I'm trying to set up a little website, www.thegizzards.net. Two problems:
1. The images show up when i do a mouseover (which i have scripted),
but they do not show up when I initially bring up or refresh the
pages.
2. Even though I uploaded the images to the web server, the images
seem to only show up when I connect to my site using the pc I uploaded
the files from. Why would this be?
3. (bonus question for extra tip) How can I get a description to pop
up below the pictures when I do a mouseover?

my two cents worth

for 1. , check that the precise location/file name of the images in
the source code match up to the location/file name of the images on
your server.

for 2. again, the path to the images in the code itself is probably
not referencing the webserver, but your local machine

for 3. ,  take the following example

<img src="http://www.mysite.com/images/picture.jpg" alt="THIS IS A PICTURE">

the alt tag can display comments. Use it in the format shown above.

Currently, your site seems to be unlisted in DNS.  Perhaps you could
provide the IP address so we can see the page, and the source code?

Thanks!

unfortunately, the host is currently down. It sounds like I should try
using the absolute location of each image.... I'll see if that works

jellybeans-ga is probably right.

I think you're not referencing the location of the image properly;
maybe a typo in the filename or location.  Also, verify the images are
actually on your server.  Sometimes, you 'think' files have uploaded,
but the transfer fails for whatever reason.

Happens to me (and probably a lot of people) all the time...

3. (bonus question for extra tip) How can I get a description to pop
up below the pictures when I do a mouseover?

1 simple way to do it would be to use Adobe Photoshop to add a
description under your picture, making it part of the same image. Then
when you mouseover the image, the description appears under the image
with the actual image (because its part of the same image). Just an
idea.

omniscientbeing-ga

You shouldn't use the ALT attribute of an IMAGE tag to put a message
on the status line; the ALT attribute is to provide an alternative
text for text-only browsers and blind users.  The IMAGE tag can take a
TITLE attribute however and this is intended to be presented to the
user as eg a message on the status line.

Owain

If you still need that PHP script you were looking for (the question
expired), repost it and I'll make that for you.

webadept-ga