Jennifer's Web Design / HTML Blog August 2003 Archive

Creating a site that is cool is a goal many Web designers have. But is it a good goal? If your site is too cool, it might look really nice, ... Read More

Did you know that you can turn your text documents into speech to be read over the phone or other device? VoiceXML allows you to convert XHTML and other XML ... Read More

Last week was a bloody week for viruses and spam spreading viruses. While this article was written after the SirCam virus, there are still viruses that scour Web pages, Web ... Read More

If you like to learn by reviewing examples, then this article will really help you learn XML. In it, I convert a basic XML document into a valid and well-formed ... Read More

You might have been interested in designing a version of your Web pages for cell phones, but you don't want to have to learn a whole new markup language. But ... Read More

If you want to develop content that can be used in various different ways, then you need CSS to style the content depending upon how it's used. CSS3 module: Presentation ... Read More

There are many titles for the work that Web developers do to build and maintain Web pages. But what are some of the titles that are popular to About Web ... Read More

DHTML in Action This is an ingenious use of DHTML to create a really neat effect. Too bad it only works in IE (not Mozilla). The work of Henk Nieborg ... Read More

New Article When readers go to a Web site, they want to be able to find their way around quickly and easily. But navigation is often one of the most ... Read More

Once you know HTML, there are lots of options for you to learn more and become a more proficient professional Web developer. But a lot depends on the direction you ... Read More

Understanding what an element is is the basics of XML. If you don't know about elements, you'll have a hard time building any type of XML document. Luckily, if you ... Read More

Attributes are parts of elements that describe those elements. Attributes allow you to take an XML (or XHTML) element further than the basic form of that element. And they're ... Read More

You may have noticed a slew of emails coming in lately with the subjects: Re: your application Re: Wicket screensaver Thank you! ... and others ... While they might have my email address or ... Read More

Titles are often forgotten by novice Web developers because they are not obvious parts of the Web page. But even if you know about how the title is used in ... Read More

If XML is really so popular, how come we don't see more of it? Well, the reality is that XML is popular, but it's also often behind the scenes. You ... Read More

While technically, these attributes are deprecated, it can be really helpful to know how to align various elements on your Web page. Understanding how alignment works will make it easier ... Read More

New Article Once you understand the color wheel, you can use it to find color combinations that look good together. But remember, that the color wheel is only a tool. ... Read More

There are a lot of tags that have attributes that people forget about. But these attributes can really change the look of your site.

The font tag has been deprecated. But it is simple and easy to use CSS to change font properties. And the cool thing is you can change more with CSS ... Read More

You might be surprised at how easy it is to set up a hosting service. Keep in mind that your ISP may have rules about setting up hosted services.

If you're working with content management, you know that often it would be nice if your content developers could actually write on the images they want the graphic artists to ... Read More

There are some things that can only be done on a Web site with JavaScript, not HTML. If you want to learn JavaScript, you should check out About's excellent JavaScript ... Read More

The site that I manage has several thousand files, and periodically we run out of space. In fact, six months ago we added 18GB of space, and we've nearly used ... Read More

COPPA is a U.S. law that requires that Web sites do more to protect the privacy of children online. If you wondered why sites like About ask for your age ... Read More

New Article To be a good Web Designer, you need to understand color theory. This includes how colors work together and how they combine to make harmonious color schemes. One ... Read More

Just a few days ago, I was having an email conversation with someone who was having a lot of trouble getting his images to display on his Web page. There ... Read More

I'm trying to decide if this is a real threat to Internet Explorer users or not. Since I don't use IE, it probably won't affect me much even if it ... Read More

Is your site funded primarily through advertising? But getting advertisers can be really difficult. Especially when the economy is not doing well. But there are things you can do to ... Read More

With modules, it's easier to divide XHTML up into sections for use on different platforms. For example, a Web enabled phone can't usually support all the fancy tags available to ... Read More

Is there someone in your life who inspires you? Well, one of those people in mine is my Mom. She was a nurse my entire growing years, and then she ... Read More

ASP allows you to create dynamic pages quickly and easily with their built-in objects.

New Class If you already know HTML, but you still don't understand forms, this class will help. After 5 days you will know how to use form tags, how to write ... Read More

One of the reasons I like the Web is because it's international. But because of that, if you try to mirror your site for visitors not from your country, you ... Read More

WML or Wireless Markup Language, is an XML based language for wireless devices. While WML is being overtaken by XHTML Basic, there are still some benefits to writing Web pages ... Read More

XForms 1.0 has been advanced to Proposed Recommendation. This separates form elements by purpose, presentation, and data. Very exciting!

New Article Forms can be one of the ugliest things on a Web page. For some reason, a designer can create a page that is beautiful, stylish, and usable. Then ... Read More

Windows Notepad is an inexpensive way for Windows developers to write Web pages. Notepad comes with Windows and is easy to use, but there are a few things you should ... Read More

No, it's not a type of snake. ASP or Active Server Pages, is a Microsoft IIS scripting language for the Web. It allows for database connectivity, includes, and scripting or ... Read More

Do you use Mozilla? Brad Choate has a great list of Mozilla resources.

When XML arrived on the scene, a lot of people believe that it was the death knell for HTML. But really, it just allowed HTML to grow up to become ... Read More