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Building Multistep Forms with ASP
By encapsulating the entire form input process at a single URL, allows the form to be bookmarked and forces all user's to start at the first step. If separate URL's are used, without redirects it is possible for user's to enter the form mid-stream.
Server-Side Scripting Shootout
You need access to databases and the ability to respond to user input. Before you get started, you'll have to decide on a scripting language.
Embedding Fonts Tutorial
Font embedding has been possible for some time now. Like too many other things on the Web, there are two competing technologies being used to embed fonts in pages: Embedded OpenType and TrueDoc. Learn to embed fonts in your pages using both of these technologies.
Hot Design Tips
With a total of over 80 tips as varied as the designers themselves, you'll find something you can use to improve your own designs. via Webword.com.
Requiem to the Past
This has nothing to do with Web Development. It is just a shameless link to something I wrote about the coming New Year's celebration.
Good article on E-Commerce issues
Best Practices for Designing Shopping Cart and Checkout Interfaces. via CamWorld.
Sound and Brand: The Effect of Sound on the Web
Ha! below I mentioned an article on the Business 2.0 magazine. Well, it was based on a research project by Cheskin Research and Beatnik, Inc. and this one is on-line. You can go directly to the Slide Show.
As internet technologies develop, sound will be easiliy accessible over the Web. It will become a critical component in website design, and will be a differentiating element in the success of websites and brands online.
Audio on the Internet
The specific technical issues are discussed, including basic digital audio concepts and examples of different transmission and storage formats as they pertain to the Internet. from Noise Between Stations.
I am being bombarded by Audio these days. The latest issue of Business 2.0 has an interesting article titled Silence of the Brands that is a good read, but it is not online yet. Also, a local radio station just contacted me about puting their sounds on the web.
Quick Tips for Client Management
Web builders can try plenty of tactics to protect themselves, their clients, and their precious sanity. From contracts to congeniality, have your Web projects go smoothly from beginning to end with these quick tips. from Builder.com
Accepting Credit Cards: Getting a Merchant Account
Today's Web developer needs to have a thorough knowledge of how to build commerce-enabled Web sites. What do you really need to get credit card transactions going on a site?
Ecommerce, from Philip and Alex's Guide to Web Publishing
Once you're done reading the easy stuff, check out Chapter 14 of Philip Greenspun's Book (the HTML is 96K, you could turn off graphics before you click the link). This guy gives you real world examples and also detailed solutions that'll save you lots of headaches. Read it, GO!
Usability Checklist for Site Developers
"Most of us want our websites to be as inviting and easy to navigate as possible. Sometimes in the heat of design battle, however, we forget to follow basic usability guidelines. Here's a concise list of usability principles that might prove useful."
Readability Study
The title goes: "Readability Of Websites With Various Foreground/Background Color Combinations, Font Types And Word Styles." Interesting Read.
Must say that I had to resize the browser window narrower (less than half my screen width) to read the article comfortably.
And I confess that my own choice of colors here might not be the best. I like this look, but the Link color has to change (specially on the red sidebar). Soon I promise.
Cam Rants about Epinions
Ok, this is not exactly Web-Dev stuff. But it is a very well written essay about the newest phenomenon of the web: Epinions. It only goes to show you that there is still a lot to be done and there's plenty of opportunity for innovation in this medium. I refuse to accept that there is no new territory and that all we can do now is play second fiddle. Isn't the Web great?
JavaScript Trick
Passing data between pages via URLs. I've used a similar trick before. It belongs in your arsenal. thanks Jorn.
XML Intro
An easy to follow introduction to the much hyped XML. And it has actual examples/demos. This one makes sense, for a change.
HTML-Kit
Aaargh, I feel like I have betrayed my beloved Text Pad. I've learned to like this editor slowly, after some customization of the interfase, shortcuts, etc. Many very nice features.
Why Animate?
Because sometimes pictures are better than words, and sometimes animated pictures are better than static pictures. I've always liked animation. This article shows that it can be used seriously.
Older links
The archive of web-dev links.
20 JavaScript Window Tips
Article full of multiwindow goodies for your Web site. From Builder.com.
Flash Dynamic Headlines
This article demonstrates how to make dynamic headlines for your Web site using Macromedia's Flash. Wait a minute, maybe we don't need Generator for everything dynamic.
E-Commerce
New York Times Special Section. Requires registration.
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