2004 July

Today the Mozilla Foundation announced that they are hooking us up with even more plugins! This is cooperative effort with Adobe, Apple, Macromedia, Opera, and Sun Microsystems that will allow Web developers to create better Web surfing experience using browsers like Mozilla Firefox.

Today I was reading the Weblog for the creator of “Web Pages That Suck”. He always has some funny commentary on one thing or another. Well, today was no exception. Apparently AdForum got him going with the promise of offering up a free video only to force the person to a page where they would […]

Those of you working heavily with CSS and Web design will want to check this out. Minz Meyer is illustrating how shrinking containers can be an issue no matter how good you think you are. He offers up some great examples and shows his readers what to look for.

The Script School celebrates 200th radio show today at 2pm PST. Celebrating with scheduled guests as well as old show guests from the past, a lot of history was relived at the event. According to TDavid, Principal of Script School.com, “For years, enrolled students have requested a show and course learning material specifically for mainstream […]

Are services like “Didtheyreadit” or “ReadNotify” a threat to e-mail users, or is this just a lot of hype offered up by the competition? According to Broadband Reports, it could be a real problem as it takes away your right to privacy when reading your e-mail.

A perfect tutorial for masking passwords with Java, Qusay H. Mahmoud shows you the steps needed to make sure your passwords are safe and secure. After a brief description of what to expect, Mahmoud takes you down the line and even provides you with clear screen shots so that you see what your work needs […]

Keeping your HTML looking good and at optimized levels getting you down? Give the Hunter HTML Optimizer a whirl! It is an easy to use HTML compression utility that can help speed up your Web site download time.

So you are totally new to Web design and you want to start out right. You are determined to teach yourself CSS, but time is a consideration. I would recommend that you take a look at “The CSShark Answers FAQs.” A great page, to be sure; you will find yourself pumping out CSS in just […]

The National Cancer Institute has provided Web designers with a really detailed, well thought out resource to take a peek at. The site names its purpose as being responsible for providing “over 50 of the top Web design and usability guidelines based on emerging research and supporting information in the field.” Not bad, not bad […]

If you are anything like me, then you always have your eye out for the latest in HTML editors. The Alleycode HTML editor has some unique options like a synchronized code/design view. This is really handy when working on a site and you are in a bit of a hurry. It allows you to see […]

A book review on “More Eric Meyer on CSS“. One of the cool things about the book according to this review is that Meyer makes it a point to screen his audience even before they buy his book. The argument to this effect is that Meyer hates waste. After passing “inspection, Meyer breaks everything down […]

Salvation is here for those of you that have been struggling to get video into Blogger and MT blogs.
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“vBlog Central is easy to use. Capture video on a digital camera, digital camcorder, etc., and load the video onto your computer. Download and install the vBlog Client. Drag and drop your video onto the vBlog Client […]

The Talkingtree.com does it again with a great workaround for CFHTTP and Compressed HTTP Response from IIS. While this workaround may look pretty straightforward, you have to admit that it is quite clever.

Looking for an import extension that will import text into HTML, Text, or XML? Then “importText Extension for Flash MX 2004 IDE” is just what you need. While the person that was creating this at 2am makes it clear that it is still very much in beta, you cannot really argue too much since it […]

Perfect for the beginner, the Layout Reservoir allows you to take his basic CSS designs and do with them what you like. Completely free to use and abuse as the creator puts it. Best of all folks, it provides a great learning opportunity. By playing with different attributes, you can begin to understand the basics […]

CSS does not have to be a scary thing. If you need some help getting started and honestly want to learn to break the habit of using tables, then you need to visit this site. Broken up into techniques, resources and even full blown Web design tutorials, this site is a “must bookmark” pit stop […]

An amazing, breath taking example of a toned down version of Java with a side order of Flash for good measure. The time, skill and imagination it took to make this site is incredible. I will not stand here and claim that it was “really difficult” in the truest sense of the word. I will […]

Need some quick references for programing? Then this site will fulfill that need and then toss you into overdrive! From C to Unix to XML, it is all here for you to browse through and be amazed at anyone that had the time to compile this list.

CssBeauty is a virtual showcase of websites showing how CSS can easily be displayed as art. The work here is truly awesome, actually it is almost mind blowing. According to what I would consider to be the site’s “charter”, CssBeauty is about showing site visitors what truly well designed websites can look like when done […]

MobiMate is now available on J2ME phones according to PDAntic.com. Reports indicate that MobiMate will now be comparable to the WorldMate versions on platforms like Symbian. It appears that Java really knows no boundaries, whether it be phone, PDA or even the good ‘ol server applications.