Hey everyone, it’s your boy back again with another tech adventure. Today, I’m gonna walk you through my experience trying to copy a website. Not just any site, though – we’re talking about the online store for the OMEGA Seamaster Railmaster. Fancy, right?
So, first things first, I needed to figure out how to actually go about copying a website. It’s not like hitting Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V, you know? I’m not super tech-savvy, but I’m pretty good at finding stuff online. I started by Googling around, looking for ways to, you know, “reverse URL encoding” or something like that. I found out that’s the technical term for turning those weird “%20” things in URLs back into normal spaces. It also seemed different from the URL parser thing. Learned something new!
Then I tried using Norton Safe Search but it didn’t have the extension for Chrome, so I said “Nah, I’m good.”
Next, I started thinking about backups. I use Ubuntu, and I know there are a couple of ways to back up your system, like backup tools and shell scripts. I was thinking maybe I could use one of those to kind of “back up” the website? It seemed like a stretch, but I figured it was worth a shot. I didn’t really get far with that, though. It got complicated fast, and I started feeling like I was in over my head.
I also stumbled upon some stuff about using Bing with GPT in Microsoft Edge, or even on your phone with the Bing app. That sounded cool, but it wasn’t really what I was looking for. I wanted to copy the website, not just chat with a bot about it, you feel me?
While searching, I found this article talking about setting up a range extender, but guess what? My problem wasn’t even listed there. Bummer.
In the end, I realized this whole website copying thing is way harder than it looks. I mean, it’s not like learning touch typing, which is already pretty tough, but it’s a whole different beast. Plus, I wanted the site to look just like the original OMEGA store, all the images and stuff.
I spent a good few hours on this, and honestly, I didn’t get very far. I managed to save some parts of the website, like individual pages, but it wasn’t the same as having a full copy of the online store. I even tried some tools, but it was no use. So yeah, I’m kinda throwing in the towel on this one.
Here’s what I learned:
- Copying a website is complicated.
- You can use some browser tools.
- Norton Safe Search doesn’t have a Chrome extension.
- Backing up an Ubuntu system doesn’t really help with copying websites.
- Bing with GPT is cool but not for this.
- There are articles about setting up range extenders, but they don’t help with this.
- It’s harder than learning touch typing.
Wrapping Up
It’s a bit of a downer, I know. But hey, not every experiment ends with a win. I’m still glad I tried, though. I learned a lot about how websites work, and I definitely have a newfound respect for web developers. It takes some real skill to build these things! Anyway, that’s it for today’s adventure. Catch you guys in the next one!
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