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Applying Flash to your Web Site

Nowadays, Flash design is a very common thing used throughout the World Wide Web. From all the moving ad banners and little video clips to animations and presentations, most of these great features are created with Flash.
Brian LeeAugust 31, 2006

Improving Usability For Screen Reader Users

Simply ensuring your website is accessible to screen reader users is unfortunately not enough to ensure these users can find what they're looking for in a reasonably quick and efficient manner.
Trenton MossAugust 25, 2005

Choosing your Meta-Keywords

IntroductionThis article assumes you already know what a ‘meta-tag keyword’ is and know a little about their importance to search engines. In this article I will attempt to explain the art of choosing the most appropriate and best...
Alan ColeMarch 02, 2005

Password Protection with PHP, MySQL, and Session Variables

One of the great promises that actually came true when our Internet-enabled world reached the twenty-first century is efficient customer-to-business interaction.
Dan McConkeyFebruary 11, 2005

The Secret Benefit Of Accessibility Part 1: Increased Usability

Web accessibility has so many benefits that I really do wonder why such a large number of websites have such diabolically bad accessibility. One of the main benefits is increased usability, which according to usability guru, Jakob Nielson, can...
Trenton MossDecember 08, 2004

Images: How To Make Them To Load Fast On Your Web Pages?

1. Use .gifs rather than .jpgs. GIFs are smaller in size when compared to JPGs.2. Use 'Height' and 'Width' tags for your images. So while page loading certain place is left for the images and visitor can go through the content...
Radhika VenkataMay 23, 2004

Designing your Web Site for ALL Browsers

Let's face it. Building a web site that browses consistently on multiple platforms and multiple browsers is not always as easy as we would like. It is safe to say that most designers spend most of their time building their sites on a given...
David BellSeptember 08, 2004

Basic Design Principles Part 1

There are some very basic design principles that are important to know whether you’re a graphic designer, web designer, or even a photographer. Certain very basic design principles apply to all artistic fields and are necessary for the artist...
Kelly PaalDecember 14, 2004

Colors for Your Website

Oh Yes ..Colors! There are hot ones, cool ones, earthy colors, spiritual colors and every other shade in the rainbow! What colors should you use for your website?
Francisco AloyJanuary 07, 2005

Leave those Links Blue!

Don't mess with those links! When you're designing your site, you should leave your text links in their natural state--blue and underlined. We all want to be creative and not do the bland, expected, normal thing.
Jamie KileyOctober 10, 2002