How do I make one URL an “alias” for another? You type in “mickeymouse.com” and it takes you to “disney.com.” HOW DO THEY DO THAT? (I own both URLs, if that’s an issue.
Are there any good FREE Flash programs out there? Where I can teach myself to do simple flash animations whithout having to buy a jillion-dollare Adobe program? (Barring that, any Flash gurus want to do a quick little flash thing for me? . . . )
you can also achieve #1 with one of the following methods, if editing the .htaccess isn’t an option; however, it’s worth noting that these methods are horrible for SEO.
is handled via HTTP redirects. fubbleskag posted some examples. You can redirect any url you control, to any other url regardless of whether you control the destination (to the destination server, it would look exactly the same as a link). There’s a large page on wikipedia on the subject: URL redirection - Wikipedia
the free adobe flex SDK* (which is what I use for flash 99% of the time) is free, but it does not include any GUI interface - it’s pretty much there to support large scale application development using flash. While you can build animations in it, but you’d have to do it in code, instead of using an animator/graphics artist friendly “draw and drag on a timeline” environment.
not to be confused with adobe flex builder, which is a paid product.