2004 August

Last Spring I took some weekly tutorials from the SLP Program. It is a site that offers free tutorials weekly. I took the tutorials last Spring, but then the site takes a break in the Summer. You have to do the tutorials and paste them on your own website. I have to say I was […]

In what some believe to be as tremendous as the creation of the Web browser itself, sIFR has been released. Designed to take font/text to the next level, on the surface it looks a lot like a typical image of some text created in a photo program. Upon closer observation, you will see that it […]

Mozilla.org gets a facelift! According to Steven Garrity, the new design has just gone live. This great creation was made possible thanks to the folks at “silverorange” among many others that worked tirelessly to help this new design to happen.

So what is the best approach when it comes to email marketing, text or HTML Newsletters? I personally believe that HTML is the most attractive choice however, it has been my experience that a number of folks still prefer to received their emailed content as text.

You know, I have to tell ya. I find myself spending more time that is probably needed sifting through my systems log files. Well I found this program recently and thought that this might be a useful solution to spending all of the time “log surfing”. The software program in question is called EventSentry Light […]

In a twist of luck, I found what appears to be a viable solution for those wanting a dependable method of Online calender generation. The program involved here is called Web Cal Plus and it is Shareware. You can take keep this puppy for good for the cost of $49.95.

You may be asking what does Paint Shop Pro have to do with the web? That is a fair question. If you do not know what Paint Shop Pro (hereafter called PSP) is, it is a graphics program. I am certain you have heard of Photo Shop. Photo Shop is the graphics program of all […]

PHP-GTK is “an extension for the PHP programming language that implements language bindings for GTK+. It provides an object-oriented interface to GTK+ classes and functions and greatly simplifies writing client-side cross-platform GUI applications.” GTK stands for GIMP Tool Kit, for which it was originally. Its focus is on client-side applications. PHP, as you know, is […]

A lot of people do not understand the vast amount of human understanding that goes into the creation of a user friendly Web site. Layout, color patterns, Flash or no Flash, there is a lot of work involved in just trying to figure this out before the real design even begins to take place.

Imagine being able to ask a specific question and actually receive a correct answer through your favorite search engine. Google is very close and Ask.com was shooting for this, yet missed by a mile. Microsoft thinks they may have the answer to this problem and they are even working on implementing this in the near […]

The name pdftk does sound a bit strange, yet the utility does seem to be of use according to Sid Steward’s hacks with the PDF file format. Brian D Foy reports that pdftk’s documentation was good. Unfortunately, it does look like Foy did in fact have an “issue or three” getting this turkey to run […]

The perfect tool for those that have found themselves falling victim to source code theft, HTML Guardian will help to prevent this type of annoying occurrence. The utility uses encryption to protect your hard work and makes it difficult to steal your work in general.

Friendster has decided to fire employee Joyce Park, for keeping a Weblog. I have no idea what led to her dismissal, but Jeremy Zawodny has made it clear that her Weblogging is to be blamed for this incident.

As I’ve said before, I’m in love with my CMS of choice: Drupal. I previously discussed its usefulness as a simple CMS, but it is capable of much more than that. If you want your site to have content that is updated hourly with zero maintenance on your part, Drupal could the solution […]

This study looks at 50 U.S. Government Web pages to determine whether or not they meet accessibility requirements as outlined in Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act. US Government agencies are required to be in compliance. If nothing else, take a look at the chart displaying the Web site along with notes on Bobby […]

“Tips for using clip art
Want to know what you can do with clip art? Check out these clip art articles. If you don’t find what you’re looking for here, visit the Office Online Assistance site for more information. “
Is there ANYbody out there who feels they have too much clipart?
[Listening…]
No, I didn’t really think […]

One thing I can say about gnomies is when you ask for feedback on a product, look out! Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it. Boy, did I get it! Many of you are fanatics and I mean that in the best possible way. I’m one of you so don’t think […]

Nathan Steiner is a guy that takes his CSS pretty seriously. That is why he is always in a position where he wants to see what he is doing when working with his scripts. Because of this quest for control, he has come up with a mini-helper tool that makes working with CSS a little […]

Learn the right way to get your floating elements into perspective. Step by step and easy to follow, this “floatutorial” is just what the doctor ordered for those looking to make CSS work for them.

Flash on mobile devices? I just can not see it myself. Yet Macromedia continues their push with mobile device companies in hopes that some how they will make an impression with the right people.