Tips for Success with ASP.NET 3.5
A huge, friendly user community supports ASP.NET. Freeresources are plentiful if you want to build dynamic, interactive, data-driven Web pages with ASP.NET 3.5. Here are some helpful hints for your Web [more…]
Enjoying Timesaving Contribute Tips
Even the best programs get better when you know how to make the most of them. These tips and tricks can be helpful if you're in a hurry or trying to work more efficiently. [more…]
Addressing Ajax Design Issues
Ajax is a new ball of wax when it comes to Web applications, and as such, new rules about how the interface should and shouldn't work are emerging. Those rules have not been formalized yet, but the Ajax [more…]
Managing Server Access with Contribute
In order to control workflow, Contribute installs a file in a specific folder at the root of any Web site you connect to. This file, called the Shared Settings File, enables Contribute to store all the [more…]
How to Plan Pages for Your Web Site in iWeb
iWeb is the Web site creation and editing application included with Mac OS X Snow Leopard. Every properly designed Web site has a purpose: to inform, to entertain, or to provide downloads or contact information [more…]
How to Add Elements to Your Web Page with iWeb
Snow Leopard’s iWeb application lets you design full-featured Web sites. In addition to text and images, iWeb lets you add sounds, movies, links, buttons, and more. The list of extras you can add to your [more…]
How to Publish Your iWeb Web Site
After you finish with a new iWeb site, Mac Snow Leopard makes it easy to get your masterpiece on the Web. You can publish your site by using your MobileMe account or publish to a separate server maintained [more…]
Ruby on Rails Keywords
If you’re using Ruby on Rails to create your Web site or database, you need to know the keywords Ruby uses. Fortunately, you have access to the following table, which lists Ruby’s keywords: [more…]
Naming Conventions for Ruby on Rails
You’re using Ruby on Rails to create a Web application or Web database app, which is very smart of you. Depending on what you’re working with — an application, a one-to-many relationship, or a many-to-many [more…]
Ruby on Rails Validation Helpers
When you create a Web site or Web application with Ruby on Rails, you need to make sure that you input data in a form that Rails recognizes and can use. The following table contains Rails validation helpers [more…]
Useful Iterators and Methods for Ruby on Rails
When you want to travel through the items in a database you created with Ruby on Rails, knowing the iterators to use is key. The following table shows helpful iterators and methods: [more…]
Outsourcing BuddyPress Programming and Design
Several talented consultants can help you get your WordPress MU and BuddyPress community up and running with some custom programming and design work. The following table lists these consultants and provides [more…]
Microsoft Expression Web For Dummies Cheat Sheet
Working to design and maintain a Web site with Microsoft Expression Web is easier once you know how to specify and use the common CSS Properties. [more…]
Showing, Hiding, Sliding, and Fading Elements with jQuery
jQuery effects are great fun and can transform a simple, static Web page into a dynamic, interactive experience for the site visitor. Part of the visual interest that jQuery offers is the capability to [more…]
Inserting Content Before, After, and Inside Elements with jQuery
jQuery provides you with easy ways to get at the data in your Web page. In particular, you can insert any content you want, anywhere on your page. The examples that follow all use this sample code: [more…]
Online jQuery Resources
As you gain experience with jQuery, you'll likely have questions about more advanced jQuery techniques. And after you use jQuery plug-ins, you’ll be hooked and want to get more. [more…]
Selecting Elements with jQuery
jQuery allows you to select elements in a Web page with ease. You can find anything you want in a page and then use jQuery to add special effects, react to user actions, or show and hide content inside [more…]
CGI Resources for Building a Web Site
CGI scripts allow you to process Web forms. CGI scripting shouldn’t be intimidating; it’s a relatively straightforward technology. However, if you need help, here are a few great online resources to get [more…]
Finding WordPress Resources and Tools
If you use WordPress as the platform for your blog or Web site, you can use any or all of the many tools WordPress offers. The following list helps you find some of these helpful resources. [more…]
JavaScript References and Resources
JavaScript lets you to functionality to a web page that simple HTML just cannot do. The following table lists some valuable online resources for more information about using JavaScript on your website. [more…]









