Resources for Web Development Students @ Robin’s Blog

Robin Good has written a companion article, Key Factors To Achieve High Google Ranking, to the statistical information in Google Ranking Factors – SEO List .
You may also be interested in Google Adsense Tips, Tricks, and Secrets.

I just received this update today. I have taken lots of web and graphic related classes at LVS Online and have loved them. If you decide to take classes, please tell them Robin sent ya!
Registration Is Open At LVS Online – Where Learning Is Fun!
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Digital Photography Tutorials @ Cambridge in Colour – Beautiful imagery and a lot of fundamental digital photography tips and theory. While we’re on the subject of photography, check out AutoStitch if you like to take panoramas.
LifeHack has another great resource article (you really should check this site on a regular basis or setup a Sage feed. [...]

So you may not like the FlyAKiteOSX theme look, don’t despair! There are many themes out there for you to try out. Here are a few sites to get you started with customizing your PC’s desktop:
WinCustomize – Themes, skins, icons, and wallpapers.
Thickskinned.org – Windows skinning.
Belchfire.net – themes, icons, wallpaper, etc.
Customize.org has a variety of “skins” for various applications.
Annoyances.org [...]

Seven Steps to turn your PC into a Mac – David H, this is for you. There is also FlyAKiteOSX. I’ve installed the FlyAKiteOSX on my HP and it’s pretty cool.
SQL in 60 Seconds – A short introductory article on SQL.
Web Site Test Tools and Site Management Tools – Listed are [...]

Would you like to easily find out what colors are used on a web site. I Like Your Colors allows you to extract colors used on a web site. Simply enter the URL of the site and your colors are displayed.
Xmail Hard Drive – Turn your Gmail Email account into an onlin hard drive for free. A [...]

Well, in case you didn’t hear the news in class, Rob and I put in an offer on a house yesterday morning and the offer has been accepted. You can see pictures of the new house here. We are hoping to close escrow by 8/16 and move in starting 8/20.
Make Your [...]

Digital Web Magazine has a good article on Architecting CSS. This article discusses the need for separate CSS files to control different structural areas of a site. There is also an article on Strategies for CSS Switching, which may be of interest to some of the more advanced students (Susan).
How about some more “essential” [...]

A summer get together in in the planning stages. This will be a BBQ/Pool party at Georgia’s house. We will post more information in the Stay in Touch section of the class forum. Please spread the word to former students that you are still in contact with so they can attend. If you [...]

Well, I moved all of my domains this weekend. I ended up getting a reseller plan; it was cheaper to host all of my domains and Rob’s with a reseller plan than via a regular account. I decided to use CRI Hosting because I had a really positive experience with their support when we moved the Hermit Crab Association.
I [...]