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  Useful Words to Know
Here are brief definitions of some of the terms youтАЩll see as you work with iWeb.
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Blog:
A web-based journal that can contain text, photos, and other media. For more information, see тАЬWhat Is a Blog?тАЭ.
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Browser:
┬аAn application you use to visit websites. (Mac OS X comes with a browser called Safari.)
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Hyperlink:
Text or an object you can click to initiate an action, such as going to another webpage or opening a document. Most text hyperlinks (also called links)
look different from surrounding text (they are underlined or a different color) to indicate that you can click them.
   Internet:
A worldwide network of computers that makes it possible for people to communicate with one another and share information.
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.Mac:
A membership-based service that provides such features as an ad-free .Mac email address, file sharing with iDisk online storage, groups for coordinating events and communicating with friends and family, and more. .Mac is where your iWeb sites are stored. For more information, visit www.mac.com.
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Navigation menu:
The website table of contents. The navigation menu lists each page in your website as a link that visitors can click to go to that page. iWeb automatically creates a navigation menu on each page in your website.
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Photocast:
An iPhoto photo album that's been published. Others can subscribe to photocasts to receive the latest photos when the album is modified.
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Podcast:
An audio file thatтАЩs been set up so that it can be easily downloaded to a computer. You can listen and subscribe to podcasts with iTunes. You can add a podcast to your blog for your visitors to listen to at their convenience.
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RSS:
A subscription service that many websites offer. For example, your website visitors can subscribe to your blog so that theyтАЩll know when you post new entries. When you create a blog or a podcast, iWeb provides a Subscribe button automatically. (RSS ┬аstands for тАЬreally simple syndication.тАЭ)
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Start page:
The page that appears first when you visit a website. Sometimes called the home page or default page.
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URL:
The website address, which you enter in a browser to go to the website. A typical URL looks like this: http://www.apple.com
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Video podcast:
A podcast that contains video as well as audio. You can listen and subscribe to video podcasts with iTunes. You can also transfer video podcasts to an iPod that supports video.
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Web:
A part of the Internet that supports graphics in addition to text. Many people use the web ┬а(also called the World Wide Web) and the Internet interchangeably.
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Website:
A collection of informationтАФusually including graphics and hyperlinks to other parts of the website or to other websitesтАФmade available on the Internet. A website, or site, ┬аconsists of one or more
webpages that are linked together.
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Webpage:
Most websites are organized into webpages, or pages, that are linked together.
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