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1/29/02

Java Boutique - A lot of Applets and Java tutorials. What are Applets you say? Applets are small programs (written in Java) that add some very cool effects to your web pages. A very popular example of a Java Applet is the Lake Applet. I needed a baseball game for my friend's site so I visited Java Boutique and found just what I was looking for. Spend some time at this site, there are lots of neat little applets that you can add to your site. Here is a little tutorial on how to add Java Applets to your site.

1/24/02

Shizuko Angel's FrontPage Final Project - I don't usually do this, but since so many of you are nonbelievers about the power and capabilities of FrontPage I would like you to take a look at Shizuko's FrontPage final project. Also be sure to check out her new design site at http://webbyangel.com/

HTML Guru - A must see! An amazing example of Dynamic HTML usage. Jeff Rouyer is the Author of Dynamic HTML Web Magic. He is the Guru of Dynamic HTML and shares his knowledge with tutorials on his site.

Nirvanna - Another brilliant example of Dynamic HTML usage. Eddie Traversa is working with Jeff Rouyer on a Book called Dynamic XHTML. He offers numerous tutorials for DHTML on his site.

1/23/02

If you're using Internet Explorer 6.0 you may have noticed my new colored scroll bars? Pretty cool eh? The only thing that I'm not happy with is the pesky "glowing" blue when you click the scroll area. EchoEcho has a handy CSS script generator to create this effect.

GFX - A very nice Photoshop site with tutorials, actions, and a comprehensive list of shortcuts.

MacWorld Web Publishing Secrets - An excellent short article on making your web sites work for all browsers and validating HTML.

JavaScript Kit - I stumbled on this site (well, I've been to Website Abstraction, but I haven't visited since the site change) when I was looking for a new code generator for pop-up windows. I had a pop-up window at http://www.putertutor.net, but the thing would pop-up every time a visitor went to a different page and that just wouldn't do. In addition to scripts and tutorials, this site has a nice pop-up window generator that allows you to generate code that will only open once per browser session. Call me lazy, but why do it myself when there are tools out there to do it for you?!

Designs by Mark - This site has tips and tutorials on Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, design in general and site promotion. Ben (yes, our Raving Ben) swears by this site, saying he never would have learned the secrets of animated buttons without Mark's tutorials.

FlashKit - One of the largest sites devoted to Flash. I used to try to index all of their tutorials on my Flash page, but keeping up is impossible.

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