Resources for Web Development Students @ Robin’s Blog

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 [...]

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.
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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 [...]

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. [...]

IEBlog has an article Standards and CSS in IE – in a nutshell, little has been done to support standards and CSS in Internet Explorer 7 Beta 1. There is however an impressive list of “fixes” for Beta 2, so we shall see. For additional information on the update, head over to MezzoBlue. [...]

I Love Jack Daniels has a new JavaScript cheatsheet.
A while back we had discussed creating HTML email in class. there is a new article on Optimizing CSS presentation in HTML emails.
I would like to remind all of you that are working on projects that we have a free BrowserCam account that you can use to test your [...]

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 [...]

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” [...]

HTML Basix has some code generators that you may find useful. I found this Htaccess Disable Hotlinking Code Generator particularly helpful.
Web Developer’s Handbook has many useful web design links. A page worth bookmarking.
Photoblog 2.0 – digital photography: techniques: thoughts: photographs: Harold Davis. Lots of tips, resources, and beautiful photos. Be sure to check out [...]