I know the title of this tutorial doesn't quite generate much excitement because there are so many online photo-sharing places, it almost makes this tutorial obsolete. I say “almost” because if you want some measure of control over how your pictures will look, you'll want to try this. It's free after all and believe me, it's empowering. You don't even need to know anything about html (hypertext markup language)!
Keep that info handy because we'll need that info once you've installed Cyberduck.
Assuming you found the link and you clicked download Cyberduck, you'll get a "Cyberduck-2.7.1.dmg" compressed file on your desktop. Double click the ".dmg" file and you'll see it change to a white icon.
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After you double click the white icon that looks like a disk, look for a “rubber ducky” icon--the kind you use in the bath tub.
Drag that icon into your Applications folder. You might get a prompt to Authenticate or enter a username and password. Once it appears in your applications folder, you can double click the icon to launch it.
Here's a screenshot of what Cyberduck's GUI (Graphic User Interface) looks like.
Under File>choose Open Connection
From the email that you received from Tripod, complete those fields below.
Use my settings as an guide.
When that's done, click connect. You'll get verification that it's working when you see
At the very top of Cyberduck's window you'll see something like "ftp:pixelpete92506@ftp.tripod.com"
Returning to our previous tutorial where Image Capture generated a folder on your desktop named "webpage", we're going to simply drag that folder into the Cyberduck's interface like so:
Next you'll see the display change to "Transfers." In case I've confused you. The folder which was previously named "webpage", I renamed to "kids" so I know what it contains. Click on the folder name to highlight it and then type the new name and hit enter.CyberDuck's interface tells you how big the folder you're about to upload. When this process is done, to view the webpage, just point your browser to http://pixelpete92506.tripod.com/kids/
Notice the url of your newly launched webpage has an address "........./kids" named after the folder you uploaded. So if I had renamed my folder "pet_dog_pictures" before dragging it into Cyberduck's interface, then the URL would be http://pixelpete92506.tripod.com/pet_dog_pictures. This is usually case sensitive. The use of the underscore is so there is no awkwardness with how some webservers using Linux deal with spaces between words.
By the way, if you can't stand the ads that are appearing on the top of your webpage, you can pay a monthly fee and upgrade your free account at tripod to remove those ads. Hey, your free ride does have a catch, you have to live with those ads! I have a feeling after you get done with this tutorial, you may opt to pay and remove those ads. And I wouldn't be surprised if you get your own domain name too.
But once you get the hang of “web-publishing,” you might consider getting your own domain name and finding a webhost. I use Go Daddy and for the most part have been happy with their service.