Do you www?

[Makromizer]

While it has become quite a habit to me to hit the www.xxxxx.xxx into the url-bar, I recently stopped to clout that w-key, saving me some cramps in the left ring finger. The 3rd lvl-domain (and 2nd lvl of course) should be enough, because sub-domains are for sub-topics on a page. While at the beginning of the www, it was quite hard to reach a web page without the www, meanwhile most servers don't mind if you use it or not. But most I've seen browsing the Internet wouldn't even dare to think about leaving it away. Hell, they don't put the http:// in front, so why not just leave away the www?

 

[z0mb13]

wwwhaaaaatt??

😀😀

 

[Ikonomi]

I type it in only because I prefer the look of "http://www.____________.com" in my address bar over "http://_______.com".

Yeah, I know.

 

[Chaotic42]

To distinguish it from other servers. Sometimes www is the name of a server.

You could have:

www.deepfriedpigeons.com: Web server for the web page
ftp.deepfriedpigeons.com:FTP server for files
news.deepfriedpigeons.com: News server for pigeon frying newsgroups

 

[nycxandy]

Poll it.

 

[mwtgg]

I don't type www., nor do I type .com.

Ctrl+Enter is your friend (for .com addresses anyway) 🙂

 

[brunswickite]

i just type in "yahoo" then CNTRL+SHIFT, ENTER


wow, now i know i dont even need to type the SHIFT, thanks mwtgg 😛

 

[Twista]

i only type

anandtech.com

or
yahoo.com

 

[olds]

no, I CTRL - Enter

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: brunswickite
i just type in "yahoo" then CNTRL+SHIFT, ENTER


wow, now i know i dont even need to type the SHIFT, thanks mwtgg 😛

In Firefox, Shift+Enter is .net 😉

 

[xcript]

I don't type any of that crap..

Ctrl+Enter for .com
Shift+Enter for .net
Ctrl+Shift+Enter for .org

 

[Lonyo]

I just press "a" and Anandtech comes up, or "f" and forums.anandtech.com comes up, and then I just click on it.
Simple.
Or I use crtl + enter, or wait for people to link to places for me 😛

 

[Makromizer]

In Opera, CTRL-Enter is wand and I use a lot of foreign domains. For those who like the look of the http://www.______.___ in the adress-bar, what about a index.html behind it? works on ~90% of all pages ;-)

 

[deejayshakur]

Originally posted by: xcript
I don't type any of that crap..

Ctrl+Enter for .com
Shift+Enter for .net
Ctrl+Shift+Enter for .org

mozilla too?

 

[Skel]

I still type out the www, I'm old school that way...

 

[Supermercado]

Most of the time, I don't. It's just espn.com or google.com for me. There are a few exceptions; for example, the last time I checked, Clemson's domain requires the www. to precede the clemson.edu. If it's a site I know requires it, I use it; if not, I don't. Ctrl+O, type, enter, nice and quick.

 

[Wahsapa]

i havnt typed "www" since netscape 4.0

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
To distinguish it from other servers. Sometimes www is the name of a server.

You could have:

www.deepfriedpigeons.com: Web server for the web page
ftp.deepfriedpigeons.com:FTP server for files
news.deepfriedpigeons.com: News server for pigeon frying newsgroups

shouldn't be an issue.

 

[Mo0o]

i still type www out of sheer habit

 

[Shawn]

Always.

 

[Bassyhead]

nope

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: Skel
I still type out the www, I'm old school that way...

old skewl representin!

 

[MichaelD]

I printed out the internet and have all the pages neatly stacked in my room. I don't surf anymore.

In fact, you're actually looking at a jpeg of a page I printed out a second before you entered this thread.

My printer is tired.

 

[PatboyX]

sometimes.

 

[rpl318]

Originally posted by: mwtgg
I don't type www., nor do I type .com.

Ctrl+Enter is your friend (for .com addresses anyway) 🙂

Indeed. It's a shame so few folks know about it.