learn html

I havn’t done squat on this since last post :(

I have wanted to learn to build a website for quite some time, and I am finally getting around to it. My cousin, who was a web designer for ticketmaster, suggests learning basic html is the best way to start.

I have found a decent web tutorial at: http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp

Does anyone know of a good, simple, free text editor (similar to the one found on the turtorial) to download? I would like to be able to code on one side and see how it will look online on the other.

Thanks, kudos, and keep it up all who are working on this goal.