Jennifer's Web Design / HTML Blog September 2006 Archive

I admit, I was intrigued by this idea. I actually have a Web server with Ruby already installed, but as it's not been configured or even turned on, I haven't ... Read More

Did you know that if you have PHP on your Web server, you can embed PHP in your HTML documents? In fact, you need to use HTML to define how ... Read More

As with all my polls, this is your opinion, of course. Even if you think that three of these are interesting - just choose your most favorite. After all, you ... Read More

I am asked all the time about free Web hosting options - Linda, the Personal Web Guide at About has an overview of Angelfire, a free Web hosting provider. Angelfire Free ... Read More

I've already gotten some submissions for the competition, but the more we have the more interesting the competition will be. Submissions are due by midnight Pacific Time on September 30th. ... Read More

WebAssist has a new version of their eCart solution that provides you with all you need to set up a check out system on your site. You can use your ... Read More

If you've been reading this site lately, you might think that I don't like tables. And I don't, when they're used for layout of a site. But tables have a ... Read More

The best thing about this (from a native Californian) is that it's not in February. The first time I went to Boston I apparently got there after a blizzard hit ... Read More

Yes, I read other blogs than just Web design and development. :) If you're interested in helping fix the blog - read the post and then contact Kathy. Creating Passionate Users: ... Read More

This is the conversation with your boss, marketing department, or possibly just yourself where they say "I heard of this cool new technology, Ajax. And I want to use it ... Read More

Man, today's Foxtrot cracked me up, it's about Web 2.0. FoxTrot by Bill Amend If you're viewing it after the 22nd, this link should take you straight to the comic.

In a move that should surprise almost no one, Adobe is removing GoLive from their Creative Suite and replacing it with Dreamweaver. GoLive will still be available as a stand-alone ... Read More

When's the last time you searched for something, and when you clicked on a result you were taken to the site's home page? Yes, it might happen by accident if ... Read More

This poll is related to last week's poll where I asked how often you check links on your site. Without comparing the two, I'm just curious what you think is ... Read More

It's funny, sometimes when I write about Web standards and accessibility and usability I get emails thanking me for taking the time to explain it. But as Roger mentions in ... Read More

Megan Jeffery is a freelance illustrator, but her tips for freelancers applies to every type of freelancer there is. Some of the ones I particularly agree with (and I agree ... Read More

I've been getting a number of submissions to the redesign competition that make it apparent that the instructions aren't clear enough. This isn't a competition where you submit a redesign ... Read More

Unlike HTML validators, there are some aspects of accessibility that can only be reliably tested by a human reviewer. For instance, a validator can check that you have alternative text ... Read More

There are a lot of people who feel that they are really good designers. Maybe they are well recognized members of the Web design industry or are new to the ... Read More

And, no, I'm not asking you to tell me that you have an automated report that runs every hour that you never read. I'm talking about how often do you ... Read More

Okay, I know that frames are not "cool" now, but there are still valid reasons to use them, and with the Frameset DTD, it's completely valid XHTML to use frames. ... Read More

I've added four more designs to the Web Design Design Gallery. There are two that are really nice - CSS layouts that look really good and one that I'm told ... Read More

I've spent the last few days rebuilding my free Web templates to make sure that they all still work with modern browsers, that they all have the same look and ... Read More

Yes No View Results Technically, HTML is a markup language, not a programming language. But when I was trying to define the difference, it seemed like HTML (or HTML along with something like ... Read More

One of the most common questions I get is how to share one HTML file in multiple Web pages. For example, if you have a copyright notice that you want ... Read More

I've added two more designs to the Web Design Design Gallery out of the 6 or 7 that were submitted. Please keep in mind that this gallery is intended to ... Read More