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Kicking things off here, let me tell
you a little bit about Yowzer!. Cyber cruising about through countless "kid"
oriented web sites, the creative forces here at Yowzer Headquarters (if
you could call us that) were somewhat dismayed by how "unkid"
like they were. Most sites aimed at older audiences seemed easier to understand
and navigate. The educational pages were too cut and dry; the "fun"
sites tended to be patronizing, forgetting that their audience was made
up of young people who are smart enough to find their site and then speaking
to them as if they were not. Here at Yowzer! we know that just because someone
is seeking information they're not boring, and that someone looking to enjoy
themselves isn't always unaware. With these things in mind, along with
our fondness of HTML tooling and playful art design, Yowzer! was born.
"So, who are you guys anyway?"
Well, for starters, we're not all guys. The Yowzer! staff
currently consists of only two people, Jaime and Brian. Both share an interest
in the internet and are themselves two really tall kids. Brian has been
working on and designing web sites and graphics for several years (he's
frightened to actually say the number outloud) and fondly recalls mastering
the BASIC print and go to commands on his family's Franklin Apple II compatible
computer in grammar school. He is also currently a part-time student studying
multimedia, video and film production. Jaime is new to the world of building
web pages, but is no stranger to the world of design. She's a design student
at Tyler, the art school off shoot of Temple University in Philadelphia,
PA. The two of them can often be found arguing about fonts while watching
"Rugrats" and listening to their favorite '50's rock 'n roll songs.
You may also note neither are English majors. This may become painfully
evident as you read on.
"Why are you doing this?"
The answer to this is simple: it's fun for us, and hopefully
for you. Plus we're getting to be creative and learn things ourselves in the
meantime. Good clean fun is hard enough to find in cyberville, or the real
world these days.
"Is there anything special I should have to read
Yowzer! ?"
If you're reading this, I guess not. There are, however
a few things you can do to enhance your visit when you're here. The first
has to do with your web browser. Yowzer! has been designed with Netscape
3.0 in mind, and contains some special codes and scripts that may not work properly
with other browsers (including Netscape Communicator). It can be downloaded
free for personal use, and is our current preferred web browser. Internet Explorer for Macintosh also works fairly well, although we've had some trouble with the PC version.
Also, Yowzer! uses some special fonts you may not have on your computer,
especially if it happens to be a Macintosh (our computer of choice). These
can also be downloaded free of charge from this Microsoft
site. It may be Microsoft, but you can't beat the the price. It's a fast
download and it beats looking at the same type face all the time. Just place
the expanded files in your system font folder and you're ready to go!
"Why GeoCities?"
Beyond the fact that it's free and we're not rich, GeoCities
is a cool internet community to be part of. They house some of our personal
favorite web pages, and the Enchanted Forest
contains hundreds of other children's and family oriented sites, many created
by young people themselves. It's also where you can find the GeoKidz
Club, we may not be fond of spelling "kids" with a "z",
but it's still a great site. It's fun, free, safe, and even, *gasp* educational.
The real question should be, why haven't you become part of GeoCities yourself?
In a nutshell...
Yowzer! is our attempt to entertain, inspire, and perhaps
teach a little as well. We've created, in our eyes, a neat set of characters,
fun personal stories, and interesting articles. We're also always interested
in hearing from you, and are here to share your sites, thoughts, and stories.
So don't fear writing us, we love e-mail!
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