Resources for Web Development Students @ Robin’s Blog

Ok, the potluck food was scrumptious! I hope that you all will post your recipes in the comments below and I will add them to the recipe blog so that we can all enjoy the wonderful dishes at home. The recipe blog is here http://www.tinkertech.net/recipes/. Not to be outdone by Google, Yahoo launches Instant Search which displays results as you [...]

I have a teacher’s meeting today. I will be leaving around 3:30 p.m. and Carolyn will be subbing for the remainder of class. Standards-schmandards has an article on Methods for measuring text readability. The article discusses the importance of writing web site content that your visitors can understand. It also offers a readability index calculator, which is a form that [...]

How To Nail A Sexy Layout – Part One, Skeletize, Visualize, and Nakedize – Steps to building a sexy, standards based layout. 23 Photo Sharing – a new, free photo sharing site. The Aging Process – Most people want to make themselves look younger, but Worth1000 has a Photoshop tutorial on making yourself or someone else age. If you enjoy [...]

ResumeWiki – Post your resume for peer review and editing. What a terrific idea! Practical PHP Programming – This is a free online PHP book. It looks great, but you will need to read it online since there is now download/print version of the book. StealDeals – Technology deals on the Internet. CSS Hacks @ CSS Discuss – “CSS hacks [...]

Evolt is finally back online with version 3.0; there haven’t been any major updates for six months. The site has a new look and new articles. Where / What Vision Systems and Visual Design, is not a new article, but with the new design of Evolt I just noticed it and it’s worth a read. I am saddened by Tommy [...]

Remember, no class on Friday, 09/09/05. Enjoy the long weekend! It might be a perfect day to get out and do some photography or play some golf. Lifehacker has an article on setting up your own home web server. I haven’t tried this out yet, but it looks easy to follow. Seth Godin is offering a free (for now) ebook, [...]

Some of the new students will begin the XHTML book soon, review these notes before you begin the book. New students will use HomeSite to code their XHTML documents, you can learn more about HomeSite by searching this blog for homesite. I’m a bit late on this news, Macromedia announced Studio 8 while I was on vacation. It includes upgrades [...]

I hope that you all had a wonderful August; while I’m not feeling so rested, I am feeling refreshed and happy to be returning to school. I just really hope that there aren’t any boxes waiting for me to unpack. Here are a few resources to start the school year off right: Cheat Sheet Roundup – Over 30 Cheatsheets for [...]

Rob and I are feeling settled in our new home, but we’re exhausted. We still have a few things to finish up at the old house (yard work, etc.) and I have some boxes in this gargare to empty, but otherwise we’re done. Eventually, we want to do some painting and I will put up some photos/artwork on the walls, [...]

Get Cooking with Photoshop and CSS – 3 Low-fat Recipes – a tutorial by Corrie Haffly on how to combine Photoshop and CSS to create a great looking site! CSS Tests – a variety of CSS example/test pages. GooRSS would you like to search Google for informative sites with RSS feeds on a particular subject? Now you can with GooRSS. [...]