Resources for Web Development Students @ Robin’s Blog

Have you installed the Internet Explorer Developer toolbar? I have been using it for the last few weeks and it’s quite helpful. It offers a lot of the same tools as the Web Developer toolbar for Firefox. This is just a friendly reminder that these tools/extensions will really help when developing web sites. You can find additional [...]

The Contra Costa County Library now offers a service on their web site called Business Connection. This section of their site is designed to help local entrepreneurs and the small business community connect more easily with the information they need and with each other. There are numerous resources on the site and there are free workshops. What [...]

How to write a resume offers free tips on resume writing, interviewing, and writing cover letters.
ColourMod offers color pickers in various flavors; for Mac users there is a widget (small helper application), Windows users can use a Konfabulator widget, and for all platforms there is a DHTML plugin. I downloaded and tried the Konfabulator widget and it’s very nice.
Andy [...]

Making Your Resume Stand Out on Craigslist
With over 6,000 resumes posted to just the Bay Area section of Craigslist, how do your resume stand out from the rest?
Style it! When you’re posting your resume on Craigslist you can use HTML and basic inline CSS to control the look of your resume or any other posting. Here is a [...]

Very exciting news today; our main office has authorized an adjustment of our classroom hours. The new classes will be 12:15-4:15 p.m. and 4:15-6:15 p.m, both classes will meet Monday-Friday. I think the new hours will give more people an opportunity to attend our program; these new time slots should work better for people who are working, in [...]

CSS 2.1 selectors, Part 2 is now available. If you missed the first installment, read CSS 2.1 selectors, Part 1 first. Since so many of you are working on the CSS unit now, these would be great articles for you to review.
W3C Compliance and SEO – learn why W3C compliance can improve your search engine ranking.
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Some of you have mentioned to me that the current class forum is difficult to navigate. I tend to agree, the forum itself seems to be a bit clumsy. Currently we are using a content management system called Xoops. I decided to test some of the different content management systems to see if another platform would meet [...]

Even with student discounts, when you’re going to school it’s really hard to afford all of the high-end software programs used in the web development field. There are many free alternative programs out there that you can use on your home systems. Vinterstille provides an excellent round-up of free, alternative programs with descriptions, that you can download and [...]

Ten Easy Ways to Improve Your Resume – Katharine Hansen offers ten tips for improving your resume. You may also be interested in reading this post made on Craigslist on Tips for applying to a job from Craigslist – Good tips for making your cover letter stand out from the rest. 25 Words That Can Hurt Your Résumé may [...]

Another weekend just flew by! While I was working on the classroom site this weekend I found a few resources that I thought you might find useful:
Active Meter – tracks web site visitor statistics. There is a free, invisible version of this statistical service and you can track multiple sites. This service is very similar to [...]