>_ About Me

Art by: TheRoguez

You can call me Racquinox! (Rack - win - ox) I'm a freelance web developer out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. If you'd like to get to know me more for who I am, and what I'm interested in, check out the different sections of my site linked above. If you're interested in hiring me for a project, or messaging me with any questions or for a quote on a project, check out the sections below.


I consider myself to be a child of the internet. I grew up reading Angelfire blogs, talking to stangers in chatrooms, playing flash games, and had my first experience writing HTML on MySpace in the mid-2000s. I remember when "Google" became a verb, I remember the birth and death of Myspace, the rise and fall of Facebook, migrations from Tumblr and the increasing corporatization of the internet.


More recently, I've seen the web revival movement pop up, calling for a return to some aspects of the old web. While I fully admit it has me feeling a bit nostalgic remembering things the way they used to be, it's also provided a solution to the AI fueled, big-business social media that has come to dominate the internet. It has me remembering why I fell in love with the internet so long ago, and realizing it can be like that all over again! (Just with better technology, and some lessons learned, yes, I also remember going and making food while I wait for a single image to load.)

>_ Update Log

10-18-24:Started building my site.

10-23-24:Site is live - still in development.

11-04-24Guestbook and contact page functionality is working.

11-12-24Added device shrines.

12-07-24Put in to join the furry webring.

>_ Portfolio

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This Is It

Milwaukee's oldest gay bar - Owned by Trixie Mattel

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Al's Web Tech

Looking for networking help? Get it done here!

>_ Contact Me

Feel free to contact me for a quote, to ask questions, or for any of your website needs!






>_ The Three Steps to Making a Website

Every website, from the biggest and most complex, to the little one you're reading now is made of three seperate parts, and all of those need to be in place fo a website to function. If you're looking to make a website, you'll need these three things:


1.) Firstly, a website needs a domain name. That's the address someone might type in to get to the site. For this site, the domain is Racquinox.net. For Google, it's google.com. To have a website, you need to make sure your desired domain name is available, and register a domain name. There are a lot of sevices that offer this at decent prices. Some common places are Domain.com, or Register.com. These, and other sites will require you to make an account to register a domain, as you'll need to manage settings afterwords. Feel free to contact me for any help with that!


2.) Second, every website needs a host. Every website in the entire world exists on someone's computer, somewhere in the world. Most people these days opt to pay for a hosting service. Popular options are Host Gator, and Go Daddy.


Alternatively, there is self-hosting. This means setting up a dedicated computer to host your website. This computer would need to be on, and connected to the internet 24/7. This can be a good option for some sites, but can pose a security risk to others, depending on the purpose of the site. Feel free to contact me for help with hosting. While I don't currently offer hosting options, I intend to in the future. No matter how your site is hosted, it can always be migrated later, so don't feel like you have to be married to one option.


3.) The third and final thing is an actual website. Websites, in reality are a collection of files, stored on their host computer, and accessed through the domain name. The person who makes those files, is a web developer. THAT is my specialty! Websites can take so many forms and purposes, and I love the blend of artistic design with analytical coding and logic. I'm always open to take commissions making websites. Here's how that works:


Websites vary wildly in scope and size, so it's not realistic for me to give a price range. Contact me, and tell me about your website, your goals and what you have in mind, and I'll provide you with a quote for building your project. Some projects will take longer to build than others, but I'll always give you updates, and check in during the building process to make sure things are going in a direction you're happy with. It will likely begin with some sort of mock-up to set a clear path.


Once all the files are made, and you're happy with the work, I'll send an invoice, and if it's relevant, we'll set a maintenance agreement. Once those formalities are finished, I'll upload the files to the hosting server, and your site will be live!


Lots of sites require maintenence, as the content might change, you might want to go through a rebrand, and all sorts of other situations, and those will be sorted out in the maintenance agreement.


Once your site is made, and no matter how long we've been working together, you're always free to move to a different developer at any time, if that suits your needs. I'll never lock any client into a contract unwillingly.


If you already have a website and are looking for help from a developer, I'm open to that as well. Just send me a message, tell me about your goals, send me a link if possible, and I'll give a quote for what I think it would take.


I really love the internet, and working to make sure your corner of it is exactly what you want it to be, and also I want to make sure your experience of having a website is the best that it can be.


I'm also deeply passionate about the small web, and the web revival movement. Social media, and a small number of companies have risen to dominate the internet, and it doesn't have to be that way. Read my blog post to learn more.

>_ Sign My Guestbook

What's a guestbook?

Guestbooks were common on the "old" internet of the 90's and 00's. This is a place where anybody visiting the site can leave a comment! Keep in mind the comment is public, and anyone else visiting the site can also see the comment. Be nice or I'll delete it. [hide]