Resources for Web Development Students @ Robin’s Blog

I have updated the WS_FTP tutorial to reflect the new hosting details. You can feel free to start using your new accounts immediately. You will find a link to the updated WS_FTP tutorial in the hosting support forum or go directly to the Uploading Web Sites Using WS_FTP LE tutorial. I also posted an abbreviated version of the WS_FTP tutorial. [...]

I’ve been writing short articles for the Acalanes High School class; I thought I would repost this color article here for the adult program. Any time you start to build a web site you need to determine who your audience will be. Do you have an international audience? Are they primarily male or female? What is the age group of [...]

I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that we would be installed Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview on the instructor workstation. Unfortunately, it didn’t happen as quickly as I had planned. It is installed on the instructor workstation now, so have fun checking your sites in this new browser!

I am pleased to announce that free web hosting is now available to students who are currently enrolled in the ROP Technology Center’s Web Design Program. This hosting program will be available to you for the duration of your course. Hosting is only available to students who are currently enrolled in the Contra Costa ROP Web Design Program. You can [...]

It’s the day we’ve all been waiting for! After five years without changes to the rendering engine that defines (and limits) what the Web can do, Microsoft has released IE7 Beta 2 Preview for download by developers everywhere. If you have anything to do with the design and layout of a web site, you need to download this and get [...]

Lorelle on WordPress has a wonderful article, DIY Search Engine Optimization. This in-depth article should really help people who use WordPress as a blogging tool with their search engine optimization plan. This weekend I plan to review my blog and incorporate all of Lorelle’s suggestions. Even though there is a lot of information for WordPress users, this article is excellent [...]

I’ve been reading some books and articles on search engine optimization and I wanted to post some of the tips that I have gleened from these resources: 1. Use standards compliant, accessible XHTML or HTML code. Avoid using presentation tags/styling within the XHTML/HTML files. Presentation should be controlled with an external CSS file. 2. Concentrate on getting your site listed [...]

Designing for the Web is an excellent article that discusses the constraints a designer must face when developing a web page/site. The article discusses resolution, browsers, percentage vs. pixel based design, color, graphics, text, and accessibility and usability. web design, development, design, article, resolution, planning

I mentioned before class vacation that I was working on a new web development forum for class. Please take a moment to visit, register, and explore the new class forum today. There is also a section for Microsoft Office discussion! A lot of information has already been posted in the forums, I hope that you will contribute valuable sites, articles, [...]

These sites are a great starting point for someone who knows nothing about building a web site with HTML/XHTML. While I would recommend that you learn to build standards-compliant web sites with XHTML and CSS, you will usually need to know basic HTML first. Before you begin you should get some kind of HTML editor for writing your code. Notepad [...]