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Video Tutorial: CSS Design, Part Two

Video Tutorial: CSS Design, Part Two

In the conclusion of our two-part video tutorial on CSS layout and design, we will take the layout we created in the beginning... 30 Comments | Read More »

Video Tutorial: CSS Design, Part One

Video Tutorial: CSS Design, Part One

Designing search engine friendly websites can be intimidating, particularly for designers who are just learning how to use CSS... 14 Comments | Read More »

Web Conversion Strategy: When Design Dominates

Web Conversion Strategy: When Design Dominates

A local business magazine had written an article reviewing the website designs of various local companies. As you may imagine, ... 8 Comments | Read More »

Critique Part Four:  Site Search

Critique Part Four: Site Search

The Problem: The results aren't always relevant. The Fix: A search for "snowboard" returns wax as the top result — but no snow... 3 Comments | Read More »

Installing Google Maps On Your Site

Installing Google Maps On Your Site

Implementing Google Maps into your website is an easy way to provide rich, interactive map features that can help your customer... 7 Comments | Read More »

What is Ruby on Rails?

What is Ruby on Rails?

First there was Ruby, and now there is Ruby on Rails. Ruby is an open-source web-programming language that was developed in Ja... 5 Comments | Read More »

Why Authenticate Email?

Why Authenticate Email?

Mail servers require a username and password authentication for outgoing mail (mail being sent from your computer to someone el... 1 Comment | Read More »

Will All My Windows Applications Run On A Mac?

Will All My Windows Applications Run On A Mac?

This question relates to the new Apple computers that include Intel chips. Since the switch to Intel processors, it has been po... 5 Comments | Read More »

Does A Proxy Server Keep Me Anonymous On The Internet?

Does A Proxy Server Keep Me Anonymous On The Internet?

Does a proxy server keep me anonymous on the Internet? No. And that is that. Unless you are a very talented hacker, there is ... 23 Comments | Read More »

How Is An Atom Feed Different From An RSS Feed?

How Is An Atom Feed Different From An RSS Feed?

An Atom feed is very similar to an RSS feed in that it is a lightweight XML format allowing for easy syndication of web content... 4 Comments | Read More »

Google Analytics' Security Warnings

Google Analytics' Security Warnings

The subject of security warnings with Google Analytics is one that has been frequently brought up by our readers, and was somet... 9 Comments | Read More »

What Can Digg.com Do For My Online Business?

What Can Digg.com Do For My Online Business?

Digg.com is probably best called a social networking news site. The idea behind Digg.com, and other sites like it, is that user... 7 Comments | Read More »

Is The Mobile Web Right For Your Ecommerce Business?

Is The Mobile Web Right For Your Ecommerce Business?

Among the topics of conversation for those who make 2007 business technology predictions is the extent to which the "mobile web... 7 Comments | Read More »

Preparing Your Website For Mobile Devices

Preparing Your Website For Mobile Devices

With the growing number of consumers using mobile devices, such as cell phones and PDAs, to access the Internet, it's important... 9 Comments | Read More »

Tech Support - December 2006

Tech Support - December 2006

Question: I'm confused by all the prices out there for domain-name registration. My hosting company occasionally offers free d... 3 Comments | Read More »

Get To Know Your .htaccess File

Get To Know Your .htaccess File

A valuable tool many web developers either don't understand or aren't aware of is the .htaccess file. The file is available onl... 5 Comments | Read More »

Tech Support: November 2006

Tech Support: November 2006

What are Technorati tags and what do they do? Technorati is a website that provides an index of the web, allowing people to fi... 0 Comments | Read More »

Flash or HTML: Which to Choose

Flash or HTML: Which to Choose

The question of whether it is better to design a website using Flash rather than using just HTML has sparked many debates among... 2 Comments | Read More »

Email: How It Works

Email: How It Works

Email has become one of the primary sources of communication among people in the world today, yet how it works remains a bit of... 1 Comment | Read More »

How To Start a Video Blog

How To Start a Video Blog

Web logs, commonly referred to as "blogs," came into the mainstream about two years ago. Not really a newsletter or traditiona... 0 Comments | Read More »

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