuts:
http://www.seoconsultants.com/windows/key

If one uses a system 2-3 hours a week then shortcuts won't make a bit of difference as all they need to remember is where is the power on button is then how to get to the browser so my Home page showing.

What's a Home page?
Do homeless people have Home pages?