Last week in NetBITS-010 we looked at how you can add functionality to your Web site by using a service; this week we'll turn our attention to CGI (Common Gateway Interface) programs, which are often simple little applications or scripts that run on the Web server, and process information submitted from forms in your Web page. There are hundreds of CGIs available; many are free, many others are low cost

If you've been thinking about setting up a Web site, you may have felt overwhelmed by the complexity. Sure, creating a few pages is no big deal - everyone seems to be doing that these days, from fifth graders to grandmas